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1	=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks	1	=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2		2
3	Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.	3	Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
4	Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.	4	Also some nice tips and tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.
5		5
6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client	6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7		7
8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?	8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9		9
10	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code	10	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
11	has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to	11	has been rewritten. Still, most maps are very similar or identical to
12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.	12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
13		13
14	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable	14	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
15	server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting	15	server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
16	reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources	16	reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects	17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
18	and background music.	18	and background music.
19		19
		20	=head3 I found a bug, how can I report it/what do I do?
		21
		22	Mail us at support@deliantra.net , which is best, unless it is a small,
		23	temporary, or urgent issue. If it is, then tell schmorp, elmex, or Asarth.
		24
20	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	25	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
21		26
22	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	27	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
23	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL	28	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
24	support.	29	support.
37		42
38	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	43	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
39		44
40	=back	45	=back
41		46
		47	=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.
		48
		49	=over 4
		50
		51	=item Make sure Numlock is off.
		52
		53	Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
		54	numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.
		55
		56	=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".
		57
		58	Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
		59	interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
		60	the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
		61	them down once.
		62
		63	=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.
		64
		65	Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
		66	pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
		67	help.
		68
		69	=back
		70
42	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!	71	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
43		72
44	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client	73	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
45	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to	74	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
46	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).	75	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
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61		90
62	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory	91	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
63	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.	92	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
64		93
65		94
		95	=head2 Game Mechanics
		96
		97	=head3 What is this place I go to when I die?
		98
		99	When you die, you go to a place called the nimbus. In the nimbus, you are
		100	able to play minesweeper for your experience. If you win and have applied
		101	all the spaces except for bombs, you will automatically be teleported to
		102	a hallway you can walk down to be teleported back to life, with your
		103	experience intact.
		104
		105	If you lose by applying a bomb, you are teleported to a hallway
		106	with a flower, and you can walk down to be teleported back to life,
		107	without your experience you lost when you died. There are rumors
		108	that the Key to Life can let the losers walk in the winner's
		109	hallway, however...
		110
		111	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Or how do I cure diseases/depletion/poison?
		112
		113	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
		114
		115	=over 4
		116
		117	=item * You are being attacked.
		118
		119	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
		120	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
		121
		122	=item * You are out of food.
		123
		124	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
		125	food will replenish your food level.
		126
		127	=item * You are poisoned.
		128
		129	Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
		130	eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
		131	help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
		132	poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
		133
		134	=item * You have a disease.
		135
		136	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
		137	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
		138	cast C<cure disease> on you.
		139
		140	=item * Your stats change.
		141
		142	Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats,
		143	which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
		144	effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
		145	depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health. You can
		146	restore depletion by drinking a potion of life.
		147
		148	=back
		149
		150	=head3 How do diseases work?
		151
		152	Diseases are obtained by things like traps or spells. Usually, they
		153	will reduce some of your attributes, like strength. They might also
		154	cause damage to you, or slow you down. Some of them infect monsters
		155	and players around you, spreading the disease.
		156
		157	If your disease can be cured naturally, and if you do wait until
		158	it is cured naturally, you develop immunity for that level of
		159	disease. Higher level forms of that disease will still infect
		160	you, but you can wait it out to get better immunity.
		161
		162	Some diseases, like rabies, cannot be cured by waiting.
		163	Instead, you will have to cure it magically. For information on how
		164	to do that, see the above entry.
		165
		166	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		167
		168	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of
		169	ways people typically lose stuff:
		170
		171	=over 4
		172
		173	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		174
		175	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		176	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		177
		178	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		179
		180	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		181	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		182	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		183	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal
		184	skill before the map he is in resets.
		185
		186	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		187	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		188
		189	=back
		190
		191	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		192
		193	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		194	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		195	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		196	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		197	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		198
		199	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		200	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		201
		202	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		203
		204	What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
		205	unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
		206	bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply,
		207	the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log
		208	out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server
		209	crashes or restarts.
		210
		211	If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before
		212	you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than one hour has passed, you
		213	will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but one hour has not
		214	passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
		215
		216	=head3 Where do I find beds to reality?
		217
		218	Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to
		219	reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and
		220	they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in
		221	the southern area.
		222
		223	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		224
		225	The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
		226	description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
		227	order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items
		228	in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for
		229	identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it
		230	identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is
		231	wasted.
		232
		233	The I<identify> spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as
		234	one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the
		235	only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
		236	identified on the ground.
		237
		238	=head3 What do altars do?
		239
		240	There are different types of altars. Altars found in churches and
		241	chapels are aligned to gods; they usually have decoration based
		242	on the god they are aligned to. You can pray at these altars to
		243	start worshipping the god the altar is aligned to, or pray to
		244	get over your normal grace limit, get grace faster, or any
		245	other effects the altar might have.
		246
		247	Pink altars usually require a sacrifice, which can be seen by
		248	rolling your mouse over it at the bottom of the screen. If you
		249	drop the sacrifiice, it will activate something, like a gate, or
		250	maybe it will teleport something.
		251
		252	=head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar?
		253
		254	Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece
		255	on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one
		256	identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller
		257	currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more
		258	identifies.
		259
		260	=head3 What diseases cannot be cured naturally?
		261
		262	Tapeworms, leprosy, and arthritis are all unable to be cured naturally,
		263	and thus you cannot have an immunity against them.
		264
		265	=head3 Where can I use building materials?
		266
		267	You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in
		268	guild storages, and in some apartments.
		269
		270	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		271
		272	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		273	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		274	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		275
		276	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		277	the inventory) it. Then, as a sacrifice, drop some diamonds on the floor
		278	then read the I<Prepare Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total
		279	number of diamonds sacrificed this way determines the number of
		280	enchantments the weapon accepts: one diamond for one enchanment, nine
		281	diamonds for three enchantments, 100 diamonds for ten enchantments,
		282	and so on.
		283
		284	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		285
		286	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		287
		288	=over 4
		289
		290	=item Improve Damage
		291
		292	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		293	weight by five kilograms.
		294
		295	=item Lower Weight
		296
		297	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		298	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		299
		300	=item Enchant Weapon
		301
		302	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		303
		304	=item Improve Stat
		305
		306	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		307	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		308	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		309	which stat gets improved.
		310
		311	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		312	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		313	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		314	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		315	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		316	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		317	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		318
		319	=back
		320
		321	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		322	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		323	also increase.
		324
		325	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		326
		327	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		328	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		329	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		330	power.
		331
		332	=head3 What is this item power business?
		333
		334	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		335	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of
		336	power - for each overall level you can handle C<1.25> item power points,
		337	so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points (see
		338	the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power
		339	points).
		340
		341	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		342	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		343	power (and a level of 47).
		344
		345
66	=head2 Generic how do I...	346	=head2 Generic how do I...
		347
		348	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned items?
		349
		350	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		351	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		352	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		353	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		354	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		355
		356	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		357	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or
		358	damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
		359
		360	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		361
		362	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		363	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		364	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		365
		366	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		367	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		368	key.
		369
		370	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		371	active container for this to work.
		372
		373	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		374	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
67		375
68	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	376	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
69		377
70	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	378	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
71	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will	379	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
72	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	380	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
73	this to work!	381	this to work!
74		382
75	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	383	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
76	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	384	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
77		385
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83	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	391	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
84		392
85	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	393	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
86	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	394	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
87		395
		396	=head3 How do I pay for items from a shop?
		397
		398	You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of
		399	the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if
		400	you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving,
		401	until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
		402
		403	=head3 How do I sell items to a shop?
		404
		405	Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop
		406	tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of
		407	them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will
		408	not leave your inventory.
		409
		410	=head3 How do I increase my attributes?
		411
		412	To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items
		413	that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your
		414	attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can
		415	drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion
		416	named 'potion of <attribute>'. These potions can increase your attributes
		417	up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the
		418	statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the
		419	'maximum' attribute.
		420
		421	=head3 How do I get my literacy experience up?
		422
		423	You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can
		424	also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying
		425	them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them
		426	once you identify them.
		427
		428	=head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment?
		429
		430	Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee
		431	in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment
		432	rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on
		433	your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the
		434	rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
		435
		436	You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are
		437	deducted from your bank account.
		438
		439	=head3 How do I use passes/keys?
		440
		441	Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in
		442	your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a
		443	locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
		444
		445	=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door?
		446
		447	Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key
		448	you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps.
		449	Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something.
		450
		451	=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use?
		452
		453	You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it
		454	needs.
		455
		456	=head3 How do I join a guild?
		457
		458	To join a player guild, such as the Black Shield or Laughing Skull (not
		459	the Adventurer's Guild, the Guild of Freedom, or anything else like
		460	them), you need to be given a key by one of its current members.
		461	The players might have special tasks and requirements for you, but all that
		462	is needed is to have the key to enter the guild building and use its features.
		463
		464	=head3 How do I drop items?
		465
		466	To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in
		467	the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab,
		468	and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or
		469	enter the command
		470
		471	drop <item>
		472
		473	This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are
		474	unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You
		475	can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting
		476	unlock.
		477
		478	=head3 How do I pick up items?
		479
		480	You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking
		481	the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
		482
		483	take <item>
		484
		485	command.
		486
		487	=head3 How do I make money, fast?!
		488
		489	You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH
		490	lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of
		491	money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can
		492	level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is
		493	priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's
		494	gem shop.
		495
		496	Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward.
		497
		498	=head2 Playing Together
		499
		500	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		501
		502	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		503	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		504	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		505	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		506	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		507	current chat tab as well).
		508
		509	=over 4
		510
		511	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		512
		513	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		514	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		515
		516	Example:
		517
		518	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		519
		520	=item shout <message>
		521
		522	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		523	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		524	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		525	risk being ignored by people.
		526
		527	Example:
		528
		529	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		530
		531	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		532
		533	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		534	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		535	well.
		536
		537	Example:
		538
		539	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		540
		541	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		542
		543	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		544	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		545
		546	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		547
		548	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		549	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		550	chat channel.
		551
		552	=back
		553
		554	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		555	the L<help> command to get a list.
		556
		557	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		558
		559	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		560	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		561	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		562	find out more.
		563
		564	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		565	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		566	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		567
		568	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		569	good in, and of course vice versa!
		570
88		571
89	=head2 Magic	572	=head2 Magic
90		573
		574	=head3 How does an improvement potion work?
		575
		576	An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace,
		577	permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints,
		578	or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement
		579	potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly.
		580
		581	However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level
		582	10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount.
		583
		584	=head3 How do I control golems I summon?
		585
		586	You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the
		587	direction you are holding.
		588
91	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	589	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
92		590
93	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher	591	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
94	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of	592	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
95	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also	593	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
96	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>	594	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
97	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet	595	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
98	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.	596	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
99		597
100	Level Monster	598	Level Monster
101	1 bat	599	1 bat
102	3 bird	600	3 bird
103	4 spider	601	4 spider
…		…
120	80 gr_hellhound	618	80 gr_hellhound
121	90 dave	619	90 dave
122	100 laoch	620	100 laoch
123	105 snitchangel	621	105 snitchangel
124		622
		623	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		624
		625	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		626	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		627	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		628	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		629
		630	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		631	summoning or sorcery).
		632
		633	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		634	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 2 also, resulting in an
		635	attuned casting level of 4, at level 5, the bonus is 5, yielding a casting
		636	level of 10, and at level 50, the bonus is 16, yielding 66.
		637
		638	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always. If you are both attuned and
		639	repelled at the same time, the effects will add.
		640
		641	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		642	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		643	level.
		644
		645	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		646	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		647	same as without any attunement.
		648
		649	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		650
		651	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		652	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		653	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		654
		655	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		656	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		657
		658	If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell
		659	level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level
		660	a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective
		661	casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level
		662	100, where the effective level will also be 100.
		663
		664	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		665	spell level.
		666
		667	That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's
		668	effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when
		669	you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will
		670	be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level
		671	98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives
		672	effective level 100.
		673
		674
125	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	675	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
126		676
127	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?	677	=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray or get the praying skill?
128		678
129	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	679	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
130	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding	680	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
131	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).	681	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
132		682
133	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	683	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
134		684
		685	However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by
		686	reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill
		687	depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the
		688	praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy
		689	symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
		690
135	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?	691	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
136		692
137	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	693	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
138		694
139	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?	695	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
…		…
147	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	703	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
148	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in	704	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
149	the process.	705	the process.
150		706
151	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	707	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
152	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen	708	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
153	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you	709	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
154	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.	710	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
155		711
		712
156	=head2 Exploring	713	=head2 Exploring / Quests
157		714
158	=head3 What areas are there to explore?	715	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
159		716
160	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the	717	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
161	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many	718	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
162	a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.	719	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
163		720
164	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how	721	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
165	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice	722	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
166	quests in and around Port Joseph.	723	quests in and around Port Joseph.
167		724
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173	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very	730	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
174	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,	731	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
175	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).	732	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
176		733
177	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,	734	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
178	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,	735	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
179	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).	736	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
180		737
181	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level	738	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
182	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere	739	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
183	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates	740	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
…		…
188	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level	745	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
189	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other	746	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
190	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about	747	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
191	that.	748	that.
192		749
		750	=head3 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		751
		752	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		753	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		754	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		755	him first.
		756
		757	=head3 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		758
		759	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		760	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		761	does not involve a random maze.
		762
		763
		764	=head1 Authors
		765
		766	The following people contributed to this document: Robin Redeker, John O'Donnell
		767	and Marc Lehmann.

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