First Time MUD Player Guide

A MUD is a multiplayer game played mostly through text commands. Legends of War does not rely on long room descriptions for ordinary navigation. Instead, the game provides a dynamic map and live room information, then you respond by typing commands such as north, get sword, wear all, kill monster, or newbie Can someone help me?.

This guide is for learning how to operate the game. Character progression, remort, level 54, and endgame systems are covered in the Progression Guide.

The Basic Loop

Most moments in a MUD follow the same loop:

1. Check the dynamic map and current room panel.
2. Look for exits, creatures, objects, players, and danger markers.
3. Decide what you want to do.
4. Type a short command.
5. Read the result before typing the next command.

Good early habits matter. Do not spam random movement commands through unfamiliar areas. Watch the map, read signs or room details when they appear, and ask your kingdom or the newbie channel when something is unclear.

Your First Commands

If you are stuck, start with the map, then try look, exits, and help <topic>.

Reading The Map

The dynamic map is your main navigation tool. It shows the nearby layout and marks important entities around you.

Use it to answer:

• Where am I?
• Which exits connect from here?
• Are there mobs nearby?
• Are there enemy players, kingdom allies, or group members nearby?
• Is there a door, portal, fountain, shop, or other point of interest?

The in-game guide book describes the map markers this way:

Room details still matter when the game shows signs, doors, shops, portals, fountains, or special objects. Use look <thing> when the map or room panel suggests something important is present.

Useful inspection commands:

look sign
look north
look door
look monster
exits
map
scan
where acolyte

Moving Around

Use directions to move:

north
south
east
west
up
down

Not every room has every exit. A direction can be blocked by a closed door, a locked door, a hidden door, a level restriction, or a dangerous area. If a door is closed, try:

open east
unlock east
open door

Some rooms are dark and require a light source. Hold a lantern or other light item before entering dark rooms:

hold lantern

Some map locations are special. Monoliths can enable the broader map command for the surrounding area, connected portals move between linked portal points, and random portals can send you into dangerous regions such as Astral or Waste routes.

Use where <mobname> when you are trying to find a specific mob in the area. Use scan before walking into unknown danger or when you want to check nearby rooms for mobs or players.

Checking Your Character

These commands help you understand your character before you make training, practice, or equipment decisions:

Use score often when learning. Use prac when you want to see what can be improved. Use attributes and istat before spending trains so you understand what is already strong and what still needs work.

Talking To People

Legends of War is kingdom-based, so communication is not fully global across enemy kingdoms.

The old in-game guide book notes that enemies can generally only communicate with you through local channels such as say or yell. Your kingdom channels are for your side.

Equipment Basics

Your character has worn equipment slots and a carried inventory. Mud School starts by teaching this because it is one of the first MUD habits to learn.

When you defeat a mob, check the corpse:

get all corpse
wear all
equipment

You can use compare <item> and identify <item> later when deciding whether a drop is actually better.

Combat Basics

Combat starts when you attack something or something attacks you. Before fighting an unfamiliar mob, use:

consider monster

If it looks too dangerous, do not attack it. If you are already fighting and need to escape:

flee

Mud School explicitly teaches that fleeing is a normal survival tool. You can also read help wimpy to learn about automatic fleeing.

After a safe kill:

get all corpse
wear all
sacrifice corpse
rest

rest helps you recover. sleep restores faster, but you are less aware while sleeping.

Shops, Food, And Simple Objects

Shops use short commands:

If you buy a lantern, remember that buying it and using it are different steps. You still need to hold lantern.

Death, Recall, Save, And Quit

Death is not the end of the character, but it can leave your corpse and equipment behind.

Important recovery commands:

Mud School warns that very new characters should type save before quitting. It is still a good habit after important progress, gear changes, or training.

Kingdom Basics

Your kingdom is your home side. It determines your starting race, city, allies, enemies, communication boundaries, and the side you fight for.

The active player kingdoms are:

Each kingdom has its own city, surrounding region, shops, banks, leveling areas, and donation pit. The donation pit is a useful first stop because other players may leave weapons and armor there for kingdom allies.

Use warscore later when you want to understand the larger kingdom war.

Your First Session Checklist

1. Check the dynamic map, room panel, and any signs.
2. Use equipment, inventory, score, worth, attributes, and istat.
3. Move carefully with north, south, east, west, up, and down.
4. Ask questions with newbie <message>.
5. Use scan and where <mobname> when looking for nearby targets.
6. Use consider before fighting unfamiliar mobs.
7. Loot corpses with get all corpse, then wear all.
8. Rest between fights when hurt.
9. Use recall if you need to return home.
10. Use save before logging out.

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