-1 DIKU~
. Original game idea, concept, and design:
Katja Nyboe [Superwoman] (katz@freja.diku.dk)
Tom Madsen [Stormbringer] (noop@freja.diku.dk)
Hans Henrik Staerfeldt [God] (bombman@freja.diku.dk)
Michael Seifert [Papi] (seifert@freja.diku.dk)
Sebastian Hammer [Quinn] (quinn@freja.diku.dk)
Developed at: DIKU -- The Department of Computer Science
at the University of Copenhagen.
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-1 GOLD SILVER MONEY~
Midgaard's economy is based on gold and silver coinage (and the lowly copper,
which you as an adventurer are far too proud to carry). Gold coins are worth
100 silver coins, but are also four times as heavy (25 to the pound, as
opposed to 100 to the pound for silver). Gems can be bought to alleviate weight problems
from the Midgaard jeweller, he charges a mere 10% more than they are worth.
10 gems weigh one pound, and they can be worth more than 100 gold pieces for
the highest quality stones.
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-1 BANK~
Syntax: Account
Syntax: Deposit <value> gold|silver
Syntax: Withdraw <value> gold|silver
Syntax: Change <value>
Syntax: Share <value>
Syntax: Btransfer <player> <value> gold|silver
For information on each transaction Type 'Deposit', 'Withdraw', 'Change',
'Share', 'Account' without an argument.
Ian McCormick (aka Gothar)
mcco0055@algonquinc.on.ca
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-1 REMORT MULTICLASS~
When you reach HERO level on ShadowStorm, you can continue to
gain hp, mana, trains, pracs, moves. Alternatively, you can choose
to be 'reborn' into another class. What basically happens is that
you add another class to your existing set of skills and spells and
restart at level 1. A player can now 'go around' the whole game several times. But, this will get harder each
time. If you choose to change races while remorting you will be that race
FOREVER, please be sure you want to change races.
There are many features to multiclass playing, but, the main ones
of note are:
* Most of your existing skills/spells are reset to 1%, when you reach
the correct level, you can practice them again. In the meantime, you
gain and practice skills/spells in the new class. Race skills are lost
at remort regardless of class, and 100% in a skill stays at 100%.
* Gold, trivia points, quest points, gamestats ect. are kept.
* Quest items can be kept they are reset to your level.
* You can access the class channels for all the classes you have.
* Remorted chars will retain access to hero channel.
* Online time will remain untouched.
* Different high power skills are available to the number of times
you have remorted.
* Remort chars receive bonuses to level restrictions on eq each remort.
* Remorts retain hero+ status thus feel less hunger/thirst.
* Second time round, exp per level is 2k, third time 3k and so on.
You also 'begin' with many extra training and practice sessions.
* You get the lowest level of a skill/spell if two or more of your
classes have that spell.
* When leveling you will get the highest gain of all classes.
* The same also applies to AC, you get the best Thac0 for each class.
* When increasing stats, you will get the primary stat (+2) bonus of
all your classes. If you have two classes with the same primary
stat, the bonus is only given once.
* When you gain a skill, if you have two classes with that skill and
there are different CP costs, you will pay the lower.
* 'Who' and 'Group' will show a 1 letter abbreviation for your class
and the total number of classes you have. 'whois' will show
all of your classes.
To remort follow the following steps:
1. Make sure your a HERO (Level 150 ).
2. Remove any eq and either donate/sac/auction it all or put some in a locker.
3. Go to the Healer in Midgaard (1 n from recall), type 'remort'
and follow instructions, you will be re-guided through the ceration process.
Please take a few seconds to read very carefully the messages that the mud
gives you during the remort process. Unless caused by a bug, any mistakes
you make during remort will not be reversed by an imm.
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105 AREALINKS~
Provided to you by Kyless of The Mind's Eye (slaughterdog@yahoo.com).
Syntax: arealinks [vnum|area|all] [filename]
AREALINKS, with no arguments, gives a listing of all of the rooms that
link to a different area from the area you are currently in.
AREALINKS with a room vnum provided will provide all links from the
area that the vnum is in. Note that the room does not have to exist, but
merely has to be a vnum within the area's vnum range.
AREALINKS with an area name will list all of the links to different areas
for that area.
AREALINKS with the all option will list the areas one by one, their vnum
ranges, and all their links to different areas.
AREALINKS also provides an optional filename argument which allows you to
output all of the information into a file in the area directory in
the shell rather that outputting it to the screen. Of course, you still
need shell access to be able to read the file created.
This function and help file were originally written by Kyless on The
Mind's Eye (slaughterdog@yahoo.com).
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105 BUILDERS~
{X{0
{CBuilders, these are your responsibilities:
{X{0
{C1) You must be an ACTIVE participant in the mud.
{X{W ANY BUILDER who is not seen active for more than 15 days will be
{X{W stripped of their rank, and have all security ratings removed.
{X{W Exceptions MAY be granted on a Case-By-Case basis, at the discretion
{X{W of the Head Builder or Owners.
{X{W Warning beforehand of such an absence will go far to receiving
{X{W such an exemption.
{X{W
{C2) You must be responsible for creating any area you submit as your own.
{X{W Plagiarism will {CNOT{W be tolerated here. If any builder is found to be
{X{W plagiarising someone elses work again they will find themselves
{X{W mortal very quickly. Loose themes and ideas from various sources
{X{W can be used, but ideas and vague themes only. Work you have done on
{X{W another mud {CMAY{W be accepted, depending upon the ownership of areas
{X{W rules on that mud. Any areas you wish to submit created externally
{X{W must come with the name and address of the other mud so that any
{X{W issues can be resolved in as short a time as possible.
{X{W
{C3) You WILL respect other Immortal staff{W, both as builders, coders, Immortals
{X{W and as people. This is not to say that they can order you around,
{X{W but you must listen to what they say. Any objections to what is said
{X{W will be considered before any action is taken. The people in higher
{X{W levels than yourself are there for a reason. They have knowledge
{X{W which perhaps you may not. They have not called favours for that
{X{W level or thrown in any bribery. They are there because they can do
{X{W the job, and because of that, and that alone, are they there.
{X{W If you do have any problems with the other immortals, please feel
{X{W free to speak to either the Head of your department, or the mud Owners
{X{W about it.
{X{W
{C4) All Builders will be productive. {WThis does not necessarily mean that you
{X{W must be constantly creating new areas, but you must be doing something.
{X{W You were hired as builders.. Need I say more?
{X{W Any builder found to have not done anything in more than 30 days will be
{X{W thanked for their services and returned to mortal level. Any person
{X{W needing a "vacation" please contact the Head Builder.
{X{W
{C5) HAVE FUN!! BUILDING IS MEANT TO BE FUN. IF IT ISN'T, SOMETHING IS WRONG{W.
{X{W
{X{W
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100 Security~
Syntax: security <player> <value>
Typing security with no argument will give you a list of valid securities.
0 is a player
5 is a builder
7 is a head builder
and 9 is an implementor
Thanks to Gothar for his original code I based my code on it.
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0 BRIEF COMPACT~
Brief and compact help set your display options for the game. Typing brief
toggles on and off the showing of room descriptions when you move around
(considerably reducing the text to be processed), and typing compact
removes the extra blank line before your prompt.
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0 QUEST QUESTS~
Certain characters in the game will allow you to go on quests to recover
an item or kill another mob. To go on a quest, you must be in the same
room with a quest master. When you successfully complete a quest, you will
receive a certain number of quest points. These points may be saved up and
used to buy incredible items from the quest master.
The QUEST command is used for information about your current quest, to
request a quest from a quest master, etc. Commands are as follows:
QUEST POINTS - Gives your current number of quest points. This command may
be used anywhere.
QUEST INFO - If you are on a quest, this will remind you who or what you
are after.
QUEST TIME - Gives the amount of time remaining on your current quest, or
the amount of time until you can request another quest. This command may
be used anywhere.
QUEST REQUEST - Petitions the quest master to send you on a quest. If you
accept the quest, you will be given a real time limit (in minutes) in
which you must complete the quest. If you are on a quest to kill a
creature, when you come across that creature you will see a {r[{RTARGET{x{r]{x notice before
it. This is the creature you are to kill.
QUEST COMPLETE - Once you have completed your quest and recovered the item
or killed the mob or whatever, you must return to the quest master who
sent you on the quest and use this command. If you have successfully completed
your quest, he will reward you with gold and quest points. Once you complete a
quest you cannot request another for 12 minutes.
QUEST LIST - Displays the list of fabulous items for sale by the quest master.
These items are not purchased via gold, they must be purchased with quest points.
QUEST BUY <item> - Purchases an item from the questmaster and deducts the cost
of the item from your quest points.
QUEST QUIT - Quits the current quest and sets your timer to 18.
QUEST SELL - Returns a quest item to the questor for 1/3 the price.
QUEST REPLACE - Replaces an old or defunct quest item for 75 questpoints.
QUEST IDENTIFY - Identifies a quest object.
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Quest Code originnaly by Vassago of Moongate
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Modified Code by Markanth
Email : markanth@spaceservices.net
Devil's Lament : spaceservices.net port 3778
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0 TRIVIA TPSPEND~
Trivia Points can be used to purchase extras for your character that will
make
you the envy of all your friends. Most of the features are automated with
the TPSPEND command, but some you still require immortal assistance for.
Type 'TPSPEND LIST' for a list of options.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) Transfers can be the keyword of a person/mob, obj, or the word "recall".
2) Reimbursements for mistakes are generally not given unless for a good
reason. BE CAREFULL with how you spend your TP.
OTHER USES FOR TRIVIA POINTS:
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1TP - Transfer from a no_recall room.
2TP - Rename your character. (Price increases based on times used,
this is intended for serious reasons only and is negotiable.
With a REAL good reason, you will not be charged at all).
3TP - Add a new social to the game, contact an immortal to do this.
5tp - add a song to the jukebox, contact an immortal to do this.
Note: You can obtain Trivia Points either by buying them from Questor,
at the cost of 100 Quest Points; as a rare bonus when you complete a
quest; or by answering a Trivia question on a game run by the Imms.
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0 PETNAME~
This command allows you to rename your pets! The syntax is really quite
simple, you have four options; [name|short|long|desc] and they work like
this.
examples:
petname name dino (renames your pet to "dino")
petname short a fierce, mottled mutt!
petname long Dino, the stalwart companion of (your name) is here.
The "desc" command works just like it does for setting your own
description. Use the same command syntax for this option. See "help
description" for more information on the "petname desc" option.
A word about color
Dont try to put colors in your pets name! *boggle* It wont work, trust me.
However, colors work fine for any of the descriptions.
[Coded by Dark Harvest gary@dharvest.com]
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-1 RENT RENTAL~
Rental of rooms is possible via inns. Look for these rooms throughout
the world. By paying 10 gold pieces, you make the room 'PRIVATE' and
double your regeneration. This also costs you 10 silver each additional
tick, Until you use the command 'CHECKOUT' in the rented room.
Rent code by Ryouga (ryouga@jessi.indstate.edu)
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0 NICKNAMES~
Syntax: nickname <nickname> <real name> - add/replace a nickname
nickname <nickname> - delete a nickname
nickname - show nicknames
The nickname command will allow you to create an alias for someone's name
which you may then use to interact with them.
Example: "nickname Bubba loser"
This would allow you to use "loser" to send tells, or socials, or whatever to
Bubba.
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-1 DEAF~
The deaf toggle turns off incoming tells, helpfull if you are being bombarded
by messages from other players. You can still use reply (see 'help reply') to
reply to people who were telling you before you went deaf, although you
cannot reply to a deaf person unless you or they are a diety (it's mostly
useful for sending a quick "I'm being spammed so I went deaf" message to
a person).
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-1 AFK~
Typing AFK puts your character in a tell-saving mode as follows: any tell
to you is stored in a special buffer, and can be seen later by typing
recall. This is useful when you need to leave the mud for 5 or 10 minutes,
but don't want to miss tells. AFK shows up in your prompt until it is
turned off.
Tells to link-dead players are stored in a similar fashion, and can also be
seen by typing replay (unless, of course, the character logs off before
reading them).
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-1 PROMPT~
{Co===========================================================================o
| |
| {cSyntax: {Bprompt{C |
| {cSyntax: {Bprompt all{C |
| {cSyntax: {Bprompt <%*>{C |
| |
| {BPROMPT{c with out an argument will turn your prompt on or off.{C |
| |
| {BPROMPT{c ALL will give you the standard "<hits mana moves>" prompt.{C |
| |
| {BPROMPT <%*> {cwhere the %* are the various variables you may set yourself.{C |
| |
| {B%h {c: Display your current hits{C |
| {B%H {c: Display your maximum hits{C |
| {B%m {c: Display your current mana{C |
| {B%M {c: Display your maximum mana{C |
| {B%v {c: Display your current moves{C |
| {B%V {c: Display your maximum moves{C |
| {B%x {c: Display your current experience{C |
| {B%X {c: Display experience to level {C |
| {B%g {c: Display your gold held {C |
| {B%s {c: Display silver carried {C |
| {B%a {c: Display your alignment{C |
| {B%r {c: Display the room name you are in{C |
| {B%e {c: Display the exits from the room in NESWDU style {C |
| {B%c {c: Display a carriage return (useful for multi-line prompts){C |
| {B%R {c: Display the vnum you are in (IMMORTAL ONLY) {C |
| {B%z {c: Display the area name you are in (IMMORTAL ONLY){C |
{C|{B %B {c: Display the enimiys hitpoints in a percentage {C|
{C| {cExample: {B PROMPT <%hhp %mm %vmv>{C |
{C|{c Will set your prompt to "{B<10hp 100m 100mv>{c"{C |
{Co===========================================================================o{x
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-1 SUMMARY~
{Do===========================================================================o
| |
| {DMOVEMENT |
| {r[{Wnorth{r] [{Wsouth{r] [{Weast{r] [{Wwest{r] [{Wup{r] [{Wdown{r] [{Wexits{r] [{Wrecall{r]{D |
| {r[{Wsleep{r] [{Wwake{r] [{Wrest{r] [{Wstand{r] {D |
| |
| {DGROUP |
| {r[{Wfollow{r] [{Wgroup{r] [{Wgtell{r] [{Wsplit{r] {D |
| |
| {DOBJECTS |
| {r[{Wsacrifice{r] [{Wbrandish{r] [{Winventory{r] [{Wequipment{r] [{Wcompare{r] [{Wdrink{r] {D |
| {r[{Wunlock{r] [{Wwield{r] [{Wrecite{r] [{Wvalue{r] [{Wquaff{r] [{Wclose{r] {D |
| {r[{Wlock{r] [{Whold{r] [{Wwear{r] [{Wdrop{r] [{Wopen{r] [{Wpick{r] {D |
| {r[{Wlook{r] [{Wgive{r] [{Wfill{r] [{Wsell{r] [{Wlist{r] [{Wbuy{r] {D |
| {r[{Wget{r] [{Wput{r] [{Weat{r] [{Wzap{r] {D |
| |
| {DINFORMATION {r/{D COMMUNICATION |
| {r[{Wcommands{r] [{Wweather{r] [{Wpassword{r] [{Wgossip{r] [{Wcgossip{r] [{Wdescription{r]{D |
| {r[{Wcredits{r] [{Wreport{r] [{Wwhere{r] [{Wscore{r] [{Wareas{r] [{Wshout{r] {D |
| {r[{Wemote{r] [{Whelp{r] [{Wtime{r] [{Wtitle{r] [{Wtypo{r] [{Wyell{r] {D |
| {r[{Wtell{r] [{Widea{r] [{Wpose{r] [{Wnote{r] [{Wwho{r] [{Wbug{r]{D |
| {r[{Wsay{r] {D|
| |
| {DCOMBAT |
| {r[{Wbackstab{r] [{Wrescue{r] [{Wdisarm{r] [{Wwimpy{r] [{Wflee{r] [{Wkill{r] [{Wkick{r] [{Wcast{r] {D|
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| {DOTHER |
| {r[{Wpractice{r] [{Wtrain{r] [{Wsave{r] [{Wquit{r]{D |
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| {DFor more help, type {r'{Whelp{r <{Wtopic{r>'{D for any command, skill, or spell. {D{ |
| {DAlso help on{r: {WDAMAGE DEATH EXPERIENCE NEWS STORY TICK WIZLIST{D |
| |
o===========================================================================o
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0 DEATH~
When your character dies, you are reincarnated back at the Altar of the Temple
of Midgaard. Your corpse is left behind in the room where you were killed,
together with all of your equipment.
Any spells which were affecting you are canceled by death.
Following and groups are not affected by death.
You lose experience points for dying. The amount you lose is two-thirds of
the way back to the beginning of your level.
Corpses decay after time, and the objects inside corpses decay with them.
Player corpses last *roughly* 30 hours of game time (15 minutes of real time).
Only the player who died, or someone in the same group, can retrieve objects
from a player's corpse.
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0 SURRENDER~
Syntax: surrender
When you're fighting, you may choose to SURRENDER your opponent. If you
surrender, you will cease fighting. Your opponent may ignore your action
(receiving one free attack) or react in some other way depending on the
situation. Fighting may always be resumed via kill command.
See also: KILL
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0 EXPERIENCE LEVEL XP~
Your character advances in power by gaining experience. You need a set
amount of experience points for each level based on your creation points.
You gain experience by:
being part of a group that kills a monster
You lose experience by:
fleeing from combat
recalling out of combat
being the target of certain spells
dying
The experience you get from a kill depends on several things: how many players
are in your group; your level versus the level of the monster; your alignment
versus the monster's alignment; how many of this monster have been killed
lately; and some random variation.
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0 PET PETS~
You can buy pets in the pet shop. You may own only one pet at a time, after
the old one dies you may purchase a replacement.
New pets are planned for a shop in New Thalos.
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0 TICK~
Many of the game actions are based upon interval timers, including combat,
most autonomous monster actions, hp/mana/move regeneration, spell duration,
weather, and area resetting.
Of these timers, the hp/mana/move regeneration timer is popularly called the
'tick'. Ticks on this mud average 30 seconds of real time, but the actual
amount varies randomly from 15 seconds to 45 seconds.
Area resetting happens roughly every 3 minutes if no one is in the area; less
often (15 minutes) if some one is. Also note that objects lying on the ground
will not be regenerated if anyone is in the area when it resets.
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0 !~
Syntax: !
! repeats the last command you typed.
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0 NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST UP DOWN~
Syntax: north
Syntax: south
Syntax: east
Syntax: west
Syntax: up
Syntax: down
Use these commands to walk in a particular direction.
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0 CAST~
Syntax: cast <spell> <target>
Before you can cast a spell, you have to practice it. The more you practice,
the higher chance you have of success when casting. Casting spells costs mana.
The mana cost decreases as your level increases.
The <target> is optional. Many spells which need targets will use an
appropriate default target, especially during combat.
If the spell name is more than one word, then you must quote the spell name.
Example: cast 'cure critic' frag. Quoting is optional for single-word spells.
You can abbreviate the spell name.
When you cast an offensive spell, the victim usually gets a saving throw.
The effect of the spell is reduced or eliminated if the victim makes the
saving throw successfully.
See also the help sections for individual spells.
NOTE: Any spell with more than one word in the name must be enclosed in single quotes (').
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0 EXITS~
Syntax: exits
Tells you the visible exits of the room you are in. Not all exits are visible.
You can use the 'bump' technique to find hidden exits. (Try to walk in a
certain direction and see what you bump into).
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0 DROP GET GIVE PUT TAKE~
Syntax: drop <object>
Syntax: drop <amount> coins
Syntax: get <object>
Syntax: get <object> <container>
Syntax: give <object> <character>
Syntax: give <amount> coins <character>
Syntax: put <object> <container>
DROP drops an object, or some coins, on the ground.
GET gets an object, either lying on the ground, or from a container, or even
from a corpse. TAKE is a synonym for get.
GIVE gives an object, or some coins, to another character.
PUT puts an object into a container.
DROP, GET and PUT understand the object names 'ALL' for all objects and
'ALL.object' for all objects with the same name.
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0 EQUIPMENT INVENTORY~
Syntax: equipment
Syntax: inventory
EQUIPMENT lists your equipment (armor, weapons, and held items).
INVENTORY lists your inventory.
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0 COMPARE~
Syntax: compare <object-1> <object-2>
Syntax: compare <object>
COMPARE compares two objects in your inventory. If both objects are weapons,
it will report the one with the better average damage. If both objects are
armor, it will report the one with the better armor class.
COMPARE with one argument compares an object in your inventory to the object
you are currently wearing or wielding of the same type.
COMPARE doesn't consider any special modifiers of the objects.
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0 FLEE~
Syntax: flee
Syntax: rescue <character>
Once you start a fight, you can't just walk away from it. If the fight
is not going well, you can attempt to FLEE, or another character can
RESCUE you. (You can also RECALL, but this is less likely to work,
and costs more experience points, then fleeing).
If you lose your link during a fight, then your character will keep
fighting, and will attempt to RECALL from time to time. Your chances
of making the recall are reduced, and you will lose much more experience.
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0 EXAMINE LOOK READ~
Syntax: look
Syntax: look <object>
Syntax: look <character>
Syntax: look <direction>
Syntax: look <keyword>
Syntax: look in <container>
Syntax: look in <corpse>
Syntax: examine <container>
Syntax: examine <corpse>
Syntax: read <item>
LOOK looks at something and sees what you can see.
EXAMINE is short for 'LOOK container' followed by 'LOOK IN container'.
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0 ORDER~
Syntax: order <character> command
Syntax: order all command
ORDER orders one or all of your charmed followers (including pets) to
perform any command. The command may have arguments. You are responsible
for the actions of your followers, and others who attack your followers
will incur the same penalty as if they attacked you directly.
Most charmed creatures lose their aggresive nature (while charmed).
If your charmed creature engages in combat, that will break the charm.
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0 REST SLEEP STAND WAKE~
Syntax: rest
Syntax: sleep
Syntax: stand
Syntax: wake
These commands change your position. When you REST or SLEEP, you
regenerate hit points, mana points, and movement points faster.
However, you are more vulnerable to attack, and if you SLEEP,
you won't hear many things happen.
Use STAND or WAKE to come back to a standing position. You can
also WAKE other sleeping characters.
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0 GTELL ; REPLY SAY ' TELL~
Syntax: gtell <message>
Syntax: say <message>
Syntax: tell <character> <message>
All of these commands send messages to other players. GTELL sends a message to
all of the characters in your group, wherever they are, even if they are
sleeping or stunned or dying. ';' is a synonym for GTELL.
SAY sends a message to all awake players in your room. The single quote '''
is a synonym for SAY.
TELL sends a message to one awake player anywhere in the world.
REPLY sends a message to the last player who sent you a TELL. REPLY will work
even if you can't see the player, and without revealing their identity. This
is handy for talking to invisible or switched immortal players.
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0 NOTE 'NOTE WRITE' 'NOTE READ' BOARD 'NOTE SYSTEM' BOARDS UNREAD~
board [number|name] Shows or changes board.
note Reads next note.
note read [number] Reads a certain note.
note remove <number> Removes a note written by you.
note list [number] Shows up to number notes.
note write Posts a note.
note catchup Marks all notes in this board read.
unread Shows what boards you have unread
messages waitng for you on.
These commands are used for the new note system. Instead of just one
board, there are several, each with its special purpose.
Changing between the boards is accomplished using the BOARD command. BOARD
without any arguments gives you a list of all boards together with number
of unread message. To change, type BOARD <number> or BOARD <name of the board>.
To read next unread note, type NOTE. To read a note with a specified
number, type NOTE READ <number>. Typing NOTE while in a board with no
unread notes shifts you to the next board. Note that unlike the standard
note system, a note has the same number in NOTE LIST and NOTE READ.
Posting a message is as simple as writing NOTE WRITE. You will be moved
into interactive mode, where all you see are prompts for the fields like
To:, From: etc. You will be automatically put AFK while writing a note.
To see the list of the notes in the current board, type NOTE LIST. Typing
NOTE LIST <number> will list only <number> of the last notes in the area.
You can remove your own note by using NOTE REMOVE <number>. Implementors
may remove other people's notes. Implementors can also select how many
days their note is kept before being purged. Purging happens automatically
at bootup. Purged notes are not deleted, but saved into a file.
To let only immortals see your note, address it to "imm". To let players
of a specific level and above, address it to that level (no other
recipients may appear in that case).
This board system was created by Erwin S. Andreasen, erwin@andreasen.org, aka
Phunk/Drylock and is freely available. The general outlook was based on
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0 GOSSIP CGOSSIP . SHOUT YELL~
Syntax: gossip <message>
Syntax: cgossip <message>
Syntax: shout <message>
Syntax: yell <message>
SHOUT sends a message to all awake players in the world. To curb excessive
shouting, SHOUT imposes a three-second delay on the shouter.
GOSSIP and CGOSSIP are variants of SHOUT (without the delay). '.' is a
synonym for GOSSIP.
YELL sends a message to all awake players within your area.
Type a channel name by itself to turn it off.
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0 EMOTE PMOTE POSE SOCIAL~
Syntax: emote <action>
Syntax: pose
EMOTE is used to express emotions or actions. Besides EMOTE, there are
several dozen built-in social commands, such as CACKLE, HUG, and THANK
(type socials or help socials for a listing).
PMOTE is similar to emote, but will substitute you and your for a target's
name (i.e. pmote bonks Alander will be read as bonks you by Alander, and
as bonks Alander by everyone else).
POSE produces a random message depending on your class and level.
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1 SEDIT~
Syntax:
sedit delete <social>
sedit new <social>
sedit show <social>
sedit <string-name> <social> [string]
SEDIT allows online creation, deletion and editting of socials.
SEDIT DELETE <social> deletes that social. The deletion is irrecoverable,
save for restoring a backup file, so use this command with great care!
SEDIT NEW <social> creates a new, empty social.
SEDIT SHOW <social> shows all of the strings for that social.
SEDIT <string-name> <social> [string] changes a certain of the 7 strings
that make up a social. If you leave out the string, no message will be
sent to the involved characters.
There are 7 strings that make up a social:
cnoarg: Sent to character when no argument typed. E.g. X types HUG and
sees:
Hug whom?
onoarg: Sent to others in the room when no argument is given. In the case
of HUG, it is an empty string, so that nothing is shown if a player types
HUG by itself.
cfound: Sent to the character if a target is found. E.g. X types HUG Y:
You hug Y.
vfound: Sent to the victim. E.g. X types HUG Y, and Y sees:
X hugs you.
ofound: Sent to others in room, if target is found. E.g. X types HUG Y.
Everyoune but X and Y see:
X hugs Y.
cself: Sent to the character if she uses the social on herself. E.g. X types
HUG X :
You hug yourself.
oself: Sent to others in room when a player uses a social on herself:
X hugs herself in a vain attempt to get friendship.
To get the player names and sexes correct, you need to use those macros:
$n - name of player
$e - he, she or it, depending on sex of player
$m - him, her or it, depending on sex of player
$s - his, her or its, depending on sex of player.
For the victim, just use the uppercase version. E.g. $N is the name of the
victim, $E is he, she or it depending on victim's sex etc.
So, to make a new social called 'epoke' which would poke eyes out, you
would do the following:
SEDIT NEW epoke
SEDIT cnoarg epoke Poke whose eyes out? (message sent to player)
SEDIT cfound epoke You poke $N's eyes out!
SEDIT vfound epoke $n pokes your eyes out! Ouch..
SEDIT ofound epoke $n pokes $N's eyes out!
SEDIT cself epoke Being bored, you poke your own eyes out.
SEDIT oself epoke $n pokes $s eyes out!
To get more examples, type SEDIT SHOW <social-name> to see one of the
existing socials.
The socials are stored in a file called socials.txt. Manual editting of
that file is not advised. A frequent back-up is recommended. The social
file is updated by the server as soon as anything changes.
Online social editting - (c) 1996,97 Erwin S. Andreasen
<erwin@andreasen.org>
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0 COLOUR COLOR ANSI COLORS~
{co------------------------------------------------------------------o
{c|{C Syntax: color Toggles color mode on/off {c|
{c|{C {c|
{c|{C You may also talk in color; the format is like this: {c|
{c|{C the 'escape character' to specify a colour is the left {c|
{c|{C handed brace '{{', following that you should use one {c|
{c|{C of the following letters, {c|
{c|{C {c|
{c|{r {{r Red {{R Red {c|
{c|{c {{c Cyan {{C Cyan {c|
{c|{g {{g green {{G Green {c|
{c|{y {{y yellow {{Y Yellow {c|
{c|{b {{b blue {{B Blue {c|
{c|{w {{w white {{W Off-White {c|
{c|{m {{m magenta {{M Magenta {c|
{c|{d {{D Grey {{x clear(reset color) {c|
{c|{X {{{{ {{ char {{* beep {c|
{c|{X {{/ newline {c|
{c|{C {c|
{c|{C When using colour, it looks better if you finish the line with {c|
{c|{C whatever colour it would normally be in, such as a gossip, {c|
{c|{C the colour is magenta, so: {c|
{c|{C Lope gossips 'hello, world' {c|
{c|{C looks better than: {c|
{c|{C Lope gossips 'hello, world' {c|
{c|{C {c|
{c|{C ColoUr is written by Lope (ant@solace.mh.se) {c|
{co------------------------------------------------------------------o{X
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0 COLOUR2 COLOR2 ANSI2~
{co-------------------------------------------------------------------------o{x
{c|{CSyntax: colour <field> <colour> {c|{x
{c| |{x
{c|{C You may configure your colour setting for personal preference. {c|{x
{c|{C Current setting are indicated by colour. {c|{x
{c| {c|{x
{c|{C fields are: {c|{x
{c| {ttext {aauction {dgossip {emusic {qquestion {fanswer {hclass_text {c|{x
{c| {fanswer {hclass_text {Hclass_name {iimmtalk_text {c|{x
{c| {Iimmtalk_type {c|{x
{c| {jinfo {ktell {lreply {ngtell_text {Ngtell_type {Zwiznet {sroom_title {c|{x
{c| {Sroom_text {oroom_exits {c|{x
{c| {Oroom_things {c|{x
{c| {pprompt {1fight_death {2fight_yhit {3fight_ohit {4fight_thit {c|{x
{c| {5fight_skill{x {c|{x
{c|{Ccolours are: ( Hi- ) {c|{x
{c| {rred {ggreen {bblue {yyellow {mmagenta {ccyan {wwhite{x {c|{x
{c| {c|{x
{c|{Ceg. to make the gossip channel red type 'colour gossip red' {c|{x
{c|{c to make your hits in fights magenta type 'colour fight_yhit magenta' {c|{x
{co-------------------------------------------------------------------------o{x
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2 SMOTE~
Syntax: smote <action>
Smote works exactly like pmote, except you must place your name somewhere in
the string, and it will show that string to everyone in the room.
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0 HOLD REMOVE WEAR WIELD~
Syntax: hold <object>
Syntax: remove <object>
Syntax: wear <object>
Syntax: wear all
Syntax: wield <object>
Three of these commands will take an object from your inventory and start using
it as equipment. HOLD is for light sources, wands, and staves. WEAR is for
armor. WIELD is for weapons.
WEAR ALL will attempt to HOLD, WEAR, or WIELD each suitable item in your
inventory.
You may not be able to HOLD, WEAR, or WIELD an item if its alignment does not
match yours, if it is too heavy for you, or if you are not experienced enough
to use it properly.
REMOVE will take any object from your equipment and put it back into your
inventory.
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0 BUG TYPO~
Syntax: bug <message>
Syntax: idea <message>
Syntax: typo <message>
These commands will take your message and record it into a file as feedback
to the mud implementors.
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0 CREDITS~
Syntax: credits
This command shows the list of the original Diku Mud implementors.
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0 AREAS COMMANDS REPORT SCORE TIME~
Syntax: areas
Syntax: commands
Syntax: report
Syntax: score
Syntax: time
Syntax: weather
AREAS shows you a list of areas in the game.
COMMANDS shows you all the commands in the game.
REPORT shows your current statistics to you and also announces them to other
players in the room. SCORE shows much more detailed statistics to you only.
Your ability scores are shown as true value(current value), so for example
Str: 15(23) means you have a 15 strength from training, but a 23 strength
from other factors (spells or items).
TIME shows the game time, as well as the time the mud was last started,
and the current local time for the host computer.
WEATHER shows the current game weather.
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-1 WHO~
Syntax: who
Syntax: who <level-range>
Syntax: who <class or race>
Syntax: who <clan name>
Syntax: who <class or race> <level-range> <clan name>
WHO shows the people currently in the game. Some people may choose to
remain unseen and won't appear on the WHO
WHO without any arguments shows all of the (visible) people currently playing.
With arguments, WHO can show players of certain classes or levels.
For example:
who 10 lists all players of level 10 or above
who 15 20 lists all players between level 15 and 20
who cleric lists all clerics playing
who immortal lists all immortals playing
who cleric 1 5 lists all clerics between levels 1 and 5
who elf cleric lists all elven clerics
who demise e m lists all elven mages in Demise (hi Alander!)
Classes and races may be abbreviated.
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-1 WHOIS~
Syntax: whois <name>
The whois command identifies any user who matches the name given. For
example, 'whois a' shows all characters whose name begins with A.
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0 WHERE~
Syntax: where
Syntax: where <character>
WHERE without an argument tells you the location of visible players in the same
area as you are.
WHERE with an argument tells you the location of one character with that name
within your area, including monsters.
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0 HELP~
Syntax: help
Syntax: help <keyword>
HELP without any arguments shows a one-page command summary.
HELP <keyword> shows a page of help on that keyword. The keywords include
all the commands, spells, and skills listed in the game.
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0 DESCRIPTION DESC~
Syntax: description <string>
Syntax: description + <string>
Syntax: description -
Sets your long description to the given string. If the description string
starts with a '+', the part after the '+' is appended to your current
description, so that you can make multi-line descriptions. You can delete
lines by uses description -.
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0 PASSWORD~
Syntax: password <old-password> <new-password>
PASSWORD changes your character's password. The first argument must be
your old password. The second argument is your new password.
The PASSWORD command is protected against being snooped or logged.
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0 TITLE~
Syntax: title <string>
Sets your title to a given string.
The game supplies a title when your character is created and when you
advance a level. You can use TITLE to set your title to something else.
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0 WIMPY~
Syntax: wimpy
Syntax: wimpy <number>
WIMPY sets your wimpy value. When your character takes damage that reduces
your hit points below your wimpy value, you will automatically attempt to flee.
You will only flee if your character is not in a wait state -- i.e. has not
been using combat commands like cast, trip and bash, and has not been
tripped or bash by an enemy.
WIMPY with no argument sets your wimpy value to 20% of your maximum hit points.
Some monsters are wimpy.
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0 OPEN CLOSE LOCK UNLOCK PICK~
Syntax: open <object|direction>
Syntax: close <object|direction>
Syntax: lock <object|direction>
Syntax: unlock <object|direction>
Syntax: pick <object|direction>
OPEN and CLOSE open and close an object or a door.
LOCK and UNLOCK lock and unlock a closed object or door. You must have
the requisite key to LOCK or UNLOCK.
PICK can open a lock without having the key. In order to PICK successfully,
you must practice the appropriate skill.
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0 DRINK EAT FILL POUR~
Syntax: drink <object>
Syntax: eat <object>
Syntax: fill <object>
Syntax: pour <object> out
Syntax: pour <object> <object>
Syntax: pour <object> <character>
When you are thirsty, DRINK something.
When you are hungry, EAT something.
FILL fills a drink container with water.
POUR transfers a liquid to a container, or empties one.
You can also pour from an object into something a character is holding.
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0 BUY LIST SELL VALUE~
Syntax: buy <object>
Syntax: list
Syntax: sell <object>
Syntax: value <object>
BUY buys an object from a shop keeper.
When multiple items of the same name are listed, type 'buy n.item', where n
is the position of the item in a list of that name. So if there are two
swords, buy 2.sword will buy the second. If you want to buy multiples of
an item, use an * (buy 5*pie will buy 5 pies). These can be combined into
(for example) buy 2*2.shield, as long as the * is first.
LIST lists the objects the shop keeper will sell you.
List <name> shows you only objects of that name.
SELL sells an object to a shop keeper.
VALUE asks the shop keeper how much he, she, or it will buy the item for.
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0 SACRIFICE~
Syntax: sacrifice <object>
SACRIFICE offers an object to Mota, who may reward you.
The nature of the reward depends upon the type of object.
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0 SCROLL~
Syntax: scroll
Syntax: scroll <number>
This command changes the number of lines the mud sends you in a page (the
default is 24 lines). Change this to a higher number for larger screen
sizes, or to 0 to disabling paging.
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0 BRANDISH QUAFF RECITE ZAP~
Syntax: brandish
Syntax: quaff <potion>
Syntax: recite <scroll> <target>
Syntax: zap <target>
Syntax: zap
BRANDISH brandishes a magical staff. QUAFF quaffs a magical potion (as opposed
to DRINK, which drinks mundane liquids). RECITE recites a magical scroll; the
<target> is optional, depending on the nature of the scroll. ZAP zaps a
magical wand at a target. If the target is not specified, and you are fighting
someone, then that character is used for a target.
You must HOLD a wand or a staff before using BRANDISH or ZAP.
All of these commands use up their objects. Potions and scrolls have a single
charge. Wands and staves have multiple charges. When a magical object has no
more charges, it will be consumed.
These commands may require an item skill to be succesful, see the help entries
on the skills scrolls, staves, and wands for more information.
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0 CONSIDER~
Syntax: consider <character>
CONSIDER tells you what your chances are of killing a character.
Of course, it's only a rough estimate.
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0 FOLLOW GROUP~
{Co==========================================================================o
| |
| {cSyntax: {Bfollow{c <character>{C |
| {cSyntax: {Bgroup{C |
| {cSyntax: {Bgroup {c<character>{C |
| |
| {BFOLLOW {cstarts you following another character. To stop following {C|
| {canyone else just {BFOLLOW {c<yourself>.{C |
| |
| {BGROUP {c<character> makes someone who is following you a member of {C|
| {cyour group. Group members share experience points from kills and may {C|
| {cuse the {BGTELL {cand {BSPLIT {ccommands. If anyone in your group is {C|
| {cattacked, you will automatically join the fight.{C |
| |
| {cIf the <character> is already a member of your group, then {BGROUP {cwill{C |
| {ckick out the <character> from your group. Characters can also leave your{C|
| {cgroup by using a {BFOLLOW {ccommand to stop following you.{C |
| |
| {BGROUP {cwith no argument shows statistics for each character in your group.{C|
| |
| {cYou may {BFOLLOW {cand {BGROUP {conly with characters who are within five {C|
| {clevels of your own.{C |
| | o==========================================================================o{x
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0 ISTAT~
Usage: istat
This handy little command will show you your character's stats.
Permanent, current, and max stats are shown. This is race-specific.
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0 VISIBLE~
VISIBLE cancels your hiding and sneaking, as well as any invisibility,
making you visible again.
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0 QUIT RENT SAVE~
Syntax: QUIT
Syntax: RENT ... not!
Syntax: SAVE
SAVE saves your character and object. The game saves your character every
15 minutes regardless, and is the preferred method of saving. Typing save
will block all other command for about 20 seconds, so use it sparingly.
(90+ players all typing save every 30 seconds just generated too much lag)
Some objects, such as keys and potions, may not be saved.
QUIT leaves the game. You may QUIT anywhere. When you re-enter the game
you will be back in the same room.
QUIT automatically does a SAVE, so you can safely leave the game with just one
command. Nevertheless it's a good idea to SAVE before QUIT. If you get into
the habit of using QUIT without SAVE, and then you play some other mud that
doesn't save before quitting, you're going to regret it.
There is no RENT in this mud. Just SAVE and QUIT whenever you want to leave.
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0 RECALL /~
Syntax: RECALL
RECALL prays to Mota for miraculous transportation from where you are
back to the Temple of Midgaard. '/' is a synonym for RECALL.
If you RECALL during combat, you will lose experience (more than for fleeing),
and you will have a chance of failing (again, more than for fleeing). This
chance is based on your recall skill, although a 100% recall does not
insure success.
RECALL costs half of your movement points.
RECALL doesn't work in certain god-forsaken rooms. Characters afflicted by a
curse may not recall at all.
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-1 SPLIT~
Syntax: SPLIT <silver> <gold>
SPLIT splits some coins between you and all the members of your
group who are in the same room as you. It's customary to SPLIT
the loot after a kill. The first argument is the amount of silver
the split (0 is acceptable), and the second gold (optional).
Examples:
split 30 --> split 30 silver
split 20 50 --> split 20 silver, 50 gold
split 0 10 --> split 10 gold
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0 STEAL~
Syntax: STEAL coins <character>
Syntax: STEAL <object> <character>
STEAL attempts to steal coins, or an object, from a character.
There are penalties for using STEAL on other players.
In order to STEAL successfully, you must practice the appropriate skill.
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0 PRACTICE~
Syntax: PRACTICE
Syntax: PRACTICE <skill|spell>
PRACTICE without an argument tells you your current ability level in all
the skills and spells available to you. You can check this anywhere.
PRACTICE with an argument practice that skill or spell. Your learning
percentage varies from 0% (unlearned) to a some maximum between 80% and 100%,
depending on your class. You must be at a guild master to practice.
The higher your intelligence, the more you will learn at each practice
session. The higher your wisdom, the more practice sessions you will
have each time you gain a level. Unused sessions are saved until you
do use them.
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0 TRAIN~
Syntax: train <str int wis dex con hp mana>
TRAIN increases one of your attributes. When you start the game, your
character has standard attributes based on your class, and several
initial training sessions. You can increase your attributes by
using these sessions at a trainer (there are several in town).
It takes one training session to improve an attribute, or to increase
mana or hp by 10. You receive one session per level.
The best attributes to train first are WIS and CON. WIS gives you more
practice when you gain a level. CON gives you more hit points.
In the long run, your character will be most powerful if you train
WIS and CON both to 18 before practising or training anything else.
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10 ADVANCE~
Syntax: advance <character> <level>
ADVANCE sets a character's level to the specified value. It is the
only way to create new immortal characters within the game. ADVANCE
may also be used to demote characters.
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10 TRUST~
Syntax: trust <character> <level>
TRUST sets a character's trust to the specified level. This is similar to
advancing the character for accessing immortal commands, but has no effect
on combat strength, et cetera. You can give more trust to mortal (or
immortal) characters to give them access to more power without messing up
the character. You can also restrict a player's trust to less than their
natural level.
A trust of 0 means to use the character's natural level again.
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8 ALLOW BAN PERMBAN~
Syntax: allow <site>
ban <site> <newbies|all|permit>
ban
BAN <site> prohibits players from that site from logging in. BAN with
no arguments lists the banned sites. ALLOW <site> removes a site from
the ban list, if the remover is of equal or higher level than the banner.
A site may have all players, new players, or non-permitted players (set
by editing the player file) banned, by changing the argument after the site.
*s may be used to ban either by suffix (*.edu), prefix (labmac*), or
content (*andrews*), but be careful not to accidently lock out too many
sites with a wildcard. Bans do not save unless the permban command is used.
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9 REBOOT SHUTDOWN~
Syntax: reboot
shutdown
Reboot shuts down the server. When the normal 'startup' script is used
to control the server, a delay of fifteen seconds will ensue (to allow
old connections to die), followed by a reboot.
Shutdown shuts down the server and prevents the normal 'startup' script
from restarting it.
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6 WIZLOCK~
Syntax: wizlock
newlock
Wizlock and newlock both block login attempts to ROM. Wizlock locks
out all non-gods (i.e. level less than 51), except for link-dead players who
are returning. Newlock only locks out new character generation, typically
used for preventing a spammer from returning. Wizlocking should be avoided,
and newlocking should be accompanied by mail or a note to the imps.
A god must be at least Supreme level to wizlock the game.
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9 DENY~
Syntax: deny <name>
Deny locks a character out of a game permanently, rendering their character
name unusable. It may only be removed by editing the file, for this reason
freeze is usually preferred.
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7 DISCONNECT~
Syntax: disconnect <name>
Disconnect breaks a player's link to the game, dumping them back to the telnet
prompt. This is a non-lethal way of getting rid of spammers and annoying
players.
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7 FREEZE~
Syntax: freeze <name>
FREEZE <character> is a toggle which prevents a character from issuing any
commands at all. It can be removed from within the game, so freezing a
troublemaker is usually a better option than they deny command.
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3 FORCE~
Syntax: force <character> <command>
Syntax: force all <command>
FORCE forces one character to execute a command, except of course delete.
Below level 57 (Deity) force can only be used on mobiles, and force all is
unavailable. You also cannot 'force orc murder hugo', for example.
FORCE 'all' forces all player characters to execute a command.
This is typically used for 'force all save'.
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6 SOCKETS~
Syntax: sockets
sockets <name>
SOCKETS reports all of the visible users connected to the server, including
users in the process of logging in. The two numbers inside brackets are the
channel number and the 'connected' state. The 'connected' states are listed in
merc.h: 0 is CON_PLAYING; non-zero values are various states of logging in.
The optional name argument shows the site of a player, or optional can be used
to identify switched gods (i.e. socket orc shows the name of anyone switched
into an orc).
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6 LOAD~
Syntax: load mob <vnum>
load obj <vnum> <level>
The load command is used to load new objects or mobiles (use clone to
duplicate strung items and mobs). The vnums can be found with the vnum
command, or by stat'ing an existing mob or object.
Load puts objects in inventory if they can be carried, otherwise they are
put in the room. Mobiles are always put into the same room as the god. Old
format objects must be given a level argument to determine their power, new
format objects have a preset level that cannot be changed without set.
(see also clone, vnum, stat)
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8 SET~
Syntax: set mob <mobile> <field> <value>
set obj <object> <field> <value>
set room <number> <field> <value>
set skill <char> <name> <rating>
set skill <char> all <rating>
The set command is used to change the numerical values of the various data
structures. Type set <class> without an argument to see a listing of options.
Set skill all (pc's only) will set all the character's skills to the value
given. Use string to change the strings on an object or mobile.
(see also string, stat)
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5 STRING~
Syntax: string obj <field> <string>
string mob <field> <string>
The string command changes the various strings associated with an object or
mobile. A full list of fields can be viewed by typing string obj or string
mob. Sorry, multi-line strings are not yet supported.
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5 NOCHANNEL NOEMOTE NOSHOUT NOTELL~
Syntax: nochannel <character>
noemote <character>
noshout <character>
notell <character>
Noemote, noshout, and notell are used to muffle other characters, by
preventing them from emoting, shouting, and telling, respectively.
Characters who are noshout'ed or no'telled will also not receive those
forms of communication.
The nochannel command is similar, but more drastic. It prevents the victim
from using any of the channels (gossip, cgossip, Q/A, music) on the game.
Nochannels usually result from swearing or spamming on public channels.
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7 PARDON~
Syntax: pardon <character> killer
pardon <character> thief
Pardon pardons a player for their crimes. Don't pardon a player unless you
are sure they deserve it. Being killed by Hassan acts as an automatic
pardon.
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6 PURGE~
Syntax: purge
purge <character>
Purge is used to clean up the world. Purge with no arguments removes all the
NPC's and objects in the current room. Purge with an argument purges one
character from anywhere in the world.
Purge will not get rid of PC's, or objects or mobiles with a NOPURGE flag
set (i.e. the pit, the fountain, shopkeepers, Hassan). Mobiles may be
purged if they are called directly by name.
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6 RESTORE~
Syntax: restore <character>
restore room
restore all
Restore restores full hit points, mana points, and movement points to the
target character. It also heals poison, plague, and blindness.
Restore room (or restore with no argument) performs a restore on every player
in the room, restore all does the same for all connected players. Restore all
is only usable by creators and implementors. Restore should be used sparingly
or not at all.
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7 SLAY~
Syntax: slay <character>
Slay kills a character in cold blood, no saving throw. Best not to use this
command on players if you enjoy being a god.
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5 TRANSFER TELEPORT~
Syntax: transfer <character>
transfer all
transfer <character> <location>
transfer all <location>
Transfer transfers the target character, or ALL player characters,
to your current location (default) or to a specified location. Trans all
should almost never be used, as 100 players popping into one room can have
horrible effects on slow links. Teleport is a synonym for transfer.
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4 AT @~
Syntax: at <location> <command>
At executes the given command (which may have arguments) at the given
location. The location may be specified as a vnum, as the name of
a mobile, or as the name of an object.
At works by temporarily moving you to that location, executing the
command, and then moving you back (if the command didn't change your
location).
The @ symbol is an alias for the command at.
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4 ECHO GECHO PECHO~
Syntax: echo <message>
gecho <message>
pecho <character> <message>
These commands all perform similar functions. Echo sends the message to
all characters in the same room as the user, with no indication of who sent
it. Gecho does the same for all players connected to the game, and pecho
sends the message to the player specified as the target. Any higher-level
god will see a prompt in front of your message, informing him or her that it
is an echo.
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2 GOTO~
Syntax: goto <location>
Goto takes you to a location. The location may be specified as a vnum,
as the name of a mobile, or as the name of an object.
You may not Goto a room if it is PRIVATE and has two (or more) characters
already present, or if it is SOLITARY and has one (or more) characters
already present. Some other rooms are barred to players below a certain
god level.
Implementors can use the violate command to get into private rooms.
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2 HOLYLIGHT INVIS WIZINVIS~
Syntax: holylight
wiznvis <level>
Holylight is a toggle that allows you to see (almost) every character and
mobile in the game. With holy light, you can see what's in the game more
easily. Without holy light, you can see what mortal players see.
Wizinvis takes a level argument, and will mke you invisible to all players of
a lower level than your invisibility level. It defaults to the maximum
(your level) if no argument is given. Wizi 60 characters are totally
invisible.
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2 INCOGNITO~
Toggling your incognito status will hide your presence from people outside the
room you are in, but leave you visible to those who are with you. It takes
a level argument similar to wizinvis, people at that level or higher can see
you regarless of location.
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2 MEMORY~
Syntax: memory
Memory reports the size of your mud.
The 'Mobs' and 'Objs' lines report the number of types of mobiles and objects,
not the number of instances currently in the game.
The 'Strings' line shows memory used by area-file strings. These strings have
a maximum limit, which is also shown.
The 'Perms' line shows permanently allocated memory blocks. There is no limit
on the number and size of these blocks.
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6 VNUM~
Syntax: vnum <name>
vnum <obj or mob> <name>
vnum skill <name>
Vnum finds all objects and mobiles with a particular name, and prints out
the results. Use vnum obj or vnum mob to limit the search. This vnum is
very useful for loading. Vnum skill returns the skill number (for set) and
the slot number (for making new zones) of a skill name.
(see also load)
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3 STAT~
Syntax: stat <name>
stat mob <name>
stat obj <name>
stat room <number>
The stat command gives you detailed information on an object, mobile, or room
within the game. Without a class argument, the command will return a object
(if found), a mobile (if no object exists, but a mobile does), or a room
(if a number is given). Stat room with no argument stats the room you are
standing in. Stat can be used to find room vnums for goto.
(see also goto, transfer)
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3 MWHERE~
Syntax: mwhere <name>
Mwhere shows you the locations of all mobiles with a particular name.
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5 PEACE~
Syntax: peace
Peace causes all characters in a room to stop fighting. It also strips the
AGGRESSIVE bit from mobiles.
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2 POOFIN POOFOUT~
Syntax: poofin <message>
Syntax: pooffout <message>
The standard messages for goto are 'arrives in a swirling mist' and
'leaves in a swirling mist'. You can replace these messages with messages of
your own choosing using the poofin and poofout commands. These messages
must include your name somewhere in the string.
Poofin and poofout only show to characters who can see you.
(see also goto)
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9 PROTECT~
Syntax: protect <character>
Protect is used to protect a character from unwanted snooping. Removing
protected status from a character WILL be seen by that character.
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5 LOG SNOOP~
Syntax: log <character>
log all
snoop <character>
Log <character> causes all of a character's commands to be logged into
the server's log file. Like Freeze, it is a permanent character toggle.
Logs may only be used by creators and implementors, and should be accompanied
by mail to the implementors.
Certain commands (Password) are protected against log. Conversely, certain
commands (especially immortal commands) are always logged.
Log all logs all character commands. It is a server-wide toggle; it does not
persist across reboots. Please do not use this unless you tell the imps.
Snoop shows you a copy of all the input and output going to a character.
The character must have an open channel. You may snoop more than one
character at a time. Try to respect privacy.
Snoop yourself to cancel all outstanding snoops.
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4 SWITCH RETURN~
Syntax: switch <character>
return
Switch switches you into the body of another character (who must not
already have a descriptor, e.g. you can't switch into a PC). You also cannot
switch into link-dead PCs.
Return returns you to your original body.
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1 IMMTALK :~
Syntax: immtalk <message>
immtalk
Immtalk sends a message to all immortals. : is a synonym for immtalk.
Using this command with no argument turns off the immortal channel (or
turns it back on).
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2 WIZNET~
Syntax: wiznet
wiznet show
wiznet status
wiznet <field>
Wiznet is sort of an immortal news service, to show important events to
the wiznetted immoral. Wiznet by itself turns wiznet on and off,
wiznet show lists all settable flags (they are not detailed here),
wiznet status shows your current wiznet settings, and wiznet <field> toggles
a field on and off. The events should be self-explanatory, if they are not,
fiddle with them a while. More events are available at higher levels.
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1 WIZHELP~
Syntax: wizhelp
Wizhelp provides a list of all the immortal commands.
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0 ARMOR~
Syntax: cast armor <character>
This spell decreases (improves) the armor class of the target character
by 20 points.
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0 BLESS~
Syntax: cast bless <character>
Syntax: cast bless <object>
This spell improves the to-hit roll and saving throw versus spell of the
target character by 1 for every 8 levels of the caster. It may also be
cast on an object to temporarily bless it (blessed weapons, for example,
are more effective against demonic beings).
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0 BLINDNESS~
Syntax: cast blindness <victim>
This spell renders the target character blind.
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0 'ACID BLAST' 'BURNING HANDS' 'COLOUR SPRAY' FIREBALL 'LIGHTNING BOLT'
'MAGIC MISSILE' 'SHOCKING GRASP'~
Syntax: cast 'acid blast' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'burning hands' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'colour spray' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'fireball' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'lightning bolt' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'magic missile' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'shocking grasp' <victim>
These spells inflict damage on the victim. The higher-level spells do
more damage.
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0 'CALL LIGHTNING'~
Syntax: cast 'call lightning'
This spell works only out of doors, and only when the weather is bad.
It calls down lightning bolts from Mota.
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0 'CAUSE LIGHT' 'CAUSE SERIOUS' 'CAUSE CRITICAL' HARM~
Syntax: cast 'cause light' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'cause serious' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'cause critical' <victim>
Syntax: cast harm <victim>
These spells inflict damage on the victim. The higher-level spells do
more damage.
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3 'CHANGE SEX'~
Syntax: cast 'change sex' <victim>
This spell changes the sex of the victim (temporarily).
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0 'CHARM PERSON'~
Syntax: cast 'charm person' <victim>
This spell, if successful, causes the victim to follow you and to take orders
from you. Use ORDER to order your charmed followers.
You are responsible for the actions of your followers. Conversely, other
people who attack your followers will be penalized as if they attacked you.
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0 'CHILL TOUCH'~
Syntax: cast 'chill touch' <victim>
This spell inflicts damage on the victim and also reduces the victim's
strength by one.
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0 'CONTINUAL LIGHT'~
Syntax: cast 'continual light'
Syntax: cast 'continual light' <object>
This spell creates a ball of light, which you can hold as a light source.
The ball of light will last indefinitely. It may also be used on an object
to give it an enchanted glow.
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0 'CONTROL WEATHER'~
Syntax: cast 'control weather' better
Syntax: cast 'control weather' worse
This spell makes the weather either better or worse.
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0 CREATE FOOD~
Syntax: cast 'create food'
A Magic Mushroom will magically appear.
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0 'CREATE SPRING'~
Syntax: cast 'create spring'
This spell brings forth a magical spring from the ground, which has the
same properties as a fountain.
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0 'CREATE WATER'~
Syntax: cast 'create water' <drink-container>
This spell replenishes a drink container with water.
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0 'CURE BLINDNESS'~
Syntax: cast 'cure blindness' <character>
This spell cures blindness in one so unfortunate.
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0 'CURE POISON'~
Syntax: cast 'cure poison' <character>
This spell cures poison in one so unfortunate.
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0 'CURE LIGHT' 'CURE SERIOUS' 'CURE CRITICAL' HEAL~
Syntax: cast 'cure light' <character>
Syntax: cast 'cure serious' <character>
Syntax: cast 'cure critical' <character>
Syntax: cast 'heal' <character>
These spells cure damage on the target character. The higher-level spells
heal more damage.
(see 'help healer' for details on the heal command)
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0 CURSE~
Syntax: cast 'curse' <character>
This spell reduces the character's to-hit roll and save versus spells.
It also renders the character unclean in the eyes of Mota and
unable to RECALL. Curse may be used to fill equipment with evil power,
allowing (for example) weapons to do more damage to particularly holy
opponents.
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0 'DETECT EVIL'~
Syntax: cast 'detect evil'
This spell enables the caster to detect evil characters, which will
reveal a characteristic red aura.
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0 'DETECT HIDDEN'~
Syntax: cast 'detect hidden'
This spell enables the caster to detect hidden creatures.
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0 'DETECT INVIS'~
Syntax: cast 'detect invis'
This spell enables the caster to detect invisible objects and characters.
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0 'DETECT MAGIC'~
Syntax: cast 'detect magic'
This spell enables the caster to detect magical objects.
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0 'DETECT POISON'~
Syntax: cast 'detect poison' <object>
This spell detects the presence of poison in food or drink.
~
0 'DISPEL EVIL'~
Syntax: cast 'dispel evil' <victim>
This spell invokes the wrath of Mota on an evil victim. It can be very
dangerous for casters who are not pure of heart.
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0 'DISPEL MAGIC' CANCELLATION~
Syntax: cast 'dispel magic' <character>
cast 'cancellation' <characte>
Both of these spells remove magical effects from the target. Dispel magic
has a reduced chance of working, and is considering an attack spell.
Cancellation can only be used on allies, but is much more effective and does
not provoke attack. Unfortunately, the spells do not discriminate between
harmful and benign spells.
The chance of dispelling is based on the level of the spell. Permanent spells
(such as mobile sanctuary) are much harder to remove. Not all spells may
be dispelled, notable examples are poison and plague.
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0 EARTHQUAKE~
Syntax: cast 'earthquake'
This spell inflicts damage on every enemy character in the room.
Beware that other characters who are not yet fighting may attack
you as a result!
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0 'ENCHANT WEAPON'~
Syntax: cast 'enchant weapon' <weapon>
This spell magically enchants a weapon, increasing its to-hit and to-dam
bonuses by one or two points. Multiple enchants may be cast, but as the
weapon grows more and more powerful, it is more likely to be drained or
destroyed by the magic. Also, every successful enchant increases the level
of the weapon by one...and there is no turning back.
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-1 'ENCHANT ARMOR'~
The enchant armor spell imbues armor with powerful protective magics. It is
not nearly as reliable as enchant weapon, being far more prone to destructive
effects. Each succesful enchant increases the plus of the armor by 1 or 2
points, and raises its level by one.
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0 'ENERGY DRAIN'~
Syntax: cast 'energy drain' <victim>
This spell saps the experience points, mana, and movement points of its
target.
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0 'FAERIE FIRE'~
Syntax: cast 'faerie fire' <victim>
This spell increases (makes worse) the armor class of its victim. For each
level of the caster, the victim's armor class is increased by two points.
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0 'FAERIE FOG'~
Syntax: cast 'faerie fog'
This spell reveals all manner of invisible, hidden, and sneaking creatures in
the same room as you.
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0 FLAMESTRIKE~
Syntax: cast 'flamestrike' <victim>
This spell inflicts damage on the victim.
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0 FLY~
Syntax: cast 'fly' <character>
This spell enables the target character to fly.
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0 IDENTIFY~
Syntax: cast identify <object>
This spell reveals information about the object.
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0 INFRAVISION~
Syntax: cast infravision <character>
This spell enables the target character to see warm-blooded creatures even
while in the dark, and exits of a room as well.
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0 INVIS 'MASS INVIS' INVISIBLITY~
Syntax: cast 'invisibility' <character>
Syntax: cast 'invisibility' <object>
Syntax: cast 'mass invis'
The INVIS spell makes the target character invisible. Invisible characters
will become visible when they attack. It may also be cast on an object
to render the object invisible.
The MASS INVIS spell makes all characters in the caster's group invisible,
including the caster.
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0 'KNOW ALIGNMENT'~
Syntax: cast 'know alignment' <character>
This spell reveals the alignment of the target character.
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0 'LOCATE OBJECT'~
Syntax: cast 'locate object' <name>
This spell reveals the location of all objects with the given name.
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0 'PASS DOOR'~
Syntax: cast 'pass door'
This spell enables the caster to pass through closed doors.
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0 POISON~
Syntax: cast poison <victim>
Syntax: cast poison <object>
This spell reduces the strength of the victim by two, as well as reducing the
victim's regeneration rate. It may also be used to poison food, drink, or
a weapon in a fashion similar to envenom ('help envenom'), but with
drastically reduced effectiveness.
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0 SANCTUARY~
Syntax: cast sanctuary <character>
The SANCTUARY spell reduces the damage taken by the character from any attack
by one half.
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0 REFRESH~
Syntax: cast refresh <character>
This spell refreshes the movement points of a character who is out of movement
points.
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0 'REMOVE CURSE'~
Syntax: cast 'remove curse' <character>
Syntax: cast 'remove curse' <object>
This spell removes a curse from a character, and might possibly uncurse
a cursed object. It may also be targeted on an object in the caster's
inventory, in which case it's chance of success is significantly higher.
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0 SHIELD 'STONE SKIN'~
Syntax: cast shield
Syntax: cast 'stone skin'
These spells protect the caster by decreasing (improving) the caster's armor
class. SHIELD provides 20 points of armor. STONE SKIN provides 40 points of
armor.
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0 SLEEP~
Syntax: cast sleep <victim>
This spell puts its victim to sleep.
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0 SUMMON~
Syntax: cast summon <character>
This spell summons a character from anywhere else in the world into your room.
Characters who are fighting may not be summoned.
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0 TELEPORT~
Syntax: cast <teleport>
This spell takes you from your current location to a random location somewhere
in the world.
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0 VENTRILOQUATE~
Syntax: cast ventriloquate <speaker> <message>
This spell throws your voice, making it appear that some other object or
character in the room is saying your message. Victims who make their saving
throw will know that someone is using ventriloquism, but not who. Victims who
fail their saving throw will think that the object or character really did say
your message.
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0 WEAKEN~
Syntax: cast weaken <victim>
This spell reduces the strength of the victim by two points.
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0 'WORD OF RECALL'~
Syntax: cast 'word of recall'
This spell duplicates the built-in RECALL ability. It is provided solely for
Merc-based muds which wish to eliminate the built-in ability while still
providing the spell.
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0 'ACID BREATH' 'FIRE BREATH' 'FROST BREATH' 'GAS BREATH' 'LIGHTNING BREATH'~
Syntax: cast 'acid breath' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'fire breath' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'frost breath' <victim>
Syntax: cast 'gas breath'
Syntax: cast 'lightning breath' <victim>
These spells are for the use of dragons. Acid, fire, frost, and lightning
damage one victim, whereas gas damages every PC in the room. Fire and
frost can break objects, and acid can damage armor.
High level mages may learn and cast these spells as well.
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-1 OLC EDIT~
Syntax: EDIT AREA [create/reset] [vnum] - Area Creation and Repoping.
Syntax: EDIT ROOM ( [create] [vnum] ) - Room Creation and Editing.
Syntax: EDIT OBJ [create] <vnum> - Object Creation and Editing.
Syntax: EDIT MOB [create] <vnum> - Mobile Creation and Editing.
Syntax: EDIT MP [create] <vnum> - MobProg Creation/Editing.
Syntax: ASAVE <world/area/changed/list> - Save Editing to Disk.
Syntax: ALIST - Listing of Areas.
Syntax: RESET See Help Resets. - Set Game Resets.
Definition: [optional] <required> (combined arguments)
The above commands are used to expand the game world. The original
code is based on was written by Surreality and installed in The Isles by Locke.
It was then converted to work with Envy by Jason Dinkel, and ported to ROM
2.3 by Hans Birkeland (Hugin). Port to Rom 2.4 by Ivan Toledo (ver 1.7).
Inside an editor, typing COMMANDS lists working commands and ? gives
help. AEDIT and REDIT default to the current area or room. EDIT ROOM RESET
resets the current room. Most commands with no arguments display syntax.
See also help: AEDIT REDIT MEDIT OEDIT
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0 ALIST~
{Co==========================================================================o
| |
| {cSyntax: {BALIST {C[{Bname {C| {Blvnum {C| {Bfilename {C| {Bbuilders{C] |
| |
| {cThis command gives you a listing of all the areas along with their{C |
| {cvnum assignments and the builder(s) assigned to editing them.{C |
| {cYou can also sort by column by passing a column name as an argument.{C |
| |
| {Balist name{c - sort by the name of the area.{C |
| {Balist lvnum{c - sort by the min room vnum for the area.{C |
| {Balist filename{c - sort by the filename, good when creating new areas{C |
| {Balist builders{c - sort by area builders{C |
| {Balist{c - with no argument sorts by vnum.{C |
| |
o==========================================================================o{x
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0 AEDIT~
Syntax: edit area -Enters the editor for the current area.
Syntax: edit area <vnum> -Enters the editor for the selected area.
The follow commands are available from within the AEDITOR:
age <number> - set the age of the area
builder <player> - toggle that builder's access
commands - prints a list of possible commands
create - create a brand new area and switch to it
done - exits the area editor and returns to normal play
filename <filename> - change the file name for the area (be careful)
name <name> - change the 'AREAS' name of this area
reset - resets the current area
security <rating> - set the security rating for this area
show - hitting return, or 'show' shows the area stats
vnum <lower> <upper>- set the lower and upper vnum's
lvnum <lower> - set the lower vnum
uvnum <upper> - set the upper vnum
<flags> - area flags, type ? AREA for a list
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0 REDIT~
Syntax: edit room -Enters the editor for the current room.
The following commands are available from within the REDITOR:
commands - prints a list of possible commands
create <vnum> - creates a room with a certain vnum
desc - edit description of room
done - exists the room editor and returns to normal play
ed - type this command for additonal extra-description help
format - format(wordwrap) the room description
name <room title> - changes the room title
show - hitting return, or 'show' shows the room stats
oshow <vnum> - shows an object with given vnum
olist - lists objects in this area.
mshow <vnum> - shows a mobile with given vnum
mlist - lists mobiles in this area.
room <flags> - room attributes, type ? ROOM for a list
sector <type> - terrain of room, type ? SECTOR for a list
<direction> - see help EXIT, or type <dir> ?
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0 EXIT~
For exits, type the direction (north/s/e/w) followed by:
dig <vnum> - creates the room and makes a two way link
link <room vnum> - make a two way link
room <room vnum> - make a one way link (use with caution)
key <object vnum> - makes specified object the vnum of the key required
name <door name> - makes the door's name/keywords = to the given name
desc - edit the description of the exit
delete - delete this exit
<exit-flags> - type ? EXIT for a list(make exit door, locked etc.)
The exit flags are presented in the following manner. The capitalized
flags are ones not included in the reset info. i.e. closed is due to
a player closing the door and not due to the door being set to be closed.
-South to [ 3744] Key: [ -1] Exit flags: [door CLOSED bashed pickproof]
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0 OEDIT~
Syntax: edit object <vnum> -Enters the editor for the selected object.
The following commands are available from within the OEDITOR:
addaffect - applies an affect to an object, no args for help
delaffect - removes an affect to an object, no args for help
commands - prints a list of possible commands
cost <gold> - sets the gold value of the object
create <vnum> - creates object with specified vnum
done - exits the object editor and returns to normal play
ed - type this for info on adding/editing extended descripts
long - edit long description (the one in the room)
name <keywords> - sets the keywords on an object
short <desc> - sets the 'name' of an object (a sword, a fish etc)
show - hitting return, or 'show' shows the object stats
v0 <num> - sets the value '0' on the object
v1 <num> - sets the value '1' on the object
v2 <num> - sets the value '2' on the object
v3 <num> - sets the value '3' on the object
v4 <num> - sets the value '4' on the objcet
weight <num> - sets the weight of the object
type - type of object, type ? TYPE for a list
extra - attributes of object, type ? EXTRA for a list
wear - where object is worn, type ? WEAR for a list
material - material the object is made from
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0 MEDIT~
Syntax: medit <vnum> -Enters the editor for the selected mobile.
The following commands are available from within the MEDITOR:
alignment <value> - set the mobile's alignment
commands - prints a list of possible commands
create <vnum> - creates mobile with specified vnum
desc - edit the mobile's description (when looked at)
done - exits the mobile editor and returns to normal play
level <level> - set the mobile's level
long - edit long description (the one in the room)
name <keywords> - sets the keywords on an mobile
shop - type this command for further information
short <desc> - sets the 'name' of an mobile (a sword, a fish etc)
show - hitting return, or 'show' shows the mobile stats
spec - sets a mobiles spec proc, type ? SPEC for a list
sex - set the mobile's sex, type ? SEX for a list
act - mobiles actions, type ? ACT for a list
affect - mobile affects, type ? AFFECT for a list
ac - set the mobile's ac, type ? AC for a list
form - mobiles body-form, type ? FORM for a list
part - mobiles bodyparts, type ? PART for a list
imm - mobile is immune to, type ? IMM for a list
res - mobile is resistant to, type ? RES for a list
vuln - mobile is vulnerable to, type ? VULN for a list
material - material mobile is made from, type ? MATERIAL for a list
off - offensive behaviour, type ? OFF for a list
size - size, type ? SIZE for a list
hitdice - dice to toss to get mobile's hitpoints
manadice - dice to toss to get mobile's mana
damdice - dice to toss to get mobile's hand to hand damage
type 'help HITDICE', 'help MANADICE', 'help DAMDICE' for lists of reasonable dice
combinations on different levels.
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0 HITDICE~
A high number of dice makes for less variance in mobiles hitpoints.
Suggested values are:
level: dice min max mean
1: 1d2+6 7( 7) 8( 8) 8( 8)
2: 1d3+15 16( 15) 18( 18) 17( 17)
3: 1d6+24 25( 24) 30( 30) 27( 27)
5: 1d17+42 43( 42) 59( 59) 51( 51)
10: 3d22+96 99( 95) 162( 162) 131( 129)
15: 5d30+161 166(159) 311( 311) 239( 235)
30: 10d61+416 426(419) 1026(1026) 726( 723)
50: 10d169+920 930(923) 2610(2610) 1770(1767)
Diff = max - min. Mean is the arithmetic mean.
The values in parenthesis are the the standard merc values.
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0 MANADICE~
A high number of dice makes for less variance in mobiles mana.
The values the server generates for merc-type mobs is
level d 10 + 100
where level is the level of the mobile.
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0 DAMDICE~
A high number of dice makes for less variance in mobiles hitpoints.
Suggested values are:
Level dice min min mean
1 1d2+0 1 2 2
2 1d2+1 2 3 3
3 1d3+2 3 5 4
5 2d3+2 4 8 6
10 2d5+5 7 15 11
15 3d5+8 11 23 17
20 4d5+10 14 30 22
30 5d6+15 20 45 33
50 5d10+25 30 75 53
Mean is the arithmetic mean. The values in parenthesis are the the
standard merc values. (Will be put in when there's time to calculate
them...)
~
0 RESETS~
Syntax: RESET <number> OBJ <vnum> <location on body> - equips last mobile
RESET <number> OBJ <vnum> inside <obj vnum> - store in container
RESET <number> OBJ <vnum> room - store in room
RESET <number> MOB <vnum> [<max #>] - load a mobile
RESET <number> DELETE - delete a reset
RESET alone will display the resets in the current room. The <number> will
be displayed with this list. Typing ? WEAR-LOC will list possible locations
that an object can be loaded to. The [<max #>] is the maximum number of
mobiles allowed in this room and will default to 1 if no number is entered.
For resets to be successful make sure that you add them in a logical order.
For example if you are equiping a mobile don't load a container in the room
and fill it with some objects and then continue equiping the mobile. It is
likely that resets will backfire if they are not carefully entered.
If you wish to reset the room then use EDIT ROOM RESET.
~
0 MOB_AC~
The values ROM generates for a merc format mob is:
level pierce bash slash exotic
1 95 95 95 95
5 70 70 70 85
10 40 40 40 70
15 5 5 5 55
20 -25 -25 -25 40
25 -55 -55 -55 20
30 -90 -90 -90 5
35 -120 -120 -120 -10
40 -150 -150 -150 -25
45 -180 -180 -180 -40
50 -215 -215 -215 -55
55 -245 -245 -245 -70
60 -275 -275 -275 -90
65 -305 -305 -305 -105
70 -340 -340 -340 -120
80 -400 -400 -400 -150
These values are 10 times what you would put in an area file. This
is because the server multiplies what it reads from file with 10.
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0 ITEM_LIGHT~
. value 0 unused
value 1 unused
value 2 hours of light available, 0 is dead, -1 or 999 is infinite
value 3 unused
value 4 unused
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0 ITEM_STAFF_WAND~
. value 0 level
value 1 max charges
value 2 current charges
value 3 spell name
value 4 unused
An up-to-date list of spells can be obtained by typing:
? SPELLS [ignore/attack/defend/self/object/all]
~
0 ITEM_SCROLL_POTION_PILL~
. value 0 level
value 1 spell name 1
value 2 spell name 2
value 3 spell name 3
value 4 unused
An up-to-date list of spells can be obtained by typing:
? SPELLS [ignore/attack/defend/self/object/all]
~
0 ITEM_ARMOR~
. value 0 ac pierce
value 1 ac bash
value 2 ac slash
value 3 ac exotic (magic)
value 4 unused
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0 ITEM_WEAPON~
. value 0 weapon class.
value 1 number of dice to roll.
value 2 type of dice to roll.
value 3 weapon type.
value 4 special weapon type.
An up-to-date list of values can be obtained by typing
? WCLASS
help WEAPON_DICE
? WEAPON
? WTYPE
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0 WEAPON_DICE~
These are the values the server generates automatically when
converting a merc-format mobile to ROM format. A higher
number of dice gives less variance in damage. There is no
dice-bonus on weapon dice.
level: dice
1: 1d8
2: 2d5
3: 2d5
5: 2d6
10: 4d5
20: 5d5
30: 5d7
50: 5d11
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0 ITEM_CONTAINER~
. value 0 weight capacity
value 1 flags: closeable, pickproof, closed, locked
value 2 key vnum
value 3 unused
value 4 unused
An up-to-date list of flags can be obtained by typing
? CONTAINTER
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0 ITEM_DRINK~
. value0 capacity
value 1 current quantity
value 2 liquid type
value 3 poisoned?
value 4 unused
An up-to-date list of liquid types can be obtained by typing
? LIQUID
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0 ITEM_FOOD~
. value 0 hours of food value
value 1 unused
value 2 unused
value 3 poisoned?
value 4 unused
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0 ITEM_MONEY~
. value 0 value in gold pieces
value 1 unused
value 2 unused
value 3 unused
value 4 unused
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-1 me~
Ah! Another mortal, seeking adventure. You should go through mudschool first,
to gain experience to face the trials outside. Be sure to practice a weapon
in the guild room, or your stay with us shall be very short indeed. Type
'equipment' to see what your are wielding, 'spells' to see your spells,
'skills' to see your skills, and 'commands' for a list of commands. Help is
available on most commands and abilities.
Please type 'help rules' to see the Rules of ROM.
~
-1 LAG~
Twas dial-up, and the failing mudders did toil and struggle in the fray
All checksummed were the compressed files
And the man pages, outdate
Beware the Internet my son,
The noise that hangs, the lag that kills
Beware the Usenet news, and shun the frivolous mud with frills
So took his his mudding client in hand
Longtime the virtual foe he sought
So rested he by the T1s three and paused a while in swap
And as in disk-drive swap he stayed,
The Internet, with lags of fame
Came packetwise through the T1 line
And error-checked as it came
One two one two and through and through, the mudding client went kill -9
He left it dead and with it's core he went a tracing back
And hath thou slain the Internet?
Come to my arms my disk-based bot!
Oh lag-free day, callooh callay, he chortled in his joy
Twas dial-up, and the failing mudders did toil and struggle in the fray
All checksummed were the compressed files
And the man pages, outdate.
~
-1 ROM~
ROM started in early February 1993, using Merc 1.0 code. In July of 1993,
ROM II was started, eventually replacing the original ROM. ROM was up for
a little over a year, after which the code (version 2.3) was released,
and various other ROM muds were started, including Rivers of Mud under
a new management (Zump's ROM), at rom.org 9000.
Alander's current project is Athen, the sequel to the ROM code. It can
be found on Rehobaom's Legacy, at hypercube.org 9000.
The following people contributed to the ROM flavor of the merc base code:
Socials --
Kelsey and Liralen
New, Improved Valhalla --
Liralen
Puff's new special proc and improved poofin/poofout code --
Seth
Maps and map shop --
Ezra, Regnan (Olympus)
Nirvana zone --
Forstall (mobiles rewritten by Alander)
Mob Factory --
Pinkfloyd (originally written for ROM, mobiles rewritten by Alander)
Geographically correct Midgaard (tm) --
Alander
Ideas and playtesting --
Thousands of dedicated mudders around the world
The New Thalos area was donated by Onivel of Jedi, who was also the originator
of the ASCII flags used in the zone files
Beta testing --
Ken Blosser, Doug Araya, and Sherene Neil all helped with bugs reports
and suggestions, saving a lot of headaches
Bug reports --
Thanks to Shad Muegge, Jerome Despret, Phoenix, Will Hongach,
Erwin S. Andreasen, Adam Debus and especially Gary Turkington
(author of the ROM FAQ) for help spotting bugs
ROM 2.4 was developed during my time with Moosehead mud, and the release
shares many of the features I wrote while I was there. Additional code
was written by Seth Scott (the new poofin/poofout), and many contributions
and ideas from the Merc list were used. Portions of Rusty's work on
Moosehead also remain.
The new features of 2.4 were largely produced in bull sessions with
Gabrielle Taylor and Brian Moore, without whom this release wouldn't
have happened. In particular, the new privacy code, furniture, and
wiznet are the results of Gabrielle's ideas.
Changes to the standard diku mob and object format, as well as the changes
to Merc 2.1 source code, were done by Alander over many a late night of
hair-pulling. Hope you enjoy it.
(my apologies if anyone was forgotten in this list)
~
-1 IMMORTAL IMMORT GOD WIZARD WIZ~
'Immortal' (often, simply, 'immort') refers to players who have reached
the highest attainable levels in the game. Here, anyone of level 52
or higher is an 'immortal.' Immortals are capable of exceeding the
usual game rules, in more drastic and pervasive ways as levels increase;
examples range from teleportation and invisibility to mortal sight to
creation of objects, removal of a player's privileges (channels,
ability to move, or even ability to log in), and ability to promote
players to immortality.
Since immortals can wreak havoc with game balance, they are (ideally)
a carefully-chosen and policed group. An absolute rule of immortal
behavior is that no immortal can aid or assist any player without
explicit permission from the higher ranks; in other words, please
don't ask an immortal to help you kill a mob, gather EQ, etc, or
you'll likely be either politely or rudely refused, or referred to
this file.
The duties of immortals, and even the very reasons for their existence,
are topics of continual and heated debate in various MUD forums, and are
fraught with misconceptions, poor examples, and outrageous hypocrisies. :)
~
-1 SOCIALS~
This is a complete list of socials for this MUD:
Compiled originally by: Sara
accuse adjust air apologize applaud babble
bark bcatch beckon beer bearhug beg
bird bkiss bleed blink blush boast
boggle bonk bounce bow brb burp
cackle caress charge cheer chuckle clap
claw collapse comfort comb cough cover
cower cringe criticize cry cuddle curse
curtsey dance daydream drool duck embrace
explode eyebrow faint fart flare flash
flex flinch flip flirt flutter fondle
french frown fume gasp giggle glare
goose grimace grin groan grope grovel
growl grumble hand head hiccup highfive
hop howl hug hush ignore innocent
insane judge kiss knee laugh lick
love lust massage meditate moan moon
mosh mutter nibble nod nudge nuzzle
pant passout pat peck pie pinch
pissed plead point poke ponder pout
pray propose puke punch purr ramble
raspberry rofl roll rub ruffle run
scratch scream serenade shake shiver shrug
sigh sing slap slobber smile smirk
snap snarl sneeze snicker sniff snore
snort snowball snuggle sob spam spank
spit squeal squeeze squirm stare stretch
strip stroke strut sulk swoon tackle
tease thank threaten tickle tip tongue
twiddle type undress view wave whine
whistle wiggle wince wink wonder worry
worship yawn yeehaw yodel rose laces
tank starve aargh homework puff differ
yae lightbulb voodoo ogg confused beam
bite discodance scuff whap lag chortle
zerbert twitch
~
-1 MERC~
This mud is based on Merc 2.1, created by Furey, Hatchet, and Kahn.
Merc 2.1 is available as Merc_21.tar.gz from ftp.tcp.com and
ftp.math.okstate.edu.
E-mail to 'majordomo@webnexus.com' to join the merc mailing list.
Thanks to ...
... Diku Mud for starting it all.
... The Free Software Foundation and DJ Delorie for kick-ass tools.
... Copper Mud and Alfa Mud for releasing their code and worlds.
... Aod of Generic for ... well, everything. You're a hoopy frood, Aod.
... Alander for many ideas and contributions.
... John Brothers of Silly for permission to use Silly code and worlds.
... Zrin for administering the mailing list.
... Abaddon for proofreading our comm.c.
... Hind, Quin, Vic, Diavolo, Oleg, Trienne, and others for porting help.
... Diavolo, Grodyn, Morgenes, and others for code and bug fixes.
... Raff, Doctor, VampLestat, Nirrad, Tyrst, PinkF, Chris, Glop for worlds.
... the players and imps of Mud Dome, Final Mud, Mud Lite, Vego Mud, Rivers
of Mud, Ruhr Mud, and Mystic Realms for bug reports, ideas, new code,
and hours of enjoyment.
Also see "help ROM" for information about the Rivers of Mud code base.
~
-1 MAP MAPS~
Thanks to Ezra for drawing the originals of several maps on ROM.
~
-1 greeting1~
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{C<> {WKINGDOMS OF CRYSTAL {C<>{0
Based on MERC 2.1 by Original DikuMud
by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
Based on MERC 2.1 by Hatchet, Furey, and Kahn.
Based on Rom 2.4 by Russ Taylor.
Based on ShadowStorm 1.0 by Synon and Davion.
Al'haen 0.1 Alpha.
By what name are you known?
~
-1 greeting2~
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{C<> {WKINGDOMS OF CRYSTAL {C<>{0
Based on MERC 2.1 by Original DikuMud
by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
Based on MERC 2.1 by Hatchet, Furey, and Kahn.
Based on Rom 2.4 by Russ Taylor.
Based on ShadowStorm 1.0 by Synon and Davion.
Al'haen 0.1 Alpha.
By what name are you known?
~
-1 greeting3~
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{C<> {WKINGDOMS OF CRYSTAL {C<>{0
Based on MERC 2.1 by Original DikuMud
by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
Based on MERC 2.1 by Hatchet, Furey, and Kahn.
Based on Rom 2.4 by Russ Taylor.
Based on ShadowStorm 1.0 by Synon and Davion.
Al'haen 0.1 Alpha.
By what name are you known?
~
-1 GREETING4~
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{C<> {WKINGDOMS OF CRYSTAL {C<>{0
Based on MERC 2.1 by Original DikuMud
by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
Based on MERC 2.1 by Hatchet, Furey, and Kahn.
Based on Rom 2.4 by Russ Taylor.
Based on ShadowStorm 1.0 by Synon and Davion.
Al'haen 0.1 Alpha.
By what name are you known?
~
-1 GREETING5~
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{C<> {WKINGDOMS OF CRYSTAL {C<>{0
Based on MERC 2.1 by Original DikuMud
by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
Based on MERC 2.1 by Hatchet, Furey, and Kahn.
Based on Rom 2.4 by Russ Taylor.
Based on ShadowStorm 1.0 by Synon and Davion.
Al'haen 0.1 Alpha.
By what name are you known?
~
-1 MOTD~
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{r|___|___|_|{w Help, Commands, News, Notes {r|___|___|_|
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~
101 IMOTD~
Welcome Immortal!
You are responsible for following the laws of immortal behavior. These can
be found by typing 'help laws' or 'help commandments'.
* Excessive loading is not allowed, and is grounds for deletion.
* Asking for promotion is grounds for instant deletion.
* Type 'help jobs' to get some idea of what you should be doing.
[Hit Return to continue]
~
101 JOBS~
This is a partial list of what a god of any given level should be doing. It is
not complete yet.
Angels:(52-54)
Angels and higher level gods may not assist mortals directly in any way.
An Angel's main job is to help with quests (via switch), or possibly run
small quest of their own -- but the rewards should be minimal.
Deities:(55-56)
Deities have two main roles: reimbursement and quest running. Be skeptical
on reimburses, don't just hand out every piece of gear. I suggest limiting
reimbursements to 10 items at a time, and make sure that you do not load things
at too high a level (new format items have hard-coded levels, so are not a
problem). vnum and stat are useful for this. You can draft Angels to help you
run a quest, and please note that quests should NOT have huge rewards -- the
main point should be to have fun. Deities have no business trying to enforce
rules -- the most you should do to a player is a NOCHANNEL or similar light
punishment.
Gods:(57-59)
Gods can run quests just like Deities, and it's nice to do reimbursements too.
However, the main role of a God is keeping the peace. Gods can enforce (but
not create rules), using the various NOTELL-class commands, as well as deny,
purge, freeze, and ban (but be careful with these commands!) Gods are expected
to help make the mud run more smoothly, power trips are strictly verbotten.
Not fufilling the roles of your office can result in demotion or deletion.
~
-1 PKILL PKILLING PKILLER 'PLAYER KILLING' PSTEAL PSTEALING 'PLAYER STEALING'~
Player killing and player stealing are allowed to all clan members
(including loners), provided the victim is is within 8 levels of the
character and is also in a clan. This will flag you as a "killer" or
"thief", allowing any character to attack, and also provoking action
from the city guard.
~
102 COMMANDMENTS LAWS 'GOD RULES' GODS~
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** The Rules of ROM **
**********************
1) Do not kill mortals, do not kill mortals, do not kill mortals.
This includes transferring/summoning them to aggressive mobs.
2) Do not cheat for ANY mortal in ANY way, especially your own.
Unless of course you LIKE deletion. Yes this includes tanking,
healing/restoring, casting protection spells <armor, sanct>,
and softening up or altering mobs.
3) Do not transfer or summon mobs to mortals or mortals to mobs.
They have legs, if they want to kill a mob, they can easilly
go there themselves.
4) DO NOT kill the shopkeepers for any reason at ALL.
5) DO NOT use reboot. <--- Note, simple English.
6) Do not give out free equipment. You don't need to win brownie
points with the mortals. Quest are fine but handing out items
isn't.
7) A note on quests: Quests are a good thing, more or less, BUT
do not give out overly extravagant prizes. Exercise some
common sense here folks. Do not load items more than 4 levels
below their normal level (i.e. no level 5 ogre gauntlets).
8) Do not undermine the authority of a higher level god. If you
see that someone has been frozen or nochannelled do not restore
their priveleges. They are being punished for a reason.
9) Do not try to overrule each other.
10) Trusted mortals: Do not use your god powers to help your mortal
character. If you do, your trust will be taken away.
~
-1 RULES~
These are the rules of ROM. For other matters, use common sense.
* Limited player stealing or player killing.
* Your presence here is a privilege not a right. Obey any orders from gods, and
you will be fine. Deletion does not require a reason, appeals are to be sent
to the implementors.
* Sitting around idle with a client is hazardous to your health. If we catch
you doing it, you will lose half your playing time.
* No multiple logins, multiple playing, or helping your own characters with
other characters you own -- by any arrangment.
* No kill stealing. This means you cannot attack a mob someone else is
fighting, unless they ask you to. Also avoid attacking fleeing mobs.
* Cheating will not be tolerated. This includes accepting favors from gods
and exploiting bugs. If you find a bug, report it, then do not use it.
* Changes to these rules are at the discretion of the immortals, and may be
done without warning, notice, or even evidence of sanity. Walk softly,
and carry a black stick.
~
0 SUICIDE DELETE~
Use the delete command to erase unwanted characters, so the name will be
available for use. This command must be typed twice to delete a character,
and you cannot be forced to delete. Typing delete with an argument will
return your character to 'safe' status if you change your mind after the
first delete.
~
0 HEALER~
The healer decided to grab a quick buck, and now charges for his heals. Some
services are still free to players of level 10 or below, however. To see
a full listing of the healer's services, type 'heal' at his residence. To
receive healing, bring plenty of money, and type 'heal <spell>'.
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-1 GAIN~
The gain command is used to learn new skills, once the proper trainer has
been found. (Check New Thalos) The following options can be used with gain:
gain list: list all groups and skills that can be learned
gain points: lower your creation points by 1 (costs two sessions)
gain <name>: add a skill or skill group, at the listed cost
gain convert: turns 10 practices into one training session
gain revert: turns 1 training session into 10 practices
Gain uses training sessions, not practices. (see 'help train')
Gained skills and groups do NOT increase your experience per level or total
number of creation points.
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101 CLONE~
Syntax:
clone obj <object>
clone mob <mobile>
clone <name>
The clone command duplicates an object or mobile. The level of item or mobile
that may be cloned depends on your level. The target object or mob must be in
the same room as you, or in your posession. Strung and set information is
preserved by clone, as well as any spell effects and container contents or
mobile inventory, except for items which are too high for you to clone.
Strung extended descriptions on objects are not kept, however.
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0 SKILLS SPELLS~
The skills and spells commands are used to display your character's list
of available skills (or spells, as the case may be). They are listed in
order of level, with mana cost (for spells) or percentage (for skills)
listed where applicable.
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0 OUTFIT~
The outfit command, usable by levels 5 and below, equips your character with
a new set of sub issue gear (banner, weapon, helmet, shield, and vest),
courtesy of the Mayor's warehouses. Only empty equipment slots are affected.
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0 AUTO AUTOLIST AUTOLOOT AUTOGOLD AUTOSAC AUTOEXIT AUTOASSIST AUTOSPLIT AUTODAMAGE~
ROM uses varies automatic actions, to ease the boredom of always splitting
gold and sacrificing corpses. The commands are as follows:
autolist : list all automatic actions
autoloot : take all equipment from dead mobiles
autogold : take all gold from dead mobiles
autosac : sacrifice dead monsters (if autoloot is on, only empty corpes)
autoexit : display room exits upon entering a room
autosplit : split up spoils from combat among your group members
autoassit : makes you help group members in combat
autodamage: makes it so you see the damage done to yourself, and your enimy in combat
Typing a command sets the action , typing it again removes it.
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-1 CLAN~
A Clan is a collection of players, united to follow and further
a common cause. Each clan has rules and regulations, to find out
more about clans and their 'beliefs' type "help <clan name>". Only
Clan members can kill or steal from other players. To join a Clan
you must be level 5 or above and level 25 or below. Speak to the
Clan Leader about joining. If you go Loner before level 25 you may
join a Clan later.
Joining a Clan is a dangerous step. Many adventurers live to
kill and torture others and chances are that your paths will cross.
Remember, attacking or killing fellow clan members *IS* illegal except to
mutiny your Clan leader.
Existing Clans may buy special rooms and mobiles by acquiring
diamonds as payment. To see room prices, type "help prices". New
Clans may be formed by petitioning the immortals. Please remember that
their word is final on all matters not covered by this help.
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-1 PRICES PRICE~
New Clan Hall Rooms cost 50 diamonds.
Boosting the mana or healing gains for a room costs 250 diamonds.
Both in the same room costs double.
Making the Healer or Store prices lower costs 1,000 diamonds.
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-1 COUNT~
The count command displays the number of people (that you can see) logged
into the mud. It also displays the highest number observed that day, if
it is higher.
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-1 GATE~
The gate spell is a powerful transportation magic that opens up a portal
between your character and another person or creature somewhere else in the
world. This portal will transport you and any pet you might have, but not
other members of your group. Monsters recieve a save against gate, and
monster or players more than 3 levels higher than you can not be gated to at
all. God rooms, private rooms, and no recall rooms cannot be gated to, and
no recall rooms cannot be gated out of. Finally, any god or hero is also
immune to gate, as well as in player who has no summon set. Clan members
may not be gated to except by their fellow Clan members.
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-1 AFFECTS AFFECT~
This command is used to show all the spells affecting your character. At
low levels, only the spell name will be displayed, at higher levels the
effects and duration of the spell will also be shown. Spell effects
are no longer shown on score (this can be changed by using 'show' command).
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-1 'RACE HELP' 'RACE' 'RACES'~
ROM has the following races for player characters:
Human the standard race
Dwarf good warriors and priests, cost 8 creation points
Elf good thieves and mages, cost 5 creation points
Giant huge, tough warriors, cost 6 creation points
Different races have different starting statistics, and also different
stat maximums for magic items and training.
Creation points increase the amount of experience it takes to gain a level.
For more information, see the help files for each race (i.e. 'help dwarf')
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-1 DWARF DWARVES~
Dwarves are short, stocky demi-humans, known for foul temper and great
stamina. Dwarves have high strength and constitution, but poor dexterity.
They are not as smart as humans, but are usually wiser due to their long
lifespans. Dwarves make excellent fighters and priests, but are very poor
mages or thieves.
Dwarves are very resistant to poison and disease, but cannot swim, and so
are very vulnerable to drowning. They recieve the berserk skill for free
(if warriors), and can see in the dark with infravision.
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-1 ELF ELVES~
Elves are slightly taller than humans, but have a much lighter build. They
lack the strength and stamina of the other races, but are for more agile,
both in body and mind. Elves are superb mages and thieves, but have at
best fair talent as warriors or priests.
Elves resist charm spells most effectively, due to their magical nature.
However, they are burned by the touch of iron, and so are barred from the
use of iron or steel in their adventuring careers. Elves are notoriously
hard to spot, and so elven warriors and thieves recieve the sneak and hiding
automatically. They may see in the dark with infravision.
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-1 HUMAN HUMANS MAN~
Humans are the most common race in the world, and make up the majority of
adventurers. Although they have no special talents like the other races,
they are more versitile, being skilled in all four classes. Humans may
also train their primary stat higher than any other race, and are able to
gain more benefit from magical devices.
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-1 GIANT GIANTS~
Giants are the largest of the races, ranging from 9-12 feet in height. They
are stronger than any other race, and almost as durable as the dwarves.
They aren't too bright, however, and their huge size makes them more clumsy
than the other races. Giants make the best warriors of any race, but are
ill-suited for any other profession.
Giants resist heat and cold with nary a mark, due to their huge mass. However,
their slow minds make them extremely vulnerable to mental attacks. Giants,
due to their size and stamina, receive the fast healing and bash skills for
free. (Only giant warriors recive bash).
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-1 WANDS STAVES SCROLLS~
Magical items require training to use properly. If your character lacks the
necessary skill to use an item, he will fail, possibly destroying it. The
item skills are as follows:
scrolls The reading of magical scrolls and books (see 'help recite')
staves The use of staves and similar devices (see 'help brandish')
wands The use of wands and similar items (see 'help zap')
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-1 'GROUP HEADER'~
The following skills and groups are available to your chacter:
(this list may be seen again by typing list)
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-1 'GROUP HELP'~
The following commands are available:
list display all groups and skills not yet bought
learned show all groups and skills bought
premise brief explanation of creation points and skill groups
add <name> buy a skill or group
drop <name> discard a skill or group
info <name> list the skills or spells contained within a group
help <name> help on skills and groups, or other help topics
done exit the character generation process
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-1 'MENU CHOICE'~
Choice (add,drop,list,help)?~
-1 'GROUPS' 'INFO' 'PREMISE'~
The ROM skill system allows you to fully customize your new character, making
him or her skilled in the skills you choose. But beware, the skills you pick
at character creation are the only skills you will ever learn. Skills are
paid for with creation points, and the more creation points you have, the
harder it is to gain a level. Furthermore, higher-cost skills are harder to
practice.
Skill groups are like package deals for characters -- sets of skills or spells
that are closely related, and hence can be learned as a unit. There is a
default skill group for each class, which can be selected for a balanced
selection of skills at a somewhat reduced cost.
The experience breakdown is as follows:
points exp/level points exp/level
40 1000 90 6000
50 1500 100 8000
60 2000 110 12000
70 3000 120 16000
80 4000 130 24000
The table continues in a similar manner for higher point totals.
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-1 BASICS 'ROM BASICS'~
The basic skills:
Every character starts with two skill groups, one for their class and a default
set that all characters receive. The default skills are:
recall essential escape skill (see help recall)
scrolls reading of scrolls and other magical volumes
staves use of magical staves
wands use of magical wands
for class defaults, check the classes themselves.
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-1 MAGE 'MAGIC-USER' 'MAGE BASICS' 'MAGE DEFAULT'~
Mages specialize in the casting of spells, offensive ones in particular.
Mages have the highest-powered magic of any class, and are the only classes
able to use the draconian and enchanting spell groups. They are also very
skilled at the use of magical items, though their combat skills are the
weakest of any class.
All mages begin with skill in the dagger. Any other weapon skills must be
purchased, at a very high rate. The default skill selection for mages is
as follows:
skills:
lore the lore of magical items
spell groups:
beguiling spells that control the mind
combat offensive magics, such as fireball and chill touch
detection informational magics, such as detect magic and identify
enhancement spells that maximize physical potential, such as haste
illusion magics for concealing and deceiving
maladictions a selection of curses fit for any witch
protective defensive magics, ranging from armor to stone skin
transporation spells for getting from here to there
weather spells for conjuring and mastering the elements
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-1 CLERIC 'CLERIC BASICS' 'CLERIC DEFAULT'~
Clerics are the most defensively orientated of all the classes. Most of their
spells focus on healing or defending the faithful, with their few combat spells
being far less powerful than those of mages. However, clerics are the best
class by far at healing magics, and they posess an impressive area of
protective magics, as well as fair combat prowess.
All clerics begin with skill in the mace. Other weapon or shield skills must
be purchased, many at a very dear cost. The default skill selection for
clerics is as follows:
skills:
flail the proper use of flails
spell groups:
attack a selection of offensive magics
creation the making of physical objects, such as food and water
curative spells that cure the sick and feeble of their ailments
benedictions powerful magics that grant the blessings of the gods
detection informational magics, such as detect magic and identify
healing spells for treating wounds, from scratches to death blows
maladictions an assortment of curses
protective defensive magics, including the powerful sanctuary spell
transportation spells for getting from here to there
weather spells for conjuring and mastering the elements
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-1 THIEF 'THIEF BASICS' 'THIEF DEFAULT'~
Thieves are a marginal class. They do few things better than any other class,
but have the widest range of skills available. Thieves are specialists at
thievery and covert actions, being capable of entering areas undetected where
more powerful adventurers would fear to tread. They are better fighters than
clerics, but lack the wide weapon selection of warriors.
All thieves begin with the dagger combat skill, and are learned in steal as
well. Any other weapon skills must be purchased, unless the default selection
is chosen. This default skill package includes:
skills:
mace the use of maces and other blunt weapons
sword swordplay and fencing
backstab the art of hitting your opponent by surprise
disarm used to deprive your opponent of his weapon
dodge the best way to take a punch is not to be there
second attack with training, the skilled thief can hit twice as fast
trip a good way to introduce an opponent to the floor
hide the art of remaining undetected in a room
peek used to look into a person's belongings
pick lock a useful skill for breaking and entering
sneak with this skill, a thief can walk into a room undetected
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-1 WARRIOR 'WARRIOR BASICS' 'WARRIOR DEFAULT'~
Warriors live for combat and the thrill of battle. They are the best fighters
of all the classes, but lack the subtle skills of thieves and the magical
talents of mages and priests. Warriors are best for those who don't mind
taking the direct approach, even when another method might be called for.
Warriors begin with skill in the sword, and gain a second attack in combat.
Other weapon skills may be purchased cheaply, or gained in the default skill
package, which includes the following:
skills:
weaponsmaster this group provides knowledge of all weapon types
shield block the art of parrying with a shield
bash a forceful rush with the body, designed to flatten your foes
enhanced damage this skill multiplies your damage in battle
parry the art of parrying with weapons
rescue allows you to take the blows aimed for a companion
third attack allows the skilled warrior to land three blows in one round
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-1 EXOTIC WEAPONS WEAPON WEAPONSMASTER AXE DAGGER FLAIL MACE POLEARM SPEAR SWORD WHIP~
Each weapon skill applies to a specific group of armaments, and determines how
well a character fights with a particular weapon. The weaponsmaster group
provides talent in all weapons (save exotics), from chair legs to halberds.
If the character has the parry skill as well, he can parry incoming attacks.
The chance of parrying is best if the character in question is skilled at
both his weapon and his opponent's.
The weapon skills consist of the following:
weaponsmaster skill group of all weapons listed below (save exotic weaponry)
axe the use of axes, ranging from hand to great (but not halberds)
dagger the use of knives and daggers, and other stabbing weapons
flail skill in ball-and-chain type weapons
mace this skill includes clubs and hammers as well as maces
polearm the use of pole weapons (except spears), including halberds
spear this skill covers both spears and staves, but not polearms
sword the warrior's standby, from rapier to claymore
whip the use of whips, chains, and bullwhips
exotic the use of strange magical weapons
The exotic skill cannot be purchased, and is dependent solely upon level.
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-1 'SHIELD BLOCK'~
Shield block is a rather fancy name for the art of parrying with a shield.
Characters with no shield block skill will not be able to defend themselves
well with a shield. All classes may learn shield block, but only warriors and
clerics are good at it. Beware, flails ignore shield blocking attempts, and
whips have an easier time getting around them. Axes may split shields in two.
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-1 ATTACK~
The attack spells are essentially powerful curses, fueled by divine energy
rather than magical power (like the combat spells are). They are less powerful
than the combat spells, but can still deal out a stinging blow. Mages and
thieves cannot use this group. The attack spell group consists of the
following spells:
demonfire a powerful, but very evil, spell
dispel evil torments evil foes
dispel good calls down unholy power on good creatures
earthquake brings the power of earth to bear against your foes
flamestrike sends a column of flame from the heavens
heat metal heats metal equipment to searing tempatures
ray of truth sends forth a blinding ray of holy energy
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-1 BEGUILING~
This insideous spell group is used to invade the minds of others. It consists
of various charming magics, well suited for turning your foes to your cause.
Only mages and thieves have access to the beguiling magics, which consist of
the following:
calm if successful, stops all fighting in the room
charm person turns an enemy into a trusted friend
sleep puts a foe into enchanted slumber
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-1 BENEDICTIONS~
Benedictions are priestly spells, used to bestow divine favor upon your allies.
They are often restricted to those of like alignment. Only clerics and
warriors may use these spells. The benedictions spell group consists of the
following:
bless bestows divine favor upon the target
calm if successful, stops all fighting in the room
frenzy puts the recipient into beserker rage
holy word aids your allies while calling divine wrath upon your foes
remove curse removes malevolent magic from players and items
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-1 COMBAT~
These sorcerous spells are, in the words of one famous mage, just 'more ways to
toss energy around'. They are the most powerful of the damaging spells, and
considered an essential part of most wizards' collections. Clerics and thieves
do not have access to these spells. In order of power, the combat spell group
contains the following magics:
magic missile send a weak energy bolt into a foe
chill touch weakens your enemy with a frigid grasp
burning hands sends a blast of fire into your foe
shocking grasp sends a powerful jolt into a foe
lightning bolt sends forth a single bolt of lightning into an enemy
colour spray blasts your opponent with a rainbow spray, which may blind him
fireball a powerful spell, great for burning your enemy to ashes
acid blast sends forth a stream of acid to eradicate your foes
chain lightning sends lightning bolts arcing through foes
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-1 CREATION~
The creation spell group is used to create objects, of temporary or permanent
duration. Skill creators can travel without food or drink, and use their
powers to create nourishment as required. All classes may become learned in
this group, which contains these spells:
continual light creates an eternal light source
create food produces a nourishing mushroom
create rose creates a beautiful red rose
create spring calls forth a small but pure spring from the ground
create water fills any available container with water
floating disc creates a floating disc of force perfect for hauling treasure
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-1 CURATIVE~
The curative spells are used to heal various unpleasant conditions that can
befall an adventurer. For healing of damage, see the healing spell group.
Curative spells cannot be used by mages or thieves.
cure blindness restored sight to the blind
cure disease heals the plague
cure poison removes the harmful effects of poison
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-1 DETECTION~
The detection spells have may uses, all related to gathering information. They
can be used to see hidden objects, give information about treasure, or even
scry out the true nature of your foe. All classes except warriors can use
detection spells.
detect evil reveals the aura of evil monsters
detect good similar to above, only for good monsters
detect hidden shows the whereabouts of hidden foes
detect invis allows the caster to see the unseeable
detect magic reveals magical auras to the caster
detect poison determines if food is safe to eat
farsight searches for living beings near the caster
identify gives information about the nature of an object
know alignment determines the moral character of a monster or person
locate object finds a specific item
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-1 DRACONIAN~
The Draconian spell group deals with the magic of dragons -- in this case,
bringing forth the devastating power of their breath weapons upon your foes.
Only mages have the mental training necessary to cast these spells, and few
of them ever reach the level of mastery required to use them.
acid breath uses the black dragon's attack upon an enemy
fire breath calls forth the flames of a red dragon
frost breath drains the life from a foe with the power a white dragon
gas breath suffocates your enemies with poison gas
lightning breath summons the electrical fury of a blue dragon
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-1 ENCHANTMENT~
The enchantment spell group is used to imbue items with magical properties.
Currently, this spell group consists of enchant weapon and enchant armor,
although more will be added in the future. Only mages may enchant.
enchant weapon increases the hit and damage bonuses of a weapon
enchant armor increases the protective value of armor
fireproof shields items from the harmful effects of fire and acid
recharge restores power to a depleted wand or staff
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-1 ENHANCEMENT~
The enhancement spells improve upon the body's pontential, allowing feats of
superhuman strength and speed. However, these spells may often have harmful
effects upon the recipient.
giant strength grants increased strength
haste doubles the speed of the target, but slows down healing
infravision allows monsters to be seen in the dark
refresh restores energy to tired adventurers
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-1 HARMFUL~
This spell group is the opposite of healing. The harmful spells are designed
to tear flesh from bone, rupture arteries, and generally turn the body against
itself. Only priests and warriors may use this spell group.
In order of power, the harmful spells are:
cause light inflicts minor wounds on an enemy
cause serious inflicts wounds on a foe
cause critical causes major damage to the target
harm the most deadly harmful spell
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-1 HEALING~
The healing spells are used to cure the wounds that adventurers inevitably
suffer in battle. For curing other conditions, such as poison, see the
curative spell group. Only warriors and priests have access to this group.
In order of power, the healing spells are:
cure light heals minor wounds
refresh restores vigor to a tired adventurer
cure serious heals wounds
cure critical closes all but the worst wounds
heal the most powerful healing spell
mass healing casts a heal spell on each player in the room
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-1 ILLUSION~
The illusions spells are dedicated to deception and trickery. They can be
used to mask appearances, or create distractions for the party. Currently,
the illusion group is very small, but it will be expanded in the future.
Only thieves and mages can cast illusion spells, which consist of the
following:
invis turns the target invisible
mass invis turns the caster's group invisible
ventriloquate allows the caster to put words in someone's mouth
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-1 MALADICTIONS~
Maladictions are a group of curses and other baneful spells, designed to
cripple, inconvenience, or torture, rather than kill outright. These spells
may be cast by any class.
blindess strikes the target blind
curse prevents recalling and weakens the target in combat
energy drain drains experience and mana, while strengthening the caster
plague causes the target to suffer a slow, painful death from plague
poison weaker than plague, but often fatal
slow slows your enemies down, reducing their rate of attack
weaken drains the strength of the target
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-1 PROTECTIVE~
The protective spells are used to shield against harm, whether from spells or
physical attack. They range from the weak armor spell to the sought-after
sanctuary charm. Also included in this group are several spells for dispeling
hostile magics. Any class may use this group, which consists of the following
spells:
armor provides the target with an extra layer of defense
cancellation a powerful dispel, used for removing spells from friends
dispel magic removes spells from enemies, not as effective as cancel
fireproof shields items from the harmful effects of fire and acid
protection evil provides defense from the attacks of evil creatures
protection good protects from the attacks of good beings
sanctuary reduces all damage taken by the recipient by half
shield puts a shimmering shield between you and your enemies
stoneskin turns skin hard as stone, providing a huge armor boost
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-1 TRANSPORTATION~
The transportation group is used for travel, whether by flight, magical
teleportation, or walking through walls. All classes may learn these spells,
which are among the most useful in the game.
fly allows the target to fly over nearly all obstacles
gate transports the caster to the target
nexus forms a two-way portal to a far off destination
pass door allows the caster to walk through walls
portal creates a one-way portal to a destination
summon transports the target to the caster
teleport sends the target to a random location
word of recall transports the caster to safety in Midgaard
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-1 WEATHER~
These spells allow the caster to manipulate local weather conditions, as well
as summon fog clouds, lightning, or even electrical glows. This group is
usable by all classes.
call lightning summons a huge bolt from the heavens, if the weather is right
control weather changes the weather in the manner desired by the caster
faerie fire surrounds the target in a glowing aura
faerie fog reveals all hidden creatures in the room
lightning bolt sends a bolt of electricity into the target
(the weather command, unrelated to this group, shows local weather conditions)
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-1 BACKSTAB~
Backstab is the favored attack of thieves, murderers, and other rogues. It
can be used with any weapon type, but is most effective with piercing weapons.
The damage inflicted by a backstab is determined by the attacker's level, his
weapon skill, his backstab skill, and the power of his opponent.
Only thieves may learn the backstab.
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-1 BASH~
The bash skill is a warrior talent, a brute-force attack designed to knock
your foe to his knees. Its success depends on many factors, including the
bash rating, your weight, and the size of your opponent. Bashing a dragon
is not generally a wise idea.
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-1 BERSERK~
Only powerful warriors can master berserking, the ability to enter insane rage
in combat. Its effects are not altogether unlike the frenzy spell -- a huge
surge of combat prowess, coupled with a disregard for personal safety.
Berserking warriors are more resistant to the effects of magic.
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-1 DIRT 'DIRT KICKING'~
Consider by some to be a cowardly skill, dirt kicking gives the clever
combatant a chance to blind his opponent by casting dirt into his eyes. The
blindness does not last long, but can provide an edge in combat. Dexterity
helps in hitting or avoiding a dirt kick. Only warriors and thieves may
learn this skill.
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-1 DISARM~
Disarm is a somewhat showy and unreliable skill, designed to relieve your
opponent of his weapon. The best possible chance of disarming occurs when you
are skilled both your own and your opponent's weapon. Only talented thieves
and warriors may learn this skill.
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-1 DODGE~
In the words of one wise warrior, 'the best way to block a blow is to not
be where it lands'. The dodge skill honors this tradition, by improving the
character's natural agility to the point where many blows will miss the
target. The chance of dodging is also affected by the dexterity of the
attacker and the target. Any class may learn dodging.
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-1 'ENHANCED DAMAGE'~
Warriors and skilled thieves can become skilled enough in combat that they are
able to inflict more damage than other classes. Enhanced damage is checked
for with each hit, although with a low skill, the chance of receiving a bonus
is very low indeed.
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-1 ENVENOM~
The envenom skill is a cowardly skill practiced only by thieves, designed to
win a battle through alchemy and treachery rather than skill or strength.
Or, put another way, it's a skill used by the smart to kill the foolish.
Food, drink, and weapons may be envenomed, with varying effects. Poisoned
food or drink puts a mild poison spell on the consumer, and is unlikely to
be more than a minor inconvience (after all, the typical adventurer could
drink sewer water with only a trace of the runs). A poisoned weapon, on
the other hand, can inflict serious damage on an opponent as the poison
burns through his bloodstream. But be careful, blade venom evaporates
quickly and is rendered almost powerless by repeated blows in combat.
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-1 'HAND TO HAND'~
Hand to hand combat is a rare skill in the lands of Midgaard. Learning this
style of fighting gives the player a weapon even when disarmed -- bare hands.
Trained hand to hand experts are far more effective than many swordsmen.
Clerics and warriors are the best at this skill, although thieves and mages
may also learn it.
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-1 KICK~
Kicking allows the adventurer to receive an extra attack in combat, a
powerful kick. However, a failed kick may throw an unwary fighter off
balance. Fighters and clerics are the most skilled at kicking, although
thieves may also learn it.
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-1 PARRY~
If at first you fail to dodge, block it. Parry is useful for deflecting
attacks, and is succesful more often than dodge. Parry requires a weapon for
full success, the hand-to-hand skill may also be used, but results in reduced
damage instead of no damage. The best chance of parrying occurs when the
defender is skilled in both his and his opponent's weapon type.
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-1 RESCUE~
A friend in need is a friend indeed. And when in combat, a warrior with
the rescue skill is just the friend you need. Rescue allows you to intercede
in combat, protecting weaker characters from bodily harm. Hopefully the
favor will be returned. Success in rescuing depends on the skill rating, as
well as a comparision of level, dexterity, and speed between the character and
the target. (note: you rescue a friend, not the monster)
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-1 TRIP~
Back by popular demand. Trip is a somewhat dastardly attack, and involves
using any one of a number of methods to bring your opponent down to the ground.
Tripping large monsters is generally not a good idea, and agile ones will
find the attack easy to avoid. Thieves and warriors may learn trip.
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-1 'SECOND ATTACK'~
Training in second attack allows the character a chance at additional strikes
in combat -- allow a 100% second attack does NOT guarantee 2 attacks every
round. Any class may learn this skill, although clerics and mages have a
very hard time with it.
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-1 'THIRD ATTACK'~
Training in third attack allows the character a chance at an additional strike
in a combat, and increases the chance of a second attack as well. Perfect
third attack does NOT assure three attacks per round. Only warriors and highly
skilled thieves may learn this skill.
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-1 HIDE SNEAK~
Hide and sneak are similar skills, both related to remaining undetected.
Hide has a very high chance of success, but only works for as long as the
character remains stationary. Sneak may be used when moving (including to
sneak by monsters), but has a lower chance of success. Only warriors and
thieves may learn these skills.
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-1 'FAST HEALING'~
The fast healing skill improves wound healing rates, whether walking, resting,
or sleeping. It represents knowledge of healing herbs or just general
toughness and stamina. Fast healing is checked every tick, and it is
possible for it to fail. All class may learn this skill, but mages find it
very difficult to master, due to their bookish lifestyle.
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-1 LORE~
Lore is a general skill, consisting of knowledge of myths and legends. Use
of the lore skill gives a chance of obtaining information on an object,
concerning its power and uses. It also may occasionally increase the value
of an object, because more will be known about its worth. All classes may
learn lore, although thieves are best at it, and warriors find it very hard
to use.
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-1 HAGGLE HAGGLING~
Haggling is an indispensable skill to the trader. It allows a character to
match wits with a merchant, seeking to get a better price for merchandise,
or to buy at the lowest possible cost. Unfortunately, most merchants are
already very skilled at haggling, so the untrainined adventurer had best
guard his treasure closely. Thieves are natural masters at haggling,
although other classes may learn it as well.
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-1 PEEK~
The peek skill is useful for seeing what a player or monster is carrying,
the better to use the steal command with. More intelligent characters are
harder to peek at. All characters may learn peek, but thieves are the most
common practicioners.
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-1 PICK 'PICK LOCK'~
Lock picking is one of the prime skills of thieves, allowing them to gain
access to many secured areas. Lock picking chances are improved by
intelligence, and hindered by the difficulty of the lock. Other classes may
learn to pick locks, but they will never find it easy.
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-1 MEDITATION~
This skill is similar to fast healing, but relies on the concentration and
mantras to increase mana recovery when the character is sleeping or resting.
Thieves and warriors, with their troubled minds and violent attitudes, have
much trouble learning to meditate.
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-1 STEAL~
Theft is the defining skill of the thief, and is only available to that class.
It allows items to be stolen from the inventory of monsters and characters,
and even from shops! But beware, shop keepers gaurd their merchandise
carefully, and attempting to steal from a character earns you a THIEF flag
if you are caught (making you free game for killing).
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-1 'DETECT GOOD'~
Syntax: cast 'detect good'
This spell enables the caster to detect good characters, which will
reveal a characteristic golden aura.
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-1 'DISPEL GOOD'~
Syntax: cast 'dispel good' <victim>
Dispel good brings forth evil energies that inflict horrific torment on
the pure of heart. Good-aligned characters use this dark magic at their
peril.
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-1 'RECHARGE'~
Syntax: cast 'recharge' <item>
The recharge spell is used to restore energy to depleted wands and staves.
Fully exhausted items cannot be recharged, and the difficulty of the spell
is proportional to the number of charges used. Magic items can only be
recharged one time successfully.
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-1 'DEMONFIRE'~
Syntax: cast 'demonfire' <target>
Demonfire is a spell of blackest evil, and as such can only be used by those
who follow the paths of darkness. It conjures forth demonic spirits to
inflict terrible wounds on the enemies of the caster.
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-1 'RAY OF TRUTH'~
Syntax: cast 'ray of truth' <target>
Ray of truth opens a portal to the planes of positive energy, bringing forth
a beam of light of sufficient purity to harm or or annihilate the servants
of evil. It cannot harm the pure of heart, and will turn and strike
casters who are tainted by evil.
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-1 'PORTAL'~
Syntax: cast 'portal' <target>
The portal spell is similar to gate, but creates a lasting one-way portal
to the target creature, instead of transporting the caster. Portals are
entered using 'enter' or 'go' command, as in 'go portal'. Portals cannot
be made to certain destinations, nor used to escape from gate-proof rooms.
Portal requires a special source of power to be used, unfortunately the
secret of this material component has been lost...
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-1 'NEXUS'~
Syntax: cast 'nexus' <target>
This spell is virtually identical to portal (see 'help portal'), with the
only difference being that while portal creates a one-way gate, a nexus
spell makes a two-sided gate. It also lasts longer than the lower-powered
portal spell. Both spells require an additional power source, the secret
of which has been lost...
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-1 'HEAT METAL'~
Syntax: cast 'heat metal' <target>
Heat metal is a powerful clerical attack spell, with effects that vary
according to the armor of the victim. It heats up the metal equipment
(assumed to be all weapons and armor at this point in time) on the target,
causing him or her to drop them if possible, taking serious burns in the
process (possibly fatal if the equipment is too heavy to remove easily).
This spell does no damage to creatures who are immune to fire.
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-1 'HOLY WORD'~
Syntax: cast 'holy word'
Holy word involves the invocation of the full power of a cleric's god, with
disasterous effects upon the enemies of the priest coupled with powerful
blessings on the priest's allies. All creatures of like alignment in the
room are blessed and filled with righteous divine wrath, while those of
opposite morals (or both good and evil in the case of neutral priests)
are struck down by holy (or unholy might) and cursed. The cleric suffers
greatly from the strain of this spell, being left unable to move and
drained of vitality. Experience loss is no longer associated with the spell.
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-1 FRENZY~
Syntax: cast 'frenzy' <target>
The frenzy spell fills the target with righteous fury, greatly increasing
his or her attack skill and damaging capacity. Unfortunately, this divine
wrath is coupled with a tendency to ignore threats to personal safety,
making the character easier to hit. Frenzy provides immunity to the calm
spell (see 'help calm'), and may only be used on those of the caster's
alignment.
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-1 CALM~
Syntax: cast 'calm'
One of the most useful and often overlooked abilities of the master cleric is
the calm spell, which can put an end to all violence in a room. Calmed
creatures will not attack of their own volition, and are at a disadvantage
in combat as long as the spell soothes their minds. The more violence
activity there is in a room, the harder the spell, and it is all or nothing --
either all combat in the room is ended (with the exception of those who
are immune to magic) or none is.
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-1 HASTE~
Syntax: cast 'haste' <target>
The haste spell increases the speed and agility of the recipient, allowing
an extra attack (or even a backstab) in combat, and improving evasive
abilities in combat. However, it produces a great strain on the system,
such that recuperative abilities are halved. Haste is capable of negating
the slow spell. (see 'help slow').
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-1 SLOW~
Syntax: cast 'slow' <target>
Despite popular mythology, slow is not the opposite of haste, but is a spell
with it's own unique set of effects. When cast on an unfortunate victim,
it slows its movements, making it easier to hit and reducing its rate
of attack. The effect of slow also double movement costs and halve healing
rates, due to reduced metabolism.
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-1 PLAGUE~
Syntax: cast 'plague' <target>
The plague spell infests the target with a magical disease of great virulence,
sapping its strength and causing horrific suffering, possibly leading to
death. It is a risky spell to use, as the contagion can spread like
wildfire if the victim makes it to a populated area.
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-1 'CREATE ROSE'~
Syntax: cast 'create rose'
A romantic spell that creates a fragrant red rose, with utterly no game
use whatsoever.
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-1 'PROTECTION GOOD' 'PROTECTION EVIL'~
Syntax: cast 'protection evil' <target>
cast 'protection good' <target>
The protection spells reduce damage taken from attackers of the appropriate
ethos, and improve saving throws against all forms of magic. They may not
be cast on others, and one person cannot carry both defenses at the same
time.
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0 'GIANT STRENGTH'~
Syntax: cast 'giant strength' <character>
This spell increases the strength of the target character.
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-1 'CHAIN LIGHTNING'~
Syntax : cast 'chain lightning' <target>
Chain lightning is a deadly spell, producing a powerful bolt of lightning
that arcs from target to target in the room, until its force is fully
expended. Allies of the caster may be hit by this spell if they are members
of a clan, while the caster himself will not be struck unless no other
viable target remains. Chain lightning is most effective when used on
groups of creatures.
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-1 FARSIGHT~
Syntax: cast 'farsight'
cast 'farsight' <direction>
The farsight spell expands the caster's consciousness, allowing him or her
to see far away beings like they were in the same room. It takes intense
concentration, often leaving the caster helpless for several minutes.
The spell may be used for a general scan that reaches a short distance in
all directions, or with a directional component to see creatures much
farther away.
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-1 MASS HEALING~
Syntax: cast 'mass healing'
The mass healing spell, as its name might suggest, performs a healing spell
on all players in the room. It also throws in a refresh spell for good
measure.
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-1 'FLOATING DISC'~
Syntax: cast 'floating disc'
This useful spell creates a floating field of force which follows the caser
around, allowing him or her to pile treasure high with no fear of weight
penalties. It lasts no more than twice the casters level in hours, and
usually less. It can hold 10 pounds per level of the caster, with a
maximum of five pounds per item. The spell requires an open float location
on the character, and the only way to remove the disc is to die or allow it
to run out of energy.
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-1 FIREPROOF~
Syntax: cast 'fireproof' <object>
The fireproof spell creates a short-lived protective aura around an object,
to protect it from the harmful effects of acid and flame. Items protected
by this spell are not harmed by acid, fire, or the heat metal spell.
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-1 Kill kill Killing ~
The kill command is the standard way of starting a battle here on ShadowStorm.
In order to you use simply determine what you are going to kill and then type k
or type kill and the name of what it is you want to attack. A small suggestion
for newbies would be to use the consider command on what it is your killing
or wanting to kill before you attack it. For more information on consider type
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0 COMBINE~
Syntax: combine
If set, your inventory will be collapsed, and you will see
duplicate objects counted, aposed to when it isn't set, it displays
each object in your inventory seperate.
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-1 channels Channels~
The channels command allows for you to which channels you currently have turned
on and which ones you currently have turned off. In order to use it all you
need to do is type channels.
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101 guild Guild~
Syntax: guild char name
The guild command allows for an immortal to guild someone into a clan.
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-1 purchase Purchase~
The purchase command allows for you to buy tokens for gambling in the local
tavern. The correct syntax is. purchase token amount
Each token cost 1000 silver a piece.
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-1 insert~
The insert command allows for you to insert your tokens. You can insert normal
tokens, practice tokens, quest tokens, exp tokens, and train tokens.
Most tokens offer the prize of every other type of token, and normal tokens
mostly offer gold. However occasionally you will get extremely lucky and hit
the jackpot which will give you trains, exp, questpoints, pracs, etc.
The correct syntax for this command is insert and the name of the token.
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-1 music Music~
The music command allows you to toggle the music command on and off. If you
have the music channel off you will not be able to hear anything that's said
on the music channel.
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-1 sit Sit~
The sit command changes the position that your character is currently in.
To use it you simply type sit. See also stand, sleep, wake... etc
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-1 push Push~
The push command allows you to manipulate certain objects and mobs in the room.
Whether you can push the object or not is determined by your strength and the
weight of the object. If you wish to push the object then you simply type push
the name of the target and the direction you want it to go.
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-1 drag Drag~
The drag command allows you to manipulate certain objects and mobs in the room.
This is determined by the weight of the mob or object, and the strength of
your character. In order to use this command you simply type drag name direction.
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-1 donate Donate Donation~
The donate command allows you donate an object in your inventory. When you
donate an object it goes to the donation room which allows for anyone who needs
that object to go and get it.
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-1 auction Auction~
The auction command allows you to toggle the auction channel on and off. If you
have the auction channel off you will not be able to hear anything that's said
over it.
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-1 bid Bid~
The bid command allows you to bid on an item that is up for auction. The correct
syntax for the bid command is bid itemno amount.
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Guild Obviously, this is the name of the guild.
Who This name is what is used in "who" or "whois" commands, it's
what's shown in the title string for each character.
Color codes are fine here, but I really dont recommend them
anywhere else.
Rooms There should be three room vnums here, the first is the clan
"hall", this is where players are sent when they recall, the
second is the clan "morgue", or where theyre corpses are sent
when they die. The third, is the clan "Temple" where the players
sent upon death. Entering a 0 in any of these will instruct the
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The mobdeaths command shows you the 50 most popular mobs that are being killed
on ShadowStorm. In order to use this command simply type Mobdeaths.
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-1 mobkills Mobkills~
Mobdeaths is a command that shows you the 50 most dangerous mobs on ShadowStorm
by showing you which mobs have killed the most players. Simply type mobkills.
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-1 replay Replay~
The replay command allows you to replay your tells if you were afk. Simply
type replay and if you got any tells while you were afk and they will be
displayed to you.
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The nofollow command allows you to decide whether or not you want to accept
followers. Simply type nofollow to toggle it on or off.
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-1 Noloot noloot ~
The noloot command allows for you to decide whether or not you want your corpse
to be looted when you die. This command is dangerous because if you die and this
is on then anyone in the game can take the items from your corpse. Simply type
noloot to toggle it on or off.
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-1 nosummon nos Nosummon~
The nosummon command gives you the option of being summonable or of not allowing
anyone to summon you. To toggle it on or off simply type nos or nosummon.
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-1 godset Godset~
The godset command allows you to view a list of valid gods, or it allows you to
set your current god to a different one. godset no arguments - displays a list
of valid gods. Godset name sets the name of your god, it must be a valid god.
It cost 20 questpoints in order to change your god.
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-1 , emote~
The comma is an abbreviation for the emote command using a , is the same as
typing emote text . You just type , text here .
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0 stance Stance~
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-1 answer Answer~
The answer command allows you to toggle the answer channel on and off. If the
channel is off then you will not hear anything that's being said on it.
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-1 grats Grats~
The grats command allows you to toggle the grats channel either on or off.
Simply type grats in order to do so.
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-1 quote Quote~
The quote command turns the quote channel on and off. Simply type quote in
order to do so.
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-1 quiet Quiet~
The quiet command allows you to make it so that you won't hear anything
that's going on with channels. Simply type quiet to toggle it on and off.
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-1 pray Pray~
The pray channel allows you to talk directly with your diety. You can
use this in times of emergency if you need to call on the help of your deity.
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-1 beep Beep~
The beep command allows you to send a message to another user that will beep
them. The proper syntax for this command is beep and the name of the character
you want to beep.
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-1 racetalk Racetalk~
The racetalk command allows for you to talk globally to anyone of your race.
To use this command you simply type racetalk and whatever you want to say.
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-1 whisper Whisper~
The whisper command allows you to whisper to another person who is in the room
with you. No one but you and the person that you whisper to will be able to see
what you are saying. Syntax: whisper text
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-1 hero Hero~
The hero channel allows you to converse with anyone who has attained the hero
status. Also anyone who has remorted no matter what level they are will be
able to talk to you over the hero channel.
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-1 hint Hint~
The hint channel is for newbies. It automatically displays valuable tips for
new players here at ShadowStorm. If you no longer wish to see the hints
type hints and it will turn them off. You can toggle them on and off by typing
hints.
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-1 penter Penter~
The penter command allows you to see when other players log on and off the mud.
If you turn it off then you will no longer see when someone logs on or
when someone logs off. To toggle this command simply type penter.
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-1 OOC ooc Ooc~
The ooc channel or out of character channel is meant for things that don't
concern roleplay. So if you wish to talk about something other than mud stuff
this would be a good place to do it.
Syntax: ooc < text >
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-1 shortdesc Shortdesc~
You can set your shortdesc by typing shortdesc followed by the string that
you want it to be. Please try and keep it within a fantasy medieval theme,
and it has to be something that makes sense.
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-1 introduce Introduce~
You can use the introduce command to introduce yourself to someone else.
You don't have to do this but, if you don't then no one will be able to see
you by your name. They will see as your short description appears.
I.e. The blue eyed, blonde haired, human male is here.
To introduce yourself to someone simply type intro and their name. Obviously
you'll need to trade names and meet in order for this to work.
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-1 Announce announce~
The announce channel allows immortals to announce important game information.
Their is no way to ignore this.
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-1 Sheath sheath~
The sheath command allows you to sheath your weapon into a sheath on your body.
In order to use this command you type sheath and the name of the object.
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-1 strap Strap~
The strap command allows you to strap a sheath to a location on your body.
In order to do this you must have an object of item type sheath. Once you have
that then you can type sheath the name of the object and then the location
you want to strap it to.
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-1 unsheath Unsheath~
The unsheath command allows you to unsheath your weapon from it's sheath.
In order to do so you just type unsheath and the name of the object and it will
be unsheathed for you.
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-1 belt Belt~
The belt command allows you to belt an object to your side. Simply type belt
and the name of the object and it will be belted to your side for you.
See also cloak and hood.
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-1 cloak Cloak~
The cloak command allows you to manipulate the state of your cloak.
You can either open your cloak which exposes your equipment so that everyone
can see it. Or you can close your cloak which prevents anyone from seeing
your equipment. See also hood
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-1 hood Hood~
The hood command allows you to, raise your hood, remove your hood or to
lower your hood. Lowering your hood prevents people from seeing who you are.
You will be seen as a someone to them until you raise or remove your hood.
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-1 Junk junk~
The junk command allows you to sacrifice objects that are in your inventory
to your good. It saves you the trouble of having to drop it on the ground and
then sacrifice it. The only drawback is that your deity doesn't quite appreciate
it as much so your not rewarded as greatly.
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-1 Tap tap~
The tap command is just a keyword for using the sacrifice command.
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-1 forge Forge~
Using the forge command you can go to the forger and get certain flags added
to your weapon. To do this you simply type forge and the name of the flag
that you want added to your weapon. The cost for the forging is done in
questpoints.
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0 brew Brew~
The brew command allows for you to brew spells into potions. Any spell that
you are proficient at you can take and transfer that energy into a potion.
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-1 resize Resize~
You can go to any shopkeeper here in ShadowStorm and have them resize your
objects for you. Note in order to wear your objects you must be the same size
as them. The syntax for resizing objects is resize and the name of the object.
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-1 search Search~
The search command allows for you to search for objects that have been hidden
in the room that you are in. In order to search for hidden items simply type
search in the room you are in. Note their is only a small chance that this
skill will work everytime.
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-1 Ohide ohide~
The ohide command allows for you to hide your objects inside of a room.
If you wish to hide your object simply type ohide and the name of the object
and it will be hidden in the room for you.
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102 MPEDIT OPEDIT RPEDIT~
Syntax: <r/o/m>pedit
The following commands are available under the PROG EDITOR
commands - Shows the list of commands available while in the editor.
create <vnum> - Creates a prog on the assigned vnum.
code - Sends you into an text editor to set the code.
show - Shows the level, vnum and the code associated with the prog.
list all - "list all" will show all progs on ShadowStorm. With no argument it
shows the progs in the area.
delete <vnum> - Deletes the prog associated with that vnum.
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-1 demand Demand~
The demand command allows you to demand an object from another player or mob.
Depending on your level, the level of the victim, and your relative hp
it will determine whether your able to bully the object out of them.
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-1 boxrent Boxrent~
The boxrent command allows you to rent a locker for yourself. You simply visit
the correct mob. Type boxrent and it will take you to your own personal locker.
Note the stuff in your locker will be safe and you will be the only person
who is able to remove it.
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-1 backstab bs Backstab Bs~
The bs command is a keyword for backstab. I.e bs guard instead of backstab guard.
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-1 xpreset Xpreset~
The xpreset command allows you to reset a characters exp to their exp to level.
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101 immtitle~
The immtitle command allows you to set your who title description. Just type
immtitle and then what you want it to be.
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107 openvlist Openvlist~
The openvlist command allows you to find free vnums so that you can create
new areas with aedit. Simply type openvlist and it will display a set of
open vnums for you.
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108 ftick Ftick~
The ftick command allows you to force a mud tick. You can force
several different things to tick. ftick weather, char, obj, area, quest, mob
violence, aggr,olc,auction or all. Simply type ftick and what you want to force
to tick or all.
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108 check Check~
The check command allows you to check in game statistics. Check snoop is one
option. check with no arguments shows info about all the players online.
check eq shows a list of the stats on things on the players eq. And check
stats allows you to check a players stats.
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107 award Award~
The award command allows you to award a player with questpoints, or exp.
You can award everyone online or penalize them a certain amount, and you can also
pick out individual players and award or penalize them as well. The correct
syntax for this command is award char amount type or award all amount type.
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102 HEDIT HELP EDIT HELPFILES~
Syntax: hedit <keyword>
The following commands are available within the HELP EDITOR
keyword - Sets the keywords for the helpfile.
text - Sends you into a text editor for the helpfiles contents.
new <number> - Creates a new helpfile.
level - Sets the level that the helpfile can be viewed at.
delete - Deletes the helpfile you are editing.
list all - Lists all helpfiles.
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102 ASAVE SAVE AREA~
Syntax:
asave <vnum> - saves a particular area
asave list - saves the area.lst file
asave area - saves the area being edited
asave changed - saves all changed zones
asave world - saves the world! (db dump)
Asave saves the area/world depending on your argument. Due to our
autosaving feature it has practicly removed need for this command,
but hey, doesn't hurt to save alittle extra!
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106 divine Divine~
The divine command allows for you to give a god like spellup to everyone on the
mud or to an individual player. In order to divine everyone on the mud just type
divine all. In order to divine one person type divine and the name of the person.
Divine is very powerful so please use it wisely.
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-1 implag Implag~
The implag command allows you to flag someone with the implag flag which lags
every command they enter substantially. Be careful with this as it's a pretty
powerful command.
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105 wpeace Wpeace~
The worldpeace command is just like the peace command only it takes no arguments.
You simply type wpeace and it stops everyone on the mud from fighting.
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-1 avatar Avatar~
The avatar command allows for you to lower your level down so that you can test
areas eq, items etc, and be just like any other player, and then whenever you want
you can just avatar back to your immortal level. Note while you are avatar'd down
you still retain all your imm skills.
Syntax: avatar level
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108 pwipe Pwipe~
The pwipe command is a very powerful high level immortal command. It allows for you
to completely remove a persons playerfile from the shell. Warning after you do this
their pfile is completely gone, and unless theirs a backup their is no way
to replace it. Be sure you want to pwipe someone before you do it.
Syntax: pwipe name <reason>
Note you don't have to enter a reason but you must enter a victim name.
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102 RLIST OLIST MLIST~
Syntax: <R/O/M>list
The list functions list all Objects (olist), Mobs (mlist)
and Rooms (rlist) with there vnums in the area you occupy.
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105 omni Omni~
The omni command allows immortals to see several pieces of information on
mortals and immortals alike. It tells you what room a person is in, how much
mana and move they have, what race they are, what class they are, and a couple of
other vital pieces of information.
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-1 become Become~
The become command allows you to become another of your characters without
ever having to log off of the mud. To become another one of your characters
you simply type become name password name being the name of person and password
being your password for the other character.
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Sytnax: otype <type> <wear/weapon>
This function lists a type of weapon or item to the screen,
for example: otype weapon axe :would show all axes in all
the areas.
e.g. otype light
otype weapon axe
otype armor hands
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100 SILENCE~
SYNTAX: SILENCE <player>
Silence sets all communication blocking penalties for the <player> in
question (nochannel, notell, noshout, and noemote). If any of these
are already set, it is ignored and all others are set. If all are set,
it removes all 4 flags.
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-1 deposit Deposit~
The deposit command allows you to deposit gold or silver into your bank account.
To deposit currency type deposit amount and type types being gold or silver.
E.g. deposit 1000 gold
deposit 1000 silver
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-1 Withdraw withdraw~
This command can be used to withdraw gold or silver from your bank account.
To withdraw from your account type withdraw amount type
e.g withdraw 1000 gold
withdraw 1000 silver
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105 helptally Helptally~
The helptally commands shows how many commands their are on the mud that have
no helpfile. Simply just type helptally.
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-1 circle Circle~
The circle command allows you to circle around your enemy in combat and get
in several quick, and very powerful hits. It is a mid level thief skill. In order
to use it type circle and the name of your victim.
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-1 repair Repair~
The repair command allows for you to repair your object at the blacksmith.
In order to you repair your object you just type repair and the name of the
object. If you wish to see how much it's going to cost before you repair it
simply type repair cost and the name of the object.
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-1 whirlwind Whirlwind~
The whirlwind command allows for a warrior to go into a frenzy spinning wildly
at the enemy inflicting several wounds. In order to use this command type
whirlwind and the name of the victim.
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-1 arshow Arshow~
The arshow command lets you turn armor message in the score command on or off.
If you wish to toggle it simply type arshow.
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-1 clear Clear~
The clear command allows you to clear your screen. In order to do that all
youhave to do is type clear.
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-1 enter Enter~
The enter command allows you to enter portals, etc. In order to do so you just
type enter and the name of what you want to enter.
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-1 songs Songs~
The songs command allows you to list the various different types of spells
that you can use as a member of the bard class.
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-1 autoall Autoall~
The autoall command allows you to turn all of your auto's on and all of your
auto's off as well with one command. Type autoall On or type autoall off.
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-1 Engage engage~
Engage allows you to switch enemies while you are in combat. For example
your fighting salem, and a cityguard attacks you. Normally you'd have to wait
until salem was dead to attack the cityguard. With engage you type engage
cityguard and kill the cityguard, then only have the big mob to worry about.
This is just one example.
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-1 account Account~
The account command allows you to see how much gold and silver you have in the
bank. In addition to that it shows you how many shares you have at your level.
To use this command just type account.
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-1 smithing Smithing~
The smithing command allows for you to repair your own objects instead of
taking them to a shopkeeper and paying them gold for it. In order to repair your
own equipment just have it in your inventory and type smithing and the name of
the object.
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-1 hometown Hometown~
The hometown command allows you to change your hometown. To see a list of valid
hometowns type hometown with no argument. In order to set your hometown just
type hometown and the name of the hometown you wish to choose.
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-1 fremove Fremove~
The fremove command is a command that allows immortals to remove someones eq
and confiscate someones equipment. In order to use this command type fremove
and the name of your victim.
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-1 repeat Repeat~
The repeat command allows you to perform the same command more than one time.
For example type. repeat 10 gos hehehe you will gossip 10 times in a row.
You can use this for any command in the command list so be careful with it.
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102 Astrip~
Syntax: Astrip (character)
This command strips the character of all affections.
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107 Pload~
Syntax: Pload (character)
Pload allows you to load a character when he or she is not
logged so that they may be changed in any way
that is needed.
See also Punload
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-1 exchange Exchange~
The exchange command allows for you to exchange silver for gold. See
also help bank.
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-1 petlevel Petlevel~
The petlevel command allows for you to turn petleveling on and off.
If you have petleveling on then your pet will gain hp, mana, move and
experience, as well as levels. Simply type petlevel, to toggle this command
either on or off.
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107 doublexp Doublexp~
The doublexp command makes it so that you can set double exp on for the
entire mud. In order to do so just type doublexp on and the amount of time
that you want it to be on for.
Syntax: doublexp on or off and amount of time
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-1 question Question~
The question channel. This is the channel where you can ask any questions
you might have about the mud, or just anything in general really. Type channel
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105 repop~
Syntax: Repop
This command repops all of the mobs and
objects in the area.
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107 Punload~
Syntax: Punload (character)
This command is the exact opposite of pload, and causes
the ploaded character to quit.
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The mount command allows for you to buy a mount from the pet shop, and to
mount them. The syntax for the mount command is. Mount and the name of the mob.
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The disable command allows you to disable a command. If your having problems
with a command and you don't want anyone using it simply disable it. The
syntax for the disable command is as follows. Disable with no arguments
will list all the disabled commands. Disable and the name of the command
you want to disable will disable the command.
e.g disable kick
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-1 store Store~
The store command allows you to store items in your locker box. In order to
store a item just type store and the name of the item.
e.g store sword
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-1 retrieve Retrieve~
The retrieve command allows you to remove your items from your locker box.
In order to remove an item simply type retrieve and the name of the object.
e.g retrieve item name
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100 SSflag~
{R ______ __ ______
{B --=<{r((((((({R / __/ / ___ ____/ /__ _ __/ __/ /____ ______ _ {r))))){B>=--
{B--=<{r((((((((({R _\ \/ _ Y _ `/ _ / _ \ |/|/ /\ \/ __/ _ \/ __/ ' \ {r))))))){B>=--
{B --=<{r((((({R /___/_//_|_,_/\_,_/\___/__,__/___/\__/\___/_/ /_/_/_/ {r)))){B>=--{x
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______ __ ______
--=<((((((( / __/ / ___ ____/ /__ _ __/ __/ /____ ______ _ )))))>=--
--=<((((((((( _\ \/ _ Y _ `/ _ / _ \ |/|/ /\ \/ __/ _ \/ __/ ' \ )))))))>=--
--=<((((( /___/_//_|_,_/\_,_/\___/__,__/___/\__/\___/_/ /_/_/_/ ))))>=--
I M M O R T A L S
O W I A
L I N F
IMMTITLE C Z C K DEPARTMENT Name
[ -=(MENACE)=- ] [Builders] Nemisys
M O R T A L S
O W K T
L A L H
LVL RACE CLS C R R I K CLAN Name
[ 10 Human Wiz] Satria
Players found: 2 Most on today : 5
Max on ever : 10 Total connections: 13
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-1 shockshield ShockShield~
shockshield is a defensive spell that randomly casts 'heat metal' on an
attacker and does light magical damage while blocking the incoming attack.
Obviously, the spell will only work if the attacker is wearing equipment or
a weapon. The odds of this ATTEMPT happening are 1 out of every 10 hits, at
which time, damage will occur, but the success rate of a cast is based on
the level of the Static Shield Spell...
Modify to your needs. Shield Spell-Group Snippet V1.0
By Tandon Miir, IMP of World of Eternal Dreams
tandonmiir@hotmail.com
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-1 forceshield Forceshield~
Force Shield is a defensive spell that gives a slight AC bonus, and randomly
blocks the attack of an attacker. The odds of this happening are
around 1 in 15 hits, so about every 5 or 6 rounds, a "save" will happen.
The reason this is so low is because it is a relatively low-level spell
on WED. Modify to your needs. Modify to your needs. Shield Spell-Group Snippet V1.0
8. By Tandon Miir, IMP of World of Eternal Dreams
9. tandonmiir@hotmail.com
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-1 flameshield Flameshield ~
Flame Shield is a defensive spell that gives the victim an AC bonus, but
also will randomly harm any attacker that attacks without a wielded weapon.
The rate of returned damage is about 1 out of every 3 hits, so expect
around 1 or 2 medium fire attacks per pulse. Modify as needed. Shield Spell-Group Snippet V1.0
By Tandon Miir, IMP of World of Eternal Dreams
tandonmiir@hotmail.com
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105 Scatter~
Syntax: Scatter
This command scatters all objects
on the floor to random locations.
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105 rename~
Syntax: rename (character) (new name)
This command renames any character
to any name that you or they wish.
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104 nochannels nochan~
Syntax: Nochan (character)
Nochannel (character)
This command repremands all channels
from characters who have abused the channels.
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106 Prand~
Syntax: prand <char>
Prand send the character to
a random location instantly.
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0 tithe~
Syntax: Tithe
Tithe instantly gains mana for the
price of 3 times the amount of missing mana.
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0 tpgive~
Syntax: tpgive <amount> <char>
Gives an amount of trivia points
to a character of your choice.
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106 unrestore~
Syntax: unrestore <char>
unrestore room
unrestore all
This command is exactly like restore,
but does the exact opposite by
setting hit points, mana, and movement to 1
See also: RESTORE
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SEE IMMTALK
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0 grantbp~
Syntax: grantbp <char>
Grants bless points to characters.
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105 zecho~
Syntax: zecho <messege>
Echos a messege through the entire zone.
See also: Echo Gecho Pecho
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105 mobslay~
Syntax: mobslay <mob name>
Instantly slays any mob.
This will not work on characters.
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102 seize~
Syntax: seize <item> <char>
Confiscates an item from a character that
has either gotten it illegally and
will not give it up, or can be used to play jokes on mortals.
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102 INSTAROOM INSTA ROOM RESETS~
Syntax: EDRESET INSTAROOM Sets all the resets for the room you are standing in.
The Instaroom command allows a builder to instantly set up resets for the room
you are standing in. The way it works is thus:
A builder must LOAD all objects and mobs into the room for which they are to
be reset into. The mob and object put into the room must be within that areas
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0 blahblah~
alight what i mean is this
Nevermind i like this one 5x3 five across and three down
--------------------------------------------------------
Room Name
o-o-{Y*{x-o-o Room Desc goes all in this area
| | | | |
o-{G*{x-o-o-o
| | | | |
o-o-o-{R*{x-o
[Exits: north east south west]
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Key:
- | means exits lead somwhere else if not a exit
don't show this
o room
{Y*{x yellow star is you
{G*{x green star is your friend
{R*{x red star is a unknown person
If all in the same room, show yellow first if your friend
and a unknown person is in another room together show ur
friend first..
this is what i got in mind
what ya think?
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110 mort change~
{CAdditions for players:
{w
Added suppression to the code, allowing for several types of spam suppression during battle etc.
Added the petcall command allowing players to call their pets to their side.
Added the sstep command, it allows players to slip into the shadows and move instantly to an area.
Added tally command. It helps you keep track of how many unique objects are in existance.
We have a strap command, belt command, hood raise/lower, cloak command. we also have layered eq when you use the new wear locations we've added. E.g wearing something over your leggings etc.
Added the restring code, players go to a restringer mob, and for a price can restring their objects, short descs, name, and long desc.
Added the petname code, allowing for players to change their pets short desc, name, and long desc.
Added study code, allowing players to study books or potions and possibly to gain the knowledge from them.
Added ohide and search commands allowing players to hide objects and the search command to find them.
Added hometown to allow players to change their hometown for a price in gold.
Added the forge command to allow players to add flags to their weapons for a price in questpoints. These are permanent changes.
Added the push and drag commands to allow players to manipulate objects or mobs.
Added the airmail code, to allow players to throw mobs or players from one place to another.
We have object saving code so that if something you own gets left on the ground it will survive through a copyover.
Created the auto afk code, if you are inactive for more than 12 ticks your automatically set as afk.
Added the version command you can type version and see what version of Shadowstorm we are currently using.
Added the mtsteal command. It allows players to steal a mount from someone else.
Created sage code allowing a wondering sage mob to identify your items for a price in gold.
Redid the healing code. Added some new options and made it look nicer.
We have an away code, you type away and a message after it to set the message. Then you type afk and it will show your away message as your title. When you come back and type afk it will automatically change back to your regular title.
You can now choose your height, weight, size, hair color, eye color etc, whenever you create your charac~
0 story~
This has yet to be written, Check back later
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1 davion~
Davion is beyond help.
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100 DUR_NOTEPAD~
{C+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{w Durandal : Male Human Battlemage {cat Level{w 106
{c Hometown : {wMidgaard {cAge : {w17 {cHours: {wXXXXXX {cClan : {wNone(None)
{C+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{C|{c HP : {w1688/1688 {C|{c Mana : {w533/533 {C|{c Move : {w730/730 {C|
{C|{c Hitroll : {w200 {C|{c Damroll : {w200 {C|{c Wimpy : {w0 {C|
{C|{cStats - {C|{c Armour - {C|{c Bank - {C|
{C|{c Str: {w12(12) {C|{c Pierce : {w10% {C|{c Silver : {D0 {C|
{C|{c Int: {w15(15) {C|{c Bash : {w10% {C|{c Gold : {Y0 {C|
{C|{c Wis: {w12(12) {C|{c Slash : {w10% {C|{c Held - {C|
{C|{c Dex: {w12(12) {C|{c Magic : {w10% {C|{c Silver : {D0 {C|
{C|{c Con: {w12(12) {C|{c {C|{c Gold : {Y0 {C|
{C|{c {C|{c Hunger : {wStuffed {C|{c Kills/Deaths - {C|
{C|{c Items : {w0/1000 {C|{c Thirst : {wQuenched {C|{c Mobs : {wXXX/YYY {C|
{C|{c Weight : {w0/1000000 {C|{c Marked : {wNo {C|{c Players : {wXXX/YYY {C|
{C|{c Position : {wStanding {C|{c Religion : {wNone(Nothing){C|{c QuestPoints : {w0 {C|
{C+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{C|{c Incog : {w0 {C|{c Wizinvis : {w0 {C|{c Security : {w9 {C|
{C+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
{X
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0 VERSION~
Displays the current running version of the mud.
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0 WIZLIST~
Syntax: wizlist
Display the gods of this mud, their rankings and positions
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102 changes~
Changes to the code go here.
First change! I created an ocean. We're at about 175 000 000 rooms
of explorable ocean, that I'll eventually expand to an air system
so we can land on roofs, have air combat with flying beasts, as
well as flying mages. Worship me.
Second change involves putting areas on the map. It will map it from
where you are standing on the room you descide. Basicly.. layover <vnum>
is the command. If you say, layover 32, it'll map from 32, around you. if
it goes off the x, or y, or on something else, it'll tell you it failed, and
not continue. Its sweetness. Love me.
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100 ADDON HELPTALLYADDON~
else if(!str_prefix(arg, "moreinfo"))
{
buf[0] = '\0';
tally = 0;
col = 0;
for ( cmd = cmd_first; cmd; cmd = cmd->next)
{
count++;
for ( pHelp = help_first; pHelp != NULL; pHelp = pHelp->next )
{
if ( is_name( cmd->name, pHelp->keyword ) )
{
tally++;
found = TRUE;
break;
}
}
if(!found)
{
sprintf( buf2, "[%-13s] (%-3d) %-13s %-3s %s", cmd->name, cmd->level, position_table[cmd->position].name, cmd->show == TRUE ? "Yes" : "No" , log_table[cmd->log].name);
strcat( buf, buf2 );
}
found = FALSE;
printf_to_char(ch, "The following commands lack a helpfile.\n\r[Command Name] Level Min Position Show Log\n\r%s",buf);
return;
}
}
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