Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz/Items

Throughout the game you will encounter items that you can pick up and carry with you to other locations. You can pick up items using commands such as TAKE SWORD or GET LAMP or PICK UP PAPER. Under normal circumstances, the item will then stay with you until you DROP or PUT DOWN the item.

Normally the game will confirm and simply respond, "Taken." If the items you are carrying weigh a lot, you may instead get a response, "Your load is too heavy." This will occur if the total weight of your items including what you are trying to pick up, using the size values in the tables, is greater than 95. If you are carrying 8 or more items, but the weight with what you want to pick up is less than the limit, Zork may respond, "You try to pick it up, but with everything else you have, you can't manage to hold onto it!" Despite this, repeated attempts to pick it up may eventually be successful, becoming less and less likely as the number of items increases.

Some of the wizard's spells may affect items you are carrying. "Feeble" and "Fumble" will cause you to drop an item, and the weight and number of items, respectively, you can carry will be reduced. "Filch" will take one valuable item that you are carrying (or the next one you take) away from you and put it in a secret location.

Dying will scatter any items you were holding when you died, except for the lamp, which always appears with you Inside the Barrow.

In the tables, the name listed under Item is what Zork refers to it as when picking up and dropping it. Other names are what you can call the item and still have Zork understand. The adjectives may or may not be able to be used without a noun, and some short names will need specification if similar objects are around. Description comes from what Zork tells you when you first find it, when it's sitting wherever, and when you examine it. Size is given without any potential contents.

Hidden contents may contain potential spoilers.

Initially available

Non-point items that can be taken without solving any puzzles.

Item	Other names / adjectives	Description	Location found	Uses	Size
Lamp	lantern, brass, light	A strangely familiar brass lantern. (initially) The lamp is turned off.	Inside the Barrow	Can be turned on and off to produce light for up to 650 moves. Property A.	15
Sword	elvish, antique	A sword of Elvish workmanship. An Elvish sword of great antiquity.	Inside the Barrow	Also valuable. Glows faintly when 1 room away from something magical, glows brightly when in the same room as something magical. Extra use Can be given to demon instead of another treasure. Property A.	30
Matchbook	match	Says "Visit ZORK I". (initially) No match is burning.	Gazebo	You start with 5 matches. Used to burn other things.	2
China teapot	china, teapot, pot	(initially) It is empty.	Gazebo	Used to hold water.	5
Place mat	mat, placemat (2 words actually doesn't work)	(initially) The place mat is empty.	Gazebo	Main use Used to slide under the door between Tiny and Dreary Rooms to catch the key when it falls. Property A.	12
Newspaper	news, paper	** U.S. News and Dungeon Report ** FAMED ADVENTURER TO EXPLORE GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE Our correspondents report that a world-famous and battle-hardened adventurer has been seen in the vicinity of the Great Underground Empire. Local grues have been reported sharpening their (slavering) fangs.... "Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz" was written by Dave Lebling and Marc Blank, and is (c) Copyright 1981, 1982, 1983 by Infocom, Inc.	Gazebo	Property B.	5
Letter opener	opener	N/A	Gazebo	Main use Used to insert in the keyhole in the door between Tiny and Dreary Rooms to push key (previously inserted from other side) out.	2
Quantity of water	water, quantity, liquid	N/A	Shallow Ford, Deep Ford	Main use Must be held inside of the teapot or bucket. Used to cause the bucket to rise up.	4
Brick	square, clay	Square brick which feels like clay.	Marble Hall	Main use Explodes when lit. Used in combination with the string to create explosive opening of the rusty box in the Dusty Room.	9
Black string	black, string, coil	Coil of black, braided string.	Cobwebby Corridor	Main use Burns slightly slower than most objects. Used to insert into the brick so it can be lit with a slight delay.	1
Wooden club	club, wooden, bat	A long wooden club. Description hint Curiously burned at the thick end. The words "Babe Flathead" are burned into the wood.	Parts of Oddly-Angled Room	Examined for hint for Oddly-Angled Room. Property A and B.	5
Bank brochure	paper, brochure, bank, worn, piece, small	A small, worn piece of paper. Description hint The paper is barely readable. You can only make out "... valuables are completely safe ... advanced magic technology ... impossible to take valuables from the depository ... either teller's ... Many customers faint ... teller pops in ... seems to walk through ... walls ..."	Safety Depository	Read for hint for The Bank. Property B.	2

Other non-point items

Items that can be found in areas not initially available, but that do not contribute to your score.

Item	Other names / adjectives	Description	Location found	Uses	Size
Cake frosted with green letters	cake, green, letters, icing, frosted (not entire name)	The icing spells out "Eat Me."	Tea Room	Main use Used to shrink player so he can go into the Pool Room.	4
Cake frosted with red letters	cake, red, letters, icing, frosted (not entire name)	N/A	Tea Room	Main use Used to evaporate the pool in the Pool Room.	4
Cake frosted with orange letters	cake, orange, letters, icing, frosted (not entire name)	N/A	Tea Room	Main use Explodes when eating or contacting water.	4
Cake frosted with blue letters	cake, blue, letters, icing, frosted (not entire name)	N/A	Tea Room	Main use Used to grow player after having been previously shrunk.	4
Stoppered glass flask filled with liquid	flask, glass (not entire name)	A stoppered glass flask with a skull-and-crossbones marking engraved on the glass. The flask is filled with some clear liquid.	Pool Room	Main use Used as a magnifying glass to enlarge lettering on cakes, revealing properties of them.	10
Green piece of paper	paper, piece, instructions, green	!! FROBOZZ MAGIC ROBOT COMPANY !! Hello, Master! I am a late-model robot, trained at GUE Tech to perform various simple household functions. To activate me, say the following: >ROBOT, <things to do> At your service!	Low Room	Read to instruct player. Property B.	3
Mangled cage	mangled, cage, steel	A mangled steel cage.	Dingy Closet	Main use Previously used to trap people stealing the red sphere. Property A.	60
Steel box	box, dented, steel	A dented steel box. (initially) The steel box is closed.	Carousel Room	Main use Initially holds the fancy violin. Property A.	40
Frobozz Magic Grue Repellent	magic, repellent, grue, can	A spray can. !!! FROBOZZ MAGIC GRUE REPELLENT !!! Instructions for use: Apply liberally to creature to be protected. Duration of effect is unpredictable. Use only in place of death! (No warranty expressed or implied)	Room 8	Sprayed on self to be able to travel between dark locations without being eaten by a Grue for a few turns.	5
Rusty iron key	key, iron, rusty	N/A	Tiny Room	Main use Used to unlock the door between Tiny Room and Dreary Room.	2
Rotten wooden chest	rotten, wooden, chest	(initially) The rotten wooden chest is closed.	Dragon's Lair	Main use Initially holds the dragon statuette. Property A.	40
Perfect rose	perfect, rose	A fresh rose plucked from the arbor. A rose is a rose is a rose....	Gazebo	Received from the princess as a thank you gift.	1
Blue label	label, blue	A small label. Description hint !! FROBOZZ MAGIC BALLOON COMPANY !! Hello, Aviator! To land your balloon, say LAND Otherwise, you're on you own! No warranty expressed or implied.	Volcano Bottom	Read to instruct player. Property B.	1
Blue book	book, blue	Worn and battered. The book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.	Library	No particular use.	10
White book	book, white	Description hint It is written in an unfamiliar tongue and details the use of various magical objects, chiefly the so-called "magic wand". Apparently these devices work by pointing them at the object to be ensorcelled, and then chanting the appropriate magic words. (It's truly amazing how credulous these ancients were, isn't it?)	Library	Read for indirect instructions. Property B.	5
Purple book	book, purple	Lying in the dust, and covered with mold. The book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar. Assuming that one can indeed tell a book by its cover, it is likely filled with purple prose, the like of which is rarely seen outside the Great Underground Empire.	Library	Main use Contains the Flathead stamp.	10
Green book	book, green, leather, handsome	A handsome book, bound in green leather. The book is written in a tongue with which I am unfamiliar.	Library	No particular use.	10
Card	N/A	Description hint Warning: This room was constructed over very weak rock strata. Detonation of explosives in this room is strictly prohibited! Frobozz Magic Cave Company per M. Agrippa, foreman	Dusty Room	Read for hint about what's about to happen. Property B.	1

Valuable items

Items that give you points and are considered valuable, including treasures.

Item	Other names / adjectives	Description	Location found	Uses	Size
Portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead	portrait, flathead, treasure (not entire name)	N/A	Chairman's Office	20 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee. Property A.	25
Pearl necklace	pearl(s), necklace, treasure	Has hundreds of large pearls.	Pearl Room	15 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	10
Package of candy	candy, candie(s/d), rare, package, grasshoppers, treasure	A package of rare candies. A package of candied goodies. Description hint Frobozz Magic Candy Company >>Special Assortment<< Candied Grasshoppers Chocolated Ants Worms Glacee (By Appointment to His Majesty, Dimwit I)	Pool Room	15 points. Main use Given to Guarded Room lizard to cause him to sleep.	8
Red crystal sphere	sphere, red, crystal, ball	A beautiful red crystal sphere. Description hint There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look into it...	Dingy Closet	20 points. Main use Looked into to see from the blue sphere's location. Put on ruby stand to contribute to gaining the black sphere.	10
Fancy violin	violin, stradivarius, fancy, treasure	A Stradivarius.	Carousel Room	20 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	10
Blue crystal sphere	sphere, crystal, blue	Description hint There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look into it...	Dreary Room	20 points. Main use Looked into to see from the clear sphere's location. Put on sapphire stand to contribute to gaining the black sphere.	5
Ruby	moby, treasure	A moby ruby.	Lava Room	15 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	5
Golden dragon statuette	statue(tte), dragon, gold (not noun), treasure (not entire name)	A wrought gold statuette of a dragon.	Dragon's Lair	20 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	5
Delicate gold key	key, gold (not noun), delicate, treasure	N/A	Gazebo	15 points. Main use Used to unlock the door between the Guarded Room and the Wizard's Workshop. Given to demon as part of his fee.	3
Clear crystal sphere	sphere, clear, white, crystal	Description hint There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look into it...	Aquarium Room	20 points. Main use Looked into to see from the red sphere's location. Put on diamond stand to contribute to gaining the black sphere.	5
Black crystal sphere	sphere, black, crystal, ball, strange	A strange black sphere. Description hint There is something misty in the sphere. Perhaps if you were to look into it...	Wizard's Workroom	30 points. Main use Put in circle in the Pentagram Room to summon demon to do your bidding.	10
Stack of zorkmid bills	bills, stack, zorkmid (not noun), neat, treasure	200 neatly stacked zorkmid bills. Each bill is worth 100 zorkmids, and bears the legend "In Frobs We Trust".	Vault	25 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	10
Priceless zorkmid	zorkmid, priceless, gold, coin, treasure	An engraved, priceless gold zorkmid (a valuable collector's item). This is a beautiful octagonal coin bearing the legends "Ten Thousand Zorkmids" and "In Frobs We Trust".	Narrow Ledge	20 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	10
Flathead stamp	stamp, flathead, treasure	This three zorkmid stamp bears a portrait of Lord Dimwit Flathead, "Our Excessive Leader".	Library	10 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee. Property B.	1
Gaudy crown	crown, gaudy, treasure	The excessively gaudy crown of Lord Dimwit Flathead.	Dusty Room	20 points. Main use Given to demon as part of his fee.	10 to pick up, 1 once worn
Wizard's magic wand	wand, magic	N/A	Pentagram Room	30 points. Main use Can be used to cast spells that start with F on objects it is pointed at, particularly to cause the giant menhir to float. Also prevents death when reaching the Landing.	5
Gigantic dog collar	collar, dog (not noun), treasure	A gigantic dog collar, large enough for three rhinoceros-sized dogs.	Kennel	15 points. Main use Used to tame Cerberus by placing it on him.	5

Multi-item uses

These are properties of numerous items that can make it possible to use any of them for certain things.

Property A

These (mostly) large items can be used to break the aquarium in Aquarium Room.

Property B

These small burnable items can be burned in the balloon receptacle to fly it from Volcano Bottom.