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                 For the Nintendo Entertainment System

                        An FAQ/Walkthrough by...

                              ~ BrakZero ~

                              Version 2.00

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Hello, and welcome! Why are you reading this? Oh, youre actually
looking for help on HEROES OF THE LANCE!? Wow, thats rare. I have made
a walkthrough, list of F.A.Q.s, magic listing, and item listing to help
you journey through this cra, I mean, AWESOME game.

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::Revision History::

Version 2.00 - Since the first version was pretty much a joke, with just a list
of questions, (lots of them being silly) I decided to turn it into a real
guide. I've taken down all the old questions and replaced them with a new batch
of serious ones, as well as a full walkthrough, item listing, magic listing,
and menu descriptions.

Version 1.00 - Made a list of questions and answers to them.

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Table of Contents
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Basic Controls
Menu Breakdown
Walkthrough
Raistlins Magic
Goldmoons (Clerical) Magic
Items
FAQ

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+- [BASIC CONTROLS] -+

Start  Nothing
Select  Bring Up/Exit the menu
Up  Hold to enter a door.
Down  Hold to enter a door.
Right  Walk right; hold to run to the right.
Left  Walk left; hold to run to the left.
A  Nothing
B  Nothing
Up + A  Jump in place
Down + A  Duck
Up or A while running  Long Jump

DURING COMBAT:

B  Attack with weapon
B + Down + Direction you are facing  Attack downwards
B + Up + Direction you are facing  Attack upwards

MENU SCREEN:

Directional buttons  Move cursor
Select  Exit Menu
A  Select/Confirm
B  Cancel/Go Back

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+- [MENU BREAKDOWN] -+

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|                                |
|       Hero Select         Give |
|    Magic User Spells      Drop |
|  Clerical Staff Spells    Take |
|           Use             Save |
|          Score            Load |
|________________________________|


*Hero Select  View the status of one of your heroes and switch around
their order.

*Magic User Spells  If Raistlin is alive and one of the first four
Heroes lined up, then choose this option to use one of his spells.

*Clerical Staff Spells  If Goldmoon is alive and one of the first four
Heroes lined up, then choose this option to use one of her spells.

*Use  Choose an item to use on a certain Hero, or choose which weapon
to equip.

*Score  View how many different kinds of enemies youve killed. It
should look like this:

Baaz    00   Bozak   00
Troll   00   Wraith  00
Minion  00   Aghar1  00
Aghar2  00   Men     00
Spider  00   Dragon  00

Note that the numbers change when you kill an enemy. For instance, if
you kill a Baaz, the number next to Baaz will go up to 01.

*Give  Take an item from one hero and give it to another hero.

*Drop  Drop an unwanted item.

*Take  Pick up an item from the ground and give it to a hero.

*Save  Save your game onto one of three save slots.

*Load  Load a previously saved game.

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+- [WALKTHROUGH] -+

- Xak Tsaroth -

--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_
Area One: To the Distant Alarm Bells
--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_

First of all, you have to change the lineup of your heroes before you
go anywhere. The original lineup looks like this:

*Front Row
Goldmoon    Sturm      Raistlin    Caramon
*Back Row
Tanis     Tasslehoff   Riverwind    Flint

That lineup is bad, so change it. I would recommend Caramon as the main
hero, (maxed out strength) Sturm behind him, then Raistlin and
Goldmoon. My recommendation overall looks like this:

*Front Row
Caramon     Sturm   Raistlin    Goldmoon
*Back Row
Riverwind   Tanis    Flint     Tasslehoff

()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()

*Stuff to Remember*
- Notice at the bottom left portion of the screen, there is a little
something that looks like this:

  N
W   E
  S

These stand for north, south, east, and west. When one of the letters
suddenly has a red outline, that means you can go through a door. I may
use this as a reference in the walkthrough.

- When a character dies, their picture may become gray at first. If
this happens, stand near the grave and use Goldmoons Clerical spell
for raising the dead. If a character dies by falling into a pit or you
leave their grave, the picture may just turn into a Tombstone with
R.I.P. on it. Make sure you try to revive them before this happens.

- Make sure Goldmoon does not die! She holds the Blue Crystal Staff,
which is needed to defeat the final boss. If she DOES happen to die
from an enemy, make sure you pick up the Blue Crystal Staff from her
grave with either Sturm, Riverwind, or anyone else that is able to pick
it up. If Goldmoon dies and the Blue Crystal Staff is not retrievable,
then you will not be able to beat the game.

Now youre ready.

<Real Walkthrough>
First off, youll notice the large deadly pit to your right. Dont jump
into it or try to float across it with Raistlin, go through the door
instead. (Remember, HOLD a button to go through the door.) It doesnt
matter if you go through the north door or the south one, because they
both lead to the same room. When you go through the door, head right
until you run into a Man enemy. (Watch out for the falling stones.)
Kill the Man and head right. Go downward (East) through the door.
Defeat the enemy and continue by going right and down through the door.
The go left and go through the very large opening in the west.

As soon as you get past that large opening, quickly move to the right
because youve got an Aghar (naked midget) next to you. Kill it, and
kill the rest of the enemies on your right. Enter the door on the far
right, (either one), then just go a bit to your right and go through
the exit. (The exit doesnt look like a door, it looks like a big stone
or something on the wall.)

--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_
Area Two: To the Distant Alarm Bells (Again)
--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_

Okay, now youre in the second area. To your right youll find a Troll,
so destroy that piece of crap. Go through the door in the South, and
then head to your left. Youll see a door in the east, but run past it
until you come to the next door in the west: it should be a door that
looks like it leads into a building. Go through it, and youll find the
waterfall. (Why is it called a waterfall if its a stream?) The
waterfall completely recovers the partys HP, so you wont have to use
up any power from the Blue Crystal Staff right now. After youve healed
yourself, head back to the right and through the door in the east that
you had run by. Defeat the midget, and grab the two potions. (Notice
the blue one is a little bit hard to spot because its on a bookshelf)
Continue left, defeat the Man, and take the shield on the wall. Equip
the shield on your main hero, then head back toward the waterfall.

Head left, and quickly jump over the tiny pit while those things arent
coming out. Youll land right in front of a Baaz, so kill it quickly to
avoid losing lots of health. Continue left, and dont bother taking the
Gold Chalice on that shelf, because it doesnt do anything. Defeat
another Baaz and head up through either of the doors. Now the music
should change to something better (phew) and you can head left. Go left
(watch out for flying arrows) and youll see a ghost thing. If you want
a Brown Potion, defeat the ghost and continue left until you get it.
Use it on Sturm. Then go back and up through the door near the place
where the ghost was. (If you didnt want the brown potion you could
just go through the door.) Now head a bit to the left. Defeat the
enemy, and take all three Shields on the wall. Now equip them to your
other three front row heroes, so now all four front row heroes are
protected with Shields.

Go up through the door left of the three shields. Youll find a dragon
and a Baaz. Quickly use Burning Hands on the Baaz three times to kill
it before the Dragon gets close. Then kill the dragon. Dragons are
tough, so try using the protection from evil spell and slowly kill him
while pushing him back. After youve knocked it out, go up through the
open gate.

Going left from here leads to a Blue Potion, and going right is the
right way. After going right and defeating the enemy, go up through the
opening, and QUICKLY jump across the small pit so that you can get some
room to defeat the Man before he gets close. Defeat the Man, and walk
right defeating all the enemies in your path. Youll finally find a
door at the end of this path, so go up through it, and youll find a
room with some flames on your left.

This part is tricky. Touching the flame will harm you, so youll have
to find a way to get by them without being hurt. Also, there are arrows
constantly being shot at you from that direction! So, use Goldmoons
Clerical spell, Protection from Evil, and make a run through the flames
and arrows. Youll still be harmed a little bit, so heal everyone up
with Goldmoon. Then go south through the large passage. From here go
left, defeating the Baaz and the Dragon. (Skip the door at the bottom)
After defeating the Dragon, go up through the door and youll be in a
room with a lot of tiny pits on your left. Save to make sure you dont
kill anyone in this process of jumping, then quickly jump across all
the tiny pits and head east. (Youll head into some pillars, theres
not even an opening) This marks the completion of the second area.

--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_
Area Three: To the Evil Black Dragon
--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_

You start out with a Spider in front of you and a gem on the wall.
Dont bother with the gem, just walk forward and dispose of the spider
easily. Now SAVE! You are about to enter a room with two Dragons and
its tough. So after you save, go in and defeat the Dragon on your
left. Make sure you stop and heal when you need to. Then go to the
right and defeat that dragon. This proves to be a tough job, so youll
be happy when youre finished. Go through one of the doors on the
right, then kill the enemy and go to the door on your left. After that,
there should be a door right next to you, so go there. Kill the Spider
that you find there, then go right until you find the Red Potion. Take
the Red Potion, then go through the door right next to it. Here youll
find, along with some enemies, four doors. The first two doors have
Dragons that guard gems, (not worth it) the third door has a Spider
guarding a gem, (easy, so get it if you want) and the last one is the
right way which leads you closer to the final big dragon.

Defeat the enemy, and continue right. Go through the door, and youll
see another door just to the right of you. Go in there. (If you want,
you can find Quiver arrows to your left before going into the door on
your right.) This door leads to a room with a Dragon right in front of
you. Now would be a good time to use that Red Potion you picked up if
you dont want to fight it. In any case, go through the door, then
defeat the enemies and go through the next door on your left. From here
go right and north through the door, then left and through the door.
Here, youll find three different doors at the end of a long hallway.
Enter the one furthest on the right.

From here, defeat the enemies on your right, and enter the door past
them. (The thing that doesnt look like a door) This leads to the big
black dragon guarding the discs of Mishakal.

--_--_--_--_--_--_--_-
Final Boss: Evil Black Dragon
--_--_--_--_--_--_--_-

Good God, can a last ending boss be ANY easier!? First off, put
Goldmoon as the front hero, assuming you still have her. If Goldmoon
died but you still have the Blue Crystal Staff, then put whoever has
the staff as the first hero. Anyway, just walk up to the dragon until
the screen flashes, which initiates combat. Just hold down the B button
and press right (toward the dragon). Goldmoon or whoever has the staff
should throw the Blue Crystal Staff at the dragon, which kills him. It
only takes two seconds to beat this guy.

After the dragon dies and disappears, run to the right (make sure
youre running so that you can avoid the falling stones) and youll
find the discs of Mishakal lying there. Take them, then run back (watch
out for the falling piece of cement) and you should disappear, marking
the end of the game.

Youll be given your score and a message saying that the Heroes were
rescued from Xak Tsaroth by gods. And no, there is no sequel video
game, it only says To be continued because the story is continued on
in the Dragon Lance novels.

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+- [RAISTLINS MAGIC] -+

Since Raistlin possesses the Magius Staff, he can perform magic that
can harm an enemy or do something to help the other heroes kill an
enemy physically. The different kinds of magic are:

*Charm  Confuses the enemy and causes it to act strangely.
*Sleep  Causes the enemy to freeze for a very short time.
*Magic Missile  A projectile attack, weaker than Burning Hands.
*Web  Same as Sleep, but the enemy stays frozen for a slightly longer
time.
*Detect Magic  Detects nearby magic.
*Detect Traps  Detects nearby traps.
*Final Strike  Raistlin kills himself along with everything else on
the screen. It is ineffective against tough enemies such as Dragons.
*Burning Hands  A projectile attack, stronger than Magic Missile.

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+- [GOLDMOONS CLERICAL MAGIC] -+

Since Goldmoon possesses the Blue Crystal Staff, she can use Clerical
Magic that helps the heroes against tough enemies and can heal their
wounds. Her different kinds of magic are:

*Cure Light Wounds  Restores a small amount of HP to the desired hero.
*Protect From Evil  Causes Hero to be immune to enemy attacks for a
short time. If hero does not turn immune, the damage from enemies will
still be reduced.
*Find Traps  Finds nearby traps.
*Hold Person  Goldmoon fires something, and if it hits the enemy, the
enemy will be frozen for a while.
*Spiritual Hammer  Projectile attack.
*Prayer  Still not too sure on this one.
*Cure Critical Wounds  Restores a large amount of HP to the desired
hero.
*Raise Dead  If a tombstone does not appear over a dead heros picture
yet, they can be revived with this spell.
*Deflect Dragon Breath  Heroes will be completely immune to the breath
of a Dragon or the big final Dragon for a short time.

*NOTE*
If Goldmoon dies and another hero picks up the Blue Crystal Staff, that
hero will not have access to all the Clerical spells. That hero will
only be able to cast Cure Light Wounds, Find Traps, Cure Critical
Wounds, and Deflect Dragon Breath.

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+- [ITEMS] -+

There are lots of items you can pick up in HotL. Now, I have no idea
what most of these items do, so this guide isnt going to be too useful
right now. I should have better descriptions in the next update, when I
find out what some of the uses are. ^_^

- Potions -

*Green Potion*
Use: Restores a small amount of HP. Can be used about 3 times.

*Blue Potion*
Use: Restores a larger amount of HP.

*Brown Potion*
Use: Raises Strength.

*Yellow Potion*
Use: Raises Heroism. (You feel more confident)

*Red Potion*
Use: Stops all enemies in the room.


- Weapons -


*Blue Crystal Staff*
- Goldmoons weapon
- Allows holder to use Clerical magic
- Necessary to defeat the Evil Black Dragon at the end.

*Magius Staff*
- Raistlins weapon
- Allows holder to cast magic that damages enemies.

*Long Sword*
- Sturms weapon
- Sturm wont give up this sword.

*Spear*
- Caramons weapon

*Hand Axe*
- Flints weapon

*Quiver*
- Tanis weapon
- Riverwinds weapon
- They are arrows, and the amount is limited.

*Red Quiver*
- Tanis weapon
- Riverwinds weapon
- They are arrows, and the amount is limited.
- Stronger version of the Quiver arrows.


- Other Items -


*Gem*
Use: ???

*Scroll*
Use: It says Raistlin casts a spell with it, but I dont see anything.
So, ???

*Wand*
Use: See Scroll

*Shield (gray)*
Use: Raises defenses of the hero who has it equipped.

*Shield (red)*
Use: Raises defenses of the hero who has it equipped, even more than
the gray shield. (I think)

*Pouch*
Use: ???

*Gold Coin*
Use: As far as I know, it has no use whatsoever. Maybe you get extra
points for having one at the end of the game?

*Gold Chalice*
Use: See Gold Coin.

*Discs of Mishakal*
Use: This treasure is your ticket out of Xak Tsaroth.

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Q1. How do you control this guy?

A1. Since HotLs controls are so hard to figure out, Ill list out all
the basic controls youll need to know in order to make it through your
journey, even though I already have them listed in the controls
section.

Up  Hold to enter a door.
Down  Hold to enter a door.
Right  Walk right; hold to run to the right.
Left  Walk left; hold to run to the left.
A  Nothing
B  Nothing
Up + A  Jump in place
Down + A  Duck
Up or A while running  Long Jump

DURING COMBAT:

B  Attack with weapon
B + Down + Direction you are facing  Attack downwards
B + Up + Direction you are facing  Attack upwards

MENU SCREEN:

Directional buttons  Move cursor
Select  Exit Menu
A  Select/Confirm
B  Cancel/Go Back

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Q2. How do I kill the naked midgets!?

A2. Use the downward slash.

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Q3. How do I kill those flying ghost things?

A3. Opposite of the porn shrimps, use the upward slash.

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Q4. Is there an easy way to kill those dragons? Theyre really hard!

Q4. The best way to kill them is to cast the Clerical Magic spell
Deflect Dragon Breath, then poke away. Or if you dont want to kill
them at all, you can freeze them with different spells from Goldmoon as
well as Raistlin.

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Q5. I got an item (Gold Chalice/Gold Coin/etc) and none of the heroes
can use it. Whats the deal?

A5. As far as I know, they dont have a purpose, so just discard them.
Im starting to think that maybe they give you more points at the end
of the game, but Im not sure.

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Q6. Why the heck do I have to get those stupid discs anyway? Whats
with the friggin story?

A6. The game is based on the series of novels called Dragon Lance. In
these fantastic books, there is an early adventure in which the heroes
must enter city ruins known as Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the discs of
Mishakal, which are being guarded by a large evil black dragon. Get it?

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Q7. How come I cant un-equip Sturms, Raistlins, or Goldmoons
weapon?

A7. Again, you would need to refer to the novels for an answer. Im
actually not sure about Sturms long sword, but Raistlin and Goldmoon
have an explanation. Raistlins Staff of Magius supposedly has a mind
of its own, and it choose its holder. If someone else tries to touch
it, it will just burn him or her. A god gave Goldmoons Blue Crystal
Staff to her because she has a pure heart. Another hero can take the
Blue Crystal Staff if Goldmoon dies, but they wont have access to all
the Clerical magic.

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Q8. How come I dont have all the Clerical magic spells when another
hero takes the Blue Crystal Staff?

A8. Look at the last question. Only Goldmoon can use all the Clerical
spells.

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Q9. Whats with the Waterfall I found?

A9. It will completely heal your wounds, but it will not recharge your
magic meter.

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Q10. I used Raistlins Final Strike attack, can I bring him back?

A10. Nope.

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Q11. Is it possible to beta the huge dragon at the end without
Goldmoon?

A11. To beat that dragon, its not Goldmoon that you need, its her
weapon. As long as you took the Blue Crystal Staff from her grave after
she died, you could still beat the game.

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Q12. Goldmoon fell down a pit/I left Goldmoons grave after she died.
Now her picture has a tombstone on it, and I didnt get the Blue
Crystal Staff. Can I still beat the dragon somehow?

A12. No, youll have to start your game all over again if you want to
win.

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Q13. I keep falling down the pit in the beginning.

A13. Then dont go to the pit, go through the door.

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Q14. Well, how do I go through a door? I press up/down but nothing
happens.

A15. You cant just tap the up or down button to go through a door. To
successfully do it, just HOLD up or down, and they should go through.
Its as easy as that.

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Q16. How do I pick up items?

A16. Open the menu and select Take when you are standing next to an
item. You have to select a hero to give it to.

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Q17. Whoops, I gave an item to the wrong hero. Can I do anything about
it?

A17. Just open the menu and choose the Give option. There you can
choose a heros item, them you can choose the hero to give it to.

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Q18. How do I shoot arrows with Tanis or Riverwind?

A18. Hold B, and the sprite should take a bow. Keep holding down B and
press the D-Pad in the direction that youd like to shoot. Keep in mind
that your amount of arrows is limited.

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Q19. Is there any Hero setup youd recommend?

A19. My recommendation is at the beginning of the walkthrough. If
youre too lazy to scroll up, its Caramon in the front (max strength
with no arrows), followed by Sturm, then Goldmoon and Raistlin so that
you can cast magic any time. At the back row, put Riverwind, Tanis,
Flint, Tasslehoff in that order.

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Q20. How do I use magic?

A20. Open the menu, then choose either Magic User Spells or Clerical
Staff Spells. Keep in mind that Raistlin must be alive and somewhere
in the front row to use magic, and Goldmoon must be alive and somewhere
in the front row to use her Clerical magic.

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Q21. I find STURM to be the most AWESOME video game character! Hes so
freakin cool! Is there something wrong with me?

Q22. Nah, its natural to think STURM is great.



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Alright, thats it. Hopefully, since youre one of the few people who
are actually playing through this game, you found this guide useful.

Look for an update with the lowdown on monsters of the game, and maybe
something else as well.



Id like to dedicate this stupid little FAQ to all the cool HEROES at
the HotL board: Sturms Mustache, Sabin Rene Figaro, Ed the Moogle, J
Johantges, LeeverBane, thefullhomey, Rickey Retardo, Joe Molotov, and
anyone else I may have forgotten. Hurray for HotL!



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      This document is copyright 2001 by BrakZero (Alex Biedacha)
