Newbies
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Terminology
- Refers to both newcomers to the Lensmoor game and those under level 25.
Tools & Resources
There are several tools or resources available to newbies.
- A newbie school will take newcomers step by step through some basics. There is one on each continent and you are automatically put into it after creation. Experienced players can opt out of it.
- The newbiehelp channel
- Searching for people with bright cyan brackets [ ] around their name in the who list are willing to help newbies with roleplay
- On Lensmoor there is a newbie clan, Initium, and a clan that helps newbies interested in developing evil roleplay, Algeni
- There is a chest at the Chancy Town Square provided by the Artificers frequently filled with low level equipment.
- There is a donation pile full of donated items that newbies can check. Lensmoor's is located 1e1s from The Heart of New Lensmoor and Antrippa's is located 1n2e from The Principia of Antrippa.
- Many players are willing to help newbies, don't let a high level or long time playing scare you.
- Look for imms with HLP next to their name. These are helper imms whose job it is to help players.
Player-Made Newbieguides
- Foxglove's: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~jtboehm/lens/
- Thurston's: http://thurston.lensmooraddicts.net/html/newbie_guide.html
- A 20 minute video that describes creating a character: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1TaqB0ANfk
Helpfile
NEWBIE NEWBIES 'NEW PLAYER INFO' Welcome to Lensmoor. If you are a veteran MUD player you may have noticed this place is just a bit different from the stock DIKU mud. There are a lot more options available to players and builders here. For those of you new to MUDS altogether, be warned that we will spoil you. :) This file contains a lot of what you need to know to get started playing. There are hundreds of other help files. Some of them are mentioned here. To find the rest use the INDEX. Help INDEX will tell you how to use it. One of the first things to do after starting a character is to read a few help files. I would suggest reading AUTO, CONFIG, SETEXP, PRACTICE, and TRAIN, right off. To read them type help filename. You start with some trains and practices, I would recommend training your intelligence first. This increases how much benefit you get from each practice. Practice one weapon skill. Sword or dagger is a good first choice. You do not have to use all of your practices at once. Save some if you wish until you get a firmer idea of what it is you wish to be. There is a place to train and practice near where you enter the game. Look around a bit, and you will find them. There are also places to buy basic equipment. You have enough money to buy a weapon. Buy the one you have practiced to use, then wield it. (wield weaponname) You are in an area suited for your level. Explore. Listen to what the mobiles have to say. Some talk to you. Some even ask and answer questions, or give quests. Pay attention to the letter you will see before the name of the mobs. The help CONSIDER file explains what it means. If you have questions you wish to ask other players there is a channel designed for this purpose. The newbiehelp channel is monitored by most immortals and many players. Type newbie <message string> to use it. One last thing for now: read help RULES. There are not many rules here, but the ones we have are enforced. HAVE FUN Categories: newbie Last updated by: Matreya, 08/25/2008
