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6*65228Smckusick.\"	@(#)larn.6	5.5 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
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850086Ssellgren.Dd
950086Ssellgren.Dt LARN 6
1050734Scael.Os
1150086Ssellgren.Sh NAME
1250086Ssellgren.Nm larn
1350086Ssellgren.Nd exploring the caverns of Larn
1450086Ssellgren.Sh SYNOPSIS
1550734Scael.Nm larn
1650086Ssellgren.Op Fl r
1750086Ssellgren.Op Fl H Ar number
1850086Ssellgren.Op Fl n
1950086Ssellgren.Op Fl h
2050086Ssellgren.Op Fl o Ar optsfile
2150086Ssellgren.Sh DESCRIPTION
2250086Ssellgren.Nm Larn
2350086Ssellgrenis a fantasy games in which your child has contracted
2450086Ssellgrena strange disease, and none of your home remedies
2550086Ssellgrenseem to have any effect.  You set out to find a remedy in a limited
2650086Ssellgrenamount of time, and to collect gold along the way of course!
2750086Ssellgren.Pp
2850086SsellgrenThe options are:
2950086Ssellgren.Pp
3050734Scael.Bl -tag -width flag
3150734Scael.It Fl r
3250086SsellgrenThe
3350086Ssellgren.Fl r
3450086Ssellgrenoption restores a checkpointed game after it has died.
3550734Scael.It Fl H
3650086SsellgrenThe
3750086Ssellgren.Fl H
3850086Ssellgrenoption sets the hardness of the game.
3950734Scael.It Fl n
4050086SsellgrenThe
4150086Ssellgren.Fl n
4250086Ssellgrenoption suppresses the welcome message at start up, putting you directly
4350086Ssellgreninto the game.
4450734Scael.It Fl h
4550086SsellgrenThe
4650086Ssellgren.Fl h
4750086Ssellgrenoption prints the command line options.
4850734Scael.It Fl o
4950086SsellgrenThe
5050086Ssellgren.Fl o
5150734Scaeloption specifies a different options file than
5250734Scael.Pa ~/.larnopts .
5350086Ssellgren.Sh COMMANDS
5450086Ssellgren.Pp
5550086SsellgrenThese are the movement commands:
5650734Scael.Bl -column " print program version" " give present pack weight"
5750734Scaelh move to the left	H run left	. stay here
5850734Scaelj move down	J run down	Z teleport yourself
5950734Scaelk move up	K run up	c cast a spell
6050734Scaell move to the right	L run right	r read a scroll
6150734Scaely move northwest	Y run northwest	q quaff a potion
6250734Scaelu move northeast	U run northeast	W wear armor
6350734Scaelb move southwest	B run southwest	T take off armor
6450734Scaeln move southeast	N run southeast	w wield a weapon
6550734Scael^ identify a trap	g give present pack weight	P give tax status
6650734Scaeld drop an item	i inventory your pockets	Q quit the game
6750734Scaelv print program version	S save the game	D list all items found
6850734Scael? this help screen	A create diagnostic file	e eat something
6950734Scael	(wizards only)
7050734Scael.El
7150086Ssellgren.Sh OPTIONS FILE
7250086Ssellgren.Pp
7350734ScaelThe file
7450734Scael.Pa ~/.larnopts
7550734Scaelmay be used to set a few options for
7650086Ssellgren.Nm Larn.
7750086SsellgrenA sequence of words terminated by whitespace is used to specify options.
7850086Ssellgren.Pp
7950734Scael.Bl -tag -width "savefile: xsave-file-namex" -compact
8050734Scael.It Sy 	Word
8150734Scael.Sy 	Meaning
8250734Scael.Pp
8350734Scael.It bold-objects
8450734ScaelSelect bold display of objects.
8550734Scael.It inverse-objects
8650734ScaelSelect inverse video display of objects.
8750734Scael.It no-introduction
8850734ScaelDo not display intro message.
8950734Scael.It enable-checkpointing
9050734ScaelTurn on periodic checkpointing.
9150734Scael.It no-beep
9250734ScaelDisable beeping of the terminal.
9350734Scael.It male
9450734ScaelChoose your sex to be a man.
9550734Scael.It female
9650734ScaelChoose your sex to be a woman.
9750734Scael.It name: \*qyour name\*q
9850734ScaelChoose your playing name.
9950734Scael.It monster: \*qmonst name\*q
10050734ScaelChoose a name for a monster.
10150734Scael.It savefile: \*qsave-file-name\*q
10250734ScaelDefine what the savegame filename will be.
10350734Scael.El
10450734Scael.Pp
10550086SsellgrenYour name and monster names must be enclosed in double quotation marks and may
10650086Ssellgrenbe up to 34 characters long.  Longer names are truncated.
10750086SsellgrenAnything enclosed in quotation marks is considered one word, and must be
10850086Ssellgrenseparated from other words by whitespace.
10950086Ssellgren.Sh SPECIAL NOTES
11050086Ssellgren.Pp
11150734ScaelWhen
11250734Scael.Sy dropping gold ,
11350086Ssellgrenif you type '*' as your amount, all your gold gets dropped.
114*65228SmckusickIn general, typing in '*' means all of what you are interested in.
115*65228SmckusickThis is true when visiting the bank, or when contributing at altars.
11650086Ssellgren.Pp
11750086SsellgrenYou can get out of the store, trading post, school, or home by hitting
11850734Scael.Sy <esc> .
11950086Ssellgren.Pp
12050086SsellgrenWhen casting a spell, if you need a list of spells you can cast, type \fBD\fP
12150086Ssellgrenas the first letter of your spell.  The available list of spells will be shown,
12250086Ssellgrenafter which you may enter the spell code.  This only works on the 1st letter
12350086Ssellgrenof the spell you are casting.
12450086Ssellgren.Sh AUTHOR
12550086SsellgrenNoah Morgan
12650086Ssellgren.Sh FILES
12750734Scael.Bl -tag -width "/var/games/larn.scores" -compact
12850734Scael.It Pa /var/games/larn.scores
12950734ScaelScore file.
13050734Scael.It Pa ~/.larnopts
13150734ScaelOptions file.
13250734Scael.El
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