The green grass. You can walk around normally on the plains, and fewer monsters live here.

Areas with trees. A lot of enemies lurk in the forests, so watch out!

Hills will slow you down a bit. They are also crawling with enemies. Unless you want to spend a lot of time fighting, stay out of the hills. (Note: Although the manual claims there are more enemies in the forests and hills, I've never noticed this.)

The steep gray mountains. You cannot walk on these.

Also impassable. The only way to get through water is if there is a bridge. Be careful though. Each time you cross a bridge, the enemies get stronger.

Beware of poisonous swamps. Each time you walk on them you will lose two hit points. Once you get Erdrick's Armor, swamps won't hurt you at all.

Every time you walk on one, you will lose 15 hit points. Like swamps, you don't take any damage from them if you have Erdrick's Armor.

Bridges look like an archway over a river. Beware of bridges! When you cross a bridge, you'll arrive at an area where stronger monsters live.

Inside lurk many monsters and treasures. Make sure you bring a torch, or you will not be able to see in the darkness. There are three caves of note in the land of Alefgard.

Shop counters are a yellow colored block with a black outlined square in the middle. Go straight to the counter if you want to talk to the shopkeeper who stands behind it.

You can open doors with the "door" command if you have a key.

Roofs are made up of small gray tiles on top of buildings. All houses with roofs have an entrance. Sometimes, you must search for it.

Steps for going up or down. Use the stairs command.