Communication

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 <message>
       gossip <message>
       grats <message>
       newbie <message>

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 <bug report>
       idea <your new idea>
       typo <that nasty 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 <person>
       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 [ '#' ] <message>

Use ctell to communicate privately with members of your clan that are
currently online. Use ctell #<number> to send a message to all clan members
ranked <number> 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 <message>
       : <message>

Show people what you're feeling.  The shorthand is ":".

"emote <string>" 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 <message>
       gtell <message>

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 <victim>
  point <object>
  point <direction>

Used for... pointing things out.
Remember what your mother said however... its not nice to point.

QSAY

Verbatim in-game help.

Usage: qsay <message>

To tell something to everyone on the current Quest.

See also: QUEST

REPLY .

Verbatim in-game help.

Usage: reply <message>
  or
       . <message>

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 <player> <message>'
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 <sentence>

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 <string>
       tell | whisper | ask <player> <string>

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 <player>

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 <message>

Lets others see what you're thinking!

See also: SOCIALS

WRITE

Verbatim in-game help.

Usage: write <object>
       write <title of board note>

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