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1	1		You can play Forsaken Lands in your web browser. You do not need to install anything. This page shows each part of the screen, how to move, and where to ask for help.
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3		-	- [Start playing](#start)
4		-	- [The screen](#screen)
5		-	- [Moving around](#moving)
6		-	- [Hidden ways](#hidden)
7		-	- [The map](#map)
8		-	- [Health, mana and moves](#vitals)
9		-	- [Food and water](#food)
10		-	- [Getting help](#help)
11		-	- [Playing on a phone](#phone)
12		-	- [Settings](#settings)
	3	+	{toc}
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14	5		## Start playing {#start}
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16	7		1. Open the [web client](/play). It works on a computer, a tablet or a phone.
17	8		2. The game asks you questions in the big text area, like the name of your character. Type each answer in the box at the bottom and press Enter.
18	9		3. A new character starts in the Spiritual Void. The only way out is down. Type `down` and press Enter.
19	10		4. The first time you play, a short tour shows you the screen. To see it again, press the ? button at the bottom right.
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21	12		Do not reload the page while you play. A reload closes your connection, and you must log in again.
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23	14		## The screen {#screen}
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25	16		Click or tap a picture to see it bigger in a new tab.
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27	18		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-screen.png" alt="The game screen on a computer. Game text fills the middle. The map and the chat tabs are on the right. The typing box, the walk buttons and the bars are at the bottom." width="1200"><br>The game screen on a computer. The numbers match the list below.
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29	20		1. Game text. The game writes everything here. New text appears at the bottom. Scroll up to read older text.
30	21		2. Exits line. It comes after the room description. It lists the ways out that you can see.
31	22		3. Walk buttons. Click one to walk that way.
32	23		4. Typing box. Type a command here and press Enter.
33	24		5. Map. It shows the rooms near you.
34	25		6. Tabs. Room shows who and what is here. The other tabs show tells, says, yells, group talk and the newbie channel.
35	26		7. Bars. Your health, mana, moves, food and water.
36	27		8. Help button. It opens the tour, the map colors, the newbie channel and this page.
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38	29		## Moving around {#moving}
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40	31		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-room.png" alt="Game text for a room called A Massive Archway. The exits line reads [Exits: (north) south]." width="732"><br>A room with a closed door to the north.
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42	33		1. The room name. Every place in the game is a room, even outside.
43	34		2. What the room looks like.
44	35		3. The exits line. It lists the ways out that you can see.
45	36		4. A way in round brackets has a closed door.
46	37		5. Things and people in the room.
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48	39		To walk, type a direction and press Enter. There are six directions, and the first letter works too.
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50	41		- `north` or `n`
51	42		- `east` or `e`
52	43		- `south` or `s`
53	44		- `west` or `w`
54	45		- `up` or `u`
55	46		- `down` or `d`
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57	48		The exits line lists the ways out that you can see. If you walk where there is no way, the game says Alas, you cannot go that way. Pick a way from the exits line instead. Some ways are hidden. Read [Hidden ways](#hidden) below to learn how to find them.
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59	50		A way in round brackets, like (north), has a closed door. Type `open north` to open it, then walk north. Some doors are locked. You need the key to open them.
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61	52		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-walk.png" alt="The walk buttons. S is bright. N is in brackets because of a closed door. E, W, U and D are faded." width="286"><br>The walk buttons in the same room.
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63	54		1. A bright button is a way out that you can see. Click it to walk.
64	55		2. A button in brackets is a closed door. Click it to open the door.
65	56		3. A faded button shows no way that you can see. A hidden way can still be there. Click it to check.
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67	58		Walking uses moves. When you have few moves left, type `rest`. Type `stand` when you want to walk again. Type `look` to see the room again.
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69	60		In the game, [[help:exits\|help exits]] and [[help:north\|help north]] tell you more.
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71	62		## Hidden ways {#hidden}
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73	64		Some ways out are hidden. The exits line does not list them, and the map does not show them. A faded walk button can still lead to one.
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75	66		The room text often gives a hint, like a cold draft behind a bookcase on the west wall. To check, walk that way. Players call this bumping.
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77	68		- If nothing is there, the game says Alas, you cannot go that way.
78	69		- If you find a hidden door, the game tells you its name, like The bookcase is closed. Type `open` and the way you walked, like `open west`. Then walk that way again.
79	70		- Some hidden ways have no door. You walk through and arrive in a new room.
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81	72		An open hidden door shows in the exits line like any other open door.
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83	74		In the game, [[help:exits\|help exits]] explains this too.
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85	76		## The map {#map}
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87	78		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-map.png" alt="The color key next to the map. A green square in the middle of the map marks you." width="788"><br>The map and the color key, in a room with a locked door to the north.
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89	80		1. The green square with a ring is you.
90	81		2. A gray line is a path between two rooms.
91	82		3. An amber line is a closed door.
92	83		4. A red line is a locked door.
93	84		5. ▲ and ▼ show a way up or a way down.
94	85		6. The Colors button opens the color key.
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96	87		Hidden ways do not show on the map.
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98	89		Point at a square to see what it is. On a tablet, tap the square. On a phone, tap Map at the top first.
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100	91		Each color is a kind of ground. Walking uses moves, and some ground uses more.
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102	93		- <span style="background-color:#5a4e3c;color:#ffffff"> Indoors </span> About 1 move each step.
103	94		- <span style="background-color:#787369;color:#ffffff"> Town </span> About 2 moves each step.
104	95		- <span style="background-color:#3c6928;color:#ffffff"> Field </span> About 3 moves each step.
105	96		- <span style="background-color:#1c4616;color:#ffffff"> Forest </span> About 4 moves each step.
106	97		- <span style="background-color:#695532;color:#ffffff"> Hills </span> About 4 moves each step.
107	98		- <span style="background-color:#284b87;color:#ffffff"> Shallow water </span> About 5 moves each step. Anyone can walk in it.
108	99		- <span style="background-color:#afb9c3;color:#090e13"> Snow and ice </span> About 6 moves each step.
109	100		- <span style="background-color:#55555f;color:#ffffff"> Mountain </span> About 7 moves each step.
110	101		- <span style="background-color:#af9150;color:#090e13"> Desert </span> About 8 moves each step.
111	102		- <span style="background-color:#af3214;color:#ffffff"> Lava </span> About 8 moves each step. Some lava burns you.
112	103		- <span style="background-color:#374628;color:#ffffff"> Swamp </span> About 10 moves each step. This is the slowest ground.
113	104		- <span style="background-color:#14235a;color:#ffffff"> Deep water </span> You need a boat, or you must fly.
114	105		- <span style="background-color:#6473a5;color:#ffffff"> Open air </span> You must fly to go here.
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116	107		Rooms far from you look darker. Flying and haste make each step cost fewer moves.
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118	109		Your character also carries paper maps. Type `look map` to read one.
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120	111		## Health, mana and moves {#vitals}
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122	113		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-bars.png" alt="The bar at the bottom of the screen. The first line shows food, water and the tick. The second line shows health, mana and moves." width="640"><br>The bar at the bottom of the screen. In a wide window it is one line.
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124	115		1. HP is your health. If it runs out, you die.
125	116		2. MN is mana. Spells use it.
126	117		3. MV is moves. Walking uses them. When they run out, you cannot walk.
127	118		4. Food and water. Read more in [Food and water](#food).
128	119		5. Tick counts the seconds since the last game tick. A tick comes about every 30 seconds, and you heal a little on each one.
129	120		6. Help button. It opens the tour and more help.
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131	122		Type `rest` or `sleep` to heal faster. Type `stand` when you want to walk again.
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133	124		On a phone the bars have no labels. In the bottom row, the first bar is health, the second is mana and the third is moves. The fork and the glass show food and water.
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135	126		## Food and water {#food}
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137	128		Your character must eat and drink. When you get hungry or thirsty, the game tells you, and the bar at the bottom shows it.
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139	130		- To eat, type `eat` and the name of the food, like `eat chicken`.
140	131		- To drink, find a fountain and type `drink`.
141	132		- To carry water, buy a water bag. At a fountain, type `fill bag`. Later, type `drink bag`.
142	133		- To buy food, go into a shop and type `list` to see what it sells. Then type `buy` and the name of the item, like `buy chicken`.
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144	135		In the Sanctum of Genesis, Eadronus sells food and water bags in the Castle Market. The Central Courtyard has a fountain.
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146	137		Before level 10, hunger and thirst cannot hurt you. They only make you heal more slowly. From about level 10 they can hurt you, and they can kill you. Carry food and water when you travel.
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148	139		In the game, [[help:eat\|help eat]] and [[help:list\|help list]] tell you more.
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150	141		## Getting help {#help}
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152	143		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-newbie.png" alt="The newbie tab with a question, two answers and a box to write in." width="276"><br>The newbie tab.
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154	145		1. The newbie tab.
155	146		2. An answer from staff.
156	147		3. The box to ask or answer.
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158	149		Type `newbie` and your question, then press Enter. For example, type `newbie where can I buy food?` Everyone on the newbie channel sees it, and anyone can answer.
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160	151		Answers show in the game text and in the newbie tab. You can answer from the tab too. On a phone, tap Chat at the top.
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162	153		Answers from staff show the name an Immortal. Answers from experienced players show a helpful mortal.
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164	155		> Always type a message after `newbie`. If you type `newbie` alone, the channel turns off. Type `newbie` alone again to turn it back on.
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166	157		To read older questions and answers, type `replay newbie`.
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168	159		For the game's own help, type `help` and a word, like `help eat`.
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170	161		You can also ask on [the forum](/forum).
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172	163		## Playing on a phone {#phone}
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174	165		<img src="/uploads/guide/browser-phone.png" alt="The game on a phone. Game text fills the top. Quick buttons, the typing box and the bars are at the bottom." width="400"><br>The game on a phone.
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176	167		1. Menu. It opens the site menu.
177	168		2. Map and Chat. They open the map and the chat tabs.
178	169		3. Game text.
179	170		4. Quick buttons. The first six walk. Bright ones are the ways out that you can see. The buttons after them, like `look` and `inv`, are common commands.
180	171		5. Typing box. Tap it to type. Your keyboard opens.
181	172		6. Food and water.
182	173		7. Health, mana and moves.
183	174		8. Help button.
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185	176		Turn your phone sideways to see longer lines of text.
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187	178		## Settings {#settings}
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189	180		- Prefs holds your settings. On a computer, it is at the bottom of the site menu. On a phone, type `/prefs` and press Enter.
190	181		- Under Behavior in Prefs, you can turn off New player help, the walk buttons and the newbie tab. New player help shows short tips above the typing box.
191	182		- Pop out opens the game in its own window.
192	183		- Theme, in the site menu, changes the colors of the site.
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194	185		[[How To Connect]] lists other ways to play!