User Guide

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Recall Potions: These potions can teleport your character to the nearest safe area (which may be many maps away from your current location). Within Baldur’s Gate, for example, recall potions will return you to the Elfsong Tavern. Recall potions are useful for when you need to return to a safe area to sell some equipment that’s loading you down... or restock on arrows, potions, or new weapons and armor. Recall potions are used by pressing the START button while in the game. Using a Recall Potion is one of the options presented on the in-game menu. Using Recall again will return you to the previous location you were at, provided you don’t leave the area you have been recalled to. This allows you to jump to the Elfsong Tavern with a recall potion, then use the same potion again to return to the point in the dungeon you just left, provided you don't walk out of the Elfsong Tavern before you use the Recall potion again.
Statistics Tab: This tab lists all of your character’s abilities, which are described in the “Character Abilities” section, p. 20. Refer to that section for details. Journal Tab: This tab lists your character’s current quests. Spells and Feats Tab: This tab lists your character’s spells, feats, and their ranks.
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Weapons Tab: When this tab is selected, you will be presented with a list on the left portion of the screen that shows all the weapons your character currently carries; the
weapons you currently have equipped are shown in green. Items that your character cannot use are shown in red. Details for each weapon are included in their own individual box, including the name of the item, a small icon of the item, its value, its weight, and the amount (and type) of damage it does. You may have to experiment with some items in the game to discover the extent of their powers. To equip a new weapon or unequip an old one, press the A button
while the item is selected. To drop a weapon, press the Y button while the weapon is selected.
You may need to do this to make room for new items you find during your travels. When you equip or unequip a new weapon, the change will be reflected in the character model on the right-side of the screen. You may only have one ranged and one melee weapon equipped at a time.
Armor Tab: Similar in layout to the weapons tab, this window shows you all the armor your character is carrying; currently equipped armor is shown in green.
Characters are allowed to wear shields, helmets, chest armor, gloves/bracers, leggings, and boots. Equipping, unequipping, and dropping armor is done exactly the same as it is on the weapons tab.
Potions/Magic Items Tab: This tab lists all the potions and magic items your character is carrying. Potential potions include:
Healing Potions: These potions can heal damage your character has taken. They come in many varieties, each of which heals a different amount of damage to your character. Rejuvenation Potions: These potions can restore arcane energy that your character has lost.