When I try to leave the starting town (Vertigo?) I get asked a copy protection question ("What is the 2nd word on the 3rd line of page 13" for example). I downloaded the manuals, but the game won't accept the word I come up with.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Nevermind, figured it out.

Care to enlighten us? I have the same problem... Had to dish out my old Might and Magic Trilogy Reference guide, and that worked.... For those who are Reference guidless, what did you do?

The file keys_3_5.pdf located in the game folder, has all the code words for the games.

nm

You can try : type mine1 in the miror in vertigo
and u gonna be in the mine1 near vertigo. use light spell, and go out the mine.

This works too, but for those visiting this thread with this problem, the best solution is posted above by Kazardin. Just look for the file "keys_3_5.pdf" in your install directory, and this contains all the keys you need to answer the copy protection questions to get out of the first town (and anywhere else they pop up). I believe you can also access this file from the start menu, under GOG and Might and Magic 6-pack.