Pandora's box

By toad slime-a-lot, in Talisman Rules Questions

Me and some friends are fairly addicted to playing Talisman 2nd edition. Now we want to use the alternative endings to spice things up a bit, but we had a disaggreement about how to usepandora's box. You draw X ammount of spells and adventure cards each turn and you must use them immediately against other characters.

-Do you still pick up aditional spells and adventure cards the spaces you encounter , special abilities, the wand, orb of knowledge, etc?

-Do you stay at the Crown of Command or move out one step at a time until you reach the Portal of Power and then resume movement as normal, just hoping to land on characters?

-When Pandora's box gives you objects, can you keep them or discard them at the end of your turn?

-When Pandora's box gives you followers, can you keep them or discard them at the end of your turn?

-When Pandora's box brings out Enemy's, do you use them to fight your opponents or do you encounter them yourself to gain experience?

-When Pandora's box brings out Events, are you also affected by them?

-Can you cast more spells than your craft allows you to have, if you get them from Pandora's box?

-Do you still have some choice for your movement, or do you have to land on an opponent whenever possible?

-If you do have freedom of movement and decide to go into the Dungeon, do you pick up Dungeon cards instead of Adventure cards with Pandora's box?

-What is the turn sequence when you have Pandora's box?

Lots of questions, I know, but if someone bring some clarity into these matters it would save me from some really long and silly discussions with those potheads. We love to play, but this game takes long enough as it is. We prefer to use our time to play a new game, rather than ending up with endless endings.

Oh yeah, one more question, this time about Hercules' belt: do you have to move out from the Crown of Command and inner region one step at a time, until you reach the portal of power, before you can start teleporting to other players?