Apotheosis

Getting Started

Character Creation

First you need to create your character, you can do this by clicking 'Sign in' above. Character creation is easy, just choose the name you'd like to be known by in the game and whether you'd like to be an Angel, a Demon, or an Elemental. You can change your name or faction later by using the reroll command in-game.

Factions

The three factions are at war with each other. Angels are good-aligned and have abilities related to healing and protection. Elementals are neutral-aligned and have abilities related to nature and the elements. Demons are evil-aligned and specialize in destruction.

Getting Around

Once you're in the game you'll find yourself in a room much like this:

Newhaven, Village Entrance

Welcome to Newhaven! You are standing at the crude wooden gates of the village entrance, in the middle of a dusty path. A low wooden palisade surrounds the village, to protect against creatures of the night and random raiders. You can see small buildings to the north and south, and a dusty path that leads to the west and southeast.

You notice large sign, newbie manual here.

Obvious exits: north, south, west, southeast

You can move to adjacent rooms by typing the direction in which you want to go and pressing enter, e.g. southeast or just se for short.

Communication

You may communicate with all players in the game by typing gossip <your message>. You can communicate with other members of your faction by using your faction specific channel, e.g. demon <your message>

If you're possessing a monster you can speak with other monsters in the same room as you by typing say <your message>

Possession

Angels, Demons, and Elementals are powerful and immortal beings, but as spiritual entities they can't do much on their own. You'll need to take possession of a mortal body if you want to interact with the world in a meaningful way. You may possess a monster with the possess command, like possess giant rat. If you are powerful enough, and if the monster is not already possessed, you will take control of the monster. To see some basic information about the monster you're possessing you can type status.

Abilities

While possessing a monster you have access to all its abilities, as well as abilities provided by your faction. Type abilities to see a list of your abilities. You use abilities by typing the ability's command. Type the command by itself to cast an ability on yourself, or with a target to use it on another monster, e.g. mmis rat will cast a magic missile at a rat i the room if you have that ability.

Getting Stronger

You get more powerful by gaining levels, and you gain levels by gaining experience. One way to gain experience is by killing monsters. You can see your progress toward your next level with the experience command by typing experience. When your level increases you'll be able to possess more powerful monsters, and you will learn new abilities.