You’ll see a random tip from this list each time you log on.
You can use the /TIP command to see another random tip, or /OPTIONS to turn them off.
If you want to turn off these logon tips, type “/OPTIONS tips off”.
/DROP /MINE will drop the selected item and only let you pick it back up.
/INFO <person> will tell you a little more about them.
/KARMA <person> tells you about that person’s karma. /THANK and /CURSE can change it.
/REPORT <PERSON> <REASON> lodges a complaint against someone who is behaving offensively. Please don’t abuse it.
/USEITEM pairofpants, /USEITEM "pair of pants", and /USEITEM LEGS all do the same thing.
A /DEPART is traumatic, making it harder to learn for a while afterward.
A flagon is a pitcher.
A phial is a vial.
A tun is a large cask.
A tureen is a large, deep dish or pot.
Better skinners have a better chance to recover a fur, but they don’t get more from a given one.
Buy low, sell high.
Chains slip off of people who are asleep.
Choose “Save Text Log” from the Options menu to start saving the log to a text file.
Client commands must be typed in full. Other commands can be abbreviated to the shortest unique piece.
Command-click on someone to select them, for use in a command.
Control-click on someone to label them as a friend, in one of five different colors.
Control-shift-click on someone to block them, so you don’t hear anything they say. Do it again to ignore them completely.
Disconnecting in a library logs you off immediately and lets you gain experience while you’re offline.
Fighters will appreciate your /SHARE, which helps them learn.
Friends listed in the “*global*” file in your Friends folder apply to all your characters.
Further from town is more dangerous.
Healers can heal you more easily when you /SHARE with them.
If someone is bothering you, try /IGNORE.
If you /THINKTO someone who’s asleep, you “sense little mental connection” to them.
If you change your macros while playing, use Reload Macros from the Options menu.
If you don’t like this tip, see another by typing /TIP.
If you don’t like this tip, suggest a better one using /BUG TIP ... .
If you have a scroll wheel, by default it works like command-up and command-down.
If you tell people where you’ll be, they’ll be able to help you if you need it.
In court, your two sentencing votes are added together, then averaged with the other jurors’ votes.
Listening doesn’t put any wear on a sunstone.
Macro files can use either Macintosh or Unix linebreaks, but must be plain text.
Most important buildings are within the town’s walls.
Open the Text Window from the Options menu to read a log of everything you’ve seen.
Option-click on someone to copy their name into your text entry box.
Select an item in your Inventory window and type a number to assign that command key to it.
Select an item in your Inventory window and type space to remove its command-# hotkey.
Select an item in your Inventory window and use /EXAMINE to see any special information about it.
Select your purse and type /DROP <amount> to drop a pile of coins.
Spirit pulses are experience awards.
Starting your /BUG report with a keyword will help us handle it sooner. Type /BUG ? for a list of keywords.
The /NAME command lets you give a custom name to any item marked with a number like <#1>.
The /OPTIONS command controls NPC speech speed, tips, skinning, and other game preferences.
The coliseum is open Sombdis from 7 PM to midnight.
The fairgrounds, southwest of town center, is a good place to hold out-of-character conversations.
The lands are more deadly at night!
The standard macros listed in the Default file in your Macros folder are available to all your characters.
There are subtle benefits to /SHARE-ing with mystics.
Time in Puddleby moves about four times as fast as time in the real world.
Type /HELP to see a list of commands, and /HELP <command> to see help for that one.
Type command-uparrow and command-downarrow to cycle through things you typed recently.
Use /DEPART while you’re NOT fallen, or /HELP DEPART when you are, to see how many times you have departed.
Use the /BUG command to report problems and make suggestions.
Visit the tutorial building in the fairgrounds for more information and advice.
Watch your balance. When it’s low, beasts can hit you more easily.
When you disconnect outside a library, your body will remain where you were for a few minutes.
When you kill a creature with a fur, everybody in your party gets to try to skin it, in random order.
You can /EQUIP and /UNEQUIP an item using its custom name, if it has one.
You can choose a different icon for your character in the hut in the west fairgrounds.
You can lock a share into your list with /SHARE /LOCK.
You can often recognize healers by the white or turquoise clothing they wear.
You can read the whole list of tips at https://www.deltatao.com/clanlord/getting-started/tips.html
You can search through your Text Window using the OS-dependent command keys shown in the Edit menu.
You can start commands with either / or \.
You can use any unique piece of a clan name in /WHOCLAN.
You can usually refer to another player using the first few letters of their name. Leave out any spaces or punctuation.
You can’t be pushed if you’re asleep.
You can’t vote for banishment in the court. The judge banishes people based on the length of their jail sentence.