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Prefaceo single volume to date has yet collected all six thousand years of

A rcanum’s recorded hi story. I ndeed, many woul d argue that i t i s

impossible to approach such a Gargantuan subject within the covers of a

single book ! When I was a younger man, it was my burning ambition to wri te

the def init ive history of al l A rcanum, but I never imagined for a moment that it

was possible to do so in a simpl e or concise manner. Instead I labored for many

decades, travel ing f rom place to place in my researches, and produced no fewer thantwenty- three detailed volumes which I dared to cal l "The Compleat H istories".

A las, the f iery arrogance of youth!

I now bel ieve that compil ing the enti re history of A rcanum in any great detail

is a task well beyond the reach of any one man—and what is more, it is a task

which wil l become more dif f icult wi th every passing year. In my travels, I have

had occasion to sift through many of the world’s great libraries and scriptoriums,

searching always for the most ancient books, scrolls, and tablets which were stilllegible. A rcanum’s history revealed itself to me slowly, showing f irst one face and

then another as I spent weeks, months, and even years in transcription and trans-

lation. But f or every precious source document which had been recorded on a

sturdy clay tablet, a sheaf of hammered gold, or a roll of soft vellum, there were

a hundred papyri which were as dry and f ragile as old leaves, and a hundred more

which had half - crumbled into i l legible f ragments. The mil lennia of knowledge

contained therein were in imminent danger of being lost forever—and in some cases,

they were lost before I ever arrived.

Both the elvish and dwarven races are possessed of rich oral histories, which

chronicle events even more remote and arcane than those recorded by their scribes—

but these oral traditions are hard to come by for those outside the appropriate race

and culture, and I’ve rarely been privy to them. Perhaps that is best, as the l ine

between fact and myth grows less clear the further one looks behind, and the tran-

scription of oral histories is more properly the work of a folklorist than an his-

torian. W henever possible, I have always attempted to keep my own chronicles

well- grounded in fact, erri ng on the side of discretion rather than speculation oruntoward credulity; over the years I’ve found that it’s rather easier to believe a

well- told and dramatic story that it is prove that story true!

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Lately a number of new scientif ic theories have been put f orward as to the

history of A rcanum’s civil ized peoples. Contrary to what one may assume af ter

reading the arguments of M r. John Beddoes, it was in fact the elves and the dwarves

who f irst reached what we might consider "civil i ty", thousands of years ago: it is

from these elder races that the first true historical traditions can be traced.Gnomish culture appears to be qui te a bit younger than either of these, although

the lack of recorded historical documents made available to human researchers might

be attributed to the secretive nature of their society. H uman development, by con-

trast, appears to have been much slower: only in the last two thousand years have

humans produced any signif icant cultural A rt and L iterature. O f course there

are except i ons to these general rul es- - but pr ior to a f ew t housand years ago,

most of humanity seems to have consisted of little more than illiterate nomadic

tribes, barbarian hordes, and cave- dwell ing hunter- gatherers.

O ne cannot speak about the recent history of A rcanum wi thout addressing the

growing dichotomy between M agick and what has come to be known as

Technology. M y research has shown to me a direct correlation between the wide-

spread use of these two Forces, and increased levels of societal development. A re

not the elves the true discoverers of M agick- - or, as Beddoes has suggested, the

eldest chi ldren of the M agickal A ge? Were the dwarves not the fathers of the

Technological tradition, centuries before the advent of M r. Bates and his steam

engines? H umans, it seems, have now inherited the scientif ic legacy of thedwarves—and does it not appear that we are now poised for what might be cal led

a Golden Age of cultural expansion and hegemony?

This simple volume, in painting a clear picture of the past, might also shed

some l ight on what we can expect in the years to come. A wise man once said

that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it; to this I will add

that Today’s "future" is simply Tomorrow’s "history" waiting to be born. I also

believe that if we are to have any clear notion of where we are going, we mustknow f rom whence we have come, and what has gone before us. It is to this end

that I have condensed al l I know of A rcanum into a single volume, which I hope

will find favor with readers from all walks of life.

Fo r e w o r d t o A Br i e f Hi s t o r y o f Ar c a n u m

Dr. Julius M. Crenshaw

Department of HistoryTarant University

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Chapter 1:IntroductionThe following is excerpted from the Principia Technologica, re-printed herewith permission of the publisher, Tarant University Press, and the author.

© 1876 all rights reserved.

Principia Technologicab e i n g t h e c o l l e c t e d l e c t u r e s o f

Sir Harris Guffingford

A Helpful Illustration of the Principles of Science

Chapter the Fourth: On the Eternal Conflict Between Natural

and Supernatural Forces

p to this point, our experiments have served only to illustrate the principles of

N atural Law. The purpose of the exercises in this chapter, however, is to

demonstrate the fundamental confl ict between Natural Law and its nemesis,

Supernatural Law—N atural Law being represented by a variety of simple

Technological Devices, while Supernatural Law is embodied by an equally simple

M agickal D evice. L ike al l our experiments, these exercises were chosen for theirlucid design and straightforward execution; they should prove suitable for students

of al l ages.

La b o r a t o r i e #1: Th e In c l i n e d Pl a n e

s you may recall, we have demonstrated the Inclined Plane and explained its

uses in a previous lesson. This is a simpl e machine, the purpose of which

is to reduce the dif f iculty of moving objects f rom place to place. Even thesimplest country farmer understands the uses of this device: it is always easier to

push a heavy load down a ramp than it is to push the same load across even

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ground! There are two principl es of N atural Law at work, but the one that con-

cerns us most in this experiment is known as "the Coefficient of Friction".

H ere we place an object upon the Incl ined Plane: for purposes of this

experiment, we have chosen a simple block of stone. N ote that when the InclinedPlane C is placed at a sharp angle, Block A wi l l automatical ly begin to sl ide down

the Plane, wi thout any extra Force being appl ied. Remember the farmer’s load upon

the ramp; if the ramp is steep, he does not need to push the cart at al l . I t wi l l

roll down of its own accord.

O n the other hand, Block A wil l not sl ide of its own accord if our Incl ined

Plane is given a lesser angle. There is some innate resistance to its motion down

the Plane; this resistance to motion is what we call the Coefficient of Friction.

The lower this Coefficient, the smaller the angle of the Plane must be, in order

to make the Block slide.

Begin the experiment with your Inclined Plane at its most acute angle, near-

ly f lat upon the table. Take Block A , and place it on Incl ined Plane C: note

that the Block does not sl ide. H aving observed this high Coeff icient of Friction,

tilt Inclined Plane C slowly, a few degrees at a time, until that Friction is over-

come, and your Bl ock does begin to sl ide. H aving now found the precise angle

necessary for the Block to slide of its own accord, lower the angle of the Plane

by a degree or two. We have now establ ished a precarious balance, in which the

Coefficient of Friction is only just high enough to overcome the angle of the

Plane. The aforementioned Coeff icient is almost, but not quite, low enough toal low Block A to sl ide.

There is some innate resistance to its motion down the Plane;this resistance to motion is what we call the Coefficient of Friction.

Plane C

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Introduce a M agickal A rt i f acte into the system. Slowly bring i t into the

vicinity of Inclined Plane C. N otice that Block A begins to sl ide haltingly down-

ward! The angle of the Plane has not changed, nor has the nature of the block…but

the M agickal A rt ifacte sl ightl y alters the Coeff icient of Friction in its immediate

proximity.

This alteration is unstable and unpredictable, causing the Block to slide in

a variable manner. I t i s this same unpredictabil ity and instabil i ty in al l M agickal

Ef fects which makes compensation for these Ef fects on a machine impossible. Even

a small change in the Coefficient of Friction can and will cause gears to grind,

belts to break, and cogs to catch and stick—with disastrous consequences!

La b o r a t o r i e #2 : Th e Sw i n g i n g Pe n d u l u m

he principle of the Pendulum was discovered by early Technologists, as youmay recal l . I t was early established that the peri od for the back- and- forth

O scil lation of any Pendulum of a given Length is always the same, no mat-

ter how large its arc or how heavy i ts bob may be. For this reason, Pendulums

make excellent time-keeping devices, as they are less dependent on Temperature

Vari ations than spring-based clocks.

Let us start our second experiment, then, with three pendulums. Begin by set-

ting your three Pendulums a- swing: whi le they are swinging, measure their peri-

ods with a Pocket Watch or Water C lock. Our f irst superf icial observation is thatthe Pendulums with longer rods swing more slowly than those with shorter rods:

in fact, the period of any pendulum is mathematical ly exact, and it can be expressed

as a mathematical formula. To find the period, we have only to extract the square

root of the rod’s length.

N ow introduce the M agickal A rtifacte whi le the Pendulums are sti l l swing-

ing. N ote how the swinging becomes erratic! Some Pendulums swing more

slowly, while others swing faster than we would predict by use of our previouslyreliable mathematical formula. The variance in the new periods of these pendulums

is no longer proportional to the length, mass or arc of the rod: the only factor

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is the proximity of the offending A rtifacte, and even thi s is not rel iable enough

to be predicted.

A s in our f irst experiment, the variance is wi ld. The consequences for any

machine which depends upon regular oscillations for its function are immediate andcatastrophic. In the presence of Supernatural Force, clocks wi l l go awry, engines

throw their rods, and metronomes dance a tarantella; it is an unavoidable side effect

of disrupting the N atural Laws associated with oscil lation.

La b o r a t o r i e #3 :Th e El e c t r i c Ci r c u i t

n our f inal demonstration, we wi l l use the self - same Electric Circuit which we

bui l t i n l ast week ’s l esson. A s you wi l l recal l , thi s i s a machine of

very simple design: a small battery serves as our source of Electromot ive Force,

driving its current across a Resistance—here, that Resistance is evinced by a small

filamentary Bulb. For the purpose of this experiment, the wires used to form the

Circuit can be assumed to be of negligible resistance.

Recall now that when the Circuit is closed, using switch B, a potential dif-

ference is created between the battery and the Bulb. According to N atural Law,

Electricity flows from highest potential to lowest, following along the path of least

resistance—and that path, in this case, is the wi re. A s a resul t, the f i lament with-

in the Bulb glows, because Electr icity is passing through it. H owever, when the

Circuit is opened again, no path is available for the Electricit y to follow…and the

Bulb goes dark.

Close the circuit to light the Bulb again: observe how the f ilament

glows bright and steady. N ow, introduce a M agickal A rtifacte into close

No insulative substance has yet been discovered to shield a machinefrom this effect.

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proximity. Take notice that the Bulb immediately begins to flicker! The

A r t i f acte appears to sporadical ly disrupt the Electri c Potential iti es inherent in the

Circuit, and the Electricity, which would normally flow from highest potential

to lowest in a predictable fashion, now flows back and forth along the wires in hap-

hazard confusion.

N o insulative substance has yet been discovered to shield a machine f rom this

ef fect. A ccordingly, the presence of Supernatural Force continues to wreak havoc

on any machine which requires a steady flow of Electricity for proper function-

ing. Please take special note: because our Electrical C ircuit is a very small

machine, and our battery i s not possessed of any great power, we are not in any

particular danger as we perform this experiment. The same cannot be said of

exposing larger and more complex machines, which marshal far more powerful

energies, to the disrupt ive influence of Supernatural Forces! The result of dis-

rupting Electrical Potentials within a machine which harbors a great deal of

Electromotive Force can be not only inconvenient and nettlesome, but downright

explosive: Technologists have been known to lose their l ives to engines and gen-

erators gone mad. The utmost caution is urgently advised.

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Chapter 2:

Getting Started…In Which We

Prepare for theGame to ComeMr. Christie’s Ready-Baked Characters: A Quick Start to

Our Pleasures in Arcanum

or those lacking the patience to endure the long and complex process of cre-

ating a Character of one’s own, the makers of this fine Game have provid-

ed a means of escaping thi s unwelcome tedium. Yes, gentle Player—you can

begin your sojourn in Arcanum with all haste! For your personal convenience, a

variety of pre- fabricated Characters have been made available, thus avoiding the muss

and fuss of making one from scratch!

From the main menu, select "Single Player" as shown in Figure 2-1, and then

choose "N ew Game" as seen in Figure 2-2 and "Pick Character" as in Figure 2-3.You will find yourself presented with a list of possible dramatis personae for your

adventure (Figure 2- 4). You have only to click on each name in the lef t panel, and

a brief l i fe history f or al l persons l isted wil l be at hand: this information appears

in the panel on the right. U pon finding one that wil l serve, press the bottom right

arrow (as in Figure 2-4) to begin Arcanum with a perf ectl y serviceable and ready-

made identity.

If, on the other hand, you find that the desire to create your own Character is

greater than the desire to begin the Game without delay, you may also select the

"N ew Character" option (see Figure 2-3), and then press the bottom right arrow.

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The wise player wi l l read the rest of this chapter before proceeding any furt her,however! You may select ESC t o return to the previous menu (Figure 2-2).

In additi on to beginning a N ew Game, the menu featured in F igure 2- 2 alsoal lows one access to a previously saved game (see "Load Game"). O ne may alsoleap di rectly t o the most recent save game by pressing "Last Save". (For more infor-

mation on save games, see secti on 3- 8.) Lastly, the option marked "View Intro" wi l lreplay the kineographic entertainment we have devised for the opening of our game.N ote that pressing ESC wil l return us to the main menu.

From the main menu, we can instigate or join a multiplayer game

("M ulti player", Figure 2- 1). See Chapter 5 for more informati on on mult iplayer

games in A rcanum. By pressing "O ptions", one may set a vari ety of game, video

Figure 2-1

Figure 2-2

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In addi tion to those alterations made by use of Character Points, a player may

also choose a Race or a colorful Background story for his or her Character, and

these also will affect the abilities with which that Character begins the Game.

Whenever the aforementioned Character gains a new Level of Experience, he or she

will gain further "Character Points", which the player will also spend in the improve-

ment of his or her Character, raising the level of many helpful traits and Skills.

A Un i q u e P r i v i l e g e : Ch o o s i n g On e ’s Ow n Na me a n d Fa c e

he intrepid player’s first step must be to select an appropriate Portrait for his

or her Character. A number of i mages appropri ate to the Character’s Race

and Gender will be provided, naturally; browse through these by use of the

arrows on either side of t he currently displayed Port rait ( see Figure 2-5).

Figure 2-5

Figure 2-6

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information on how to use the Barter I nterf ace in the course of play). H ere, Gentl e

Player, you may spend your precious starting cash on equipment which may be

useful to you, as you take your first tentative steps in a brave new world!

Bearing in mind that certain Backgrounds may have reduced or even eliminated one’s

inheritance, while others may have provided one with a surplus of cash or a valu-

able item, the player should now spend a few moments in thought. What t hings

might prove useful , in a land where adventure lurk s around every corner? Buy or

sell as the mood str ikes: if prices seem too high, it might be wise to retraceyour steps and improve this Character’s H aggle Skil l !

W hen this last- minute shopping is f inished, press the green arrow at the

bottom right of the screen to begin play.

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Chapter 3:Playing the

Game…in whichWe Sally Forthto Play Arcanum

t last our adventure begins, and we behold the glory of the M ain Game

Interface (see Figure 3- 1). A lways visible to us while we reside in A rcanum,The M ain Game Interf ace can be seen even when other

sub- windows are open. Shoul d a sub-window ari se whi ch demands the whol e

screen at once, such as the Inventory Screen or the Character Editor, a small cir-

cular window wil l appear in the upper lef t- hand corner of t he screen. Through

this small portal, the player’s Character can still be seen; clicking in this small

circular window wi l l close the larger sub-window and return us to our main

isometric view of the Game’s proceedings.

Figure 3-1

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The Quests secti on (see Figure 3-4) displays every quest the Character has

ever heard tell of at one time or another. Each tidbit of information is time-

stamped, but depending on the state of the quest, the color i s dif ferent. A quest

that has been mentioned to the Character, but not accepted, is given in black.

Q uests that the Character has agreed to undertake are recorded in blue. Quests

that have been completed are given in green, and struck out. Quests that cannot

be compl eted, either because they have been botched or because they have beencompleted by a rival Playing Character (in multiplayer mode) are red, and struck

out. A n exampl e of a botched quest? Well , perhaps that regrettable instance when

we sallied forth to rescue a kidnapped Princess and succeeded only in getting her

killed. At times we can pull a botched quest out of the fire and "unbotch" it, of

course—in the case of the Princess, we might f ind a mage capable of resurrecti ng

her—and in such a case the quest’s color would turn from red back to blue, and

we might even be able to complete it.

Figure 3-4

Figure 3-5

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Reputations (see Fi gure 3- 5) are the results of particularl y good or bad acti ons

on the part of the Character. A t t imes a particularl y noteworthy deed may make

a large group of people love and admi re us…whereas other actions might make us

feared or despised. Some Reputations have mild reaction adjustments, while others

have rather severe reaction adjustments.Blessings (see Fi gure 3- 6) are bonuses granted to the player by a higher power.

Similarly, Curses are penalties inflicted on the player by some such agent. Blessingsare shown in blue, while Curses are shown in red. These matters are divinelywrought and are considered to be outside of both the M agical or Technologicalrealms. Therefore, magic spell s and resistances have no effectwhatsoever on Blessings and Curses.

The next part of the Logbook is cal led K il ls and Injuries (see Figure 3- 7).

This section keeps track of the enemies killed by the Character and his follow-

Figure 3-6

Figure 3-7

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The only passive Skill prized by Thieves is Spot Traps. This Skill is

constantl y in use, as the Electro Dynamo M achine constantl y calculates the chance

that a Character will notice a trap on the object he is about to use or in the loca-

tion he is about to enter. If the Character does notice the trap, then the trap is

displayed, a M essage is printed, and the Character wil l not use the object or enter

the location (see Figure 3- 25). If the Playing Character does not notice the trap,

then it will go off when the object is used or the location entered.

There are many di f ferent types of traps in the game, and the majori ty of these

are classif ied by the sort of damage they do. Traps can shoot arrows or

bullets, explode, or shock the Character who has the grave misfortune of

tri ggeri ng them. Some are purely mechanical, l ike the ever- popular Spike Trap, and

these do perf ectly normal damage. Some are M agical in nature, and when tr iggered

they cast a Spell upon the Character. M agical t raps cannot be disarmed by

ordinary means; they must be dispelled via magic.

Figure 3-25

Figure 3-26

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O nce a trap is noticed, the player may attempt to disarm it using Disarm

Traps Ski l l , employing the procedure described above. O therwi se, one can simply

choose to set the trap of f , either by using the object or by forcing one’s Character

to walk over the trapped locati on. U sual ly the Character wil l avoid a locati on

known to be trapped, but if the trap lies on the only path available to the

Character, the trap will be triggered.

The final abil ity which all thieves possess is Looting, which requires no special

Skill whatsoever. Looti ng is the removal of it ems, whether i t be from a chest, a

dead body, a junk pil e or any other container. Clicki ng upon any

container or dead body in the course of our Game wil l cause the Character to

walk to that object and loot it. A Looti ng Interf ace wil l appear (see Figure 3- 29),

quite similar in character to the Stealing Interface described above, the only dif-

ference being that the items in question are transferred immediately, and that no

Figure 3-27

Figure 3-28

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general, a Follower must be on the same screen as the Player C haracter in order

to hear and acknowledge a command.

Some commands can be prefaced wi th the number sign, so as to issue a

general order to all of one’s Fol lowers at once. These commands are as fol lows:

#Walk

#Attack

#Stay Close

#Spread Out

#Back Off

In addition, hot keys have been assigned to issue orders to all of one’s

fol lowers. These command keys are as fol lows:

<F1> - - "Walk" – Commands Follower(s) t o walk to a target locati on

<F2> - - "At tack" – Commands Foll ower(s) to attack the selected target

<F3>- - "Stay Close" – Commands Foll ower(s) to fol low at a lesser distance

<F4>- - "Spread O ut" – Commands Follower(s) to foll ow at a greater distance<F5>- - "Back O ff" - Commands Foll ower(s) to stop f ighti ng it s target

To provide an example, the command given as "#Stay close" will command all

of one’s Followers to remain near the player in a dangerous area. This is very use-

ful if you have gathered a great many Fol lowers!

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Fi nal ly, some broadcast messages are used on or by other Pl aying Characters.

To use these, the player clicks on the target and types:

Join – joins targeted Playing Character to your party

Disband – banishes the targeted Playing Character from your party

In addit ion to broadcast commands, you can right- cli ck on the Follower barto display a drop- down command menu. From this menu, you can issue commands

directl y to the Follower. N ote that two menu commands (walk and att ack) require

you to specif y a target. You may r ight - cli ck at any t ime to cancel this menu or

the targeting mode. A lso note that not al l commands are available at al l times, such

as the Inventory command for Foll owers who cannot barter. T hese inacti ve com-

mands are dimmed.

See Chapter 5 for more details on parties which consist solely of Playing

Characters.

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S e c t i o n 3 -6 : Ma g i c

agic and Technology are the two fundamental powers in Arcanum, and of

these two M agic i s by the far the more ancient and universally respected.

U nti l a few decades ago, M agic was by f ar t he predominant f orce in the

world, and its power and usefulness easily outstripped the paltry

gadgets that were passed off as scientif ic accompl ishment! These days, however,

M agic of ten fi nds itself struggling to compete for the heart s and minds of

A rcanum, as Technology moves forward in prodigious leaps and bounds. This is

not to say that M agic is weak- - quite the contrary! M agic is sti l l capable of pro-

ducing effects that Technology cannot – Spells of teleportation and summoning

being just two of many examples. But the absolute primacy of M agic in Arcanum

is now a thing of the past; the ancient art of spellcraft now has a younger broth-

er in the upstart Technological Disciplines, and sibling rivalry between the two is

intense.

Accessing SpellsTo access the Spel ls one has purchased for one’s Character, the player can press

the Spell Button on the M ain Game interf ace (see Figure 3- 37). A Spel l Wi ndowwill sl ide into place over the M essage Window, and in this Spel l Window the play-

er will perceive a row of buttons which represent the various Colleges, with Slots

for the Spells in each College. If the Character knows any Spell in a

part icular Coll ege, then the button for thi s Col lege is active and colored. O therwise,

it appears as a featureless dimmed button and cannot be pressed.

By pressing an active College button, the player displays all the Spells in that

College which are known to his Character (see Figure 3-38). A t least one, and

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perhaps al l f ive these Slots wil l be f i l led with a Spell icon. These Spell icons

can be dragged to the H ot K ey Bank for quick and convenient access in an emer-

gency.

Casting Spells

To cast a particular Spell, the player can press its Spell icon in the Spell Window(see Figure 3- 39). If the Spel l does not require a target, then it wil l be cast imme-

diately. In this case, the Entangle spell does require us to select a victim, so the

player is given a targeting cursor and must click on the target of the Spell (see

Figure 3-40). If one holds down the Shif t key whil e clicking on a Spel l, i t wi ll

be cast upon yourself automatical ly, which is ext remely useful when using H eal ing

Spells in Combat.

Figure 3-38

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Floats – when set to none, there will never be text feedback that scrolls over

a Character. When set to minimal, there is text feedback on everything except

hi t point and fatigue damage. W hen set t o verbose, al l text feedback occurs.

Float Speed – controls how quickly the text feedback scrolls over a

character

Combat Taunts – when turned on, NPC’s wil l make comments during

combat

Sound Preferences (Figure 3-51)

Effects – controls the volume of most sounds in the game

Voice – controls the volume of speaki ng NPC’s

M usic – control s the volume of al l looped background sound

To qui t the current game and return to the main menu, select "Q uit G ame".

From the main menu, one can begin a new game, or exit to Windows.

Finally, one can select "Continue" to return to one’s game in progress.

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Chapter 4:A Sample of

Play…in whichWe Offer aRevealing

Exhibitionn the fol lowing chapter, we wi l l demonstrate the game of A rcanum for newplayers. In essence, you will be taken by the hand and promenaded through thef irst f if teen to thir ty minutes of play. Alas, it is impossible to of fer suchguidance without spoiling a few surprises for the start of the game: be warned!

Spoilers ahoy!

St a r t i n g a Ne w Ga me

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Begin the Experi ence of a L ifetime by selecting "Single Player", as il lustrated

by Fi gure 4- 1.

The next logical step is to select "New Game" to begin pl ay, as seen in Figure

4- 2. We wil l now go through the character selecti on process.

To begin the game with all haste, we can choose one of many pre- fabri cated

persons. To make such a selection, click upon "Pick Character," as shown in

Fi gure 4- 3. However, one may also wish to create a Character of one’s own, by

selecting "N ew Character." The process of Character creation has already been

explained at great length in Chapter 2.

Figure 4-2

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For now, we shal l choose a pre- fabri cated Character – one M r. M erwin

Tumblebrook. If the Gentle Player simply can’t bear M erwin, make use of the

arrows next to his Character Port rait to select someone else (see Figure 4-4): be

aware, however, t hat you are certain to injure the gentleman’s feelings. Please do

note that M erwi n (l ike al l pre- fabri cated Characters) makes use of an Auto-

level ing Scheme, whi ch means that every t ime he gains a Level, hi s Character Points

will automatically be distributed to the appropriate Skills, Statistics and other

attri butes determined by his Scheme. At t he bottom of Figure 4- 5, one can see

the "Level U p" message whi ch one is l ikely to see when such a Character gains aLevel. Note that one is kept thoroughly i nformed of what decisions the

Auto- Leveling Scheme has made.

To proceed, we have only to click on the green arrow at the bottom of the

Figure 4-4

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screen, as shown in Figure 4-6. Now we can al l sit back, and watch the intro-

duction of our Game, as in Figure 4- 7. Should we tire of beholding the wonders

of the kineograph, however, we can put an end to any such interlude by hitting

any key.

At t h e Cr a s h Si t e

hen the Introduction is concluded, we will find ourselves automatically

engaged in conversation with a human villager by the name of Virgil, as

shown by Figure 4-8. Some of the dialogue choices we make wil l doubt-

less af fect his reaction toward us, as well as our alignment. Later i n the game,

Figure 4-6

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we may initiate dialogue with anyone or anything that is capable of speech simply

by clicking on it.

While it may be a good idea to have Vi rgil in our part y, we are wholly f ree

to leave him and go our own way. We may even do him bodily harm, if that is

our choice. If he does join us, however, his Portrait will appear in the upper left

corner of the isometri c view, as seen in Fi gure 4- 9.

There are vari ous bits of detri tus scattered about the crash site–metal plates, steel,large springs, et cetera—which we can click on to pick up, as seen inFigure 4- 10. D o note that t he Inventory button at t he top of t he screen has l it

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up, because the contents of our inventory have changed. Click on the icon or hit

the "I" key to bring up the Inventory screen (see Figure 4-11); this screen was

explained in great detail in Chapter 3.

The usefulness of each i tem depends on the Ski l ls and Schematics to which

our Character has access; we may already have them, or we may learn them in the

future. If we open the Character Edi tor screen, as shown in Figure 4- 12, we wil lsee that M erwin is wholly ignorant of Technological Schematics; therefore, he is

not presentl y able to use any of the objects at the site to make new i tems. However,

these items can also be sold in town; it might be wise to the keep them for the

moment.

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It might also be wise to take some notice of bodies of the fallen. Distasteful

as one may find the thought of rifling through the pockets of a corpse, one must

be practical about such matters; some of the dead will doubtless carry gold or

other useful items, as in Figure 4-13. We can drag the items to our own

inventory one by one, or click on the "Take All" button, which is i l lustrated at the

top of Figure 4-14. If a body has nothing of use to us, a message wi l l appear

saying, "There is nothing to loot."

To use the items we’ve found, go to the Inventory screen and drag the item

onto the "use" icon, as in Figure 4-15. Not al l items can be used, naturall y, so i t

might be advisable to experiment; now is as good a time as any to examine the

items we’ve collected.

Figure 4-12

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Combat

The crash site is by no means safe and secure; ail ing wolves are wanderi ng

about, and they wil l cheerf ully k il l us on sight. When in combat, the mouse

cursor turns into a sword icon; one can also initiate Combat by clicking on the

shield icon at the bottom interface menu, or by hitting the "R" key. Should one

wish to init iate "Turn- Based" Combat, i t is as easy as stri king the space bar; one

can also turn it on in the "Options" screen.

If one is engaged in Turn- Based Combat, a bar of A cti on Points wil l appear

above the hot key bank, as shown in Figure 4-16. O therwi se, Real- Time Combat

will occur, with both sides taking action simultaneously. We will gain experience

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for dealing damage to monsters, and when our Character or his Followers kill it.

For detailed information on both Combat and Experience, see Chapter 3.

Navigating the Crash Site

The Crash Site wil l be mapped out as M erwi n wanders through i t, as in

Fi gure 4-17. To see where we currently stand and where we have already been, cl ick

on the M ap icon or hi t the "W" key. The red crosshairs on the map

indicate the current l ocation of M erwin and his party members. Use the arrow keys

to see more of the map; alas, only those areas that one’s Character has already

traversed will be unveiled.

Figure 4-16

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O ne would be very wise to expl ore the enti re crash site thoroughly for i tems,

wolves to kil l , and whatever clues are available as to why the blimp crashed. There

is also a cave to the east of the starting point; to cross the threshold (or indeed,

pass through any portal), simply highlight the cave entrance and click, as seen in

Figure 4-18.

In s i d e t h e c a v e

ore enemies are to be found inside the cave, and M erwi n wil l be forced to

take a firm hand with them. Be sure to check the barrels against the wall,

as well. When a container shows us a highl ight, as shownin Figure 4- 19,

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we can click upon it to examine what's inside—unless, ofcourse, it happens to be

locked. When accessing a container, one can take the it ems one by one, or click

on the "Take All" button.

Proceed further into the cave and we wil l encounter a restless spiri t. Cl ick on

him to speak with him, discover that the poor devil has been cursed (see Figure

4- 20). Duri ng this conversation with the spiri t of Charl es Brehgo, one can choose

whether or not one wishes to help him—if the player i s wil l ing to

shoulder this responsibil i ty, M erwin can accept his fi rst quest.

To leave the cave, click on the exit when it highlights.

Figure 4-20

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Ga i n i n g a Le v e l

hen our Character has gained enough Experience to "Level U p", whether

through Combat or completing a Q uest, the Character Edi tor icon wil l

highl ight. I f one is using an Auto- Level ing Scheme, the message

window at t he bott om wil l tell us what Skil l t he scheme has bought for M erwin.

O therwi se, we wil l need to go into the Character Edi tor and choose where the

new Character Points are to be spent.

If we wish to turn off the Auto- Level ing Scheme, we have only to go to the

Character Edi tor screen and click on the Auto- Level Scheme button to the right.

H ere we select "No Scheme", and the deed i s done! A s we can in

Figure 4-22

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Arcanum Players Guide – 101

Figure 4- 21, the Auto- Leveling Scheme can be changed at any time; we can activate

and de- acti vate Auto- Leveling Scheme for a Character at our own discretion.

Le av i n g t h e Cr a s h S it e

f ter M erwin exi ts the cave at t he Crash Site, the best course of acti on is

to continue unti l he comes across an al tar stone, as seen in Figure 4- 22.

This may be a good time to peruse all the information he has gathered so

far. Click on the Logbook icon, or hit the "L" key, to review his notes. For more

information on the uses of the Logbook, see Chapter 3.

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Further along an el f wil l approach us. After we finish conversing with him,

we wil l be able to continue onward to the Shrouded H il ls. When the M ap icon

turns blue, as seen in Fi gure 4- 23, it means we have access to travel via the

World M ap.

Go in g t o Sh r o u d ed Hi l l s

hen we are viewing the Wor ld M ap, we can toggle waypoints to

automatical ly t ravel to another l ocation, as seen in Figure 4-24. Use the"Toggle Walking Waypoint" action button to quickly get from the Crash

Site to the Shrouded H il ls, as in Figure 4- 25.

The Game will return to the isometric view if we encounter an enemy, or

when M erwin reaches his destination. If we do suff er some sort of random

encounter, we will need to reset the waypoint and walk the path again. Finally,

Figure 4- 26 shows O ur H ero arr iving at the Shrouded H il ls. M erwin is at

liberty to explore the town: the adventure has just begun!

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Chapter 5:Multiplayer

Overview

or the benef it of those players who might wish to pl ay A rcanum in the

company of f ri ends, our Game has been provided with a "Multiplayer M ode"

which will permit the player and several compatriots to enjoy a game on a

local area network, or even over the Internet. One computer must be set up as the

server for the Game, and the other computers are called clients. The operator of

the server selects a module for pl ay: a "modul e", in this instance, is a set of maps,

quests, et cetera, which are made specif ical ly f or use in Arcanum’s M ultiplayer

M ode. A ll of the cli ents must have a local copy of that modul e in order to join

the server and play. The game does not end when any cl ient Characters die, butcontinues until the server player quits the game—which is rather the way all par-

ties work, if one gives any thought to the matter.


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Ge t t i n g s t a r t e d

n the M ain M enu screen, select "M ultiplayer" as seen in Figure 5- 1 to begin

a mul tiplayer session. The M ultiplayer M enu al lows one to choose f rom

games for network or Internet play, and to change one’s setup as well - - see

Figure 5- 2. I f players select "Network", they wi l l interact wi th A rcanum games to

found on the local area network (LA N ), as seen in Figure 5- 3.

Firstly one can search for games by pressing "Find Game", which displays a

l ist of LA N games (see Figure 5- 4) which one can join as a client. These games

are listed in the right panel, and clicking on any of these games will provide

information on that game in the lef t panel. O ne can sort the games by name, type,

ping, players or "up time", simply by clicking on those labels at the top of the

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list. If a player should click on the green arrow, the game list will be refreshed.

O ne can also f i l ter the l ist by using the labels at the bottom of the l ist to remove

some of the games. Available filters are as follows:

A l l – show all gamesFFA – show only games of type Free for A l l

Cooperative – show only games of type Cooperative

Roleplay – show only games of type Roleplay

Bookmarked – show only bookmarked games

A game can be bookmarked by pressing the blue check mark button to the

lef t of its IP address at the bottom of the lef t panel; the self - same bookmarks can

be removed by pressing the red x button. O ne can also type an IP address direct-

ly into the field, to go to a known server.

W hen one wishes to join a game, it is time to press the large "Click to Join"button in the bottom lef t of the screen. D oing so wil l indicate that you are wait-

ing to join, and when the server accepts you, you will load the map and drop into

play. If the game requires a password, it will be necessary to type the password in

the text area to the right of the join button. Games that are password- protected

will display a lock icon in the server list.

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Back at the LA N menu, there is a second option: one can press "H ost Game",

rather than "Find Game", and make one’s own Electro Dynamo M achine the serv-

er for a new game, as seen in Figure 5- 5. A player who takes on this role wi l l

need to chose f rom several options before his Dynamo can become a host:

Game Name – insert the name of your server here

M odul e – select the module to use for your gameType – this is a tag for your game, to let others know what type it is. This is

useful for those who wi l l be f i l tering games in "Find Game" menu. There are three

types of games: Free for A l l (players tend to f ight amongst themselves),

Cooperative (players tend to group), or Roleplay (players tend to act in Character)

M aximum Players – how many players can join simul taneously

M aximum L evel – the highest Character level that can join your game

M inimum Level – the lowest Character level that can join your game

Password – you can optionally select a password that a client must enter to join

your game; this allows you to keep it private

Private Chat – this determines whether players can privately talk in the game

M aximum Stored PC’s – the number is the maximum number of Playing

Characters the server wil l "remember". O nce this l imit is reached, the server wil l

forget about earlier players that have played on it, and if the player returns to the

game, his Character begins anew.

Player K il l ing – whether players are al lowed to kil l other players

Friendly Fire Damage – whether area- of- ef fect Spells and Items wil l hurt people

in one’s own group

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W hen these options have been set, press "Click to H ost", and the new

server wil l appear on the l ist of LA N servers under the "Find Game" menu.

A t the LA N menu, one can also change the Character one is playing by press-

ing the "Character" selection, as seen in Figure 5- 6. H ere one can pick an existing

Character on the l ist, or make a new Character by pressing "N ew Character". N ew

Characters are made using the same Character Editor which was employed in sin-

gle player mode.

Returning to the M ultiplayer M enu, by selecting "Internet" we wil l interact

with A rcanum games which are hosted on the Internet, as seen in Figure 5- 7—

although one must first have set up an account for such games (see below for

details on how this may be accomplished). O n the Internet M enu, the f irst three

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selections are identical to those found on the corresponding LA N M enu, with the

exception that the games displayed here are hosted from all over the world, rather

than just upon the Local A rea N etwork. I f one should choose to make a host

server here, one’s game will be made available to everyone in the world!

There are several addi tional selections available on the Internet M enu. By press-

ing "Chat", for example, one can enter the A rcanum chat rooms, as seen in Figure

5- 8. One can select the Chat Room on the lef t, and watch thediscussion on the right. To join the conversation, type your own responses at the

bottom of the screen.

The last two selecti ons on the Internet menu, "N ews" and "Community", wil l

minimize A rcanum to the Electro Dynamo’s task bar and launch the defaul t brows-

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er to f ind web pages for the A rcanum N ews and Discussion Forums,

respectively.

The last selection on the M ultiplayer M enu is "Setup", which al lows a

player to create or change a WO N account, as seen in Figure 5- 9. One cannotaccess the Internet M enu without having such an account. It wi l l be necessary to

create a unique "Log- in" name and password. I f you wish, you may also supply

an email address, in order to receive N ews updates for A rcanum.

Pl ay in g t h e g a me

hile in M ultiplayer M ode, playing Characters can work cooperatively,

forming parties and adventuring together for mutual protecti on: see the

"Parties" section below. Players can also play competitively, by fighting

and hindering one another at every opportunity. Players can begin Q uests

independently, of course, but most quests can only be completed by one player or

group of players; a princess only needs to be rescued once! I f one player

completes such a Q uest, it becomes closed and marked as "completed by another

player" in the Logbooks of other participants in the Game.

Regardless of whether the players choose to work cooperatively or compete,

it is not necessary for them to stay in the same local area, nor to follow a

proscribed leader. A l l players are f ree to move about the world as they wish. The

biggest difference between cooperative and competitive play is whether the

players are sharing experience points- - again, see the "Parties" section below for fur-

ther details.

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Multiplayer Control InterfaceDue to time constraints, Sleeping is prohibited in M ultiplayer M ode (see below

for further details.) Ergo, the Sleep button has been replaced, in M ultiplayer M ode,

by a M ultiplayer Control button. This button opens an interf ace that wil l al low

the host to control certain aspects of M ultiplayer M ode, such as whether to al low

another player to join the game. A l l players use this interface to send private mes-

sages to other players.

When the player f irst creates the game, the M ultiplayer Control interf ace

appears as in Figure 5- 10. I f someone attempts to join the game upon this

server, his or her Character appears without an icon; instead there is a plus

button, which the server player can press to allow that Character into the game,

as seen in Figure 5- 11. Should this Character be considered undesirable in some

way, the server player can also press the rightmost button to disconnect (or ban)

the player from his server.

O nce a player is al lowed into the game, he or she can click on another

player’s icon to send a private message using the M essage window, as in Figure 5-

12. This assumes, of course, that private chats are al lowed on this server—this may

not be the case (see Server options above).

Finally, the server operator can also disconnect or even ban a player from his

server at any time during play by pressing the ri ghtmost button in the M ultiplayer

Control interface next to the player’s name. A secondary control interface appearsin the M essage Window (see Figure 5- 13); a disconnected player can reconnect

immediately, assuming the password has not been changed by the server operator,

but a banned player cannot reconnect from his current IP address.

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Pa r t i e s

layers in A rcanum can form parties to share in the experience of kil ls and

quests. To form a party, players use the broadcast commands def ined in

Chapter Three, secti on 3- 5, "Social Interacti on". O nce in a party, al l

experience gained by a single player is divided equally among all other players in

his or party which are in his immediate vicinity. For example, if a party member

is awarded 1000 experience points and three other members of that party are

standing nearby, then all four party members will receive 250 experience pointseach. H owever, any party members not in the vicinity gain nothing.

A player can only be a member of one party at a time. Creatures wi l l react

to hostilities instigated by one party member by disliking every player in his or

her party, which could cause the creature to attack or flee, depending on the

circumstances.

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There are two important things to note about forming parties. Primus,

players do N O T share fol lowers, so they cannot order about the Followers of

another player. Secondus, any A l ignment Shif t caused by a creature’s death goes to

the player who struck the killing blow to the creature. If a Follower struck the

kil l ing blow, the A lignment shif t goes to his leader.

Death; or, Waiting to InhaleWhen a playing Character dies in M ultiplayer M ode, the game does not

automatically end his or her session. Because another player may attempt to

Resurrect the dead player, the game will continue running until that player choos-

es to qui t. I f one is resurrected, one can continue playing in this M ultiplayer ses-

sion. If one chooses to quit, one must make or import a new Character for this

M ultiplayer session.

Differences between single and multiplayerThere are only a few notable dif ferences in how our Game functions in M ultiplayer

M ode. Chief among these is the matter of Time, and how i t is handled; since al l

of the players must be kept synchronized in the same time f rame in a M ultiplayer

game, no sleeping is possible, and no World M ap travel is possible. A ccordingly,

the Sleep button is removed and the World M ap interface is not available. Players

will have to walk or teleport anywhere they wish to go in the game; for this rea-

son only, M ultiplayer maps wi l l tend to be smal ler than single- player maps. There

is no technical impediment to prevent someone f rom making a larger M ultiplayer

map, but the creator of such a map should remember that the player will have to

walk from place to place, and the time required could become prohibitive.

Secondly, Turn- Based Combat is not available in M ultiplayer M ode. Because

some players may take an inordinate amount of time to complete their turns, and

even distant pl ayers unaware of the f ighting would be forced into C ombat M ode,

Turn- Based Combat is made unavailable as a Combat option whi le the Game is in

M ultiplayer M ode.

Lastly, there are a few Spells to which playing Characters are immune. These

Spells include the ever- popular Charm and D ominate Wil l : the former wil l not

function because the Game does not control player reactions, and the latter because

it would wrest control of the Character from the player for an indeterminate

amount of time, which was judged unacceptable (as well as downright unamusing)

by the designers. A ny Spell to which the player is immune is clearly marked as

such in its description in the A ppendix.

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Ar c a n u m Us e r Ed i t i n g

he documentation on A rcanum U ser Editing can be found in the

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A-1: Glossarycoin – the money in Arcanum, in the form of gold coins minted in the

U nif ied K ingdom

stone – the unit of weight in A rcanum. 10 stone = 1 pound

Ac r o n y ms

A C - armor classBE - beauty

CH - charisma

CN – constitution

D - damage

DR - damage resistance

DX – dexteri ty

ED - extra damage

ER - electr ical resistanceFR - f ire resistance

FT - fatigue

H T - health

IN - intell igence

M SR - minimum strength required

N P - noise penalty

PE – perception

RN G - range

ST - strength

WP - will power

X P - experience points


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A-2: RacesIn t r o d u c t i o n t o

John Beddoes’

On the Races of Arcanum

i thin the realm of A rcanum there are several kinds of thinking creature,

and the resemblance which all of them share is obvious even to the most

casual and unlettered observer. The modern natural ist, unable to accept

the superstitious explanations which are offered by Religion, must find some other

means to explain the simi larity between peoples as disparate as orc and elf , human

and hal f l ing, ogre and dwarf . Why do al l known races of thinking creature stand

upright and walk upon two legs, count five fingers upon each hand and five toes

upon each foot , and see with two eyes? I t may please some to believe that the

hand of an A lmighty Creator was at work , and yet if one sits before dif ferent

pulpits one is bound to hear di f ferent, and conf l icting, tales of that Creation. N one

of these fables sort well with what we are daily learning by our study of fossils

and our observation of the natural world. I f our understanding of L ife and its

history is to expand, we must do better.

In the interests of this greater understanding, then, I have undertaken to cre-

ate a new system of classif ication for the various Races of A rcanum. In this ven-

ture my own observations as a naturalist have been enriched by much study, and

a di l igent appl ication of the valuable data gleaned by other scientif ic researchers. Ihave also consulted some experts in the f ield of M agick, when I felt that Science

could not provide an adequate explanation for certain phenomena. The end resul t

of my ef forts wil l , I have no doubt, be displeasing to many and whol ly satisfac-

tory to almost no one. M en of Faith and men of Science al ike wil l howl for my

blood, condemning me as a heretic; practi tioners of the M ystic Arts wil l cal l me

a dabbler and dismiss my theories with the same carelessness with which they treat

al l the products of N atural Philosophy. N evertheless, I must submit my theories

to universal inspection! I f I am wrong, I chal lenge my peers to show me the error

of my ways wi th reasoned argument and sound evidence, rather than the shameless

assassination of my character and general hysteria with which my theories have been

contradicted thus far.


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sense of family per se, but they also do not discriminate against t heir half - orc

children; half - orcs are given what respect they can earn by their strength and cun-

ning, appearances notwi thstanding. H umans, on the other hand, hardly ever accept

half - orcs into t he family, or treat them wel l enough to encourage any of the f iner

feel ings we associate with our race. The intol erance to which half - orcs are sub-

jected in our society colors their outlook on life permanently, and it is impossi-

ble to know whether they might be capable of transcending their orcish tenden-

cies, were they treated as humans from birth. In any case, as it stands now one

tends to f ind half - orcs brutish, venal, unforgiving and prone to violence. Giventhe environment in which they are usually raised, this cannot be surprising!

Some half - orcs are able to learn to control the viol ent orcish temper which

plagues them. Their native intell igence, combined with the slight advantage they

gain from being members of an innately magickal race, wil l al low them to learn

some of t he fundamentals of Spel lcraf t, if this is permitted. They can also grasp

the workings of N atural L aw and become Technologists, when given the opportu-nit y. Such opportunit ies are af forded only rarely to them, however, as they have

little or no access to higher education; all civilized peoples discriminate against

them freely, and most hold a low opinion of their intellectual capacity.

N onetheless, in the 60 or so years which make up a half - orc’s natural l ife time,

they may accomplish a great deal. Some have become famous bandits; others have

demonstrated more humanit y than the pure-blooded humans who gave them l ife.

They are born balancing on the edge of a razor, and any sensible person can see

that they fall to wickedness most often because they are pushed.


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A-3: Spell Information

The following is excerpted from T homas Redwine’s treatise "Practical M agick",

with permission from the author. A l l information on Spel ls is given in addit ion

to the information found in the "Spells" section in Chapter 2.

Anatomy of a Disaster: or, How and Why

Our Spells Fail Us

practicing mage has no greater enemy than over- confidence: there are a

thousand-and- one ways that a Spell can come to naught, even when

formul ated and cast with the utmost precision. A nd what could be more

frustrating, more humi liating, more disappointing and dark ly dangerous than a failed

Spel l? N o matter whether we succeed or no, the caster sti l l pays the ful l cost inFatigue for any attempt to marshal mystical forces. Weariness is not the only

possibl e consequence of a failed Spell , however; I have seen a fellow mage

seriously injured and even killed when a Spell failed to achieve its intended effect!

What many novice sorcerers fail to understand (and many more experienced

mages forget) is that one’s target for any given work of enchantment may possess

some unknown property of Resistance—and when met wi th suff icient Resistance,

even the most expert incantations fail.

A s a general rule, any Spell cast on a li ving creature is prone to meet with

Resistance from either the Constitution or the Will, depending on whether one’s

magic i s directed at the Physical or Cerebral facult ies. If the target’s l uck holds,and the dice rol l a value which is equal to or l ess than that of the Statistic of

Resistance, your intended target will be unaffected by your Spell—no matter how

perfectly the Spell was cast!

It was in the interests of health and safety f or my f el low mages, especiall y

those of tender years, that I set about compi ling the fol lowing notes on the M agic

of A rcanum. In the pages to come I have careful ly l isted every Spell which is

known to me, f rom al l the Sixteen Col leges of M agic. In each l isting I have tr ied

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Conveyance

The college of Conveyance holds spells that deal with motion and transportation.

Disarm

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: Dext eri ty

Effect: i f the target fail s to save against D exteri ty, it s weapon wil l be knocked

out of its hands.

U nlocking Cantrip

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: the target i s unlocked (but not opened) i f your M agical A pti tude

exceeds the lock’s dif f icul ty rati ng. O bviously, thi s spell is only ef fective on

locked doors and chests. Also, unlike the Pick L ocks skil l , thi s spell is very

loud and attracts the attention (and perhaps hostility) of nearby creatures.

U nseen Force

M inimum Level: 5Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: the target is pushed back several squares, directly away from the

caster. If a solid object is encountered, such as a wall or tree, then the

target will stop prematurely and a small amount of damage may be inflicted.

Spatial Distortion

M inimum L evel: 10

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: the caster is magically transported to any empty tile of his choosing.

It will not take the target through walls or closed doors.

TeleportationM inimum L evel: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: casti ng this spell wil l bring up the World M ap interf ace and the

player can click on any known location and be transported there instantly.

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Regenerate

M inimum Level: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: t his spell causes al l party members to heal faster f or as long

as it is maintained.

Necromantic (Black)

The Evil N ecromantic College contains spells that negatively af fect the

life force of a creature.

H arm

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: this spell causes damage to a targeted creature.

Conjure Spirit


Effect: this spell allows the caster to speak with the spirit of the tar-

get corpse upon whi ch it is cast. If cast upon a dead N PC, the cast-

er can often learn secrets which would not be otherwise revealed.

Summon Undead

M inimum Level: 5

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: this spel l summons an Undead creature that wi l l attack all

nearby creatures (including the caster).

Create UndeadM inimum Level: 10

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell animates the target corpse, which will follow the

caster (regardl ess of the maxi mum followers allowed by the caster’s

Charisma), and in combat, it will attack the caster’s enemies.

Q uench Li fe

M inimum Level: 15

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Resisted by: Constit uti on-5

Effect: this spell does a large amount of damage to the target creature, unless

it successful ly saves. This spell has no ef fect upon undead.

Necromantic (White)

The Good N ecromantic Col lege contains spel ls that positi vely af fect the l ife force

of a creature.

M inor H eali ng

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell heals a small amount of damage on the target.

H alt Poison

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell reduces the Poison Factor of the target.

M ajor H eali ng

M inimum Level: 5

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell heals a great deal of damage on the target.

Sanctuary

M inimum Level: 10

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: this spell protects the caster f rom U ndead, causing them not to attack.

ResurrectM inimum Level: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell returns the target creature to life, with full hit points and

a poison level of zero.

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Phantasm

The College of Phantasm contains spells that concern the control of light and illu-

sion.

Illuminate

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ aEffect: this spell raises the light level in an area surrounding the target

creature. If cast on a creature, the area will move with the creature.

Flash

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell temporarily blinds a target creature.

Blur Sight

M inimum Level: 5

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell increases the armor class of the caster.

Phantasmal Fiend

M inimum L evel: 10

Resisted by: Wi l lpower- 5

Effect: this spell creates the illusion of a formidable monster. If a creature

fails its save, it will believe the illusion and attack the monster in favor of

the caster. The illusionary monster lasts until killed or dispelled.

Invisibility

M inimum L evel: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: the target becomes invisibl e. He cannot be seen by any other creatureunless he attacks, when he is seen brief ly as a translucent image and may be

targeted for attack.

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Summoning

The College of Summoning contains spells that concern the summoning of

creatures of progressive power.

Plague of Insects

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ aEffect: this spell summons a swarm of insects, which surrounds the target

creature. They cause no damage, but they effectively halve the Speed of the

creature as it swats and slaps at the bugs.

O rcish Champion

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell summons an orc into the specified empty square. This

creature will fight the caster’s enemies until killed or dispelled.

Guardian Ogre


Ef fect: this spell summons an ogre into the specif ied empty square. This

creature will fight the caster’s enemies until killed or dispelled.

H el lgate

M inimum Level: 10

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell summons a demon into the specified empty square. This

creature wil l f ight the caster’s enemies until ki l led or dispelled. H owever, there

are rumors that sometimes the demon fails to go away when unsummoned…

FamiliarM inimum Level: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell summons a familiar to join the caster. This creature will

remain until killed.

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Temporal

The Temporal College concerns spells that control the flow of time.

M agelock

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell effectively locks any portal. The door cannot be lockpicked,although the door can be destroyed to allow passage.

Congeal Time

M inimum Level: 1

Resisted by: Wi l lpower- 5

Effect: this spell halves the Speed of all creatures in the vicinity of the

caster who fail their saving throw.

H asten

M inimum Level: 5

Resisted by: n/ a

Effect: this spell doubles the target creature’s Speed.

Stasis

M inimum L evel: 10

Resisted by: W il lpower- 10

Effect: this spell paralyzes the target creature, unless it makes its saving throw.

The affected creature cannot move, attack, talk, or perform any other action.

Tempus Fugit

M inimum L evel: 15

Resisted by: n/ a

Ef fect: this powerful spell speeds the caster and his enti re group, granti ng a

+10 to Speed, whi le slowing down every other creature in the worl d, with a –10 to their Speed. Note that only one Tempus Fugit can ever be active at the

same time in the world. Any secondary casting, by any caster, automatically

dispels the f irst spel l. Also note that to dispel the spel l directl y, Disperse

M agic must be cast on the caster himself .

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A-4:Learned Schematic

Informationhe following is excerpted, with permission, from the Course Catalogue of

Tarant’s Polytechnical Institute, edition XV I, secti on 12—"Correspondence

Courses".

It has recently come to our attention that a great many students who would

otherwise be inclined to pursue an education in the sciences are unable to complete

the Polytechnic’s course of study. It i s not mere economic distress or lack of

native abil ity whi ch bars these would- be Technologists f rom pursuit of an advanced

Degree, but rather the constraints of time and distance; such people lead busy l iveswhich of ten take them abroad, and they are simply i ncapable of attending daily

classes as an ordinary student woul d.

It seemed to the deans of the Polytechnical Institute that it was just this sort

of person—that is to say, the sort that prefers travel and adventure to l i fe- long

imprisonment in a garret laboratory—who should be most encouraged to pursue a

career in the Technological Disciplines. Indeed, we thought i t would be a sad loss

to Science, were none of the current generation’s Men of A cti on to become learned

in the ways of Technology! For every staid and solid cit izen who spends a l ife-

time in his workshop, there must also be a number of engineers and visionaries

who wil l put his discoveri es and components to practi cal use. Without a broad

spectrum of temperament, background and experience among its practitioners,

Science is doomed to become a hidebound backwater—and without new blood and

new ideas, it is even conceivable that the well of inspiration for new Technologies

will run dry.

To address these and other concerns, the Correspondence Courses below have

been created and will henceforth be offered by the Polytechnical Institute on a

f lexi ble schedule. The foll owing list of Schematic descriptions are divi ded into

sections which cover the eight Technological Disciplines; these Disciplines are those

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which were generall y agreed by the deans of the Insti tute to be most "useful" in

the pragmati c sense, and as such are the most easil y taught as an extended series

of "field studies".

Each Discipline represents a separate body of Technological knowledge, and

for purposes of convenience we have divided each course of study into seven

Degrees. With each successive D egree attained, the student wil l be provided with

Schematics of progressive complexity and power. With the use of these

Schematics, the budding Technologist will be able to combine found or purchasedobjects into a vari ety of useful and powerf ul i tems. [See Secti on 3- 7 of t his man-

ual for more details on the use of such Schematics! —the editor.]

Please note that these Schematics are provided to the Student automatically

as he or she attains a new D egree. A student may also f ind addi tional Schematics

in his or her travels, of course, and with suff icient expertise could make a vari ety

of unique devices which have never been seen before, even by the prof essors of

the Polytechnic. I t i s precisely this sort of expl orati on, experimentati on and dis-

covery which the Institute hopes to encourage by offering instruction of this sort

by mail.

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A-5:Strategy Tips

Here are some tips on playing Arcanum.

Ge n er a l

• A simple but ef fecti ve character is a H alf - O gre with good M elee and Dodge

ski l ls. H e is easy to play and can hold his own in most combat situations.

• Putt ing a point into Gambling at the start of the game wil l al low you to

gamble with the first shopkeeper (and get more items than you would

normally be able to afford!)

• Be wary of armor sizes. For exampl e, smaller characters l ike Dwarves cannot

wear normal or large-sized armors.

• If you're already boosting certain stats to buy spells or tech schematics,

consider buying skills that also use the same character stats. For example, a

mage might also look into buying H aggle since that skil l is dependant on

Wi llpower, or a technologist mi ght buy Gambling or H eal since their

Intelligence needs to be high.

• Find combinati ons of spel ls or skil ls that wil l work well together; don't buy

something just because it "sounds" cool.

• If you're a magic user, be sure to put points into consti tution as well . I t

helps to have extra Fatigue.

• You don't have to talk to everyone in town, but if you do, you're l ikely to

more quests, which means more experience points.

• Save of ten as you'l l never know what l ies beyond the next corner.

• U se the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll the isometr ic view while you

use your mouse to move your character.

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Arcanum Players Gui de – 175

• I f you know many spells or have many items you want to put in your hot

key bank, select the ones that need to be quickly accessible, not necessarily

the ones which are of ten used.

• Just because you got a fate poi nt doesn't mean you have to use it right away.

It makes more sense to use a fate point to help you do something your

character has never been able to do before (for exampl e, a f ighter may save

a fate point to successfully pick someone's pocket).

• Being encumbered is no fun. If you must carry around bunches of heavy

stuf f , choose how you want the weight to be distr ibuted. Decide who in

your party needs to be the fastest.

• M ost puzzles in A rcanum have more than one possible solution. Experi ment.

• Fi nd a good balance of skil ls to help you in town and in dungeons. For

example, Pick Pocket might be an incredibly useful ski l l in civi l ized areas,

but it won't help you at all when a horde of angry zombies are after you.

Te c h n o l o gy

• Dwarves have innate technological aptitude. Dwarves, therefore, make great

technologists.

• I f you're going to be an explosives expert, make sure to put points in

throwing. Your weapons are useless, otherwise.

• I f you're going to be a gunsmithy expert, make sure to put points in your

firearms skill. Your weapons are useless, otherwise.

• Remember, H alf- O gres cannot use guns because their hands are too big!

• I f playi ng as a f irearms or bow character, consider carrying around a back-

up weapon in the event you run out of ammo/ arrows.

• There are useful tech manuals out there that you can read to improve your

Technological Expertise. Look for them!

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A-6: CreditsAr c a n u m wa s ma d e b y T r o i k a Ga me s , LLC,

w h i c h i s c o mp r i s e d o f

Jason AndersonLeonard Boyarsky

David Bragg

Timothy Cain

M ark H arrison

Chris Jones

M ichael M cCarthy

Chad M oore

Steve M oret

Yong Park

Jesse Reynolds

Sharon Shellman

With additional work contracted from

Dominick C ecere (addit ional monster animati ons)

M ichael D ean (additional character modeling and texturi ng)

K urt Dekker (sound programming)

Edward R. G. M ortimer (generated dialog)

With in-house testing and design suggestions from

Sissie Chang

Tiffany Chu

Scott JacobsonCynthia Komm

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Sie r r a St u d io s c r e d i t s

Senior Vice President J. Mark Hood

DevelopmentSr. Producers Don Wilkins Jeff Pobst

Assistant Producer Bernadette Pryor

MarketingVice President Marketing Jim Veevaert

Director of Marketing Koren Buckner

Product M anager Charles Holtzclaw

M arketi ng Producer Glenn Oli ver

Web Editor Guy Welch

M arketing Info. M anager Ingrid Pelzer

M arketing Info. Assistant Jelaine K raetsch

European Brand M anager M ichael Fuller

Channel Promotions M anager M ichael Whitehead

Public RelationsPublic Relations M anager Adam K ahn

Public Relations Coordinator Kell ie H obin

Creative ServicesAccount M anager Orlena Yeung

M anual Graphic Design Arthur Hagman, Aaron Sprinkle,

Queenie Ngai

Copywriter Christa Phil lips

Package Design Ayzenberg Group

MusicM usic Composition and Recording Ben H ouge

Dialogue RecordingVoice Directing & Casting Jeff Pobst

Leonard Boyarsky

Chad M oore

Voice Recording Speciali st M ike Caviezal

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Voices Recorded at Waves Sound Recorders, LA CA.

Voice Recording Engineer M ichael K linger

Voice Casting Services The Voicecaster, Burbank CA

Voice Casting Directors H uck Liggett, M artha M ayakis

LeAnne Koehnen

Talent Paymaster The Talent Fund, H alf - M oon Bay, CA.

Sound Effects Ben Houge

Post Processing Ben H ouge

M ike Caviezal

Cast of CharactersVirgi l Rino Romano

RavenTasia Valenza

Simeon Tor Dwight Schul tz

Si lver Lady D iane Pershing

K an Hua, Narrator K ay Kuter

Z 'an A l 'urin Phi llese Sampler

Loghaire Barry Dennen

Kerghan Jeff Coopwood

Gilbert Bates Nick JamesonM agnus Julian West

Arronax, Gar, Joachim, Nasrudin Jim Ward

Frankl in M ichael Gough

Torian Mark Klastorin

M 'i n Gorad Gissel le L oren

Geoff rey Richard Tatum

Quality AssuranceQA Di rector Gary Stevens

QA Supervisor Ken Eaton

QA Leads Chad M artin

Chris M ason

QA Testers Aaron Cont reras

Joe Easter

Sonya Faugno

Danny H arrison

Zach Hays

Dave Jordan

Rich Nelson

Quang Pham

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Jon Pulling

Niko Simonson

Lester Stocker

Brian Wilkinson

Hardware CompatibilityCompatibi li ty Lab M anager Pat Cal lahan

Compatibility Lab Tech. Sean M eichleM ark Storie

Support Staff Corp. Product C erti fication Chri s Sl ack

M atthew K angas

Tech. Support M anager Brian M oss

Sierra.comTitan Producers Ross Perez

Ron Daniels

Titan Lead Engineer Erik De Bonte

Titan Engineers M ike Nicolino

Lee Olds

Noel Wade

Brian Rothstein

Len Skiena

Dean Webster

Titan QA Lead Tester Eric H arman

Titan QA Tester David Cain

ROW Producer Warren Wright

Special Thanks H ubert Joly

Dave Grenewetzki

Phillip O'Niel

Ralph Giuffre

Suki H ayre

Brad N elson

Eric Roeder

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Nancy Rinehardt

Ron Crawford

Kelly Zmak

Flavie Gufflet

M ark Iverson

Christine Smith

Patricia Rice

Beth Freeman

Angie Raymundo

Arcanum Beta TestersA ddit ional thanks to – N ik, L auren, Gavin, Indy, Luna, James Curti s Angel,

Sweeti e (Sherrie H ammond), Frank M cCart hy, Constance M cCarthy- Angel, Steven

A ngel, Shawn Steiner, D ave Campbel l, Jo- A nn Palmer, Tracy, K orey, Samantha,

Cooter the Pooch, Brian Eno, Jeff H aynes, cinnamon A ltoids, Thanks M om &

Gary, for all of your l ove and support! Thanks Dad, for everything you gave me,

I wish you were here to see it. Gwyn - for t raining Sharon to require only 5

hours of sleep each night, H omeGrocer - without whom we would all weigh 10

pounds less, coca cola, N abisco, Keebler, M other's & LU , CodeGuy - for creati ng

the infamous "U berFAQ ", al l of our f ans from "The Boards", The Troika K ids -for running amuck and keeping us young at heart, L isa M arshall , Tracy Boyarsky

and Bonnie for taking such good care of our little rugrats while we dedicated our-

selves to A rcanum, all of our f ri ends and family who have been (relatively) under-

standing of why we haven't been around for the last 2 years.

A very special t hanks to our loyal beta testers, who helped us make a much bet-

ter game and to whom we are very grateful . Thanks guys!

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A-7:

Customer ServicesTe c h n i c a l Su p p o r t Te l : (0 118 ) 9 2 0 9 111

Fa x : (0118 ) 98 7 560 3

Lines open 24 hrs, 365 days a year, using our automated technical support

attendant. This system includes answers to al l commonly posed questions and prob-lems with our new and major titles. It is set up in a friendly and easy to use

menu system that you navigate through using a touch tone telephone. If the answer

to your question is not in our automated system, then you will be transferred to

a technician between the hours of 9am and 5pm M onday to Friday.

H ere are some key- presses that wil l al low you to navigate through our automated

attendant. Note that these are the standard l etter assignments that are given to U K

telephones so i f your phone has letters on the keypad, please use them instead:

Before you call our technical support lines, please check that you have read the

Readme f ile included on the game disk #1. You may well f ind a very quick answerto the problem that you are facing as these files contain answers to most common

problems. I f the answer is not here, make sure you have precise details of any error

message that you receive, and details regarding the specifications of your comput-

er before you call us, as this will help us in giving you a faster and more effi-

cient service.

2:

A , B, C

3:

D, E, F

4:

G, H , I

5:

J, K , L

6:

M, N, O

7:

P, R, S

8:

T, U, V

9:

W, X, Y

0:

Q , Z

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If you would prefer to write to us, please send your mail to the following address:

Viv e n d i Un iv e r s a l In t e r a c t i v e Pu b l i s h i n g UK Lt d .

Customer Services / Mail Order / Tech Support Department

2 Beacontree Plaza

Gillette Way

Reading • Berkshire

RG2 0BS

U nited K ingdom

Si e r r a UK We b s i t e

http://www.sierra-online.co.uk

U K Website includes on- l ine shopping, special offers, technical support, product

information, game demos, patches and much, much more.

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A-8: WarrantyYOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING END USER LICENSE AGREE-MENT BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM.

This software program, any printed materi als, any on- l ine or electronic documentation, and any and al lcopies and derivative works of such software program and materials (the "Program") are the copyright-ed work of Sierra O n- l ine Inc., it s subsidiaries, licensors and/ or i ts suppliers.A ll use of the Program is governed by the terms of the End U ser L icense A greement which is pro-vided below ("L icense").

The Program is solely for use by end users accordi ng to the terms of the L icense.A ny use, reproduction or redistribution of the Program not in accordance with the terms of the L icenseis expressly prohibited.

EN D U SER LIC EN SE AGREEM EN T

1. L imited U se L icense

Sierra O n- l ine Inc., ("the L icensor") hereby grants, and by install ing the Program you thereby accept, al imited, non- exclusive l icense and right to install and use one (1) copy of the Program for your use

on either a home or portable computer. You may not network the Program or otherwise install it oruse it on more than one computer at a time, except if expressly authorised otherwise in the appl icabledocumentation which you should refer to if :(a) The Program contains a Level Editor ( "Editor") that al lows you to create custom levels or othermateri als for your personal use in connecti on wit h the Program ("N ew M ateri als").(b) The Program has a multi - player capabil ityThe Program is licensed not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Program.

2. Ownership.

A ll title, ownership rights and intel lectual property rights in and to the Program and any and all copies

thereof (including but not limited to any titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, characternames, stor ies, dialog, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, animations, sounds, musical composi-tions, audio- visual ef fects, methods of operation, moral ri ghts, any related documentation, and "applets"incorporated into t he Program) are owned by t he L icensor or i ts li censors.

The Program is protected by the English copyright laws , international copyright treaties and conven-tions and any other appl icable laws. A ll rights are reserved. The Program may contain certain licensedmateri als and the L icensor's li censors may act to protect t heir ri ghts in the event of any violation ofthis Agreement.

3. Responsibil ities of End User.

A . Subject to the Grant of L icense herein above, you may not, in whole or i n part, copy, photocopy,reproduce, translate, reverse engineer, derive source code, modify, disassembl e, decompi le, create

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derivative works based on the Program, or remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Programwithout the prior consent, in writing, of the Licensor.

B. The Program is l icensed to you as a single product. It s component parts may not be separated foruse on more than one computer.

C. You are entitled to use the Program for your own use, but you are not be entitled to:(i) sell, grant a security interest in or transfer reproductions of the Program to other parties in anyway, nor to rent, lease or license the Program to others without the Licensor prior written consent ;(ii) publ ish and/ or distri bute the computer images, sound, f iles, fonts, graphics, cl ipart, animations, pho-tographs, databases or other content of the Program (including without limitation, for resale printedmaterials for your personal or business use (e.g., flyers and brochures) and on your personal and busi-ness website);use any of the computer images related to identifiable individuals or entities in a manner which sug-gests their association with or endorsement of any product or services ;(iii) exploit the Program or any of its parts, computer images, sound files, fonts, graphics, clipart, ani-mations, photographs, databases or other content i n the Program, for any commercial purpose includ-ing, but not l imited to, use at a cyber café, computer gaming centre or any other location-based site.

(iv) host or provide matchmaking services for the Program or emulate or redirect the communicationprotocols used by the L icensor in the network f eature of the Program, through protocol emulation,tunnelling, modifying or adding components to the Program, use of a utility program or any othertechniques now known or hereaf ter developed,for any purpose including, but not limited to network play over the Internet, network play utilisingcommercial or non- commercial gaming networks or as part of content aggregation networks without theLicensor prior written consent .

4. Program Transfer.

You may permanentl y t ransfer al l of your ri ghts under t his L icense, provided the recipient agrees to

the terms of this License and you agree to remove the Program f rom you home or portable com-puter.

5. Termination.

This L icense is ef fecti ve unti l terminated. You may terminate the L icense at any time by destroying theProgram and any N ew M ateri al. The L icensor may, at its discretion, terminate this License in the eventthat you fail to comply with the terms and conditions contained herein. In such event, you must imme-diately destroy the Program and any N ew M ateri al.

6. Export Controls.

The Program may not be re-exported, download or otherwise exported into (or to a national or resi-dent of ) any country to whi ch the U .S. has embargoed goods, or anyone on the U .S. TreasuryDepartment’s l ist of Specially D esignated National or the U .S. Treasury Department’s Table of DenialO rders. By instal l ing the Program, you are agreeing to the foregoing and you are representing and war-ranting that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such coun-try or on any such list.

7. Limited Warranty.

THE LICENSOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, EDI-TOR, AND MANUAL(S). THE PROGRAM, EDITOR AND MANUAL(S) ARE PROVIDED"AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER-

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In the event that any provision of t his L icense shall be held by a court or other t ri bunal of compe-tent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permis-sible and the remaining portions of this L icense shall remain in ful l force and ef fect.

The terms and condit ions of a paper pri nted l icence eventual ly accompanying the Program prevail onany terms and condition of a license eventually included in the Program and that could appear on screen.

You hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand the foregoing L icense and agree that theaction of installing the Program is an acknowledgement of your agreement to be bound by the termsand conditions of the L icense contained herein. You also acknowledge and agree that this L icense is thecomplete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the Licensor and you and that the Licensesupersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement, either oral or written, and any other communica-tions between the L icensor and you including any inconsistent wri tten l icense agreement or on- l ine helpaccompanying the Program.

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A-9: technical

Support PolicyAttention : The technical support wi l l only be available for private use complying with the terms of

the End U ser L icense A greement attached to the Product and to which you have agreed. Consequently,

the technical support will not, in any case, be available for commercial or professional use of the Product.

Ex c h a n g e Pr o c e d u r e f o r f a u l t y CD-Ro m, DVD-Ro m o r f l o p p y d i s k s

I f during the 90 days period following your purchase of the product, you notice that the CD- Rom,

DV D- Rom or f loppy disk i s defective or scratched, the technical support wil l be able to exchange the

Product free of charge, if you:

• send the faulty CD- Rom, DV D- Rom or f loppy disk back t o the address indicated in the manual

• send a dated proof of purchase of the defective product (e.g. purchase ticket)

Please, do not forget to join in your letter, your name, address and a phone number where it is pos-

sible to reach you during the day.

A f ter this 90 days period, if you want to exchange the CD- Rom, DV D- Rom or fl oppy disk (f rom

a defecti ve or scratched material only), thank you for sending back to the address indicated in the man-

ual, the said CD - Rom, DV D- Rom or f loppy disk and to join to your lett er a £6- 00 cheque for each

defective material established to Vivendi U niversal Interactive Publi shing UK L td.

Please address your letters to the Technical Support *

Ex c h a n g e Pr o c e du r e f o r t h e ma n u a l s

If you have lost or torn your manual or documentation associated to the product, the technical sup-

port will be able to send you new ones, under the following conditions:

Thank you for sending to the technical support a copy of the f loppy disk #1, the CD- Rom or DV D-

Rom and to join a £6- 00 cheque established to Vivendi U niversal Interactive Publi shing U K Ltd. with

your letter.

Please, do not forget to join in your letter, your name, address and a phone number where it is pos-sible to reach you during the day.

The technical suppor t’s address and phone number are indicated in the manual.

• We recommend that you send a letter by registered mail.

The Technical Support won’t be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the mail delivery services.A ny shipping charge wil l be at your own expense

A rcanum Players Guide – 18 7

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A-10:

Quick KeysAr c a n u m GAME Ho t k e y Li s t :

<Escape> — M ainM enu (or "Previous Window" in the mainmenu)

<F1> — "Walk" – Commands a Follower(s) to walk to a target location

<F2> — "Attack" – Commands a Foll ower(s) to attack the selected target<F3> — "Stay Close" – Commands a Foll ower(s) to fol low at a lesser

distance

<F4> — "Spread O ut" – Commands a Foll ower(s) to fol low at a greater

distance

<F5> — "Back O ff" - Commands a Foll ower(s) to stop fighting its target

<F7> — Auto- save game to a predetermined auto- save game slot.

<F8> — Auto- load saved game from predetermined auto- save game slot.

<

F12>

— Take a screenshot<N U M L O C K > — Toggles Run-A lways

<SHIFT-Click> — Stand in place (don't walk when attacking, etc.)

<CTRL-Click> — Run instead of walk

<ALT-Click> — Force- A ttack (to attack scenery, doors, etc.)

— Drag a corpse (i f not in combat mode)

<ENTER> — Switch to the Chat rotating window (type messages seen

as floaters)

<SPACE> — Closes any interf aces (Inven/ Char. Editor/ etc.) and

switches between Turn- Based/ Real- Time combat

<A> — Do whatever hot key action is on the last "A ctive" hot key ( the one

at the lower- lef t, next to the rotating window)

<C> — Character Editor Toggle O n/ O ff

<F> — Fate Point Window Toggle O n/ O ff

<I> — Inventory Toggle O n/ O ff

<L> — Logbook Toggle O n/ O f f

<O> — Bring up the O ptions menu

<R> — Toggle Ready/ U nready mode (A ttack/ Talk modes)<S> — Sleep U I Toggle O n/ O ff

<T> — Tech Schematic U I Toggle O n/ O ff

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<V> — Display version info

<W> — World Map U I Toggle O n/ O ff

<,> — Attacks wil l be called- shots to the H ead (<Comma>)

<.> — Attacks wil l be called- shots to the A rms (<Period>)

<

/>

— Attacks wil l be called- shots to the Legs (<

Forward Slash>

)

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A-11:

Halfling RecipeThe following is excerpted from "The Cookhill Family Recipe

Book" lately published by Fredwise Cookhill, owner and proprietor

of the famous Three Loaves Public House & Inn in Ashbury. Used

with permission of the author.

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