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| If you haven't read the INFO |
| section, press your spacebar to |
| interrupt this print-out. Then |
| go read the INFO article. |
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--- SURVIVING ON PYROTO MOUNTAIN ---
By Tidings-Scrolls Scribe Llebpmac Mit
--*--
Survival is not difficult, if you keep
your wits about you and strive to get
ahead of the other wizards!
Many potent spells (DEMOTE is a good
example) have no effect on higher-level
wizards. So, if you're "on top", you
have a good chance of STAYING there!
Keep your eyes open! If you're quali-
fied to use the PROBE command, watch
those other wizards! They'll be trying
to get far enough ahead of you so that
they can DEMOTE you -- or even BANISH
you! Don't let that happen! If you
value your position, you'll make sure
that everybody is at a lower level!
In order to do this, you should learn
to conserve Manna-points. Print out
the SPELLS list and study it! You'll
discover that some spells can save you
that little extra bit of Manna that can
mean the difference between advancement
and destruction!
But don't forget to use your diplomatic
skills. An enemy might be made into an
ally, if you use the right words.
May you ASCEND to your heart's content,
and never be BANISHED!
--- TIPS ON PYROTO COMMAND USAGE ---
By Tidings-Scrolls Scribe Llebpmac Mit
Here are a few pointers to help you use
the commands on Pyroto Mountain...
COMMAND COMPLETION: You don't have to
type the whole command. Just type
enough to be recognizable. As an
example: to use the READ command, you
only have to type "R". Three letters
is usually sufficient.
COMMAND STRINGS: You can string your
commands together. This saves a bit of
time. Let's say you wanted to ASCEND,
and then do a READ. You could type
this:
ASCEND READ
or simply...
ASC R
You can also feed parameters to the
commands. For example: the CHANGE
command wants two numbers. You could
type the command like this:
CHAN 375 356
Finally, there is a differentiation
between numeric inputs and text inputs.
You can "insert" numeric inputs, as
shown in this command:
CHAN DET
The CHANGE command will ask you for the
required date-and-time data. Once that
command is finished, the DETect command
will be remembered -- since it wasn't
appropriate for the numeric input.
READING TEXT: You can halt the output
of messages and other text (such as
this article) by pressing either CTL-S
or the P key. To re-start, press any
key.
You can also cancel output altogether
by pressing some other key.
When reading messages, however, the
spacebar has a special function: it
will skip what you're reading, and jump
to the next message. For informatory
text (like this), it will cancel the
print-out.
ADVANCEMENT: TSOTL judges you on what
you say in your messages. He analyzes
them for many things, but above all, he
looks for CONTENT. So make sure that
you send interesting messages, and you
will be rewarded with TSOTL's high
esteem!
PRIVATE MESSAGES: You can set aside
the remainder of a message, so that it
can only be read by the people that you
list. (NOTE: TSOTL does not encourage
this sort of thing, so if you want to
earn his esteem with a private message,
you'll have to work extra hard. It's
easier, in the long run, to use private
messages only when ABSOLUTELY needed.)
To declare the remainder of a message
as private, start your line like this:
<<Name1><Name2>> Start of message...
For example, let's say you've typed a
few lines for general consumption, and
wish to set aside the rest of the mes-
sage for FREDZO, MARIO and BERNIE. You
would do it this way:
<<FREDZO><MARIO><BERNIE>> Etc. etc.
If you want to make sure you understand
this technique, send a private message
that doesn't include your own name in
the list. (Why should it, after all?)
Then, use the TIMEWARP command to warp
back a few minutes. Re-read your mes-
sage. If you can't read the private
section, you got it right!
You can use this technique to reserve
several "Privates" in one message.
EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES: You can also set
aside part of your message such that it
can read only by people who AREN'T in
the list of names. An example: let's
say you're planning a surprise party
for JOE and HAROLD. You'd put this in
front of the relevant text:
><JOE><HAROLD>< Hey, everybody! We're
...and so forth. JOE and HAROLD would
not be able to read the following text.
You can freely mix Privates and Exclu-
sives. Here's the way you'd type up a
short message that uses all these tech-
niques:
.-------------------------------------.
: Hello, everybody! Nice day, eh? :
: Now, some Privates and Exclusives: :
: :
: <<HARRY><MARY>> We attack soon! :
: Get your Manna charged up, okay? :
: :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Harry, we have de- :
: decided to accept your peace offer. :
: :
: ><FRED><JOE>< Hey, everybody, we're :
: going to double-cross FRED & JOE. :
: Feel free to join in on the attack! :
: :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Don't worry about the :
: Exclusive. We are planning a :
: surprise party for you! :
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ONCE AGAIN: Don't forget to check the
Manna-points required for each spell.
If you don't have enough to perform the
spell, you'll lose consciousness, and
your remaining Manna will be wasted.
Good luck!