SHIELD OF DESTINY

                    Hints by Bev Truter

NB: TALK TO <character's name> as soon as you meet each character,
in the location where you first see them. If you wander off and
then try conversing with them later, some events might not be
triggered at all, which will result in you becoming stuck in an
unwinnable state.  Even if you know what each character will say,
you still have to go through the conversations to trigger
subsequent events.

CHEST (stuck) - Knock wedges under shelves (must have mallet and
wedges)

RING (with ruby) - You will be able to get it (and keep it!) on
the third occasion you find it.

BOAT (leaking) - Knock plug into boat (must have hammer and plug)

BAR (jammed through handles) - Knock bar from handles (must have
hammer)

DOORS (Locked) - Some doors can only be unlocked by shorter
command UNLOCK DOOR <without the added words WITH KEY>.

LADDER (at parapet) - Fix ladder to parapet (must be holding
ladder)

BRIDGE (broken) - Repair bridge (need nails, saw, 4 planks)

DOM - Won't follow you: Give whistle to Dom
DOM - Won't follow you to TREE: Find and get the horseshoe on your
first visit to the 'Country Lane' location. You can't backtrack to
pick it up later, or Dom will never follow you beyond the 'horse'
location.

RALPH - Won't respond to you: You need to give him the note, bow
and quiver.

RALPH - Still won't respond: You need to find and GET RING twice
(it will 'disappear' both times) before Ralph responds to TALK TO
RALPH.

PRONEUS - Won't respond or appear at 'spider' location: You can't
'backtrack' to any location, ie, once you have found the trapdoor
in Ralph's hut then you can only move forwards through the game.
Even going UP from 'sconce' location to Hut prevents Proneus
sequence from being triggered.










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