The Manual

The reference manual: character creation, the dungeon, combat, and the full command and option lists.

These chapters are inherited from Angband, which ZangbandTK is built on, and they describe the mechanics the two games share. They have not yet been revised for ZangbandTK, so where a chapter here and a page under What’s Different disagree, the latter is correct.

• Creating a Character
  • Character Characteristics
  • Races
  • Classes
  • Stats
  • Skills
  • Stat Bonus Tables
  • Ability Tables
  • Stat rollers
  • Character Name
• Exploring the Dungeon
  • Symbols On Your Map
  • The Town Level
  • Townspeople
  • Town Buildings
  • Within The Dungeon
  • Objects Found In The Dungeon
  • Cursed Objects
  • Mining
  • Traps
  • Staircases, Secret Doors, Passages, and Rooms
  • Level and object feelings
  • Winning The Game
  • Upon Death and Dying
• Attacking monsters
  • Attacking and Being Attacked
  • Monster Memories
  • Your Weapon
  • Your Armor Class
  • Monster status effects
  • Non-melee attacks and resistances
  • A note on speed
  • Ego weapons and armor
• Playing the Game
  • Original Keyset Command Summary
  • Roguelike Keyset Command Summary
  • Disturb
  • Special Keys
  • Command Counts
  • Selection of Objects
  • Targeting
  • Pathfinding
  • Shape Changes
• Command Descriptions
  • Inventory Commands
  • Movement Commands
  • Resting Commands
  • Alter Commands
  • Spell Commands
  • Object Manipulation Commands
  • Magical Object Commands
  • Throwing and Missile Weapons
  • Looking Commands
  • Message Commands
  • Game Status Commands
  • Saving and Exiting Commands
  • User Pref File Commands
  • Help Commands
  • Extra Commands
  • Special Keys
  • Command Counts
• Option Descriptions
  • User Interface Options
  • Birth options
  • Cheating options
  • Window flags
  • Left Over Information
• Customising the game
  • User Pref Files
  • Ignoring items
  • Inscribing items
  • Showing extra info in subwindows
  • Keymaps
  • Colours
  • Visuals
  • Interface details