Tips

Things the game does not spell out. Most come from the strategy notes on the creature and item pages.

General

• Press and hold anything for help.
• Rest by tapping yourself. Resting raises the level meter a lot so do not rest more than you must.
• Make every move count. The level meter never comes down.
• Eating cures poison. So does drinking. Water cures confusion and blindness and hallucination.
• Enter a building to break contact with enemies. They still know where you are.
• Drop your weapon before dealing with thieves. Coins distract them.

Combat

• Fight from a hill. Enemies have to struggle up to reach you.
• Fight in a forest for extra Shields.
• Lure beasts that overheat into the desert and let the sun do the work.
• Frozen creatures in water die instantly.
• A tame beast you ride absorbs every hit meant for you.
• Tiny beasts can be swatted with the right tool. Tiny heroes can be swatted and trampled so run from big things.

Items

• Chests always contain a weapon if you need one.
• Scrolls die in water. Ride a steed or stay dry.
• Armor is heavy. Heat and drowning and struggling all get worse. Take it off before swimming.
• Rabbits drop meat with a bone weapon inside.
• Butterflies caught in a net are free money.

Shops

• Shops trade for shells and gems as well as coins.
• Talk to the shopkeeper after buying to restock. It only works a few times.
• The inn's bed pauses the level meter and heals your steed.
• A ring gets you past the librarian.

Caves

• All caves contain coins.
• The level meter rises slowly underground. Explore while it is cheap.
• Cave water drowns you. Watch the bubbles.
• Stuck in a dead end? Use escape from the action menu.
• Quests do not start underground. Come up for air.