Your First Steps in RoP
If you have NEVER played an Midpoint Void or the original Mortal Conquest, and are reading this as an evil race, you might consider deleting and re-rolling as a good race; it is generally a little tougher for evil characters to learn the game thoroughly. Okay... So you've entered the world, what should you do first?
Read help alignment to understand how interaction between good and evil works here! If you've played mume, it is similar to that.
Enter the portal. For help, read the room description.
Always remember to use the CONSIDER command before you attempt to fight. If it gives you no response, try again; sometimes you can't judge a battle correctly the first time through it in your mind... GCONSIDER is in now too, for groups :)
At low levels, there is little penalty for dying, and at level 1 there is almost no penalty. Therefore, feel free to get to know the mud... exploring is the only way.
You can config your own prompt, type HELP PROMPT, or type PROMPT ALL for the standard default prompts.
Browse through the skills and spells, using HELP SKILLS and HELP SPELLS, keeping in mind that your race determines how many max skills and spells you can learn total.
Type CONFIG and realize what options you can toggle on and off. Also type FIGHT and check out the options there. It is recommended that you toggle groundfighting off until you have more hit points.
No, there is no donation room or mud school; explore and kill easy stuff or group. You may find it FUN :>
We currentely do not allow same alignment player-killing. If you want a mud where you get a choice, it is suggested to try somewhere else.
Use scan and look <direction> to see who and what is around you.
Always watch your back. Grouping with others provides safety in numbers. Make friends early... in an all-out invasion your friends may come and save your butt or not, but it's better to have some!