Manual · ch. 01
Commands.
A partial list of the verbs that drive Mystic. Most commands abbreviate — the short form is shown in parentheses. look can be typed as just l.
Movement
- north (n)
- Move north.
- south (s)
- Move south.
- east (e)
- Move east.
- west (w)
- Move west.
- northeast (ne)
- Move northeast.
- northwest (nw)
- Move northwest.
- southeast (se)
- Move southeast.
- southwest (sw)
- Move southwest.
- up (u)
- Move up.
- down (d)
- Move down.
- enter <place>
- Enter a building or area.
- leave
- Leave current building or area.
Information
- look (l)
- Look at your surroundings.
- look at <thing>
- Look at a specific person, object, or direction (also: l at).
- glance
- Quick look — exits and people, no descriptions.
- exits
- Just the exits from this room.
- examine <obj> (exa)
- Examine an object in detail.
- inventory (i)
- View items you're carrying.
- armors
- View what you're wearing and wielding.
- score
- View your full character sheet.
- . · ..
- Quick character info (one-line summary).
- skills
- List your skills and their levels.
- effects
- Show active afflictions and spell effects on you.
- who
- See who is online.
- finger <player>
- Show details about a player (online or offline).
- help
- Access the help system.
- help <topic>
- Get help on a specific topic.
Combat
- kill <target> (k)
- Attack a target.
- wimpy <hp>
- Auto-flee when HP drops below this value (there's no manual flee command).
- consider <target> (con)
- Evaluate how tough an enemy is.
- compare <a> to <b>
- Compare two items or weapons.
Items
- get <item>
- Pick up an item.
- get all
- Pick up all items in the room.
- drop <item>
- Drop an item.
- wear <item>
- Wear an item of armor or clothing.
- remove <item>
- Remove a worn item.
- wield <weapon>
- Wield a weapon.
- unwield
- Put away your weapon.
- give <item> to <player>
- Give an item to another player.
- put <item> in <cont>
- Put an item in a container.
- eat <food>
- Eat food.
- drink <beverage>
- Drink something.
Communication
- say <message>
- Speak to everyone in the room.
- mc <message>
- Mystic Chat — MUD-wide channel (above level 1).
- shout <message>
- Shout to all players — use sparingly.
- class <message>
- Chat with all online members of your class.
- race <message>
- Chat with all online members of your race.
- tell <player> <msg>
- Private message to a player.
- reply <message>
- Reply to the last person who told you.
- emote <action>
- Perform an emote action.
- whisper <player> <msg>
- Whisper to someone in the room.
Feelings (socials)
Mystic has many feeling commands — built-in social emotes for roleplay and fun. A few examples:
- bow
- Bow respectfully.
- wave
- Wave hello.
- laugh
- Laugh out loud.
- nod
- Nod in agreement.
- shake
- Shake your head.
- hug <player>
- Hug another player.
- poke <player>
- Poke another player.
- dance
- Dance around.
Type feelings in-game to see the full list.
Character
- skills
- View your skills and levels.
- effects
- Show active afflictions and spells on you.
- class
- Your class info; chat with class-mates with class <message>.
- race
- Your race info; chat with race-mates with race <message>.
- quests
- List your active quests.
- journal
- Your in-game journal.
System
- save
- Save your character (auto-saves periodically).
- quit
- Leave the game (saves automatically).
- password
- Change your password.
- brief
- Toggle brief mode (shorter room descriptions).
- color
- Toggle ANSI color output.
- prompt
- Customize your command prompt.
- alias <name> <cmd>
- Create a command alias; alias alone lists yours.
- setterm
- Set terminal type and width.
- pagesize
- Set how many lines before pause-on-output.
Getting more help
This reference covers common commands. For more detail:
- Type help in-game to access the full help system.
- Type help <command> for specific command help.
- Use mc to ask other players for assistance.