Getting started in NYX
Your account and characters
charcreate make a character (up to 3 per account)
ic <name> play a character
ooc step out to your account screen
Looking around
look the room you're in
look <thing> a person, item, or detail in the room
north, east, up... walk (exits are listed under each room)
get / drop <thing>, give <thing> to <person>
inventory what you're carrying (i for short)
Containers
put <thing> in <bag> or put <thing> on <table>
get <thing> from <bag> (get all from <bag> empties it)
open / close <locker>
look in <bag>
Things have sizes: a backpack won't hold a duffel bag.
Doors and homes
open / close <door> open 304, close door
lock / unlock <door> needs the key on you (or in your bag)
knock <door> the other side hears it (bang to pound)
pick <door> Locksmithing; anyone can try any lock.
A lockpick helps a lot (Lockup 9 sells them)
rent at the Halcyon's front desk: get a room,
or check on yours (rent key for a spare)
vacate give it back; the lock gets changed
Rent comes out of your credits each week. Fall behind and you
get a couple of days' grace, then the room goes to someone else.
rent rekey change your lock; every old key dies
Making it home (inside your own apartment)
roomname <name> name it (the room number stays in brackets)
roomdesc <text> describe it
roomdetail <thing> = <text> things people can look at
arrange <thing> = <how it sits> drop furniture, then set it in
place; visitors can't take it
unarrange <thing> loose again, to move or sell it
cut key copy a key, at Second Chance Home Goods
Furniture, lamps and decor: Second Chance Home Goods, south of
Ironside Street's west end. Big things you carry home by hand.
Money
credits how much you have (it's on your sheet too)
pay <person> <amount> or give 50 credits to <person>
work a shift at a job site: the GigPoint kiosk
on the Transit Platform, the Repair Stall
sell <item> to a store that deals in it (sell coat ?
just asks what they'd pay)
Eating, drinking, staying alive
You get hungry and thirsty while you play. Ignore it and
everything gets harder.
eat <food> / drink <drink> bite by bite, until it's gone or you're full
needs hunger, thirst, how full you are, your build
cook / recipes make food from groceries (needs a hot plate
or stove for most things; Cooking skill)
Eat more than you burn and you put on weight; less and you lose
it. Very heavy or very thin bodies have a harder time with
physical things and walk slower. Raw meat, spoiled food and bad
street food can make you sick. Antacid and flu caps help.
Food: Lucky Star 24/7 (groceries, snacks, medicine), Steam & Salt
(hot noodles), the vending machine in the Halcyon lobby.
Shopping
list what a store sells (list shoes, list hats...)
buy <item> buy it; a few words of the name are enough
Everything is free until NYX has money.
Light and dark
A day in NYX lasts 12 real hours; the time is by each room's name.
At night streets are dim unless a lamp is lit, and some places
are pitch dark. In the dark you can't see who or what is around,
and fighting is much harder.
turn on / turn off <light> lights, lamps, your flashlight
break <thing> / shoot <thing> smash or shoot out a light
(they get fixed after a while)
Things take time
Walking, changing clothes, treating wounds and handling
several things at once take a few seconds. While you're
busy you can still talk, pose and look around. Anything else
you type waits in line and runs when you're free, so you can
type n, n, e, get all and walk away.
stop stop what you're doing and clear the line
Getting hit, collapsing or being moved interrupts you.
Talking
say <text> speak out loud (? asks, ! exclaims)
say (quietly) <text> add a tone
say to <person> = <text> speak to someone
whisper <person> = <text>
pose <text> an action, e.g. pose shrugs
(also emote, or : for short)
pose nudges /shiba /word points at someone in the room
nod, wave, shrug, smile, hug <person>... (help nod for all)
osay <text> out-of-character chat to the room
Names
Nobody knows your name until you tell them. Strangers see
your short description instead, like "a stocky shiba inu".
introduce [person] tell people your name
remember <person> = <name> what you call someone
forget <person>
sdesc <text> change your short description
Wearing a mask makes you "a masked <species>" to everyone,
even friends. You can't introduce yourself while masked.
Roleplay
describe <text> what people see when they look at you
pronouns <set> e.g. pronouns she
doing <text> what you're up to, shown in the room
sit / lie / kneel / stand
wear / takeoff clothes and armor (outer layers hide inner)
gear your outfit, weapon, armor and supplies
follow <person> / unfollow / lose <person>
carry <person> / putdown (someone who's down)
read / write notes on paper
Yourself
sheet your stats and skills
skills every skill and what it uses
roll <skill> a visible skill check
health how hurt you are
Trouble
wield / reload
attack <name> / stop
challenge / accept / yield (agreeing to fight another player)
treat [name] stop bleeding or patch wounds
Need staff?
request <message> ask staff anything; replies show up there
Say it how you like
Most commands answer to the obvious other words: equip / don /
put on all wear things, take off / unequip / remove take them
off, pick up / take / grab get things, hold / draw / equip ready
a weapon, hit / shoot / stab attack, go north / walk north / n
all walk, enter <place> and leave work too. If a word feels
right, try it. help <command> lists every alias.
Read help rules before you play, and help nyx for the world.
Any command has its own page: help <command>.