Travel

Overview

There are two main methods of travelling around New Sosaria, mundane and magical. With all of these methods it is possible to get almost anywhere, above and below ground.

Mundane

On Foot

Most ground travel is affected by the type of terrain you are attempting to traverse. It is easier to move along a well-worn road than to navigate through a dark forest, therefore the different terrain types have different movement penalties.

Note that while much terrain is passable, some of it is dangerous. Swamps can poison you with their noxious foliage, whereas only the most foolhardy adventurer will brave the searing heat and venture across a lava flow.

By Raft

Rafts are the cheap adventurer's boat, useful for navigating the watery surface world. They can be made by a skilled woodcrafter. It is worth noting that rafts are quite heavy, so most adventurers only carry one with them when they know it will be needed.

You will remain on the raft until you attempt to move onto land, after which your journey will continue on foot and your raft will be automatically collected.

Use (u) a raft on a water tile to board your raft.

Note: Rafts will only work on outdoors maps and cannot be used in most townes or dungeons.

By Grapple

The grapple is an extremely dangerous form of transportation and is the only manual means of traversing mountain ranges apart from flying. Many an adventurer has fallen to his death while trying to cross mountains.

Grapples can be purchased from a provisioner.

Climb (k) and indicate a direction to grapple over a mountain tile.

Note: Grapples will work on regular mountains only, they will not work on the high peaks.

By Charter Ships

At this time, ship travel is restricted to chartered vessels that operate between key townes. Originally, a ticket was required for travel - this has since been dropped and all chartered ferry services are free.

Walk onto the center of the ship at a port and press space. This will transport you to the docks of the other towne.

Here is a list of the current charters:

• Kingswood and Shoreline
• Port Izumi and Dryden
• Port Izumi and Buccaneer's Den

Note: Current law forbids the private ownership and captaincy of sailing vessels, possibly as a step to curb piracy.

Magical

Town Portals

No-one really knows who created the first town portal spell. They have been in use for a while, however no-one has stepped forward to claim their right of creation. Arcanists suggest a connection between emergence of town portals and the loss of the moon Trammel and the disappearance of moongates. Mystery aside, be grateful for their existence!

Town portals conenct your current location with your bound town. See the /bind command for more details. The default bound town for all new players is Nordhaven.

Read (shift-r) a town portal scroll and indicate a direction to create a portal.The portal will disappear when you return back through it.

In Por Blink

The original Blink spell was deemed a failure as it transported many an unlucky caster into solid rock or off unexpected cliffs. Since then the Blink spell has been refined (through the loss of many an apprentice) with various safety features. Some would say that it is too safe as it will often refuse to transport you at all.

See magic and spellcasting for more info.

Cast Blink (c ip dir) and indicate a direction to hop a short distance.

Note: Some maps are marked as no blink and the spell will automatically fail if cast.

Mark and Recall

The Mark and Recall spells work together to allow a Mage to remember a particular location and to be able to return there instantly. After the infamous Nordhaven Museum theft the use of the Mark spell has since been restricted.

Cast Mark (c KPY) to remember your current location.

Cast Recall (c KOP) to return to the last remembered location.

Note: The Mark spell will not work in dungeons, to prevent a practice known as reverse clearing.

See magic and spellcasting for more info.

Other Magic

Other forms of magical transport exist, so don't be surprised if you see portals of many shapes and forms out in the wild. The bold and prepared adventurer should take advantage of such magic, for who knows - it may lead you somewhere new and exciting...