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If you can’t afford a magic bow in Ultima 6, Gwenneth will give you one — just one — for free.

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Using the spyglass is essential to succeeding in Ultima 5. But if used during the day, the powerful lenses of the spyglass will amplify the sunlight enough to wound the Avatar.

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There is an Invincibility spell in the Nintendo port of Ultima 7. An Eighth Circle spell, it is not available in the PC version of the game.

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There are three Death Scythes in Ultima 7, provided that Forge of Virtue has been installed. However, only two of these can actually be obtained by players; the Ferryman’s Scythe is his, and his...

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Based on its description in The Ancient Liturgy of Truth, the Zxkuqyb spell in Ultima 3 could almost be thought of as the precursor to the Armageddon spell.

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Including Runes of Virtue 2, the Ultima series has featured three characters named Christopher.

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If you’re looking to get drunk in Ultima 9, avoid Yew; alcohol is more expensive there than anywhere else in the game.

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Avatars of the Shepherd class in Ultima 9 can never max out their stats.

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In Ultima 7, Cynthia — a teller at the Royal Mint — must be killed in order to obtain the vault key. Cynthia must be alive, however, to redeem the spoils of robbing the...

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The planned map for Ultima Online 2 would have included a continent called New Britannia, which would have comprised the remnants of Britannia after an attempted re-unification of the shards of the Gem of...