PLEASE SELECT ONE: 1) NORMAL DIFFICULTY NORMAL CHARACTERS CAN VISIT MODULES I, II, III, OR IV. THEY ARE EASY TO GET STARTED BECAUSE THEY COME FROM UPPER CLASS FAMILIES AND BEGIN WITH MUCH MONEY AND GOOD HEALTH. 2) I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING DIFFICULTY THESE ARE TOUGH AS NAILS, GRITTY PLAYERS, WHO COME FROM THE STREETS WITH NOTHING. ONLY THESE TOUGH FOLKS CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO MODULE FIVE. THESE ARE VERY TOUGH TO GET STARTED, JUST RIGHT FOR THE ADVANCED PLAYER. 3) CONTEST DIFFICULTY (WIN 100 DOLLARS!) THE FIRST PERSON IN THE WORLD TO DEFEAT MODULE I WITHOUT SAVING WINS 100 DOLLARS! MORAFFWARE IS RUNNING A CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN BE THE FIRST TO DEFEAT THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF DUNGEONS OF THE UNFORGIVEN! THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A PRIZE OF 100 DOLLARS! TO SUCCEED, YOU WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE CHARACTER FROM BEGINNING TO END WITHOUT SAVING. THIS IS TO ASSURE NO ONE CHEATS! IF YOU SUCCEED IN DEFEATING THE SHADOW DEMON QUEEN, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SPECIAL CODE. THE FIRST ONE TO CALL US WITH THE CORRECT CODE WINS! HIT ANY KEY TO CREATE YOUR CHARACTER... CREATING A CHARACTER: DIFFERENT CHARACTERS HAVE DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY SELECT THE RACE GIANT AND THE CLASS MAGE. GIANT-MAGES TEND TO BE EASIER TO KEEP ALIVE. WHEN THE COMPUTER ASSIGNS YOUR CHARACTERISTICS, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF KEEPING THOSE NUMBERS OR TRYING AGAIN. YOU MAY KEEP TRYING AS LONG AS YOU LIKE. A HIGH STRENGTH OF 25 OR 30 HELPS A LOT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME. ADVANCED PLAYERS WILL FIND MANY INTERESTING COMBINATIONS SUCH AS MIDGET-WORSHIPERS, APE-WIZARDS, SHRIMP-FIGHTERS, ETC. EACH COMBINATION OFFERS ITS OWN SPECIAL CHALLENGES AND ADVANTAGES. HIT ANY KEY TO CREATE YOUR OWN CHARACTER... RACE SELECTION: PLEASE SELECT A RACE BY HITTING A NUMBER 1-8. LISTED BELOW ARE THE AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH RACE. RACE STRENGTH INTELLIGENCE WISDOM CONSTITUTION AGILITY LUCK 1) HUMANOID 14 14 14 14 14 14 2) APE 11 16 15 12 16 14 3) CHILDMAN 17 10 12 18 16 11 4) RODENT 12 11 11 16 22 16 5) HOBO 10 17 15 12 17 14 6) GIANT 20 10 10 18 10 13 7) MIDGET 10 18 12 10 18 21 8) SHRIMP 10 21 19 13 10 14 PLEASE SELECT A CLASS BY HITTING A NUMBER 1-7: 1) FIGHTER: SIMPLE TO PLAY, CAN USE MANY WEAPONS, NO SPELLS AND VERY LITTLE MAGIC. SHOULD HAVE HIGH STRENGTH, AGILITY, CONSTITUTION. 2) WORSHIPPER: VERY POOR FIGHTER. CAN CAST MANY PRIESTLY SPELLS. INTERESTING TO PLAY, BUT REQUIRES VERY PEACEFUL ATTITUDE. 3) MONK: DOESN'T USE WEAPONS, CAN'T KEEP ANY ITEMS, MAGIC OR NOT. DEADLY WITH HANDS, AND HAS ABILITY TO CAST SPELLS WITHOUT SPELLBOOKS. 4) WIZARD: DOESN'T FIGHT WELL BUT GETS MORE SPELLS THAN ANY OTHER CLASS. SHOULD HAVE VERY HIGH INTELLIGENCE. GOOD FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS. 5) PRIEST: MODERATE FIGHTER WITH MANY DEFENSIVE AND SUBTLE SPELLS. SHOULD HAVE HIGH WISDOM, BUT ALL CHARACTERISTICS ARE IMPORTANT. 6) SAGE: POOR FIGHTER, POOR SPELL CASTER. GOOD FOR EXPLORING WITHOUT BEING NOTICED. GREAT AT ACCUMULATING VAST WEALTH. NEEDS HIGH AGILITY. THIS CLASS MUST BE PLAYED VERY CAREFULLY. NOT FOR BEGINNERS. 7) MAGE: COMBINATION OF FIGHTER AND WIZARD. VERY HARD TO START, BUT VERY POWERFUL LATER. NEEDS WELL-BALANCED CHARACTERISTICS. -