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.\" @(#)larn.6 5.5 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
.\"
-.Dd December 30, 1993
+.Dd April 23, 2010
.Dt LARN 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nd exploring the caverns of Larn
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm larn
-.Op Fl r
-.Op Fl H Ar number
-.Op Fl n
-.Op Fl h
+.Op Fl chilns
+.\".Op Fl H Ar number
.Op Fl o Ar optsfile
+.Op Fl ##
+.Op ++
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a fantasy games in which your child has contracted
The options are:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width flag
-.It Fl r
-The
-.Fl r
-option restores a checkpointed game after it has died.
-.It Fl H
-The
-.Fl H
-option sets the hardness of the game.
-.It Fl n
-The
-.Fl n
-option suppresses the welcome message at start up, putting you directly
-into the game.
+.It Fl c
+Clear the high scores file.
+.\" .It Fl H
+.\" Set the difficulty (hardness) level.
.It Fl h
-The
-.Fl h
-option prints the command line options.
+Show the command line options.
+.It Fl i
+Show the high scores, including inventory data.
+.It Fl l
+Show the log of all games.
+.It Fl n
+Suppress the welcome message and start the game immediately.
.It Fl o
-The
-.Fl o
-option specifies a different options file than
+.\" Ar optsfile
+Read the specified options file instead of
.Pa ~/.larnopts .
+.It Fl s
+Show the high scores.
+.It Fl ##
+Set the difficulty (hardness) level.
+.It ++
+Restore game from the checkpoint (auto-save) file.
.El
.Sh COMMANDS
-.Pp
These are the movement commands:
.Bl -column " print program version" " give present pack weight"
-h move to the left H run left . stay here
-j move down J run down Z teleport yourself
-k move up K run up c cast a spell
-l move to the right L run right r read a scroll
-y move northwest Y run northwest q quaff a potion
-u move northeast U run northeast W wear armor
-b move southwest B run southwest T take off armor
-n move southeast N run southeast w wield a weapon
-^ identify a trap g give present pack weight P give tax status
-d drop an item i inventory your pockets Q quit the game
-v print program version S save the game D list all items found
-? this help screen A create diagnostic file e eat something
- (wizards only)
+.It h move to the left H run left . stay here
+.It j move down J run down Z teleport yourself
+.It k move up K run up c cast a spell
+.It l move to the right L run right r read a scroll
+.It y move northwest Y run northwest q quaff a potion
+.It u move northeast U run northeast W wear armor
+.It b move southwest B run southwest T take off armor
+.It n move southeast N run southeast w wield a weapon
+.It ^ identify a trap g give present pack weight P give tax status
+.It d drop an item i inventory your pockets Q quit the game
+.It v print program version S save the game D list all items found
+.It ? this help screen A create diagnostic file e eat something
+.It (wizards only)
.El
.Sh OPTIONS FILE
-.Pp
The file
.Pa ~/.larnopts
may be used to set a few options for
-.Nm "" .
+.Nm .
A sequence of words terminated by whitespace is used to specify options.
.Pp
-.Bl -tag -width "savefile: xsave-file-namex" -compact
+.Bl -tag -width "savefile: xxsave-file-namexx" -compact
.It Sy Word
.Sy Meaning
.Pp
Choose your sex to be a man.
.It female
Choose your sex to be a woman.
-.It name: \*qyour name\*q
+.It name: Dq your name
Choose your playing name.
-.It monster: \*qmonst name\*q
+.It monster: Dq monst name
Choose a name for a monster.
-.It savefile: \*qsave-file-name\*q
+.It savefile: Dq save-file-name
Define what the savegame filename will be.
.El
.Pp
Anything enclosed in quotation marks is considered one word, and must be
separated from other words by whitespace.
.Sh SPECIAL NOTES
-.Pp
When
.Sy dropping gold ,
if you type '*' as your amount, all your gold gets dropped.
This is true when visiting the bank, or when contributing at altars.
.Pp
You can get out of the store, trading post, school, or home by hitting
-.Sy \*[Lt]esc\*[Gt] .
+.Aq Sy esc .
.Pp
-When casting a spell, if you need a list of spells you can cast, type \fBD\fP
+When casting a spell, if you need a list of spells you can cast, type
+.Ic D
as the first letter of your spell.
The available list of spells will be shown,
after which you may enter the spell code.
This only works on the 1st letter of the spell you are casting.
-.Sh AUTHOR
-Noah Morgan
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/games/larn.scores" -compact
.It Pa /var/games/larn.scores
.It Pa ~/.larnopts
Options file.
.El
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Noah Morgan
git.ckatri.com / bsdgames-darwin.git / blobdiff