Mortals and Monsters

Commands

Enough to get moving. Type help or commands in-game for the full list — this page is the short version.

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Starter verbs

look
Look at the room, or look <name> / look me for a description.
n / s / e / w (and up / down)
Walk in that direction.
say <text>
Speak aloud to everyone in the room. Bare say replays room speech.
tell <name> <text>
Private message someone anywhere. Bare tell replays recent tells.
who
List named faces online.
inventory (or inv / i)
See what you are carrying. Worn gear is on eq.
score
Compact character sheet. score full for detail.
get <item> / drop <item>
Pick up / drop an item.
wear <item> / wield <item> / remove <item>
Put on clothing, equip a weapon, take something off.
emote
Free-form third-person action (e.g. emote grins.).
save
Save your character now.
map
Local ASCII map. map big for a bigger view.
atlas
The America map that fits your screen.
help
Topic index, or help <topic> for one page.
commands
Full compact verb list.
config
Preferences by category.
alias
Set your own command shortcuts.
quests
Authored cases: list / take / log.
jobs
List day jobs you can clock into.
bug / suggest
File a bug report / suggestion for staff.
changes
Recent changelog.

Words you will see

Echo
What your character becomes when you log off. The body stays in the world. It does not despawn.
Origin
What you picked in chargen — mortal, monster, or celestial. Hunter, vampire, angel, witch, and the rest hang off this.
Path
The sub-track under your Origin. Picked in chargen alongside the Origin itself.
MUD
Multi-User Dungeon — a text game where many people share one world. You read rooms and type commands.
Alpha
Still in active development. Things break. bug and suggest exist for a reason.
Cases
Authored quest content. List and take them with quests.
Roleplay MUD
In-character play is expected, but this is not hard RPI. You can level, trade, explore, and hang out without living in enforced silence.