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Fungor: /* Combat */ I want to rewrite this entire thing...

Fungor — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:13:11 GMT

Combat - I want to rewrite this entire thing...

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	4. If things are going badly, flee. You may use the 'flee' command to pick an available direction at random, or choose an available exit and take it. Have your 'elude' on to help shake the monster if it chases you. If you are in the wilderness, just run as far and as fast as possible. Typing '9w<enter>' (or another direction) will usually do it. You will not lose experience points for fleeing, but your enemy will often get an extra round of attacks as you leave, and may try to chase you.		4. If things are going badly, flee. You may use the 'flee' command to pick an available direction at random, or choose an available exit and take it. Have your 'elude' on to help shake the monster if it chases you. If you are in the wilderness, just run as far and as fast as possible. Typing '9w<enter>' (or another direction) will usually do it. You will not lose experience points for fleeing, but your enemy will often get an extra round of attacks as you leave, and may try to chase you.

-	5. If you do not care to see descriptions of blows that do not cause wounds, type 'set brief combat on'. You will then see only hits that injure. See 'help set brief combat' for more information.	+	5. If you do not care to see descriptions of blows that do not cause wounds, type 'set filtering of insigcmb to on'. You will then see only hits that injure. See 'help set brief combat' for more information.

	6. Combat is highly customizable. You may set your 'aim', 'strike location', and 'combat mode', as well as your desired 'effort', 'wimpy', and 'attack scatter' levels. See the 'help set aim', 'help set strike location', and so on for usage. There are benefits to applying different configurations to different situations. If you 'set aim to high' and/or 'strike head', for instance, you will be focusing your efforts on one vital area. If your skills are high enough, or the opponent's head is an easy target (hill giants, for instance), this can make an effective strategy for a quick victory.		6. Combat is highly customizable. You may set your 'aim', 'strike location', and 'combat mode', as well as your desired 'effort', 'wimpy', and 'attack scatter' levels. See the 'help set aim', 'help set strike location', and so on for usage. There are benefits to applying different configurations to different situations. If you 'set aim to high' and/or 'strike head', for instance, you will be focusing your efforts on one vital area. If your skills are high enough, or the opponent's head is an easy target (hill giants, for instance), this can make an effective strategy for a quick victory.

Kex at 05:43, 14 March 2010

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	<ol>		<ol>
-	<li style="padding: 5px">Type 'help starting out' and 'help rules' to get you on your way.</li>	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Type 'help [[starting out]]' and 'help [[rules]]' to get you on your way.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">Take a look at 'help set' and 'help show' for how to set and view your character's settings. 'score' shows a general character sheet.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">Take a look at 'help set' and 'help show' for how to set and view your character's settings. 'score' shows a general character sheet.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">It is a good idea to 'wear all' armour and 'wield' weapons.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">It is a good idea to 'wear all' armour and 'wield' weapons.</li>

Bladestorm at 01:05, 12 May 2009

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	1. Switch off your Detailed Rooms depiction. (See 'help switch depiction'.) You will not be able to see every landmark this way, but it does facilitate quick and easy exploration. Keep in mind that only with the Detailed Rooms depiction on will you see the full detail and imaginative richness of the MUD.		1. Switch off your Detailed Rooms depiction. (See 'help switch depiction'.) You will not be able to see every landmark this way, but it does facilitate quick and easy exploration. Keep in mind that only with the Detailed Rooms depiction on will you see the full detail and imaginative richness of the MUD.

-	2. Travel in leaps and bounds. You can go up to 5 rooms in any direction at once by typing '5' before the direction (i.e.: '5e' will send you five squares east). If you see the room's short description change, backtrack and take a look, and if the room seems noteworthy, 'determine location' and record your findings. Also, traveling in this manner, you are likely to find discarded equipment which you can take and either use or sell.	+	2. Travel in leaps and bounds. You can go up to 9 rooms in any direction at once by typing the desired number before the direction (i.e.: '5e' will send you five squares east). If you see the room's short description change, backtrack and take a look, and if the room seems noteworthy, 'determine location' and record your findings. Also, traveling in this manner, you are likely to find discarded equipment which you can take and either use or sell.

	3. As you are exploring, take time to gain a bit of battle experience with the many smaller creatures you will encounter.		3. As you are exploring, take time to gain a bit of battle experience with the many smaller creatures you will encounter.
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	1. Follow similar rules as asking players for help, except that you should start with tells or the 'devhelp' channel.		1. Follow similar rules as asking players for help, except that you should start with tells or the 'devhelp' channel.

-	2. When asking for help, be sure to be specific in your request. You will receive quicker responses and more efficient aid this way. Your request may be as simple as: 'Hi Bricriu, my heart seems to have stopped. Would you mind resetting it?' or as complicated as a bug you may have encountered. With the usual sort of bug, you will simply receive a message telling you that a bug has occurred, and generally the correct thing to do is report it using 'sysreport bug'. You may also encounter bugs that are not so simple, such as unreasonable behavior from the game, in which case it may be appropriate to contact a developer directly.	+	2. When asking for help, be sure to be specific in your request. You will receive quicker responses and more efficient aid this way. Your request may be as simple as: 'Hi Bricriu, my heart seems to have stopped. Would you mind resetting it?' or as complicated as a bug you may have encountered. With the usual sort of bug, you will simply receive a message telling you that a bug has occurred, and generally the correct thing to do is report it using '[[sysreport]] bug'. You may also encounter bugs that are not so simple, such as unreasonable behavior from the game, in which case it may be appropriate to contact a developer directly.

	3. Developers will rarely offer help with the playing of the game itself, including recommendations of monsters to kill or areas to visit. If you have such questions, ask a player, as developers are generally not '''allowed''' to help you with these concerns.		3. Developers will rarely offer help with the playing of the game itself, including recommendations of monsters to kill or areas to visit. If you have such questions, ask a player, as developers are generally not '''allowed''' to help you with these concerns.

Chaos: /* Dying */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:38:38 GMT

Dying

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	2. You will normally be transported to a location where you can return to life when you die. The syntax for returning to life can vary, but 'pray for life', or praying to the deity that a place is dedicated to, is common. Some places can prevent your ghost being transported away from your body, though, in which case you will need to find your own way to a place to resurrect.		2. You will normally be transported to a location where you can return to life when you die. The syntax for returning to life can vary, but 'pray for life', or praying to the deity that a place is dedicated to, is common. Some places can prevent your ghost being transported away from your body, though, in which case you will need to find your own way to a place to resurrect.
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		+	3. A very common effect of death is becoming very hungry and thirsty. This will deplete your hit points, making you very fragile! When this happens, you will need to find food and drink before engaging in serious combat again.

	== Etiquette ==		== Etiquette ==

Chaos: /* Quickstart */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:34:42 GMT

Quickstart

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	<li style="padding: 5px">The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the runtlings on the [[Shrieking Siren]], a ship down at the Losthaven docks.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the runtlings on the [[Shrieking Siren]], a ship down at the Losthaven docks.</li>
-	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit [[Spiderwood]], directly northwest of Losthaven at -23, -23, 0.</li>	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit [[Spiderwood]], directly northwest of Losthaven at -23, -23, 0. Avoid the giant spiders at first until you are tougher.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the land of [[Lem]] in [[Korindim]] at map coordinates 16, -29, 0.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the land of [[Lem]] in [[Korindim]] at map coordinates 16, -29, 0.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.</li>

Chaos: /* Quickstart */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:33:06 GMT

Quickstart

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	<li style="padding: 5px">The command 'determine location' tells you your coordinates on a map, if you have a compass or the like. Beware, until your 'orienteering' skill is higher, you will only get approximate results.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">The command 'determine location' tells you your coordinates on a map, if you have a compass or the like. Beware, until your 'orienteering' skill is higher, you will only get approximate results.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">People in Losthaven and some other towns can be asked for directions to interesting places in their towns. Try asking for directions to the shop, the church, the square, and so on.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">People in Losthaven and some other towns can be asked for directions to interesting places in their towns. Try asking for directions to the shop, the church, the square, and so on.</li>
		+	<li style="padding: 5px">You get experience for exploring the world, so instead of fighting you can get started just by finding new places to explore.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.</li>
	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the runtlings on the [[Shrieking Siren]], a ship down at the Losthaven docks.</li>		<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the runtlings on the [[Shrieking Siren]], a ship down at the Losthaven docks.</li>

Chaos: /* Quickstart */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:30:36 GMT

Quickstart

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	== Quickstart ==		== Quickstart ==

-	1. Type 'help starting out' and 'help rules' to get you on your way.	+	<ol>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Type 'help starting out' and 'help rules' to get you on your way.</li>
-	2. Take a look at 'help set' and 'help show' for how to set and view your character's settings. 'score' shows a general character sheet.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Take a look at 'help set' and 'help show' for how to set and view your character's settings. 'score' shows a general character sheet.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">It is a good idea to 'wear all' armour and 'wield' weapons.</li>
-	3. It is a good idea to 'wear all' armour and 'wield' weapons.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Typing 'help' will give you a list of topics. When you have time, read the help file for each topic. This may be the single most important thing you do.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Figure out and use 'set wimpy' and 'show vitals'.</li>
-	4. Typing 'help' will give you a list of topics. When you have time, read the help file for each topic. This may be the single most important thing you do.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">'rest' to heal more quickly; getting drunk also helps.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Use 'set elude mode on', and use 'trust' with it while grouping.</li>
-	5. Figure out and use 'set wimpy' and 'show vitals'.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Check out 'help set combat mode'.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">At first, 'get' and 'sell' everything you can; money helps. Avoid taking other players' items, though. See the 'Etiquette' section in this book. The 'get' command is very versatile; you may do such things as 'get all' or even 'get all from corpse'. Use these with caution, though, as some items may be harmful. In particular, avoid mysterious black rocks.</li>
-	6. 'rest' to heal more quickly; getting drunk also helps.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Try 'search here' and 'search <item>'.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">The command 'determine location' tells you your coordinates on a map, if you have a compass or the like. Beware, until your 'orienteering' skill is higher, you will only get approximate results.</li>
-	7. Use 'set elude mode on', and use 'trust' with it while grouping.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">People in Losthaven and some other towns can be asked for directions to interesting places in their towns. Try asking for directions to the shop, the church, the square, and so on.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.</li>
-	8. Check out 'help set combat mode'.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the runtlings on the [[Shrieking Siren]], a ship down at the Losthaven docks.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit [[Spiderwood]], directly northwest of Losthaven at -23, -23, 0.</li>
-	9. At first, 'get' and 'sell' everything you can; money helps. Avoid taking other players' items, though. See the 'Etiquette' section in this book. The 'get' command is very versatile; you may do such things as 'get all' or even 'get all from corpse'. Use these with caution, though, as some items may be harmful. In particular, avoid mysterious black rocks.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the land of [[Lem]] in [[Korindim]] at map coordinates 16, -29, 0.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.</li>
-	10. Try 'search here' and 'search <item>'.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">See 'help set alias' to learn about one of your most powerful tools. Also, check out http://lostsouls.org/wiki/Power_Aliases on the web.</li>
-	11. The command 'determine location' tells you your coordinates on a map, if you have a compass or the like. Beware, until your 'orienteering' skill is higher, you will only get approximate results.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">You will automatically advance in level when you gain enough experience. 'show experience needed', or 'xp' (a quick alias for it), will show you how close you are to advancing.</li>
-	12. People in Losthaven and some other towns can be asked for directions to interesting places in their towns. Try asking for directions to the shop, the church, the square, and so on.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.</li>
-		+	<li style="padding: 5px">Each command may also be repeated up to nine times by putting the desired number before the command. I.e.: '5e' will make you go east five times.</li>
-	13. The Losthaven sewers are a good starting point; look for a manhole south of the Losthaven square.	+	<li style="padding: 5px">Use the commands 'info' and 'exa' on every object and creature you encounter.</li>
-		+	</ol>
-	14. Visit the runtlings on the Shrieking Siren, a ship down at the Losthaven docks.	+
-		+
-	15. Visit the land of Lem in Korindim at map coordinates 16, -29, 0.	+
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-	16. Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.	+
-		+
-	17. If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.	+
-		+
-	18. See 'help set alias' to learn about one of your most powerful tools. Also, check out http://lostsouls.org/wiki/Power_Aliases on the web.	+
-		+
-	19. Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.	+
-		+
-	20. You will automatically advance in level when you gain enough experience. 'show experience needed', or 'xp' (a quick alias for it), will show you how close you are to advancing.	+
-		+
-	21. Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.	+
-		+
-	22. Each command may also be repeated up to nine times by putting the desired number before the command. I.e.: '5e' will make you go east five times.	+
-		+
-	23. Use the commands 'info' and 'exa' on every object and creature you encounter.	+

	== Combat ==		== Combat ==

Chaos: /* Quickstart */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:23:13 GMT

Quickstart

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	16. Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.		16. Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.

-	18. If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.	+	17. If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.

-	19. See 'help set alias' to learn about one of your most powerful tools. Also, check out http://lostsouls.org/wiki/Power_Aliases on the web.	+	18. See 'help set alias' to learn about one of your most powerful tools. Also, check out http://lostsouls.org/wiki/Power_Aliases on the web.

-	20. Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.	+	19. Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.

-	21. You will automatically advance in level when you gain enough experience. 'show experience needed', or 'xp' (a quick alias for it), will show you how close you are to advancing.	+	20. You will automatically advance in level when you gain enough experience. 'show experience needed', or 'xp' (a quick alias for it), will show you how close you are to advancing.

-	22. Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.	+	21. Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.

-	23. Each command may also be repeated up to nine times by putting the desired number before the command. I.e.: '5e' will make you go east five times.	+	22. Each command may also be repeated up to nine times by putting the desired number before the command. I.e.: '5e' will make you go east five times.

-	24. Use the commands 'info' and 'exa' on every object and creature you encounter.	+	23. Use the commands 'info' and 'exa' on every object and creature you encounter.

	== Combat ==		== Combat ==

Chaos at 18:22, 23 April 2009

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:22:24 GMT

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	14. Visit the runtlings on the Shrieking Siren, a ship down at the Losthaven docks.		14. Visit the runtlings on the Shrieking Siren, a ship down at the Losthaven docks.

-	15. Visit the village of Stillwater at map coordinates 15, 16.	+	15. Visit the land of Lem in Korindim at map coordinates 16, -29, 0.

-	16. Visit the land of Lem at map coordinates 20, 23.	+	16. Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at Ebiria coords 20, 28, 0.
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-	17. Visit the chaos imp city of Imptropolis at map coordinates 18, 0.	+

	18. If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.		18. If you have full ANSI terminal support, learn how to use 'sbar' as a supplement or alternative to 'show vitals'.
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	20. Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.		20. Check the status of your hunger, thirst, and intoxication regularly with 'show hunger, thirst, intoxication'. If your vitals seem to be low or are dropping for an unknown reason, you probably need to eat or drink.

-	21. When you have sufficient experience, you must go to a guildhall and type 'say advance' to gain your new level. Learn to use 'show experience needed' (or 'xp', a quick alias for it).	+	21. You will automatically advance in level when you gain enough experience. 'show experience needed', or 'xp' (a quick alias for it), will show you how close you are to advancing.

	22. Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.		22. Many commands can be abbreviated. For example, 'examine' becomes 'exa' and 'look' becomes 'l'. See 'help abbrevs'.

Chaos: /* Quickstart */

Chaos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:20:10 GMT

Quickstart

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	8. Check out 'help set combat mode'.		8. Check out 'help set combat mode'.

-	9. At first, 'get' and 'sell' everything you can; money helps. Avoid taking other players' items, though. See the 'Etiquette' section in this book. The 'get' command is very versatile; you may do such things as 'get all' or even 'get all from corpse'. Use these with caution, though, as some items may be harmful. In particular, look out for mysterious black rocks.	+	9. At first, 'get' and 'sell' everything you can; money helps. Avoid taking other players' items, though. See the 'Etiquette' section in this book. The 'get' command is very versatile; you may do such things as 'get all' or even 'get all from corpse'. Use these with caution, though, as some items may be harmful. In particular, avoid mysterious black rocks.

	10. Try 'search here' and 'search <item>'.		10. Try 'search here' and 'search <item>'.