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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Initial page. May be renamed partially. Cut out OOC, company chat, group chat and tells from it as well as some idle banter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;= January Sixth 2015 =&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:35:17] #Neophyte Donut# Hi people!&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:35:27] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Welcome :D&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:35:28] #Neophyte Helper Guardas# Hello there&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:35:29] #Neophyte Helper Khusavenosaen# hello!&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:36:29] #Neophyte Donut# I have heard that this game is the equivalent of the Nethack of the MUDS&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:36:41] #Neophyte Helper Chance# just as grueling, too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:37:08] #Neophyte Helper Chance# start with help show to get a bit of an idea heh&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:37:29] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, i am actually just rat hunting at the sewers&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:37:37] #Neophyte Helper Chance# impressive.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:37:53] #Neophyte Helper Chance# most newbies get killed by them early on&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:37:54] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Avoid giant rats and skavens. Don't pet the cats.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:38:26] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# That's about the best advice I can give for early game rat hunting.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:38:27] #Neophyte Donut# Alright, but what point i can kill the hostile ones?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:38:47] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# The hostile ones? You mean the giant ones?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:38:55] #Neophyte Helper Chance# you'll need some training, maybe even some xp from exploration for a few levels&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:03] #Neophyte Donut# Yes&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:06] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Assuming you're still the starter human character&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:09] #Neophyte Helper Chance# -especially- when it comes to combat, be patient&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:12] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# You're going to want some minor training&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:29] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Yeah, many of us are non-combat for the first 8-10 levels  [06 Jan 15:39:33] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Some of us longer&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:39] #Neophyte Donut# I am using the starter character&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:51] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# You can get to around level 18-20 without entering combat once if you know what you're doing as a human.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:39:59] #Neophyte Donut# So, its normal just to be walking around than fighting?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:40:13] #Neophyte Helper Chance# also, do not lose your compass&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:40:21] #Neophyte Helper Chance# help keep&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:40:38] #Neophyte Helper Chance# although if you do get lost someone can mostl liekly find you&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:40:46] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# If you can learn the specialty system&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:40:48] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# You're in good shape&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:41:23] #Neophyte Donut# thanks&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:41:30] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# you get experience from exploration once you're outside Losthaven proper (should be getting some from the sewers), which makes &lt;br /&gt;
  that a common approach to getting initial levels&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:41:45] #Neophyte Helper Chance# the palace to the north is good too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:42:02] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# and the shreeking siren&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:44:56] #Neophyte Donut# What is the shreeking siren?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:45:06] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# A ship in southern losthaven&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:45:20] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# near the sewer manhole&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:45:32] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# another map south and a few maps east of that&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:45:56] #Neophyte Donut# Thansk&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:46:03] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Any time :)&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:46:27] #Neophyte Donut# It's kinda funny when your initial character, an guard, has difficulties agains sewer rats&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:46:52] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# yeeeeah, i gotta work on that&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:46:54] #Neophyte Helper Pel# A frequent complaint.  Our rats are formidable.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:47:12] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# i mean i hope the actual rats explode pretty good when you hit them&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:47:27] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# but they're notoriously dodgy&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:47:31] #Neophyte Donut# If Carps can be dangerous in dwarf fortress...&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:47:38] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# lol&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:47:49] #Neophyte Helper Pel# I'm surprised you didn't ask why there's a wooden sailing ship and dock with no ocean, sea, or lake nearby.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:48:04] #Neophyte Helper Chaos# the mechanical reasons behind the two issues aren't entirely unrelated either&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:48:09] #Neophyte Helper Pel# The monster rats were occupying your attention, I spose&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:48:35] #Neophyte Donut# Of course, i need my character do something while we are speaking&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:48:59] #Neophyte Donut# I imagine a guy stomping rats with a cellphone&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:49:56] #Neophyte Donut# Chaos, you are one of the creator's of this game, right?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:50:02] #Neophyte Helper Chance# that's an understatement&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:50:08] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# He's the almighty owner.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:50:34] #Neophyte Donut# It must be a lot of work&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:52:15] #Neophyte Donut# But it's funny that characters have reading skills&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:52:48] #Neophyte Donut# I have heard that you need like 20 to read every sign posts&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:53:14] #Neophyte Helper Chance# these days, the wiki has a TON of useful information, too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:53:35] #Neophyte Donut# Just like minecraft&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:56:51] #Neophyte Helper Agun# How goes it nut.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:57:17] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You and your dog kicking ass and taking names down in the sewers?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:10] #Neophyte Donut# Yes yes, i am just doing public service&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:11] #Neophyte Helper Chance# http://wiki.lostsouls.org/Xailor%27s_Speedwalks to get a feel for the overall world size, too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:19] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Someone has gotta do it.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:37] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You're going to explode the n00b's head Chance. lol&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:46] #Neophyte Helper Chance# he said nethack, he can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:55] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Nut the best advice I can give is explore.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:58] #Neophyte Donut# I never played Nethack&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:58:58] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# wiki.lostsouls.org/Locations_and_Landmarks&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:04] #Neophyte Helper Chance# this is just stuff to glance at so as you go you'll be like &amp;quot;oh ok i get it now&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:08] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Wander around, if something attacks you probably run.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:16] #Neophyte Donut# Alright&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:40] #Neophyte Helper Chance# expect to make lots of throwaway characters for testing too, you can have up to 15 or so at once as you go too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:43] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Exploration will level you pretty fast also.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:58] #Neophyte Helper Enelle# time to make myself part peanut&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 15:59:59] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You've played RPG's before right?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:22] #Neophyte Donut# Yes, but this one is going to take a lot of work to understand&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:26] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Eh.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:28] #Neophyte Helper Chance# it's worth it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:30] #Neophyte Helper Agun# It's very deep.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:32] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Yes, it takes time&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:37] #Neophyte Helper Agun# It's not hard persay, just deep.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:41] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# But once you're in, there's no getting out&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:44] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# No putting it down&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:48] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Heh.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:00:55] #Neophyte Donut# Eh, i need a time sink&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:01] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Ok so typical RPG's are level based.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:09] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Level 20 is better than LEvel 10.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:16] #Neophyte Helper Agun# LS is Skill based.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:20] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Not really level based.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:26] #Neophyte Donut# ok&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:38] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Levels play a part, but they aren't the major determining factor.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:45] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Do show attributes, or stats&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:52] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Every 10 natural points of a stat you have.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:01:56] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Is 1 spec point.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:04] #Neophyte Helper Agun# So 100 Dex = 10 Dex Specs.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:15] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Spec=Specialty.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:16] #Neophyte Donut# spec points is for skill levels?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:21] #Neophyte Helper Agun# yes.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:25] #Neophyte Helper Agun# help specialties&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:32] #Neophyte Helper Agun# that's the foundation of advancement in teh game.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:33] #Neophyte Helper Chance# specialties may take some explianing&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:36] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, i took a look at this file&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:39] #Neophyte Helper Agun# They are simple.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:48] #Neophyte Helper Chance# once you get it they are&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:52] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Say you want to be good with a Sword.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:02:59] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You want to invest spec points into it.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:08] #Neophyte Helper Agun# 0 spec = 40 skill cap.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:13] #Neophyte Helper Agun# 1 spec = 80 skill cap.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:15] #Neophyte Helper Agun# etc etc.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:17] #Neophyte Helper Chance# but you need to find a guild or affilaition that gives you spec access to be able to invest spec points in order to train&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:19] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Pretty simple.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:38] #Neophyte Helper Agun# I'm just sticking with the spec system, then I'll dive into access.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:43] #Neophyte Helper Agun# See how specs work Nut?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:54] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You assign your specs to skills that use those stats.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:55] #Neophyte Donut# Guilds are ones who give you skills, right?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:03:59] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Sword uses Dex.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:02] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Axe uses Str.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:10] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Dodge uses Dex.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:13] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Languages use Int.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:18] #Neophyte Helper Chance# some guilds give skills, some give specialty access, some have powers / spells&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:35] #Neophyte Helper Chance# affiliations are like mini guilds that for the most part aren't exclusive&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:40] #Neophyte Helper Chance# sorry, associations that is&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:41] #Neophyte Donut# ok&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:54] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Guilds and Assocs give ACCESS to skills.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:04:57] #Neophyte Helper Chance# if you whois people, you can see what they belong to&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:00] #Neophyte Helper Agun# And sometimes bonus specs.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:06] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Let's say your a wizard.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:14] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You're going to probably have crap access in sword.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:22] #Neophyte Helper Agun# But a Knight will have a lot of access.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:26] #Neophyte Donut# because you need str&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:28] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Them wands, though&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:29] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Access is how many specs pionts you can assign.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:05:37] #Neophyte Helper Chance# well, you can raise strength as a wizard&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:06:04] #Neophyte Helper Chance# but the wizard guild you join may only give you access in other stuff, and no access in sword to put specialty points in&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:06:41] #Neophyte Donut# okay, but to raise this skilss, you need to use them?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:06:53] #Neophyte Helper Chance# once you put a specialty point in a skill, you can raise it by either use or training&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:06:55] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You can raise skills by using them or training.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:13] #Neophyte Helper Agun# The higher your cap is from your current skill the faster it'll go up.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:17] #Neophyte Helper Chance# you can raise them up to 40 generally without spec points invested in them, but after that requires the levels listed on help  &lt;br /&gt;
  specialties&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:21] #Neophyte Helper Agun# So let's say you have a spec 3 in Sword.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:30] #Neophyte Helper Agun# That's 150 cap.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:33] #Neophyte Helper Agun# ANd your sword is 20.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:42] #Neophyte Helper Agun# It'll go up pretty fast as you use and train it.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:49] #Neophyte Helper Agun# But if your spec is 1, so cap 80.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:51] #Neophyte Helper Agun# It'll go up slower.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:07:55] #Neophyte Donut# okay&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:08:04] #Neophyte Helper Agun# The closer you are to your cap the slower your skill progresses.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:08:12] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Further from ceiling you are, faster you can grow&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:08:25] #Neophyte Helper Chance# the skill levels aren't really &amp;quot;this happens at x&amp;quot; either, but they go into formulas for doing thing slike attacking / defending &lt;br /&gt;
  for example&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:08:57] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Type this:&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:09:00] #Neophyte Helper Agun# set shared alias ss to show specialties $*&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:09:04] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type ss&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:09:13] #Neophyte Helper Agun# That'll show you the skills you currently have specs in.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:09:40] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Also how are you connecting to this game btw?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:10:55] #Neophyte Donut# Well, can you repeat the command?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:11:10] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Aliases are used to easily repeat a command.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:11:22] #Neophyte Donut# I was being flooded by rat texting fight&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:11:33] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Like type this: set shared alias stats to show attributes&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:11:36] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type stats&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:11:55] #Neophyte Donut# set shared alias stats to show attributes&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:02] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Not in the newbie line&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:04] #Neophyte Donut# oops&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:04] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Just type it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:12] #Neophyte Helper Agun# It'll set an alias.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:14] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type stats.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:28] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Aliases are very very very important, let's you do things much quicker.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:12:45] #Neophyte Helper Agun# type score, that's your character sheet&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:13:03] #Neophyte Donut# yes&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:13:51] #Neophyte Donut# I forgot how to see the inventory&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:13:55] #Neophyte Helper Agun# i&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:10] #Neophyte Helper Agun# type this: set shared alias sl to show limbs&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:13] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type sl&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:23] #Neophyte Helper Agun# That will shw you your limb health and what you're wearing/wielding per limb.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:41] #Neophyte Donut# Why shared?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:49] #Neophyte Helper Chance# so all your characters on your atman will have it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:14:52] #Neophyte Helper Agun# That way when you create another char you can use the alias with them.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:15:03] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Sometimes you don't want it shared, like if it's specific for this char.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:15:05] #Neophyte Helper Chance# otherwise they are character specific&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:15:11] #Neophyte Helper Agun# But for the ones I'm giving you it's good to have them global.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:15:16] #Neophyte Donut# okay&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:22:43] #Neophyte Donut# I have noticied that attacks are automatic, but spells don't&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:10] #Neophyte Helper Chance# it depends on what sort of spells really&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:12] #Neophyte Donut# Is melee' characters gameplay stays that way for the whole game?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:29] #Neophyte Helper Agun# There's a significant amount to melee gameplay actually.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:36] #Neophyte Helper Chance# not  really, you can get maneuvers, and even melee 'guilds' have some augmentations usually&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:48] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You've got effort, type of damage, handedness, strike location, aim.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:23:58] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Speed, what maneuvers to use.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:24:17] #Neophyte Helper Chance# also, while there are some frameworks,  almost every guild and association is coded completely custom, so don't expect them to  &lt;br /&gt;
  play the same at all, there are some similarities but thye really vary&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:24:19] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Type: set shared alias sar to show attack rating with $*&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:24:24] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type: sar right hand&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:25:02] #Neophyte Helper Agun# That'll show you all that goes into fighting with your hand, which can vary as you gain more skills.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:25:02] #Neophyte Helper Agun# And other thigns.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:25:51] #Neophyte Donut# &amp;quot;You are not using any weapon called '*right hand' &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:25:59] #Neophyte Helper Chance# $* together in the alis&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:26:07] #Neophyte Helper Chance# it's a variable&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:27:01] #Neophyte Helper Agun# You can remove the $* if you want, it's just a habit.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:27:11] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Type: set shared alias sar to show attack rating with&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:27:16] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Then type: sar right hand&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:27:26] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Or if you're wielding a sword, sar sword&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:27:56] #Neophyte Donut# I still can't see it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:28:51] #Neophyte Helper Agun# type:show alias sar&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:28:57] #Neophyte Helper Agun# And copy what it comes back with and put it in here.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:03] #Neophyte Donut# I did it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:08] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Ok, cool.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:13] #Neophyte Helper Lyn claps for Donut#&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:17] #Neophyte Donut# It must put the &amp;quot;with&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:25] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:30:57] #Neophyte Donut# Thanks guys, you all are fast.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:11] #Neophyte Helper Agun# lots of mudding experience. lol&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:31] #Neophyte Donut# This one is my second mud&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:41] #Neophyte Donut# But i am up for a challenge&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:47] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Hah, good to hear!&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:53] #Neophyte Helper Agun# The wiki is definitely your friend.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:31:58] #Neophyte Helper Chance# once you get rolling and start to figure stuff out, its relaly rewarding&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:05] #Neophyte Helper Agun# I can guarantee everyone on here references it at least once a day when playing.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:16] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Are you kidding?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:25] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, but i don't see much about this game on google&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:28] #Neophyte Helper Chance# its on my second monitor all the time&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:28] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Ok, for you Zaf maybe 30 times.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:29] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# I have three tabs of the wiki open right now.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:34] #Neophyte Helper Agun# lol&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:37] #Neophyte Donut# And the blogs are outdated&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:39] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# I average 3-5&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:39] #Neophyte Helper Agun# Wiki is da bomb.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:32:59] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# The wiki is amazing for info on the game.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:33:27] #Neophyte Donut# Because you only click for information, no need to type&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:33:35] #Neophyte Helper Chance# you'll find a lot of old info out there but the wiki is the most up to date, its fairly recent in the grand scheme of things&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:33:59] #Neophyte Helper Chance# figure the muds 20+ years old&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:34:43] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# I believe LS is what? Twenty-five this year? Twenty-six? Iunno, I'll ask Chaos whenever he has a chance.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:34:48] #Neophyte Helper Chance# close&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:01] #Neophyte Helper Chance# i think i started in 93 ish&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:09] #Neophyte Donut# In the website it's says is from 1990&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:11] #Neophyte Helper Chance# maybe closer to 95 actually&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:35] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Still, it's an ever-evolving game and will likely never be complete, and I think that's what I find truly beautiful about it. &lt;br /&gt;
  It's always evolving.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:45] #Neophyte Helper Chance nods#&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:35:48] #Neophyte Helper Kaess# haha.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:36:03] #Neophyte Donut# As long he finds fun, he will still put stuff in this&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:36:25] #Neophyte Helper Chance# there's a decent amount of active developers at the moment too&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:36:39] #Neophyte Donut# How many?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:36:49] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Seven?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:36:56] #Neophyte Helper Chance# about that I think +-&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:37:08] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# It depends on how active Elron and Twilight are.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:37:34] #Neophyte Donut# Does the dog gain skills too?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:37:46] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Twilight's still tweaking in the background, I know that much. Elronuan... Iunno. Haven't seen him lately. And yes, followers can&lt;br /&gt;
  gain skills, too.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:38:07] #Neophyte Helper Chance# if you info the dog you'll see his xp (i think) as well&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:38:18] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Yes, or use &amp;quot;show companion advancement&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:38:46] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, i like her&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:38:50] #Neophyte Donut# XD&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:09] #Neophyte Helper Chance# could go vv early on and get a 'real' companion&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:20] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# I wasn't really paying attention, but did the others go over guilds with you?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:25] #Neophyte Helper Chance# so at least if you spend a lot of time wandering around it'll help&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:25] #Neophyte Donut# What is a vv ?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:36] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# The Verynvelyrae, a guild.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:37] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Verynvelrae&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:48] #Neophyte Helper Chance# a guild that can be 'fairly' simple, mechanic wise, or complex, depending on what sort of animal you bond to&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:50] #Neophyte Donut# Rememember guys, i am new!&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:39:54] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# It's a guild where you can get a pet that grows with you&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:05] #Neophyte Helper Stu# VV is great if he has a big something to take care of him, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:12] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# They focus on empathically bonding with terrestial beasts, which turns them into powerful companions that are unique dependent on &lt;br /&gt;
  their type.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:14] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# It gets skills, it gives you special abilities and access to skills you normally don't have&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:21] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# It's all around fun for pet lovers and newbies alike&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:33] #Neophyte Donut# So, it's like a pet class?&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:39] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# It's an amazing guild and still needs research done on some bonds. And yes.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:41] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Kinda&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:45] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# You pick a pet and you bond with it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:40:59] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Based on the pet you get various boons&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:41:08] #Neophyte Helper Chance# pretty much, except there's a shitload of pets you can choose from, like you find a real creature out there somewhere that you &lt;br /&gt;
  want (and have the right requirements if necessary) to bond with&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:41:15] #Neophyte Helper Enelle# spider monkey martial master&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:41:19] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Not all animals can be empathically bound, so keep that in mind. You can't create a bond with a dragon.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:41:32] #Neophyte Helper Chance# not to refer to the wiki a lot, but there is some really good info on the wiki about what you can bond and &lt;br /&gt;
  expect from different creatures&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:41:33] #Neophyte Helper Enelle# but a drake on the other hand&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:42:09] #Neophyte Helper Lyn# Refer to the wiki a lot, because you should. As much as we can help you. Nothing can really be a better teacher than yourself when you have an encyclopedia full of info&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:42:12] #Neophyte Helper Chance# so checking out the Verynvelyrae page may be a good idea to start&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:42:17] #Neophyte Warden Zafyr# Yeah, I suggest reading over the Verynvelyrae-related pages. It'd give you insight into many guilds because more guilds use the same mechanic.&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:42:41] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, i will take a look&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:43:04] #Neophyte Donut# I am just playing time from time and find things myself to keep stuff interesting&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:43:26] #Neophyte Donut# I may look over the wiki so much that i might forget the game&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:43:35] #Neophyte Helper Chance# heh, it's easy to&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:44:24] #Neophyte Donut# Yeah, this is like an exploration game&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:44:46] #Neophyte Helper Chance# with the map the way it is now, that's a big part of it&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:45:17] #Neophyte Helper Chance# also, while your palling around losthaven, 'help arbitrage'&lt;br /&gt;
 [06 Jan 16:45:29] #Neophyte Helper Chance# good way to do something thats not fighting for some money and exp, and you can get some early trains with it&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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