R E A L M S   O F   R E A L I T Y

                           (c) 1995  Robert  Megicks
                                   (20/1/95)


 HOW THE 'DUAL CHARACTER CONCEPT' WORKS:
     Normally, R P G's  only allow you  to explore  with a  party of
     characters  providing they all  occupy the same square. This is
     where REALMS OF REALITY differs,as your two characters need not
     occupy the same square,but can be split up to explore different
     parts of the level. When this happens you end up with two types
     of character and these are an 'ACTIVE'character and an INACTIVE
     character. The ACTIVE character is  the one who's view  you see
     through the window. Therefore any actions  that you do with the
     mouse pointer, like opening doors, picking up  objects, is what
     your ACTIVE  character is doing. Your INACTIVE character  would
     therefore be the character who you see in the Viewing window if
     he were to stand in front of your ACTIVE character.

     Normally  only your  ACTIVE character  will move  when  roaming
     through the  dungeon, this is  normally of  little use  as this
     would require you to alternate between  your characters to keep
     them  within a  short distance  of each other. If you therefore
     select 'DUAL' then your INACTIVE character  will follow in  the
     footsteps of your  ACTIVE character, this will  continue  until
     'SINGLE' is selected. DUAL can only be selected if both charac-
     ters are on the same square.

HOW TO SWAP BETWEEN YOUR CHARACTERS:
    To change your INACTIVE character to become the ACTIVE character
    all you need to do is press the spacebar. This will also work if
    you are viewing your ACTIVE character's inventory.

INACTIVE COMBAT:
    As your characters can be in two  different places at once it is
    necessary for your INACTIVE character to be able to  defend him-
    self if confronted by other  creatures.This is where  the COMBAT
    menu comes in, as it  tells your INACTIVE  character what  to do
    like  cast a  spell or  use a hand  weapon ect. First go to  the
    inventory  screen of  the character  who's combat  you  wish  to
    change and click on 'COMBAT'.Then choose one of the seven avail-
    able slots,then  select what action you  want your character  to
    perform. Either select  a weapon by  clicking on your characters
    left hand,or select a spell from the spell book(bottom right).

INVENTORY:
    Clicking on  the right mouse  button will display all the inven-
    tory  of your  ACTIVE character. To view  the inventory  of your
    INACTIVE character you will need to press the spacebar to change
    your INACTIVE character to become your ACTIVE character.

OBJECTS:
     There are over One Hundred  different object that  can be found
     in REALMS OF REALITY and these  objects can of course be picked
     up,stored,thrown and used in many ways.

EXCHANGING OBJECTS:
     Providing your INACTIVE character is on screen  in front of you
     and has enough room for this object to be stored in his Inven-
     tory, then simply  click on the  character's upper body ( as if
     you were going to throw it). If your INACTIVE character already
     has an object in his move hand  then that object will  be place
     in a  spare slot in  his backpack. Should the  object  you wish
     to  pass fail to  be exchanged, then this  means that no  space
     could be found to store the item.

     If 'DUAL' is selected  then objects  in hands  can be exchanged
     freely between the two characters. If 'SINGLE' is selected then
     only objects can be placed or  taken from the character  who is
     being moved(ACTIVE).


USING OBJECTS:
     The types  of weapon  and armour  your  character  can use  all
     depend on his class and the amount of experience which has been
     gained during his quest. If an object is to heavy to be used by
     your character then the hand holding the object will be either
     surrounded by a red box,or the object will be shaded.

SCROLLS:
     A Wizard or Priest must first  learn a spell before he can cast
     it. This is  done by clicking on  the small scroll icon in  the
     characters  inventory screen  with the  scroll to learn. If the
     spell  is beyond  the ability of  the character then  the spell
     will not be learnt. A Fighter who has not gained any experience
     as a Priest or Wizard will not be able to learn any spells.

     More information concerning  character types will  be available
     with a  Character Editor  which can be used  to create your own
     characters for use  in the completed levels. These will be made
     available on a cover disk soon.

STAIRS:
    Stairs  can only be  traversed if  both characters  are together
    ('DUAL'is selected). The only exception here is when one of your
    characters is dead.

CREATURES:
    There are wide variety of creatures in REALM,although only a few
    will be  found in the demo  levels due to disk space. It must be
    remembered that not  all creatures are hostile, as some will run
    away if approached. This really  depends on the  creature itself,
    not its type or breed. You will also notice that  some creatures
    have objects in their possession,these creatures will have to be
    killed if you want the object they carry.Also some creatures can
    open and close doors, so beware!