Classes, skills, and guilds:



When you enter the game the first time, you are asked to select a class; either

THIEF, WARRIOR, CLERIC, or MAGIC user. Characters belonging to each of these

classes have their own qualities, abilities, and handicaps.

   It is not unusual that people belonging to different classes, by joining

their efforts and combining their skills, find their chances of survival and

progress greatly improved. Indeed, a team consisting of members from all four

classes can be an extremely powerful unit; capable of opening doors without

keys, creating food supplies out of nothing, and destroying an enemy in

several different ways. It is not advisable for a new player to offend the

members of such a group!



In order to learn the tricks of your specific trade, you need to find your

GUILD, which may take a little exploring. However, you can usually find a 

guild in any reasonably populated city. Once you've found it, you need to

look up your guildmaster and PRACTICE.



Equipment:



It is never wise to travel without the proper equipment. You may purchase this

in the SHOPS found in any larger city, or you may be lucky and find some left

around, dropped by someone who doesn't need it anymore, for one reason or

another.



About Staying Fit - Eating and Drinking:



At one time or another, you'll see the message "You are hungry". This means

that it's time to find something edible before too long. People don't starve

to death in this world, so have no fear. However, when you are hungry, you do

not build up lost energy, so eventually you'll be unable to do anything but sit

around and feel sorry for yourself, until someone comes by. Then, you can only

hope that it's a benevolent person, rather than a greedy thief or a warrior

lusting for blood.



General hints:



 See help on the group command.

 See help on the consider command.

 See help on resting.

 See help on your class (mage, cleric, warrior, thief, ranger, etc).

 Learn how to use a scroll of recall.

 Find a newbie area and a group. 

 Read all the help files.