Dungeon Master Forum

Hey there!
I got a problem after killing the tree-like monster, how do I open the lock behind the monster? It seems there are no keys at all. Could anyone be kind enough to tell me where to find the key? Thanks!

The very first one you've encountered? If so, you need two keys for that door...if you back to the two sets of rooms you foudn the first key in, then check the corner of the oter room, and you should find a similar hard to see grey key there too

that key always bugged me.. too damned hard to see.

the arena and choose you fate on level 10 are worse for trying to see...not to scared you, deon : )

Oh! A thousand thanks to every one here! I've found the damn key at last!

Yeah, when I played the game for the very first time back in 1986 (hard to believe it was SEVENTEEN years ago!), it took me forever to find that key. In fact, I saved several hours into the game, and (not to bring in the "VI altars" thread) my party starved to death repeatedly as I looked for the key. They'd die, and I'd reload and resume looking for something I'd missed. <sigh>
Because the one key is on top of the gi trousers, I had picked up that key without noticing it. I didn't realize how much of a hint that key was until I replayed the game months later. Then it was: "Oh!" <smacks forehead> "I should have realized!"

On the related note, I have to agree with Beowuuf about the Arena key. I've played the game dozens of times, and playing the Arena a few days ago after a break of three years or so, I knew the key was around one of the floor grates, and it still took me more than two hours of game time to find it!

Seeker19

This arena everyone talks about...I've been trying to work out what it is. Are you talking about Level 8? That's the big open one with the Ghosts and Thieves and stuff...

I never had a problem seeing the iron and solid keys. Perhaps my brightness settings were different.

On the other hand, getting enough gold keys to escape the "CHOOSE YOUR DOOR..." level took me months! I only much later discovered that one of the gold key doors on the previous level could be chopped down, saving an extra gold key. I couldn't seem to do it unless I resurrected a fighter, because the "chop" command won't appear until a certain experience is reached (half-way through Novice, I think?)...

UM

You can also demolish doors using Bash (command found on Clubs, among other things), and of course chucking a niec Fireball or two

The Arena is level 8, yes. Have a look at DMute, there most levels have names that are often associated with levels here although they are not "official".

Regards, PitD