How do I…?

Each question links to the place that answers it. New to the game? Start with Your first run.

Getting going

…pick a class for my first run? Choosing a class
…find the keys? Controls, or ? in the game
…use an ability or cast a spell? The abilities menu
…save and quit? When the game saves
…know what happens when I die? Death

Growing stronger

…level up, and what do I choose? When you level up
…pick a talent? When you get a talent
…raise a skill? Improving a skill
…learn a skill I don’t have? Training
…raise a weapon skill? Raising a weapon skill
…learn a new spell? Learning a spell
…become a prestige class? Callings

Staying alive

…get my hit points back? Getting your health back
…cure poison, or stop bleeding? Curing bleeding, poison, and disease
…cure a disease? Curing a disease
…rest? Resting
…eat a corpse safely? Corpses
…carry more? How much you can carry
…see in the dark? Your lantern
…get away from a fight? Stairs

Fighting

…shoot a bow or throw a dagger? Shooting and throwing
…make a sneak attack? Sneak attacks
…use openings and Exploit, as a thief? Exploit
…rage, as a berserker? Rage
…fight more boldly or more carefully? Stances
…train on something that can’t hurt me? Target dummies

Allies

…get an animal companion? Taming
…give my allies orders? Orders
…get my familiar back, as a witch? Call familiar

Items and money

…buy and sell? Buying and Selling
…find out what an unknown item is? Unidentified items
…open a locked door? Locked doors
…open a locked chest? Locked chests
…find secret doors and hidden traps? How to search
…disarm a trap? Disarming traps

Making things

…make a sword? Forging a weapon
…make arrows? Fletching
…brew a potion? How a brew goes
…enchant an item? Enchanting an item
…get magic crystals? Magic crystals
…cut a gem? Gem cutting
…take an item apart for its materials? Salvage
…dig through a wall, or mine ore? Digging and Mining

Out in the world

…find work? Getting a quest
…talk to someone? Chatting
…travel across the map? Travel
…find a hidden dungeon? Hidden locations
…lift a room’s curse? Cursed rooms
…pray at an altar? Forgotten altars

See also: Your first run, Controls, and What’s in the game.