DARK
PAWNS

A Multi-User DungeonEST. 1994

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Races, classes, towns, mechanics, and world reference entries.

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  1. AC ARMOR"AC" is your armor class.
  2. AFKUsage: afk
  3. AGEAge is the game mechanic that measures how old your character is in
  4. ALIGNMENT GOOD EVIL NEUTRALAlignment is the measure of how Good, Evil or Neutral you are, relative
  5. AREASYep, there are some, go find 'em. The world is designed to be contiguous;
  6. ASSASSIN ASSASSINSAssassins are cold and deadly killers for hire, whose knowledge of
  7. ATTITUDE ATTITUDES 24 ATTIAt level 24, certain high-level mobs start paying a lot more attention to
  8. AVATAR AVATARSAvatars are the emissaries of the Holy Forces in the land, deriving their

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  1. BFT'Bout Fucking Time
  2. BOARDSBulletin boards are the forum of inter-player communication on the MUD.
  3. BRIBE HIREMercenaries can be hired, the current market rate is about 100 coins.
  4. BROADCAST BROADCASTS NOBROADThe Broadcast channel displays arena fights live as they happen

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  1. CASTLE CASTLESOn Dark Pawns, castles are a generic term for structures owned
  2. CHANGE CHANGESToo many things have changed on Dark Pawns 2.2 for them to be listed here.
  3. CHARISMA WISDOM INTELLIGENCE STRENGTH DEXTERITY CONSTITUTION STATISTICS STATSStatistics affect more facets of the game than can be listed.
  4. CIRCLEMUDC I R C L E M U D 3 . 0
  5. CITIZENSHIPYou can buy citizenship in several cities in Dark Pawns for a small fee.
  6. CLASS CLASSESSee help on individual classes: THIEF CLERIC WARRIOR MAGE NINJA PSIONIC
  7. CLERIC CLERICSClerics have an ancient belief in not carrying sharp weapons. Hence,
  8. CODE CODINGThe source code that runs Dark Pawns was originally based on CircleMUD
  9. COMBATCombat is the very essence of Dark Pawns, when it is just the player or
  10. COVERED COVER GLOW GLOWING HUM HUMMINGIf you see something in your EQUIPMENT list that has "covered" by it, it
  11. CREDITSThe 'credits' command lists the DikuMUD credits.

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  1. DAMAGE RACE_SLAYERSome equipment is identified as: "Does extra damage to race: <xxx>"
  2. DARKPAWNSD A R K P A W N S 2 . 2
  3. 'DEATH TRAP' DTA "death-trap" is a place in the world which upon entering you are
  4. DELETEIf you wish to delete your character, you may do so from the main menu,
  5. DIE DEATH CONDIEWhen you die, you come back into the game in the temple. (Unless you own
  6. DREAM DREAMS NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARESWhen you sleep on Dark Pawns, there is a good chance that you might DREAM.
  7. DWARFDwarves are a noble race of demihumans who dwell under the earth, forging

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  1. ELFThough their lives span several human generations, elves appear at first
  2. ENCUMBRANCE WEIGHT ENCUMBERANCE PTSEncumbrance is a three-dimensional assessment of mass, weight, and
  3. EXPERIENCE XPWhenever you kill a monster, you earn experience points. When enough

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  1. FAQNew players: The guard barracks on the Street of Swords is designed
  2. FLAGSPlayers sometimes have FLAGS after their names in the WHO list. These

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  1. GOD GODSThe Gods of Dark Pawns are a mysterious lot, preferring to remain
  2. GUILD GUILDSThe Guildhouse is the place where mortals may go to escape the troubles

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  1. HITROLL HR DAMROLL DR 'SAVING SPELL' 'SAVING THROW' THROW SAVINGHitroll, Damroll and Saving Throws are some of the raw mechanics
  2. HOMETOWN HOMETOWNSYour hometown is the city that you have residence in. Being a citizen in
  3. HUMANHumans are the most common race on this world, and come in all sorts of

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  1. IDENTIFY IDENTIFIERFerrenx the Identifer, whose shop is located off of Main Street in the
  2. IMPLEMENTORThe most powerful being in existence.
  3. INN INNS CRYOGENIC CRYO RECEPTIONThere is no Rent on Dark Pawns, so just quit in the Temple in your home

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  1. JAIL GUARDS GUARD CITYGUARDKir Drax'in Law states that no violence is allowed in the city. Offenders

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  1. KENDERKender are small, kind, but somewhat annoying, elf-like beings that have

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  1. LEG LEGEND LEGENDSThese are gods that have contributed a lot to the world that is Dark Pawns.
  2. LINK LINKLESSA lot of players have problems with their links to the game. This can be
  3. LYCANTHROPY WEREWOLF WEREWOLVES LYCANTHROPEWerewolves (also known as lycanthropes) are part man and part wolf, known

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  1. 'MAGIC USER' WIZARD MAGE MAGES WIZARDSThis is the class of powerful and violent magick, but the magic user does
  2. MAGICK MAGICMagick is defined as the energy field that surrounds the world, giving
  3. MAGUSThe Magus represents the extreme power of magickal spellcraft, wielding
  4. MANAMana is used when casting spells. You must have a certain amount of mana
  5. MAPASCII map of the Dark Pawns world, showing zones and connections.
  6. MINOTAURMinotaurs are either cursed humans or the offspring of minotaurs and
  7. MOB MOBILE NPC MOBSGeneric term for any Non-Playing Character in the game.. i.e. "monsters".
  8. MOONGATE MOONThere exists an extraordinary cosmic association between the gravity of
  9. MUSHROOMMagic mushrooms are created by clerics with the "create food" spell. The
  10. MYSTIC MYSTICSThe Mystic is an esthetic, a psionicist who has achieved a level of peace

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  1. NINJA NINJASThe ninja is a member of the oriental society of mercenaries; A master
  2. NOBITSThe term "NOBITS" is mud slang for "Has no bits". What it means,
  3. NUMBER ATTACKSAll classes get a chance for a third attack at level 30, warrior and

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  1. OBSIDIANObsidian is a spell REAGENT, used in the flame arrow spell.
  2. OUTLAW OUTLAWSYou are an OUTLAW on Dark Pawns if you have pkilled or stolen from another

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  1. PALADINPALADINS
  2. PK 'PLAYER KILLING' PKILL PKILLING PKILLERPlayer killing is allowed on Dark Pawns but, as in life, there can be
  3. PSIONICIST PSIONICS PSIONIST PSIONIC PSIONICSA Psionicist (Psionic) is the master of the mind. The amazing mental
  4. PSTEAL 'PLAYER STEALING' PSTEALINGStealing from other players is allowed on Dark Pawns.
  5. PUDDLE PUDDLESPuddles are formations of liquid occurring from rain or other liquid

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  1. RACE RACESYour race is pretty much class independent; Certain things are affected,
  2. RAKSHASARakshasas are a race of malevolent spirits encased in flesh that hunt and
  3. RANGER RANGERSRangers are the warriors and guardians of the wilderness. They are
  4. REAGENT REAGENTS COMPONENTS COMPONENTReagents (or spell components) are used to cast (or enhance the casting)
  5. REIMBURSE REIMBURSEMENTIf you loose your equipment as a result of a crash or other game
  6. REMORT IMMORT REMORTING IMMORTING IMMORTALITYRemorting:

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  1. SHOPSShops are places where the adventurer may purchase equipment for his
  2. SOMEONEWhen you see something like:
  3. SPELL SPELLSSpells are cast with the command CAST, in the form:
  4. SSAURSsaurs are a relatively new race in the world. They are a more evolved

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  1. TANKThe tank is defined as "the person being hit by the person you are
  2. TATTOO TATTOOS TATOO TATOOSTattoos are available from tattooists in most major cities, plus various
  3. THIEF THIEVESThieves are known to have very special qualities, that no other class
  4. TITANThese beings have moved beyond mere immortality, and into godhood...
  5. TWINKTwink is a state of mind.

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  1. VAMPIRISM VAMPIRE VAMPIRESNotorious for their sharp fangs and aversion to wooden STAKEs and garlic,

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  1. WARRIOR FIGHTER WARRIORSWarriors are known to have more strength than the average class. This