Items, their types and interaction commands
During your travels through the world, you will encounter all kinds of items. Many different commands are used to interact with items -- see the relevant help articles below.
Most things can be obtained from other creatures in the world: you can kill them and take the loot from the corpse, and sometimes you can simply ask for it. Some things can be bought, picked up from the ground, or retrieved from chests and storerooms.
Some items can be picked up, while others cannot be moved at all. Items you can wear on yourself are called equipment. Items you carry with you are called inventory.
To find out where to get good items, you can use the search tool on the website:
Or ask any sage in the world for service advice -- it appraises the gear you wear and tells you which slots to upgrade next.
ITEM TYPES Items come in many types. You can find out an item's type using identify.
- Weapon, armour, light source, clothing: the main equipment items. Can increase damage, health, and other parameters of your character. Light lets you see in the dark without using infravision.
- Scroll, wand, staff, potion, pill: magical items that trigger some spell when used. Some non-magical items can be used -- for example, a shovel.
- Food, liquid container, fountain: anything you can eat or drink. Also read the help on liquids and the commands for interacting with them.
- Container: see
help container - Boat: see
help boat - Money: see
help money - Furniture: items for resting or decorating a room.
- Portal: a magical gate to enter and be transported somewhere else.
- Key, key ring: keys are needed to unlock doors and chests. For convenience they can be threaded (put) onto a key ring and carried with you.
- Treasure, gem, jewellery: various expensive items that can be sold for a high price, and sometimes worn for their magical properties.
- Map: read it to see a map of some area. In the web client you can see a map of any area automatically.
- Ammunition: arrows for firing a bow or stones for throwing
- Music record: find a gramophone and listen.
- Parchment: see
help parchment