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This file is for people who are BRAND new to Legends Of Cosrin. It will be of little
use to an experienced player.
So you have decided to play Legends Of Cosrin (or perhaps you have downloaded this to
see what it is all about!). In any event you need to read this little file
to gain some hints and tips on how best to play.
What is Legends Of Cosrin ?
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Legends Of Cosrin is a Multiuser Role Playing Game. It is played via the Internet
at the same time as many other players are online. This means there are
other people playing alongside yourself. It is a roleplaying fantasy
game. You are a fighter, wizard, monk etc. You complete quests, slay
foul beasts, gain experience, and advance through the ranks of the
land. It is similar to an adventure game in that you move throughout
the locations of the land using compass directions (N, S, E, W,
U, D, NE, SE, NW, SW or using the compass icons) and like a fantasy
role playing game in that your character or persona has
certain skills and abilities that improve as time goes on.
Legends Of Cosrin is an open ended game, meaning there is really
no specific "end." However, there are lots of intermediate goals.
One constant goal is staying alive! There are many evil creatures
within Legends Of Cosrin and you must seek to survive their onslaught!
Another goal is that of advancement. As you complete quests, slay
creatures, and interact with others, you will gain experience points.
As you reach certain experience point thresholds, you will gain levels.
You start the game as a 1st level character and go on from there. The
highest level characters in the game can be reviewed by issuing the
RANK command. The CLASSRANK command shows your rankings within your
character class. You can determine how close you are to your next level
by issuing the SCORE command (or clicking the SCORE icon). The game is
based around a character that YOU create. This character is who you control
throughout the game.
There are also many quests scattered around Legends Of Cosrin. When in a location
that offers a quest, you can type SHOW QUESTS to hear about the quest.
Often, quests require you to slay a creature or return with an item.
When you have done so, hold the item in your right hand and type OFFER.
Item manipulation commands include: pack, unpack, get, drop, swap, wear,
remove, offer.
As you gain experience levels, you will earn build points. Build points
can be spent (along with gold) on learning new skills or improving existing
skills. When you enter a location with a shop (it will say xxx has a shop
here which will teach skills) use the SHOW SKILLS command to see what skills
are for sale. Then, use the LEARN < skill #> command to learn the skill.
Remember, you will need the build points and gold the skill costs in
order to learn it. By learning skills multiple times, you increase your
ability with the skills. There is no limit on what classes can learn
which skills. However, skills not in-line with a particular class will
cost more. For example, it costs a fighter more build points to learn
to cast spells then it would a wizard.
Another "fun" goal of Legends Of Cosrin is to make online friends. Legends Of Cosrin is a
rich outlet for roleplaying. You can communicate with others in the
same room by typing SAY< space> < message> . To tell a particular person
something, even if they're not in the same room, type TELL< space> < person>
< space> < message> . This can be abbreviated by < Person> < space> < Message> .
For example: Merlin How about meeting me in the town square?
The SHOUT < message> command is used to shout a message to everyone
in Legends Of Cosrin. We ask that you use this command sparingly and only for IC
conversation (In Character: topics relating to your character not to things
outside of Legends Of Cosrin)! For OOC topics (Out Of Character comments) please use
the CHAT command. This is where you can ask questions about the game or even
your favorite musical group if you like). The WISH< space> < message> command
sends a message to the online Heroes / Immortals (game moderators).
Use these commands when in need of help or assistance.
During your time in Legends Of Cosrin, you will face death. When you have been
killed, you have 2 options. First, use the DIE command to be reborn.
This removes any excess experience you had towards your next level and
takes 1/2 of your gold. Thus, if you were a 4th level character
22% of the way to 5th level with 1000 gold, after issuing DIE, you
will be 4th level and 0% to 5th level with 500 gold. Note, by depositing
money in the bank you can safeguard your gold! Another way to handle
death is to get another person to cast a magic spell and restore your
life. This often results in much less of an experience point loss and
0 gold loss. However, only very powerful players can restore life from
the dead so you may not be so lucky as to die when one is around or able
to help you! Heroes and Immortals do not make a practice or restoring a
players life, so do not be surprised if they don't. You do NOT lose any of
your items, skills, stats, etc. when you die. Thus, dying on Legends Of Cosrin is
about as painless as possible (grin!)
BASIC MOVEMENT
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You can move in any of the basic compass directions. To move you just type
the direction you want to move in. ( so to go NORTH you just type NORTH).
You will see that you are informed what directions are available on the
screen. You will NOT be allowed to move in a direction that is blocked.
You will also find that you get bored VERY quickly having to type NORTH ,
NORTHWEST , SOUTH etc. To help you out Legends Of Cosrin will allow you to type just
the first letter of a direction. ( So to go NORTH you can just type N ).
Or, you can use the compass icons.
N = NORTH
NE = NORTH-EAST
E = EAST
SE = SOUTH-EAST
S = SOUTH
SW = SOUTH-WEST
W = WEST
NW = NORTH-WEST
U = UP
D = DOWN
Commands to issue to review your persona:
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STATS (or stats icon)
SCORE (or score icon)
SKILLS (or skills icon)
GOLD (or gold icon)
I (or Inventory icon)
Item Manipulation Commands:
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Pack, Unpack, drop, get, remove, wear, swap, examine, sell
Combat in Legends Of Cosrin:
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Hold the weapon you want to use in combat in your right hand.
If not holding a weapon in your right hand, you will be using
your martial arts skill for combat. The SWAP command may be
important when moving items about and the "I" command to see
what items are in which hand.
When you enter a room with a creature, it will show in the
Monsters Here section. Note, friendly monsters will show
there as well! In general, when in friendly areas like towns,
don't attack the monsters (unless they attack you first!) as this
will brand you an outlaw and the town guards will come after you!
To use a hand to hand weapon on a creature, you must move to
engage it. Use the Advance command (AD for short). Note, if
the creature advances on you, you do not need to issue an advance
command (it's come towards you). The AD command can be used
with a monster name to specify a particular creature to advance on.
To swing the weapon, use the Attack (A for short) command. This
will attack the first creature you are engaged with. A < monster
name> attacks a specific creature you are engaged with. Each
swing takes a certain amount of combat time. If you issue another
A command too quickly, Legends Of Cosrin will tell you how long you need to wait
until your persona is ready to attack again (usually 3-4 seconds).
As you improve your weapon skill, the time it takes you to swing
goes down.
If using a missile weapon, you attack with the A command but do not
need to issue the Advance command.
If hidden or invisible, you do not need to issue the advance command
either (you can sneak right up onto the monster and surprise it!).
There is no player vs. player combat in Legends Of Cosrin. Legends Of Cosrin is a cooperative
world that is challenging enough without having to always watch your
back from evil players!
At low levels, you can issue the RECALL command to instantly teleport out
of battle and back to town. This ability goes away at 6th level and
will then require you to buy a recall ring. Take advantage of this
command to stay alive!
The KL (kill list) command will show you a tally of creature kills
(perfect for bragging!) Also, the SCORE command keeps a tally of
number of creatures killed per session, damage tallies, etc. and is
quite interesting to review periodically.
Interacting with Shops:
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When you go into a location with a shop, you will be told what the
shop does (sells items, buys items, teaches skills, teaches spells,
or performs services). The following commands are used in shops:
SHOW ITEMS See a list of items for sale
SHOW SKILLS See a list of skills available
SHOW SPELLS See a list of spells available
SHOW SERVICES See a list of services available
BUY < item #> Buys a particular item
DESCRIBE < item #> Gives you information on a particular item
LEARN < skill #> You train 1 skill level in a particular skill
SCRIBE < spell #> You learn 1 spell level in a particular spell
SERVICE < service#> You pay for a service to be performed on you
SELL < item name> Sells an item to a shop
APPRAISE < item name> Tells you what a shop will pay for an item
Guilds
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Shops that are generally available have limited skills and
spells they will teach. To find shops with better offerings,
you will want to join a guild. Note, you want to join a guild
which will meet your needs. A fighter that joins a wizard guild
will find himself unable to learn higher level fighting skills etc.
The adventurers guild is an exception guild. Anyone can join and
you always retain your membership in this guild. Thus, you can belong
to the adventurers guild and one other.
To join a guild, find the guild and perform the quest asked of you.
From then on, the following commands become available:
GUILDSTATUS (GS) Tells you information about your guild ranking
GUILDTITHE < percent> Sets your guild tithing percentage
GUILDTITLES Displays the guild titles set by your guildmaster
GUILDLOCKER < item> Deposits an item in your guild locker
SHOW GUILDLOCKER Shows items in your guild locker
GUILDDEPOSIT < amount> Deposits gold in your guild treasury
As you gain experience, whatever percentage you set for guildtithe
is given to the guild. This will elevate you through the guild
just like earning experience elevates you through character levels.
Your guildmaster can use this experience tithe pool to aid the
guild. GS will show you how close you are to your next guild
level and who your guildmaster is.
Hit Points
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At the top of your screen, you will see a hit point and spell
point total. If your hit points get to 0, you die! To regain
lost hit points and spell points, use the REST command. About
once a minute you will regain some of each (the exact amount is
based on a number of factors including your skill level in
physical training and spiritual karma)
There are many items in the land which will allow you to regain
lost hit points. Drinking healing potions, going to a doctor
and use the SERVICE commands to buy healing, other players casting
heal spells for you, etc. Always watch your hit points and RECALL
when in trouble! If you do die, you can use the DEATHS command to
feel a little better by seeing the others who have died recently!
Using Spells
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To see the list of spells you have, type SPELLS or use the spells
icon. To cast a spell, use CAST < spell name> or CAST < spell #>
To target a spell, use TARGET < monster> or TARGET < player> or
TARGET (will target the first monster in the room or you depending
on the spell type). You can use the T command short for Target.
When casting a spell, it will use a certain number of your remaining
spell points (shown at the top of the screen). You cannot cast a
spell unless you have enough spell points remaining to do so.
Note, you can walk around with a spell readied (this allows you
to cast an offensive spell and walk around ready to cast it at
the first sign of trouble!)
Getting more help on Legends Of Cosrin
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Legends Of Cosrin is much more complex than shown here and there are many
more commands and concepts within the land. This will get you
started but before long you'll find you'll need to know more.
The online help in Legends Of Cosrin is quite extensive. Type HELP to
get it started, or type HELP < topic> for help on a particular
topic (like HELP COMBAT, HELP MAGIC, etc.). If you have trouble
finding the topic you want, type HELP< space> INDEX< space> < and the
first letter of the subject you are looking for> . To learn how
to complete your first quest and join the adventurer's guild
type HELP NEW.
And remember, if you ever need help while in Legends Of Cosrin, use the
WISH < message> command to ask an online immortal to come to
your aid.
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