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Chapter 1 About Aveyond................................................................................................................................... 6 System Requirements....................................................................................................................................... 6 Support & Hints.................................................................................................................................................. 6 Other Games by Amaranth Games................................................................................................................... 7 Credits............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Features............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Meet the Characters.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 2 Game Controls.................................................................................................................................. 10 Keyboard Controls........................................................................................................................................... 10 Joystick Controls.............................................................................................................................................. 10 Play the Game in Full-Screen Mode................................................................................................................ 11 Turn Music Off................................................................................................................................................. 11 Turn Smooth Scrolling On............................................................................................................................... 12 Reduce Screen Flickering................................................................................................................................ 12 Chapter 3 General Survival............................................................................................................................... 13 Save Your Game............................................................................................................................................. 13 Check Your Journal ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Change Your Party Leader.............................................................................................................................. 13 Add a Character to the Reserve Party............................................................................................................. 14 Add a Character to the Active Party................................................................................................................. 14 Recover Health and Mana with Sleep.............................................................................................................. 14 Recover Health, Mana, and Ailments with Items.............................................................................................. 14 Recover Health and Ailments with Magic......................................................................................................... 15 Gain Strength................................................................................................................................................... 15 Equip Your Characters..................................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 4 Villages.............................................................................................................................................. 16 Talk to People.................................................................................................................................................. 16 Open Gates and Doors.................................................................................................................................... 16 Read Signs...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Search Bookshelves........................................................................................................................................ 16 Sleep at Inns.................................................................................................................................................... 16 Get Married...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Buy Goods from Shops.................................................................................................................................... 17 Join a Guild...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Get Rewards for Good and Evil Deeds............................................................................................................ 17 Chapter 5 Wilderness........................................................................................................................................ 18 Search Treasure Chests.................................................................................................................................. 18 Dig up Graves and Holes................................................................................................................................. 18 Blow Up Crevices in Walls............................................................................................................................... 18 Climb Up Ropes............................................................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 6 Magic................................................................................................................................................. 19 Rhen................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Learn Sword Magic..................................................................................................................................... 19 Become a Sword Singer............................................................................................................................. 19 Wield Swords of Power............................................................................................................................... 19 Lars................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Learn a Magic Spell.................................................................................................................................... 19 Become a Sorcerer..................................................................................................................................... 19 Join a Magic Guild...................................................................................................................................... 20 Wield Orb Staffs......................................................................................................................................... 20
Dameon........................................................................................................................................................... Learn Magic Spells..................................................................................................................................... Elini.................................................................................................................................................................. Learn Demon Summons............................................................................................................................. Tei'jal............................................................................................................................................................... Chapter 7 Monsters........................................................................................................................................... Use a Magic Spell on a Monster or a Friend.................................................................................................... Attack a Monster with a Weapon..................................................................................................................... Use an Item on a Monster or a Friend............................................................................................................. Capture a Monster During Battle...................................................................................................................... Defend Against Monsters................................................................................................................................ Protect yourself with Magic Charms................................................................................................................. Loot Monsters..................................................................................................................................................
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System Requirements
Your system should meet these minimum requirements before you play Aveyond:
Operating System: Windows 98+ (Not compatible with some builds of Windows 2000) Processor: PC with 800MHz Intel Pentium III or higher Memory: 256 MB RAM Hard Drive: 100 MB Video Adapter: 1024x768 or better video resolution in High Color mode Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card
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Credits
Several people came together to create the beautiful world of Aveyond. Amaranth Games could not have made this game without the following incredible individuals:
Game Designer: Game Engine: Art Lead: Additional Art: Composer: Amanda Fae (amaranthgames.com) RPG Maker XP (buy it at download.com) Jim Moore Marta Dahlig (blackeri.com), Martin Rebas (rebas.se), Katherine Fitch, Mack (www.mogunet.net/~mack/looseleaf), HungryMouse (hungrymouse.hp.infoseek.co.jp) Aaron Walz (walzmusic.com) Music Performers directed by Aaron Walz include: Eva Maass (flute), Adrian Gormley (clarinet), Krisha Montmorency (violin, viola), Muftiah Martin (violin), Maury Cohen (cello), Karl Hartmann (bass, electric bass), Mark Nemoyten (trumpet), Danielle Gilmore (trumpet), Charles Wilson (trombone), Aaron Walz (counter tenor, keyboard, production)
Additional Music: Mike Stobbie (introduction) Sound A1 Free Sound Effects (a1freesoundeffects.com)
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Features
Party LeaderYou can change the leader of your party. The leader of your party appears on screen as you
GuildsThere are several guilds throughout the isles. Many of the spells your sorcerer, Lars, learns depends
upon the guild he joins. Lars can only join ONE guild, so choose wisely. spells.
OrbsYou can find powerful orbs and attach them to an orb staff. A sorcerer can use the orb staff to magnify Swords of PowerYou can find swords of power that, when equipped, let your sword singer, Rhen, use
JournalYour journal contains all of the quests youve agreed to conquer. This is helpful if you are in the
process of completing multiple quests and dont want to remember them all in your head.
MarriageSome of the characters can get married. If you try to marry them off outright, they will get angry and
embarrassed. If you woo them, however, you might succeed in getting them to wed each other.
Mansion and PetsBuy a mansion and fill it with pets from different lands. DragonsCapture a dragon and use it to fly to your destinations. Treasure MapsFind treasure maps and use them to discover buried treasures. Companion SystemYou can have up to eight party members (four active, four reserve), ten friends, and one
creature in your party. Demon Summon SystemOne character, Elini, is a demon summoner. If you take her on your journey, she can study demons and learn how to summon them. Creature SystemLars can capture creatures during battle. Each creature has special properties that can enhance your partys statistics. Action/Strategy Battle SystemYou encounter enemies in real-time, and if battle ensues, you fight in strategy mode.
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and sold as a slave in Ghalarah to Mistress Rona Tenobor, but is freed when it is discovered she can learn sword magic and become a sword singer.
Lars TenoborMean-spirited noble boy who is from the eastern city Ghalarah. He is the son
of Mistress Rona Tenobor who owns Rhen. In the city, it is well known that Lars can learn magic and is going to become a sorcerer. When he learns that Rhen is going to attend his school and become a sword singer, he sets out to make her life miserable. Rhen and attempts to lure her into his evil masters grasp.
Dameon MaurvaYoung, powerful sun priest who has turned away from the light. He joins
Elini Lithir de AramatiExotic demon summoner who is from a southern city called Veldt.
She has three husbands, but has left her city to find a new husband to add to her collection.
Te'ijal RavenfootVampress who has the desire to leave her midnight village and see the
surface. She has a mean bite and an unhealthy appetite for pure-hearted paladins.
Galahad TeomesRoyal paladin who sees the world in black and white. He is convinced that
magic does not exist and joins the party because he thinks Rhen must be protected from the forces of evil, which includes the vampress, Teijal.
Pirate JohnRandy pirate who is good at getting in trouble. In his earlier days, he was a
daring dragon rider for the empire of Veldt, but left to escape a Veldt woman with four husbands.
Mad MargeTough tavern owner with a short temper. She is as big as a horse and as mean
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Keyboard Controls
The following table lists all of the action keys that are used to control gameplay in Aveyond.
Keyboard Key ENTER SPACEBAR C What it does...
Talk with Villagers. Search bookshelves. Open gates and doors. Read signposts. Open treasure chests. Dig up piles of dirt and graves. Open pages in the Main Menu. Select items in the Main Menu and Shop Menu. Select battle techniques in the Battle Menu.
Open and close the Main Menu. Close pages within the Main Menu. Cancel a command in the Battle Menu. Map: Move the hero up, down, left, or right in the game. Menus: Move cursor up, down, left, or right. View the game in either fullscreen or window mode. Open the System Menu. Page up through items in a menu. Page down through items in a menu. Quit your game without saving and return to the title screen.
Joystick Controls
The following table lists all of the action keys that are used to control gameplay in Aveyond.
Joystick Key Button 3 What it does...
Talk with Villagers. Search bookshelves. Open gates and doors. Read signposts.
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Joystick Key
What it does...
Button 2
Open treasure chests. Dig up piles of dirt and graves. Open pages in the Main Menu. Select items in the Main Menu and Shop Menu. Select battle techniques in the Battle Menu.
Open and close the Main Menu. Close pages within the Main Menu. Cancel a command in the Battle Menu. Map: Move the hero up, down, left, or right in the game. Menus: Move cursor up, down, left, or right. Page up through items in a menu. Page down through items in a menu.
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4 Press ENTER.
4 Select the character whom you want to move into the active party.
Characters who are in the reserve party have the word Reserve by their name. You can only move reserve characters into the active
party.
5 Press ENTER.
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Several items that you collect during your travels can heal your characters' health and mana. Healing items can be used in and outside of battle. To heal with an item outside of battle, complete these steps: 1 Press ESC. The Main Menu opens. 2 Select Items. The Items page opens. 3 Select the item you want to use and press ENTER. 4 Select the hero you want to heal and press ENTER.
Gain Strength
You can gain strength by fighting beasts or equipping armor and weapons. When you fight beasts, you gain experience which eventually increases the strength of your characters. You can also gain strength by equipping powerful armor and weapons. But first, you have to find enough gold pennies to buy these items!
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Chapter 4 Villages
Villages and cities are scattered across the isles, and all of them are great places to find new quests, food items, equipment, and rest.
Talk to People
The isles are full of citizens who have helpful information to ensure you fulfill your destiny. Some people have wisdom and others have dilemmas for you to solve. To talk to a person, walk up to the person and press SPACEBAR.
Read Signs
Signs are available at most village entrances and in the wilderness. You can use signs to find out what village you are in or to get directions to areas of interest. To read a sign, go up to it and press SPACEBAR.
Search Bookshelves
Bookshelves are filled with books that can help you learn more about the isles. To read books on a bookshelf, go up to the bookshelf and press SPACEBAR.
Sleep at Inns
You can sleep at inns for a small amount of gold. To sleep in an inn, you must pay the innkeeper for your stay. One night at an inn will increase your active party members' health and mana to 100%. To sleep at an inn, pay the innkeeper and walk into one of the beds at the inn.
Get Married
Your heroes will have the chance to show their affection towards one another as they travel across the kingdoms. If two of them like each other enough, you can marry them in Thais.
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Join a Guild
Lars can learn a variety of spells as he travels through the kingdoms. Some spells can only be obtained if Lars joins a magical guild. To join a guild, Lars must battle the guild master or mistress. If Lars wins the battle, he receives a new title and spellbook that contains guild secrets. Guilds are scattered across the kingdoms. Some are easy to find and join, others are elusive but powerful. Although some guilds are difficult to find and join, the powerful secrets you can learn will make your journey easier.
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Chapter 5 Wilderness
The wilderness is full of wild beasts and goodies to discover. While you are in the wilderness, you can gain experience and search for goodies.
Climb Up Ropes
There are a few places on the isles that you cannot reach unless you climb. Areas that require climbing have climbing ropes. Before you can climb a rope, you must learn how to climb. To climb up or down a rope, walk up to the rope and touch it.
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Chapter 6 Magic
Some characters have the ability to learn and use magic spells. Magic spells can be written in books and scrolls, or learned in schools. Spells are scattered throughout the isles; some can be obtained from merchants, others by looting monsters.
Rhen
Rhen has the ability to use sword magic. Sword magic is performed by casting spells through a weapon. All sword magic is offensive, and because a sword is used to spin the magic into a spell, little mana is needed.
Lars
Lars has the ability to use source magic. Source magic requires the wielder to draw directly from the source of magic. Unfortunately, this requires more mana than sword magic. However, with an orb staff, source magic can be magnified and, thus, extremely deadly. Although Lars can learn some healing spells, he is especially proficient with offensive magic. If you want to blast your enemies to shreds, Lars is the man to have.
Become a Sorcerer
To become a Sorcerer, Lars must train at Shadwood Academy. First he must pass his trials and become a journeyman, then he must perform an act of bravery and return to the academy with evidence of his deed.
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Dameon
Dameon has the ability to use sun magic. Sun magic requires the wielder to coax or grow a spell into being. It does not require a lot of mana, but takes time to spin. Sun magic has healing properties and is especially useful for creating healing and defensive spells. Although Dameon can learn some offensive spells, he is especially proficient with defensive magic. If you need to shield your party from powerful spell attacks, have Dameon spin a shield during battle.
Elini
Elini has the ability to summon demons. Demon summoning is the most strenuous type of magic and requires an incredible amount of mana to both summon and control the direction of a demon's attack.
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In general, it will take all of Elini's mana to summon a demon in battle. Use this skill sparingly and only when you are in a dire situation.
Tei'jal
Tei'jal doesn't know how to use magic, but she does have a bite. When Tei'jal bites an enemy during a battle, she can drain her enemy of health and transfer that health to herself. And because she is already dead, trying to kill her is, well, almost impossible.
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Chapter 7 Monsters
You must fight and loot monsters to survive on the isles. The beasts you fight provide experience to help you grow strong and goods to help you pay for armor, food, and a place to sleep at night. Monsters are abundant in the wilderness, and they normally roam around in groups. You can see the monsters on screen, and if you run into one, you must fight it. Some monsters belong to groups, so if you encounter one monster in the group, you must fight the entire group. Groups contain one to four monsters. Once you begin a fight, you can not leave the fight until the monster group or the hero party wins the battle. If you win the battle, the monster bodies appear on the map. You can search these bodies for loot and gold.
Make sure to save your game before you fight an unfamiliar monster!
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Loot Monsters
After you defeat a monster, you can loot its body for gold and goods. To loot a dead monster, walk on its body and press SPACEBAR. Any loot will be added to your inventory.
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