Decrypting Save Game Files: SSI Gold Box
 

Here is a decryption of relevant parts of the Secret of the Silver Blades "sav" files:

Start Length Type Description

0 1 char string length of PC Name
1 15 char PC Name
16 12 char Ability Scores
28 2 char Exceptional Str.
30 75 char Memorized Spells
105 ?
107 race
110 2 short age
112 1 char maximum hp
113 117 char Spells Known
230 ?
231 ?
(Saving Throws)
232 1 char Death, Paralysis, Poison
233 1 char Petrifaction, Polymorph
234 1 char Rod, Staff, Wand
235 1 char Breath Weapon
236 1 char Spell
259 2 short Copper
261 2 short Silver
263 2 short Electrum
265 2 short GP
267 2 short PP
269 2 short Gems
271 2 short Jewelry
273 1 char Cleric class levels
274 ? ? ?
275 1 char Fighter
276 1 char Paladin
277 1 char Ranger
278 1 char Mage
279 1 char Thief
(Human dual-classing: previous class levels.)
280 1 char Cleric class levels
281 1 char ?
282 1 char Fighter
283 1 char Paladin
284 1 char Ranger
285 1 char Mage
286 1 char Thief

287 1 char Gender
288 1 char Aignment
300 4 long XP
306 7 char Priest Spell Slots
313 ? char Druid Spell Slots, high level Rangers
327 7? char Mage Spell Slots
343 6 Body parts coloring
411 2 short encumbrance
422 1 char main PC status (okay, stoned, dead&)
423 1 char name printed in blue
433 1 char random part of damage
434 1 char ?
435 1 char fixed part of damage
436 1 char ?
437 1 char current hp
438 1 char movement

little-end first big-end last

Note the spell list in an idiosyncratic order.
For non-programmers, char, short and long have their usual programming meanings.
Decryption enables you to fix any mistakes in NPC data&
Other Gold Box games, I have not looked at their save files yet.