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 .Dd April 1, 2001
 .Dt PHANTASIA 6
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm phantasia
 .Nd an interterminal fantasy game
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl abHmpSsx
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
-is a role-playing game that allows players to roll up characters of
+is a role-playing game that allows players to create characters of
 various types to fight monsters and other players.
 Progression of characters is based upon gaining experience from fighting
-monsters (and other players).
+monsters and other players.
 .Pp
-Most of the game is menu-driven and self-explanatory (more or less).
+Most of the game is menu-driven and more or less self-explanatory.
 The screen is cursor updated, so be sure to set up the
 .Ev TERM
 variable in your environment.
-.Pp
+.Sh OPTIONS
 The options provide for a variety of functions to support the game.
 They are:
 .Bl -tag -width aaa -offset indent
 .It Fl a
-Get a listing of all character names on file.
+List all character names on file.
 .It Fl b
 Show scoreboard of top characters per login.
 .It Fl H
 Print header only.
 .It Fl m
-Get a monster listing.
+List monsters.
 .It Fl p
 Purge old characters.
 .It Fl S
-Turn on wizard options, if allowed, if running as
+Turn on wizard mode, if allowed.
-.Em root .
+(Wizard mode is restricted to the super-user.)
 .It Fl s
-Invoke
+Skip printing the header.
 .Nm
 without header information.
 .It Fl x
 Examine/change a particular character on file.
 .El
 .Sh PARTICULARS
 .Pp
-The characters are saved on a common file, in order to make the game
+The game is multiplayer and game data is saved in a shared common
-interactive between players.
+location.
-Each character is given a password which allows later retrieval.
+Characters are password-protected to prevent abuse.
 Only characters above
 .Em level
 zero are saved.
-Characters unused for a while will be purged.
+Characters that are left unused for sufficiently long will be purged.
 Characters are only placed on the scoreboard when they die.
-.Sh PARTICULARS
+.Pp
 The world is based on a Cartesian coordinate system.
 New characters are placed randomly near the origin (center).
 .Ss Normal Play
 A number of the player's more important statistics are almost always
 displayed on the screen, with maximums (where applicable) in
 parentheses.
 .Pp
 The character is placed randomly near the center of a Cartesian
 system.
 Most commands are selected with a single letter or digit.
 For example, one may move by hitting
 .Sq W ,
 .Sq S ,
 .Sq N ,
 or
-.Sq E ,
+.Sq E .
-(lower case may also be used; at no time is the game case-dependent).
+Lower case may also be used; the game is not case-sensitive.
 One may also use
 .Sq H ,
 .Sq J ,
 .Sq K ,
 and
-.Sq L ,
+.Sq L
 for movement, as with
 .Xr vi 1 .
 To move to a specific (x, y) coordinate, use the
 .Ic move
 .Pq Sq 1
 command.
-The distance a character can move is calculated by
+A character can move a maximum distance of
 plus 1.5 per
-.Em level .
+.Em level
-Moving in a compass direction will move the player the maximum
+at once.
 Entering a compass direction will move the player the maximum
 allowed distance in that direction.
 .Pp
-A player may see who else is playing by using the
+The
 .Ic players
 .Pq Sq 2
-option.
+command shows who else is playing.
-One may see the coordinates of those who are the same
+The exact position is shown for those who are a similar distance or
-distance or closer to the origin as the player.
+not as far from the origin.
 .Em Kings
 and
 .Em council of the wise
-can see and can be seen by everyone.
+can see and be seen by everyone.
+A
 .Em palantir
 removes these restrictions.
 .Pp
 One can talk to other players with the
 .Ic talk
 .Pq Sq 3
 option.
-In general, this is a line or so of text.
+This sends a line of text to everyone.
 To remove the current message, just type
 .Aq return
 when prompted for a message.
 .Pp
 The
 .Ic stats
 .Pq Sq 4
 option shows additional characteristics of a player.
 .Pp
-One may leave the game with the
+The
 .Ic quit
 .Pq Sq 5
-option.
+command exits the game.
 .Pp
 One may rest by default.
 Resting lets one regain maximum
 .Em energy level ,
 and also lets one find
 .Em mana .
 More mana is found at larger levels and further distances from the origin.
 .Pp
 One may call a monster by hitting
 .Sq 9
 or
 .Sq C .
 .Pp
 Use
 .Sq X
 to examine other players.
 .Pp
 One may quit or execute a sub-shell by hitting interrupt.
 Quitting during battle results in death, for obvious reasons.
 .Pp
-Several other options become available as the player progresses in
+Several further commands become available as the player progresses in
 .Em level
 and
 .Em magic ,
 or to other stations in the game
 .Em ( valar ,
 .Em council of the wise ,
 .Em king ) .
 These are described elsewhere.
 In general, a control-L will force the redrawing of the screen.
 .Pp
 Other things which may happen are more or less self-explanatory.
 .Ss Fighting Monsters
 A player has several options while fighting monsters.
 They are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width skirmish -offset indent
 .It Ic melee
 Inflicts damage on the monster, based upon
 .Em strength .
 Also decreases the monster's
 .Em strength
 some.
 .It Ic skirmish
 Inflicts a little less damage than
 .Ic melee ,
 but decreases the monster's
 .Em quickness
 instead.
 .It Ic evade
 Attempt to run away.
 Success is based upon both the player's and the monster's
 .Em brains
 and
 .Em quickness .
 .It Ic spell
 Several options for throwing spells (described elsewhere).
 .It Ic nick
 Hits the monster one plus the player's
 .Em sword ,
 and gives the player 10% of the monster's
 .Em experience .
 Decreases the monster's
 .Em experience
 an amount proportional to the amount granted.
 This also increases the monster's quickness.
 Paralyzed monsters wake up very fast when nicked.
 .It Ic luckout
 This is essentially a battle of wits with the monster.
 Success is based upon the player's and the monster's
 .Em brains .
 The player gets credit for slaying the monster if he/she succeeds.
 Otherwise, nothing happens, and the chance to
 .Ic luckout
 is lost.
 .El
 .Ss Character Statistics
 .Bl -tag -width energyXlevel -offset indent
 .It Em strength
 determines how much damage a character can inflict.
 .It Em quickness
 determines how many chances a character gets to make decisions while fighting.
 .It Em energy level
 specifies how much damage a character may endure before dying.
 .It Em magic level
 determines which spells a character may throw, and how effective those
 spells will be.
 .It Em brains
 basically, the character's intelligence; used for various fighting options
 and spells.
 .It Em mana
 used as a power source for throwing spells.
 .It Em experience
 gained by fighting monsters and other characters.
 .It Em level
 indicative of how much experience a character has accumulated; progresses
 geometrically as
 .Em experience
 increases.
 .It Em poison
 sickness which degrades a character's performance (affects
 .Em energy level
 and
 .Em strength ) .
 .It Em sin
 accumulated as a character does certain nasty things; used only rarely
 in normal play of the game.
 .It Em age
 of player; roughly equivalent to number of turns.
 As
 .Em age
 increases, many personal statistics degenerate.
 .El
 .Ss Character Types
 Character statistics are rolled randomly from the above list, according
 to character type.
 The types are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width "experimento" -offset indent
 .It Em magic user
 strong in
 .Em magic level
 and
 .Em brains ,
 weak in other areas.
 Must rely on wits and magic to survive.
 .It Em fighter
 good in
 .Em strength
 and
 .Em energy level ,
 fairly good in other areas.
 This adds up to a well-equipped fighter.
 .It Em elf
 very high
 .Em quickness
 and above average
 .Em magic level .
 .It Em dwarf
 very high
 .Em strength
 and
 .Em energy level ,
 but with a tendency to be rather slow and not too bright.
 .It Em halfling
 rather quick and smart, with high
 .Em energy level ,
 but poor in
 .Em magic
 and
 .Em strength .
 Born with some
 .Em experience .
 .It Em experimento
 very mediocre in all areas.
 However, the
 .Em experimento
 may be placed almost anywhere within the playing grid.
 .El
 .Pp
 The possible ranges for starting statistics are summarized in
 the following table.
 .TS
 l c c c c c c
 l c c c c c c.
 Type	Strength	Quick	Mana	Energy	Brains	Magic
+_
 Mag. User	10-15	30-35	50-100	30-45	60-85	5-9
 Fighter	40-55	30-35	30-50	45-70	25-45	3-6
 Elf	35-45	32-38	45-90	30-50	40-65	4-7
 Dwarf	50-70	25-30	25-45	60-100	20-40	2-5
 Halfling	20-25	34	25-45	55-90	40-75	1-4
 Experimento	25	27	100	35	25	2
 .TE
 .\" .Bl -column "Experimento" "Strength" "Quick" "xxxxxx" "Energy" "Brains" "Magic"
 .\" .It Sy Charactertype	Strength	Quick	Mana	Energy	Brains	Magic
 .\" .It "Magic User"	10-15	30-35	50-100	30-45	60-85	5-9
 .\" .It Fighter	40-55	30-35	30-50	45-70	25-45	3-6
 .\" .It Elf	35-45	32-38	45-90	30-50	40-65	4-7
 .\" .It Dwarf	50-70	25-30	25-45	60-100	20-40	2-5
 .\" .It Halfling	20-25	34	25-45	55-90	40-75	1-4
 .\" .It Experimento	25	27	100	35	25	2
 .\" .El
 .Pp
 Not only are the starting characteristics different for the different
 character types, but the characteristics progress at different rates for the
 different types as the character goes up in
 .Em level .
 .Em Experimentoes Ns '
 characteristics progress randomly as one of the other types.
 The progression as characters increase in
 .Em level
 is summarized in the following table.
 .Pp
 .TS
 nokeep ;
 l c c c c c
 l n n n n n.
 Type	Strength	Mana	Energy	Brains	Magic
+_
 Mag. User	2.0	75	20	6	2.75
 Fighter	3.0	40	30	3.0	1.5
 Elf	2.5	65	25	4.0	2.0
 Dwarf	5	30	35	2.5	1
 Halfling	2.0	30	30	4.5	1
 .TE
 .Pp
 The character type also determines how much gold a player may
 carry, how long until
 .Em rings
 can overcome the player, and how much
 .Em poison
 the player can withstand.
 .Ss Spells
 During the course of the game, the player may exercise his/her
 magic powers.
 These cases are described below.
 .Bl -tag -width "all or nothing" -offset indent
 .It Ic cloak
 .Em magic level necessary :
 (plus level 7)
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 plus 3 per rest period
 .br
 Used during normal play.
 Prevents monsters from finding the character,
 as well as hiding the player from other players.
 His/her coordinates show up as '?' in the
 .Ic players
 option.
 Players cannot collect
 .Em mana ,
 find trading posts, or discover the
 .Em grail
 while cloaked.
 Calling a monster uncloaks, as does choosing this option while cloaked.
 .It Ic teleport
 .Em magic level necessary :
 (plus level 12)
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 per 75 moved
 .br
 Used during normal play.
 Allows the player to move with much more freedom than with the
 .Ic move
 option, at the price of expending mana.
 The maximum distance possible to move is based upon
 .Em level
 and
 .Em magic level .
 .It Ic power blast
 .Em magic level necessary :
 none
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 times
 .Em level
 .br
 Used during inter-terminal battle.
 Damage is based upon
 .Em magic level
 and
 .Em strength .
 Hits much harder than a normal hit.
 .It Ic all or nothing
 .Em magic level necessary :
 none
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used while combating monsters.
 Has a 25% chance of working.
 If it works it hits the monster just enough to kill it.
 If it fails, it doesn't hit the monster, and doubles the monster's
 .Em quickness
 and
 .Em strength .
 Paralyzed monsters wake up much quicker as a result of this spell.
 .It Ic magic bolt
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 variable
 .br
 Used while combating monsters.
 Hits the monster based upon the amount
 of
 .Em mana
 expended and
 .Em magic level .
 Guaranteed to hit at least 10 per
 .Em mana .
 .It Ic force field
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during monster combat.
 Throws up a shield to protect from damage.
 The shield is added to actual energy level, and is a fixed number, based
 upon maximum energy.
 Normally, damage occurs first to the shield and then to the players actual
 .Em energy level .
 .It Ic transform
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during monster combat.
 Transforms the monster randomly into one of the 100 monsters from
 the monster file.
 .It Ic increase might
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during combat with monsters.
 Increases strength up to a maximum.
 .It Ic invisibility
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used while fighting monsters.
 Makes it harder for the monster to hit, by temporarily increasing the player's
 .Em quickness .
 This spell may be thrown several times, but a maximum level will be reached.
 .It Ic transport
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during monster combat.
 Transports the monster away from the player.
 Success is based upon player's
 .Em magic
 and
 .Em brains ,
 and the monster's
 .Em experience .
 If it fails the player is transported instead.
 % of the time, the monster will drop any treasure it was carrying.
 .It Ic paralyze
 .Em magic level necessary :
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during monster combat.
 .Dq Freezes
 the monster by putting its
 .Em quickness
 slightly negative.
 The monster will slowly wake up.
 Success is based upon player's
 .Em magic
 and the monster's
 .Em experience .
 If it fails, nothing happens.
 .It Ic specify
 .Em magic level necessary :
 none
 .br
 .Em mana used :
 .br
 Used during monster combat only by
 .Em valar
 or
 .Em council of the wise .
 Allows the player to pick which monster to fight.
 .El
 .Ss Monsters
 Monsters get bigger farther from the origin (0,0).
 Rings of distance 125 from the origin determine the size.
 A monster's
 .Em experience ,
 .Em energy level ,
 and
 .Em brains
 are multiplied by the size.
 .Em Strength
 is increased 50% per size over one, and
 .Em quickness
 remains the same, regardless of size.
 .Pp
 Also, nastier monsters are found as one progresses farther out from the origin.
 Monsters also may flock.
 The percent chance of that happening is designated as
 .Em flock%
 in the monster listing.
 Monsters outside the first ring
 may carry treasure, as determined by their treasure type.
 Flocking monsters, and bigger monsters, increase the chances of treasure.
 .Pp
 Certain monsters have special abilities, as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width "Assorted Faeries"
 .It Em Unicorn
 can only be subdued if the player is in possession of a
 .Em virgin .
 .It Em Modnar
 has random characteristics, including treasure type.
 .It Em Mimic
 will pick another name from the list of monsters in order to confuse.
 .It Em Dark Lord
 very nasty person.
 Does not like to be hit (especially nicked),
 and many spells do not work well (or at all) against him.
 One can always
 .Em evade
 from the
 .Em Dark Lord .
 .It Em Leanan-Sidhe
 also a very nasty person.
 She will permanently sap
 .Em strength
 from someone.
 .It Em Saruman
 wanders around with
 .Em Wormtongue ,
 who can steal a
 .Em palantir .
 Also,
 .Em Saruman
 may turn a player's gems into gold pieces, or scramble her/his stats.
 .It Em Thaumaturgist
 can transport a player.
 .It Em Balrog
 inflicts damage by taking away
 .Em experience ,
 not
 .Em energy .
 .It Em Vortex
 may take some
 .Em mana .
 .It Em Nazgul
 may try to steal a
 .Em ring
 or neutralize part of one's
 .Em brains .
 .It Em Tiamat
 may take half a player's
 .Em gold
 and
 .Em gems
 and escape.
 .It Em Kobold
 may get nasty and steal one gold piece and run away.
 .It Em Shelob
 may bite, inflicting the equivalent of one
 .Em poison .
 .It Em Assorted Faeries
 These are killed if attacking someone carrying
 .Em holy water .
 These are
 .Em Cluricaun , Fir Darrig , Fachan ,
 .Em Ghille Dhu , Bogle , Killmoulis ,
 and
 .Em Bwca .
 .It Em Lamprey
 may bite, inflicting 1/2 of a
 .Em poison .
 .It Em Shrieker
 will call one of its (much bigger) buddies if picked upon.
 .It Em Bonnacon
 will become bored with battle, fart, and run off.
 .It Em Smeagol
 will try to steal a
 .Em ring
 from a player, if given the chance.
 .It Em Succubus
 may inflict damage through a
 .Ic force field .
 This subtracts from
 .Em energy level
 instead of any shield the player may have thrown up.
 This is a very easy way to die.
 .It Em Cerberus
 loves metal and will steal all the metal treasures from a player if able.
 .It Em Ungoliant
 can bite and poison.
 This inflicts five
 .Em poisons ,
 and also takes one from the player's
 .Em quickness .
 .It Em Jabberwock
 may tire of battle, and leave after calling one of his friends
 .Em ( Jubjub Bird
 or
 .Em Bandersnatch ) .
 .It Em Morgoth
 actually
 .Em Modnar ,
 but reserved for
 .Em council of the wise , valar ,
 and
 .Em ex-valar .
 Fights with
 .Em Morgoth
 end when either he or the player dies.
 His characteristics are calculated based upon the player's.
 The player is given the chance to ally with him.
 No magic, except
 .Ic force field ,
 works when battling
 .Em Morgoth .
 .It Em Troll
 may regenerate its
 .Em energy
 and
 .Em strength
 while in battle.
 .It Em Wraith
 may make a player blind.
 .El
 .Ss Treasures
 The various treasure types are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width "type twelve/thirteen"
 .It Type zero
 none
 .It Type one
 .Em power booster
 \- adds mana.
 .br
 .Em druid
 \- adds experience.
 .br
 .Em holy orb
 \- subtracts 0.25 sin.
 .TP 1.5i
 .It Type two
 .Em amulet
 \- protects from cursed treasure.
 .br
 .Em holy water
 \- kills
 .Em assorted faeries .
 .br
 .Em hermit
 \- reduces sin by 25% and adds some mana.
 .It Type three
 .Em shield
 \- adds to maximum
 .Em energy level .
 .br
 .Em virgin
 \- used to subdue a
 .Em unicorn ,
 or to give much
 .Em experience
 (and some
 .Em sin ) .
 .br
 .Em athelas
 \- subtracts one
 .Em poison .
 .It Type four (scrolls)
 .Em shield
 \- throws a bigger than normal
 .Ic force field .
 .br
 .Em invisible
 \- temporarily puts the finder's
 .Em quickness
 to one million.
 .br
 .Em ten fold strength
 \- multiplies finder's strength by ten.
 .br
 .Em pick monster
 \- allows finder to pick next monster to battle.
 .br
 .Em general knowledge
 \- adds to finder's
 .Em brains
 and
 .Em magic level .
 .Pp
 All the scrolls except
 .Em general knowledge
 automatically call a monster.
 These preserve any spells that were already in effect, but are only in
 effect while in battle.
 .It Type five
 .Em dagger
 \- adds to
 .Em strength .
 .br
 .Em armour
 \- same as a
 .Em shield ,
 but bigger.
 .br
 .Em tablet
 \- adds
 .Em brains .
 .It Type six
 .Em priest
 \- rests to maximum; adds
 .Em mana , brains ;
 and halves
 .Em sin .
 .br
 .Em Robin Hood
 \- increases
 .Em shield
 and adds permanently to
 .Em strength .
 .br
 .Em axe
 \- like
 .Em dagger ,
 but bigger.
 .It Type seven
 .Em charm
 \- protects from cursed treasure (used before
 .Em amulet ) ;
 used in conjunction with
 .Em blessing
 to battle
 .Em Dark Lord .
 .br
 .Em Merlyn
 \- adds
 .Em brains , magic ,
 and
 .Em mana .
 .br
 .Em war hammer
 \- like an
 .Em axe ,
 but bigger.
 .It Type eight
 .Em healing potion
 \- sets
 .Em poison
 to -2, or subtracts two from
 .Em poison ,
 whichever is better.
 .br
 .Em transporter
 \- allows finder to move anywhere.
 .br
 .Em sword
 \- like a
 .Em war hammer ,
 but bigger.
 .It Type nine
 .Em golden crown
 \- allows the player to become
 .Em king
 by going to (0,0).
 .br
 .Em blessing
 \- cuts
 .Em sin
 to 1/3, adds
 .Em mana ,
 rests to maximum, kills
 .Em Dark Lord
 with a
 .Em charm ,
 and gives bearer first hit on all monsters.
 .br
 .Em quicksilver
 \- adds to
 .Em quickness .
 .It Type ten
 .Em elven boots
 \- adds permanently to
 .Em quickness .
 .It Type eleven
 .Em palantir
 \- allows one to see all the other players; used by
 .Em council of the wise
 to seek the
 .Em grail .
 .It Type twelve/thirteen
 .Em ring
 \- allows one to hit much harder in battle, etc.
 .El
 .Pp
 Any treasure type 10-13 monsters may instead carry a type nine treasure.
 .Pp
 A monster may also be carrying
 .Em gold
 or
 .Em gems .
 These are used at
 .Em trading posts
 to buy things.
+A
 .Em gem
 is worth 1000 gold pieces.
 Too much
 .Em gold
 will slow a player down.
 One may carry 1000 plus 200 per
 .Em level
 of
 .Em gold .
+A
 .Em gem
 weighs one half a gold piece.
 Monsters of treasure type 7 or higher may carry
 .Em gems .
 .Pp
 The chance of a cursed treasure is based upon treasure type.
 The more valuable treasures have a greater chance of being cursed.
 A cursed treasure knocks
 .Em energy level
 very low and adds 0.25
 .Em poison .
 .Ss Rings
 .Em Rings
 are only carried by
 .Em nazguls
 and
 .Em Dark Lords .
 They come in four different flavors.
 All
 .Em rings
 rest the player to maximum and cause him/her to hit much harder
 in battle with monsters (assuming the
 .Em ring
 is being used for battle.)
 .Pp
 Two types of
 .Em rings
 are cursed and come either from
 .Em nazguls
 or
 .Em Dark Lords .
 After a few times of using these types, the player falls
 under the control of the
 .Em ring ,
 and strange, random things will occur.
 Eventually, the player dies, and gives his/her name to a monster
 on the file.
 Dying before the
 .Em ring
 is used up also renames the monster.
 .Pp
 The two remaining types of
 .Em rings
 are much more benign.
 The one from a
 .Em nazgul
 is good for a limited number of battle rounds, and will save
 the player from death if it was being used when he/she died.
 The one from
 .Em Dark Lord
 is the same, except that it never is used up.
 .Em rings
 disappear after saving someone from death.
 In general, cursed
 .Em rings
 occur much more often than normal ones.
 It is usually not a good idea to pick one up.
 The only way to get rid of a
 .Em ring
 is to have a monster steal it.
 .Ss King
 A player may become
 .Em king
 by finding a
 .Em crown
 and going to (0,0).
 Players must have a
 .Em level
 in the range of 10 to 1000 to be able to find a
 .Em crown .
 When a player with one or more
 .Em crowns
 reaches
 .Em level
 , the
 .Em crowns
 are converted to
 .Em gold .
 .Pp
 Once a player is king, he/she may do certain things while in
 the Lord's Chamber (0,0).
 These are exercised with the
 .Ic decree
 ('0') option.
 .Bl -tag -width "collect taxes"
 .It Ic transport
 This is done to another player.
 It randomly moves the affected player about.
+A
 .Em charm
 protects from transports.
 .It Ic curse
 This is done to another player.
 It is analogous to cursed treasure, but worse.
 It inflicts two
 .Em poison ,
 knocks
 .Em energy level
 very low, and degrades the maximum energy.
 It also removes a
 .Em cloak .
+A
 .Em blessing
 protects from king's curses.
 .It Ic energy void
 The king may put a number of these scattered about
 his/her kingdom as he/she pleases.
 If a player hits one, he/she loses
 .Em mana , energy ,
 and
 .Em gold .
 The energy void disappears after being hit.
 .It Ic bestow
 This is also done to another player.
 The king may wish to reward one or more loyal subjects by sharing his/her
 riches
 .Em ( gold ) .
 Or it is a convenient way to dispose of some unwanted deadweight.
 .It Ic collect taxes
 Everyone pays 7% tax on all
 .Em gold
 and
 .Em gems
 acquired, regardless of the existence of a
 .Em king .
 The king collects the accrued taxes with this option.
 .El
 .Pp
 The
 .Em king
 may also
 .Ic teleport
 anywhere for free by using the origin as a starting place.
 .Ss Council of the Wise, Valar
 A player automatically becomes a member of the
 .Em council of the wise
 upon reaching level 3000.
 Members of the council cannot have
 .Em rings .
 Members of the council have a few extra options which they can exercise.
 These are exercised with the
 .Ic intervene
 .Pq Sq 8
 option.
 All
 .Ic intervene
 options cost 1000 mana.
 One
 .Ic intervene
 option is to
 .Ic heal
 another player.
 This is just a quick way for that player to be rested
 to maximum and lose a little
 .Em poison .
 The main purpose in life for members of the council is to seek the
 .Em Holy Grail .
 This is done with a
 .Em palantir
 under the
 .Ic seek grail
 option.
 The distance cited by the seek is accurate within 10%, in order
 not to make it too easy to find the grail.
 A player must have infinitesimally small
 .Em sin ,
 or else it's all over upon finding the grail.
 In order to help members of the council on their quest, they
 may
 .Ic teleport
 with greater ease.
 .Pp
 Upon finding the grail, the player advances to position of
 .Em valar .
 He/she may then exercise more and niftier options under
 .Ic intervention .
 These include all of the council members' options plus the
 ability to move other players about, bless them, and throw monsters at
 them.
+A
 .Em valar Ns 's
 blessing has the same effect as the treasure
 .Em blessing ,
 except that the affected player does not get his/her
 .Em blessing
 flag set.
 All
 .Ic intervention
 options which affect other players age the player who uses them.
 .Em Valars
 are essentially immortal, but are actually given five lives.
 If these are used up, the player is left to die, and becomes an
 .Em ex-valar .
+A
 .Em valar
 cannot
 .Ic move , teleport ,
 or call monsters.
 (An exception to this is if the
 .Em valar
 finds a
 .Em transporter . )
 This is to allow him/her to dispose of excess
 .Em gold .
 Any monsters which a
 .Em valar
 encounters are based upon his/her size.
 Only one valar may exist at a time.
 The current valar is replaced when another player finds the grail.
 The valar is then bumped back to the council of the wise.
 .Ss Wizard
 The
 .Em wizard
 is usually the owner of the game and the one who maintains
 the associated files.
 The
 .Em wizard
 is granted special powers within the game, if it is invoked
 with the
 .Fl S
 option.
 Otherwise, the
 .Em wizard
 plays no different from other players.
 The
 .Em wizard
 abilities are outlined below.
 .Bl -tag -width "super character type"
 .It Ic change players
 When examining a player, (game invoked with
 .Fl x ,
 or
 .Sq X
 is used from within game), the
 .Em wizard
 may also change the player.
 .It Ic intervention
 The
 .Em wizard
 may do all the
 .Ic intervention
 options.
 One extra option,
 .Ic vaporize ,
 is added to kill any offensive players.
 .It Ic super character type
 An extra character type is added.
 This character starts with the
 maximum possible in all statistics, selected from the other character types.
+A
 .Em super
 character's statistics also progress at the maximum possible rate, selected
 from the other character types.
 .El
 .Ss Special Places
 Certain regions of the playing grid have different names.
 In general, this is only to give the player some idea of
 his/her present location.
 Some special places do exist.
 .Bl -tag -width "Trading Posts"
 .It Em Trading Posts
 These are located at |x| == |y| == n*n*100 for n = 1, 2, ..., 1000.
 Trading posts farther out have more things for sale.
 Be careful about cheating the merchants there, as they have short tempers.
 Merchants are dishonest about 5% of the time.
 .It Em Lord's Chamber
 This is located at (0,0).
 Only players with
 .Em crowns
 may enter.
 .It Em Point of \&No Return
 This is located beyond 1.2e+6 in any direction.
 The only way to return from here is a
 .Em transporter
 or to have a
 .Em valar
 relocate the player.
 .It Em Dead Marshes
 This is a band located fairly distant from the origin.
 The first fourteen monsters (water monsters) can normally only be found here.
 .It Em Valhala
 This place is where the
 .Em valar
 resides.
 It is associated with no particular coordinate on the playing grid.
 .El
 .Ss Miscellaneous
 Once a player reaches
 .Em level
 , the game will start to time out waiting for input.
 This is to try to keep the game a bit faster paced.
 .Pp
+A
 .Em guru
 will never be disgusted with your
 .Em sins
 if they are less than one.
 .Pp
+A
 .Em medic
 wants half of a player's
 .Em gold
 to be happy.
 Offering more than one has, or a negative amount will anger the
 .Em medic ,