Command reference
The same help you'd get by typing help <word> inside the
towers — straight from the 1998 world. New here? Open
commands for the full list, or
playing The 10 Towers for how it all works.
Start here
The handful of commands you'll use constantly. To attack
something, type kill <name>. Click any command for its
full help — the complete A–Z is further down.
Getting around
- look
- look at the room, or examine a thing up close
- exits
- list the ways out
- scan
- peek into the rooms next door
- recall
- whisk back to a safe starting point
- north
- move — north/south/east/west/up/down (& diagonals)
Things & gear
- inventory
- see what you're carrying
- get
- pick up, drop and give items
- wear
- put on armour, wield a weapon
- buy
- shops: list, buy, sell, value
Staying alive
- consider
- size up a foe before you swing
- flee
- run from a losing fight
- wimpy
- auto-flee when your health runs low
- eat
- eat, drink, rest and sleep to recover
Talking to people
- say
- talk to everyone in the room
- tell
- send one person a private message
- gossip
- the world-wide chatter channel
- who
- see who else is online
- complain
- report abuse or harassment to the moderators
Your character
- score
- your stats at a glance
- affects
- spells & effects currently on you
- practice
- improve your skills and spells
- help
- read any help page — e.g. help cast
Commands
Everything you can type. Start here.
Playing The 10 Towers
How this world works — the game guide.
Skill & spell groups
Bundles of abilities you learn together.
Skills
Non-magical abilities.
Spells
Magic, by name.
Races
What you can be.
Clans
Player factions.
Guilds
Where each class trains.
Ideas
Notes for players, by players.