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MUSHes are a "text-based MMORPG on a roleplay server," or a "living, text-based world." Players login as their various characters, and meet together to RP in any number of virtual locations. If you've never been to one, you're in for a treat. The tutorial below will walk you through the basics of how to use them, and what they are.
 
MUSHes are a "text-based MMORPG on a roleplay server," or a "living, text-based world." Players login as their various characters, and meet together to RP in any number of virtual locations. If you've never been to one, you're in for a treat. The tutorial below will walk you through the basics of how to use them, and what they are.
 
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==Step One: Connecting==
 
==Step One: Connecting==
Connecting to a MUSH is done through a MUSH Client. These are small programs, and can be found for free. A sample of recommended ones can be found, below.
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Connecting to a MUSH is done through a MUSH Client. These are small programs with a light footprint on system resources that are generally free to download and use. We currently recommend [https://beipdev.github.io/BeipMU/ BeipMU for Windows], [https://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis for MacOS], and [https://github.com/ingwarsw/tinyfugue TinyFugue for Linux], but other clients are available online.
 
{{TableMain}}
 
{{T01}}
 
|If You're Using...
 
|You Probably Want...
 
|-
 
|Windows XP
 
|[http://simplemu.onlineroleplay.com/ SimpleMU]
 
|-
 
|Windows Vista or 7
 
|[http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm MUSHClient]
 
|-
 
|Mac OS X
 
|[http://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis]
 
|-
 
|Linux
 
|[http://www.potatomushclient.com/ Potato]
 
|-
 
|Android
 
|[http://bt.happygoatstudios.com/ BlowTorch]
 
|-
 
|iOS
 
|[http://mochasoft.dk/iphone_telnet.htm Telnet Lite]
 
|}
 
 
   
Once downloaded, you'll want to connect. Clients will generally ask you three things:
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Once you've downloaded the client, the next step is to connect to our server. Clients will generally to fill in three fields when you configure a new connection, which is typically in a '''New Connection''' or '''New World''' dialog:
 
: Name for the MUSH? <font color="#616161">Tenebrae</font>
 
: Name for the MUSH? <font color="#616161">Tenebrae</font>
 
: Server? <font color="#616161">tenebraemush.net</font>
 
: Server? <font color="#616161">tenebraemush.net</font>
 
: Port? <font color="#616161">4001</font>
 
: Port? <font color="#616161">4001</font>
   
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Please see the documentation for your client if you have trouble connecting.
   
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==Step Two: Saying Hello==
For client-by-client help:
 
   
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Once you've connected, an intro screen appears in your client's screen:
{{TableMain}}
 
{{T01}}
 
|If You're Using...
 
|Connect This Way...
 
|-
 
|SimpleMU
 
|File > New Connection Wizard
 
|-
 
|MUSHClient
 
|Connection > Quick Connect
 
|-
 
|}
 
   
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For Atlantis and Potato, the connection setup is going to be similar. Look for a "New Connection" or a "New World" setting.
 
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==Step Two: Saying Hello==
 
   
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Once you've connected, a "banner" will fly into your Client's screen. It says, The Emblem of Ea, and should look vaguely like the below:
 
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Welcome to the Emblem of Ea
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www.tenebraemush.net
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A Pathfinder Edition Dungeons and Dragons MUX
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"connect <name> <password>" connects you to an existing character.
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"con guest" connects you to a guest character.
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"WHO" tells you who is logged in to the game (case sensitive).
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"QUIT" exits the game and saves your character.
   
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If you want a character, speak to our staff in game.
 
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|_ _|__ _ __ ___| |__ _ __ __ _ ___ /==00==\ Welcome to the
 
| |/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ '_ \| '__/ _` |/ _ \ || Emblem of Ea
 
| | __/ | | | __/ |_) | | | (_| | __/ || A Pathfinder MUX
 
|_|\___|_| |_|\___|_.__/|_| \__,_|\___| ||
 
|| www.tenebraemush.net
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--= || --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
\/
 
connect <name> <password> : connects you to an existing character
 
create <name> <password> : creates a new character
 
con guest : connects you to a guest character
 
WHO : tells you who is logged in to the game
 
QUIT : exits the game and saves your character
 
+help : gives help on the commands
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
   
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Type '''connect guest''' to enter the world as a guest. This logs you into the game, much like you'd log into a MMORPG or a chat room. In fact, it looks like this:
 
Type <font color="#616161">connect guest</font> to enter the world as a guest. This logs you into the game, much like you'd log into a MMORPG or a chat room. In fact, it looks like this:
 
   
 
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<pre>
 
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=<* NAT20: Gaming Table *>-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
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/_/--\ |_|__ |_|__ /_/ \ /_/--\ |_| \| |_|_/ |_| \ \_\_/ _)_)
 
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"[He] said he didn't think we should be afraid to embrace whimsy. I asked him what he meant by whimsy, and he struggled to define it. He said it's that nagging idea that life could be magical." - Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
 
\ / A nation born surrounded by ENEMIES,
 
-\ /- Alexandros stands as a nation of HEROES,
 
- \ _ / - an exemplar of TRADE.
 
- \\\/ -
 
- / - A nation who has done what few DARED.
 
/ \/ \
 
/\
 
/""\
 
   
 
------------------------------> Getting Help <------------------------------
 
------------------------------> Getting Help <------------------------------
   
 
Website: http://www.tenebraemush.net
 
Website: http://www.tenebraemush.net
New Players: http://www.tenebraemush.net/index.php/Introduction_to_Tenebrae
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Theme Intro: http://tenebraemush.net/index.php/Introduction_to_Theme
FAQ: http://tenebraemush.net/index.php/FAQ
 
 
-------------------> Current Meta-Arc for Tenebrae MUX <--------------------
 
 
During recent times, the time scholars have begun referring to as the Rise of Shadows, Heth slaughtered all, and turned Dragonier into a land of undeath. Around him, other nations scrambled to respond...and other dictators and legends began to take advantage of the chaos.
 
   
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Contents --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Contents --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
Aenyn A short man with green eyes and a shaved head. 2m 7h
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Aelwyn Runt of a Dragoon. 1m 2h
Atleti A silvered sith-makar with smoke edgings. 0s 22h
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Bildor Khazad. Black hair and beard. Red tattooes. 3m 12m
Azog A huge male orc with long black hair in a topknot. 5m 2h
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Boshter An arvek nar in robes. Oh no! 19m 1w
Boshter An arvek nar in robes. Oh no! 1m 2d
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Dolan Brown-haired human with scars down his face. 20m 1h
Donna A black-haired human girl in black robes. 2m 5h
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Fidget A purple goblin in a layered, mismatched set of fancy 4m 2h
Iadoth Lithe sil with green eyes and plaited brown hair. 53m 55m
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Harkashan Sith with red and black scales bearing gleaming lavas 17m 1d
Kisaiya Tan skin, and auburn hair cut in a graduated bob. 2m 6h
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Magpie A blond gnome woman wearing a motley of colors. 2m 3d
Kore Tiny half-Mul woman with dark hair and blue eyes. 1m 4d
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Mikilos Tall male dawn elf, rosey blonde and handsome. 8m 1h
Raethon Llyranesi male with dark hair 16s 11h
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Petros A red-haired dwarf in grey and gold clothing. 13s 1h
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Ravenstongue Short half-elf girl with violet eyes and black hair. 0s 3h
Selerik Spoony. So spoony. 4m 1w
 
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Reithak A light brown egalrin with red and blue accents. 33m 33m
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Telamon A platinum-blond half-sil man with dancing dark eyes 6s 8h
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Verna Petite humanoid in bulky gray robes and cloak. 5m 5h
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Objects =--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Objects =--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
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Changeover Questions Box!
 
All the Secret Ways to Earn RPPs
 
All the Secret Ways to Earn RPPs
[HOOKS] Random Alt Generator
 
 
[HOOKS] Random Roleplay Hook Generator
 
[HOOKS] Random Roleplay Hook Generator
[HOOKS] Random Plot Hook Generator(#577)
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[HOOKS] Random Plot Hook Generator
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--= Exits -=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--= Exits -=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
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Moon <PIE> Dice Cleanser <CLEANSE> Add Social Quirks <SO>
Dice Cleanser <CLEANSE> Add Social Quirks <SO> Plot Nexus <PN>
 
The Door <TD> Character Generation <CG> Staff Nexus <SN>
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PrP Nexus <PN> The Door <TD> Chargen <CG>
Quiet Room <SHH> Roleplay Nexus <RN>
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Staff Nexus <SN> Quiet Room <SHH> RP Nexus <RN>
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
   
 
Congratulations! You're on Tenebrae.
 
Congratulations! You're on Tenebrae.
 
[[Category:Admin|Introduction to MUSHing]]
 
[[Category:Getting Started|Introduction to MUSHing]]
 
   
 
==Step Three: I'm Connected!==
 
==Step Three: I'm Connected!==
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|You say, "Hi!"
 
|You say, "Hi!"
 
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|: waves!
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|; waves!
 
|Guest waves!
 
|Guest waves!
 
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==Step Four: What Now?==
 
==Step Four: What Now?==
   
You might want to practice moving around and talking to folks. The basic commands you learn, such as <font color="#616161">look</font>, are the main ones you'll need to use Tenebrae, so settle in and get comfortable.
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You might want to practice moving around and talking to folks. The basic commands you learn, such as '''look''', are the main ones you'll need to use Tenebrae.
   
From here, you'll want to make a character. To do this, you'll want to leave the game first, by typing <font color="#616161">QUIT</font>. Then, log in again, only instead of connecting as a guest, type <font color="#616161">create NameOfMyCharacter MyPassword</font>. This is now your character, and you and she, or he, will be able to do a alot of different things!
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From here, you'll want to make a character. Currently, new character creation is locked down, so page a staffer to create a new character for you.
   
Once you have your character, check out Chargen, which is a series of rooms that walk you through the chargen process. Type <font color="#616161">CG</font> to travel there from the Gaming Table.
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Once you have your character, check out Chargen, which is a series of rooms that walk you through the chargen process. Type '''CG''' to travel there from the Gaming Table.
   
 
There's a [[Introduction to Tenebrae|chargen guide]] available on this website also, and don't be afraid to page a staff member or helpful player!
 
There's a [[Introduction to Tenebrae|chargen guide]] available on this website also, and don't be afraid to page a staff member or helpful player!

Latest revision as of 20:17, 11 June 2023

MUSHes are a "text-based MMORPG on a roleplay server," or a "living, text-based world." Players login as their various characters, and meet together to RP in any number of virtual locations. If you've never been to one, you're in for a treat. The tutorial below will walk you through the basics of how to use them, and what they are.

Step One: Connecting

Connecting to a MUSH is done through a MUSH Client. These are small programs with a light footprint on system resources that are generally free to download and use. We currently recommend BeipMU for Windows, Atlantis for MacOS, and TinyFugue for Linux, but other clients are available online.

Once you've downloaded the client, the next step is to connect to our server. Clients will generally to fill in three fields when you configure a new connection, which is typically in a New Connection or New World dialog:

Name for the MUSH? Tenebrae
Server? tenebraemush.net
Port? 4001

Please see the documentation for your client if you have trouble connecting.

Step Two: Saying Hello

Once you've connected, an intro screen appears in your client's screen:

                                       
             __ __| |           ____|           |     |
                |   __ \   _ \  __|   __ `__ \  __ \  |  _ \ __ `__ \
                |   | | |  __/  |     |   |   | |   | |  __/ |   |   |
               _|  _| |_|\___| _____|_|  _|  _|_.__/ _|\___|_|  _|  _|

                       ()             _ \   _|           ()
                       )(            |   | |             )(
                    /==00==\         |   | __|        /==00==\
                       ||           \___/ _|             ||
                       ||                                ||
                       ||           ____|                ||
                       ||           __|    _` |          ||
                       ||           |     (   |          ||
                       \/          _____|\__,_|          \/


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Welcome to the Emblem of Ea
                             www.tenebraemush.net
                A Pathfinder Edition Dungeons and Dragons MUX
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  "connect <name> <password>" connects you to an existing character.
  "con guest" connects you to a guest character.
  "WHO" tells you who is logged in to the game (case sensitive).
  "QUIT" exits the game and saves your character.

  If you want a character, speak to our staff in game.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Type connect guest to enter the world as a guest. This logs you into the game, much like you'd log into a MMORPG or a chat room. In fact, it looks like this:

-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=<* NAT20: Gaming Table *>-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-

    +             o     +       +
o          +
    o  +           +        +
+        o     o       +        o     
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_,------,      o     
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-|   /\_/\  
-_-_-_-_-_-_-~|__( ^ .^)  +     +  
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-""  ""      
+      o         o   +       o
    +         +
o        o         o      o     +

          "[He] said he didn't think we should be afraid to embrace whimsy. I asked him what he meant by whimsy, and he struggled to define it. He said it's that nagging idea that life could be magical." - Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

------------------------------>  Getting Help  <------------------------------

          Website: http://www.tenebraemush.net
          Theme Intro: http://tenebraemush.net/index.php/Introduction_to_Theme

-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Contents --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
 Aelwyn          Runt of a Dragoon.                                    1m   2h
 Bildor          Khazad. Black hair and beard. Red tattooes.           3m   12m
 Boshter         An arvek nar in robes. Oh no!                         19m  1w
 Dolan           Brown-haired human with scars down his face.          20m  1h
 Fidget          A purple goblin in a layered, mismatched set of fancy 4m   2h
 Harkashan       Sith with red and black scales bearing gleaming lavas 17m  1d
 Magpie          A blond gnome woman wearing a motley of colors.       2m   3d
 Mikilos         Tall male dawn elf, rosey blonde and handsome.        8m   1h
 Petros          A red-haired dwarf in grey and gold clothing.         13s  1h
 Ravenstongue    Short half-elf girl with violet eyes and black hair.  0s   3h
 Reithak         A light brown egalrin with red and blue accents.      33m  33m
 Telamon         A platinum-blond half-sil man with dancing dark eyes  6s   8h
 Verna           Petite humanoid in bulky gray robes and cloak.        5m   5h
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- Objects =--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
Changeover Questions Box!
All the Secret Ways to Earn RPPs
[HOOKS] Random Roleplay Hook Generator
[HOOKS] Random Plot Hook Generator
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--= Exits -=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-
Moon <PIE>                Dice Cleanser <CLEANSE>   Add Social Quirks <SO>
PrP Nexus <PN>            The Door <TD>             Chargen <CG>
Staff Nexus <SN>          Quiet Room <SHH>          RP Nexus <RN>
-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-

Congratulations! You're on Tenebrae.

Step Three: I'm Connected!

Right now, you're in a virtual room. You can type look to look at the room and see who's there, or use +glance to see a list of people who are in the room with you.

Some Commands For Getting Around
Type This It Does This
look You look at the room!
look PersonName You look at someone in the room.
say Hi! You say, "Hi!"
; waves! Guest waves!
page PlayerName=Hi! You page PlayerName 'Hi!' ...this is like sending a secret message.
+staff Gets you a list of helpful folks.
WHO Tells you who's online.
+where Tells you where everyone is.
+help Our ingame help files.
QUIT Quits the game safely.

Step Four: What Now?

You might want to practice moving around and talking to folks. The basic commands you learn, such as look, are the main ones you'll need to use Tenebrae.

From here, you'll want to make a character. Currently, new character creation is locked down, so page a staffer to create a new character for you.

Once you have your character, check out Chargen, which is a series of rooms that walk you through the chargen process. Type CG to travel there from the Gaming Table.

There's a chargen guide available on this website also, and don't be afraid to page a staff member or helpful player!