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1	=head1 Game 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 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7		7
8	There are a few options:	8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9	The right-click context menu in the L<Inventory\|playerbook_inventory> reveals
10	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.
11	You will need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for this
12	to work!
13		9
14	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and L<apply\|command/apply>	10	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
15	commands like this:	11	has been rewritten. Still, most maps are very similar or identical to
		12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
16		13
17	mark icecube	14	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
18	apply flint and steel	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
		17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
		18	and background music.
19		19
20	If you need to something do this often, I recommend using the L<Bind	20	=head3 I found a bug, how can I report it/what do I do?
21	Recorder\|binding_recorder>.
22		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
23	=head2 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?
24		26
25	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
26	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
27	support.	29	support.
28		30
34		36
35	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)	37	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
36		38
37	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode	39	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
38		40
39	=item * Disable B<Fog of War>	41	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
40		42
41	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	43	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
42		44
43	=back	45	=back
44		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
		71	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
		72
		73	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
		74	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
		75	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
		76
		77	=over 4
		78
		79	To do that, on Unix:
		80
		81	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
		82
		83	On windows:
		84
		85	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
		86	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
		87	starting with F<client->.
		88
		89	=back
		90
		91	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
		92	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
		93
		94
		95	=head2 Game Mechanics
		96
		97	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Or how do I cure diseases/depletion/poison?
		98
		99	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
		100
		101	=over 4
		102
		103	=item * You are being attacked.
		104
		105	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
		106	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
		107
		108	=item * You are out of food.
		109
		110	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
		111	food will replenish your food level.
		112
		113	=item * You are poisoned.
		114
		115	Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
		116	eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
		117	help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
		118	poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
		119
		120	=item * You have a disease.
		121
		122	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
		123	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
		124	cast C<cure disease> on you.
		125
		126	=item * Your stats change.
		127
		128	Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats,
		129	which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
		130	effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
		131	depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health. You can
		132	restore depletion by drinking a potion of life.
		133
		134	=back
		135
		136	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		137
		138	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of
		139	ways people typically lose stuff:
		140
		141	=over 4
		142
		143	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		144
		145	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		146	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		147
		148	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		149
		150	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		151	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		152	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		153	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal
		154	skill before the map he is in resets.
		155
		156	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		157	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		158
		159	=back
		160
		161	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		162
		163	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		164	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		165	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		166	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		167	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		168
		169	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		170	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		171
		172	=back
		173
		174	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		175
		176	What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
		177	unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
		178	bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply,
		179	the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log
		180	out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server
		181	crashes or restarts.
		182
		183	If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before
		184	you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than 1 hour has passed, you
		185	will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not
		186	passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
		187
		188	=head3 Where do I find beds to reality?
		189
		190	Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to
		191	reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and
		192	they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in
		193	the southern area.
		194
		195	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		196
		197	The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
		198	description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
		199	order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items
		200	in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for
		201	identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it
		202	identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is
		203	wasted.
		204
		205	The I<identify> spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as
		206	one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the
		207	only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
		208	identified on the ground.
		209
		210	=head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar?
		211
		212	Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece
		213	on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one
		214	identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller
		215	currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more
		216	identifies.
		217
		218	=head3 Where can I use building materials?
		219
		220	You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in
		221	guild storages, and in some apartments.
		222
		223	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		224
		225	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		226	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		227	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		228
		229	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		230	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		231	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		232	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		233	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		234	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		235
		236	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		237
		238	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		239
		240	=over 4
		241
		242	=item Improve Damage
		243
		244	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		245	weight by five kilograms.
		246
		247	=item Lower Weight
		248
		249	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		250	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		251
		252	=item Enchant Weapon
		253
		254	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		255
		256	=item Improve Stat
		257
		258	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		259	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		260	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		261	which stat gets improved.
		262
		263	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		264	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		265	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		266	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		267	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		268	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		269	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		270
		271	=back
		272
		273	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		274	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		275	also increase.
		276
		277	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		278
		279	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		280	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		281	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		282	power.
		283
		284	=head3 What is this item power business?
		285
		286	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		287	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of
		288	power - for each overall level you can handle C<1.25> item power points,
		289	so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points (see
		290	the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power
		291	points).
		292
		293	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		294	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		295	power (and a level of 47).
		296
		297
		298	=head2 Generic how do I...
		299
		300	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned items?
		301
		302	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		303	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		304	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		305	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		306	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		307
		308	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		309	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or
		310	damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
		311
		312	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		313
		314	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		315	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		316	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		317
		318	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		319	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		320	key.
		321
		322	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		323	active container for this to work.
		324
		325	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		326	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
		327
		328	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
		329
		330	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
		331	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
		332	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
		333	this to work!
		334
		335	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
		336	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
		337
		338	mark icecube
		339	apply flint and steel
		340
		341	You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
		342
		343	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
		344
		345	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
		346	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
		347
		348	=head3 How do I pay for items from a shop?
		349
		350	You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of
		351	the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if
		352	you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving,
		353	until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
		354
		355	=head3 How do I sell items to a shop?
		356
		357	Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop
		358	tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of
		359	them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will
		360	not leave your inventory.
		361
		362	=head3 How do I increase my attributes?
		363
		364	To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items
		365	that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your
		366	attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can
		367	drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion
		368	named 'potion of <attribute>'. These potions can increase your attributes
		369	up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the
		370	statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the
		371	'maximum' attribute.
		372
		373	=head3 How do I get my literacy experience up?
		374
		375	You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can
		376	also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying
		377	them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them
		378	once you identify them.
		379
		380	=head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment?
		381
		382	Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee
		383	in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment
		384	rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on
		385	your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the
		386	rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
		387
		388	You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are
		389	deducted from your bank account.
		390
		391	=head3 How do I use passes/keys?
		392
		393	Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in
		394	your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a
		395	locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
		396
		397	=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door?
		398
		399	Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key
		400	you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps.
		401	Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something.
		402
		403	=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use?
		404
		405	You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it
		406	needs.
		407
		408	=head3 How do I drop items?
		409
		410	To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in
		411	the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab,
		412	and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or
		413	enter the command
		414
		415	=item drop <item>
		416
		417	This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are
		418	unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You
		419	can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting
		420	unlock.
		421
		422	=head3 How do I pick up items?
		423
		424	You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking
		425	the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
		426
		427	take <item>
		428
		429	command.
		430
		431	=head3 How do I make money, fast?!
		432
		433	You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH
		434	lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of
		435	money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can
		436	level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is
		437	priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's
		438	gem shop.
		439
		440	Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward.
		441
		442	=head2 Playing Together
		443
		444	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		445
		446	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		447	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		448	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		449	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		450	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		451	current chat tab as well).
		452
		453	=over 4
		454
		455	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		456
		457	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		458	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		459
		460	Example:
		461
		462	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		463
		464	=item shout <message>
		465
		466	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		467	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		468	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		469	risk being ignored by people.
		470
		471	Example:
		472
		473	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		474
		475	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		476
		477	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		478	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		479	well.
		480
		481	Example:
		482
		483	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		484
		485	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		486
		487	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		488	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		489
		490	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		491
		492	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		493	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		494	chat channel.
		495
		496	=back
		497
		498	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		499	the L<help> command to get a list.
		500
		501	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		502
		503	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		504	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		505	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		506	find out more.
		507
		508	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		509	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		510	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		511
		512	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		513	good in, and of course vice versa!
		514
		515
		516	=head2 Magic
		517
		518	=head3 How does an improvement potion work?
		519
		520	An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace,
		521	permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints,
		522	or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement
		523	potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly.
		524
		525	However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level
		526	10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount.
		527
		528	=head3 How do I control golems I summon?
		529
		530	You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the
		531	direction you are holding.
		532
		533	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
		534
		535	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
		536	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
		537	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
		538	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
		539	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
		540	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
		541
		542	Level Monster
		543	1 bat
		544	3 bird
		545	4 spider
		546	6 killer_bee
		547	7 pixie
		548	8 skeleton
		549	9 stalker
		550	11 devil
		551	13 beholder
		552	15 dark_elf
		553	17 skull
		554	20 angel
		555	25 vampire
		556	30 spectre
		557	35 lich
		558	40 demilich
		559	50 hellhound
		560	60 unusual_kobold
		561	70 chicken
		562	80 gr_hellhound
		563	90 dave
		564	100 laoch
		565	105 snitchangel
		566
		567	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		568
		569	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		570	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		571	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		572	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		573
		574	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		575	summoning or sorcery).
		576
		577	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		578	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the
		579	bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		580
		581	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		582
		583	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		584	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		585	level.
		586
		587	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		588	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		589	same as without any attunement.
		590
		591	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		592
		593	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		594	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		595	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		596
		597	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		598	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		599
		600	If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell
		601	level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level
		602	a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective
		603	casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level
		604	100, whre the effective level will also be 100.
		605
		606	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		607	spell level.
		608
		609	That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's
		610	effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when
		611	you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will
		612	be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level
		613	98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives
		614	effective level 100.
		615
		616
		617	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
		618
		619	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray or get the praying skill?
		620
		621	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
		622	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
		623	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
		624
		625	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
		626
		627	However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by
		628	reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill
		629	depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the
		630	praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy
		631	symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
		632
		633	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
		634
		635	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
		636
		637	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
		638
		639	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
		640	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
		641	you.
		642
		643	=head3 How do I change gods?
		644
		645	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
		646	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
		647	the process.
		648
		649	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
		650	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
		651	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
		652	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
		653
		654
		655	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		656
		657	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		658
		659	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		660	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		661	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		662
		663	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		664	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		665	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		666
		667	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		668	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		669	person?
		670
		671	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		672	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		673	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		674	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		675
		676	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		677	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		678	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		679
		680	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		681	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		682	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		683	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		684	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		685
		686	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		687	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		688	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		689	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		690	that.
		691
		692	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		693
		694	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		695	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		696	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		697	him first.
		698
		699	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		700
		701	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		702	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		703	does not involve a random maze.
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