Abandoned Codex

[Gareth]

Here's a thought, how about a two-line random tip that gets shown to people when they log in? Like for example,
"Lifestyles can help you fight better, fetch your corpse, or get you out of a tight spot. Read HELP LIFESTYLES for more."

Anyone want to compile a big list of maybe 40-50 different two-line tips to help the newer players along?

[Seph]

-You can compare Equipment by typing compare <item>. Compare will put that item against what you are currently wearing in that slot.
-Comparing equipment only lets you know which item has a better armor class.
-Your character can consider very roughly how well fighting a certain mobile will turn out by typing consider <mobile>.
-Clans are a place to practice new skills, access your own personal healer, and donate/borrow equipment from the clan chest.
-Most clans require you to be level 15 before you can submit an application.
-There are clans for both deadly and peaceful type characters.
-Hardcore characters are for experienced players, for when you die, you return to level two and lose your belongings.
-Hardcore characters are naturally deadly characters.
-Hardcore characters gain experience at double the normal rate for their class/race combination!
-Hardcore characters do not actually exist inside the natural storyline.
-There are three known continents in the world of Arathnos.
-Vampires gain slight bonuses during the nighttime, yet are potent enemies even in the brightest of days.
-The vampires mistwalk ability instantly teleports the vampire to their victim, yet may only be used during the darkest of evenings.
-Vampires are incredibly susceptable to a rare stone known as 'Utonium'.
-Clerics may worship the spirits of knowledge in random locations throughout the world, learning much from every temple they discover.
-Never count out a clerics worth in the world, they have been known to save an entire group of overwhelmed adventurers with their healing skills.
-Rangers are natural woodsmen, and their lives of solitude have led to their development of excellent balanced fighting and protective skills.
-Thieves are cunning, agile and extremely deadly! Never take your eyes off of a thief, lest you pay the price!
-A thief has the ability to plunge his or her dagger into the backside of an opponent, dealing massive damage to the unexpecting foe!
-Warriors are hardy fighters, and at young ages can make incredibly short work of even the most challenging of foes!
-The warriors skill 'stun' has changed the tide in many a lost battle by incapacitating an enemy, allowing the warrior many unanswered blows.
-Augurers are very skilled with both magical and physical attacks, and have skills to make short work of large groups of enemies.
-Mages have spent their lives studying the arcane magics of Arathnos, and as such are unequaled in their ability to bend the elements to their wishes.
-Mages posess potent magics capable of altering the very plain of existence their victims enhabit.
-The warwizard is a rare and highly trained spellcaster, capable of turning entire armies into a charred wasteland of smouldering corpses.
-Illusionists focus their magics upon the mental of their enemies, creating demoralizing and crippling effects!
-Adept illusionists have been known to completely desintegrate even the mightiest of foes with their incredible mental powers.
-Monks are hardy warriors who tend to shun normal weapons, relying upon their exceptional martial art skills to deal more damage than most can with swords and axes.
-On top of being exceptional damage dealers, monks also posess a nice assortment of beneficial and healing spells and skills.
-The druid is one with nature, capable of turning its natural surroundings into potent weapons and allies.
-The druid posesses the ability to 'plant pass', employing the forests and jungles of the world to move quickly from one location to another.
-The paladin is a hero of ancient lore. As rare as they are powerful, a paladin posesses incredible healing skills to protect all those they are sworn to defend.
-A paladin, on top of being an adept healer, can do battle with the finest of fighters across the land, holding their own quite admirably.
-The auction is one of many ways adventurers can share and sell goods and equipment. For more information, read help auction.
-Most axes and swords fall under the long blades skill. Proficiency with this type of weapon can be found by typing practice. Read also help long blades.
-Whips and sectional weapons generally fall under flexible arms. Practicing your flexible arm skill will enable you to do more damage with these weapons. Read help flexible arms.
-Daggers, spikes, and even the occasional spear fall under the short blades category. Read help short blades for further information.
-Those adept at Talonous arms make short work of opponents with claw-like fixtures and sharp gauntlets. Typing practice will show you your percentage in Talonous arms.
-Bludgeons are blunt, usually large crushing and smashing weapons used to turn your foes into a stain upon the ground. Your ability with bludgeons can be found by typing practice.
-The skill Pugilism deals with blasting, suction, and other undefined weapontry. Wise adventurers make sure they have practiced pugilism for maximum versatility.
-Most adventurers find themselves constantly resting by a public healer to patch up after a rough battle. Those with a little more money may make use of the roaming healers that wander throughout town.
-Several maps that may be of use to new players can be found on the website www.abandonedcodex.net under 'Gallery'
-To reach avatar is to hit level 85. However, most players will tell you that hitting avatar is just the start of your journey...
-The most powerful of the avatars in the land have reached avatar 2, the benefits of which are widely rumored, but unknown...
-Buying tablets of identify from the magical shop on market street makes equipping your character with better equipment much easier.
-The island of pentir is home to the hall of heroes, where the likenesses of the most powerful adventurers of history are honored.
-Help directions may assist you in locating a new area to gain experience in by giving you a rough location for each.


Thats all for now, more later.
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[Seph]

In hindsight, fuck im a loser.
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[Nightblade]

[Seph]

See, class information is accessable and all that...
However, I'm not giving info for the class to the new players, I'm SELLING the classes to them, thus, they try different classes rather than trying one and dying and getting fed up. Thus they stick around a bit and get to know the place.
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[Gareth]

Basically to give it a bit of context, I was talking to Jarvik last night, and he said that if I hadn't told him about lifestyles then he wouldn't even know they existed, cause it's not like they're mentioned anywhere even in the academy, let along during normal gameplay. So it's stuff like that - the things I (and Delvael) didn't think of when we were setting out the newbie areas.

[Seph]

ok, the next time I get bored I'll hammer out another 30 or so, and you just pick the ones you want to keep :p
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[Seph]

oh, and for the record, I'm flippin' entertained that conversations on the forum consist of the three of us nowadays
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[neq]

always carry a spare bag you never know when you might need one

[Lucifer]

dont eat yellow snow.... or tofu for that matter!

[neq]

type score to see your charm stat
(it doesn't show up when you type statrep otherwise the half ogres would get mad once they truly realize how ugly they are.)

[mayln]

Tofu is delicious.
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[Gareth]

:goes to fetch his hippy swatter

[mayln]

Hey, it is not a hippie trait, thank you very much. Blame Japan - they put it in quite a various array of foods. It is especially delicious in curry. You should try it. : D
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if you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals : sirius black, harry potter and the goblet of fire

[Seph]

Ooh! Ooh! If the swatter dosent work, can I watch you try out your Hippiezooka 9000?!
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