Weapons Guilds

This post has been a difficult one. Crafting on WoTMUD seems to be difficult and time consuming. Nonetheless, I'm eager to craft my first weapon. I decided on crafting a 2 handed long sword, since that happens to be my weapon of choice.

However, it's not as simple as heading to the Guild house, paying my dues and making a weapon. Oh no. There are materials to be gathered and side trades to be considered.

I used Alayla's Best of the City guide to help me on my way. I headed to Mayene to join the correct weapons guild, but then I discovered I needed a few other items. These items are scattered all over the world. I also need to craft certain items, such as leather straps, fishoil and soap. These, too, are located all over the world. So I set out from Mayene and headed to Arad Doman to make the soap.

Which is basically where I'm at right now. Arad Doman. No weapon in hand, but I've managed to gather a few materials.

So my promised post about weapons guilds has turned out to be more of an update on my (slow) progress, but fear not: Alayla's Best of the City guide has wonderfully detailed instructions for each and every craft, side trade and guild available.

In the meantime, I also wanted to tell you I managed to stat a few more trollocs (a hunter AND a rogue!), a female channeler and I'm currently working on a Light Side rogue. You can see the results of my statting efforts on my List of Characters page or Homelands Database page, both located in the right sidebar.

Stats and Other Random Facts

Yeri talked to us a bit about stats and how they affect our character and I just wanted to share a resource with you that goes into great depth about each stat and how they work together to build your character. You can find that HERE. I'll also link to this in the Helpful Links section in the left sidebar.

One thing that can be troubling at first is the sheer amount of text that goes by on the screen as you play. Wotmud.org has a guide to reduce the volume of spam and make things a little easier to understand. You can find that HERE. Here's a hint: Change spam 1 is your best friend.

And on the topic of spam, if you've listened to any of the global channels for any period of time, you might think you were listening to another language. So HERE's a glossary of PK terms for the uninitiated.

And now, the most important fact of the day: This game has crafting! Who knew!? I surely did not. But now I do and I'm super excited. You can make your own weapons and armor, or you can make little items, like candles, and sell them. So guess what I'll be doing today? That's right, just call me Hudson, Merchant Extraordinaire. THIS is the guide I'll be looking at to figure out all this crafting stuff. I'll let you guys know tomorrow how it goes!

One more brief note: I've had a few requests about adding to the Homelands Database. If you're interested in helping out with that, send me a mail at wotmudnewb.gmail.com with your race, homeland and the stats you got and I'll add them to the database. Thanks!

Aliases (or "Screw LS, SS is better!")

Victory! Yes, I experienced the sweet taste of victory yesterday. Which is to say, I obtained a character with stats I feel good about. I was curious which hunter would produce first, the Seanchan or the Light Side. As it turns out, the Seanchan. Mronz would probably say that's because Seanchan is better.

So, I settled on Str: 17 Int: 10 Wil: 12 Dex: 18 Con: 19. It was suggested that I could probably get better, but I'm quite eager to move out of the Eye of the World and begin exploring Randland. That being said, I'm quite stuck on one last thing in the Eye, so if any of you know where the spiders are located, leave a comment and help me out! This is also the very last detail I need to complete my map.

Another thing I realized yesterday was that WoTMUD has a built-in alias function. Some might think of these as macros, but they're a little different. Basically, for those not familiar with an alias, it's a letter or word that symbolizes a given command; a type of shorthand, in essence. For example, I dislike having to type out hold lantern every evening (lazy, I know). So instead, I choose the letters "hl" to represent that command. Now, each evening when the sun sets, I simply type "hl" and I hold my lantern.

The commands to access the alias list are "alias" to see a list of your set aliases, "alias xxx yyy" where xxx is the shorthand version and yyy is the command you wish it to represent. For example, alias hl hold lantern. Simply typing alias xxx will remove the alias from your list of aliases.

I know I've been promising the Eye of the World map for days, but this time I mean it! I will find those spiders today and the map will be accessible tomorrow, along with (hopefully!) my first adventure outside the Eye of the World.

Statting

Today, I've been doing a lot of "statting." Which is to say that I get to level 3 and then start all over again.

Unlike other games where you can perhaps choose your characters attributes, or they unlock as you gain in levels, your stats are given to you at level 3. Many times they are less than desirable. Fortunately, there is a "restat" command that resets your character to level 1 and allows you to try again.

Because of the variety of homelands, classes and races, I have begun a spreadsheet detailing my statting efforts. You can find that in the page list in the right sidebar. It is fairly sparse at the moment, but it will be populated over time.

If you are interested in contributing to the homeland database spreadsheet, please contact me at wotmudnewb@gmail.com

I will also have a map of the Eye of the World available sometime today or tomorrow, hopefully both in .jpeg format as well as .mdb format for mud clients.