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 itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
 =head2 Game Mechanics
-=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why!
+=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Or how do I cure diseases/depletion/poison?
 Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
 =over 4
 =item * Your stats change.
 Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats,
 which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
 effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
-depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
+depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health. You can
+restore depletion by drinking a potion of life.
 =back
 =head3 I lost an item! How?
-Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
+Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of
-typically lose stuff:
+ways people typically lose stuff:
 =over 4
 =item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
 =item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
 Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
 stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
 if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
-the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
+the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal
+skill before the map he is in resets.
 Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
 and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
 =back
 Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
 grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
 To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
 L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
-=back
 =head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
 What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
 unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
 will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not
 passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
 =head3 Where do I find beds to reality?
-Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in the southern area.
+Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to
+reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and
+they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in
+the southern area.
 =head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
 The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
 description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
 only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
 identified on the ground.
 =head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar?
-Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more identifies.
+Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece
+on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one
+identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller
+currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more
+identifies.
+=head3 Where can I use building materials?
+You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in
+guild storages, and in some apartments.
 =head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
 This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
 for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
 =head2 Generic how do I...
 =head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned items?
-You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition, all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg, Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
+You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
+commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
+all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
+Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
+grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
-To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
+To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
+L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or
+damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
 =head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
 First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
 right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
 Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
 which has the desired effect with cone spells.
 =head3 How do I pay for items from a shop?
-You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving, until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
+You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of
+the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if
+you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving,
+until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
 =head3 How do I sell items to a shop?
-Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will not leave your inventory.
+Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop
+tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of
+them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will
+not leave your inventory.
+=head3 How do I increase my attributes?
+To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items
+that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your
+attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can
+drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion
+named 'potion of <attribute>'. These potions can increase your attributes
+up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the
+statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the
+'maximum' attribute.
 =head3 How do I get my literacy experience up?
-You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them once you identify them.
+You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can
+also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying
+them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them
+once you identify them.
 =head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment?
-Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
+Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee
+in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment
+rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on
+your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the
+rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
-You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are deducted from your bank account.
+You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are
+deducted from your bank account.
 =head3 How do I use passes/keys?
-Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
+Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in
+your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a
+locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
+=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door?
+Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key
+you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps.
+Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something.
+=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use?
+You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it
+needs.
 =head3 How do I drop items?
-To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab, and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or enter the command
+To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in
+the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab,
+and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or
+enter the command
-=item drop <item>
+   drop <item>
-This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting unlock.
+This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are
+unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You
+can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting
+unlock.
 =head3 How do I pick up items?
-You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
+You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking
+the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
-=item take <item>
+   take <item>
 command.
 =head3 How do I make money, fast?!
-You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's gem shop.
+You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH
+lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of
+money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can
+level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is
+priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's
+gem shop.
 Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward.
 =head2 Playing Together
 This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
 good in, and of course vice versa!
 =head2 Magic
+=head3 How does an improvement potion work?
+An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace,
+permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints,
+or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement
+potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly.
+However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level
+10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount.
+=head3 How do I control golems I summon?
+You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the
+direction you are holding.
 =head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
 Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
 you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
 (by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
 C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
 You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
-However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
+However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by
+reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill
+depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the
+praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy
+symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
 =head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
 You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.

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