The Forged Curse

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The Forged Curse Compendium

List of items, enemies you may encounter, and guides for The Forged Curse

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Items

hourglass sprite

Hourglass

Use to rest, allowing for time to pass without an action. You can heal over time by resting continuously.

cheese sprite

Cheese

Eat to heal 20 points and increase rate of healing when resting for a while. Found in both chests and loot drops.

red key sprite

Keys

orange key sprite green key sprite blue key sprite white key sprite

Color coded keys that open doors of matching color.

crowbar sprite

Crowbar

Opens barricaded doorways. Does not destroy barrels.

grappling hook sprite

Grappling Hook

Hooks onto wooden objects and pulls you to them. Can pull you over spikes and water!

push rod sprite

Push Rod

A magic rod that pushes heavy rocks.

anvil sprite

Anvil

Part of the forge. Place the anvil on its pedestal. pedestal sprite

hammer sprite

Hammer

Use on anvil after the forge's flame is rekindled to craft bolts.

bellows sprite

Bellows

Pushes enemies away. Use to rekindle the forge flame.

crossbow sprite

Magic Crossbow

Shoot enemies and cursed barriers at range. Requires silver bolts.

silver bolt sprite

Silver Bolts

Fire from crossbow. Craft at the forge once reconstructed.

albino cricket sprite

cricket

Stuns enemies and weakens cursed barriers nearby. Long cooldown. It's the "secret ingredient"!

bomb sprite

Bombs

Blow up cracked walls and barricaded doorways. Damages enemies (and you! watch out).

blink rod sprite

Blink Rod

Teleport over two spaces in any cardinal direction. Be careful not to blink into a wall! Ouch!

heart gem sprite

heart gem

Permanently increases your maximum health points by 10. There are at least five to find.

wood sword sprite

sword

iron sword sprite gold sword sprite

Equip to increase attack power. wooden -> iron -> gold

leather armor sprite

armor

iron armor sprite gold armor sprite

Equip to increase defense points. leather -> iron -> gold

silver bullion sprite

silver bullion

Required to forge silver arrows and place bombs. Found in both chests and loot drops.

Enemies

gray spider sprite

Cave Spider

Regular cave spider. Watch out for it's web attack, it'll really slow you down!

green snake sprite

Snake

Green snake, will attack and has a chance to poison on hit.

lavendar bat sprite, has cute little feet

Bat

Bats will awaken and attack if you make too much noise. Try resting between steps to sneak up on them.

sleeping bat sprite <- Sleeping bat

kikku sprite, looks like the fresno nightcrawler with a white body and two legs

Kikku

Kikku is just a li'l guy. And watch out, Kikku kick you.

red spotted mushroom with legs sprite

Amanita

Red, spotted mushroom that releases spores which cause mild confusion, mixing up your controls. Try to rest to remove effect faster.

brown mushroom with legs sprite

Browncap

Brown mushroom that releases slow spores which cause the slow effect, reducing your speed. This allows enemies to take multiple turns before your next. Rest to remove effect faster.

large yellow mushroom with legs sprite

Lionsmane

Large mushroom that releases weakess spores which cause the weak effect, decreasing your attack power. Rest to remove effect faster.

strange colorful mushroom with legs sprite

Gnoglic

Strange mushroom that releases poison spores which do damage every turn. As soon its safe, rest to remove effect faster and take less damage.

a pig that is a cube sprite, a pigcube or maybe a cubepig?

Pigcube

Looks like the PIGsquad mascot. How could we not include them for the game jam? Did you just kill cubepig!?

a dark shadow creature sprite

Shadow

It's a spooky shadow monster! Shadows are light sleepers but they're hard to spot until they wake up.

sleeping shadow sprite <- Sleeping shadow

a large leaf with eyes and legs sprite

Monstera

Will attack if you destroy its home. Why would you do that?

snail sprite

Snail

High defense, probably need a weapon of some kind to overcome the shell.

banana slug sprite

Banana Slug

How did a banana slug end up in a cave? It's slime sometimes has a strange effect.

crab with one large claw sprite

Battle Crab

Large claw and tough shell makes for a dangerous foe. They're fast too!

axolotl sprite

Axolotl

Its jet spray can hit you from far away. What incredible aim!

red shrimp sprite

Shrimp

A meager shrimp. Just attacks, nothing more.

big slime sprite

Slime

slime sprite 1 slime sprite 2 small slime sprite 1 small slime sprite 2 small slime sprite 3

Does the classic slime thing of splitting into smaller slimes.

monsterous kobold sprite

Corrupted Kobold

There's something wrong with these kobolds, like they're corrupted by an unknown power. Perhaps there is a cure...

eyebat sprite

Eyebat

Like the regular bats but somehow tougher.

sleeping eyebat sprite <- Sleeping bat

A reaching hand sprite

Reecher

Its hand can attack at a distance but its home is fragile. Packs a punch!

mimic chest sprite

Mimic

Beware of chests. One could be a mimic and you don't want to deal with that.

mimic pot sprite

Potmimic

Beware of pots as well. One could be a pot mimic and you don't want to deal with that either.

dragonskull sprite

Dragon Skull

The indestructable skull of a dragon whelp, cruelly reanimated to endlessly breathe fireballs on unwanted guests.

li'l wiz sprite

Li'l Wiz

They may be little but they've got big eyebrows.

Maps and Guides

Play strategically

Just Ramming your face into every enemy is a sure way to die often. It's on a tick system so you can plan out your actions. Look for opportunities to retreat, hide, and rest when your health gets low.

Vanilla version

While The Forged Curse was designed with Archipelago in mind, it was also made to stand alone as a classic adventure! Playing the vanilla version of the game will help you learn for randomizer.

Pebbles + Bombs

Pebbles prevent pushable objects from moving. You can use bombs to destroy pebbles. Sometimes pebbles have been placed to prevent soft lock; be careful with the push rod.

Line of Sight

Enemies wander but only give chase when they can see you.

Equipping

Weapons and armor do not automatically equip when received. Don't forget to equip them!

Vanilla Map

map of the forged curse map of the forged curse with labels

Vanilla Guide

A succinct guide to help you through the vanilla game. This is not an optimized route and will not go over every chest or explain puzzles; it's just an outline of one possible path.

Part 1: New Moon Rotunda

  1. Open chests 17, 24, and 26 in the caverns to get the crowbar, wooden sword, and leather armor.
  2. Equip your new weapon and armor, and venture east to chest 15 to get the Heart Gem.
  3. Pick up the anvil in chest 35, then continue to the mushroom hall and get the Red Key in chest 31.
  4. From the red door, go through the crowbar maze in the Dwarven Halls to get the orange key in chest 28.
  5. Brave the shadows in the New Moon Rotunda and claim the grappling hook in chest 9.

Part 2: Waxing Moon Rotunda

  1. Head back to the mushroom hall and go through the orange key door into the Waxing Moon Rotunda. Get the push rod from chest 33.
  2. Go to the Kobold Village from the orange door in the starting area.
  3. Get the map from check 54 and the green key from chest 7 then follow the north shore to the Temple.
  4. From the Temple, get the blue key from chest 5 and the crossbow from chest 8. The Kobold priest hints at how to get into the sealed halls.
  5. Get the hammer from chest 4 in the kobold caves then return to the Waxing Moon Rotunda and get the bellows from chest 30.

Part 3: Full Moon Rotunda

  1. Enter the Pigcube Den from the blue door in the mushroom hall or the one near the crowbar maze in the Dwarven Halls.
  2. Make your way to Forge Storage and get weapon and armor upgrades in chests 40 and 41. If you missed chest 35, open it for the anvil on your way out.
  3. Head to the Forge and forge the silver bolts from check 55 using the anvil, bellows, and hammer.
  4. Make your way back through the Kobold Village to the temple. Outside the Temple, on the little outcropping where the streams come together, grappling hook to the barrel on the south side. Navigate the Fortress Grounds to find and enter the River Fortress.
  5. Be sure to grab chest 53 in the southeastern corner of the River Fortress for another Heart Gem.
  6. Defeat the boss in the Full Moon Rotunda and get the boat from chest 48 in the Apogee Mage Grave.

Part 4: Waning Moon Rotunda

  1. Exit the River Fortress, stop by slime island, and equip the gold sword from chest 23.
  2. Boat to the secret ingredient room and get the albino cricket from chest 36.
  3. Retrieve the white key from chest 2 in the Eclipse Knight Sanctuary, then head back to the Starting Area.
  4. Use the hints from the Kobold Priest to destroy the barrier and enter the Sealed Halls (You will need the silver bolts and the cricket).
  5. Get chest 42 from the pot maze in the Sealed Halls.
  6. optional: From here, there's some useful items you can find. Chest 22 for gold armor, then 10 in the mushroom cave for the blink rod, and finally 39 and 1 to get two more heart gems.
  7. Make your way through the Sealed halls, Grappling Hook Room, and Sealed Depths. If you want another Heart Gem, go to the Secret Storage and open chest 51.
  8. Defeat the Big Wiz in the Waning Moon Rotunda to access the crescent artificer grave. Open chest 32 to complete your victory and claim your prize; don't forget to use it!

Randomizer / Archipelago