Might and Magic III - Part 1 of an Adventurer's Guidebook

       As played on an Amiga 500 (1 meg) by Ron Rainbird

1. For a quick boost at the outset of the game in the town of
   Fountain Head, take your novice party to the Mirror Portal
   along the West Wall and, when asked for a destination, type in
   "DOEMEISTER". This secret password will take you instantly to a
   secret room in the Dragon Cavern, where it is perfectly safe
   for you to steal 2 million in gold pieces. At this stage of the
   game, the only way you can return to civilisation (?) is by
   invoking the "Mr. Wizard" utility. You will find yourself back
   at Fountain Head but, as you are beginners, you will not
   forfeit a level.

   You are now rich enough to buy the best weapons, armour and
   what-have-you available in that town then, by killing the King
   Rat in the Cavern below Fountain Head, after many encounters
   with ordinary rats and a subsequent building up of your
   experience points and levels, you will find that the Fountains
   have turned from sludge to clear, blue water with magical
   properties. By then going to the Fountain at X13, Y2 you can
   buy experience points (1 point per gold piece), whereby you can
   raise your party to really good levels before tackling the
   Outside World.

   Find the man outside the Blacksmith's Shop and, for a fee, he
   will enrol you with the local Mage Guild - in this case,
   Raven's Guild. There your magic users will be able to learn
   some very useful spells - at a cost, of course. Nothing is for
   free in M&M Land.

2. In each of the five towns you will have to find a person who
   will enrol you with the local Guild before you can learn new
   spells. After the above Town, these will be:

Baywatch - Albatross Guild.   Find Clozan for enrolment.
Wildabar - Falcon's Guild.    The Magicarium, halfway along the
                              West Wall, will grant you
                              membership.
Swamptown - Buzzard's Guild.  Enter the Cavern to find Gagish.
                              He will enrol you, even though he
                              he is in a coffin.
Blistering Heights - Eagle's  Go to Demon HQ and fight your way
                     Guild.   through to Ornean to obtain
                              membership.

   Each Guild offers progressively higher spells, provided you are
   at the appropriate level, so try to rise quickly in
   proficiency. You will find the higher spells will make life so
   much easier!

3. Each Town has a pit leading to a Cavern which must be explored.
   You will also find above ground an Inn, a Training Ground, a
   Mirror Portal, Temple, Tavern (for food supplies), a Forge and,
   sometimes, one or two surprise locations.

4. There are many Quests in this sprawling adventure, but not all
   are essential to a successful completion. I did not complete,
   for example, the Princess Trueberry/Unicorn/Althea Quest which,
   though doubtless interesting, is no more than a mini-adventure.
   However, you MUST complete the following:

(a) Get all 6 Hologram Sequence Cards
(b) Become a Crusader
(c) Become an Ultimate Adventurer
(d) Get a Blue Priority Passcard
(e) Get the full Initialisation Sequence Number.

To be continued ...