You start out in your house. It is recommended that you open the chest in your house. You will need the gems

Go outside and explore the town if youd like. when youre done exploring, head to the right into the first monster area

Work your way past enemies to reach the chest at the top right of the area

defeat the guards and open the chest

 head back to town to spend your money

while its possible to beat the game with just the sword, the other two weapons and a health potion make it a lot easier

head back to the first monster area and go all the way to the right

this next area is INCREDIBLY difficult. the worst part is dealing with the bats on the way to the stone monster maze. The best way to do this is to use the sword or magic to deal with them and to hug the top wall. if you try to go through the middle you will die. go slow, be careful, and dont be afraid to use your potion. dont expect to make it on your first try.

once you get to the stone monster maze, go towards the middle and just clear a path one at a time. go through the door on the right and prepare for the boss

the boss guards the end of the game and killing him will cure the town of its curse. he is sleeping so you have time to prepare a strategy. there are three strategies to killing the boss effectively. one with each weapon.

if you have the sword, get up close to him and just keep attacking him and try to pick up as many hearts as you can from the dying bats.

If you have the wand use the same strategy as the sword. Just get as close as you can and keep hitting him, killing bats, and picking up hearts.

If you have the bow, wake him up by only hitting him ONCE. then run to the left wall and bait him into following you. once he comes toward you, run past him and stand in the corridor. then keep firing at him from the corridor until he dies. he will not be able to hurt you here.

when you defeat the boss, go through the door. you will be transported back to the town and talk to npcs that will congratulate you on your victory. when you are satisfied, go through the door to the right to reach the ending screen