<img src="http://kyau.net/img/icons-misc/mmud48.png"> MajorMUD - Beginner's Guide

The Basics

Class	EXP	Weapon	Armour	Magic	Combat	HP/Level	Abilities
Warrior	100%	Any	Plate	None	4	6-10	Bash
Witchunter	130%	Any	Scale	None	5	6-10	Bash Anti-Magic No Magic Items
Paladin	220%	Any	Plate	Priest-1	4	5-9	Bash
Cleric	220%	Blunt	Plate	Priest-2	3	4-8	Bash
Priest	140%	Blunt	Silk	Priest-3	3	4-8	Bash
Missionary	220%	1H	Leather	Priest-2	2	4-7	Bash Stealth Picklocks Traps
Ninja	185%	Any	Ninja	None	3	4-8	Bash Stealth Traps Picklocks Tracking Dodge +25 Crits +10
Thief	80%	1H	Leather	None	2	4-7	Bash Stealth Traps Picklocks Thievery +10
Bard	210%	1H	Leather	Bard-2	3	4-7	Bash Stealth Traps Picklocks Thievery
Gypsy	220%	1H	Leather	Mage-2	2	4-7	Bash Stealth Traps Picklocks Thievery
Warlock	185%	1H	Chain	Mage-2	3	4-8	Bash
Mage	140%	Staff	Silk	Mage-3	1	3-6	Bash
Druid	190%	Blunt	Leather	Druid-3	2	4-7	Bash
Ranger	250%	Any	Leather	Druid-1	4	5-9	Bash Stealth Tracking
Mystic	250%	Staff	Silk	Kai-1	3	4-8	Bash Stealth Dodge +25 Crits +10 Punch +1 Kick +1 Jumpkick +1

With all the information out there about MajorMUD, it's ok to be confused! Hopefully though, with a little playing experience and after reading the introduction you will have a better understanding of the game.

MajorMUD is a fantasy role-playing game. This means that you create a character who you will take adventuring through a medieval fantasy land. Your character will meet other characters, fight monsters, and hunt for treasure. Maybe you'll even use magic!

Let's start out with what MUD means. MUD stands for multi-user dungeon. In other words a place where you can adventure with other characters.

What's a character you ask? A character is, well, you! Or at least your alter ego in the game. When you first enter MajorMUD, you will be asked to create your character.

Character Creation

The first thing you will need to do upon entering MajorMUD for the first time is to create your character. You will first be asked what race you would like your character to be, each of these have different abilities/characteristics and advantages/disadvantages. The table below details the main differences between the races (EXP is the experience modifier), for more information use either the help race or help <race> commands in-game.

After you have chosen your race you will next have to choose the class you want to play. The class you choose depicts what you will do in-game. Do you want to be a Warrior and use combat abilities, or possibly a Mage and use magical abilities or maybe even a Warlock and use both combat and magical abilities. The choice is yours, keep in mind that some races are better suited to certain classes. Again for more information you can use the help class or help <class> commands once in-game. The table to the right is a list of all the classes and the differences between each of them.

Race	EXP	Strength	Agility	Health	Intellect	Willpower	Charm	Special Abilities
Human	+0%	40-100	40-100	40-100	40-100	40-100	40-100	None
Dwarf	+30%	50-110	30-90	50-120	30-90	50-120	30-85	Night Vision MagicRes+10 Encumbrance+20%
Gnome	+20%	35-90	45-110	40-100	45-110	40-100	35-90	Night Vision MagicRes+5 Picklocks(+10)
Halfling	+25%	20-60	60-150	40-100	30-90	40-100	40-100	Racial Stealth Dodge+10 HP/Level-1
Elf	+45%	35-90	50-120	30-80	50-120	40-100	50-120	Racial Stealth Night Vision Mana+10
Half-Elf	+15%	40-90	45-110	30-100	45-110	40-100	50-110	Mana+10
Dark-Elf	+45%	40-90	50-120	30-90	50-120	30-100	40-110	Racial Stealth Night Vision Critical Hits+1 Accuracy Bonus
Half-Orc	+0%	45-110	40-100	50-120	30-90	30-95	30-80	None
Goblin	+35%	30-70	55-125	40-100	45-115	40-100	40-100	Racial Stealth Night Vision
Half-Ogre	+30%	70-150	20-60	60-150	20-60	25-70	25-60	Toughness+2 HP/Level+1 MagicRes+15 No Kai Forms
Kang	+35%	55-120	30-90	50-110	30-90	45-110	30-85	Resist Poisons Natural Armour
Nekojin	+50%	40-100	60-130	30-80	40-100	30-90	50-110	Racial Stealth Night Vision Tracking(+10) FireRes(+10%) ColdRes(-10%)
Gaunt One	+50%	40-100	50-110	30-70	60-140	50-100	30-80	Dark Vision Perception+10 Hidden Bonus Ability

.─────────────────────────────────────.──. / M A J O R M U D Character Creation / \ ┌─ Point Cost Chart ─┐ │ ├──. │ │ │ │ » Given Name Kyau « │___\_/ │ 1st 10 points: 1 CP each │ │ » Family Name « │ │ 2nd 10 points: 2 CP each │ │ » Race Dark-Elf « │ │ 3rd 10 points: 3 CP each │ │ » Class Bard « │ │ ... and so on ... │ │ │ │ │ │ » Strength ( 40 to 90) 40 « │ │ +10 to base stat: 10 CP │ │ » Intellect ( 50 to 120) 50 « │ ◄──────┤ +20 to base stat: 30 CP │ │ » Willpower ( 30 to 100) 30 « │ │ +30 to base stat: 60 CP │ │ » Agility ( 50 to 120) 50 « │ │ +40 to base stat: 100 CP │ │ » Health ( 30 to 90) 30 « │ │ +50 to base stat: 150 CP │ │ » Charm ( 40 to 110) 40 « │ └─ ... and so on ... ─┘ │ │ │ » Hair Length shoulder-length « │ ┌ Use the Space Bar to │ » Hair Colour blonde « │ ◄──────┤ toggle between choices for │ » Eye Colour crimson « │ └ your physical description │ │ │ » Exit: SAVE « » CP Left: 100 « │ ◄─────── SAVE your character or EXIT ┌┴───────────────────────────────. │ \_________________________________\___/

Finally before being shot into the character sheet screen you will be asked about your alignment. This is not actually choosing your alignment, that will come later (and can be changed), yet it is asking if you want to limit your ability to do evil? See MajorMUD - Alignment Quests for more information.

Upon selecting a choice you will enter the character sheet editor, or stat trainer.

• First Name: This name is required and must be unique to all others on the BBS, all monsters in-game, and all in-game commands. Be sure to choose a name you like because once you have selected one *YOU CAN NEVER CHANGE YOUR FIRST NAME AGAIN* without a reroll (this will reset your character and all their lives, it will take you back to the main menu where you can create a new character).
• Last Name: There are no restrictions on your last name, nor do you actually need a last name (if the Sysop set this setting), except for the fact that it must be only one word and contain no punctuation. You can change your last name at any time by visiting the appropriate training hall for your class/level and using the TRAIN STATS command (which will spit you back into the full screen stat trainer).
• Stats: You will also be shown the base values for your stats given the race your chose. You will also be given a certain number of character points (CPs) to assign to these stats as you see fit. Once you make a change and then save it (by exitting the full screen stat trainer and choosing SAVE) it can *NOT BE LOWERED AGAIN*

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