TM Get the strategy guide primagames.com® 0804 Part No. X10-35542 A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including light-headedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms--children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by sitting farther from the television screen, using a smaller television screen, playing in a well-lit room, and not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox Instruction Manual contains important health and safety information that you should read and understand before using this software. S afety Information About Photosensitive Seizures C II VIII XII XVI XVIII XXII XXV ontents A Word from the Guildmaster At Your Command About the Guild The Hero's Apprenticeship The Way of a Hero Buying and Selling Inventory Enhancing Abilities and Weapons Do not use with certain televisions. Some televisions, especially front- or rear-projection types, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played on them. Static images presented during the normal course of gameplay may "burn in" to the screen, causing a permanent shadow of the static image to appear at all times, even when video games are not being played. Similar damage may occur from static images created when placing a video game on hold or pause. Consult your television owner's manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. If you are unable to find this information in the owner's manual, contact your television dealer or the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. Avoid Damage to Your Television I A Word from the Guildmaster Congratulations are in store for you. The fact you have been provided with the Book of the Guild means you must be one of a lucky few with enough potential to be invited here as a Hero apprentice. We consider this text sacred and even, I would say, magical. You would be wise to study it carefully from cover to cover in order to unveil its many secrets. The task ahead of you will not be an easy one. Only through years of hard work can you hope to unleash your latent powers. During its long history the Guild has seen many apprentices fail through idleness and overconfidence, and I would be sorry to see one with potential such as you throw it all away. Albion needs its Heroes now more than ever. Becoming a Hero of Renown means achieving great things, and to accomplish less than greatness is to have done next to nothing at all. You must understand that, for the Guild, greatness has no bearing with regard to perceived good or evil. No, it has more to do with the Renown one achieves through actions, regardless of morality. Be forewarned that the work necessary to become a Hero is not to be taken half-heartedly. On the contrary, this will be a most gruelling and arduous training, encompassing all aspects of mind, body, and spirit. I say this without a wisp of doubt. We require that you apply yourself as never before, but having done that, the rewards and Renown you may achieve are unimaginable. This said, if you do finally graduate from this Heroes' Guild, you may even one day be acknowledged as the greatest Hero ever to stride the cobbled paths of Albion. Statues have been erected all over the land in honour of those few Great Ones who came before you, those laid to rest and permanently entombed at the Guild. We may only hope our success in training you will one day flame your successes throughout Albion, coarse a place as it is. Go now, and seek your destiny! II III Default Mode Health Resurrections Mana Combat Multiplier Experience Points General Strength Skill Will i Map Min Awareness Eye Clock 6 8 Target Lock-on Hold for Magic/ Collect Experience Orbs 90 15 20 25 Movement or Zoom Bow (Click) Inventory Pause Screen Block Run/Flourish Attack Interact Arm/Sheathe Ranged Weapon Arm/Sheathe Melee Weapon Gold 200 Items & Expressions Camera Expand Map (Click) Quick Menu Teleport Melee Weapon Ranged Weapon IV V Magic Mode Health Resurrections Mana Combat Multiplier Experience Points General Strength Skill Will (Hold r) Min Awareness Eye i Map Clock 6 8 Target Lock-on (Hold for Magic) 90 15 20 25 Movement or Zoom Bow (Click) Inventory Pause Screen Cycle Spells Cast Spell Arm/Sheathe Ranged Weapon Melee Weapon Arm/Sheathe Favourites Camera Expand Map (Click) Mappable Slot Melee Weapon Ranged Weapon VI VII The General Experience Points notification 90 appears momentarily to indicate an increase in General Experience points. These are accumulated by gathering Experience Orbs. General Experience Points The following information describes the primary items that appear in your view. We are unable, apprentice, to describe every possible option but have focused on those you will encounter most often. The red bar in the upper-left portion of your view is the Health bar. Each time you receive a hit from an enemy, it impacts your health. Replenish your health by eating some food or drinking a potion. The blue bar in the upper-left portion of your view is the Mana bar. Mana depletes when you use magical powers of the Will. It replenishes with time, but returns more quickly when you drink blue potions. The Combat Multiplier indicates how much Experience you gain when you inflict blows upon your enemies. The higher the number, the more Experience points gained when you absorb Experience Orbs left in the wake of their deaths. For this reason, it is prudent to wait until you have your way with an entire group of enemies before absorbing the Experience Orbs. A t Your Command The Strength Experience Points notification 15 appears momentarily to indicate an increase in Strength Experience points. These are accumulated by using your fists or melee weapons in close combat. The Skill Experience Points notification 20 appears momentarily to indicate an increase in Skill Experience points. These are accumulated by using the bow. The Will Experience Points notification 25 appears momentarily to indicate an increase in Will Experience points. These are accumulated by using magic. The Gold notification appears momentarily 200 to indicate how much gold you have as well as how much you just gained or lost. The Quick menu appears when you select the Quick menu icon by pressing upward with . Use to scroll through your choices and press right on to continue through your chosen category. Press to the left to go back one screen at a time or < to exit the Quick menu completely. Select the Teleport icon by pressing in the direction of the Guild Seal. Continue pressing and holding until the Guild Seal completely charges before you teleport to the Guild or an active Cullis Gate. Strength Experience Points Skill Experience Points Health Bar Will Experience Points Mana Bar Gold Notification Combat Multiplier Quick Menu Teleport Icon/Guild Seal VIII IX Context-sensitive icons appear in the lower-left portion of your view and temporarily replace other icons. Two of the most helpful icons to be aware of are the Digging and Fishing icons. Health, Mana, and Expressions also appear just when you need them. When one appears, press in the direction of the icon to use the shovel, fishing rod, or whatever else makes itself available. Pay close attention to these, and you never know what you might discover. The Mini Map is located in the upper-right corner of your view. Click R to zoom in on the map. A legend for the Mini Map is available when you select Map from your Inventory. Use R to scroll down and see a description for each map symbol. Attached to the Mini Map, the Awareness Eye indicates how many individuals are aware of you. A red Awareness Eye reveals to you that enemies are present. Also attached to the Mini Map, the Clock is split in half between night and day to mark the passing of time. This allows you to know the approximate time of day or night depending on where the arrow is pointing. Press < to display the Inventory. Use L or to navigate through the Skills, Equipment, Map, Quests, Logbook, and Statistics choices, and press A for your preferred category. Use R to scroll within any screen. Press < again to exit the Inventory. Press > to display the Pause screen. Choose to Save or Load a game, configure game Options, enter Xbox LiveTM Aware, or view Controller information from the Help option. Context Sensitive Icons Press b to unsheathe or sheathe your current melee weapon. To wield a different weapon, select it from Equipment/Weapons in your Inventory. When you press b, you wield or put away the bow. To wield a different type of bow, select it from Equipment/Weapons in your Inventory. Unsheathe/Sheathe Melee Weapon Unsheathe/Sheathe Ranged Weapon Mini Map Y to block an opponent's attack. Also, while holding Y, use L to roll and block at the same time. Use Use X to attack an enemy, whether with hand-to-hand combat or a weapon. When using the bow, press X to shoot an arrow. The longer you hold X down, the more powerful the force of the arrow, although accuracy will decrease. Click L to display and zoom the crosshair. Each additional press increases the zoom until it returns to normal view. The Flourish icon appears when you successfully land several blows without reply on an enemy. When it appears, press B to unleash a vicious, unblockable attack on the enemy. Direct the Flourish with L. String together multiple Flourish attacks by continuing to make contact without missing. The Speech icon indicates there is someone to interact with by pressing A. A green highlight indicates someone with information for you. Purple indicates neutral characters. Red highlighting indicates people hostile toward you. The Interact icon reveals interactive objects, those that emit a blue or purple glow. Block Icon Attack Icon Awareness Eye Clock Flourish Icon Inventory Speech Icon Pause Screen Interact Icon X XI Map of the Guild A bout the Guild To the Guild Woods N The Guild is at the heart of Albion, and the Heroes who have flourished since its establishment keep the civilised world functioning and in relative safety. The Guild's facilities are like no others in all of Albion. To help you learn your way around the facilities and grounds, we've provided a map. Here at the Guild, we have a long, proud tradition. Built as both a fortress and a sanctuary, these heavy, stonemasoned walls have provided protection and safety to our young Hero apprentices for hundreds of years as they've gone about their training. The Guild itself has withstood many foolhardy bandit attacks and yet remains standing while other buildings and entire villages throughout Albion have not. Let it be known that those who have dared attack the Guild have always received proper payment in return. Melee (Strength) Training Skill Training Will Training W To the Chamber Dining Hall of Fate Library Maze's Quarters Guild Shop Map Room Teleport Pad E Sleeping and Dining Quarters Experience Spending Platform By now, you've been shown to a comfortable bed in the Guild's sleeping quarters, upstairs in the main Guild building. In addition to the sleeping quarters, there is a dining hall downstairs which has beverages on offer and fresh food prepared daily by the best cooks in the region. Boasting Platform S XII XIII Map Room The Map Room, located just beyond the front vestibule and at the heart of the Guild's main floor, contains a large threedimensional map of Albion. It is in the Map Room that you accept Quest Cards the people of Albion deliver to the Guild. Also, if you need to find the Guildmaster at any time during your training at the Guild, he is likely to be found in the Map Room unless he's informed you of the contrary. Training Facilities Created specifically for developing young Heroes such as yourself, the training facilities feature a melee arena where you can work on hand-to-hand combat and weaponry skills. Furthermore, we have an archery range with both moving and stationary target dummies--a good place to hone an ...