Starfire has over a hundred commands. These are the ones that carry you through
ordinary play. In game, help <command> explains any of them - that list is
generated from the server itself and is always current.
Almost every command abbreviates. l for look, k for kill, inv for
inventory, n for north.
Looking
| Command |
What it does |
look |
Describe the room, its exits and everyone in it |
look at <thing> |
Look closer at one thing |
examine <thing> |
A more careful inspection |
exits |
Just the ways out |
scan |
See what is in the neighbouring rooms |
Moving
| Command |
What it does |
north south east west |
The compass, and the ordinals too |
up down |
Vertical movement |
enter <thing> |
Go through something that is not an exit |
follow <person> |
Move when they move |
recall |
Return to your starting point |
Fighting
| Command |
What it does |
kill <target> |
Start a fight |
flee |
Get out of one |
wimpy <number> |
Flee automatically below this health |
stance <neutral|defensive|aggressive> |
Trade offence against survivability |
consider <target> |
Estimate whether you can take them |
Things
| Command |
What it does |
inventory |
What you are carrying |
equipment |
What you are wearing and wielding |
get <item> / get <item> from <container> |
Pick something up |
drop <item> |
Put it down |
wear <item> / wield <weapon> |
Equip it |
remove <item> |
Take it off |
put <item> in <container> |
Store it |
Shops
| Command |
What it does |
list |
What the merchant sells |
buy <item> |
Buy it |
sell <item> |
Sell it |
inspect <item> |
Look at stock before buying |
repair <item> |
Have worn gear mended |
Trades
| Command |
What it does |
mine |
Work an ore node |
chop |
Fell timber |
skin <corpse> |
Take the hide |
fish |
Fish, where there is water |
harvest |
Forage what grows |
cook <ingredient> |
Make food |
craft <recipe> |
Make equipment |
Talking
| Command |
What it does |
say <message> |
To the room |
tell <person> <message> |
To one person anywhere |
gossip <message> |
To everyone in the world |
ooc <message> |
Out of character |
newbie <message> |
The channel for asking beginner questions |
Yourself
| Command |
What it does |
score |
Your character sheet |
skills / spells |
What you know and how well |
practice |
Improve a skill where you can |
rest / sleep / stand |
Recover, or get back up |
quit |
Leave the world safely |
Use quit rather than closing the window. It puts your character away cleanly.