& help
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Index

  Index of helpfiles, V1.0 (1 AUG 00)

  +beginner      +cnotes        +finger        +finger-setup  +glance
  +ic            +info          +info-setup    +knock         +3who*
  +lwho          +shout         +staff         +staff/all     +timestamp
  +timestop      +uptime        +view          +view-setup    +warn
  +where         +who           @register      BACKGROUNDS    CREDITS
  mutter         OOC            PLACES         places-config  places-options
  plook

  To get help on any of the listed topics, type '+help <topic>'
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& backgrounds
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commands for Setting your Background:

  SYNTAX:  +bg <#>                 - Read a background section.
           +bglist                 - List out sections that have been created
           +bgadd <#>=<text>       - Add to a background section.
           +bgrem <#>=<text>       - Removes text from a background section.
           +bgrep <#>=<old>/<new>  - Replaces text in a background section.
           +bgclear <#>            - Clears a background section.
           +bglock <#>             - Locks a background section when finished.

  The '<#>' sign in the BG help stands for the number of the section you are
  working on. The BG commands allows for multiple sections so that your
  background can be broken up into reasonably sized pieces of text.
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& +beginner
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+beginner

  MUSH is new to some of you and probably a little daunting. To ease your
  feelings of panic, we offer a very basic list of commands that will get you
  looking around and using the various features of the game.

    "<message>                You say <message>.
    Say <message>             See above.
    ooc <message>             Makes an OOC statement or pose.
    page <person>=<message>   Pages <person> with <message>.
    look                      Shows you the room you are standing in.
    look <object or person>   Shows the desc for that object or person.
    pose <message>            You pose <message> EX: pose grins.->John Doe
                              grins.
    :<message>                See 'pose" above
    WHO                       Shows a list of who is connected to the MUSH.
    +staff                    Shows connected Staff.
    +staff/all                Shows the staff roster.

  NOTE: MUSH commands may be case sensitive. You can always page a staffer
  for help.

  '+beginner' also recalls this file
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& +cnotes
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+cnotes

  SYNTAX: +cnotelist             - Gives you a list of all cnotes on your
                                   character object.
          +cnoteview <notename>  - Shows you the contents of the named cnote.
          +cnote <notename>=text - Sets &cnote<notename> on the player to the
                                   value of the text with person and time
                                   added.

  To set notes on rooms, exits, and other objects that you own, set an
  attribute: &CNOTE_<notename> <object>=<text>

  Please note that some cnotes require staff approval before they can go into
  effect ICly.  Consult a member of staff for assistance.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& CREDITS
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Credits

  SGP is a broad, cross platform coding effort with numerous contributors.
  Current contributors of code and assistance in testing, writing helpfiles,
  and pithy comments are as follows:

    Audumla@Everywhere   --A little bit of everything, +staff and +staff/all,
                           +beginner, +version, and installer files.
    BEM@Granite          --Much of the base code including +who, joining
                           and summon commands, debugging.
    Miateila@Granite     --+finger and LOTS of pithy commentary
    Hilikiradi@Sandbox   --Debugging, Penn platform tests, +cnotes,
                           +lwho, PLACES upgrades, and installer files.
    Brazil@Everywhere    --MUX 2.0 issues
    Talek, Javelin, Raevnos, David,
    Vexon@M*U*S*H        --Penn Issues
    Ashen-Shugar         --RhostMUSH Issues, +motd
    Lilith@Sandbox       --Debugging, @register
    Hunger@Pacifica      --Debugging, Aesthetics
    Jeff@TSC             --+version, @crontab
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +finger
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+finger

  SYNTAX: +finger <name>


  This command shows you various bits of information about and will also
  accept "me" as an argument.  +finger is generally a command that notes OOC
  information and should not be considered IC unless game policy
  specifically says otherwise.

  See Also '+finger-setup' for configuration options.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +finger-setup
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Finger Setup

  Attributes read by this command:

  E-MAIL:              Your email address (optional)
  POSITION:            Your Position
  SHORT-DESC:          A short description of yourself
  FULLNAME:            Your character's full name.
  AGE:                 Your real age
  FAME:                What you are known for.
  APP_AGE:             Your apparent age
  PLAN:                Any plans your character may have
  RP-PREFS:            Any RP Prefs that you may have as a person
  ALTS:                Alternate characters you may be known as
  THEMESONG:           Your Theme Song
  QUOTE:               A typical quote from your character
  OFF-HOURS:           When you are usually online.
  TEMPERMENT:          Should explain itself, really.
  VACATION:            The dates you expect to be gone.
  URL:                 Your homepage, if any.
  &FINGER-<whatever>:  Let's you add other fields.

  AFINGER:     Similar to @adesc, gets triggered when someone +fingers
               you.%%0 is the name of the person who +fingered you,
               %%1 is their dbref.
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& +glance
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+glance

  SYNTAX: +glance

  Displays displays the &SHORT-DESC attributes of objects and connected
  players in your present location.  Idle times of players are shown.
  &SHORT-DESC information is truncated to 50 characters.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +ic
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+ic

  SYNTAX: +ic

  Lets a player go to a set beginning IC location.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +info
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+info

  SYNTAX: +info           Show you the info that you have set on yourself.
          +info <player>  Shows you info set on other characters.

  +info allows you to set information on yourself that would be useful to
  other players without them having them page you for it. This is an
  /excellent/ way to tell other players about pertinent merits, flaws, or
  other things that /would/ affect the way that they might interact with you,
  yet would not be appropriate to place in your @desc.

  Players should make a brief mention like "+info set" at the end of their
  @desc, so that others may know to look.

  See Also: +info-setup
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +info-setup
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+info setup

  To set info on yourself, set it as an attribute &INFO-<category>.  General
  info can be seen by anyone. More specific info is set in the same way,
  except you use who should be able to see it instead of 'general'. Possible
  things to use are: race, factions, clans, tribes, and traditions.:

  &info-general me=A wandering bum, usually seen in the dirtier parts of
the streets.
  &info-camarilla me=This is the Gangrel Primogen, and as such, is a very
noted member of the Camarilla...
  &info-garou me=This character has a Pure Breed 4.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& +knock
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+knock

  SYNTAX: +knock <exit name or alias>

  This command will allow you to 'knock' on any door in the MUSH. The players
  on the other side of the door will get an emit telling them that someone is
  knocking on the door.

  NOTE: Using this command on the street grid on exits like South <S> is very
  silly and people will think that you are dumb if you do.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& mp
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mp - multipaging:

  SYNTAX:  mp <names>=<message> - Allows multipaging to a list of players
           mp <message>         - Allows multipaging to the last group of
                                  players multipaged.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& mutter
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mutter

  SYNTAX: mutter <target>=<string>
          mutter/tt <target>=<string>
          mutter/place <place number>=<string>

  The first form of this command behaves identically to "whisper", except
  that the other players in the room will see that you have said something.
  A regular message, or part of a pose enclosed in "quotes", will have some
  of its words or groups of words replaced by "..." If you enclose a phrase
  with <angle brackets>, it will not be replaced. Poses without "quotes"
  will simply show that you have muttered something. <target> can be any
  player in the same room as you.

  The second form of this command behaves like the first, except that instead
  of the entire room hearing the mutter, only people at a place will do so.
  If you are at a place, those at your place will hear the mutter;if you are
  not, and the target is, those at that place will hear the mutter. If
  neither of you are at a place, an error message will be generated.

  The final version of this command allows everyone at a place to hear the
  message in full, while the rest of the room hears the mutter.

  This code was written by Deirdre@AmberMUSH.

  See Also: 'mutter2'
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& mutter2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mutter examples:

     mutter Finndo=Can you loan me thirty Pence? I'm broke!
     Meg mutters to Finndo, "Can... loan... thirty... broke!"

     mutter Bleys=:frowns. "What a <cheapskate> he is!" She shrugs.
     Meg frowns. She mutters to Bleys, "What... cheapskate..." She shrugs.

     mutter/place 1=:chuckles. "Thank you very much."
     Meg chuckles. She mutters to the long, mahogany bar, "Thank you..."

     mutter/tt Deirdre=Where did you hide those Trumps?
     At the bar, Meg mutters to Deirdre, "Where... Trumps?"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& OOC
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Out of Character speech:

  SYNTAX:  ooc <message>
           ' <message>

  Allows a player to speak or pose OOCly or out of character.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

& places
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLACES

  SYNTAX:  Mv from <#> to <#>          Moves a vacancy from one place to another.
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