Liam on 11/12/2003 at 11:56

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I bought Interplay's "Ultimate RPG Archive" about five years ago, and I've only just now discovered how fun the Ultima Underword games are (it comes with both 1 and 2). I've already passed UW1, and I just started UW2 yesterday.
On the fourth level of Britannia, in the southeast corner of the map, there is a small, enclosed grotto containing a reaper (those tree-like creatures). After much effort (and a nifty little wand) I finally killed the bastard, and moved in to collect the armory key that Fissif had lost. After a few minutes, I finally found the key: in a pit in the corner, buried under some debris. Now, here's my problem:
I cannot pick up the key. I can see it well enough ("you see a key"), but it's so awkwardly placed that I cannot maneuver myself into a position where I can see the key and reach it at the same time. The key has to be on-screen for me to pick it up, but when I get as close as I can without the key disappearing from my screen, I still can't reach it ("that's too far away for you to take").
I have been wrestling with this thing for the better part of five hours. It seems stupid that I am prevented from getting the key simply because I cannot look down. I can't use telekinesis, because my character isn't a magic user - I just want to pick it out of the debris like a normal item!
So, should I keep scooching around to different positions, or is there something here that I'm missing?