Stonekeep

Palace of Shadows

You may have Sparkle leaves the party, and have Farli and Wahooka join the party.

This is a large, complicated level. The east half is a mirror-image of the west half.

The east half is populated by ghostlike duplicates of the monsters on the west half.

Place both halves of the yin-yang onto one of the frames.

It is very difficult to destroy any of the monsters with normal weapons, standing toe to toe. Try using the crossbow against the normal skulls and fireballs against the ghost skulls. Also, try the throwing axe or flame spell against both types of skeletons. Oh, I almost forgot. The black death arrows do some really nasty things to the skulls and skeletons. The spoilspell rune also works against some of them.

Take the helm & skull from fallen skeletons to prevent them from regenerating.

Scourge is tough to kill, and he drains your magic (I think he's immune to magical attacks). Use the shadow weapon on him. If you have a very difficult time killing him, try luring him through the mirror to the west side. If you then take the long route back to the east, he'll stay in the west. It isn't required that you kill him to win the game.

There are quite a few buttons scattered around.

Most of the mirrors are teleporters. Walk into them.

Two of the mirror teleporters take you through a shadowland. Go through them at least twice each. (Anybody out there know what this is about? Especially that bit about his father?)

Two of the mirrors take you to other levels.

The non-mirror teleporters take you to different places, depending on the direction you enter them from.

Place the shadow weapon on its base to transform it into a variety of different weapon shapes.

You need 7 orbs to continue on to the next level.

Use a fireball to open up the passage where it's cold.

Use Marif's orb to give you the strength you need.

Spoilers

Press shift-F8 to display current location.


Start @(17,12) One-way entrance only - cannot go back via this route.
Exit @(20,29) Cast fireball into this square to reveal the door to the next level.
Mirror @(24,27) Teleports you to the Temple of Throggi, @(2,25). A mirror there teleports you back.
Mirror @(11,27) Teleports you to The Pits, @(19,5). A mirror there (it used to be a plaque on the wall - honest!) teleports you back.

- Farli @(19,20) joins party. Sparkle leaves. If you avoid Farli, sparkle stays with you.
- Wahooka @(5,29) joins party.
- Shadow King @(16,11)
- Scourge @(23,29). He CAN be beat up, but I think he's immune to magic. If you can't beat him up, lure him through the mirror @(19,29), then take the long way back. He'll stay over there.

- Illusionary walls @(15,1) (19,1) (5,35) (21,36) (15,36) (5,25)
- Mirror teleport pair @(20,11) & (14,11)
- Mirror teleport pair @(15,36) & (19,36)
- Mirror teleport pair @(19,29) & (15,29)
- Weird teleport mirrors. Go through each of these at least twice. Mirror @(4,15) goes to (11,25) Mirror @(30,15) goes to (23,25)
- Teleporter @(10,11). E-W to (3,3), N-S to (3,38). Teleporter @(24,11). E-W to (31,3), N-S to (31,38). * Go through illusionary walls in a circle around the teleport square to get to the spot in the center.
- Yin-Yang pieces @(20,5) & (14,5). Putting them both into one holder reveals a door into the central passage.
- Secret 1-square room @(17,21). Anybody know how to get in there?

- Buttons open doors nearby @(16,12) (18,12) (16,18) (18,18) (18,24) (16,24) (18,32) (16,32) (9,29) (25,29)
- Button @(11,31) opens door @(11,27)
- Button @(23,31) opens door @(23,27)
- Green glowing portholes @(3,38) & (31,38). These seem to be a one-use heal(???)
- Mirror @(20,21) attacks! Attack it back, shattering it. You can take a mirror shard (Why? I have no idea why).

- Marif's orb @(17,17). Cast shrink on it. Use it (at least once) on yourself to strengthen yourself enough to go down the corridor to the exit.
- Shadow weapon @(13,37), shadow weapon base @(21,36). Place weapon on base, and it transforms into a variety of weapons.
- Rune scroll - Quickness rune @(7,19)
- Scroll @(27,19) - Must be an in-house joke.
Created on 28, Nov, 2014 by Indy
Last edited on 28, Nov, 2014 by Indy

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