QUICK REFERENCE

GOAL

To become a mighty Viking warrior and thereby assist the gods at Ragnarok,
the final conflict of good and evil.

QUESTS (any or all may be attempted)

- Collect Thokk's tears or soul to give to Hela in exchange for the release of
  Balder's soul.
- Locate Mimming (Freyr's sword), Mjollnir (Thor's hammer), and Gungnir
  (Odin's spear) and return them to their owners.
- Find Mimer's well and gain the skill needed to defeat Aspenth.
- Find some manner of weapon or magic that can assist Tyr in battling with 
  but one arm.

MOVEMENT

Mouse:     Place the mouse cursor on the lower map or upper map in a desired 
	     direction away from the player symbol and press either button.

Keyboard:  Using the keypad, press the number corresponding to the direction 
	     you wish to move:

				  7         8          9

				  4        You         6

				  1         2          3

Up/Down:   To go up or down through stairs or holes, the player may either 
	     click the mouse cursor on the up arrow or down arrow located in the
	     far right row of mouse buttons, or may type "<" (less than) to go 
	     up and ">" (greater than) to proceed downward.

Resting:   The player may rest one turn by clicking on the character symbol 
	     with the mouse cursor or by pressing the "5" or "." (period) keys.

Attacking: To attack a hostile creature, move towards it.  To attack a 
	     non-hostile creature, use the attack command (below).

Shooting:  To shoot an arrow or crossbow bolt, you must first wield a longbow 
	     (for arrows) or crossbow (for bolts).
	
Aiming:    Aiming is accomplished in the same manner as movement, including 
	     the up and down directions.

COMMAND SUMMARY

Key   MOUSE       Description
	BUTTON
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a     (round      Repeat previous command; only functions with eat, throw, use 
	 arrow)     skill, use power, and zap.
A     ATTACK      Attack friendly or neutral creatures.  
c     CALL        Rename a type of item.
C     SELF        Lists the players current physical state, including skills,
			innate abilities and powers.
d     -NONE-      Drop 1 item.
D     DROP        Drop many items.                     
e     EAT         Eat.
F     FAR MOVE    Moves the player in the desired direction until disturbed or 
			the <ESC> key or cancel mouse button is pressed. Input the 
			period key to rest for 100 turns. 
i     PACK        Shows the items currently located in the player's pack.
l     LOOK AT     Look at something.
m     MIX         Mix two potions.
M     MAP         Shows the world map, highlighting areas which the player has 
			visited.
n     NAME        Name a specific item.
N     NPC         This command allows the player to trade with and equip 
			fellow Norsemen.  
o     -NONE-      Displays amount of money currently owed to local trader.
O     SETTINGS    Lists all toggle switches at once (see F1-F8 below).
p     PAY         Pay debts and purchase all affordable unpaid merchandise 
			currently held. 
P     POWER       Use power.
q     DRINK       Quaff potion.
Q     QUIT        Give up or SAVE current game.
r     READ        Read scroll.      
s     -NONE-      Sell 1 item.
S     SELL        Sell many items.
t     THROW/SHOOT Throws or shoots projectile weapons.
T     REMOVE      Remove armor, rings, and amulets.
u     SKILL       Use skill.
U     USE ITEM    Play instruments, fill vials, and use bags and orbs.
w     WIELD       Wield weapon. Enter "-" for wield nothing. 
W     WEAR        Wear armor, rings, and amulets.
x     EXAMINE     Examine/describe object. 
comma PICK UP     Pick up items located at the player's feet.
ALT-D DIG         Dig.   
ALT-S -NONE-      Toggle sounds on/off.
ALT-Q SETTINGS    Allows player to turn on/off the message boxes which appear 
			on the upper map.
?     HELP        Quick reference sheet.
F1    HELP        Quick reference sheet.
h     HELP        Quick reference sheet.
F2    SETTINGS    Turns on/off auto pickup function.  On position causes 
			player to automatically attempt to pick up everything 
			stepped onto.  Default=On.
F3    SETTINGS    Turns on/off more function. On position notifies player of 
			all messages; more button may be cleared with (spacebar), 
			(enter), or MORE button.  Off position notifies player only 
			of messages which fit in message area. Default=On.
F4    PLAYBACK    Lists up to the last ten messages.
F5    SETTINGS    Sets the warning level for extended moves such as DIG and 
			FAR MOVE.  Highest setting is easily disturbed. 
			Default=High.
F6    PANIC       Hide Ragnarok screen at work.
F7    SETTINGS    Toggle eat off ground. On position allows player to eat off
			of the ground. Default=On.
F8    SETTINGS    Toggle item listing. On position automatically lists all 
			items moved onto. Default=On.
F9    -NONE-      Shows memory free.
F10   (C)         About RAGNAROK.
ESC   ESC         Cancel command.
\     DISCOVERIES Lists all wands, potions, scrolls, and rings whose functions 
			have been discovered.
<     (up arrow)  Ascend stairs, surface from underwater, and pass through 
			holes in the ceiling.
>     (dn arrow)  Descend stairs, dive underwater and retrieve items, pass 
			through holes in the floor and trigger traps.

(C) Copyright 1992 Norsehelm Productions
