The Story So Far 3. Surviving in this Crazy World 4. Map and Points of Interest B. Magic User Walkthrough 7. The Whole Story and Epilogue 9. Ways to Die D. Standard Guide Stuff A. Introduction Okay, I'll admit it. I love Quest for Glory. I'm absolutely crazy about the series. The greatest thing about the series is the well-done connection between RPG and the classic Sierra graphic adventure. Unlike most other of Sierra's adventures, the Quest for Glory series has more non-linear elements. The combat, the spells, the loot, and the silly puns and jokes all make for a great adventure. In this, the first out of five in the series, our nameless hero well, you name him enters the Valley of Spielburg to prove himself. This is by far the simplest of the five games, but there are still some head-scratchers for puzzles. Note: This FAQ is for the EGA version. The Story So Far Since this is the first game in the series, there's not much backstory. Our hero, who's at this point just a mere adventurer, leaves his home town of Willowsby to prove himself as a bonafide hero. He notices, in his home Adventurer's Guild, a notice for a Hero wanted in Spielburg Valley. With that, he set off for Spielburg, and certain adventure. Getting Started --- A. The Classes Once you start a new game, you'll have the choice of picking one of the game's three classes. Any class can easily complete the game, of course, but some have harder times at survival than others... The Fighter Swinger of Swords, Basher of Barriers, Head of Thickness, the Fighter is by far the simplest and most straightforward character. He solves his problems with the edge of his blade and can handle almost any monster that crosses his path, with a little practice. Starting Stats: Strength: 25 Intelligence: 10 Agility: 15 Vitality: 15 Luck: 10 Weapon Use: 20 Parry: 15 Dodge: 10 Throwing: 10 The Magic User While not the strongest of the characters, there is much that is capable by the Magic User. He can weave spells that can do things the other classes couldn't even hope to do with only the power of his mind. Choose the Magic User if you like to dabble in the arcane. Starting Stats: Strength: 10 Intelligence: 25 Agility: 15 Vitality: 15 Luck: 10 Weapon Use: 10 Dodge: 15 Magic: 25 The Thief My favorite class, the Thief always has to be the most ingenious of the classes. While the Fighter can just muscle his way through things, and the Magic User can utilize any of the spells at his command, the Thief is required to improvise. And, of course, there's always the opportunity to add to one's wallet. As a Thief, you should know about the basic tools of survival. The best help you can get is from your fellow Thieves. Of course, no one goes about asking where Thieves are, so a simple method of contact was developed: The Thief Sign. Starting Stats: Strength: 10 Intelligence: 15 Agility: 25 Vitality: 10 Luck: 10 Weapon Use: 10 Dodge: 5 Stealth: 10 Lockpicking: 10 Throwing: 5 Climbing: 5 Once you select your class, you'll have the opportunity to name him, and adjust his base statistics. You have a pool of 50 points, which you can distribute to your skills in five-point increments. If you want to add five points to a skill that your class doesn't normally have, you can do so, but you'll have to spend fifteen points for the first five. In this manner, you can give yourself three skills that you could not normally have. Speaking of creating hybrids, I personally don't like it, for every class can reach 500 Puzzle Points, and if you want to do particular acts, just use that class. Of course, if you like being able to cast spells while sneaking around the Thieves Guild, go right ahead... Character Statistics Any time you press CTRL+S, you'll bring up your Character Screen, where you can observe how your stats change. Here are all the stats and how to increase them. Every stat maxes out at 100. Attributes Basic Stuff - Strength: Your physical prowess, Strength determines how hard you can hit, how well you can muscle your way through things, and how much you can carry. Strength is the most useful for the Fighter, since he spends most of his time using his muscles. Strength also determines how many Health Points you have. Intelligence: How smart youse is. Intelligence is most useful for Wizards. Not only does it determine how effective spells are, but also factors directly to Mana Points. A good Agility means you can duck, dodge, and hide better. Thieves need top-notch Agility to perform their myriad skills. Agility also factors towards Stamina Points - You can increase Agility by performing some of the Thief skills Climbing, Lockpicking, Stealth , or through combat particularly Dodging. Vitality: Although most useful for Fighters, Vitality is good for everyone to have. This measures your ability to take damage well. Vitality factors directly to your Health Points and Stealth Points as well. Luck: A very mysterious skill, Luck factors into a lot of things, and is most useful to the Thief. How does Luck factor into things? I really don't know, exactly... In this game, Luck seems to go up with most any action you perform, so just keep fighting or performing skills and Luck should increase enough. Skills Specific Stuff - Weapon Use: Everyone has this skill, since everyone has a weapon. This is the skill of sticking your pointy object into the other guy. A high Weapon Use factors towards damage caused and successful strikes. Parry: Only Fighters have a true need for this skill, since stopping enemy attacks is much easier with a sword or shield than it is with a dagger. A higher Parry skill indicates a better chance at taking less damage while parrying a weapon. Dodge: Everyone has Dodge. No, this is not your skill at driving a Durango. One can't take hits forever, and a good Dodge skill ensures that you'll be able to avoid blows more successfully. Stealth: An essential Thief Skill. No people want their houses robbed by someone who bangs around like a drunk Antwerp. Just Sneak everywhere and you'll max it out eventually... Lockpicking aka Pick Locks, I hate grammatical errors : To get into realms of fabulous cash and prizes, you'll need to open door number 1, and your Thief's lock pick helps, but you need the skill to use it. The best place to do this is the Healer's house, because her door is barred so you can't actually enter , you won't get in trouble for it, and you can do it in the daytime. You can only get so high picking that door, though, so to top it off, you'll have to pick your nose. Throwing: Useful for both Fighters and Thieves, a good Throwing skill can peg a monster with a few extra rocks or daggers before they get close enough to fight up close. Throwing can also be used to hit or knock off things that are far off. Rocks, naturally, are much more economic, considering the fact that you can pick up a whole bunch then throw them all repeatedly. Climbing: Another Thief Skill, you'll need it for scaling walls, trees, gates, ropes, and other non-ladder surfaces. Early on, you can practice on the tree outside the Healer's house, but a better place is the town gate, but you still can't max it out, and I don't know of any place you can max it... Magic: The Magic User's skill at manipulating reality. Not much else to say about this, generally. More will be said in the Spells section about each individual spell's effectiveness. General Health Points - Health Points: If you hit 0, you die. The maximum amount of Health you have is determined by adding two-thirds of your Vitality to one-third of your Strength. So, if you have a Strength of 30 and a Vitality of 60, your Health Point max is 50. Stamina Points: This is your measure of stamina for performing strenuous acts, such as fighting, casting spells, running, throwing, climbing, etc. Your max Stamina is determined by adding one-half of your Agility to one-half of your Vitality. Mana Points: Mana is your measure of magical energy. Each spell uses a certain amount of mana. Your max Mana is determined by adding two- thirds of your Magic Skill to one-third of your Intelligence. Naturally, if your Magic Skill is zero, your Mana Points will also be zero, no matter how high your Intelligence. Scores - Puzzle Points: Much like most other Sierra games, you get points for doing special acts. The max is 500, and every class has its own special way of reaching t
