xref: /original-bsd/games/larn/larn.6 (revision 9ad5198e)
1.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
2.\" All rights reserved.
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6.\"	@(#)larn.6	5.3 (Berkeley) 06/18/91
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8.Vx
9.Dd
10.Dt LARN 6
11.\" .UC 7
12.Sh NAME
13.Nm larn
14.Nd exploring the caverns of Larn
15.Sh SYNOPSIS
16.Nm /usr/games/larn
17.Op Fl r
18.Op Fl H Ar number
19.Op Fl n
20.Op Fl h
21.Op Fl o Ar optsfile
22.Sh DESCRIPTION
23.Nm Larn
24is a fantasy games in which your child has contracted
25a strange disease, and none of your home remedies
26seem to have any effect.  You set out to find a remedy in a limited
27amount of time, and to collect gold along the way of course!
28.Pp
29The options are:
30.Pp
31.Tw Ds
32.Tp Fl r
33The
34.Fl r
35option restores a checkpointed game after it has died.
36.Tp Fl H
37The
38.Fl H
39option sets the hardness of the game.
40.Tp Fl n
41The
42.Fl n
43option suppresses the welcome message at start up, putting you directly
44into the game.
45.Tp Fl h
46The
47.Fl h
48option prints the command line options.
49.Tp Fl o
50The
51.Fl o
52option specifies a different options file than ~/.larnopts.
53.Sh COMMANDS
54.nf
55.Pp
56These are the movement commands:
57.ta \w'h'u+1n +\w'print program version'u+2n +\w'H'u+1n +\w'give present pack weight'u+2n +\w'Z'u+1n +\w'list all items found'u
58.sp
59h	move to the left	H	run left	.	stay here
60j	move down	J	run down	Z	teleport yourself
61k	move up	K	run up	c	cast a spell
62l	move to the right	L	run right	r	read a scroll
63y	move northwest	Y	run northwest	q	quaff a potion
64u	move northeast	U	run northeast	W	wear armor
65b	move southwest	B	run southwest	T	take off armor
66n	move southeast	N	run southeast	w	wield a weapon
67^	identify a trap	g	give present pack weight	P	give tax status
68d	drop an item	i	inventory your pockets	Q	quit the game
69v	print program version	S	save the game	D	list all items found
70?	this help screen	A	create diagnostic file	e	eat something
71			(wizards only)
72.ta
73.fi
74.Sh OPTIONS FILE
75.Pp
76The file "~/.larnopts" may be used to set a few options for
77.Nm Larn.
78A sequence of words terminated by whitespace is used to specify options.
79.nf
80.ta \w'savefile save-file-name'u+6n
81.sp
82        \fIWord\fP	             \fIMeaning\fP
83.sp
84bold-objects	select bold display of objects
85inverse-objects	select inverse video display of objects
86no-introduction	do not display intro message
87enable-checkpointing	turn on periodic checkpointing
88no-beep	disable beeping of the terminal
89male	choose your sex to be a man
90female	choose your sex to be a woman
91name: "your name"	choose your playing name
92monster: "monst name"	choose a name for a monster
93savefile: "save-file-name"	define what the savegame filename will be
94.ta
95.fi
96.Pp
97Your name and monster names must be enclosed in double quotation marks and may
98be up to 34 characters long.  Longer names are truncated.
99Anything enclosed in quotation marks is considered one word, and must be
100separated from other words by whitespace.
101.Sh SPECIAL NOTES
102.Pp
103When \fBdropping gold\fP,
104if you type '*' as your amount, all your gold gets dropped.
105In general, typing in '*' means all of what your interested in.  This is true
106when visiting the bank, or when contributing at altars.
107.Pp
108You can get out of the store, trading post, school, or home by hitting
109\fB<esc>\fP.
110.Pp
111When casting a spell, if you need a list of spells you can cast, type \fBD\fP
112as the first letter of your spell.  The available list of spells will be shown,
113after which you may enter the spell code.  This only works on the 1st letter
114of the spell you are casting.
115.Sh AUTHOR
116Noah Morgan
117.Sh FILES
118.ta \w'/var/games/larn.scores'u+8n
119/var/games/larn.scores	Score file
120~/.larnopts	Options file
121