During the course of its development it was ported to other systems including PC, Amiga and Atari ST.StoryThe protagonist's daughter is ill and the doctor says she has Dianthoritis. The only problem is that the potion required to heal her is located within a volcano filled with monsters.GameplayLarn is a dungeon-crawling RPG involving procedurally generated dungeons, loot, and stats. As players progress down through the levels the monsters get harder and greater in number. Weapons, armours, spells all become more powerful as well.The player character is an "@", the monsters are all characters such as "q" or "L", and items in the world are all letters or symbols, such as * for gold.Throughout the game players will find lots of weapons, armor, rings, gold coins, gems, and spell books that can be used, sold or read. Spell books are of great interest as there are many spells that can help the player defeat the monsters.SpellsThere are many spells in LARN ranging from healing to invulnerability and walk through walls. All spells in the game of LARN are picked up or brought in spell books, once players read the book, the spell is learned and the book disappears. The usage of spells is limited and players can only cast spells that are known. The number of spells players can cast depends on how many books the player has read, what character level they are, and if the player has been granted any bonuses from water fountains. Some spells in the game:PLY - PolymorphFLO - FloodCLD - ColdCRE - Create monsterSSP - Sonic spearPHA - IllusionENL - EnlightenmentLIT - Lightning boltSTP - Time stopCKL - Charm monsterCHM - Charm monsterCAN - Cancel monster special abilitiesPER - Makes a character spell permanent (awesome spell to get)SUM - Summon demon to helpGLO - InvulnerabilityMFI - Magic fire surrounds characterINV - InvisibilityDRL - Drain lifePRO - Protection field ( 2 to protection)STR - Strength ( 2 for limited period)DEX - Dexterity ( 2 for limited period)SLE - Send monster to sleepWEB - Entangle enemyMLE - Magic missileCBL - Cure BlindnessBAL - FireballSCA - Scare monsterHLD - Hold monsterFGR - Finger of GodTEL - Teleport awayWTW - Walk through wallsALT - Alters realityDRY - Dries up water in immediate vicinitySPH - Sphere of annihilation (another awesome spell)
