1. Getting Started > Communication

🧭 Movement & Navigation

You are here. Somewhere.

Mystavaria is a vast, interconnected world full of secrets, paths, and peril. Understanding how to move around is essential to exploring its depth and detail.

🚶 Basic Movement

Movement is based primarily on compass directions:

  • NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST or N, S, E, W — Move in that direction
  • NE, SE, NW, SW — Diagonal movement
  • UP and DOWN — Vertical navigation
  • IN and OUT — Enter or exit buildings or areas
  • ENTER <object> — Sometimes used to go inside a specific object (e.g., portals, treehouses, canoes)

🗺️ Seeing the World

Navigating effectively means understanding your surroundings. These commands help you get your bearings, spot potential paths, and gain vital environmental awareness:

  • LOOK — Re-describe your current location
  • EXITS — Show all visible exits from the room
  • MAP — Displays a mini-map of the local area around you
  • MOVING MAP ON/OFF — Toggle the map to appear automatically as you move (not recommended with screenreaders)

🚧 Obstacles & Special Terrain

You may encounter areas where normal movement is blocked or requires special action:

  • CLIMB or CLIMB <object> — Attempt to scale difficult terrain or climb a specified object
  • SWIM <direction> — Navigate through water-based locations
  • OPEN/CLOSE <door> — Use to pass through doors (may require a key)
  • HACK <direction> — Use your survival skill to hack away overgrowth blocking a path
  • SQUEEZE <direction> — Slip through tight areas or between small spaces beside obstacles such as icewalls

🏛️ Landmarks & Points of Interest

To get a sense of your surroundings:

  • LANDMARKS or NEARBY — See notable buildings in your current zone, such as markets, banks, or libraries
  • SHOPS — List any accessible shops in your nearby area

🐎 Mounts & Riding

Some animals can be ridden for faster or more versatile travel:

  • MOUNT <animal> — Begin riding a loyal mount
  • DISMOUNT — Stop riding
  • MOUNTJUMP <direction> — Leap over small obstacles in the path
  • CANTER/GALLOP <direction> — Travel rapidly across several rooms in that direction (fast mounts only)

🌬️ Flight & Levitation

Flight and levitation allow characters to fly over obstacles, avoid hazards, and travel swiftly.

All players can levitate by way of obtaining a levitation potion. Some skills also provide spells or magic abilities which grant levitation.

Flight is restricted to those with the Flying minor skill. This skill allows unrestricted access to the low and high skies, offering major advantages for quick, long-distance navigation from one side of the world to the other.

👣 Take Your Next Steps

Movement gets you places, but progress gets you noticed. Learn how to gain experience, develop skills, and make your mark in Mystavaria.

Level Up!
Contents