This article covers what players should do once they have finished the CharGen and been approved in order to get involved with the roleplay on the game. We have found that many players finish CharGen but never get started roleplaying, and we hope some more information about the process might be helpful.

1) The very first thing you should do after receiving your approval +mail is to +read it. Use +skim to see all your +mail, and then +read # to read a specific number.

2) After reading your approval +mail, you should enter the IC grid. Do this by typing home. This will send you to the appropriate Waystation and from there you can reach several rooms on the IC grid by walking through one of the exits. Walk through one of the exits, then type +set IC to go In Character and record an IC location. By being IC you are showing that you may be engaging in roleplay, so if you want to look around a bit or show that you aren’t planning to roleplay right then, you can +set OOC to change yourself to Out of Character. Just remember to always +set IC before getting involved in a scene, as certain commands only work when you are IC.

3) Your home (the place you go to when you type home) is now set to the Waystation. If you would like to have a room of your own, you will need to read INFO ROLEPLAY ROOMS for how to obtain one. Many players do not bother with a room, so this is entirely optional. However, we do encourage players not to idle in public places (or shared rooms for those who belong to larger families), so please make sure to move yourself to the Waystation or to the OOC Area when you are going to be idle. To reach the OOC Area, type +ooc, and to return to the grid, type +ic.

4) You have been added to four of the game’s channels: Dorne or King’s Landing (depending on which is your area), Info, Public and Roleplay. We encourage you to use these channels to ask for help, to get to know the other players and to get started roleplaying. Blood of Dragons is a MUSH that strongly encourages OOC communication and planning of roleplay scenes. If you are used to just wandering the grid in search of roleplay, this will not work very well on this game.

5) To find help for various commands, see HELP (for core commands that are part of the MUSH server) and +HELP (for commands added by the Staff). If you need any help, you can page (see HELP PAGE), speak on a channel (see +HELP CHAT) or use +jobs (see +HELP JOBS). Don’t ever hesitate to ask the Staff for help, we are very approachable.