How to get started?

It's easy and I'll lay it out in a step by step process.

1. Sign up.
2. Read rules (boring bit I know).
3. Create your character. See below for some advice.
4. If you're confused about what's happening, visit the Oracle for an overview of things.
5. Visit the Library so that you can see some examples of other creatures.
6. Make an introductory post
7. Wait for the powers that be to give you a rank. (They are usually pretty quick about it.)
8. Keep posting and have fun.
9. If you have problems, talk to either S-gard or Xeravil if you can't resolve them.
10. Do NOT kill anyone without their express permission. You won't like the consequences.

See, easy.

Some extra advice.

Character creation:

1. Keep it simple. We don't have data files so you can later create things for your character.
2. Don't make them god or invincible. You don't need to reveal all your weaknesses but you do need them.
3. Decide on what their general goal is. This will make it a lot easier to decide how to act in situations. Are they trying for power? What do they want to achieve? Deciding on a short, medium and long term goal will help keep you focused when playing.
4. Decide in general how they will interact with other characters. Will they be helpful, aggressive, quiet, etc. There will always be exceptions of course, but this will help.
5. Have fun!

First Posts:

Be realistic - For your first post, don't go kill something at level 50.

Alternatively post in First Blood or Role of Glory. This allows you to define your character without affecting the story.

Now to be contradictory: Don't be afraid to affect the story. Your character has to interact with others so you are going to affect them.

If in doubt about where to appear in the world, just appear in the vicinity of the Palace. It's a good default location.

Visiting the Oracle

Don't bother the Oracle every day. That just shows you aren't trying to keep up by yourself.

The Oracle will do their best to tell you what you need to know but may miss out some of the seemingly unimportant details. If you can, you should try to read the posts.

NPC's

Try not to create them unnecessarily. Most can be worked into your post, and other posts. If you create one though, remember to ask S-gard or Xeravil to move them into the right user group. Also ensure that you have put their user name and pass word in their signature so that everyone knows that it is an NPC and can also use it.

Remember to put them in the Library so that other's can see and use them.

Just remember though that anyone can use them ' they might not remain loyal only to you.

If you use an NPC that already exists, make sure you have read their previous posts and know what they will do in that situation. Having them do something that's just not possible for them isn't enjoyable.

Levels and Ranking

The ranks are:

maggot 0
Whelp 2
Minion 10
Fighter 30
Warrior 50
General 70
Banshee 100
Demon 150
Baal-Rog 300

The Level User groups are:

Minions 0
Generals 50
Demons 100
Elites 300

There are advantages to getting to certain levels:

Minions are regular users and can access the bottom level of forums.
Generals are localised moderators and can access the bottom 2 levels.
Demons are global moderators and can access the bottom 3 forums.
Elites are administrators and can access the entire forums as well as change almost anything.

Levels above Minion can create scenarios for people.

So have fun everyone and enjoy. Most things are possible in this world and it's up to you to find out exactly what there is to see.

S-gard helped significantly with this.