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Contents
Diary of an Old Sage.................................................................................................3
Introduction .................................................................................................................6
New Game and Character Generation ........................................................................6
Races ...........................................................................................................................7
Classes.........................................................................................................................8
Gameplay and Movement ...........................................................................................9
Portraits and Item Slots .............................................................................................10
Character Sheets and Inventory ................................................................................11
Rune Magic ...............................................................................................................13
Bestiary .....................................................................................................................15
Alchemy ....................................................................................................................18
Default Key Bindings ...............................................................................................19
Credits .......................................................................................................................20

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 Diary of an Old Sage

Extracts of notes made during long journeys across the Northern Realms by
Alarast the Sage of Royal Library of Nothampton.

It is the eighteenth day of my journey. We set sail in the late spring when the
winter let loose its grip on the ice that held our ship caged. We had spent long and
cruel winter on the Shards, a truly lonely and frozen land far up north. The ship
lanes were clear of ice, but now I know how the Storm Waters got its name. I have
never seen storms as fierce as the ones thundering above us. The sea voyage has its
dangers, but its still much faster than taking the Northern Trading Route home to
Nothampton. I have a deep yearning for home. Im not anymore the young
adventurer I used to be. My bones ache from the cold weather and I find myself
often dreaming of a warm fireplace and the comfortable halls of the Royal Library.

-Alarast

It is the thirty-second day of my journey. We stopped for some provisions from

Pca. I overheard by accident a conversation with the captain and his first mate. I
didnt mean to eavesdrop, but the tone of their voices caught my attention. I
managed to make out only a word here and there, but the tone of their voices
suggested that they were deeply troubled by what I assumed was the next leg of our
voyage.

-Alarast

It is the fourty-eighth day of my journey. The sea has been strangely calm for days
with nought but a slight breeze and no drops of water from the heavens. The
Ratling captain says that this is an ill omen, for in this season rains should be
plentiful. The crew of the ship seems restless. They sense the unease of the captain.
One of the older shipmates said that he could smell bad luck in the still air. We had
left the shoreline of the lands of Red Hills because a pirate fleet was seen by the
lookout. Luckily we had fair wind to aid our flight. But now we were stuck in the

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dead calm. The captain had become even more restless and ill-tempered. He said
that the Sunken Strait was only safe to sail by keeping the mainland in sight. But
as it were, there was no other choice. The pirates have a saying: Dead men tell no
tales. We had to take our chances in the open waters.

At nightfall the winds came upon us, but so did a thick fog that surrounded us like
a wet blanket. The waves started to rise and sprayed over the deck. We passed
jagged rocks that protruded from the water like fangs of a huge beast. Only by the
skill of our captain we managed to avoid the hazardous rocks. More than once I saw
wreckages of ships clinging on the reefs. Maybe it was the ominous surroundings
and superstitious seamen, but I also started to feel something strange. Like a gentle
tug in my mind trying to pull me forward. At the same moment the captain
screamed that the compass had gone mad. Thunder rolled over us and then in light
of the flashes we all saw a silhouette of an island. The captain cursed and I must say
in all my years I have never seen a ratling turn pale. He ignored the compass and
trusted only his instincts and tried to navigate our way out of the labyrinth of
deadly rocks. I stayed on the quarter deck and watched the island slowly sink back
in to the mist. The pulling in my mind turned into tugs and I sensed a frustration
in them. Then I realized what I had seen. The mythical island of Nex.

The strange structures I saw on the Island are perplexing to my mind. Surely some
of them were made by the natives now long lost to the mists of time for they seemed
to be partly in ruins. But the seamen told me tales of seafarers claiming of seeing
more recent, grander constructions towering above the trees. With the natives and
the priestesses of Nex long gone, who built these structures the seafarers speak of?
and why?

The seamen believe that the Island is cursed I say guarded by strong Magicks
since no ship sailing close to the Island has ever returned. Perhaps the ancient
statues reported by the few survivors of shipwrecks are there to guard the secrets of
the Island until the construction work is complete? Perhaps with the careful usage
of the High Macgik we are able to dispel the shields and grant us entrance to the

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Island? Perhaps the Kings endless thirst for knowledge shall be finally quenched?
Perhaps. Im torn in two in my thoughts. I sensed a great magic protecting the
island, but at the same time I felt like something was inviting and pulling me
towards the island. Still the image of the island is haunting me. I need to report this
to the King and study the old scrolls if theres something to be learned of the island.

-Alarast

It is the fifty-sixth day of my journey. After days of sailing through the deep fog,
the lookout shouted that he could see land and The Bacodar Forest. I felt a surge of
relief. Soon we would be sailing the safe waters of Bay of Nothampton. But I know
that the Island will haunt my mind for the rest of my days.

-Alarast

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Introduction
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game where
you control a party of four prisoners shipwrecked on a mysterious island.
The game features exploration, puzzles, secrets, combat, magic and role
playing elements.

New Game and Character Generation

When starting a new game, you are presented with a screen where you
can customize your dungeon crawling experience. Difficulty level of
combat can be adjusted. If you want to breeze through the combat and
concentrate on puzzles and exploration instead, select easy, but if you are
truly adventurous, select hard. The difficulty level changes the
movement speed, damage and aggressiveness of the monsters, but keeps
the puzzles the same. For additional challenge, you can choose one or
more of the following options:

Oldschool mode: Oldschool mode turns off auto-mapping making you

rely on your sense of direction instead or drawing the map by yourself.

Ironman mode: The game can be saved only at healing crystals.

Single-use Crystals: Healing crystals can be used only once.

A custom grid paper is included with the game that can be printed out
and used for mapping and taking notes. Do note that these settings
cannot be changed once the game has been started.

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You can opt in to create characters instead of using a premade party. You
can customize up to four characters in the party by choosing their race,
class, abilities, skills and traits. All the statistics and options in the
character generation screen are described in tool tips if you hover over
them with the mouse. These tool tips can also be viewed later in the in-
game character sheets. You can also randomize your selections by
clicking the small dice.

Races
HUMAN. The most populous of the sentient races in the world, humans
see themselves as the keepers of order and peace but not all the other
beings agree with their definition of laws or where the borders of nations
are drawn.

MINOTAUR. Unlike humans, Minotaurs don't associate power with

wealth or aristocracy but with strength and feats of bravery. They are
often found in places where they are most likely to cause problems like

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in overcrowded port cities and in the legions of warring nations.
Minotaurs are tolerated in the cities only because of their ability to do
hard labor without rest as long as beer and meat is provided.

LIZARDMAN. Lizardmen prefer to live in the vast deserts, woods and

swamps of the realm but during times of severe drought or when the
realm has been ravaged by wars, some of them have been forced to flee
to human cities where they often end up as beggars and petty criminals.
Humans usually don't trust them and lizardmen are often viewed as being
capricious and deceitful.

INSECTOID. Because insectoids mostly keep to themselves and they

rarely wander into the lands populated by other races, very little is
actually known of their culture or history. People often rumor of hidden
underground insectoid cities and great libraries filled with arcane
knowledge.

RATLING. There is no place in the Northern Realms without ratlings.

They have spread all over the lands as they seem to wander all the time
and stay seldom in one place for a long time. Ratlings arent that well
liked because of their scruff looks and fear of contagious diseases, but
hardly anyone denies the fact that they know their way around the realms
and that they are some of the most hardy creatures in the world.

Classes
FIGHTER. Fighters are master of close combat. They are trained to use a
wide variety of weapons. Fighters excel in using Special Attacks.

BARBARIAN. Barbarian do not care about the finesse of combat. Instead

they rely on raw power and speed. Their strength increases through the
game.

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KNIGHT. Knights believe that good preparation is the key to triumph in
combat. They are specialized in wielding armor and using the shield.
Knights are used of having the weight of the armor on their shoulders.

ROGUE. Rogues are stealthy warriors who fight with ranged weapons
and sneak behind enemies for a deadly backstab attack. They are also
adept of using a weapon on both hands.

WIZARD. Wizards use enchanted staves and orbs to command great

mystical powers that can be used to cause harm or to protect. Wizards
are skilled with Magicks, they can cast spells with bare hands.

BATTLE MAGE. Battle mages are comfortable with fighting in front row
as well as blasting with spells from the back row. Like Wizards Battle
mages can cast spells from bare hands, but are also used to the weight of
armor.

ALCHEMIST. Alchemists brew potions and defend themselves in

combat by wielding firearms. With tender care Alchemists can cultivate
herbs they have collected and they know the secrets of black powder.

FARMER. Farmers do not command great powers and does not know
how to wield a sword. Instead they are familiar with digging ditches for
irrigation and the growth cycles of pitroot plants, basically everything a
successful adventurer would never need. Farmers dont gain experience
by slaying monsters but eating food. Farmers are a difficult class to play
with and are therefore recommended for experienced players.

Gameplay and Movement

You control all the characters simultaneously in real time and they move
in a group. The party marches in a square formation with two characters
in the front and two in the back. The back row cannot attack with melee
weapons, unless they have special abilities or weapons with reach, but

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they can use ranged weapons and magic. Similarly, monsters that attack
from front of the party cannot harm the characters in the back.

Movement is grid-based and you can move by using W, A, S and D and

turn with Q and E. Alternatively, a separate on-screen movement arrow
panel can be enabled from the game options. You can free-look your
surroundings by holding and dragging right mouse button.

Portraits and Item Slots

The party's marching order can be
changed by dragging the portraits in
lower right corner of the screen with
the left mouse button. The bars by the
portrait represent the character's health
and energy. If health is drained to zero,
the character dies but he can be
resurrected at certain locations in the
game. If energy is depleted, attacks
with melee- and ranged weapons
cannot perform special attacks and mages cannot cast spells.

The item slots display what the characters carry in their hands. Left
clicking on an item picks it up from the slot and right click performs an
attack or opens the spellcasting panel if it is a magical staff, orb or the
empty hand of a spellcaster. Many of the weapons have a Special Attack.
To perform this action press and hold right mouse button and wait for the
item to start to glow. You can also have two sets of equipment in the
characters hands. To access these sets, just click panel (I) or (II) on the
character panels right side, Or alternatively hover your mouse over the
slots and press X on the keyboard

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Character Sheets and Inventory
Clicking on a character's
portrait or pressing the
keyboard shortcuts 1, 2, 3 and
4 opens a character sheet.
With the buttons on top by the
character's name, you can rest
to regain health and energy, access the map, open the pause menu or
close the character sheet.

The character sheet has four tabs, one for Inventory, one for Statistics,
one for Skills and finally one for Traits. In the Inventory tab, you can
store, equip and use items. You can equip the character with weapons,
clothes, armor and accessories by placing items in the item slots over the
character. If an item can be worn by the character, the correct slot will be
highlighted. Some weapons and magical staves have skill requirements
and if the character does not have enough skill points to use the item the
slot will be colored red.

Consumable items, such as food and magical potions, can be used in the
equipment tab by right clicking on the item or by dropping it on the
character portrait. The contents of boxes and sacks as well as the potion
mixing panel of a mortar and pestle item can be accessed by right
clicking on them.

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Your characters body parts can become wounded when they receive
damage from monster attacks or by falling from too high. Wounded body
parts are indicated by a red rectangle over the body part(s) and also in
character portrait. By hovering over the red rectangle over the body part
or the large character portrait on the top left corner, you can see more
information of the nature of the damage.

The Stats tab displays detailed information of a character, such as his

attributes and resistances and also the statistics of each hand. If the
character suffers from a special condition like starvation or poisoning
their descriptions can be found by hovering over top of the character
portrait.

The Skills tab displays the character's skills. Additional points can be
assigned on the skills when the character gains a level by collecting
enough experience points. Experience is usually gained by killing
monsters. There are some exceptions like the farmer class that gains
experience by eating food.

The Traits tab shows the traits that your character has picked up. Mages
spells are displayed here.

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Rune Magic
Legend of Grimrock 2 has a rune-based
spellcasting system where all the spells are
described as a combination of runes. Each of the
magical runes represents a different concept, like
an element or a force of the physical or
immaterial world, and different combinations of
these concepts are used to form spells. In
addition to knowing the combination of the
runes, the spellcaster needs to be skilled enough in the school of magic a
spell requires to cast it. Scrolls describing different rune combinations
can be found in the game but a resourceful wizard may discover some by
experimenting. You can launch spells by right click dragging a correct
gesture of the rune combination. By default the spell is cast by clicking
the cast button that shows the current spell. You can also turn on One-
click spellcasting option from the Options menu. With this mode spells
are immediately cast when the mouse button is released after drawing a
spell gesture.

FIRE. The first rune is fire, one of the elements. Elements are a
major group in the runes. There are four elements and all of
them reside in the corners of the pattern. Fire magic is very
suitable for destructive powers and fire is the rune of strength.

LIFE. This rune represents health, bravery, creation and light. It

is a common rune in spells that aid and assist but it can also be
used in creating or modifying matter. Life is the opposing force
of death.

AIR. The element of air not only covers the air that we breathe
but also the sky, storms and gases. It is also often used in
conjunction with other less buoyant elements to help them float

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or fly and air is the rune of dexterity.

SPIRITUALITY. This rune represents the immaterial world:

the things that have no matter but which still exist. It is used
for invoking the forces of the mind, thought and spirituality. It
is useful in spells that either enhance or disrupt the psyche of
beings or to surpass the barriers of mundane senses.

BALANCE. This is the central rune that all the other runes are
bound to and it has no opposite. It represents everything,
wholeness and unity. This is the invisible force that binds
everything together while keeping them apart. Mortal
spellcasters can only exploit a tiny sliver of the vast potential of
this force and they usually use it to amplify their spells to affect
larger wholes.

PHYSICALITY. This represents the material world and strong

physical forces. It helps otherwise immaterial things attain a
more stable physical form or adds to the strength of otherwise
weak phenomena. Physicality is the opposing force of
spirituality.

EARTH. A strong and stable element, earth can be useful in

bolstering defenses or for tapping power from the surrounding
masses of rock, moss and plants. Earth is the rune of vitality
and the opposing element of air.

DEATH. This rune is the force of vile deeds, cowardice,

destruction and darkness and it is a very potent power for
deception or causing harm to others.

ICE. Ice is the source element of powerful freezing spells that

can harm or slow others. Ice is the rune of willpower and the
opposing element of fire.

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Bestiary
ZARCHTON. Zarchtons are amphi-
bious creatures that are as home on
dry land as in water. They never leave
too far from water, because painful
cracks start to form in their skin after a
long exposure to direct sunlight.
Swimming in water and walking on
land have developed Zarchtons leg
muscles to enable them to take long
leaps to help them hunt their prey and
attack anyone coming to their
territory.

UNDEAD. Strong magicks have

awakened the dead from their eternal
sleep. As a result undead zombies and
skeletons now roam throughout the
island. The undead still carry the
remains of their old equipment that
they possessed in life. As the undead
don't have internal organs and they
don't need to breathe, poison is not an
effective weapon against them.

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TWIGROOT. Twiroots are a weird
combination of an animal and a
tree. They live in the lush forests of
the island of Nex and take care of
the trees. But beware, they are
really territorial and dont want
unwanted people coming into their
woods. Twigroots are distantly
related to mushroom-like creatures
called Herders that can also be
found on the Island and in other
parts of the Northern Realms.

RATLING. Ratlings often enlist to

ship crews and pirate galleys to
roam the seas of the realms and
some of them have shipwrecked
and got stranded on the Island. On
the Isle of Nex they have nested in
the western parts of the island. They
often also roam the other parts of
the Isle but carefully avoid The
Boss. Whenever you smell
gunpowder in the air, youre sure to
know there are ratling pirates
around.

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SUMMON STONE. Summon
Stones are spirits that have been
captured by the strange magical
tides of the Isle of Nex. They have
animated a pile of rocks to have a
physical body. As they are made
of rocks, they are hard opponents
to beat. Sharp weapons just get
dented when hitting Summon
Stones.

GIANT SNAKE. Giant Snakes are

highly venomous foes that can be
found slithering in the shadows of
the great Pyramid of Umas. Some
say that their meat tastes a bit like
chicken. But whenever you see a
Giant Snake, you can be sure that
their masters are about too.

SAND WARG. Sand wargs originate

from the deserts of Xafi. They have a
resemble hyenas, but they are bigger
and stronger. They use their howl to
call other pack members to hunt.
Their smaller kind, Fjeld Wargs are
also common on the Island.

There are far more species of creatures that dwell in the dark. Beware!

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Alchemy

Island of Nex is full of wonderful and sometimes deadly plants. A skilled

alchemist equipped with Mortar and Pestle can craft potions and
ointments and perhaps something with explosive consequences.

Blooddrop Cap is a potent ingredient used in many kinds

of healing potions.

Etherweed is a delicate underwater plant that is commonly

found on shores and rivedbeds and sometimes even in the
depths of underground lakes. Etherweed is much sought
out for the beautiful blue glow of its buds.

Mudworth is an uncommon herb that can be found under-

ground and sometimes in damp, shadowy places above
ground. The roots of Mudwort have an exceptionally strong
grip and they are used to treat snake bites. Warriors com-
monly chew the roots as it is said to improve their vitality.

The feathery leaves of Falconskyre reflect the color of the

sun in yellow, red and orange hues. Falconskyre is
associated with the element of air and dexterity. It prefers
to grow in large open spaces.

Blackmoss, this cancerous mass of darkness feeds on living

things. It reeks of death and chaos. Only the most potent
alchemists dare to handle it.

A mythical living thing, the Crystal Flower is half plant,

half mineral formation. It is extremely fortunate to find
even one in a lifetime. Alchemists value them very highly.

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Default Key Bindings
Move Forward W
Move Backward S
Strafe Left A
Strafe Right D
Turn Left Q
Turn Right E
Rest R
Show Map Tab
Swap Weapons X
Character Sheet 1 1
Character Sheet 2 2
Character Sheet 3 3
Character Sheet 4 4
Quick Save F5
Quick Load F9

These default key bindings can be customized in the game options.

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Credits
Scenario and Game Design Scoring Helsinki Composers
Petri Hkkinen Perttu Vnsk
Antti Tiihonen Hannu Honkonen
Henri Vartio
Programming
Petri Hkkinen Grimrock Orchestra
Ville Koponen
Art Design Jussi Aalto
Juho Salila Petteri Iivonen
Hannes Kaukoranta
Level Design
Sakari Kekola
Antti Tiihonen Lauri Kilpinen
Matti Koponen
Graphics
Aleksi Mkimattila
Juho Salila
Jyri Ullakko Jaakko Pulakka
Aleksi Santavuori
Animation Janne Toivonen
Olli Pelz Jussi Vuorinen
Jyri Leppnen
Grimrock Choir
Music Anna-Maria Parkkinen
Scoring Helsinki Alexa Leroux
Pauliina Kupiainen
Sound Effects Jere Martikainen
Antti Tiihonen Petteri Lehikoinen
Ronnie Karlsson
Game Engine
Petri Hkkinen Music Production Coordinator
Matias Kupiainen
Additional Programming
Taneli Rautio Theme for Legend of Grimrock 1 by
Stakula

Tools and Mac OS X Programming Champion Portraits

Taneli Rautio Emile Denis
Henri Hkkinen
Additional Sound Effects
Office Manager Markus Captain Kaarlonen
Olli Pelz

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 Beta Testers Special Thanks To
Jani Joki
Dr. Disaster
Mikko Kallinen
Carl Granberg Miranda Kastemaa
Daniel "Darklord" King Jarno Kokko
Jari Komppa Saku Lehtinen
Steingrimur"Skuggasveinn"Oskarsson Markus Persson
Juha Pinola Mikko Rautalahti
Petri Purho
Ben "Komag" Ramsey Very Special Thanks To
Tommi Saalasti Irina Pelz
Erik Salmi Anniina Rautio
Joonas Suikki Anna-Kaisa Pippuri & Sulo
Markus Sarajrvi Sirkku Salila
Philipp "Phitt" Termeer Emma Salonen
John Wordsworth Saara Siren
Grimrock Web Page Design
Evermade

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