NEWBIE

If you are just starting to play this mud, the best thing you can do is spend some time paging through the help files.

NOTE! All of this help can be read on Arcane Ages' web page, which can be found at: http://www.arcaneages.com/

Be sure to read help on rent so that you know how to save your items. You save items at one of the receptionists in the game. The most accessible receptionist to people just starting out can be found upstairs in the Leering Gargoyle Inn which is just south and east of the Temple Square.

Various rules and guidelines can be browsed through in the law section of the help. Things that are outlawed are listed here as well as policies on various issues.

It is important that you do not kill innocent creatures in the town unless you know what you are doing for the guards in the town will track you down and pulp you. The guards will also track you down if you kill another human player outside of a dueling ground. Further, try to avoid dying. Dying is very costly because you will lose a third of your experience points.

Once you obtain enough experience points to gain a level, you must find out where your guildmaster for your class is located. The lower level guildmasters are fairly easy to find and are all located in the town where new players start out. You can talk with your guildmaster to gain levels and practice command to learn new skills and get better in old ones.

If you can do ANSI or VT100 terminal emulation, be sure to read help on the color command.

Also, read help on help by entering entering help all by itself. The help will refer you to several major help topics so be sure to read those as well.

You can usually find someone who is willing to help you out, so read help on communications to figure out how to talk to them.