Quarterstaff: The Tomb of Setmoth: Difference between revisions

 

 

The gameplay was remarkably complex. If you got more characters to join you, you could have them go their separate ways; and [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]; many actions had results that were unheard of at the time. However, [[Guide Dang It]] issues quickly required a [[Strategy Guide]] to be built ''into the game'', and even that didn't cover everything.

One such thing was the utterly complicated [[Feelies]]/CopyProtection. A wooden "coin" covered with letters, and when added to a compass, ''and'' when one solves 4 different riddles; gives you the magic words you use the Identify Wand. Curiously, one could technically beat the game simply through [[Save Scumming]] the effects of items; (although most wands also had activation words.)

 

 

* [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands]] - You can actually do this. Commanding someone to shoot an arrow at a weapon held in someone's hand or their inventory and being successful (this can be tricky) actually results in the item being dropped. Everyone can drop their weapon.

* [[Guide Dang It]] - Oh, very.

* [[Missing Secret]] - There is no secret room behind the L-shaped corridor. Examining the gamecode shows this.

* [[Save Scumming]] - How anything is accomplished.

* [[Strategy Guide]] - Built into the second version of the game.

* [[Title Drop]] - The Subtitle "Tomb of Setmoth" is obvious enough; but "Quarterstaff" is rather curious. There ''are'' a couple of Quarterstaves in the game (and the one in the Grand Druid's sepulcher is one of the best weapons against demons (it's [[An Ice Person|Cold Elemental]]) but there's nothing mentioned in the backstory.

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