look

NAME
look - view your surroundings and inventory

SYNOPSIS
look
look at [specification]
look in [container]
look at [specification] carried by [living]

'exa' is a global alias for 'look at'

DESCRIPTION
View your surroundings, objects in your surroundings, or objects
that you carry.

OPTIONS
[none] - look at your surroundings in general

specification - a string that specifies what you want to look at
it can take many different forms

container - an object that you can put other objects inside

living - a player or a monster

SEE ALSO
inventory

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examine

NAME
examine - Look at something
exa - Works too

SYNOPSIS
exa [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Look at something closely

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search

NAME
search - look for the hidden

SYNOPSIS
search [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Search for non-obvious features in places and items
You can also use this command to search for hidden objects in
the room you're standing. If you find anything, the found objects
will be revealed for all to see.

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to search
it can take many different forms

Some examples are:

- "search desk" to search the desk in the room you are in.
- "search here for herbs" to search for herbs in the room you are in.

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see

NAME
see - see fights

SYNOPSIS
see [something]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can choose to watch fights in your surroundings
or not.

OPTIONS
see fights - will let you watch fights in the same room.
see no fights - will make you stop watching all those terrible actions

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brief

NAME
brief - toggle brief mode

SYNOPSIS
brief

DESCRIPTION
Every second time you type this command the brief mode is turned
on, and every other time it is turned off. When brief mode is
off you will get full descriptions of the locations you enter.
When brief mode is on you will only get a short description of
the location. Do not use brief mode when exploring new areas.
Important information is often hidden in the descriptions.

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inventory

NAME
inventory - list your possessions

SYNOPSIS
inventory

'i' is a global alias for 'inventory'

DESCRIPTION
Show a list of everything you are carrying. The contents of
containers are not shown. They have to be listed using the
'look at' command.

SEE ALSO
look

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get

NAME
get - pick something up

SYNOPSIS
get [specification]
get [specification] from [container]

'take' is a global alias for 'get'
'pick' is a global alias for 'get'

DESCRIPTION
Pick up items and put them in your inventory

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to get
it can take many different forms

container - an object that you can put other objects inside

SEE ALSO
put, drop

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drop

NAME
drop - drop items on the ground

SYNOPSIS
drop [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Drop items in your environment (the room or place you are in)

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to drop
it can take many different forms

SEE ALSO
get, put

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put

NAME
put - put items into containers

SYNOPSIS
put [specification] in [container]

DESCRIPTION
Put items inside container objects (sacks, bags etc.)

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to put
it can take many different forms

container - an object that you can put other objects inside

SEE ALSO
get, drop

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give

NAME
give - give things away

SYNOPSIS
give [specification] to [living]

DESCRIPTION
Take items from your inventory and give them to a person or
monster.

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to give
it can take many different forms

living - a person or monster

SEE ALSO
put, drop, get

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count

NAME
count - count coins

SYNOPSIS
count [money]
count [items]

DESCRIPTION
This command will let you count your coins in order to find
out the exact amount you have. It might take you some time
to count them all though.

It is also possible to count other items, like swords. The answer
will come quicker with those bigger items.

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appraise

NAME
appraise - estimate properties

SYNOPSIS
appraise [object]
appraise [money]
appraise [living]

DESCRIPTION
The appraise command allows you to quickly estimate the
general properties of an object. Appraising money gives
you an estimate of how much money there is in a pile.

OPTIONS
money - one of the standard money types

living - a person or monster

object - an object in your presence

If an object will survive a reboot, you will get a message like:
"This object seems to be able to last a while."

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say

NAME
say - communicate with the surroundings, without hitting them.

SYNOPSIS
say [text]
'[text]

say to [target] [text]
'to [target] [text]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can say something to the people and monsters
in the room. It is up to them to react to your messages. Note that
you can abbreviate the command by using a single quote before the
message. Then you can skip the space between them.

If you want to speak to someone or some people in particular you can
use the second form with "to [target]". NOTE that all others in the
room will still hear the message. It will just be directed to that
particular person as if you are facing him/her while you are
speaking.

OPTIONS
[text] - the message you want to tell to the people in the room.
[target] - the target or targets you want to tell the message to.
This may be a name or description of a living or livings,
ie. Mercade, the dwarf wizard and dwarves are all valid
targets.

SEE ALSO
shout, whisper, rsay, ask

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shout

NAME
shout - communicate loudly with the surroundings, without hitting them

SYNOPSIS
shout [string]

DESCRIPTION
Normally this command passes the things you have to say to all
other players and monsters in the location, and in all neighboring
locations. It is then up to them to react to your messages.

OPTIONS
string - any printable characters

SEE ALSO
say, whisper, rsay, ask

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whisper

NAME
whisper - communicate with someone without others hearing

SYNOPSIS
whisper [living] [string]

DESCRIPTION
Normally this command passes the things you have to say only to
the person you wish to communicate with.

OPTIONS
living - a player or monster in the same location

string - any printable characters

SEE ALSO
shout, say, rsay, ask

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rsay

NAME
rsay - communicate with your kin

SYNOPSIS
rsay [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command works like say, except for the fact that members
of other races won't understand you (unless they have learned
your language).

OPTIONS
string - any printable characters

SEE ALSO
say, whisper, shout, ask

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reply

NAME
reply - answer a wizard's call

SYNOPSIS
reply [message]

DESCRIPTION
Send a message back to a wizard who spoke to you. You will
only be able to use this command once after the wizard has
spoken to you.

WARNING
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards -
for they are subtle and quick to anger.

SEE ALSO
commune

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ask

NAME
ask - Ask someone in the surroundings a question

SYNOPSIS
ask [who] [what]

DESCRIPTION
This command lets you ask someone in the room a question. NPC:s are
known not to answer many of them, but your chances are greatly improved
if you let the questions be one word sentences, without any question
marks on the end.

SEE ALSO
shout, say, whisper, rsay

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echoon

NAME
echoon - Set the echoing on

SYNOPSIS
echoon

DESCRIPTION
This command will let you see what you say, whisper or ask other
players. If the echo is set to off, you will only get an 'Ok' to
let you know the command worked.

SEE ALSO
echooff

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echooff

NAME
echooff - Set the echoing off

SYNOPSIS
echooff

DESCRIPTION
This turns off the echoing of what you say, whisper or ask another
being in the mud.

SEE ALSO
echoon

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commune

NAME
commune - pray to the gods

SYNOPSIS
commune [who] [mantra]

DESCRIPTION
Send a prayer for help to all wizards logged in.

OPTIONS
who - To whom you are directing your message. You can always
give 'all' to reach anyone who might feel sympathetically
inclined to help you.

A destination of 'here' will only commune to all the
wizards connected and in the domain you are currently
in.

Any destination except 'all' is costly however, you pay
a tenth of you max mana for any such call.

mantra - Any string you deem fit to bring attention to your plight.

Example:

commune all Pray save me, a vicious bug tells me strange
messages and won't let me do anything!

WARNING
Sending up prayers when not assailed by serious bugs may result in
divine retribution instead of divine intervention.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards -
for they are subtle and quick to anger.

SEE ALSO
reply

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introduce

NAME
introduce - make a name known to others

SYNOPSIS
introduce me
introduce me to [any living]
introduce [living]
introduce [living] to [any living]

'present' is an alias for 'introduce'
'myself' is an alias for 'me'

DESCRIPTION
You don't know the names of most people and monsters until
they have been introduced to you. You will then know their
names until you leave the game. If you want to remember someone
next time you log in you should use the remember command.

OPTIONS
me - should be obvious

living - a person or monster that you have been introduced to

any living - any person or monster, even those whom you don't know

SEE ALSO
remember, forget, introduced

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remember

NAME
remember - remember a person you know

SYNOPSIS
remember
remember [living]

DESCRIPTION
You will recognize all people whom you remember when you meet
them, even if you have been out of the game in between.

You will only be able to remember players who are logged on, so
try to remember someone quickly and don't wait an hour or so.

OPTIONS
[none] - show a list of all the people whom you remember

living - a person or monster that you have been introduced to

SEE ALSO
remembered, forget, introduce, introduced

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forget

NAME
forget - forget a person you know

SYNOPSIS
forget [living]

DESCRIPTION
Remove a person or monster from the lists of people you know and
remember.

OPTIONS
living - a person or monster that you remember or have been
introduced to

SEE ALSO
remember, remembered, introduce, introduced

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remembered

NAME
remembered - list remembered people

SYNOPSIS
remembered

DESCRIPTION
Show a list of all the people you remember. These people will be
remembered from session to session, until you choose to forget them.

SEE ALSO
remember, forget, introduce, introduced

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introduced

NAME
introduced - list introduced people

SYNOPSIS
introduced

DESCRIPTION
Show a list of all the people you have been introduced to. People
in your remember-list are not shown.

SEE ALSO
remember, remembered, forget, introduce

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wear

NAME
wear - put something on

SYNOPSIS
wear [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Put on armour items, amulets, rings, clothes, etc

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to wear
it can take many different forms
the item specified must be in your inventory

SEE ALSO
remove, wield, unwield

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remove

NAME
remove - take something off

SYNOPSIS
remove [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Take off something you are wearing, and put it in your inventory

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to remove
it can take many different forms

SEE ALSO
remove, wield, unwield

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wield

NAME
wield - wield an item for use as a weapon

SYNOPSIS
wield [specification]

DESCRIPTION
Take something in your hand, to use as a weapon in combat

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to wear
it can take many different forms
the item specified must be in your inventory

SEE ALSO
remove, wear, unwield

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unwield

NAME
unwield - unwield an item for use as a weapon

SYNOPSIS
unwield [specification]

OPTIONS
specification - a string that specifies what you want to unwield
it can take many different forms the item specified
must be in your inventory

SEE ALSO
remove, wield, wear

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kill

NAME
kill - do your best to eliminate someone

SYNOPSIS
kill [something]

DESCRIPTION
Start hacking away with your weapons, or with feet and fists
if you don't have a weapon.

If you try to kill someone you know, i.e., have been introduced
to and/or remember you will have to confirm your kill command
by typing it twice.

OPTIONS
something - a living being, or in some cases, a dead object

SEE ALSO
stop, assist

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assist

NAME
assist

SYNOPSYS
assist
assist [name]

DESCRIPTION
When a friend of yours is in combat and you want to help him you
can try to figure out the exact description of the living your
friend is fighting. Since this may not always be easy, you can
easily join combat with the third party by using the assist
command, therewith assiting your friend in combat.

OPTIONS
[none] If you are in a team, assist a member of the team.
[name] The name or description of the living you want to assist
in combat. Note that you will help [name] and attack the
enemy of [name].

SEE ALSO
kill

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stop

NAME
stop - stop attacking or hunting someone

SYNOPSIS
stop hunting [specification]
stop hunting all
stop fighting

DESCRIPTION
Stop an ongoing attack. If your enemy also stops, you will cease
fighting. Otherwise you will resume attacking next time he/she/it
tries to hit you.

specification - a string that specifies what you want to stop attacking
it can take many different forms

SEE ALSO
kill

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wimpy

NAME
wimpy - ability to wimpy out of a fight

SYNOPSIS
wimpy
wimpy brave
wimpy [damage]
wimpy ?

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can become a wimp and wimpy out of a fight
if it doesn't go well for you. You might find this command very
usful, especially recomended for beginners. However, when running
away from the fight, you will have no time to decide where to run
so you might end up in the next room with 15 of those horrible orcs.
Most times it will probably save your life though.

OPTIONS
[none] - Show your current setting

brave - Never run, be brave!

[?] - Give a list of available 'damage' strings.

[damage] - The health description of the unacceptable damage level.

SEE ALSO
vitalslevels

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vitals

NAME
vitals - see certain vitals such as health, intoxication, etc

SYNOPSIS
vitals
vitals [player]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can see certain vitals relevant to your current
status. These include health and mental condition as well as how
panicky, tired, hungry, thirsty and intoxicated you are.

These values vary depending on what you do.

OPTIONS
[none] - see your own vitals

player - see the vitals of an active player (Only for wizards)

SEE ALSO
stats, skills, wimpy, meditate

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stats

NAME
stats - see vital statistics

SYNOPSIS
stats
stats [player]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can see your vital statistics. If you are a
wizard you can see the stats of other players as well.

OPTIONS
[none] - see your own stats

player - see the stats of an active player [Only for wizards]

SEE ALSO
compare, vitals, meditate

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skills

NAME
skills - see your skills

SYNOPSIS
skills
skills [player]
skills [group]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can see your educational level in the skills
that you have learned. If you are a wizard you can see the skills of
other players as well.

Skills are advanced by training, which you can buy either from
the local guilds or from wandering masters in the art.

OPTIONS
[none] - see your own skills

player - see the skills of an active player (Only for wizards)

group - will show only the 'fighting', 'magic', 'thief' or 'general'
group skills. 'all' produces the same result as 'skills'.

SEE ALSO
stats, vitals, skillist, skillevels, improve, learn

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spells

NAME
spells - show available spells

SYNOPSIS
spells

DESCRIPTION
This command shows a list of currently available spells

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compare

NAME
compare - compare stats of two beings

SYNOPSIS
compare [stat] with [being]
compare [stat] of [being1] and [being2]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can compare the stats of two present beings.
You can only compare one stat at a time. Your appraise monster skill
is checked when using this command.

OPTIONS
stat - one of str, dex, con, int, wis or dis

being - a living creature in your presence

SEE ALSO
stats

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invite

NAME
invite - invite someone to join your team

SYNOPSIS
invite
invite [person]

DESCRIPTION
You can use this command to invite players into your team, or
to get a list of the people you have invited. You may only
invite people if you are the leader of a team or if you don't
belong to a team. How many people you can lead, and whom you
may lead depends on your respective discipline stats.

OPTIONS
person - a currently logged on player

SEE ALSO
teams, team, join, leave
For general information, see teams

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join

NAME
join - join a team

SYNOPSIS
join [person]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you join a team you have been invited into.

OPTIONS
person - a player in your presence

SEE ALSO
teams, team, invite, leave
For general information, see teams

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leave

NAME
leave - leave a team

SYNOPSIS
leave
leave [person]

DESCRIPTION
This command is used when you want to leave a team, or if you
want to exclude a member in the team that you lead.

OPTIONS
[none] - leave the team you are a member of

person - a member of the team you lead

SEE ALSO
teams, team, join, invite
For general information, see teams

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team

NAME
team - check for current team members

SYNOPSIS
team

DESCRIPTION
See the names of all members of the team you currently are
a member or leader of.

SEE ALSO
teams, invite, join, leave

For general information, see teams

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who

NAME
who - list people

SYNOPSIS
who [wmsn]

DESCRIPTION
Get a listing of the people logged on. Mortals see all people they
know. Wizards see all players.

OPTIONS
w - show only the wizards you know

m - show only the mortal players you know

n - show only the names of the players you know and no titles
or anything (a short and handy list)

s - sort the players alphabetically.

NOTE
The options 'w' and 'm' are mutually exclusive. If you give them
both, you will only get one (I think 'w')

SEE ALSO
mwho

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help

NAME
help - get help on a specific topic

SYNOPSIS
help [g|w] [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command prints a help text on a specific topic
Do "help topics" to get a current list.

For wizards, the optional argument specifies which
help directory (general or wizard) to search. This is
useful if there happens to be a wizard and a mortal
command with the same name, such as "leave"

OPTIONS
g / w - wizards may select the general or wizards help page.

string - any topic

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date

NAME
date - information on the gametime status

SYNOPSIS
date

DESCRIPTION
This command gives a information on local time, start time,
uptime and memory consumption. A typical example:

Local time: Sat Sep 12 22:11:06 1992
Start time: Sat Sep 12 04:25:36 1992
Up time: 17 hours 45 minutes 30 seconds
Memory usage: 63%

When the memory usage reaches 100% Armageddon is invoked
and reboots the game.

If the game has a regular reboot time it is also stated.

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save

NAME
save - save your character

SYNOPSIS
save

DESCRIPTION
Your character is saved to disk. You should do this after doing
complex or important things. If the game crashes you will only lose
the parts you did after your last save.

SEE ALSO
quit

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quit

NAME
quit - save your character and leave the game

SYNOPSIS
quit

DESCRIPTION
Your character is saved and you are logged out of the game.
You lose most of your possessions, but some special items
and your money will return when you log in again. The things
you can not keep are dropped in the location where you quit.

Since quit is not considered to be a part of the game itself,
you are not allowed to quit while in combat.

SEE ALSO
save, recover

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escape

NAME
escape - escape from current task

SYNOPSIS
![command]

DESCRIPTION
The exclamation mark provides a way to escape from your current task.
It allows you to do things like "bow Fatty" while your are writing
a note on a board. Just type "!bow Fatty" at the beginning of a new
line. If you have already typed characters on the current line, delete
them before using the escape sequence.

OPTIONS
command - the normal command to execute. Do not put a space between
the exclamation mark and the command.

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password

NAME
password - change your password

SYNOPSIS
password

DESCRIPTION
When you type the command you will be prompted for your old
password and when you type it correctly, you will be prompted
for a new password. Then you are prompted to retype it for
secutiry reasons. We don't want you to make any typos and be
unable to log in. If the new passwords match, it will be set.

ADVISE / WARNING
We advise you to alter your password from time to time. You
should protect your password at all times and _never_ lend it
to anyone else. It is the only proof that you are actually
using the character. The administration cannot be liable in
any way for missuse. If someone else logs in your character
and violates a rule, _you_ shall be held accountable.

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email

NAME
email - check or set your email address

SYNOPSIS
email
email none
email [email address]

DESCRIPTION
Set or check your current email address. This address is only
available to the administrators of the game, and may be used
to contact you, should the need arise.

OPTIONS
[none] - check what your email address is set to.

"none" - set your email address to the string 'none', indicating
that you don't have an account that can be reached by
electronic mail

email address - your email address, e.g. allan@cd.chalmers.se

SEE ALSO
get, drop

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levels

NAME
levels - show the possible level descriptions for many concepts

SYNOPSIS
levels
levels [concept]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can see the possible descriptions of many
concepts related to the state of a player in the mud.

OPTIONS
[none] - see a list of the available concepts

concept - Show the possible descriptions for this concept

SEE ALSO
stats, skills, vitals

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skillevels

NAME
skillevels

SYNOPSIS
This is not a command, simply information.

DESCRIPTION
There are a number of different levels you can achieve in your skills.
These are divided into these main groups:

student, amateur, layman, acolyte, journeyman, craftsman,
professional, veteran, master and guru.

In these you can have reached these sublevels:

novice, junior, apprentice, [simply maintitle], confident,
seasoned, expert, eminent, brilliant and superior.

OPTIONS
none

SEE ALSO
skills, skillist, improve, learn

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skillist

NAME
skillist

SYNOPSIS
This is not a command, simply information.

DESCRIPTION
There are a number of different skills that you can learn at different
places in the game. Below are the 'normal' skills. These are available
to most players and can usually be trained to a certain level in not
hard to find places. Some are, as you can see, reserved for specific
occuptational guilds, though.

Weapon skills
Sword fighting skill
Polearms
Axes
Knives
Clubs; any blunt weapons really
Missiles; rocks, arrows...
Javelins, thrown spears...

Specialized fighting skills
Two handed combat
This increases your capability to be effective with
multiple weapons.
Unarmed combat
This lets you use your strength and dexterity in
combat.
Fighting while blinded
This increases your capability to hit and dodge while
fighting in the dark.
Parrying with weapons
This increases your capability to dodge blows in
in combat, IF you wield a weapon.
General defensive skill
This generally increases your skill at dodging
blows from any enemy.

Magic skills
General spellcasting ability.
Attack spells.
Defensive spells.
Healing spells.
Illusions.
Any other specific spells.
Know herbs & plants from spellcasting value.
Mix stuff together. Potions and stuff.

Thief skills
Pick locks.
Pick pockets.
Doing strange stuff in high places.
Find/Remove traps without coming to harm.
Sneak into rooms.
Hide in rooms.
Do something bad to someone's back.

General skills
Appraise an opponent.
Find out properties of objects.
Value an object.
Swim.
Climb.
Handle animals.
Know where you are.
Track something in the wild.
Hunt for your living.
Speak other languages.
Be wary of sneak/hide/backstab.
Trade with profit.

OPTIONS
none

SEE ALSO
skills, skillevels, improve, learn

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compare

NAME
compare - compare stats of two beings

SYNOPSIS
compare [stat] with [being]
compare [stat] of [being1] and [being2]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can compare the stats of two present beings.
You can only compare one stat at a time. Your appraise monster skill
is checked when using this command.

OPTIONS
stat - one of str, dex, con, int, wis or dis

being - a living creature in your presence

SEE ALSO
stats

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praise

NAME
praise - praise the area you are in

SYNOPSIS
praise [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command writes your present location and the string you type
as an argument to the responsible wizard's logfile.
Use this to improve the temper of the wizard. It might not count
for anything but wizards sometimes like to be told how neat the
things they make are.
If no string is given you will enter a 'note-like' mode. You can
then write a longer message, the same way you write a note on a board.

OPTIONS
string - any text

SEE ALSO
idea, bug, typo, sysbug

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idea

NAME
idea - submit an idea for improvement

SYNOPSIS
idea [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command writes your present location and the string you type
as an argument to the responsible wizard's logfile.
It should be used for the submission of ideas for improvement
in the local area.
If no string is given you will enter a 'note-like' mode. You can
then write a longer message, the same way you write a note on a board.

OPTIONS
string - any text

SEE ALSO
typo, bug, praise, sysbug

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typo

NAME
typo - report a typo

SYNOPSIS
typo [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command writes your present location and the string you type
as an argument to the responsible wizard's logfile.
It should be used for the reporting of bad grammar, bad descriptions
and spelling mistakes.
If no string is given you will enter a 'note-like' mode. You can
then write a longer message, the same way you write a note on a board.

OPTIONS
string - any text

SEE ALSO
idea, bug, praise, sysbug

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bug

NAME
bug - report a bug

SYNOPSIS
bug [string]

DESCRIPTION
This command writes your present location and the string you type
as an argument to the responsible wizard's logfile.
It should be used to report bugs.
If no string is given you will enter a 'note-like' mode. You can
then write a longer message, the same way you write a note on a board.

OPTIONS
string - any text

SEE ALSO
typo, idea, praise, sysbug

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sysbug

NAME
sysbug - report a system bug

SYNOPSIS
sysbug [string]

DESCRIPTION
You use this command instead of the normal 'bug' command when you
suspect that the bug is not in the area you are currently in but
instead a general bug of common nature throughout the system.

Please use this command for typos found in general commands, or
ideas concerning the game itself, not merely the domain in which
you are.

The command writes your present location and the string you type
as argument to a global file for such reports of system bugs.

If no string is given you will enter a 'note-like' mode. You can
then write a longer message, the same way you write a note on a board.

OPTIONS
string - any text

SEE ALSO
bug, typo, idea, praise

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commune

NAME
commune - pray to the gods

SYNOPSIS
commune [who] [mantra]

DESCRIPTION
Send a prayer for help to all wizards logged in.

OPTIONS
who - To whom you are directing your message. You can always
give 'all' to reach anyone who might feel sympathetically
inclined to help you.

A destination of 'here' will only commune to all the
wizards connected and in the domain you are currently
in.

Any destination except 'all' is costly however, you pay
a tenth of you max mana for any such call.

mantra - Any string you deem fit to bring attention to your plight.

Example:

commune all Pray save me, a vicious bug tells me strange
messages and won't let me do anything!

WARNING
Sending up prayers when not assailed by serious bugs may result in
divine retribution instead of divine intervention.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards -
for they are subtle and quick to anger.

SEE ALSO
reply

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backstab

NAME
backstab - backstab a living creature

SYNOPSIS
backstab [target] with [weapon]

DESCRIPTION
You can sneak at a target to backstab it. This skill requires
a knife or a dagger. The sucess is determined with your sneak
skill compared with the target's awareness.
Then backstab is checked and the damage depends on your skill
with the weapon.

OPTIONS
---

SEE ALSO
sneak, hide

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hide

NAME
hide - hide somewhere

SYNOPSIS
hide [item] [poorly]

DESCRIPTION
If you hide somewhere your presence is not noticed by
another player in the room since you don't move.
You can also hide objects you want not to be found by others.
Beware that you don't hide your possessions so well that you
can't find them again. If you are uncertain about your
attentiveness to such detail it might be best to hide them
poorly, that will ensure that you will never risk not finding
them again.

If you happend to come upon hidden objects or players that you
find by virtue of your awareness, they will be displayed inside
brackets, i.e [a coin] when you find a hidden coin.

OPTIONS
---
SEE ALSO
sneak, backstab

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inv

NAME
inv - inventory of another living

SYNOPSIS
inv [target]

DESCRIPTION
Examine a living creature with this command to notice
the items the target is carrying.

OPTIONS
---
SEE ALSO
steal

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sneak

NAME
sneak - sneak somewhere

SYNOPSIS
sneak [direction]

DESCRIPTION
With this skill you can sneak in a direction and your arrival
won't be noticed there.

OPTIONS
---
SEE ALSO
hide, backstab

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steal

NAME
steal - steal something

SYNOPSIS
steal [item] from [target]

DESCRIPTION
This command enables you to steal something from a monster or
other living creature. The target can be examined with 'inv
target' before. Note that the awareness of the target is
checked.

OPTIONS
---
SEE ALSO
inv

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track

NAME
track - read the tracks

SYNOPSIS
track

DESCRIPTION
Every living creature will leave footprints. This skill allows you
to find the last footprint and to follow a track then.

OPTIONS
---

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light

NAME
light - light a combustible object

SYNOPSIS
light [object]

DESCRIPTION
Light lights the object. Simple isn't it?

OPTIONS
object - a combustible object, like torch, lamp, candle,...

SEE ALSO
extinguish

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extinguish

NAME
extinguish - extinguish a lighted object

SYNOPSIS
extinguish [object]

DESCRIPTION
You put out a lighted object.

OPTIONS
object - a lighted object, like torch, lamp, candle,...

SEE ALSO
light

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improve

NAME
improve - improve your skills

SYNOPSIS
improve
improve [num]
improve [name]
improve [name] [num]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can improve your skills at different guilds
around the world. At some places you might need to study too.

OPTIONS
without argument list what skills can be improved and the cost to
raise them one step.

[num] - List the skills you can improve [num] steps and the cost
to do so.

[name] - Improve that skill one step

[name] [num] - Improve skill named [name], [num] steps.

SEE ALSO
stats, vitals, skillist, skillevels, learn

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learn

NAME
learn - learn your skills

SYNOPSIS
learn
learn [num]
learn [name]
learn [name] [num]

DESCRIPTION
With this command you can learn new skills at different guilds
around the world. At some places you might need to study too.

OPTIONS
without argument list what skills can be learned and the cost to
raise them one step.

[num] - List the skills you can learn [num] steps and the cost
to do so.

[name] - Learn that skill one step

[name] [num] - Learn skill named [name], [num] steps.

SEE ALSO
stats, vitals, skillist, skillevels, improve

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meditate

NAME
meditate - Estimate stats or set preferences

SYNOPSIS
stats

DESCRIPTION
At some places over the world it's possible to sit down and meditate
and thus be able to gain better knowledge about yourself and your
stats. You can also change your stat preferences when meditating
so you can concentrate on gaining strength for yourself, perhaps,
while out on your journeys.

SEE ALSO
compare, stats, vitals

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adverbs

ADVERBS

absentmindedly aimlessly amazedly amusedly
angrily anxiously appreciatively archly
astonishingly

badly bitterly boringly briefly
brightly busily

carefully cautiously charmingly cheerfully
childishly coldly completely confidently
confusedly contentedly coquetishly coyly
crazily cunningly curageously curiously
cutely cynically

dangerously deeply defiantly dejectedly
demonically depressively desperately devilishly
dirtily disappointedly disgustingly doubtfully
dreamily dubiously

earnestly egocentrically egoistically endearingly
enthusiastically erotically evilly exhaustedly
exuberantly

fanatically fatherly fiercefully foolishly
friendly frostily funnily

gleefully gracefully greedily grimly

happily harmonically heartbrokenly heavily
helpfully helplessly honestly hopefully
humbly hungrily hysterically

ignorantly impatiently inanely indecently
innocently inquiringly inquisitively insanely
instantly interestedly ironically

jealously joyfully

kindly knowingly

lazily loudly lovingly lustfully

madly maniacally melancholically menacingly
mercilessly merrily mischievously musically
mysteriously

nastily naughtily nervously nicely
noisily

outrageously

painfully passionately patiently patronizingly
perfectly . (period) personally physically
pitifully playfully politely professionally
profoundly profusely proudly

questioningly quickly quietly quizzically

randomly really rebelliously rudely
relieved reluctantly remorsefully rudely

sadistically sadly sarcast
ically satanically
scornfully searchingly seductively sensually
seriously sexily shamelessly shyly
sickly silently skilfully sleepily
slightly slowly slyly smilingly
softly solemnly strangely stupidly
sweetly

tearfully tenderly terribly thankfully
theoretically thoughtfully tightly tiredly
totally tragically truly trustfully

uncontrollably unexpectedly unhappily unknowingly

viciously vigorously virtually

warmly wearily wholeheartedly wickedly
wildly wisely wistfully

SYNOPSYS
You can identify an adverb by abbreviating it to a minimum of
three characters. Note that not all adverbs can be accessed with
only three characters.

DESCRIPTION
Adverbs can be used together with many emotions. Do "help emotions"
for more information on the general emotions.

NOTE
All emotions that can be used with an adverb have a default adverb
if you do not specify an adverb. To specify that you do not want to
use an adverb at all, use the period. "smile ." will just make you
smile and not smile happily for happily is the default adverb for
the emotion smile.

CAVEAT
Due to the nature of the search algorith, you cannot rely on
getting the first adverb that matches the pattern alphabetically.
Typing "smile con" _might_ give the same as "smile confusedly", so
at least "smile confi" if you want to smile confidently.

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armageddon

NAME
Armageddon - not a command, just information.

DESCRIPTION
From time to time, Armageddon will show up to shut the game down.
The reason for this is usually that the host computer runs out
of memory, but there can be other reasons too.

What basically happens is that the game is closed down and that
everyone is forced to quit, though you can naturally connect again
if the game has been rebooted. This usually takes a few minutes,
though it is better to wait five minutes and give Armageddon a
chance to clean out some things before he boots the game again.

When Armageddon shows up, you can ask him to teleport you to your
starting location, so you may sell your equipment if you want
that. Several of the items you carry may not survive the reboot.

SEE ALSO
recover

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emotions

NAME (emotions marked with an * are usable together with adverbs)

ack admire* agree* appologize*
applaud*

bat* beg [forgiveness] blush* bounce*
bow* brighten burp*

cackle* caress* cheer* choke
chortle chuckle* clap* comfort
complain confuse confused congratulate
cough* cower cringe cry
cuddle* curtsey*

dance despair disagree* duh

eeks explode eyebrow*

fart fawn finger flip
flirt* fondle* forgive french
frown fume*

gag gasp giggle* glare*
greet grin* groan* grope
grovel growl* grumble*

hiccup hmm hold hug*

ignore

jump*

kick* kiss* knee

laugh* lick love

moan*

nibble nod* nudge

oops

panic pat peer* point
poke ponder pout* puke
purr*

rolleyes ruffle*

scowl* scratch scream shake
shiver shrug* sigh* sing
slap smile* smirk snap
snarl* sneeze snicker sniff*
snore* snuggle sob* spank*
spit squeeze* squirm* stare
startle steam stomp stretch
strut* sulk swear*

tackle tap* thank* think
tickle* tremble twiddle twinkle*

wave* whine* whistle* wiggle*
wink* worship

yawn yodel

SYNOPSIS
[emotion]
[emotion] [adverb]
[emotion] [living]
[emotion] [adverb] [living] or [emotion] [living] [adverb]

The emotions beg, pat, point, poke and scratch can have a slightly
different form, but I am sure you will figure that out correctly.

DESCRIPTION
Emotions can be used in either of these four forms, though not all
can be used in all forms. In some cases, the adverb comes before the
living, in some it comes behind.

[adverb] To get a list of adverbs or to get more information on the
use of adverbs in general, type "help adverbs". All emotions
marked with an * can be used together with adverbs.

[living] can take several forms. It can be a name or description of
one or more people. The use of prepositions for several
emotions is optional. The article "the" can also be omitted
if you are describing someone.

"Mercade", "at mercade", "dwarf wizard", "the dwarfs",
"all", "up to the friendly dwarf" can all be valid
forms for [living].

EXAMPLES
tremble -] tremble (tremble is used without an adverb)

sigh -] sigh deeply (the default adverb for sigh)
sigh reli -] sigh relieved
sigh relieved -] sigh relieved

smile -] smile happily (the default adverb for smile)
smile sad -] smile sadistically
smile sadly -] smile sadly

smile at Mercade -] smile happily at Mercade (default adverb)
smile hope the dwarf -] smile hopefully at the dwarf (ie. Mercade)

thank mercade -] thank Mercade gratefully (using default adverb)
thank dwarf glad -] thank the dwarf gladly

CAVEAT
Sometime in the future there will be a complete description of the
feelings. Until then... use your imagination ;-)

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experience

NAME
Experience

SYNOPSIS
This is not a command, simply information.

DESCRIPTION
Experience can be gained either in combat or by solving quests.

Your experience is not shown here, but you can see it at your level.
With the levels command you can see what possible experience levels
there are (levels mortal). Note that your skills may be much more
important in combat than your stats.

SEE ALSO
stats, skillevels, levels

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general

NAME
general - the 'general' commands

SYNOPSIS
this is no command, just information

DESCRIPTION
The following commands are availabe everywhere

Fighting
--------
wear|remove [armour], wield|unwield [weapon], kill [enemy],
wimpy [state], see [fights|no fights]

Activities
----------
drop|get|take|give [item], look, look at|examine [item],
appraise [item], search [item]
doors : open, close, lock [door] with [key], unlock [door] with [key],
------- pick [lock] on [door], smash [door] with [weapon],
look through [door]

Information
-----------
stats, vitals, i(inventory), skills, spells

Communication
-------------
'(say), commune [wizard] [msg], who,

SEE ALSO
the specific help-page

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idle

NAME
idle

SYNOPSIS
This is not a command, simply information.

DESCRIPTION
If you stay idle (inactive) too long you will be logged out
automatically as someone else tries to log in. The time you
can be idle without being logged out is typically around 30
minutes.

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teams

NAME
teams - groups of players working together

INFORMATION
A team is a group of players who move and work together, normally
with the purpose of killing tough monsters or solving quests.

A team always has a leader. This is the person who invites
people to join him. When a team leader moves from one location
to another, all team member who are in the first location
follow the leader.

When an opponent is killed by a team member, the experience gained
is shared between all team members who are present. The share
of a non present member is gone to waste.

When solving quests, the normal case is that only one person
can solve it and receive experience. There are, however some quests
where the entire team solves the quest and all members present
receive full experience.

SEE ALSO
team, invite, join, leave

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wizards

Genesis is run by the following crew: (in alphabetical order)

Keepers Lars (Honorary)
Tintin (Game policy and management)

Arches
Akeisha (Balance Arch)
Wisk (Player Arch)
Mercade (Mudlib Arch)
Marvin (Cool Arch)
Karath (Domain Arch)
Shiva (Code Arch)

>From top down:

Lars:
The founder of the game. A rare but welcome sight.

Akeisha:
In charge of maintaining a balance of guilds, domains, and the
numerous systems in Genesis.

Mercade:
He works with the mudlib to make the game more exciting. He is the
Mudlib arch, which means he'll be the one to ask if you want to get
something added or do some work there yourself.

Wisk:
The playerarch makes sure that the players follow the rules and
addresses any concerns or problems they may have.

Marvin:
No real tasks, but steps in to add quality features to the game
when he so desires. Yes, top-notch prankster and enfant terrible
as well...

Karath:
Helps the domains to communicate through the LC and also manages
the actual creation of new domains. He is also in charge of
recruitment, i.e. if you want to become a wizard, talk to him!

Shiva:
Upholds documentation and code quality in the mudlib and examples.
Assists new wizards in learning to code and helps old hands at tricky code.

Tintin:
Is keeping this place on track and are defining the policies
concerning the development of Genesis.

POLICY ON SPECIAL SUBJECTS

Keepers vs. Arches:

The keepers run the game. They define policies (like these) and in general
keep the game going. They have special people helping them in their work;
the arches. In theory, an arch has the same working-power as a keeper, but
in practice you will find that all arches defer fundamental policy-related
questions to the keepers. Arches have certain areas of special interest and
authority. In general, approach an arch before looking for a keeper, they
are busy enough anyway.

Honorary title holders:

These people hold their rank due to old merits. They are all major
contributors to Genesis and mudding in general. Being now retired, they
have no formal tasks, so don't expect anything at all from them.

Disruptive people:

People who cheat, destroy and are abusive are not welcome on Genesis at
all. They will be suspended on sight by the first arch to encounter them.
Their future fate to be decided by the archwizard council.

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races

Humans -
Humans are a common race. Study a mirror. They are about average
in all stats.

Elves -
Elves are an ancient and somewhat immortal race. They tend to have
high intelligence and wisdom. Dexterity is not so bad either.
They have troubles with discipline, and their constitution as well
as strength are generally poor.

Dwarves -
Dwarves are a short and stubborn race, very old. They are very strong
and have very good constitution and are disciplined. They lack wisdom
and aren't too bright. Their real drawback is their stiffness.

Hobbits -
Hobbits are a merry race. They like food and songs and dance. They
are incredibly dexterous, and a little wiser than average. They
are about average intelligence and discipline, but have low
constitution. They are also the weakest of all races.

Gnomes -
Gnomes are a tricky race. They like money and gadgets. They are highly
intelligent, but their wisdom is incredibly low in comparison. They
are rather dexterous and quick, but have more problems with strength
and discipline. Their constitution isn't very good either.

Goblins -
Goblins are evil creatures about the size of a hobbit. They are
strong killing machines and have a very good constitution. In fact
the best of all races. Their dexterity is average as well as their
wisdom, but their intelligence and discipline are the worst of all
races.

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recover

NAME
recover - Recover equipment after logging out

SYNOPSIS
This is not a command, but a description

DESCRIPTION
Every once in a while Armageddon will come and shut down the
game. Often you will want to keep the armours and weaponry you
have collected before. To do this, you should go to any startup
location - the place where you usually start the game will do
fine - and type "save" there. The items that should return will
glow briefly.

Objects that should be able to recover though that are stuck,
will fail to glow briefly. To see whether an object is able to
recover, you might also appraise it.

There is one catch: you have to return within two hours, or else
the items will be lost anyway.

SEE ALSO
appraise, armageddon

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quicktyper

The QUICKTYPER was designed to offer some functions that make life a
little easier when typing commands. You can make aliases for long
commands or commands you use often, you can easily repeat the last given
command and you can execute a sequence of commands with only one command.

COMMANDS
alias - show the list of current aliases
alias cmd - show the meaning of alias "cmd"
alias cmd what to do - make "cmd" an alias for "what to do"
unalias cmd - remove the alias named "cmd"
do cmd1,cmd2,cmd3,.. - execute several commands in sequence
do - pause execution of sequenced commands
resume - resume paused commands
%% - repeat last command
help quicktyper - print this help text

EXAMPLES
alias bw buy whisky - makes 'bw' a command to buy a whisky
do smile,look,laugh - makes you first smile, then look
around and at last, laugh

After having done a "do", typing "%%" will NOT make you smile, look and
laugh again, but it will only make you laugh due to implementational
reasons.

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wizhood

The ultimate goal for many a mortal is to become immortal. If you play
well and gain a lot of experience you might one day be accepted into
the ranks of wizards. To be considered worthy of wizardhood you must
aquired at least the rank of Great Adventurer and have an age of minimum
4 days.

When you are considered worthy, you will be allowed to enter the room east
of the lobby board in Sparkle. In that room there is a board where you can
place a formal application for wizardhood. Observe that you can post on
this board, but not read it. Only Archwizards and the Lieges of the domains
can do that.

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