Dragon Lore
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(3DO - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Cryo Interactive
Published_By:
Mindscape
Released On:
01 Jan 1994
You are Werner Von Wallenrod , an orphan living in a realm lost in time. You leave to travel across these lands and meet fantastically surreal characters who help you in your quest for truth. Your father was assassinated by the Devil's Horseman, Haagen Von Kiakonov, who has vowed to destroy everything you know and love. Just before your father died, he was able to entrust you with a farmer in the kingdom, but now the hour has arrived for you to take up arms and defend your country.
Inexperienced in the art of combat, you must prove yourself all throughout the voyage that awaits you.
UPC-A:
024294114939 (United States)
UPC-A:
5018247692501 (USA)
ASIN:
B001FMBS5I (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Input Devices Supported/Optional:
Controller Pad
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
Set in a world born from a Dragon's nightmare, this fantasy adventure follows the young hero Werner through diverse landscapes and encounters with various races. Players guide Werner through magical obstacles and obscure quests while searching for the mystical Book of Spells. The journey traverses mountain caves, bogs, and rivers as Werner confronts powerful enemies in a realm governed by ancient philosophies and divine forces.
Story
The Journey Begins
As you travel through the adventure, powerful enemies, magical obstacles, and obscure quests can thwart young Werner on his journey. As Werner travels through the Circle of Standing Stones, mountain caves, rivers, bogs, and streams, help him keep an eye peeled for the Book of Spells, for it will help him greatly. Good journey, fair weather to ye, and Godspeed.
Philosophy of the World
Philosophers have said that our world and all of its peoples are just figments of a Dragon's Dream. If that is true, then our world has cause to realize that Dragons do not only dream, they have nightmares.
When Dragons can be persuaded to speak of their past and heritage, they have occasion to mention a Father Dragon, or Wyrm, who dreamed the world into existence. Others speculate that the gods created the world through thought or divine fiat or dance or lovemaking. The Dragons seem the most positive, however, and who wishes to argue with a Dragon?
Whoever dreamed up the world, the Dreams were varied and colorful. The Dragons found themselves in a world of great plains, rushing rivers, storm-tossed seas, flourishing forests and majestic mountains. They had little time to enjoy them before the Dreamer began to create other creatures besides Dragons.
The Peoples of the Dragon Dream
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Men
Prolific and adventurous, men filled the world with many sizes and shades. Their first love was the soil of the plains, which they quickly learned to plough and seed. They were also active hunters, and learned to domesticate the wild Troggs, which they used for transportation as well as food and milk and leather.
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Trolls
More powerful but less intelligent than men, trolls found gullies and caves they could call their own and hold them away from the acquisitive ways of humankind.
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Dwarves
Shorter and sturdier than mankind, and not nearly as prolific, dwarves found their place in the mountains and mines. Their craft work with stone and metal was unequalled and they carved their own place in the world. Men wanted the iron and other metals guarded by dwarves, but learned to respect first dwarven weapons and weapon skill, and second the craftsmanship of the dwarves.
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Elves
Long lived and long-limbed, elves roamed the world and found their peace in the trees; retiring to and protecting the forests. They resolved through negotiation when possible and battle when necessary the problems that arose because of man's lust for the ground beneath the trees and the human urge to cut down the forests for their timber and raise crops in place of trees. But the world of the Dreamer was full of lush plains waiting for the plough, it was much easier to leave the elves to their forests and trade for the wood, other forest materials and woodcrafts.
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The Sea People
The seas became the home of the Sea People, who could breathe both water and air. They dealt with mankind as equals, supplying the fruits of the sea in exchange for the food and crafts of men and the goods of the dwarves and elves, with whom they could have little contact. In this way mankind found its second proficiency after farming-trade.
The Dragons of the Dream
The Dragons of the world watched these latecomers with interest. Each found something compelling in one of the races, and the humans were so diverse that many Dragons found one element or another fascinating and attached themselves to that faction.
The Dragons identified with their factions and aided them in their wars. At the same time, the Dragons had sufficient respect for every part of the Dream that they imposed their morality of fair struggle and honorable war craft on their peoples. An outsider would be hard put to determine whether the Dragons were the allies of their respective peoples or the peoples were the toys of the Dragons.
Fortunately for everyone's peace of mind, there were no outsiders to speculate, and the insiders were well content with the situation without thinking about it.
The Gods of the Dragon Dream
Besides the Dragons, the inhabitants of this dream world (if dream it is) found other higher beings to worship for their benefit or placate for their whims. Are these Gods further figments of the Dream? Are they from outside the Dream, taking what worship they can for whatever reason they have? Did they create the Dreamer, or did the Dreamer create the Gods? These are questions with many contradictory answers.
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Ares, Lord of War
Ares inspires his followers in their incessant battles and wars. In the early days of the Dream, combat happened between warriors in the battlegrounds kept for the purpose. All the races fought, both against each other and within their race. They fought for land rights, they fought for honor, they fought for conquest. But, taking their cue from the Dragons around them and the precepts of their Lord of War, they fought honorably against other warriors, not against their unarmed people. Wars were the subject of songs and celebrations and honoring the fallen warriors who went forth to do battle willingly. They did not cause burned fields and destroyed families.
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Mother Death (Hela)
Mother Death, also known as Hela, is she who welcomes the warriors and others who die within the Dream. A grim but fair mother, she welcomes all of her children to her arms and selects those who will be allowed to reenter the world as babies. Many do not wish to go to her arms. She forgives and comforts those who are merely reluctant, but those who defy her may find their wishes respected, and be forced to roam the world as undead - fearsome monsters with terrible appetites for life and no way to satisfy those appetites
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Right Shift
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Menu
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C Button
move right
B Button
move left
A Button
move forward
Directional Pad up
move forward
Directional Pad down
move backward
Directional Pad right
move right
Directional Pad left
move left
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How to Play
Beginning the Tale
To launch your journey into the Dragon's dream, insert the disk into your 3DO Interactive Multiplayer System. Once you have launched the program, you can watch the introductory animation or press A to open the Intro Menu.
Intro Menu
On the Intro Menu, the cursor appears as Werner von Wallenrod, hero of the saga. Point Werner's head at one of the following menu options and press A:
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View Intro: Watch the opening animation again.
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Start Game: Begin game play.
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Load Game: Point and press A on the name of the game you want to resume.
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Options: Access the following settings:
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Sounds: Turn sounds on and off.
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Speech: Turn speech on and off.
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Subtitles: Turn subtitles on and off.
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Delete Game: Delete saved game.
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English: Select your language.
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Exit: Returns to Intro Menu.
During game play, you can press X at any time to open the Escape Menu. This lets you continue, load, save, restart, or quit the game. Just point Werner's head at the option you want and press A.
Taking the Dragon by the Tail
Game play is based on three simple principles:
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Press X to open the menu.
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Use the directional pad to go places and do things.
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Press P to open your inventory.
Once you've mastered these principles, moving around the game and taking actions becomes second nature.
The Dragon Pointer
In the game, your cursor is a small red dragon who animates to indicate actions that you can take. When you're not pointing at anything important, the dragon spins slowly around. When you point him at a 'hot' area, he animates in various ways listed below.
Press A to do the action that the dragon is indicating. Keep your eye on the dragon's animation as you move the cursor around the screen to see what actions are possible:
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Dragon pointing forwards: Move forward.
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Dragon pointing backwards: Move backwards.
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Dragon pointing left: Move left.
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Dragon pointing right: Move right.
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Dragon with black ball in mouth: Pick up the object you are pointing at. You can then put the object in inventory and use it.
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Dragon with hammer in mouth: Do something.
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Eyeball: Look at an area of interest.
Moving Around
To move around, first point the dragon in the direction you want to move and see what the dragon does. For example, if you want to turn left, point the dragon at the left hand edge of the screen. The dragon should begin pointing to the left; if the dragon doesn't point, you can't move in that direction.
Once the dragon is pointing, press A and you will move. Practice this, and you will soon see that the dragon is invaluable in showing you your movement options.
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To move forwards: Point the dragon to the center of the screen.
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To move backwards: Point him at the bottom-center of the screen.
At some stages of the game, you can also point at the upper-middle of the screen to go up or jump, and at the lower-middle of the screen to go down. Remember, if the dragon doesn't point in the direction you want to go, you can't go that way!
Note: Some areas of your travel are depicted with animated sequences. If you wish to speed up your travel through the game, you can press A to skip these animations.
Picking Up/Using Objects
When your pointer is over an object that you can pick up, the dragon will appear to pick up a little black ball in his mouth. Press A to pick the item up; your cursor will change to the new item. You can then take several actions as follows:
Use/Give an object
When your pointer has turned into the object, point at the area or character to which you want to use or give the item, and press A.
To place an object in your inventory
When your pointer has turned into the object, press P. Your inventory screen will be displayed. Point the object to a free space on the screen and press A to keep the object. Press P to exit the inventory screen.
The Inventory
To access the inventory screen, press P. To exit the inventory, press P again. While in the inventory screen, you can do the following:
Put an object into your inventory
Having picked up an object, point the object to a free space on the screen and press A. The object will be placed in your inventory.
Take an object out of your inventory
Point at the object you wish to remove and press A. The cursor will turn into the object. You can then use the object in the way you wish.
To examine an object
When your cursor is an object, hold it over Werner's eyes and press A. The item is described.
To open an object
Some objects, such as a book, can be opened. To open an object, hold it over Werner's eyes and press A.
To ready armor
When your cursor is an object of armor, point at Werner's body and press A. You have to be wearing armor for it to be effective; it is no good just carrying it. The armor will appear on Werner's body.
**To ready a shield
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