--- canonical: https://darkpawns.org/docs/reference/commands/communication/ title: "Communication" description: "Look up Dark Pawns communication commands and topics in the game's original help text, with the wording, examples and warnings kept intact." type: reference audience: players verified: v0.1.8 sourcePath: "lib/text/help/" --- Look up a command or topic below. The help text keeps the game's wording, including its examples and warnings. ## AUCTION CHANNEL CHANNELS GOSSIP GRATS NOAUCTION NOGOSSIP NOGRATS **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: auction gossip grats newbie These are channels reserved for specific purposes. Messages on these channels reach everyone who is monitoring them. You must be at least level two to use these channels, except the newbie channel. To toggle a channel on and off, use the NONEWBIE, NOGOSS, NOAUC, etc. commands. Usage: nonewbie nogossip Examples: > auction short sword -- minimum bid 100k > gossip Hey, is that a short sword on your belt or are you happy to see me? > grats LEVEL!!!!!!!! > grats GRATS CATJE!!!!!!!! > newbie Damn, where's the donation room? > newbie Help me please, any high levelers listening? See also: EMOTE, GSAY, HOLLER, NOREPEAT, SAY, SHOUT ``` ## BUG TYPO IDEA **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: bug idea typo For making useful suggestions and reporting problems to the Powers that Be. Examples: > bug the entire game crashes when I type 'put bag in bag' > idea make a restaurant in Kir-Oshi > typo 'sence' should be spelled 'sense' There's no need to tell where the bug/typo is; We can tell what room you're in. > typo there is no exit to the west here, but the descript says there is ``` ## CHECK MAIL RECEIVE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: check mail receive The commands used by the Dark Pawns Mail System (DPMS) are MAIL, CHECK, and RECEIVE. These commands can only be used while in an Official DPMS Post Office. You must be at least second level in order to use the DPMS. Examples: To check and see if you have any mail waiting: > check To write mail to Niandra: > mail Niandra To ask the Postmaster to give you your mail, if you have any waiting: > receive Stamps cost 25 coins. ``` ## CTELL **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: ctell [ '#' ] Use ctell to communicate privately with members of your clan that are currently online. Use ctell # to send a message to all clan members ranked and over. > ctell How is everyone today? > ctell #5 Shh, here is a secret message for you guys. See also: CLAN ``` ## EMOTE : **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: emote : Show people what you're feeling. The shorthand is ":". "emote " will display your name, then the string. Example: If your name is "Helt", > emote is feeling very sad today. will display: Helt is feeling very sad today. See also: SOCIALS ``` ## GSAY GTELL **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: gsay gtell Tell something to all the members of your group, even if they're not in the room. See also: GROUP, TELL, SAY ``` ## NOSHOUT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: noshout NOSHOUT toggles whether or not you hear shouts. (deaf) will appear after your name in the WHO list. See also: FLAGS, HOLLER, SHOUT, TOGGLE, WHO ``` ## NOTELL **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: notell Use NOTELL if you wish to prevent other players from using "tell" to communicate with you. (notell) will appear after your name in the WHO list if you have notell on. See also: FLAGS, TELL, TOGGLE, WHO ``` ## POINT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: point point point point Used for... pointing things out. Remember what your mother said however... its not nice to point. ``` ## QSAY **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: qsay To tell something to everyone on the current Quest. See also: QUEST ``` ## REPLY . **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: reply or . This command will send a reply to the last person to send you a message using TELL. It works just as if you had typed 'tell ' but makes it a bit easier. It can also be very useful in case someone invisible sends you a message. Example: Ras tells you, 'Hi!' > reply hey You tell Ras, 'hey' > Someone tells you, 'I am your secret admirer.' > . Who are you? You tell someone, 'Who are you?' See also: TELL, NOTELL ``` ## RSAY **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: rsay Rsay (race-say) lets you speak in your own native tongue. Those not of your race see a gibberish-type message. Careful.. this message IS decipherable. See also: RACE ``` ## SAY TELL ASK WHISPER SHOUT HOLLER ' **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: say | shout | holler tell | whisper | ask If you consider communicating with other beings, you might be understood better if you start your sentences with either say, tell, whisper or shout. Examples: > say Hey, does anyone know how to get to Oz? > tell catje hi, how are you? You can use ' as a shorthand for say, as in: > ' hello there. Shout broadcasts your message to everyone is your geographic zone. Holler broadcasts to everyone in the game but costs 20 movement points. You must be level 2 before you can use shout or holler. See also: AUCTION, GOSSIP, GSAY, NOREPEAT, QSAY, REPLY ``` ## TAG IT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: tag They're IT! Used to start a game of tag or tag another player after you have been tagged IT. See also: ANNOYING GAMES ``` ## THINK **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: think Lets others see what you're thinking! See also: SOCIALS ``` ## WRITE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: write write In order to write a note, you need a piece of blank paper (or similar), and a pen of some sort. You can then type something like "write on the paper with the pen", whereupon you'll be asked to type in your note at the keyboard. WRITE is also used to post messages to bulletin boards. Type HELP BOARDS for more information. See also: BOARDS, MAIL ```