RoH Builder and Creator Basics Welcome to the RoH Team! This file should help you become acclimated to how we do things here on RoH. It is broken up into a Builder section and a Creator section, and various sub-headings. GENERAL INFO Depending on how well you did when we evaluated you, you may either be a builder now or a creator. Each different class is defined below, so we wont get into the differences yet. The one thing you need to know right now, is that you both abide by the same policy (*bh builderpol), you both use the same online help command (*bh), as well as the same channel communication command (*ms). No one can see when you log on/off - you cannot even see one another log on/off. In addition, you can never become visible to players or communicate with them. It is impossible to do so. Both classes also have room assignment restrictions, which limit where you can build and where you can go. There are some differences between the two classes regarding this - they will be covered below. BUILDER AND CREATOR POLICY It is very important you become extremely familiar with what you are and are not allowed to do. Type *bh builderpol RIGHT NOW if you have not already. You are responsible for knowing what is in this file if you are to remain a builder or creator. GETTING STARTED You should now be assigned to either a specific CT or a specific DM. This is the person who will you will report to, and who will finalize and approve your area before it is opened to the general mud population. Their word is law as far as this goes, so you must be sure you communicate all you want to do with your area with them at all times, and mudmail them without any hesitation if you have any questions you need answered. Do not mudmail them about anything other than building related matters. They will not discuss your players with you, or anything that happened to them. The first thing you need to do, if you do not have any building experience or very little experience, is to type *bh by itself. This will show you the list of builder and creator help files you may access with the *bh command. *bh builders will also help. Please look over any of the commands you are not familiar with and learn them. If you have questions, you may use the *ms to communicate both with other builders and creators, as well as any CTs and DMs online who can assist you. You must also familiarize yourself with our standardized building conventions by reading our building conventions file (*bh standards). You will be expected to adhere to these conventions or your area will not be opened. Please look at this file now. Alot of time can be wasted if you have to redo things because these conventions were not maintained. BUILDERS The function of a builder is quite simple. It is to describe new rooms and areas. You may only do this inside your assigned room area. You may also use *t to teleport around within your assigned room range. The CT or DM you are assigned to will know what your room range is should you ever forget it. Your mission is easy: discuss the area you wish to build (or in some cases you are told what to build) with the CT/DM you are assigned to, map out that room and skeleton it by connecting all the exits to all the rooms, and then finally describe each room, proofreading for typos and grammatical errors. Your first task will always be a small area of around 20 rooms or less. Promotion: Depending on how you do with your first couple areas will determine what you do in the future, as well as promotion to creator or beyond. CREATORS A creator has all the responsibilities of a builder, but he/she also is able to do a couple more things. For one, they are able to create monsters. This is somewhat restricted, as you are not able to set some monsters' characteristics yet. You have a command you can use for this called "balance". Please *bh balance now and read the file. Your movement is also less restricted than that of a builder. In order that one creator may help another builder or creator verbally by observing work, you are not only allowed to *t within your assigned room range, you may also *t to any other builder or creator which is on when you are. Keep in mind you are only able to modify rooms and creatures within your assigned room range - you cannot even *stat a room or monster if it is not within your range. Creators cannot create items. CTs and DMs only are able to do this. Upon completion of all the room descriptions and monsters to go into your area, you may confer with a CT/DM to get them to build the items you wish to have in the area as well as what drops them and where they are. Promotion: Your next step beyond creator is caretaker. Keep in mind that moving up to caretaker will require not only outstanding dedication on your part, but you will also have to sacrifice playing your characters, all of which will have to be suicided. This would have to be done for security reasons. If you are willing to work hard for us, and are willing to give up playing, you will most likely eventually be made a caretaker. If you have any questions about this file, please ask the CT/DM you are assigned to via mudmail to help you.