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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.	17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
		18	and background music.
		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.
18		24
19	=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?
20		26
21	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
22	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
36		42
37	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	43	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
38		44
39	=back	45	=back
40		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	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		173
		174	What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
		175	unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
		176	bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply,
		177	the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log
		178	out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server
		179	crashes or restarts.
		180
		181	If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before
		182	you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than 1 hour has passed, you
		183	will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not
		184	passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
		185
		186	=head3 Where do I find beds to reality?
		187
		188	Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to
		189	reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and
		190	they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in
		191	the southern area.
		192
		193	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		194
		195	The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
		196	description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
		197	order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items
		198	in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for
		199	identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it
		200	identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is
		201	wasted.
		202
		203	The I<identify> spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as
		204	one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the
		205	only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
		206	identified on the ground.
		207
		208	=head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar?
		209
		210	Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece
		211	on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one
		212	identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller
		213	currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more
		214	identifies.
		215
		216	=head3 Where can I use building materials?
		217
		218	You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in
		219	guild storages, and in some apartments.
		220
		221	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		222
		223	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		224	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		225	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		226
		227	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		228	the inventory) it. Then, as a sacrifice, drop some diamonds on the floor
		229	then read the I<Prepare Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total
		230	number of diamonds sacrificed this way determines the number of
		231	enchantments the weapon accepts: one diamond for one enchanment, nine
		232	diamonds for three enchantments, 100 diamonds for ten enchantments,
		233	and so on.
		234
		235	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		236
		237	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		238
		239	=over 4
		240
		241	=item Improve Damage
		242
		243	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		244	weight by five kilograms.
		245
		246	=item Lower Weight
		247
		248	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		249	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		250
		251	=item Enchant Weapon
		252
		253	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		254
		255	=item Improve Stat
		256
		257	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		258	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		259	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		260	which stat gets improved.
		261
		262	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		263	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		264	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		265	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		266	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		267	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		268	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		269
		270	=back
		271
		272	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		273	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		274	also increase.
		275
		276	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		277
		278	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		279	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		280	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		281	power.
		282
		283	=head3 What is this item power business?
		284
		285	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		286	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of
		287	power - for each overall level you can handle C<1.25> item power points,
		288	so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points (see
		289	the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power
		290	points).
		291
		292	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		293	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		294	power (and a level of 47).
		295
		296
41	=head2 Generic how do I...	297	=head2 Generic how do I...
		298
		299	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned items?
		300
		301	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		302	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		303	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		304	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		305	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		306
		307	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		308	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or
		309	damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
		310
		311	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		312
		313	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		314	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		315	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		316
		317	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		318	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		319	key.
		320
		321	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		322	active container for this to work.
		323
		324	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		325	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
42		326
43	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	327	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44		328
45	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	329	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
46	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will	330	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	331	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
48	this to work!	332	this to work!
49		333
50	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	334	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	335	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52		336
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58	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	342	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59		343
60	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	344	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	345	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
62		346
		347	=head3 How do I pay for items from a shop?
		348
		349	You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of
		350	the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if
		351	you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving,
		352	until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
		353
		354	=head3 How do I sell items to a shop?
		355
		356	Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop
		357	tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of
		358	them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will
		359	not leave your inventory.
		360
		361	=head3 How do I increase my attributes?
		362
		363	To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items
		364	that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your
		365	attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can
		366	drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion
		367	named 'potion of <attribute>'. These potions can increase your attributes
		368	up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the
		369	statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the
		370	'maximum' attribute.
		371
		372	=head3 How do I get my literacy experience up?
		373
		374	You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can
		375	also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying
		376	them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them
		377	once you identify them.
		378
		379	=head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment?
		380
		381	Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee
		382	in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment
		383	rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on
		384	your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the
		385	rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
		386
		387	You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are
		388	deducted from your bank account.
		389
		390	=head3 How do I use passes/keys?
		391
		392	Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in
		393	your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a
		394	locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
		395
		396	=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door?
		397
		398	Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key
		399	you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps.
		400	Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something.
		401
		402	=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use?
		403
		404	You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it
		405	needs.
		406
		407	=head3 How do I drop items?
		408
		409	To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in
		410	the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab,
		411	and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or
		412	enter the command
		413
		414	drop <item>
		415
		416	This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are
		417	unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You
		418	can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting
		419	unlock.
		420
		421	=head3 How do I pick up items?
		422
		423	You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking
		424	the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
		425
		426	take <item>
		427
		428	command.
		429
		430	=head3 How do I make money, fast?!
		431
		432	You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH
		433	lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of
		434	money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can
		435	level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is
		436	priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's
		437	gem shop.
		438
		439	Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward.
		440
		441	=head2 Playing Together
		442
		443	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		444
		445	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		446	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		447	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		448	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		449	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		450	current chat tab as well).
		451
		452	=over 4
		453
		454	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		455
		456	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		457	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		458
		459	Example:
		460
		461	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		462
		463	=item shout <message>
		464
		465	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		466	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		467	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		468	risk being ignored by people.
		469
		470	Example:
		471
		472	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		473
		474	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		475
		476	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		477	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		478	well.
		479
		480	Example:
		481
		482	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		483
		484	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		485
		486	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		487	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		488
		489	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		490
		491	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		492	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		493	chat channel.
		494
		495	=back
		496
		497	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		498	the L<help> command to get a list.
		499
		500	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		501
		502	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		503	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		504	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		505	find out more.
		506
		507	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		508	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		509	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		510
		511	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		512	good in, and of course vice versa!
		513
		514
63	=head2 Magic	515	=head2 Magic
64		516
		517	=head3 How does an improvement potion work?
		518
		519	An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace,
		520	permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints,
		521	or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement
		522	potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly.
		523
		524	However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level
		525	10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount.
		526
		527	=head3 How do I control golems I summon?
		528
		529	You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the
		530	direction you are holding.
		531
65	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	532	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66		533
67	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher	534	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
68	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of	535	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
69	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also	536	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
70	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>	537	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
71	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet	538	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
72	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.	539	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
73		540
74	Level Monster	541	Level Monster
75	1 bat	542	1 bat
76	3 bird	543	3 bird
77	4 spider	544	4 spider
…		…
94	80 gr_hellhound	561	80 gr_hellhound
95	90 dave	562	90 dave
96	100 laoch	563	100 laoch
97	105 snitchangel	564	105 snitchangel
98		565
		566	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		567
		568	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		569	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		570	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		571	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		572
		573	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		574	summoning or sorcery).
		575
		576	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		577	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the
		578	bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		579
		580	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		581
		582	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		583	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		584	level.
		585
		586	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		587	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		588	same as without any attunement.
		589
		590	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		591
		592	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		593	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		594	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		595
		596	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		597	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		598
		599	If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell
		600	level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level
		601	a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective
		602	casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level
		603	100, whre the effective level will also be 100.
		604
		605	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		606	spell level.
		607
		608	That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's
		609	effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when
		610	you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will
		611	be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level
		612	98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives
		613	effective level 100.
		614
		615
99	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	616	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100		617
101	=head3 How do I pray?	618	=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray or get the praying skill?
102		619
103	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	620	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
104	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding	621	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
105	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).	622	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106		623
107	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	624	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108		625
		626	However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by
		627	reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill
		628	depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the
		629	praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy
		630	symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
		631
109	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>	632	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110		633
111	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	634	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112		635
113	=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?	636	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114		637
115	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start	638	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
116	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize	639	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117	you.	640	you.
118		641
…		…
121	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	644	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
122	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in	645	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123	the process.	646	the process.
124		647
125	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	648	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
126	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen	649	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
127	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you	650	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
128	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.	651	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129		652
		653
		654	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		655
		656	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		657
		658	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		659	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		660	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		661
		662	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		663	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		664	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		665
		666	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		667	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		668	person?
		669
		670	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		671	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		672	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		673	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		674
		675	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		676	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		677	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		678
		679	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		680	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		681	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		682	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		683	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		684
		685	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		686	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		687	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		688	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		689	that.
		690
		691	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		692
		693	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		694	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		695	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		696	him first.
		697
		698	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		699
		700	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		701	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		702	does not involve a random maze.
		703
		704
		705	=head1 Authors
		706
		707	The following people contributed to this document: Robin Redeker, John O'Donnell
		708	and Marc Lehmann.
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