Useful Commands
Our game is running on PennMUSH version 1.8.8 patchlevel 0, with Faraday's Softcode Package FS3 2nd edition installed on top.
We have customized the system a little, modifying some commands and adding in some others, to make life easier for you.
Wiki Commands
Use the +wiki command to create wiki code for your own character page.
+wiki <name> will create wiki code for another character.
If you use a logger (see below), you can use the command +log/wiki <logger name> to create code to copy/paste into a new log edit window here on the wiki to post a finished scene.
Finding your way about
+where command: this is a custom version that lists connected characters sorted by their locations.
+where2 has the layout of the original FS3 '+where', listing characters by name.
+map will give you a general overview over the region.
+home/+meetme commands allow you to quickly return to your home room or invite others to join you.
Rolls and XP
You can see your stats with the +sheet command. Please note that on this game, +sheet are not public. +sheet <name> won't work for players.
Simple Rolls
| '+roll <number>' | rolls a number of 8-sided dice |
| '+roll <attribute>' | rolls as many 8-sided dice as you have specified in dots in the attribute |
| '+roll <skill>' | rolls (skill+ruling attribute) dice |
| '+roll <specialty>' | rolls (specialty+skill+attribute) dice |
| '+roll <ability>+<modifier>' | you can use modifiers in any rolls, regardless whether they pertain to attributes, skills or specialties. |
Opposed Rolls
| '+roll <name1>=<ability1> vs <name2>=<ability2>' | rolls 8-sided dice and usually reports a winner |
Again, you can use modifiers. You can even specify an NPC with a static number for the skill.
Finding RP
You can check out information about other characters here on the wiki or with the in game '+profile' command.
You can signal that you are looking for rp through the +rpsearch command. This will highlight your status in the '+who' and '+where2' commands.
You can join the RP channel and ask for rp there: '@chan/on rp'
Logging
Using a logger can be useful. Sometimes players have a shaky connection. At other times, it is intended to share the log of a scene afterwards, so it is handy to have a cleaned log with wiki code generated so that it can be posted to the wiki. The logger records emits and rolls. OOC chatter isn't recorded unless it's configured to.
If your char bit doesn't have a logger yet, you need to create it first:
@create <name>
To make it into a logger you need to execute the following commands:
drop <name> +log/make <name>
In order for the logger to log, you need to turn it on:
+log/on <name>
Anyone in the room can see its status when using the look command.
'+log/capture' grabs stuff like participants, location, roomdesc, ic and ooc date in one handy command.
'+log/wiki' creates wiki output to use for posting to the wiki.
If someone logs back on after getting disconnected, they can use the '+log/show <name>=X' command to see the last X entries of the log.
See '+help log' in game for a full list of the commands.