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Welcome to the Achaean '''newbie guide'''. Upon this page you will discover a comprehensive introduction to Achaea and its basics. While not every topic is explored in excruciating detail, we will frequently point you to other sources of information if you wish to learn more beyond the basics we explain here. If you are new to the lands and/or MUDs in general, read on!
Welcome to the Achaean '''Newbie Guide'''. Upon this page you will discover a comprehensive introduction to Achaea and its basics. While not every topic is explored in excruciating detail, we will frequently point you to other sources of information if you wish to learn more beyond the basics we explain here. If you are new to the lands and/or MUDs in general, read on!


=What is a MUD?=
=What is a MUD?=
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Some [[quests]] of the lands - many which contain intricate plots and detailed storylines - will earn [[honours|honourable]] and permanent recognition for your efforts. You may also choose to climb the political ladder and become a feared dictator or benevolent ruler of a [[city-state]] or [[:Category:Houses|House]].
Some [[quests]] of the lands - many which contain intricate plots and detailed storylines - will earn [[honours|honourable]] and permanent recognition for your efforts. You may also choose to climb the political ladder and become a feared dictator or benevolent ruler of a [[city-state]] or [[:Category:Houses|House]].


There is any number of other paths you might take - master [[bardics|bard]], [[Ivory Mark|Champion]] or [[Quisalis Mark|Assassin]], trend-setting [[:Category:Trade_skills|tradesman]] - and it is up to you to follow that path. Though the actions of others may influence your character, only your decisions will set your true path.
There are any number of other paths you might take - master [[bardics|bard]], [[Ivory Mark|Champion]] or [[Quisalis Mark|Assassin]], trend-setting [[:Category:Trade_skills|tradesman]] - and it is up to you to follow that path. Though the actions of others may influence your character, only your decisions will set your true path.


==Connecting to Achaea==
==Connecting to Achaea==
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===Selecting a Class===
===Selecting a Class===
A [[:Category:classesclass]] distinguishes you from others, offering a set of three [[:Category:Skills|skills]] which allow you to take on any number of identities, including a brave knight, a magical elementalist, or a cunning thief.
A [[:Category:classes|class]] distinguishes you from others, offering a set of three [[:Category:Skills|skills]] which allow you to take on any number of identities, including a brave knight, a magical elementalist, or a cunning thief.


The 17 classes are available to adventurers are [[Alchemist]], [[Apostate]], [[Bard]], [[Blademaster]], [[Druid]], [[Infernal]], [[Jester]], [[Magi]], [[Monk]], [[Occultist]], [[Paladin]], [[Priest]], [[Runewarden]], [[Sentinel]], [[Serpent]], [[Shaman]], and [[Sylvan]].
The 17 classes are available to adventurers are [[Alchemist]], [[Apostate]], [[Bard]], [[Blademaster]], [[Druid]], [[Infernal]], [[Jester]], [[Magi]], [[Monk]], [[Occultist]], [[Paladin]], [[Priest]], [[Runewarden]], [[Sentinel]], [[Serpent]], [[Shaman]], and [[Sylvan]].
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===Selecting a City===
===Selecting a City===
Click on the [[:Category:City-states|city]] name for a one-sentence summary. NOTE: Your choices may be limited based on the class you picked in the previous step. Forest-based classes may only reside with other nature preservationists in [[Eleusis]], and devotion-users can only join other zealous beacons of righteousness in [[Targossas]]
Click on the [[:Category:City-states|city]] name for a one-sentence summary. NOTE: Your choices may be limited based on the class you picked in the previous step. Forest-based classes may only reside with other nature preservationists in [[Eleusis]], and devotion-users can only join other zealous beacons of righteousness in [[Targossas]]
==Registration==
It is highly recommended that you '''Register''' your character. This is in addition to the email address you gave when creating your character for the first time.
Registration helps you keep your account safe, manage multiple characters on the same account, or reset your password. While registered characters may still be purged, they are not purged nearly as quickly as otherwise.
Registration will ask for your:
*real name
*e-mail address
*date of birth
*country of residence
In addition to that, we ask you how you heard about Achaea. This tells us where to keep advertising so we can get more awesome players like you.


===Character Information===
===Character Information===
This section is where you choose information specific to your character including:
This section is where you choose information specific to your character including:
; Name:A good name feels fantasy, but isn't from a book or movie. If your name is overly silly, offensive, or sensitive for some other reason, then after your adventures begin you might receive a notice directing you to read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=names&x=Help HELP NAMES], which offers more information and instructions for changing your name.
; Name:A good name feels fantasy, but isn't from a book or movie. If your name is overly silly, offensive, or sensitive for some other reason, then after your adventures begin you might receive a notice directing you to read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=names&x=Help HELP NAMES], which offers more information and instructions for changing your name.
;Gender:You may choose to be male or female. The exceptions to this are that all satyrs are male and all sirens are female.
;Gender:You may choose to be male or female. The exceptions to this are that all satyrs are male and all sirens are female. ''The gender you choose now stays with you for the life of your character. It cannot be changed.''
;Password:Never share your password with anyone. Your password should be difficult for others to guess but something you will remember. You can read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=password&x=Help HELP PASSWORD] for more information.
;Password:Never share your password with anyone. Your password should be difficult for others to guess but something you will remember. You can read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=password&x=Help HELP PASSWORD] for more information.
;Email Address: Registering your character helps give Achaea an idea of the demographics of the player base, and gives players ways to keep their account safe. [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=registration&x=Help HELP REGISTRATION] explains more about these benefits.
;Email Address: Registering your character helps give Achaea an idea of the demographics of the player base, and gives players ways to keep their account safe. [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea?what=registration&x=Help HELP REGISTRATION] explains more about these benefits.
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Adventurers who break the rules may be subject to loss of [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=ROLEPOINTS rolepoints] or some other form of [[divine punishment]] up to and including permanent [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=DIVINEPUNISHMENTS shrubbing]. Ignorance of these rules is no excuse for breaking them.
Adventurers who break the rules may be subject to loss of [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=ROLEPOINTS rolepoints] or some other form of [[divine punishment]] up to and including permanent [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=DIVINEPUNISHMENTS shrubbing]. Ignorance of these rules is no excuse for breaking them.


The references are provided by the [[http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/administrators-and-special-administrators administrators]] for your own benefit. The vast majority of Achaean adventurers have no difficulty abiding by these policies.
The references are provided by the [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/administrators-and-special-administrators administrators] for your own benefit. The vast majority of Achaean adventurers have no difficulty abiding by these policies.


=Initial Quests and Registration=
=Initial Quests=
==Escape from Miba==
==Escape from Miba==
After choosing a name and race, you will begin your first adventure called '''Escape from [[Miba]]''', an introductory tour of Achaea's basic mechanics. You find yourself in a dark, dank cell which you share with an old man. He explains you've been captured by [[pygmies]] and offers you a way to escape. You can use the SPEEDUP command up to nine times to increase the pace of your adventure.
After choosing a name and race, you will begin your first adventure called '''Escape from [[Miba]]''', an introductory tour of Achaea's basic mechanics. You find yourself in a dark, dank cell which you share with an old man. He explains you've been captured by [[pygmies]] and offers you a way to escape. You can use the SPEEDUP command up to nine times to increase the pace of your adventure.
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==Battlerage and the Black Warren==
==Battlerage and the Black Warren==
When you've completed enough tasks and earned the required amount of experience, you will unlock Task 224, '''[[Battlerage]] Basics'''. As soon as you read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/battlerage HELP BATTLERAGE] to complete Task 224, you'll receive the following notice:
When you've completed enough tasks and earned the required amount of experience, you will unlock Task 224, "[[Battlerage]] Basics". As soon as you read [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/battlerage HELP BATTLERAGE] to complete Task 224, you'll receive the following notice:


{| style="text-align: center
{| style="text-align: center
|'''*** Congratulations, you've just completed the Battlerage Basics task! ***'''
|*** Congratulations, you've just completed the Battlerage Basics task! ***
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|'''You feel your experience grow as a result of your accomplishment.'''
|You feel your experience grow as a result of your accomplishment.
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|The quest "'''Finding [[Rhilas]]'''" has been added to your log. '''QUEST LOG''' will display your active quests.
|The quest "'''Finding [[Rhilas]]'''" has been added to your log. '''QUEST LOG''' will display your active quests.
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:NOTE: Depending on what room you're standing in and how many channels of communication you have access to at this point in your adventures, it could be very easy to miss this message. You can use your QUEST LOG at any time in the game to remind yourself of quests you've started. Some remain in the log even after you complete them.
:NOTE: Depending on what room you're standing in and how many channels of communication you have access to at this point in your adventures, it could be very easy to miss this message. You can use your QUEST LOG at any time in the game to remind yourself of quests you've started. Some remain in the log even after you complete them.


If you are under Level 11, then you still have unlimited PORTALS. Even if you do not have portals remaining, if you are a newbie you can WALK TO RHILAS in the Valley of Lodi. If you GREET RHILAS, then he offers to teach you about battlerage and the '''All about Batttlerage''' quest is added to your Quest Log.
If you are under Level 11, then you still have unlimited PORTALS. Even if you do not have portals remaining, if you are a newbie you can WALK TO RHILAS in the Valley of Lodi. If you GREET RHILAS, then he offers to teach you about battlerage and the "All about Batttlerage" quest is added to your Quest Log.


From here you will be tasked to find and open '''The Black Warren'''. This quest brings to life rumours from the pixies and [[:Category:Ratmen|ratmen]] which tell of a sprawling rat warren stretching beneath all three newbie areas. Rat buyers are very busy denizens. If you do not get an answer the first time you ask about the Black Warren and how you can bait the rats within it to reveal entrances, then you might need to wait a minute and ask them again.
From here you will be tasked to find and open "The Black Warren". This quest brings to life rumours from the pixies and [[:Category:Ratmen|ratmen]] which tell of a sprawling rat warren stretching beneath all three newbie areas. Rat buyers are very busy denizens. If you do not get an answer the first time you ask about the Black Warren and how you can bait the rats within it to reveal entrances, then you might need to wait a minute and ask them again.


The entrances to this rat-infested retreat are disguised as holes or burrows within the natural environment. Once inside the warren, you will fight your way to the lair of '''[[Pieranotzu]], the Ravenous''' and return to Rhilas with his corpse. Because he is protected by a great mischief of brown rats, it's best to not go alone.
The entrances to this rat-infested retreat are disguised as holes or burrows within the natural environment. Once inside the warren, you will fight your way to the lair of '''[[Pieranotzu]], the Ravenous''' and return to Rhilas with his corpse. Because he is protected by a great mischief of brown rats, it's best to not go alone.
==Registration==
It is highly recommended that you '''Register''' your character. This is in addition to the email address you gave when creating your character for the first time.
Registration helps you keep your account safe, manage multiple characters on the same account, or reset your password. While registered characters may still be purged, they are not purged nearly as quickly as otherwise.
Registration will ask for your:
*real name
*e-mail address
*date of birth
*country of residence
In addition to that, we ask you how you heard about Achaea. This tells us where to keep advertising so we can get more awesome players like you.


=Basic Commands=
=Basic Commands=
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===Landmarks===
===Landmarks===
If you are within 100 steps from a one of the places in your list of [[landmarks]] then you can WALK TO <landmark> directly. Landmarks are especially useful if you are lost and unsure of where to go next.
If you are within 100 steps from a one of the places in your list of [[landmarks]] then you can WALK TO <landmark> directly. Landmarks are especially useful if you are lost and unsure of where to go next. In addition to the landmarks in the list, you can also WALK TO the following:
;Members of Your City
:This is anyone on CWHO, which shows who from your city is around right now. QWC is a QuickWho that shows the CWHO is a condensed list, without titles or class affiliation.
;Denizens
:This will let you try to walk to any denizen that isn't owned by another player.
:If there's only one denizen named that in the game, it will try to walk to it if you're in range.
:If there are multiple and you specify a number for the denizen, it will try to walk to that specific denizen.
:If there are multiple and you just say, for instance, WALK TO CULTIST, the results will tend to not be very useful as which cultist you'll walk to will be unpredictable.
;Personal Landmarks
:You may add up to 15 personal landmarks using the command LANDMARK ADD <alias>. The alias can be anything you choose. For example, LANDMARK ADD WARREN to add a way to WALK TO the entrance to the Black Warren.


===Doors===
===Doors===
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*BW/QW - An abbreviated version of the WHO list
*BW/QW - An abbreviated version of the WHO list
*QWC - An abbreviated version of the WHO list colour coded by city affiliation.
*QWC - An abbreviated version of the WHO list colour coded by city affiliation.
*QW <match> - Shows only names that match, for example QW TEC would show Tecton and Telendrieth but not Titonus or Trey.
*QW <match> - Shows only names that match, for example QW TE would show Tecton and Telendrieth but not Titonus or Trey.
*QW <city> - Shows members of a city. Using ROGUE will show cityless adventures.
*QW <city> - Shows members of a city. Using ROGUE will show cityless adventures.
*WHO HERE - Lists those in your current location
*WHO HERE - Lists those in your current location
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*'''Butterfly catching''' ''(see also: [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=BUTTERFLIES HELP BUTTERFLIES])''
*'''Butterfly catching''' ''(see also: [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=BUTTERFLIES HELP BUTTERFLIES])''
:Butterflies are most commonly found in Minia, the [[Savannah[[, and the [[Pash Valley]], although they could potentially flit into any location. Once you obtain a net from [[Vellis]] at the ivy-covered archway to Minia, WIELD NET and then attempt to CATCH BUTTERFLY. When you are finished return to the archway and GIVE NET TO VELLIS, who will review its contents and reward you with gold. Each of the six different species of butterflies able to be caught in a net is worth a different value.
:Butterflies are most commonly found in Minia, the [[Savannah]], and the [[Pash Valley]], although they could potentially flit into any location. Once you obtain a net from [[Vellis]] at the ivy-covered archway to Minia or [[Aine]], the Sheriff in [[Eleusis]], WIELD NET and then attempt to CATCH BUTTERFLY. When you are finished return to the archway and GIVE NET TO VELLIS (or AINE), who will review its contents and reward you with gold. Each of the six different species of butterflies able to be caught in a net is worth a different value.
::NOTE - Once you give your net to Vellis, he won't give you a new one for at least one Achaean [[days|day]], which is about an hour in real time. While there is no limit to the number of butterflies a net holds, leaving the realm, dying, and releasing the butterflies allows them to escape the net. Vellis pays nothing for empty nets.
::NOTE - Once you give your net to Vellis or Aine, they won't give you a new one for at least one Achaean [[days|day]], which is about an hour in real time. While there is no limit to the number of butterflies a net holds, leaving the realm, dying, and releasing the butterflies allows them to escape the net. An empty net is worthless to a butterfly collector.


*'''Fishing''' ''(see also: [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=FISHING HELP FISHING])''
*'''Fishing''' ''(see also: [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=FISHING HELP FISHING])''
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;Changing Class
;Changing Class
If you decide to change [[class]], visit [[Certimene]], the Class and House Administrator in [[Delos]]. You can use [[landmarks]] to reach him directly. Once there, READ SIGN to learn how he can help.
If you decide to change [[class]], visit [[Certimene]], the Class and House Administrator in [[Delos]]. You can use [[landmarks]] to reach him directly. Once there, READ SIGN to learn how he can help.
==Traits==
Traits allow you to further customise your character by selecting a wide range of perks and advantages. You can further immerse yourself into daily Achaean life by choosing traits to enhance your roleplay by doubling up on your [[:Category:Fashion|fashion]] accessories, give you an edge in [[:Category:Combat|Combat]], or help you save money with discounts in [[Rurin|Rurin's]] shops.
*Level 20 - Unlocks your first Major Trait slot.
*Level 30 - Unlocks your second Minor Trait slot.
Additionally, you will find special traits tide to your race. These are granted automatically and do not take up a trait slot.


==Weapon Proficiencies==
==Weapon Proficiencies==
[[:Category:Weapons|Weapon]] proficiencies allow you to specialise in certain classes of weapons, like longswords or flails, even if your class does not permit you to use them at the cost of 100 lessons. Find the appropriate [[:Category:Proficiency Teachers|proficiency teacher]] and LEARN PROFICIENCY IN <weapon name> FROM <teacher> to begin your training. Then practice with the weapon until you reach mastery.
[[:Category:Weapons|Weapon]] proficiencies allow you to specialise in certain classes of weapons, like longswords or flails, even if your class does not permit you to use them at the cost of 100 lessons. If your class requires a weapon, then you will automatically have the proficiency required to use it upon becoming a member of that class.
If you choose to learn a new proficiency, then find the appropriate [[:Category:Proficiency Teachers|proficiency teacher]] and LEARN PROFICIENCY IN <weapon name> FROM <teacher> to begin your training. Then practice with the weapon until you reach mastery.


=Houses=
=Houses=
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*[http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/prompt CONFIG PROMPT] displays these settings every time you enter a command.
*[http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/prompt CONFIG PROMPT] displays these settings every time you enter a command.
*The Nexus Client displays gauges above the command box. If you don't see them, right-click anywhere on the page and choose Gauges, making sure the green check mark appears to the left of the word.
*The Nexus Client displays gauges above the command box. If you don't see them, right-click anywhere on the page and choose Gauges, making sure the green check mark appears to the left of the word.
*CURING ON turns on Achaea's server-side [[curing]] system. [[:Category:Combat|Combat]] in Achaea can add an unprecedented level of immersion, which can make it difficult for newcomers to get started. The curing system allows adventures who are Level 10 and higher to take part in combat. The scroll [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/curingsystem HELP CURING SYSTEM] explains more.


==Health==
==Health==
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