What is a MUX?

A MUX is a cross between a MUSH (Multi-User Shared Hallucination) and a MUD (Multi-User Dimension.) These are all online Role-Playing Games (RPGs.) The MUX has the role play and functionality of the MUSH with the ability to adventure and fight monsters of the MUD. Classically it sits between the two types of game. Find out more here

How do I join the game?

You will need a Telnet program to connect to us. Windows has its own telnet client but you can download others which are far better. The quickest way to connect to us is to click on the menu or sidebar options to connect, or you can go here and get a client then connect to us via Lokishammer.dragon-rider.org 1515.

What is the Roster?

The roster is a list of all the pre-made characters in the game. You can search through them to locate a character you would like to play and then choose it. You can learn more about the roster with the +help roster command in game.

I didn't like any of the rostered characters, how do I create my own character?

Currently while we are doing Alpha testing, we have opened the character creation up to everyone. Simply type +crequest <name>=<your email> and the game will create automatically a character with the name you have selected, unless that name is already taken. It should be noted that names should be sensible and if you take a name that is silly, offensive or from a book or movie, you may be asked to change it.

I wanted to create a Noble character, but it won't let me be one. Why not?

Nobles are only available from the roster. As staff we want to keep the Noble families limited to those we add and those who have earned it. As a result, all self generated characters must start out at the bottom, as Commoners or if you wish, Outcasts.

I wanted and elf and it won't let me, why not?

Elf PC's are not yet available in the game. We do hope that one day the game will be large enough as that we can open an Elven City at which time elven character will become available.

I want to help out on the game, what do you need?

We currently are in need of both Builders and Coders

Okay I still want to help, how do I get in touch with you?

If you have a character then the best way is to @mail Zeus and tell him what abilities you have. Otherwise, join the forum board and Private Message Zeus.

I'm in game and I need help, how do I find it?

The best way is to read the help, +help, and news files. If that hasn't worked try the methods listed here.

What is an AP and how do I use it?

AP stands for Advancement Point. You earn these through RP and use of your skills. You can use them to buy new skills or an increase in the skills that you already have.

What are SP and how do I use them?

SP are Social Points. This shows how much of an influence you have socially. You can spend these points to influence others, to learn information or to change fashions. There are two types of points, those that you can spend and those you have earned. Spending points will not effect how many you have earned, however if you do something that hurts you socially, both values will drop.

What are EP and REP and how do I use them?

EP are Energy Points and REP are Reverse Energy Points. Often a skill will require that you spend these points for its use. EP are gained by eating while REP can only be gained through sleep. You my sleep once per game day and ¾ of your current EP are transferred to your REP total.

How do I make gold?

Just like in the real world you need to earn gold. There are a number of ways to do it just as in the real world. You can work for someone else and have them pay you. You can make things and sell them, or sell your talents. You can grow things and sell them, or mine ores and gems to sell. Yu can go out into the wilderness and hunt monsters that my have small treasures of gold. Finally if none of these peal you can always turn to crime and steal it.

When I look at myself it tells me I am rank and smell bad, what do I do?

All characters get dirty over time. In time the code will make you dirty faster depending on what you have been doing. When you get dirty, you need to clean yourself and the best way to do that is a trip to the bath houses. There are several about the city. They will charge you a small amount of gold. Be warned, if you are wearing perfume and enter a bath-house it will remove the perfume.

How do I turn on/off the ANSI colours?

If you find ANSI colours annoying, then you can toggle them on and off with the command +ansi

What happens to my character if I quit it?

If you decide to retire your character because you are taking a new one, or because you are leaving the game, your character will be assigned to the roster. Under Loki's Hammer policy, all characters created on our MUX become Loki's Hammer property and so are never deleted. Playerless characters are simply added to the roster so that another may pick them up and continue on with them.