METHYHEL The Guild Spectrum 128 When you play this game, play the 128 tap game, not the Zenobi re-release or the two-part Spectrum 48 games. Both are bugged and you cannot finish part 1. There are four spells in the game which you find at various times, but need mostly at the end; one you need to say twice. These are: ERIF ERAM FIREM – use at the night lurker and at Methyhel. DOUTH PEND RACUM – the light spell – use in the cellar. You need the candlestick to use the spell. COTU MARTA SONAR – the levitation spell – use it to get out of the cave. GREB STALA THRAK – invisibility spell – use it in the cavern when you hear someone coming. You need to solve the letter-substitution cipher on the parchment to know it. There is one bug in the game. When you decipher the cryptogram (letter- substitution code) toward the end of the game, you get the words "GREB NALNA THRAK". However, the actual words you have to use are "GREB STALA THRAK". When you wish to talk with people, or give them something, use quotation marks, e.g. SAY/GIVE "<something>" TO <person>. Make sure you include the person. Saying "HELLO" is often a good way to start a conversation. The parser recognizes more than two words. Remember to LOOK (behind, under, in, etc.). You are Jack Slaine, private detective specializing in the occult. INVENTORY (nothing), OPEN ENVELOPE, INVENTORY (you have an amulet and a telegram), EXAMINE AMULET, READ WRITING, (erif eram firem), READ TELEGRAM (from Morgan who wants to talk to you, adding that Lebrun must be stopped), EXAMINE DESK, LOOK IN DRAWER (you get a key), EXAMINE CABINET (locked), UNLOCK CABINET, LOOK IN CABINET (you get skeleton keys), EXAMINE SKELETON, S, EXAMINE FILING CABINET, UNLOCK FILING CABINET, LOOK IN CABINET (you get a passport), EXAMINE COMPUTER, PRESS SWITCH, READ MESSAGE (need password), SAY TO LAURA "PASSWORD" (she says "Peter"), TYPE PETER, READ MESSAGE (input surname), TYPE MORGAN (you get the address as 200 Etna Road), N, EXAMINE HATSTAND, TAKE COAT, EXAMINE COAT (you see a wallet), EXAMINE WALLET, OPEN WALLET, INVENTORY (you have coins and money), DROP CABINET, DROP TELEGRAM, WEAR COAT, E, N. HAIL TAXI (you feel a pain), FEEL SEAT (you get rosary beads), EXAMINE BEADS, READ TAG (Jones – Littleon), SAY TO DRIVER "200 Etna), N (you see the night lurker), SAY "ERIF ERAM FIREM" (the night lurker vanishes), EXAMINE BODY (you get a paper), READ PAPER (public library – Book of Medieval Magic), EXAMINE BOOKS, INVENTORY (you have a notebook), READ NOTEBOOK (you can't decipher the shorthand), EXAMINE CIRCLE, S, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "HOME", S, W, S, GIVE NOTEBOOK TO LAURA (she writes the message down), READ NOTEBOOK (cotu marta sunar), N, E, N, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "LIBRARY", N, GIVE PAPER TO LADY (you are escorted to the section), EXAMINE BOOKCASE (the book tells of a witch buried in Littleton in 1457 because she was a worshipper of Methyhel), DROP BOOK, S, S, HAIL TAXI, SAY "EUSTON" TO DRIVER (I wonder how, if you are not British or a Londoner, how you would know that the train for Littleton departs from Euston station). Go N, EXAMINE MACHINE, INSERT COIN IN SLOT, TYPE LITTLETON (you get a ticket), N, SHOW TICKET TO GUARD, E, E, BOARD TRAIN, WAIT, WAIT (you leave the train), EXAMINE MACHINE (you see matches), INSERT COIN IN SLOT, INVENTORY (you have matches), S, E, E, N, E, GIVE BEADS TO JONES (he gives you a reward), INVENTORY (you have a crucifix), EXAMINE CRUCIFIX (made of silver), W, S, E (you see a door with a keypad), S, SAY TO RICHARDSON "CLUE" (he tells you to "press tony"), EXAMINE DESK, OPEN DESK (you get a revolver), N, FIRE REVOLVER (it isn't loaded), W, S, EXAMINE SHELVES, BUY SPADE, EXAMINE COUNTER, BUY KIT, N, EXAMINE KIT, OPEN KIT (contents fall out), TAKE CUP, TAKE MOULD, TAKE LEAFLET, READ LEAFLET (it gives instructions for making a bullet), E, PRESS TONY, E, EXAMINE EQUIPMENT (you see a bunsen burner), LIGHT BURNER. PLACE CRUCIFIX IN CUP, HEAT CUP WITH FLAME, POUR LIQUID INTO MOULD, OPEN MOUND, INVENTORY (you have a bullet), DROP LEAFLET, DROP MOULD, LOAD GUN, W, W, W, W, W, W, S, W, N, N, DIG (you unearth a coffin), EXAMINE COFFIN, EXAMNE SIGN, OPEN COFFIN (the witch emerges), FIRE GUN (she vanishes), LOOK IN COFFIN (you get a candlestick), EXAMINE CANDLESTICK, EXAMINE DESIGN (douth pend racum – a light spell), S, E, E, N, BOARD TRAIN, WAIT, WAIT, W, W, W, S, S, S, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "HOME", S, W (you see Stephen), SAY "HELLO" TO STEPHEN (he tells you an invitation has arrived), DROP REVOLVER, READ INVITATION (to stay at Lebrun's in Anjou; a plane awaits in Gatwick), E, N, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "GATWICK", N (you get a letter from Stephen that Laura has been kidnapped by people with French accents). Go E, GIVE INVITATION TO LADY (she gives you a boarding pass), W, N, SHOW PASS TO MAN, SAY "HELLO" TO CUSTOMS (he asks you if you have anything to declare), SAY "NO" (he asks to see your passport), SHOW PASSPORT TO CUSTOMS, UP, SIT (you hear the engine stop and rush to the cockpit and find no one piloting the plane), FLY PLANE (you land in a barn with no possessions), EXAMINE HAY (you need a tool), EXAMINE GAP, PULL WOOD, LEAVE, NW, TAKE PITCHFORK, SE, N, EXAMINE HAY (you get an empty petrol can), DROP PITCHFORK, LEAVE, NW, W, N, W, EXAMINE GRASS (you get a money belt), EXAMINE BELT (you have 50 francs), WEAR BELT, E, S, S, E, EXAMINE DRESSER (you see that the plates are leaning back from the dresser), SAY "HELLO" TO JEAN (he asks if you want to hire a van), SAY "YES" TO JEAN (he can supply a certificate for money), GIVE MONEY TO JEAN (he leaves), LOOK BEHIND PLATES (you get a car key), EXAMINE BELT (45 francs left). Go S, ENTER VAN, EXAMINE GAUGES (petrol half-full), INSERT KEY, DRIVE VAN (after several miles it stops), LEAVE, E, N, FILL CAN, E, SAY "HELLO" TO LADY, GIVE MONEY TO LADY (you get a wine glass), W, S, W, FILL CAR, EXAMINE BELT (you have 25 francs left), W, EXAMINE GRASS (you get a brooch), E, ENTER CAR, DRIVE VAN (you're stopped by a gendarme), SAY "HELLO" TO GENDARME, SHOW CERTIFICATE TO GENDARME, ENTER CAR, DRIVE VAN (you veer off the road and find yourself in the village of Remoir), E, E, N, SAY "HELLO" TO RENE, BUY ALE (you are given a padlock key and leave), S, EXAMINE EQUIPMENT, BUY CROWBAR, N, EXAMINE BELT (9 francs left), W, S, PAWN BROOCH (the pawnbroker offers 4 francs), SAY "NO" TO JOSEPH (he offers 7 francs), SAY "YES" TO JOSEPH, N, BREAK GLASS (you take a shard), N, N, EXAMINE DESK, EXAMINE BOOK (Morgan was here), RING BELL, SAY TO ROSSEAL "ROOM" (he says the hotel is fully booked). Go S, S, E, E, UP, N, EXAMINE SHED (locked), UNLOCK DOOR, EXAMINE POT (you find the Amulet), S, DROP PADLOCK KEY, S, EXAMINE DOOR, PULL BELL (the butler asks for your name), SAY "JACK" TO RONDAL (Lebrun greets you and you are shown to your room), EXAMINE BED, LIE (you wake up, get dressed and leav), W, EXAMINE BED, LOOK UNDER PILLOW (you get a key), EXAMINE DESK (locked), UNLOCK DESK, LOOK IN DESK (you get sheet music), E, EXAMINE MUSIC, N, E, PLAY MUSIC (a secret passage opens to the north), N, EXAMINE CANDLESTICKS (like the one you had before), TAKE CANDLESTICK, S, W, N, EXAMINE TILES (one is loose), LIFT TILE (you find your notebook), S, S, DOWN, E, EXAMINE DESK, READ BOOK (you find a parchment), EXAMINE PARCHMENT [deciphered it reads – this is a spell of invisibility – use it only once by saying the incantation 'GREB NALNA/STALA THRAK' (see above)]. Go W, N (door is locked), PRY DOOR, N, DOWN, EXAMINE RACKS (there is a hole), LIFT RACK, E (it's dark), SAY "DOUTH PEND RACUM", E, S, E, EXAMINE STALACTITIES (could be moved), PULL STALACTITE (there is another passage east), E, N (someone is coming), SAY "GREB STALA THRAK" (you become invisible). You see Laura being brought in and the sacrifical rite beginning. Methyhel arrives. You jump onto the stone table. SAY "ERIF ERAM FIREM" (Methyhel dies), TAKE LAURA, SAY "COTU MARTA SUNAR". You both levitate out of the cavern, and escape. You are finished with 255/255 points. Terri Sheehan 2005-08-16 ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com