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Shadowgate Hints

How do I pass this lava room?

  • 1 of 11: Well, you can't swim in lava!
  • 2 of 11: You can't float across.
  • 3 of 11: You can't jump across.
  • 4 of 11: You can't push the statue over.
  • 5 of 11: Face it, you need magic.
  • 6 of 11: Find anything suggestive?
  • 7 of 11: The description is a giveaway.
  • 8 of 11: It speaks of burning death.
  • 9 of 11: And a bridge.
  • 10 of 11: MOTARI RISETH.
  • 11 of 11: Cast it, and say goodbye to the lava.