The following are the most frequently asked questions that players have about Materia Magica and the web site. These questions will be updated as new ones arise.
Frequently Asked Questions : Index
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How do I get started playing the game?
What's the address to connect to the game?
What's a MUD? Isn't Materia Magica just a glorified MUD?
What is Telnet?
What is TCP/IP?
I can't seem to connect to Materia Magica. What do I do?
I'm new to this game, how do I play?
I hear Materia Magica supports sound effects on some clients. How do I enable those?
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How do I heal after I am hurt in combat?
When I try and practice <x>, it says I don't know the skill/spell <y>...?
How do I get from location <x>, to location <y>?
I just saw an 'Oval of energy'. What is this?
I reached level 10 while in Lasler, and I've been transported outside the village of Lasler. What should I do?
I'm in Rune, and I heard there was an 'Iron Worm' that can take me somewhere else. Where is it and how do I use it?
Eek!@# I just died, where am I, and how do I get out of here?!
Ok.. I reincarnated, but now I can't move? Why?
Ack! I'm stuck! I can't get out! Help!?
I heard that to gain extra practices, and special rewards called 'Quest Points', I should undergo a Quest. How do I do this?
What do I do with 'Quest Points' that I earn?
How should I spend my Starting Practices?
What Characteristics affect my hit points, stamina, and spell points?
What do these 'Flags' on items mean?
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What is a good weapon for my level?
What do I do with an Orb of Vandemaar?
What is this Manual of Strength (or Wisdom, Knowledge, Agility, etc.) for?
Help! I'm lost in the wilderness!
I'm getting no experience now! What's up with this?
Where can I practice <insert spell/skill here>?
How come I am so laggy when I walk over the ocean and why do I keep getting buffeted around by winds?
Where is the best place for me to level?
Which skills do I train to get more practices, hit points, spell power, and stamina each level?
What reagents does Vandemaar's Reagent bag give you, and how does it work?
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Help! I'm a fey and cant find something to eat/drink!!
Do my skills go up without practicing them?
How does resistance work?
Who is this "Someone" that walks around all the time? What kind of name is that?
Can you kill me??
What are the songs available for bards to use and where do I find them?
I am having trouble finding useful maps to find my way around the game. The maps I buy are not as useful as I would like. Can you help me?
I keep hearing about triggers what are they, and where can i get some?
I keep getting lost in this place called the wilderness, can I get a transfer?
I got killed in the wilderness and ended up in a strange place with lots of NPK rooms and mobs that kill me before I can leave. There is a pillar of fire. Where am I, and how do I leave?
How do i destroy or recover items for quests?
Where am I?
OK, I have a sextant. What do the numbers mean?
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I typed news, but I cannot scroll back far enough to read it again. How can I get the news back up?
What does it take to gain skill in a proficiency after you've practiced it to 75%?
What level do you have to be to begin questing?
I just tried to cast a spell, and when I fumbled it I died! What happened?
How do I get a quest? and How do I complete a quest?
What are these asterisks next to someone?
How do I get the news tag on my prompt to go away?
What is a global quest? And what am I supposed to do?
Where do I get opalescent equipment?
What is botting?
What is multiplaying?/Can I play two characters at once?
What is handfasting/marriage, how do I do it?
How do I buy a house?
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What are the Lasler trials (ghost trial, etc.)?
How do I join a clan?
What is an Immortal and how can I become one?
What is a Guide and how can I become one?
Do you know <who/what/when/where/which/how> to <get/use/do/find>
<hidden-room/hidden-door/key/Mark>?
I keep getting bounced email messages when I try to send an email to one of the Support section addresses. Why is that, and how do I get it fixed?
What is the Merdraco and where could I find it?
How do I buy a ship, and how do I sail?
What does the time affect, and what time is it? Also, what is the difference between real time and game time?
What's with these strange characters such as An Ice Golem and A Gambling Viper, running around towns speaking to me?
