Frequetly Asked Questions about Fandra, Realm of Destiny
What is fandra all about?Fandra is a huge world, where an exciting roleplaying adventure game takes
place. After entering Fandra you become a reader and at the same time of the
authors of an everchanging fantasy book, together with many other travellers
and immortals of Fandra.
| Q: | People say that Fandra is a MUD. What does it mean?
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| A: | MUDs are text-based multi-user internet games, which originate
from one certain game, named MUD, which was a multi-user version
of an old simple computer game Dungeon.
Currently, Fandra is available as a Multi-User Dimention (MUD).
Taking into account the speed of development and the number of
already existing differences between Fandra and other MUDs,
soon this statement will become untrue.
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| Q: | How does Fandra look like? |
| A: | Fandra will appear before you as text.
You will read textual descriptions of a places that you see,
people that you meet, objects that you find and things that happen
around you. Human's imagination is the most powerful rendering engine
in the world, so Fandra don't currently support 3D graphics.
You can control the actions of your character (your avatar in the World of Fandra)
by entering commands, which are close to the natural english phrases, like
"look in bag; get bread bag; eat bread";
Interacting with Fandra is as simple as reading a book,
with one difference - you can also partialy control the story.
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| Q: | What language should i use in Fandra? |
| A: | Main language of Fandra is English.
You don't have to be an expert at english, when you start.
The basic information is also available in Russian or Deutsche,
and the best way to learn the language is practice it,
so if you want to improve your english - put a dictionary next to
your keyboard and welcome to Fandra.
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| Q: | Why do you call Fandra a World? |
| A: | Fandra has all properties of a world - it's own history and geography,
inhabitants and even Gods, it's own laws of nature and magic.
So we have a right to say that the world Fandra exists,
and that it is a unique and wonderful world.
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| Q: | Which creatures inhabit Fandra? |
| A: | It would take too much time and space to describe all the creatures
that inhabit Fandra, so we'll just name the major setntient racees:
those are Humans
, elves,
dark elves, dwarves, ugly darnoks, clumsy trolls, flying ariels and halfelves.
But of course, that's not all, and don't be surprised to meet
genies, nymphs, demons, dragons
and some really wonderful creatures you've probably never even heard of
before.
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| Q: | Who are immortals of Fandra and why they are called that way.
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| A: | Immortals - are people, who are developing Fandra,
enlarging the world and keeping the order and
good atmosphere in game. Some of them are known
as Gods, and they take care of their followers.
Their characters are immortal and allmighty.
That's why they try not to interfere in mortal affairs.
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| Q: | Fandra is a roleplaying game. But what is a roleplaying game?
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| A: | Roleplaying game is a game, where you play the role of
some character, different from yourself, who lives
in the world, different from your own. In our case,
the world's name is Fandra, and the actors are
players from all over the world. From some point of view,
Fandra is a huge set of scenery and mute (not very mute, though) perfomers,
where many people can play their roles and watch the show simultaniously.
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| Q: | What shall i keep in mind when i am in Fandra?
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| A: | First of all, you should remember that Fandra is a different world,
with it's own laws, which you have to respect. Also, there are
some ethical rules, restricting behaviour of your character.
And finally, some technical details, such as list of available commands.
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| Q: | What is possible for me in Fandra? |
| A: | From the first step of your character,
there are many ways you can go, and many ways to interact with others.
You can travel, collect items, fight enemies, talk or play, solve puzzles or explore
the world. Do whatever you like, if it fits to the chosen role for your character.
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| Q: | How do enter Fandra and what do i do next?
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| A: | Just enter "telnet portal.fandra.org" in the command line, or click
here. If you use the standard
windows telnet application, don't forget to turn on 'local echo' option.
When you are in, read everything carefully, and don't be afraid to ask
questions.
If you are new in mudding, read HELP NEWBIE first. |
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