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Getting started / Player reference

Commands worth knowing

A practical command reference rather than a decorative terminal.

01 / Getting started

Reading and orientation

Angle brackets below describe an argument. Replace the bracketed text rather than typing the brackets.

look
Read the current room.
help <topic>
Read the corresponding helpfile.
commands
List available commands.
score
Read character information.
stats
Inspect your stats.
disciplines
Inspect combat disciplines.
affect
Read lifeforce and active modifiers.
who
Read the player list.
directory all
List publicly accessible destinations.
map local
Use the local map even during combat.

02 / Getting started

Movement and conversation

north / n
Move north. Other cardinal directions have their own full names and abbreviations.
up / u
Move up where a route exists.
down / d
Move down where a route exists.
say <speech>
Speak in the scene.
emote <action>
Describe your character acting.
join <place>
Move to a named place within the room.
join
Leave the current place.
follow <person>
Follow another character.
follow self
Stop following.

03 / Getting started

Systems and appearance

scheme list
Inspect the scheme list.
scheme info <number>
Inspect a scheme you have discovered.
operation signup <number>
Sign up for an eligible operation.
society info
Inspect your organization.
credits
Check accumulated item recolors.
credit namecolor <0-255>
Set your who-list name colour.
credit saycolor <0-255>
Set the colour others see for quoted emote speech.
Source notes c5dfe60

Repository edition reviewed 2026-09-19. The running game may differ.

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