--- canonical: https://darkpawns.org/docs/reference/commands/objects/ title: "Objects" description: "Look up Dark Pawns objects 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. ## APPRAISE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage : appraise Example : appraise sword appraise 2.dagger A successful appraisal gives an item value within 20 or so coins. Unsuccessful appraisals can be much, much worse. ``` ## BANK WITHDRAW DEPOSIT BALANCE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Commands to take money out of the bank, put money in the bank, or see how much money you have in the bank. Examples: > deposit 400 > withdraw 1000 > balance See also: GOLD, SCORE ``` ## BUY **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: buy buy # buy n. buy n buy n # If you'd like to purchase an item from a shop and have the money, you can buy it. Items can be bought by name, or by their number in the shop listing, and can be bought in quantity. Examples: > buy sword (buy the first sword on the list) > buy #3 (buy the third item on the list) > buy 4.sword (buy the fourth sword on the list) > buy 10 bread (buy 10 pieces of bread) > buy 10 #2 (buy 10 of the second item on the list) See also: LIST, SELL, SHOPS, VALUE ``` ## COMPARE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage : compare Compare two weapons, or two pieces of armor of the same type. Thieves and Assassins excel at this comparison, but everyone has a chance of comparing accurately. See also: THIEF, ASSASSIN ``` ## DONATE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: donate donate coins This command takes an object that you no longer want and deposits it in the donation room of Kir Drax'in to assist newbies in getting started. There is a 50% chance objects donated will wind up in a donation room in Kir Drax'in, a 25% chance objects donated will wind up in a donation room in Kir Oshi, and a 25% chance the item will be junked. > donate shield > donate all.bread > donate 500 coins See also: JUNK ``` ## DROP **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: drop drop all. drop all drop coins If you lose interest in a carried item, you can drop it on the ground. You should always respect other players however and not leave your stuff littering the ground. To get rid of items, use JUNK or DONATE. > drop bottle > drop all.bread > drop all > drop 1000 coins See also: DONATE, GET, JUNK ``` ## EAT DRINK SIP TASTE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: eat taste [from] drink [from] sip [from] If you're hungry or thirsty, these commands are for you! > eat bread > taste bread > drink from cup > sip fountain ``` ## EQUIPMENT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: equipment Gives you a list of all the equipment you're wearing, holding, and wielding. See also: INVENTORY, REMOVE, WEAR ``` ## EXAMINE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: examine May give you some valuable information about an item or monster. A little more detailed than LOOK. See also: LOOK ``` ## FILL **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: fill If you want to fill a container you're holding with liquid from a fountain in the same room as you. Example: > fill canteen fountain See also: POUR, DRINK ``` ## GET TAKE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` "Get" and "take" are exactly the same and can be used interchangeably. Usage: get | take get | take all [object] get | take all all. get | take all. all. If you find something interesting on the ground, you may use 'get' to pick it up. 'get' can also be used to extract items from containers. Examples: > get sword corpse > get all corpse > get all all.bag > get all.bread all.bag See also: DROP, PUT ``` ## GIVE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: give give coins If you feel benevolent, you may give some stuff to someone in need. > give all ras > give bread doctor > give all.bronze mirlen > give 40000 coins nia ``` ## GOLD **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: gold Displays how much gold you have. Gold is the primary currency in Dark Pawns and can be used to buy services, goods, and bribes to city officials and religious institutions. See also: BALANCE, DEPOSIT, WITHDRAW ``` ## GRAB HOLD **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: grab hold For getting a good grip on something; a torch, for example. Examples: > hold torch > grab stone See also: EQUIPMENT, REMOVE, WEAR, WIELD ``` ## INVENTORY **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: inventory If you're uncertain about what you're carrying, or simply want to check that no thieves have got to your backpack. See also: EQUIPMENT, GRAB, HOLD, REMOVE, WEAR ``` ## JUNK **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: junk junk coins Use JUNK instead of DROP if you want to keep the world a little cleaner. If you JUNK something, it will disappear and you'll get a few coins or experience points, just as if you had dropped it in the dump. Examples: > junk cup > junk all.bronze > junk 500 coins See also: DONATE, DROP ``` ## LIST **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: list [item type] If you'd like to see what items a shop has for sale, take a look at the list. The list contains all of the items currently for sale and in what quantity. The price for each item is also listed. If you are interested in a particular type of item, you can specify which items to list. Examples: > list (list all items for sale) > list sword (list all swords for sale) See also: BUY, SELL, SHOPS, VALUE ``` ## OFFER RENT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: offer rent RENT has been disabled. See QUIT. If you have an item that is !RENT, it will disappear when you quit. RENT files time out with inactivity. Normal rent files (where you QUIT normally) will timeout and be deleted after 30 real life days of inactivity. This means that if you do not log into the mud every month, your items will be deleted. In the event of a crash save or idle save, the timeout period is 10 days. If for some reason the mud goes down for more than 10 days, these restrictions may be lifted. ``` ## OPEN CLOSE LOCK UNLOCK **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: open | close | lock | unlock [direction] To open, close, lock, and unlock doors, of course. Examples: > open portal > lock door > unlock door south > close gate See also: ENTER, LEAVE ``` ## 'PICK LOCKS' LOCKS LOCKPICKS PICKS **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: pick [direction] For picking locks. Not all locks can be picked. Those that can require a set of held lockpicks. Lockpicks can be found in most major cities and are usually very cheap. (Unfortunately, the quality is usually the same as the price.) As your experience picking locks grows, the chance of mangling your lockpicks lessens. Examples: > pick door south > pick safe See also: OPEN, CLOSE, LOCK, UNLOCK ``` ## POUR **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: pour pour out If you want to pour some liquid from one container to another. Pouring out simply empties the contents of the container onto the ground. Examples: > pour canteen cup > pour cup out See also: FILL, DRINK ``` ## PUT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: put put all. put all For putting items into containers. Examples: > put bread bag > put all.bread bag > put all chest See also: GET ``` ## QUAFF POTION POTIONS **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: quaff Quaff is used to "drink" a (magical) potion. The magic will take effect immediately, for better or for worse... ``` ## READ **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: read read When you want to read something. READ is also used to read messages on bulletin boards; type HELP BOARDS for more information. Example: > read note See also: BOARDS ``` ## RECHARGE RECHARGER **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Find the recharger and he will recharge your staves and wands, for a price. Recharging decreases the max charges for the object. The recharger himself has more info on the subject. ``` ## RECITE SCROLL SCROLLS **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: recite [Target] Is used to "read" a magical scroll. Target can be an object, character or nothing (which defaults to yourself). When read, scrolls will dissolve. Some scrolls may contain more than one spell. IMPORTANT NOTE: Recall scrolls *cannot* be used during combat. You *must* be out of battle to use a recall scroll. See also: SPELLS, MAGICK ``` ## REMOVE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: remove remove all remove all. If you tire of wearing some armor or wielding a weapon, remove it. Examples: > remove boots > remove sword > remove all > remove all.bronze See also: GRAB, HOLD, WEAR, WIELD ``` ## RETRIEVE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: retrieve You can retrieve your corpse for a price at any skilled Mortician in the realms. These Morticians are known to be few and far between however. Also, certain practitioners of the Black Arts are known to be able to retrieve corpses, but their motives are probably less than respectable. See also: DEATH, CORPSE ``` ## SCROUNGE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: scrounge The skilled Ranger can scrounge up a meal anywhere, just by feeding off of the land. See also: RANGER ``` ## SELL **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: sell [#] sell <#>. If you'd like to sell an item to a shopkeeper, trying selling it to them. Most shops specialize in what they will buy, so you may have to look around to find a buyer for your items. Examples: > sell sword (sell the first sword in your inventory) > sell 3 sword (sell the first three swords in your inventory) See also: BUY, LIST, SHOPS, VALUE ``` ## SHARPEN **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: sharpen This skill works only on bladed weapons of a certain quality. Magickal blades can not be sharpened. Sharpened blades do more damage. See also: RANGER, PALADIN ``` ## SPLIT **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: split Split is used to split money among people in your group who are in the same room as you. If you are in a group with 4 other people, all of whom are in the same room with you, and you type SPLIT 100, you will give each of the other 4 group members 20 coins each. (100 coins is split 5 ways; you keep your share and give everyone else their share). See also: FOLLOW, GROUP, GOLD ``` ## USE WAND STAFF STAFFS WANDS **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: use use Using a staff will automatically target everybody (or everything) in a room, except yourself. Therefore staffs are naturally very powerful, and yet may be very dangerous to use around other players. Using wands require that you point it at a target, which can be either a character or an object. Both staffs and wands must be HELD in the hand prior to use! (Use the grab or hold commands). You must still supply the name of the staff or wand to avoid confusion. See also: RECITE ``` ## VALUE **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: value Before selling an item to a shop, you can ask the shopkeeper how much he or she is willing to pay for it. Example: > value bread See also: BUY, LIST, SELL, SHOPS ``` ## WEAR **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: wear [location] Use this if you want to wear some clothes, armor or the like. Also, to wear everything in your inventory (or at least try to, as wearing things like loaves of bread is not a good way to win friends and influence people) you can type "wear all". Optionally, you can specify what part of your body to wear the equipment on. Examples: > wear boots > wear all.bronze > wear all > wear ring finger If you have more than one pair in your inventory > wear 2.boots See also: EQUIPMENT, REMOVE ``` ## WIELD **Verbatim in-game help.** ``` Usage: wield When you get tired of bashing monsters with your fists, you might consider wielding a weapon. Example: > wield sword > wield 3.sword (Wield the third sword in your inventory) See also: EQUIPMENT, REMOVE, WEAR ```