Dungeon Master/Spells

Dungeon Master spells are used in one of the most popular computer games of 1987. It won 13 Awards in 1988, including Computer Gaming World's 'Special Artistic Achievement Award 1988' It has been translated into six languages, and ran on 12 platforms.

Dungeon Master spells ref/refare composed of two to four syallables (rune)s. The first syallable (rune) is the power of the spell (which affects the strength, duration and mana cost), the other one to three syallables (runes) designate the spell itself.

The user interface displays six syallables (runes) ref/ref at a time from which you may choose one. First is the group of Power runes: Lo Um On Ee Pal Mon. The second set of runes represents Elemental influence: Ya Vi Oh Ful Des Zo. The third set of runes represents the Form: Ven Ew Kath Ir Bro Gor. The fourth set of runes represents the spell's Class Alignment: Ku Ros Dain Neta Ra Sar.

When learning a spell the Power syallable (rune) is generally not included in the description of the spell, and you can practice the spell with any sufficiently low level Power syallable (rune).

High power spells cannot be cast by low-skilled champions. The spell list below only shows the last one to three runes. You need to add a power syallable (rune) as the first syallable (rune). Each syallable (rune) costs mana points, depending on the selected power. If a champion does not have enough mana points, the syallable (rune) cannot be used. You have to wait, sleep, drink mana potions or equip items that increase your mana.

The game documentation does not come with a list of spells. Rather, the player discovers the spells by finding scrolls in the dungeon. There is nothing in the game to prevent a player from discovering spells through trial-and-error, and of course once you learn the spells you can attempt to cast them before finding the scroll that reveals it.

The Gor syallable (rune) is the most expensive, but it is not used in any spell.

Spoiler Warning
The following information is NOT contained in the documentation, and usually can only be obtained by playing the game.