Getting Started "A Newbie's Guide to RoS" Character Creation First off, Welcome to Realm of Shadows! It is an honor to have you with us. Please read through this guide carefully so you can become a more educated player on the MUD. In this you will learn what you should do for the first few levels in your mortal career. A good habbit to form early on in the game is to read everything! Early off in the game certain rooms, mobs and objects will give you directions on what to do. If you still have questions there are always help files to consult with as well as players, if you see an Ambassador online they are there entirely for the purpose of helping new players so these people are a great source of help... And no, they can't give you awesome equipment or super powerful spells but they can guide you until you become able to care for yourself. You've connected for your first ever session on Realm of Shadows! What comes next is pretty easy to figure out, type NEW to create a new character. After you do that you will be asked for a name, please be curteous with your name, if it isn't appropreate you may have your name changed, you may be deleted and if its bad enough and you act like a 2 year old child it can result in a site ban. Please use common sense. Passwords: You will be asked for a password and then you will have to confirm your password, keep in mind that if your character is stolen there is nothing that can be done to help you so use a password that will be difficult for anyone to get other than yourself. Sex: Another common sense thing, choose between male of female. Neutral isn't an option because it doesn't really fit into the theme of the MUD. Class: For more information on a given class please refer to the class page. Bare in mind the class you select will affect the races you can choose from. Race: Each race has different attributes, good and bad. You will need to determine which race will suit you best or which you would like to roleplay as or just in general which race you'd like to be. Stat Rolling: You will be given the chance to roll your stats before you begin game play, some important things to consider are as followed... STR: Affects how much weight you can carry and how hard you can hit. DEX: Affects how many items you can carry, your movement level gains and your ability to avoid attacks. WIS: Affects how many practice sessions you earn per level. INT: Affects how well you can practice, mana gains and mana regen. CON: Affects your overall health, hp gains and hp regen. CHA: Affects how much items will cost to a certain extent as well as how much gold you bribe is actually added to your bounty. LCK: Affects your character's general luck and their potential for training session gains upon the advancement of a level. HPs: The amount of hit points you have, and the amount it takes for you to lose before you are slain. Mana: The amount of magical points you have for casting spells. Move: The amount of move points you have for moving from room to room within the MUD. Practice Sessions: The amount of times you will be able to practice a certain skill or spell. Training Sessions: Are used to add to your stats, such as STR for example. RIP/ANSI/NONE- If you would like to see the game in color choose RIP, if not choose None and then press enter. At this point you will be reading the MOTD and just one step away from entering the game. Press Enter once more and congratulations you've created your character!!! ->The Early Stages of your Character