DARK
PAWNS

A Multi-User DungeonEST. 1994

Help Archive » Commands

Commands

165 entries

Every player command preserved from the original Dark Pawns help table, with syntax and combat lag notes.

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  1. ! ^Use ! to repeat the last command typed at the keyboard.

A

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  1. ABILITIESUsage: abilities
  2. AID FIRST 'FIRST AID'Usage: aid <victim>
  3. ALIAS ALIASESUsage: alias [alias name] [command]
  4. AMBUSHUsage: ambush <victim>
  5. ANSI COLORUsage: color [off | sparse | normal | complete]
  6. APPRAISEUsage: appraise <object in inventory>
  7. ASSISTUsage: ASSIST <person in need>
  8. AUCTION CHANNEL CHANNELS GOSSIP GRATS NOAUCTION NOGOSSIP NOGRATSUsage: auction <message>
  9. AUTO LOOT SPLITUsage: auto [ <option> ]

B

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  1. BACKSTABUsage : backstab <victim>
  2. BANK WITHDRAW DEPOSIT BALANCECommands to take money out of the bank, put money in the bank, or see how
  3. BASHThe success of a bash depends upon how well you are learned. To bash someone
  4. BEARHUGUsage: bearhug <victim>
  5. BEHEADUsage: behead corpse
  6. BERSERKUsage: berserk
  7. BITEUsage : bite <victim>
  8. BRIEFUsage: brief
  9. BUG TYPO IDEAUsage: bug <bug report>
  10. BUYUsage: buy <item name>

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  1. CARVEUsage: carve corpse
  2. CHARGEUsage: charge <victim>
  3. CHECK MAIL RECEIVEUsage: check
  4. CIRCLEUsage : circle <victim>
  5. CLAN CLANSOn Dark Pawns, CLANS are associations of players that have banded together
  6. CLEAR CLSClears the screen.
  7. COMMANDSUsage: commands
  8. COMPACTUsage: compact
  9. COMPAREUsage : compare <item1> <item2>
  10. CONSIDERUsage: consider <monster>
  11. CTELLUsage: ctell [ '#' ] <message>
  12. CUTTHROATUsage: cutthroat <victim>

D

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  1. DIAGNOSEUsage: diagnose [character]
  2. DISARMUsage: disarm
  3. DISEMBOWELUsage: disembowel <victim>
  4. DISMOUNTUsage: dismount
  5. DISPLAY PROMPTUsage: prompt < H | M | V | T | F | all | off >
  6. DONATEUsage: donate <object>
  7. 'DRAGON KICK' DRAGONUsage: dragon <victim>
  8. DROPUsage: drop <item>

E

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  1. EAT DRINK SIP TASTEUsage: eat <item>
  2. EMOTE :Usage: emote <message>
  3. ENTERUsage: enter [place]
  4. EQUIPMENTUsage: equipment
  5. 'ESCAPE OF THE MONGOOSE' ESCAPEUsage: escape
  6. EVASIONThis skill will allow you to evade anyone who is tracking you, there is no
  7. EXAMINEUsage: examine <thing to examine>
  8. EXITSUsage: exits

F

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  1. FILLUsage: fill <item> <object to fill from>
  2. FINGER WHOISUsage : finger <player name>
  3. FLEEUsage: flee
  4. FLESH ALTER 'FLESH ALTER'Usage: alter
  5. FOLLOWUsage: follow <leader>

G

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  1. GET TAKE"Get" and "take" are exactly the same and can be used interchangeably.
  2. GIVEUsage: give <object> <victim>
  3. GLANCEUsage: glance <victim>
  4. GOLDUsage: gold
  5. GRAB HOLDUsage: grab <object>
  6. GROINRIPUsage: groinrip <victim>
  7. GROUPUsage: group [player]
  8. GSAY GTELLUsage: gsay <message>

H

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  1. HEADBUTTUsage: headbutt <victim>
  2. HELP ?Usage: help [command]
  3. HIDEWhen you type hide there is a chance that you hide in the room. If hidden
  4. HOUSEUsage: house guest <player name>

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  1. INACTIVEUsage: inactive
  2. INFO NEWS POLICY VERSION FUTUREThese commands show you important information about Dark Pawns. It is a good
  3. INFOBARUsage: infobar
  4. INVENTORYUsage: inventory

J

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  1. JUNKUsage: junk <object>

K

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  1. KABUKIUsage : kabuki
  2. KICKUsage: kick <victim>
  3. KILL HITUsage: kill <victim>
  4. KUJI-KIRI RIN KYO TOH SHA KAI JIN RETSU ZAI ZHENKuji-Kiri ("nine ways cutting") is a form of mystical meditation involving

L

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  1. LEAVEUsage: leave
  2. LEVELSUsage: levels
  3. LINESUsage: lines
  4. LISTUsage: list [item type]
  5. LOOKUsage: look

M

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  1. MOTDUsage: motd
  2. MULTI MULTIPLAY MULTI-PLAYDark Pawns has been designed to be a challenging mud. Because of this,
  3. MURDERUsage: murder <victim>

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  1. NECKBREAKUsage: neckbreak <victim>
  2. NEWBIENewbie is a term used to describe people who are new to MUDding, and sometimes
  3. NOREPEATUsage: norepeat
  4. NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST UP DOWNUsage: north
  5. NOSHOUTUsage: noshout
  6. NOSUMMONUsage: nosummon
  7. NOTELLUsage: notell

O

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  1. OFFER RENTUsage: offer
  2. OPEN CLOSE LOCK UNLOCKUsage: open | close | lock | unlock <door> [direction]
  3. ORDERUsage: order <character> <command>

P

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  1. PALMUsage : palm <item in room>
  2. PARRYUsage: parry
  3. PEEKUsage: peek <victim>
  4. 'PICK LOCKS' LOCKS LOCKPICKS PICKSUsage: pick <lock name> [direction]
  5. POINTUsage: point
  6. POURUsage: pour <from container> <to container>
  7. PRACTICE PRACTICE TRAINUsage: practice [skill or spell name]
  8. PUTUsage: put <item> <container>

Q

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  1. QSAYUsage: qsay <message>
  2. QUAFF POTION POTIONSUsage: quaff <potion>
  3. QUESTUsage: quest
  4. QUI SHUTDOWJust to prevent accidental quittings and/or shutdowns.
  5. QUITWhen you get tired of playing, you can leave the game by typing 'quit'.

R

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  1. READUsage: read <object>
  2. REALLYQUITUse this command if you really want to quit and lose all your equipment.
  3. RECALLUsage: recall
  4. RECHARGE RECHARGERFind the recharger and he will recharge your staves and wands,
  5. RECITE SCROLL SCROLLSUsage: recite <scroll> [Target]
  6. REMOVEUsage: remove <item>
  7. REPLY .Usage: reply <message>
  8. REPORTUsage: report
  9. RESCUEUsage: rescue <victim>
  10. RETREATUsage: retreat
  11. RETRIEVEUsage: retrieve
  12. REVIEWUsage: review
  13. RIDE MOUNT MOUNTSUsage: ride <mount name>
  14. RSAYUsage: rsay <sentence>

S

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  1. SAVEUsage: save
  2. SAY TELL ASK WHISPER SHOUT HOLLER 'Usage: say | shout | holler <string>
  3. SCOREUsage: score
  4. SCOUTUsage: scout <direction>
  5. SCROUNGEUsage: scrounge
  6. SEARCH SECRET DOORS DOOR DETECTUsage: search
  7. SELLUsage: sell [#] <item>
  8. 'SERPENT KICK'Usage: serpent <victim>
  9. SHADOWUsage: shadow <victim>
  10. SHARPENUsage: sharpen <bladed weapon>
  11. SHOOT BOW ARROWUsage: shoot <projectile name> <direction> <target name>
  12. SLEEPSLEEP is both a command and the name of a spell.
  13. SLEEPERThe legendary sleeper hold. Just grab your opponent by the neck and soon
  14. SLUGUsage: slug <victim>
  15. SMACKHEADSUsage: smackheads <victim1> <victim2>
  16. SNEAKUsage: sneak
  17. SPIKE STAKEUsage: SPIKE <werewolf name>
  18. SPLITUsage: split <amount to split>
  19. STEALUsage: steal <item> <victim>
  20. STEALTHUsage: stealth
  21. 'STRIKE OF REVENGE'Usage : strike <victim>
  22. SUBDUEUsage: subdue <victim>

T

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  1. TAG ITUsage: tag <player>
  2. THINKUsage: think <message>
  3. 'TIGER PUNCH' TIGERUsage: tiger <victim>
  4. TIMEUsage: time
  5. TITLEUsage: title <new title>
  6. TOGGLEUsage: toggle
  7. TRACKUsage: track <victim>
  8. TRANSFORMUsage: transform
  9. TRIPUsage: trip <victim>
  10. TURNWith this power, a cleric or avatar can cause undead forces in the same

U

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  1. UNGROUPUsage: ungroup [group member]
  2. USE WAND STAFF STAFFS WANDSUsage: use <staff>

V

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  1. VALUEUsage: value <item>
  2. VISIBLEUsage: visible

W

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  1. WAKE SLEEPING REST SIT STANDCommands for changing your position. If you feel weary, it's probably
  2. WEARUsage: wear <item> [location]
  3. WEATHERUsage: weather
  4. WHOUsage: who [minlev[-maxlev]] [-n sname] [-c classlist] [-s] [-o] [-q]
  5. WHOAMIUsage: whoami
  6. WIELDUsage: wield <weapon>
  7. WIMPYUsage: wimpy [hp]
  8. WIZLIST IMMLISTUsage: wizlist | immlist
  9. WRITEUsage: write <object>

Y

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  1. YANKUsage: yank <victim>