Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage: FAQ/Walkthrough by glacialbear Version 1.3, Last Updated 2001-08-22 View/Download Original File Hosted by GameFAQs Return to Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage (N64) FAQs & Guides Liked this FAQ? Click here to recommend this item to other users. Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage FAQ/Walkthrough v1.3 by glacialbear (viciousglacialbear@yahoo.com) Platform: Nintendo 64 Last Updated: 8/22/2001 If you would like to email me about this game, please put something appropriate as the subject line, so that I know it isn't spam. If you would like to contribute something, credit will be given, obviously. However, I need you to tell me exactly what you want me to list you under in the credits, or I can't include your contribution. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents I Introduction/Game Basics Controls Trek Help Combat Help II Walkthrough III Reference Characters Side Areas Tricks Portals Equipment List Spell List Bestiary IV Frequently Asked Questions V Credits VI Version History ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I: Introduction/Game Basics Controls --------- Trek Mode --------- Control Stick Move Alaron A Button Interact with characters and monsters Open items and doors Select an action from any menu B Button View characters in your party Return to previous menu Cancel action START Pause Menu R Button Camera control (Hold + Control Stick) Z Button Sneak (Hold + Control Stick) ----------- Combat Mode ----------- - Select Action Phase Control Stick Move characters A Button Initiate melee attack Initiate targeting mode C Down Button Cast Spell C Up Button Open Item and Potion Menu R Button Camera control (Hold + Control Stick) Z Button End turn L Button End turn - Targeting Phase Control Stick Select target for melee attack, spell or item A Button Perform action on target B Button Return to Select Action Phase C Down Button Cast previous spell (Tap C Down Button) Select spell from list (Hold C Down Button + Control Stick) C Up Button Use previous item (Tap C Up Button) Select item from list (Hold C Up Button + Control Stick) --------------- Pause Game Menu --------------- R Button Adjust the scroll to the right Z Button Adjust the scroll to the left Control Stick Highlight selections Cycle between inventory, stats, spells, and skills C Left Button Cycle back through party members C Right Button Cycle forward through party members C Down Button View details on skills, spells, items and stats A Button Equip and unequip items for selected character Use potions, items and spells B Button Exit Pause Game Menu START Return to the game ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trek Help -------- Movement -------- - Sneaking To sneak, hold the Z BUTTON down and move the Control Stick in the direction you wish to go. Your chance of successfully sneaking depends on the best Stealth skill in your party. - Walking To walk, press the Control Stick gently in the direction you wish to go. Monsters are less likely to notice you if you are walking than if you are running, but more likely than if you are sneaking. - Running To run, press the Control Stick firmly in the direction you wish to go. You will move quickly, but monsters are very likely to notice you. - Doors To pass through a door, walk up to it and press the A BUTTON. If there is a trap on the door, you will be told how difficult the trap will be for your party to disarm. You may attempt to disarm the trap, or leave it alone. If you attempt to disarm it and fail, the trap will explode, doing damage to everyone in your party! If they succeed, a message will appear saying, "Trap successfully dissarmed!" If the door is locked, the party member with the highest rank of Thief skill will attempt to open it. If their skill is not high enough, you will need to leave and return later when you have a higher rank of Thief skill, and try again. If successful, you will pass through. -------------------- Inventory Management -------------------- - Equipping Objects From your inventory menu, select the item you want to equip with the Control Stick and press the A BUTTON. If your character is able to use the item it will be placed on that character's equipment diagram. If your character has already equipped an item of that type then it will be placed back into party inventory and the new item will be equipped in its place. - Using Objects Most items activate automatically when you put them on. You cannot cast spells from items in Trek mode. You cannot throw potions in Trek mode, but you can quaff drinkable potions and learn spells from scrolls. - Dropping Objects Items may not be dropped in Trek mode, but may only be sold. Special quest items may not be sold. ----------- Interaction ----------- - Dialogs You can talk to nearly every person in the game, and even to many of the monsters. To talk to someone, move your character close to them and press the A BUTTON. When you are finished reading what they have said, press the A BUTTON again. If you have a choice of what to say in response, select the response you want by using the Control Stick and then pressing the A BUTTON to say it. - Libraries To read books or scrolls in a library, approach them and press the A BUTTON. Many books require a certain level of Loremaster skill to read. When reading, select the section you want using the Control Stick and then press the A BUTTON to start reading. Use the A BUTTON to proceed to the next page, and the B BUTTON to exit. - Monsters You can talk to many of the monsters in the game, but beware: if a monster is hostile and you try to talk to it, you will be drawn straight into combat! To talk to a monster, move your character close to them and press the A BUTTON. When you are finished reading what they have said, press the A BUTTON again. Sometimes you have a choice of what to say in response: select the response you want by using the Control Stick and then pressing the A BUTTON to say it. - Shopkeepers When you talk to a shopkeeper, you can select the barter menu as part of the normal conversation. From the barter menu select the item you want to buy or sell using the Control Stick. The amount the shopkeeper will pay or charge for the item - the Value of the item - is displayed in the bottom left corner. Your Merchant skill will automatically be taken into account when determing the amount the shopkeeper charges you for the item. Certain quest items may never be sold: these will appear with a Value of zero. When you have chosen the item you want to buy or sell, press the A BUTTON. - Trainers When you talk to a trainer, you can select the training menu as part of the normal conversation. In the training menu, select Skills or Spells by pressing the Control Stick left or right. On the left side of the screen, everything the trainer can teach you will be displayed. Select the desired skill or spell by pressing the Control Stick up or down. Below, it will also show the cost in gold and XP to train in the selected item. To train, simply press the A BUTTON and you will be trained in the skill or spell as long as you have sufficient gold and XP. - Containers To open a container, approach it and press the A BUTTON. If there is a trap on the container, you will be told how difficult the trap will be for your party to disarm. You may attempt to disarm the trap, or leave it alone. If they succeed, a message will appear, saying "Trap successfully disarmed!" If you didn't successfully disarm the trap, the container will explode, injuring everyone in the party and destroying the container and everything inside! If the container is locked, the party member with the highest rank of Thief skill will attempt to open it. If their skill is not high enough, you will need to leave and return later when you have a higher rank of Thief skill, and try again. If successful, you will open it! Of course, if there are no traps nor locks, you can simply open the container. Once the container is open, you will go to the container screen where you can choose from among the items inside. Use the Control Stick and press the A BUTTON on each item you want to take. ------- Camping ------- - Inn vs. Outdoors You may not camp in town: within town boundaries you must sleep in an inn. To camp outside town, simply select "Camp" from your main menu. In town, speak to the innkeeper, and select "Rent a room" from the list of dialog options. - Healing If you camp successfully, the party will sleep through the night, regaining some of their lost Stamina and Endurance points. If you rent a room, your party will regain all of their lost Stamina and Endurance points. - Ambush Occasionally while camping you will be ambushed by monsters! You can reduce the chance of being ambushed by camping away from roads and open...
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