Basic Commands
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Basic RP Commands
- @emit <text> - Displays the text you enter onscreen without prepending your name. For example, if Kavi typed '@emit The wind blows north.', everyone else in the room would see 'The wind blows north'.
- pose <text> - Displays a message to all other players in the room that puts your name in front of it, the primary command for RP. For example, if Kavi typed 'pose sits on the couch.', everyone else in the room would see 'Kavi sits on the couch.'
- semipose <text> - Like pose, but omits the space automatically put between the character's name and the first word in the text. For example, if Kavi typed 'semipose 's smile is wide', everyone else in the room would see 'Kavi's smile is wide.'
- +Sheet - Displays your character's skillsheet.
- +taskroll <skill> at <modifier> - Rolls one of your character's skills. For more info, check out Skill System.
- where - Shows which IC locations currently have players.
- who - Displays who's currently online along with some other information.
Softcode
- +bb <text> - Adds text to a started message.
- +bbedit <area>=<old>
- +bbpost <board>/<title> - Begins a message to <board> with the specified title.
- +bbread - Displays the boards you are currently subscribed to.
- +bbread <board>/<message> - Reads a bulletin board message.
- +bbscan - Displays unread bulletin board messages.
- +bbtoss - Deletes current bulletin board message in progress.
- +finger <player> - Displays a specific player's finger information.
- +finger/help - Explains how to set up your own finger information.
- +inventory, or +inv - Displays the contents of your inventory.
- @rp - Takes you out of RP mode and places you in the OOC room.
- +Sheet - Displays your character's skillsheet.
- +Sinfo - Pulls up some basic information on Elan Vital's skill system.
- +Sinfo <topic> - Displays information on a particular +sinfo topic.
- +Skills - Draws up a list of skill groups. +Skills <group> will show the skills in that particular group, and +sinfo <skill> will give information on a specific skill.
- +Str <category>/<subject>=<message> - Submits a staffrequest with the title <subject> under the category <category> with message <message>.
- +Str/Comment <ID>=<comment> - Appends <comment> to the staffrequest with ID <ID>.
- +Str/help - Displays information on the staffrequest system.
- +Str/List - Displays the staffrequests you have submitted, along with their statuses.
- +Str/View <ID> - Displays your staffrequest with ID <ID>.
- +unlost - Teleports you back to the Court of Water at the center of the grid.
- +web/assoc <username>=<password> - Associates the character you're currently logged in as to the specified account.
- +web/help - Displays information on the MUSH's web interface.
- +web/new <username>=<password> - Sets up a new account for the web interface.
- where - Shows which IC locations currently have players.
- who - Displays who's currently online along with some other information.
- who/title <text> - Sets your wholist title
Hardcode
- @aconnect me=<actions> - A list of commands to be performed upon connection. It is recommended that you add +bbscan to this list. Separate different commands with semicolons ( ; ).
- [ansi(<color codes>, <text>)] - Colors <text> according to <color codes>. See HELP ANSI() for a list of acceptable codes.
- +<channel> <message> - Displays <message> on <channel>. MUSHcode evaluations will not be carried out.
- @chan/title <channel>=<title> - Sets your title for <channel>.
- [center(<text>,80)] - Centers <text> on the screen (assuming 80-character line width, which is generally what EV uses). See HELP CENTER() for more information on this command.
- @desc me=<description> - Describe your character's physical appearance. It should be noted that your @description should reflect the contents of your +inventory.
- @doing <message> - Sets the message which will show up beside your name on the WHO.
- @emit <text> - Displays the text you enter onscreen without prepending your name.
- Help - Displays PennMUSH's basic help system. This system does not include thematic or IC information.
- Help <text> - Displays PennMUSH's help information on a specific topic.
- @lock me==me - Will lock you to yourself so that you may not be picked up or manipulated. It is advised that you keep yourself locked.
- @name me=<new name> - Give yourself a new name. This is only to be used during CharGen, and at the say-so of the Staff.
- @password <old password>=<new password> - Resets your password.
- page <player>=<message> - Sends <message> to <player>. This is an OOC action.
- @pemit <player>=<text> - Sends <text> to <player> and only to player. This can be used in place of Whisper for more complex actions to a single player, but try to remember what other characters in the room would logically be seeing.
- pose <text> - Displays a message to all other players in the room that puts your name in front of it, the primary command for RP. For example, if Kavi typed 'pose sits on the couch.', everyone else in the room would see 'Kavi sits on the couch.'
- semipose <text> - Like pose, but omits the space automatically put between the character's name and the first word in the text. For example, if Kavi typed 'semipose 's smile is wide', everyone else in the room would see 'Kavi's smile is wide.'
- th <text> - "Think" <text>--the equivalent of @pemit me=<message>, this command will display <text> only to you. Useful for testing things like ansi code before you try and use it.
- @unlock me - Will unlock you so that you may be picked up.
- whisper <player>=<message> - Whispers <message> to <player>. This is considered an IC action, and only works with both players are in the same room--for OOC, use page.
- WHO - Shows which players are currently online, accompanied by their idle time, @doing, and the duration of their connection.
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