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You're welcome to ask questions on the **guest** channel or talk about MST3K on the **chat** channel for as long as you want. But why not just jump right in? | You're welcome to ask questions on the **guest** channel or talk about MST3K on the **chat** channel for as long as you want. But why not just jump right in? | ||
- | * [[connecting to Furscape|Log into the MUCK]]. | + | * [[connecting to Furscape|Log into the MUCK]] |
- | * **@request form** | + | * Say " |
+ | * **@request form**, then | ||
+ | * **look data pad** to start the new character: | ||
* Enter your name, | * Enter your name, | ||
* Your character' | * Your character' | ||
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There are a number of reasons why a character @request might be denied: If you failed to provide a plausible-sounding real name, if you requested a character name the staff consider unacceptable, | There are a number of reasons why a character @request might be denied: If you failed to provide a plausible-sounding real name, if you requested a character name the staff consider unacceptable, | ||
- | After your character is approved, you should receive an email with a temporary password and instructions for how to login. If you don't get the email after 24 hours or so (and it doesn' | + | After your character is approved, you should receive an email with a temporary password and instructions for how to log in. If you don't get the email after 24 hours or so (and it doesn' |
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** New players should take a look at [[choices|this guide]] before deciding what their characters are going to look like. ** | ** New players should take a look at [[choices|this guide]] before deciding what their characters are going to look like. ** | ||
- | The majority of characters in [[encyclopedia galactica|Furscape' | + | The majority of characters in [[encyclopedia galactica|Furscape' |
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- | You also have the opportunity to play as a [[human]] -- nearly extinct, but there are a few still around -- or as an avatar of an [[artificial intelligence]]. You should read at least the [[history introduction |introduction]] to Furscape' | + | |
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After you have logged into your new character, there are several basic steps involved in configuring it. These are things you should do before getting into roleplay. | After you have logged into your new character, there are several basic steps involved in configuring it. These are things you should do before getting into roleplay. | ||
- | If your client supports colors, you can turn **color on** | + | ===== Basic settings |
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- | ===== Password | + | |
First, you need to set a permanent password. The one emailed to you is considered temporary, and you will want to change it to something you can remember. The command is: | First, you need to set a permanent password. The one emailed to you is considered temporary, and you will want to change it to something you can remember. The command is: | ||
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**@password FJ874=fooble** | **@password FJ874=fooble** | ||
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+ | If your client supports colors, you can turn **color on**. | ||
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+ | Since Furscape is open to socially mature players of all ages, we need to verify your [[birthday|real life age]]. (It won't be shared with other players except as a yes/no check.) To confirm your real life age, just type **@birthday**. Note that this is different from your character' | ||
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===== Appearance ===== | ===== Appearance ===== | ||
Next, define how your character is seen by others. The most important things to fill in are: | Next, define how your character is seen by others. The most important things to fill in are: | ||
- | * Description -- what your character looks like (keep in mind that [[recom size|giants]] may get stares and sore feet and [[verboten tech|weapons laws]] may get enforced) | + | * Description -- a paragraph or a few with good details on what your character looks like (keep in mind that [[recom size|giants]] may get stares and sore feet and [[verboten tech|weapons laws]] may get enforced) |
* **@desc me =**<Your description here.> | * **@desc me =**<Your description here.> | ||
* **{nl}** can be included to make paragraph breaks. Use this instead of hitting ENTER; the @desc command should be all one line. | * **{nl}** can be included to make paragraph breaks. Use this instead of hitting ENTER; the @desc command should be all one line. | ||
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* Sex -- usually male, female, herm or [[androgyne]] | * Sex -- usually male, female, herm or [[androgyne]] | ||
* **@set me=sex: | * **@set me=sex: | ||
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+ | You can check your description by typing **look me**. | ||
===== Biography ===== | ===== Biography ===== | ||
- | We also have a cinfo (character information) program, which is used to make information about your character available for other players to read. This will help them roleplay more effectively with you, but does not mean that their // | + | We also have a CINFO (character information) program, which is used to make information about your character available for other players to read. This will help them roleplay more effectively with you, but does not mean that their // |
- | You are not required to fill out all of these fields immediately. To begin with, you need to fill out a few, such as homeworld, history, and skills, so that other players will have at least some idea who you are. More information can be added as you develop your character and as a result of your character' | + | You are not required to fully fill out all of these fields immediately. To begin with, you need to fill out at least a few, such as homeworld, history, and skills, so that other players will have at least some idea who you are. More information can be added as you develop your character and as a result of your character' |
- | **Ask a staff member to check your cinfo and description when you're done** (and help you fix any problems) | + | You can check your CINFO by typing **cinfo** followed by your name. **Ask a staff member to check your CINFO and description when you're done setting these.** (If a staff member isn't handy at the moment, just leave [[commands|page #mail]].) The staff member can help you make any revisions |
(Just as with @desc, you can use {nl} to break up long cinfo entries.) | (Just as with @desc, you can use {nl} to break up long cinfo entries.) | ||
Some fields you can set are: | Some fields you can set are: | ||
- | * affiliation (your employer, | + | * affiliation (your employer, |
* age (the approximate age your character appears to others) | * age (the approximate age your character appears to others) | ||
- | * birthday (year, month, and day your character was born- The IC date is exactly 200 years in the future) | + | * [[official_rules# |
- | * desc (a brief, one-line description of your character) | + | * desc (a brief, one-line description of your character- compare [[# |
* character (personality and habits) | * character (personality and habits) | ||
- | * history (a brief story of your character' | + | * [[rp_guide# |
* hobbies (character interests and passtimes) | * hobbies (character interests and passtimes) | ||
* homeworld (what planet or colony do you come from?) | * homeworld (what planet or colony do you come from?) | ||
- | * image (URL link to a picture of your character) | + | * image (optional |
* occupation (what your character does for a living) | * occupation (what your character does for a living) | ||
* reputation (anything other characters are likely to have heard about you) | * reputation (anything other characters are likely to have heard about you) | ||
* residence (where you live: apartment, tree, cave, village, spaceship?) | * residence (where you live: apartment, tree, cave, village, spaceship?) | ||
- | * skills (notable in-character skills) | + | * skills (notable in-character skills, experience, degrees, certificates, |
* tinyplot (what are your preferences for plots or RPs?) | * tinyplot (what are your preferences for plots or RPs?) | ||
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**cinfo #secret** < | **cinfo #secret** < | ||
- | You may want this information to appear on the [[dramatis personae|character bios]] wiki page as well | + | You may want this information to appear on the [[dramatis personae|character bios]] wiki page as well. |
+ | | [[devik|{{http:// | ||
+ | | ::: | // cinfo #set age={eval: | ||
+ | | ::: | //In the above example, the character' |
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