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+.\" Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom
+.\" Copyright (C) 1980-1983, 1985, 1986 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" See the file LICENSE.TXT for full copyright and licensing information.
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+.vs +4p
+.b
+A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
+.r
+.vs
+.ps
+.sp 2
+.i
+Michael C. Toy
+Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold
+.r
+.sp 2
+Computer Systems Research Group
+Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
+University of California
+Berkeley, California  94720
+.sp 4
+.i ABSTRACT
+.ce 0
+.(b I F
+.bi Rogue
+is a visual CRT based fantasy game
+which runs under the \*U\(dg timesharing system.
+.(f
+\fR\(dg\*U is a trademark of Bell Laboratories\fP
+.)f
+This paper describes how to play rogue,
+and gives a few hints
+for those who might otherwise get lost in the Dungeons of Doom.
+.)b
+\".he '''\fBA Guide to the Dungeons of Doom\fP'
+\" .fo ''- % -''
+.eh 'USD:33-%''A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom'
+.oh 'A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom''USD:33-%'
+.sh 1 Introduction
+.pp
+You have just finished your years as a student at the local fighter's guild.
+After much practice and sweat you have finally completed your training
+and are ready to embark upon a perilous adventure.
+As a test of your skills,
+the local guildmasters have sent you into the Dungeons of Doom.
+Your task is to return with the Amulet of Yendor.
+Your reward for the completion of this task
+will be a full membership in the local guild.
+In addition,
+you are allowed to keep all the loot you bring back from the dungeons.
+.pp
+In preparation for your journey,
+you are given an enchanted mace,
+a bow, and a quiver of arrows
+taken from a dragon's hoard in the far off Dark Mountains.
+You are also outfitted with elf-crafted armor
+and given enough food to reach the dungeons.
+You say goodbye to family and friends for what may be the last time
+and head up the road.
+.pp
+You set out on your way to the dungeons
+and after several days of uneventful travel,
+you see the ancient ruins
+that mark the entrance to the Dungeons of Doom.
+It is late at night,
+so you make camp at the entrance
+and spend the night sleeping under the open skies.
+In the morning you gather your weapons,
+put on your armor,
+eat what is almost your last food,
+and enter the dungeons.
+.sh 1 "What is going on here?"
+.pp
+You have just begun a game of rogue.
+Your goal is to grab as much treasure as you can,
+find the Amulet of Yendor,
+and get out of the Dungeons of Doom alive.
+On the screen,
+a map of where you have been
+and what you have seen on the current dungeon level is kept.
+As you explore more of the level,
+it appears on the screen in front of you.
+.pp
+Rogue differs from most computer fantasy games in that it is screen oriented.
+Commands are all one or two keystrokes\**
+.(f
+\** As opposed to pseudo English sentences.
+.)f
+and the results of your commands
+are displayed graphically on the screen rather
+than being explained in words.\**
+.(f
+\** A minimum screen size of 24 lines by 80 columns is required.
+If the screen is larger, only the 24x80 section will be used
+for the map.
+.)f
+.pp
+Another major difference between rogue and other computer fantasy games
+is that once you have solved all the puzzles in a standard fantasy game,
+it has lost most of its excitement and it ceases to be fun.
+Rogue,
+on the other hand,
+generates a new dungeon every time you play it
+and even the author finds it an entertaining and exciting game.
+.sh 1 "What do all those things on the screen mean?"
+.pp
+In order to understand what is going on in rogue
+you have to first get some grasp of what rogue is doing with the screen.
+The rogue screen is intended
+to replace the \*(lqYou can see ...\*(rq descriptions
+of standard fantasy games.
+Figure 1 is a sample of what a rogue screen might look like.
+.(z
+.hl
+.nf
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+.ce 1000
+Level: 1  Gold: 0      Hp: 12(12)  Str: 16(16)  Arm: 4  Exp: 1/0
+
+Figure 1
+.ce
+.hl
+.)z
+.sh 2 "The bottom line"
+.pp
+At the bottom line of the screen
+are a few pieces of cryptic information
+describing your current status.
+Here is an explanation of what these things mean:
+.ip Level \w'Level\ \ 'u
+This number indicates how deep you have gone in the dungeon.
+It starts at one and goes up as you go deeper into the dungeon.
+.ip Gold \w'Level\ \ 'u
+The number of gold pieces you have managed to find
+and keep with you so far.
+.ip Hp \w'Level\ \ 'u
+Your current and maximum health points.
+Health points indicate how much damage you can take before you die.
+The more you get hit in a fight,
+the lower they get.
+You can regain health points by resting.
+The number in parentheses
+is the maximum number your health points can reach.
+.ip Str \w'Level\ \ 'u
+Your current strength and maximum ever strength.
+This can be any integer less than or equal to 31,
+or greater than or equal to three.
+The higher the number,
+the stronger you are.
+The number in the parentheses
+is the maximum strength you have attained so far this game.
+.ip Arm \w'Level\ \ 'u
+Your current armor protection.
+This number indicates how effective your armor is
+in stopping blows from unfriendly creatures.
+The higher this number is,
+the more effective the armor.
+.ip Exp \w'Level\ \ 'u
+These two numbers give your current experience level
+and experience points.
+As you do things,
+you gain experience points.
+At certain experience point totals,
+you gain an experience level.
+The more experienced you are,
+the better you are able to fight and to withstand magical attacks.
+.sh 2 "The top line"
+.pp
+The top line of the screen is reserved
+for printing messages that describe things
+that are impossible to represent visually.
+If you see a \*(lq--More--\*(rq on the top line,
+this means that rogue wants to print another message on the screen,
+but it wants to make certain
+that you have read the one that is there first.
+To read the next message,
+just type a space.
+.sh 2 "The rest of the screen"
+.pp
+The rest of the screen is the map of the level
+as you have explored it so far.
+Each symbol on the screen represents something.
+Here is a list of what the various symbols mean:
+.ip @
+This symbol represents you, the adventurer.
+.ip "-\^|"
+These symbols represent the walls of rooms.
+.ip +
+A door to/from a room.
+.ip .
+The floor of a room.
+.ip #
+The floor of a passage between rooms.
+.ip *
+A pile or pot of gold.
+.ip )
+A weapon of some sort.
+.ip ]
+A piece of armor.
+.ip !
+A flask containing a magic potion.
+.ip ?
+A piece of paper, usually a magic scroll.
+.ip =
+A ring with magic properties
+.ip /
+A magical staff or wand
+.ip ^
+A trap, watch out for these.
+.ip %
+A staircase to other levels
+.ip :
+A piece of food.
+.ip A-Z
+The uppercase letters
+represent the various inhabitants of the Dungeons of Doom.
+Watch out, they can be nasty and vicious.
+.sh 1 Commands
+.pp
+Commands are given to rogue by typing one or two characters.
+Most commands can be preceded by a count to repeat them
+(e.g. typing 
+.Cs 10s
+will do ten searches).
+Commands for which counts make no sense
+have the count ignored.
+To cancel a count or a prefix,
+type \*E.
+The list of commands is rather long,
+but it can be read at any time during the game with the
+.Cs ?
+command.
+Here it is for reference,
+with a short explanation of each command.
+.ip ?
+The help command.
+Asks for a character to give help on.
+If you type a
+.Cs * ,
+it will list all the commands,
+otherwise it will explain what the character you typed does.
+.ip /
+This is the \*(lqWhat is that on the screen?\*(rq command.
+A
+.Cs /
+followed by any character that you see on the level,
+will tell you what that character is.
+For instance,
+typing
+.Cs /@
+will tell you that the
+.Cs @
+symbol represents you, the player.
+.ip "h, H, ^H"
+Move left.
+You move one space to the left.
+If you use upper case
+.Cs h ,
+you will continue to move left until you run into something.
+This works for all movement commands
+(e.g.
+.Cs L
+means run in direction 
+.Cs l )
+If you use the \*(lqcontrol\*(rq
+.Cs h ,
+you will continue moving in the specified direction
+until you pass something interesting or run into a wall.
+You should experiment with this,
+since it is a very useful command,
+but very difficult to describe.
+This also works for all movement commands.
+.ip j
+Move down.
+.ip k
+Move up.
+.ip l
+Move right.
+.ip y
+Move diagonally up and left.