KYRANDIA

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    KYRANDIA is a multi-player interactive game, where many people at once

    can be adventuring with each other in the SAME simulated adventure

    world.  Players can help one another, engage in battle, trade

    information, or just "shoot the breeze" -- true interaction.

    To move about in KYRANDIA, merely type the direction you wish your

    character to go (north, south, east or west).  To talk with other

    players, simply put a verb of speaking before what you want said (i.e.

    "say hello there!").  You may pick up objects and do things with them.

    You can "look" at your current surroundings or other players.  Almost

    any mundane action you can think of can be performed.

    However, the world of KYRANDIA is much, much more.  The underlying

    theme of the entire game is the use of magic.  Similar in concept to

    the popular role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons", players are

    "magic-users" who start at "level 1" (Apprentice) and advance

    themselves to higher "levels" and more powerful magic.

    Although you must be the one to discover all the details (and many

    there are) of the magic of KYRANDIA, we'll give you a little help to

    start off with.

    Spells are magic cast by players, sometimes at objects or other

    players.  To cast a spell a player must first have it "memorized".

    He/she must also have enough "spell points" to cast it, and must be of

    high enough level for certain spells.  Also, some spells require the

    player to have certain components (objects) to cast them.  To actually

    cast the spell, a player must type "cast" and then the secret

    incantation of the spell to be cast; sometimes, a direct object must be

    included as well, such as "at the elf".

    The physical strength and endurance of a player is determined by

    his/her "hit points".  A player's "hit points" increase as he/she gains

    "levels" or by magical means.  It is through "hit points" that most

    players battle each other; when a player's "hit points" reach 0, he/she

    is killed, and must start from scratch at the beginning again.

    Once you select KYRANDIA from the main menuing system, you can see what

    spells you have memorized and how many spell points you have by typing

    "spells".  To see how many hit points you have you can, type "hits".

    To see what objects you are holding, you can type "inv".  And if you

    need it, you can always type "help" for more information.