Introduction to MUSHing

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:

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

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                         Welcome to the Emblem of Ea
                             www.tenebraemush.net
                A Pathfinder Edition Dungeons and Dragons MUX
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  "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.
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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:

-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=<* 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

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 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
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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>
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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!