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<title>Crossfire Playerbook - Chapter 7</title>
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<h1>Hints on playing <em>Crossfire</em></h1>
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This section amounts to spoilers for the game. If you don't like
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that kind of information, don't read any further in this chapter!
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<h2><a name="7.1.0">Beginning players</h2>
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<samp>I'm on the starting map, what do I do now?</samp><br>
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You should be in a city square with a few sign posts in the middle. Move
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over the signs and <samp>apply</samp> them ("<Samp>A</samp>") to read what
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they say.<p>
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For beginners, there are several maps designed for them. Find these areas
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and clear them out. All throughout these levels, a player can find signs and
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books which they can read by stepping onto them and hitting '<samp>A</samp>'
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to apply the book/sign. These messages will help the player to learn the
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system. Probably the first, best area for a beginning player to start out in
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is ``Beginners''. This area is a small house located south-west of your
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starting location.<p>
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<h4>Flailing about with spells</h4>
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Some items are perishable. If you shoot a fireball into a room full of
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scrolls, you will notice them going up in smoke! So be careful not to
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destroy valuable items. <p>
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<h4>Tips on surviving</h4>
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<em>Crossfire</em> is populated with a wealth of different monsters. These
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monsters can have varying immunities and attacktypes. In addition, some of
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them can be quite a bit smarter than others. It will be important for new
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players to learn the abilities of different monsters and learn just how much
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it will take to kill them. <p>
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Most monsters in the game are out to mindlessly kill and destroy the
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players. Killing monsters will help boost a player's score.
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When fighting a large amount of monsters in a single room, attempt to
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find a narrower hallway so that you are not being attacked from all sides.
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Charging into a room full of Beholders would not be wise,
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instead, open the door and fight them one at a time.<p>
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<h2><a name="7.2.0">Priorities for low-level characters</h2>
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The priority for characters below about 5th level is to gain some basic
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items. In this regard, better armour and better spells are best. Look for a
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quest among the various islands that will allow you to obtain mithril mail.
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Whenever you scrape together ~100-200 platinum pieces go shopping for armour
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and weapons (or spells). If you are a fighter type, try to have at least a +2
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weapon, +2 helmet, +2 suit of armour, and +2 shield before you reach 5th
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level. For wizards, attempt to recover enough treasure to be able to buy up
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good attack spells. For priests, first thing to do is worship a god! Try to
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get the <em>holy word</em> prayer as soon as possible. Make sure your
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current god allows good potential use of this spell. <p>
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For all classes, get access to the <em>detect magic</em> incantation
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as soon as possible.
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This will allow you to sort through the treasure you find while you're in
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the dungeon, and will save you time and money at the shops.<p>
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<a href="handbook.html"><img src="fig/book.gif">Back to table of contents</a><br>
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<a href="chap6.html"><img src="fig/stairup.gif">Go to chapter 6</a><br>
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<a href="appA.html"><img src="fig/stairdown.gif">Go to Appendix A</a><br>
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