RaEdit
(Race Editor)
How to create a
race:
Beginning notes:
1) When you
are in the editor, hitting ENTER or typing SHOW will display the current
status of the race you are working on. Type DONE to exit the editor.
2) When you
are finished making changes to a race, type SAVE before you exit the editor.
3) Typing
LIST while in the editor will give you a listing of all current races.
Races with a minus (-) by their name are MOB races, those with a plus (+)
are player races.
4) Once you
create a race it CANNOT be deleted using the online editor. It must be
done offline using the ..data/races file.
Race creation command:
First you must enter
the raeditor.
Syntax: raedit <an
existing race>
Example: raedit human
To create the new
race you must then ‘create <new>’ while in the raeditor.
Syntax: create <new
race>
Example: create elf
Name:
Syntax: name <race
name>
Example: name human
The name will simply
be the name of the race (human, elf, dwarf etc.)
Who Name:
Syntax: who <who
name>
Example: who <Human>
In some instances
you may not have room for an entire name. For Half-Elves an example
could be:
Example2: who <H-Elf>
The ‘Who Name’ is
what characters will see on the ‘Who List’ of the MUD. This is usually
limited to a number of figures, depending on how the ‘Who List’ is set
up.
The ‘Who Name’ is
NOT used for MOB races.
Race PC:
Syntax: pcrace <true/false>
Example: pcrace true
Race PC will determine
if the race is available as a choice to the players or if it is simply
a type of race to be used in building MOBs.
When making races
you will always select true unless you are creating a new race for the
builders to use.
Act:
Syntax: act <act
flag(s)>
Example: act aggressive
Example2: act nopurge
healer
This will determine
how the race will act. This is NOT used when creating a player race,
only a race used for MOBs.
‘? Act’ will give
you a listing of the act flags available.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Aff:
Syntax: aff <affect
flag(s)>
Example: aff flying
Example2: aff flying
haste berserk
The affect flags
are basically spells/skills that a race is always affected by. By
typing ‘aff flying’ a player race will always be flying and never have
the need to cast the spell. ‘Aff dark-vision’ would allow a player
race to always see at night and never need a light source.
Be careful when choosing
these for player races. Make sure they are reasonable and not overpowering
the race itself. For instance, most player races wouldn’t be affected by
haste or sanctuary.
‘? Aff’ will give
you a list of affects to choose from.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Aff2:
Syntax: aff2 <affect2
flag(s)>
Example: aff2 mirror
Example: aff2 fireshield
camoflague
The affect2 slot is
the same as the affect but with different spells/skills to choose from.
Usually with spells/skills more original to the MUD. Again they should
be used reasonably when creating a player race.
‘? Affect2’ will
give you a list of affects to choose from.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Off:
Syntax: off <offense
flag(s)>
Example: off trip
Example2: off counterattack
dodge disarm
Offenses are the skills/spells
a race will have when fighting. This is NOT used in player
races.
‘? Off’ gives you
a list of flags available
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Imm:
Syntax: imm <immune
flag(s)>
Example: imm summon
Example2: imm charm
drowning
In a player race,
an immunity should be chosen carefully (if not at all) and within reason,
of course, with the race being created.
‘? Imm’ gives a list
of available flags.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Res:
Syntax: res <resistant
flag(s)>
Example: res fire
Example2: res holy
mental
Making a race resistant
to something decreases the amount of damage it will take by the chosen
flag. These should also be chosen carefully and not overdone.
‘? Res’ gives a list
of available flags.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Vuln:
Syntax: vuln <vulnerable
flag(s)>
Example: vuln magic
Example2: vuln cold
lightning magic mental holy
This determines what
a race if vulnerable to. If they are vulnerable to iron, they will take
more damage from an iron weapon than one of steel. If they are vulnerable
to holy, they are weak against many cleric attacks rather than the magical
ones of mages.
‘? Vuln’ gives a
list of available flags.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Form:
Syntax: form <form
flags>
Example: form poison
insect
Example2: form edible
sentient biped mammal
Form will show what
the race is made of. There will almost always be more than one flag used
when determining the form of the race. Certain flags will have an affect
on the parts. If the form is poison, the parts will be poisonous if eaten.
If the form is construct, the parts are not edible.
‘? Form’ gives a
list of available flags.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Part:
Syntax: part <body
parts flags>
Example: part head
arms legs hands feet fingers ears
Example2: part head
wings tail scales claws fangs horns
The parts are basically
the variety of things that may be chopped off a MOB or player when they
die. Depending on the form and the part will determine if the part is edible
or not, and if it is, if it is poisonous or not.
‘? Part’ gives a
list of available flags.
These flags are toggles.
Type them again to remove them.
Points:
Syntax: points <number
of creation points a race costs>
Example: points 5
Points is NOT used
when creating a MOB race. The points are the creation points the race will
cost. A player race that has more immunities/affects/skills or better attributes
will cost more than one that has less.
To change existing
points, simply reset it by typing ‘points <new number>’.
Size:
Syntax: size <size
flag>
Example: size small
Only one size may
be chosen for a race. The size is how big or small the race is from
a human point of view.
To change the existing
size, simply type ‘size <new size>’.
CMus:
Syntax: cmult <class>
<modifier number>
Example: cmult mage
100
CMus are the class
modifiers. These must be done for each class existing on the MUD.
They are NOT necessary for the MOB races, only the player races.
Explanation of CMu
listing for a faery race with a cost of 6 creation points (cps):
Name CMu Exp
Mage 100 1300(
46)
Thief 175 2275(
46)
Paladin 200 2000(
46)
Name = Name of the
class
CMu = Class Modifier
Exp = Experience
it will take said class to level if choosing the class DEFAULT in creation.
The number in parenthesis is the number of cps that determined the experience
per level (40 cps for choosing a typical default + 6 cps for choosing a
faery = 46 cps).
* Because a Faery
is a race created for more magical classes, such as mages or clerics the
CMus are lower. The race is not intended for the physical classes,
therefore the CMus are much larger. A faery mage takes less experience
than a faery warrior.
* 100 CMus is the
default number. Humans will have 100 CMus for each class. CMus may
be any number 100+, preferably not higher than 200 depending on the MUD.
Minimum Stats:
Syntax: stat <attribute>
<number>
Example: stat str
10
This will determine
the minimum attributes for the race. This is NOT needed when creating a
MOB race. The attributes must be typed in using their three letter abbreviations
(str, int, wis, dex, con, per).
Maximum Stats:
Syntax: maxstat <attribute>
<number>
Example: maxstat
str 20
This will determine
the maximun attributes for the race. This is NOT needed when creating
a MOB race. The attributes must be typed in using their three letter abbreviations
(str, int, wis, dex, con, per).
Skills:
Syntax: skill <number>
<skill>
Example: skill 0
kick
The skills you list
under here, starting with number 0 and up, will make the skill a default
to the race you are working on. If you give drows hide and sneak,
any class that chooses drow as its race will automatically get hide and
sneak at a level determined for the race.
To remove a skill,
just type ‘skill <number>’ |