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Baldur's Gate & The Tales of the Sword Coast
The Complete Guide
Version 1.3 (12-16-99)
by Dan Simpson (manymoose@hotmail.com, ICQ: 185116)
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What's New in 1.3:
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- Added a new subquest (thanks to Andy Miller!)
- Small Changes
For a complete Version History, check out the Final Words Section at the end
of the FAQ.
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Table of Contents:
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i. Introduction
ii. The Sword Coast
iii. Items
iv. Spells
v. NPC's
vi. General Strategies
Walkthrough
1. Candlekeep
a. The Crossroads
2. Friendly Arm Inn
a. Area North of Friendly Arm Inn
3. Beregost
a. High Hedge
b. Area SW of Beregost
c. Area S-SW of Beregost
d. Area S of Beregost
e. Area N of Nashkel
f. Temple
4. Nashkel
a. Carnival
b. Area W of Nashkel
c. Area N of Gnollish Stronghold
d. Gnollish Stronghold
e. Area SW of Nashkel
f. Area S of Nashkel
5. Nashkel Mines (Exterior)
a. Nashkel Mines (Interior)
b. Area NE of Nashkel Mines
c. Area E of Nashkel Mines
6. Nashkel Revisited
7. Beregost Revisited
a. Area E of Temple
b. Ulcaster (Area S of Temple)
c. Ulcaster Dungeon
d. Area S of Ulcaster
8. On the Trail of Bandits (Area N of Beregost Revisited)
a. Larswood
b. Peldvale
9. Bandit Camp
a. Area E of Larswood
10. Back to Beregost
a. Area W of High Hedge
b. Lighthouse
c. Area S of Lighthouse
11. Cloakwood Forest
a. Cloakwood Forest Two
b. Cloakwood Forest Three
c. Cloakwood Forest Four
12. Cloakwood Mines (Exterior)
a. Cloakwood Mines (Interior)
13. Gullykin
a. Firewine Bridge
b. Firewine Ruins
14. Baldur's Gate Bridge
a. Farm N of Baldur's Gate Bridge
15. Baldur's Gate
a. Baldur's Gate NE Section
b. Baldur's Gate SE Section
c. The Harbor, Baldur's Gate S Section
d. Baldur's Gate SW Section
e. Baldur's Gate Central Section
f. Baldur's Gate W Section
g. Baldur's Gate NW Section
h. Baldur's Gate N Section
16. Candlekeep Revisited
17. Candlekeep Catacombs
a. Candlekeep Catacombs 2
b. Candlekeep Catacombs 3
18. Baldur's Gate Revisited
19. The Ducal Palace
20. On the Trail of Sarevok
21. The Hidden City
Tales of the Sword Coast
1. Ulgoth's Beard
a. The Ice Dungeon
2. Durlag's Tower (exterior)
a. Durlag's Tower (interior, above ground)
b. Durlag's Tower (interior, underground)
c. Ulgoth's Beard Revisited (Or the Soultaker and Aec'Letec)
3. Werewolves' Island
a. Werewolves' Island North
b. Shipwreck
c. Return to the Village
d. Underground Passage
e. Ulgoth's Beard Finale
Appendices
A. Monsters & Monster Strategies
B. Miscellaneous Information
C. The Gods of the Realm
D. Guide to Naming Characters
E. Character Sounds
F. Utilities & Editors
G. Non Editor Cheats
H. Online Resources
Final Words...
Credits
Version History
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i. Introduction
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Strange things are happening in the Sword Coast. The iron has gone bad, every
weapon forged with it is completely worthless. Bandits plague the Coast
stealing everything else that already isn't ruined. And people are muttering
that it is all the work of an outside interest bent on domination. Some say
that it is the Zhentarim, some say that it is the Amnish, although they have
troubles of their own.
Amidst all of this you have grown up in seclusion in the Candlekeep fortress, a
keep of knowledge. You have never known your parents, instead you were raised
by the Sage Gorion. You might have remained in this sheltered life forever, had
not fate played its hand. Because of the growing threat of evil in the world,
Gorion feels compelled to remove you from Candlekeep, and take you to another
hiding place where he will "explain everything".
And so it began...
Baldur's Gate is the latest in a long string of games set in the Forgotten
Realms. The game uses (for the most part) the AD&D rules to set the gameplay.
It also endeavors to create the sense that you are on an AD&D quest yourself,
and not just playing the game, but rather are in the game.
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ii. The Sword Coast
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The Sword Coast is located to the south of the thriving city of Waterdeep (the
setting for the game Eye of the Beholder), and just to the north of the nation
of Amn (which you can visit, Nashkel is Amnish).
The only major city in the Sword Coast is the city of Baldur's Gate, while not
so large or grand as the great cities like Waterdeep, is still a decent sized
city. Beregost is the next largest city, but it barely registers as a large
town. Nashkel and Gullykin are mere villages.
-- to be filled in later --
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iii. Items
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Note: Prices are all based on an average reputation, where they neither give you
the "Hero's Discount" or the "Villain's Markup". These prices were also
based on a "Super Charisma", that is, one over 18. To get a Super
Charisma start by having 18, and then wear Algernon's Cloak. The worse
your charisma, the higher these prices will be!
Note: Mage Scrolls are listed in section iv. Spells, wheras Cleric Scrolls are
listed here. (this is because you can Write Magic from a Mage Scroll but
cannot from a Cleric)
Note: Although Inns are open 24 hours a day, most shops close during the night.
Note: Your alignment effects how expensive Raise Dead is going to cost for you,
depending on the temple that you are in. If you are an Evil character in
a Good Temple, it will be quite expensive (10000 gp).
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Shops (a * indicates that this item is only found in the Expansion Pack)
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CANDLEKEEP:
- Candlekeep Inn -- Buys/sells, Drinks, Rest
Battle Axe 5gp Quarter Staff 1gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Bastard Sword 28
Club 1 Long Sword 16
Flail 16 Short Sword 11
Mace 8 2-Hnd Sword 56
Morningstar 11 Scimitar* 61
Composite Long Bow 112 Bullet (20) 1
Long Bow 84 Heavy Crossbow 56
Short Bow 33 Light Crossbow 39
Dagger 2 Bolt (20) 1
Throwing Dagger (5) 5 Arrows (20) 1
Darts (10) 1 Chain Mail 84
Halberd 11 Splint Mail 89
War Hammer 2 Leather Armor 5
Sling 1 Studded Leather 22
Spear 1 Small Shield 3
Buckler 1 Medium Shield 7
Large Shield 11 Helmet 1
- Temple of Oghma -- Cures, Donations, Buys/Sells, Identifies
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious Wounds 100gp
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead 2000
Sells:
Potion of Healing 84gp Antidote 112gp
Elixer of Health 560 Stone to Flesh Scroll 168
FRIENDLY ARM INN:
- Innkeeper -- Buys/sells, Drinks, Rest
Battle Axe 6gp Long Sword 19gp
Throwing Axe (5) 6 Short Sword 12
Club 1 2-Hnd Sword 63
Flail 19 Heavy Crossbow 63
Mace 10 Light Crossbow 44
Morningstar 12 Arrows (20) 1
Composite Long Bow 127 Bolts (20) 1
Long Bow 95 Bullet (20) 1
Short Bow 38 Chain Mail 95
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 101
Dart (10) 1 Leather Armor 6
Halberd 12 Plate Mail 762
War Hammer 2 Small Shield 6
Sling 1 Medium Shield 8
Spear 1 Large Shield + 1 2540
Quarter Staff 1 History/Fateful Coin 2
Bastard Sword 31 History/Unicorn Run 2
- Temple of Wisdom -- Cures, Donations, Buys/Sells, Identifies
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious Wounds 100gp
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead 2000
Items:
Potion of Healing 84gp Antidote 112gp
.. of Genius 336 Elixer of Health 280
.. of Mind Focusing 560 Stone to Flesh Scroll 168
.. of Insight 336
BEREGOST:
- Feldepost's Inn -- Buys/sells, Drinks, Rest
History/Fateful Coin 2gp Bracers AC8 3360gp
Amulet + 1 3360 Bullet + 1 17
Arrow + 2 (2) 40 Chainmail + 1 1792
Battle Axe + 1 1680 Medium Shield + 1 1680
Flail 16 Bastard Sword + 1 2800
Comp. Long Bow + 1 2800 Two Handed Sword 56
- Jovial Juggler -- Drinks, Rest
- Red Sheaf Inn -- Drinks, Rest (only Peasant and Merchant rooms available)
- Burning Wizard -- Drinks, Rest
- Thunderhammer Smithy -- Buys/Sells, Identifies
Weapons:
Battle Axe 5gp Spear 1gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Quarter Staff 1
Club 1 Quarter Staff +1 560
Flail 16 Bastard Sword 28
Mace 8 Long Sword 16
Mace +1 1680 Long Sword +1 1600
Morningstar 11 Short Sword 11
Composite Long Bow 112 Short Sword +1 896
Long Bow 84 Heavy Crossbow 56
Short Bow 33 Light Crossbow 39
Short Bow +1 1680 Arrows (20) 1
Dagger 2 Arrows +1 (10) 112
Dagger +1 336 Arrows of Ice (10) 336
Throwing Dagger (10) 11 Arrows of Biting (10) 560
Dart (20) 1 Arrows +2 (10) 201
Dart +1 (10) 89 Bolt (20) 1
Halberd 11 Bolt +1 (10) 112
War Hammer 2 Bullet (20) 1
Sling 1 Bullet +1 (10) 89
Sling +1 112 Light Crossbow/Speed 8960
Dagger of Venom 11200
Armors:
Chainmail 84gp Medium Shield 7gp
Splint Mail 89 Medium Shield +1 1680
Helmet 1 Large Shield 11
Leather Armor 5 Buckler 1
Leather Armor +1 1120 Full Plate 6720
Studded Leather 22 Shadow Armor 11760
Small Shield 3 Plate Mail 672
Small Shield +1 1120
HIGH HEDGE
- Thalantyr -- Buys/Sells, Identifies
Items:
Dart +1 (5) 44gp Potion of Perception 392gp
Arrows +1 (5) 56 .. of Regeneration 560
Acid Arrows (5) 280 Potion of Insight 336
Bolt +1 (5) 56 Potion of Strength 392
Bolt of Lightning (5) 168 Potion of Freedom 280
Bolt of Biting (5) 420 .. of Magic Blocking 1680
Bullet +1 (5) 44 .. of Mirrored Eyes 448
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Wand of Sleep 1680
Potion of Healing 84 Wand of Fear 2240
Elixer of Health 280 Horn of Kazgaroth 10080
Potion of Cold Resist 280 Claw of Kazgaroth 11200
Potion of Explosions 504 Robe Good Archmagi 22960
Potion of Infravision 112 Robe Evil Archmagi 22960
Potion of Insulation 190
Protection Scrolls:
Protection from Acid 840gp
Protection from Cold 840
Protection from Electricity 840
Protection from Fire 840
Protection from Magic 2240
Protection from Poison 840
Protection from Undead 840
Spells: The spells can be found in the spells section below.
NASHKEL
- Temple of Helm -- Cures, Donations, Buys/Sells, Identifies
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious Wounds 100gp
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead* 600-10000
Items:
Potion of Healing 84gp Antidote 112gp
Elixer of Health 280 Stone to Flesh 168
* - Raise Dead costs differently depending on the person's alignment
- Nashkel Store -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals 33
Battle Axe 5gp Long Sword 16gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Short Sword 11
Club 1 2-hnd Sword 56
Flail 16 Heavy Crossbow 56
Mace 8 Light Crossbow 39
Morningstar 11 Arrows (20) 1
Composite Long Bow 112 Bolts (20) 1
Long Bow 84 Bullets (20) 1
Short Bow 33 Chainmail 84
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 89
Dart (10) 1 Leather Armor 5
Halberd 11 Plate Mail 672
War Hammer 2 Small Shield 3
Sling 1 Medium Shield 7
Spear 1 Large Shield +1 2240
Quarter Staff 1 History/Fateful Coin 2
Bastard Sword 28
- Belching Dragon Tavern -- Drinks
NASHKEL CARNIVAL
- Tent Merchant (x 2523 y 2837)-- Buys/Sells, Identifies
Necklace of Missiles 2240gp Protection/Acid 840gp
Amulet/Protection +1 3360 Protection/Cold 840
Shield Amulet 560 Protection/Fire 840
Ring of Infravision 840 Protection/Electricity 840
Protection/Petrification 840
- Carnival Shop 1 (x 2827 y 3008)-- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steal
Battle Axe 5gp War Hammer 2gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Spear 1
Club 1 Quarter Staff 1
Flail 16 Bastard Sword 28
Mace 8 Long Sword 16
Morningstar 11 Short Sword 11
Dagger 2
- Carnival Shop 2 (x 3194 y 3282)-- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steal
Throwing Axe (5) 5gp Heavy Crossbow 56gp
Composite Long Bow 112 Light Crossbow 39
Long Bow 84 Arrows (20) 1
Short Bow 33 Arrows/Piercing (2) 112
Throwing Dagger (5) 5 Bolt (20) 1
Dart (10) 1 Bullet (20) 1
Sling 1
- Carnival Shop 3 (x 3246 y 2618) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steal
Chain Mail 84gp Small Shield 3gp
Splint Mail 89 Medium Shield 7
Leather 5 Large Shield 11
Studded Leather 22
GULLYKIN
- Temple of Helm (x 350 y 315) -- Cures, Buys/Sells, Donates, Identifies
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious 100
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead 600-10000
Items:
Potion of Healing 84 Antidote 112
Elixer of Health 280 Stone to Flesh Scroll 168
BALDUR'S GATE
- Lucky Aello's Discount Store (AR 0800, x 3123 y 1011)
Oil of Speed 168gp
Potion of Healing 168
Antidote 56
Potion of Perception 392
Various Cursed Scrolls 1
- Bar (AR 0800, x 3400 y 1700) -- Rest, Drinks
- Elfsong Tavern (AR 0800, x 1800 y 2370) -- Rest, Drinks
- Elfsong Tavern Second Floor -- Buys/Sells, Identifies
Necklace of Missiles 2240gp Protection/Cold 840gp
Amulet/Protection +1 3360 Protection/Electricity 840
Shield Amulet 560 Protection/Fire 840
Ring of Infravision 840 Protection/Petrification 672
Protection/Acid 840
- Silence Shop (AR 0800, x 3360 y 2000) -- Rest, Buys/Sells
Dagger 2gp Cloak of Protection +1 5600gp
Leather Armor 5 Dart +1 (5) 44
Sling 1 Dart of Stunning (5) 560
Bastard Sword 28 Sling +1 112
Long Sword 16 Potion of Master Thief 448
Short Sword 11 Potion of Agility 336
Studded Leather 22 Bullet (20) 1
Studded Leather +1 1680 Bullet +1 (20) 179
Leather Armor +1 1120 Bullet +2 (20) 336
- Sorcerous Sundries (AR 0800, x 1025 y 1950) -- Buys/Sells 77, Identifies
Hide Armor 7gp Antidote 112gp
Battle Axe +1 1680 Potion of Clarity 784
Dart +1 (5) 44 Potion of Cold Resist 280
Dart of Stunning (5) 560 Potion of Defense 784
Dart of Wounding (5) 280 Potion of Explosions 504
Bastard Sword +1 2800 Potion of Firebreath 280
Long Sword +1 1400 Potion of Fortitude 560
Arrows +1 (5) 56 Potion of Genius 336
Arrow of Slaying (1) 2800 Potion of Infravision 112
Acid Arrows (5) 280 Potion of Insulation 190
Arrows of Biting (5) 280 Potion of Magic Blocking 1680
Arrows/Detonation (5) 1680 Potion of Magic Protect 1120
Arrows/Dispelling (5) 1680 Potion of Magic Shield 1400
Arrows of Fire (5) 140 Potion of Master Thief 448
Arrows of Ice (5) 168 Potion of Mind Focusing 560
Arrows of Piercing (5) 280 Potion of Mirrored Eyes 448
Arrows +2 (5) 100 Potion of Perception 392
Bolt +1 (5) 56 Potion of Regeneration 560
Bolt of Lightning (5) 168 Potion of Insight 336
Bolt of Biting (5) 420 Potion of Strength 392
Bolt +2 (5) 84 Potion of Freedom 280
Bullet +1 (5) 44 Potion of Stone Form 560
Bullet +2 (5) 84 Protection from Acid 840
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Protection from Cold 840
.. of Hill Giant Str 336 Protection/Electricity 840
.. of Frost Giant Str 840 Protection from Fire 840
.. of Fire Giant Str 1120 Protection from Magic 2240
.. of Cloud Giant Str 1400 Protection from Poison 840
.. of Storm Giant Str 1680 Protection from Undead 840
Potion of Healing 84 Wand of Fear 2240
Potion of Heroism 896 Wand of Magic Missiles 560
Potion of Invisibility 280 Wand of Paralyzation 2800
.. of Invulnerability 1344 Wand of Fire 9856
.. of Stone Giant Str 560 Wand of Frost 3360
Oil of Fiery Burning 560 Wand of Lightning 4480
Oil of Speed 560 Wand of Sleep 1680
Elixer of Health 280 Wand/Monster Summoning 5600
Potion of Absorb 672 Wand of the Heavens 3360
Potion of Agility 336
- Maltz's Weapon Shop (AR 0800, x 1111 y 2935) -- Buys/Sells, Ident., Steals
Battle Axe 5gp Short Sword 11gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Two Handed Sword 56
Club 1 Arrows (20) 1
Flail 16 Bolts (20) 1
Mace 8 Bullets (20) 1
Morningstar 11 Chainmail 84
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 89
Halberd 11 Leather Armor 5
War Hammer 2 Studded Leather Armor 22
Sling 1 Plate Mail 672
Spear 1 Small Shield 3
Quarter Staff 1 Medium Shield 7
Bastard Sword 28 Large Shield +1 2240
Long Sword 16
- Thieves' Guild, Black Lily (only available in Chapter 7!) -- Buys/Sells,
Identifies
Dagger 3gp Studded Leather +1 2250gp
Dart +1 (5) 60 Leather +1 1500
Dart of Stunning (5) 750 Cloak of Protection +1 7500
Sling 1 Potion of Master Thief 600
Sling +1 150 Potion of Agility 450
Bastard Sword 37 Potion of Heroism 1200
Long Sword 22 Potion of Fire Giant STR 1500
Short Sword 15 .. of Frost Giant (2) 2250
Bullet (20) 1 Oil of Speed 750
Bullet +1 (10) 120 Antidote 150
Bullet +2 (10) 225 Potion of Magic Blocking 2250
Arrows of Dispel (5) 2250 Potion of Magic Protect 1500
Arrows +2 (5) 135 Potion of Magic Shield 1875
Arrows +1 (10) 150 Potion of Healing 112
Arrows of Biting (5) 375 Potion of Power 2550
Leather Armor 7 .. of Cloud Giant STR 1875
Studded Leather 30
BALDUR'S GATE SE SECTION
- Potion Shop (AR 1300, x 2150 y 415) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Potion of Regeneration 540gp Antidote 112gp
Potion of Insight 336 Potion of Cold Resist 280
Potion of Freedom 280 Oil of Speed 168
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Potion of Defense 784
.. of Hill Giant STR 336 Potion of Healing 168
Potion of Healing 84 Potion of Infravision 112
Potion of Invisibility 280 Potion of Insulation 190
Oil of Fiery Burning 560 Antidote 56
Oil of Speed 560 Potion of Magic Protect 1120
Elixer of Health 280 Potion of Magic Shield 1400
Potion of Absorbtion 672 Potion of Master Thief 448
Potion of Agility 336 Potion of Stone Form 560
- Potion Shop 2 (AR 1300, 825 y 2563) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Potion of Regeneration 540gp Antidote 112gp
Potion of Insight 336 Potion of Cold Resist 280
Potion of Freedom 280 Oil of Speed 168
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Potion of Defense 784
.. of Hill Giant STR 336 Potion of Healing 168
Potion of Healing 84 Potion of Infravision 112
Potion of Invisibility 280 Potion of Insulation 190
Oil of Fiery Burning 560 Antidote 56
Oil of Speed 560 Potion of Magic Protect 1120
Elixer of Health 280 Potion of Magic Shield 1400
Potion of Absorbtion 672 Potion of Master Thief 448
Potion of Agility 336 Potion of Stone Form 560
- Blade and Stars Inn (AR 1300, x 200 y 666) -- Rests, Drinks
- Anonymous Inn (AR 1300, x 1700 y 2300) -- Rests, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE HARBOR
- Low Lantern (AR 1200, x 3420 y 3090) -- Rests, Drinks
- Jopalin's Tavern (AR 1200, x 2675 y 550) -- Rests, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE SW SECTION
- Potion Shop (AR 1100, x 3120 y 600) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Potion of Regeneration 540gp Antidote 112gp
Potion of Insight 336 Potion of Cold Resist 280
Potion of Freedom 280 Oil of Speed 168
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Potion of Defense 784
.. of Hill Giant STR 336 Potion of Healing 168
Potion of Healing 84 Potion of Infravision 112
Potion of Invisibility 280 Potion of Insulation 190
Oil of Fiery Burning 560 Antidote 56
Oil of Speed 560 Potion of Magic Protect 1120
Elixer of Health 280 Potion of Magic Shield 1400
Potion of Absorbtion 672 Potion of Master Thief 448
Potion of Agility 336 Potion of Stone Form 560
- Potion Shop 2 (AR 1100, x 2535 y 2317) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Potion of Regeneration 540gp Antidote 112gp
Potion of Insight 336 Potion of Cold Resist 280
Potion of Freedom 280 Oil of Speed 168
Potion of Fire Resist 448 Potion of Defense 784
.. of Hill Giant STR 336 Potion of Healing 168
Potion of Healing 84 Potion of Infravision 112
Potion of Invisibility 280 Potion of Insulation 190
Oil of Fiery Burning 560 Antidote 56
Oil of Speed 560 Potion of Magic Protect 1120
Elixer of Health 280 Potion of Magic Shield 1400
Potion of Absorbtion 672 Potion of Master Thief 448
Potion of Agility 336 Potion of Stone Form 560
- General Store (AR 1100, x y ) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Battle Axe 5gp Short Sword 11gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Two Handed Sword 56
Club 1 Arrows (20) 1
Flail 16 Bolts (20) 1
Mace 8 Bullets (20) 1
Morningstar 11 Chainmail 84
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 89
Halberd 11 Leather Armor 5
War Hammer 2 Studded Leather 22
Sling 1 Plate Mail 672
Spear 1 Small Shield 3
Quarter Staff 1 Medium Shield 7
Bastard Sword 28 Large Shield +1 2240
Long Sword 16
- Inn (AR 1100, x 1100 y 2200) -- Rest, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE CENTRAL SECTION
- Drakon Tavern (AR 0700, x 1560 y 1360) -- Rest, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE NE SECTION
- General Store (AR 0300, x 2180 y 2515) -- Buys/Sells, Identifies, Steals
Battle Axe 5gp Short Sword 11gp
Throwing Axe (5) 5 Two Handed Sword 56
Club 1 Arrows (20) 1
Flail 16 Bolts (20) 1
Mace 8 Bullets (20) 1
Morningstar 11 Chainmail 84
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 89
Halberd 11 Leather Armor 5
War Hammer 2 Studded Leather 22
Sling 1 Plate Mail 672
Spear 1 Small Shield 3
Quarter Staff 1 Medium Shield 7
Bastard Sword 28 Large Shield +1 2240
Long Sword 16
- Splurging Surgeon (AR 0300, x 411 y 2885) -- Rest, Drinks
- Blushing Mermaid (AR 0300, x 200 y 1750) -- Rest, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE W SECTION
- High Hall of Wonders (AR 0600, x 3800 y 940) -- Cures, Donates, Buys/Sells
Identifies
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious Wounds 100gp
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead 600-10000
Items:
Potion of Healing 78 Elixer of Health 262
Oil of Speed 525 Stone to Flesh Scroll 157
Antidote 105
BALDUR'S GATE NW SECTION
- Helm and Cloak Inn (AR 0100, x 3550 y 2900) -- Rest, Drinks
- Inn (AR 0100, x 3025 y 1670) -- Rest, Drinks
BALDUR'S GATE N SECTION
- Temple of Helm (AR 0200, x 1550 y 1090) -- Cure, Donate, Buy/Sell, Ident.
Cures:
Cure Light Wounds 50gp Cure Serious Wounds 100gp
Dispel Magic 200 Slow Poison 150
Remove Curse 500 Raise Dead 600-10000
Items:
Potion of Healing 84 Stone to Flesh Scroll 168
Antidote 112 Elixer of Health 280
- Three Old Kegs (AR 0200, x 3700 y 2370) -- Drinks, Rest
ULGOTH'S BEARD (Tales of the Sword Coast)
- Ulgoth's Beard Inn (x 2360 y 535) -- Buys/Sells, Rest
Battle Axe 7gp Arrows (20) 1gp
Throwing Axe (5) 7 Acid Arrows (10) 710
Club 1 Arrows +2 (10) 255
Flail 21 Bolt (20) 1
Mace 11 Bolt +1 (10) 142
Morningstar 14 Bolt of Lightning (10) 426
Composite Long Bow 142 Bullet (20) 1
Long Bow 106 Bullet +2 (10) 213
Short Bow 42 Chainmail 106
Dagger 2 Splint Mail 113
Dart (10) 1 Hide Armor 9
Dart +1 (10) 113 Leather Armor 7
Dart of Stunning (10) 1420 Plate Mail Armor 852
Halberd 14 Small Shield 4
War Hammer 2 Medium Shield 9
Sling 1 Large Shield +1 2840
Spear 1 Potion of Healing 106
Quarter Staff 1 Antidote 142
Bastard Sword 36 Potion of Mirrored Eyes 568
Long Sword 21 Cloak of Displacement 4970
Short Sword 15 Quarter Staff +3 7810
Two Handed Sword 71 Greagan's Harp 8378
Scimitar 78 Wand of the Heavens 5325
Heavy Crossbow 71 Wand of Frost 6177
Light Crossbow 49 Ring of Invisibility 24850
Greenstone Amulet 4260
DURLAG'S TOWER (Tales of the Sword Coast)
- Erdane (x y )-- Buys/Sells
Hide Armor 7gp Bolt +1 (10) 112gp
Dagger 2 Bolt of Lightning (10) 336
Dart (10) 1 Bullet (20) 1
Dart +1 (10) 89 Bullet +1 (10) 89
Dart of Stunning (10) 1120 Bullet +2 (1) 16
Scimitar 60 Potion of Healing 84
Arrows (20) 1 Potion of Master Thief 448
Acid Arrows (10) 560 Potion of Agility 336
Arrows +1 (10) 112 Potion of Hill Giant 336
Arrows of Fire (10) 280 Antidote 112
Bolt (20) 1 Potion of Perception 392
Wand of Fire 4928
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Wands
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Wands last for 20 uses, and then fizzle away. Although no way exists to
directly check how many charges are left in a wand, you can try to sell it
at a shop. The more the shopkeeper will pay, the more charges you have
left. You can also use the shopkeeper to recharge the wand (I think),
simply sell it to him, and then buy it back.
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Jewels, Gems, and Other Valuables
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I've listed the selling prices here so that you can prioritize what to keep
and what to toss if your inventory gets too cluttered. Never keep anything
silver, they are far too common and almost worthless.
Gems: selling price
Andar 15gp
Aquamarine 75
Black Opal 150
Bloodstone 25
Chrysoberyl 35
Diamond 500
Emerald 750
Fire Agate 5
Garnet 175
Horn Coral 62
Iol 20
Jaspar 17
King's Tears 2000
Lynx Eye 7
Moonbar 187
Moonstone 25
Pearl 100
Rogue Stone 2500
Shandon 45
Skydrop 20
Sphene 112
Star Diopside 47
Star Sapphire 1000
Sunstone 12
Tchazar 17
Turquoise 2
Water Opal 175
Waterstar 40
Ziose 30
Zircon 45
Necklaces:
Agni Mani 20gp
Bloodstone 150
Bluestone 15
Gold 30
Laeral's Tear 3000
Pearl 500
Rainbow Obsidian 25
Silver 5
Studded w/Zios 75
Tiger Cowrie 27
Rings:
Angel Skin 50gp
Bloodstone 30
Fire Opal 250
Flamedance 62
Gold 20
Greenstone 5
Jade 40
Onyx 25
Ring (plain) 5
Silver 2
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Misc Items
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Ankheg Shells -- can be made into an armor (AC 1), which costs 4000gp
(Thunderhammer Smithy, Beregost). Or you could sell them for 500gp.
Note: You can only sell shells once! After that you can't even get him to
make you an armor!
Wyvern Heads -- give the first to Keldath Ormlyr (priest at temple) for 2000
gp, then sell any others to Thalantyr (mage at high hedge, or elsewhere)
for 500 gp each.
Winter Wolf Pelts -- sell these in the shop in Nashkel for 500gp each, no
limit to how many you can sell. You can also sell these to Officer Vai
(at least as long as she is accepting Scalps)
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iv. Spells
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This section tells you where you can buy spells, and for how much. Spells have
all been sorted Alphabetically, so the list you see here won't match the order
that the seller has.
HIGH HEDGE
- Thalantyr
Armor 112
Blindness 112
Burning Hands 112
Charm Person 112
Chill Touch 112
Chromatic Orb 112
Color Spray 112
Detect Invisibility 224
Flame Arrow 336
Friends 112
Grease 112
Hold Person 336
Horror 224
Identify 112
Infravision 112
Invisibility 224
Larloch's Minor Drain 112
Luck 224
Magic Missile 112
Mirror Image 224
Protection from Evil 112
Protection from Petrification 112
Resist Fear 224
Shield 112
Shocking Grasp 112
Skull Trap 336
Sleep 112
Strength 224
Vampiric Touch 336
BALDUR'S GATE
- Sorcerous Sundries
Agannazar's Scorcher 224gp
Armor 112
Blindness 112
Blur 224
Burning Hands 112
Chaos 560
Charm Person 112
Chill Touch 112
Chromatic Orb 112
Clairvoyence 336
Color Spray 112
Confusion 1344
Detect Evil 224
Detect Invisibility 224
Dimension Door 1344
Dire Charm 336
Dispel Magic 336
Fireball 1008
Flame Arrow 336
Friends 112
Ghost Armor 336
Ghoul Touch 224
Grease 112
Greater Malison 448
Haste 1008
Hold Person 336
Horror 224
Identify 112
Infravision 112
Invisibility 224
Knock 224
Know Alignment 224
Larloch's Minor Drain 112
Lightning Bolt 1008
Luck 224
Magic Missile 112
Melf's Acid Arrow 224
Minor Globe/Invulnerability 1344
Mirror Image 224
Monster Summoning I 336
Monster Summoning II 1344
Non-Detection 336
Otiluke's Resilient Sphere 448
Polymorph Self 448
Protection from Evil 112
Protection from Petrification 112
Protection/Normal Missiles 1008
Remove Curse 448
Resist Fear 224
Shield 112
Shocking Grasp 112
Skull Trap 336
Sleep 112
Slow 336
Spirit Armor 448
Stinking Cloud 224
Strength 224
Vampiric Touch 336
Web 224
ULGOTH'S BEARD
- Ulgoth's Beard Inn
Defensive Harmony 568
Emotion 568
Greater Malaison 568
Improved Invisibility 1704
Mental Domination 568gp
Protection from Lightning 568
Remove Curse 568
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v. NPC's
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Unless it is otherwise mentioned, any NPC you say "no" to (or remove later) will
stay put wherever you put them. To see the X,Y coordinate of where you are,
press "L". The top left of any map is (x 0 y 0).
Special Abilities are those abilities that that character intrinsicly has. Some
of them they have before they join you, others they gain later.
Note: If you turn both Khalid and Jaheira down in the FAI, you can't ever get
them to join.
Pairs: (you can't have one without the other)
Khalid -- Jaheira
Xzar -- Montaron
Minsc -- Dynaheir
Eldoth -- Skie
Note: To get one of these in the pair without the other, simply send the other
person into a building (the person you want to get rid of), and then
reform the party to kick them out. This way they can't come up to you
and talk to you.
Here's the party I like:
You -- as a Lawful Good Fighter
Kivan -- give him a Composite Long Bow +1, or the Long Bow of Marksmanship,
and the Bracers of Archery; and you have a really effective sniper.
Minsc -- a very good warrior
Dynaheir -- a good mage, plus if you get her at the right level, she starts
with Fireball.
Yeslick -- a good cleric (you could also sub in Branwen or Viconia here)
Safana -- you need a thief, and I like Safana. (you can also sub in Imoen
here)
And here are some interesting party combinations:
Have Minsc, Dynaheir and Edwin in the same party. Since Edwin wants to kill
Dynaheir, Minsc gets all surly and protective.
Viconia and Kivan have a love-hate relationship, and also Viconia is very
dimissive about Xan.
Put Yeslick and Kagain together to see just how different two Dwarves can be.
Yeslick DESPISES Kagain.
Safana and Coran. Coran will flirt shamelessly with Safana, and she will
rebuff his every attempt, quite humorously.
Quayle and Tiax. These two really don't like each other. Plus they're
fairly amusing on their own.
Faldorn and Jaheira don't like each other either. Funny how they are both
Druids.
Put Eldoth, Skie, and Garrick together for a wild Love Triangle. Heh.
And now the BIG LIST of every NPC complete with a description, and where they
are. This list is sorted by alignment, Good first, then Neutral, and Evil last.
GOOD: S D C I W Ch Race Class Alignment
Ajantis 17 13 16 12 13 17 Human Paladin Lawful Good
Ajantis is a simple person, all he wants to do is vanquish evil.
Special Abilities: Lay on Hands, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil
Where he is: Farm N of Friendly Arm Inn (x 1572 y 3139)
Dynaheir 11 13 16 17 15 12 Human Invoker Lawful Good
Dynaheir was kidnapped by the Gnolls, and must be rescued with Minsc in your
party. She is also linked to Minsc and if one leaves, the other does too.
She makes a good mage because she already knows such spells as Fireball.
Special Abilities: Slow Poison
Where she is: Gnollish Stronghold (x 2529 y 1440)
Yeslick 15 12 17 7 16 10 Dwarf Fighter/Cleric Lawful Good
You find Yeslick in the Cloakwood Mines, and all he wants to do is help.
How noble.
Special Abilities: Dispel Magic
Where he is: Cloakwood Mines, Level 2 (x 851 y 1727)
Imoen 9 18 16 17 11 16 Human Thief Neutral Good
Imoen automatically will join you immediately after Gorion's death. Unless
you run away, that is. Sometimes she comes with a Wand of Magic Missiles,
now who did she steal that from?
Khalid 15 16 17 12 10 9 Half-Elf Fighter Neutral Good
See Jaheira below for a description.
Where he is: Friendly Arm Inn, Ground Floor (x 329 y 685)
Minsc 18/93 15 15 8 6 9 Human Ranger Neutral Good
Minsc's life partner Dynaheir was kidnapped by Gnolls, and he wants your
help to get her back! If you don't rescue her in a timely fashion, Minsc
will leave.
Special Abilities: Berserk, Charm Animal
Where he is: Nashkel (x 3387 y 1957)
Alora 8 19 12 14 7 10 Halfling Thief Chaotic Good
You'll find Alora burglarizing the Hall of Wonders at night. Agree to stand
watch for her, then talk to her twice more and she'll offer to join.
Where she is: Baldur's Gate W Section (AR 0600, x 1600 y 2200)
Coran 14 20 12 14 9 16 Half-Elf Fighter/Thief Chaotic Good
Coran wants to go sack some Wyverns in the 4th Cloakwood forest, so do that
immediately or he will leave. After you beat the wyverns, he will stay
forever.
Where he is: Cloakwood 1, On a Bridge (x 1515 y 691)
Kivan 18/12 17 14 10 14 8 Elf Ranger Chaotic Good
Kivan wants to hunt some bandits. If you kick him out of the party, he
stays gone for good!
Special Abilities: Charm Animal
Where he is: High Hedge (x 3652 y 1472)
NEUTRAL: S D C I W Ch Race Class Alignment
Xan 13 16 7 17 14 16 Elf Enchanter Lawful Neutral
Xan is a depressing person, but he is a capable mage (although he has the
very large flaw of not being able to cast such spells as Magic Missile and
Fireball!) and he has a Moonblade. If you're overly rude to him he'll leave
and never return.
Where he is: Nashkel Mines Interior (Fourth Level, Cave x 793 y 588)
Branwen 13 16 15 9 16 13 Human Cleric True Neutral
To get Branwen in your party all you have to do is to free her from the
Petrification enchantment that was placed on her by the Mage Tranzig. Free
her using a Stone to Flesh spell (you can buy them in Nashkel for 168gp or
from Zeke at the Carnival for 500gp).
Special Abilities: Spiritual Hammer
Where she is: Nashkel Carnival (x 3253 y 2882)
Faldorn 12 15 11 10 16 15 Human Druid True Neutral
Faldorn wants to free the forest from the evils of the Iron Throne, which
has taken up residence in the Cloakwood Mine.
Special Abilities: Summon Dread Wolf
Where she is: Cloakwood 3, In the Druid Shrine (x 639 y 2885)
Jaheira 15 14 17 10 14 15 Half-Elf Fighter/Druid True Neutral
Jaheira and Khalid were good friends of Gorion, and will go with you every-
where. However, if you say "No" to them the first time they want to join,
you won't be able to get them. Ever.
Where she is: Friendly Arm Inn, Ground Floor (x 329 y 685)
Skie 11 18 15 15 8 13 Human Thief True Neutral
When you first enter the NW Area in Baldur's Gate Eldoth (if he is with you)
will offer to take you up to Skie's father's estate. Go inside the estate
and you will find Skie. She will only join you if Eldoth is with you,
otherwise she thinks that you are thieves come to kill her.
Where she is: NW Section (AR 0100, x 1170 y 1625)
Garrick 14 16 9 13 14 15 Human Bard Chaotic Neutral
Garrick will join you only after you finish the Silke subquest in Beregost.
Where he is: Beregost, by the Burning Wizard Inn (x 2564 y 2284)
Quayle 8 15 11 17 10 6 Gnome Cleric/Illusionist Chaotic Neutral
Quayle is an insulting little person, who will join up for no apparant
reason. No matter which direction you say that you are going, he is going
that way too. Can't get him until the Cloakwood mines are clear.
Special Abilities: Invisibility
Where he is: Baldur's Gate Bridge (x 486 y 797)
Safana 13 17 12 16 9 17 Human Thief Chaotic Neutral
Safana wants to find some treasure in the Flesh Golem cave, and afterwords
she will stay with you forever.
Special Abilities: Charm Animal
Where she is: Lighthouse (x 3750 y 2390)
EVIL: S D C I W Ch Race Class Alignment
Edwin 9 10 16 18 9 10 Human Conjurer Lawful Evil
Edwin wants your help in hunting down and killing Dynaheir. If you talk to
Edwin with Dynaheir in your party you would think that he would attack, or
at the least wouldn't want to join, but he will. Although he has some bad
things to say about Dynaheir. If you refuse him with Dynaheir in your party
he leaves forever.
Special Abilities: Extra Spells, 1st and 2nd Levels
Where he is: Nashkel (x 2883 y 2959)
Kagain 16 12 20 15 11 8 Dwarf Fighter Lawful Evil
Kagain runs a Mercenary business, and one of his caravans has disappeared.
Help him recover it, and you get to keep what you find. Goodie. Take him
to the Area S of the Friendly Arm Inn and he will get disgusted with looking
for Caravans, but will still stay in your party.
Where he is: Beregost (Shop North of Feldepost Inn) (x 1549 y 2031)
Eldoth 16 12 15 13 10 16 Human Bard Neutral Evil
Eldoth wants to join you so that he can "rescue" his lover Skie from her
father in Baldur's Gate.
Special Ability: Create Poison Arrows
Where he is: Cloakwood 3 (x 3181 y 3492) (in the forest)
Montaron 16 17 15 12 13 9 Halfling Fighter/Thief Neutral Evil
Montaron is the dumb half of Montaron and Xzar, and goes where Xzar goes.
Where he is: Crossroads (E of Candlekeep) (x 4515 y 2707)
Viconia 10 19 8 16 15 14 Drow Elf Cleric Neutral Evil
When you first encounter Viconia she asks you to help her with a small
matter of the Flaming Fist trying to kill her. Help her out and she offers
to join. However, if you turn Viconia down when she asks to join, she
vanishes forever. Once she joins your reputation goes down 2.
Special Abilities: 50% Magic Resistance
Where she is: Peldvale (x 447 y 731)
Shar-Teel 18/58 17 9 14 7 11 Human Fighter Chaotic Evil
When you first meet up with Shar-Teel she challenges your "Best Male
Fighter" (this seems to be randomly chosen) to a duel. If you don't have a
Male in your party, you can't get her. If you turn her down, she leaves
forever.
Where she is: Area E of Temple (x 273 y 303)
Tiax 9 16 16 10 12 9 Gnome Cleric/Thief Chaotic Evil
Tiax is a very bizarre fellow who believes that he will one day "ascend" to
become the ruler of the Realms. He thinks that that is his "destiny" as
foretold to him by Cyric.
Special Abilities: Summon Ghast
Where he is: Baldur's Gate SW Section (AR 1100, x 1440 y 1610)
Xzar 14 16 10 17 16 10 Human Necromancer Chaotic Evil
Xzar and Montaron will join you on the crossroads right out of Candlekeep,
and they want to go investigate the Nashkel mines (who doesn't). He's also
extraordinarily insane.
Where he is: Crossroads (E of Candlekeep) (x 4577 y 2693)
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vi. General Strategies
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Play as Multiplayer, even if Alone:
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It is quite beneficial to play every game as a multiplayer (although it does
create a bit of a hassle). It gives you the benefit of being able to create
all 6 players in your party rather than depending on NPC's, and you can also
Export and Import characters in and out at any time. To create a Multiplayer
game just click the Multi Player button. At the next menu click "Connect".
Now you have to set the type of Multi Player (the top button), using Serial is
fairly easy (although it requires that you have some Networking installed...)
Now click "Create Game" (whenever you are playing by yourself in the
Multiplayer always use "Create Game", never use "Join Game"!). Name the
session to whatever you want, and enter in your own name. Finally click "New
Game". Now you can create as many characters as you want. Then once they are
all created, click the little skull icon by each created characters, and then
click the "Done" button. Voila!
Another good effect of playing in the Multiplayer is that you can look at your
inventory while paused!
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Charisma is your friend:
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So what does Charisma really get you? Well if you have a low charisma you may
not be able to get NPC's to join you, if you pass a quest, the treasure may
not be as good as it normally would be, (or there may be no treasure at all!)
and shops WILL charge you more. So don't skimp out on the charisma.
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Low Dexterity, Not So Bad:
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If your stats just aren't turning out so good, consider skimping on Dexterity.
Why? There are Gaunlets of Dexterity out there that bring you up to a full
18! Don't skimp out too much since as you still have to fight to get those
gauntlets. You can find the Gauntlets at the entrance to the Gnollish Strong-
hold (see the Nashkel and Gnollish Stronghold sections for more information).
And if you skimp out on a LOT of Dexterity you will want to get down there as
soon as possible! The downside of this strategy is if you find a Book that
increases your Dexterity, it will increase your old Dexterity. So if you had
a 3 before, and an 18 with the Gauntlets, you'll get a 4 base and still have
18.
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Fighting Battles:
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Let them come to you. When you first see an enemy, your first instinct may be
to run over to it and slaughter it. Well don't. Let it come to you, and
attack it there. This way if there are 50 more of these creatures, they won't
see you and won't attack. You can then pick off each creature one at a time.
This is especially useful in dungeons where the enemies may be more difficult.
So when you first see an enemy (let's say that it's a Battle Horror), turn off
the AI (it's the left button in the bottom right corner of the screen), and
let him come up to you. You should also have your archers/mages hit the enemy
with everything they can, but don't move any closer to the enemy! The last
thing that you want is to fight TWO Battle Horrors at the same time!
Also realize that some monsters (like Vampiric Wolves) require that you hit
them with Magic Weapons only. You should never use Magic Arrows on a normal
creature; you should save the arrows for enemies that need them, such as
Battle Horrors, Demonknights, etc.
Area spells can take out a lot of enemies without them even knowing that you
are there. Suppose for a moment, that you are walking along, and a Gnoll
comes to attack you. You immediately stop, wait for him to come to you and
kill him. Well, where there is one Gnoll there are probably more, so you
launch a fireball in the direction that the Gnoll came from, and immediately
hear the screams of dying Gnolls. This is a great way to cut enemies down
quickly, but you probably want to save your fireballs for bigger enemies than
the common Gnoll. (fry the Dryads instead!) Another good example is if you
are attacked by an NPC assasin of some sort. If you are out in the wild, it's
likely that there is a party of them, so you launch a Fireball (or a
Cloudkill) and kill them before they even know you exist.
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Save a Lot:
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There are 3 times when you should definately save the game. When you win a
battle, before you go to sleep, and everywhere else. You never know when you
will go to a new area, have your best warrior charmed, and have half your
party killed. So save often. Also don't just save over the same slot over
and over, use at least 10 slots. This is especially necessary in Durlag's
tower. This also me
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In 1985 Nintendo started a revolution when it...