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--- SURVIVING  ON  PYROTO  MOUNTAIN ---
By Tidings-Scrolls Scribe  Llebpmac Mit
                --*--

Survival is not difficult,  if you keep
your wits about you  and  strive to get
ahead of the other wizards!

Many potent  spells  (DEMOTE  is a good
example) have no effect on higher-level
wizards.  So, if you're  "on top",  you
have a good chance of STAYING there!

Keep your eyes open!   If you're quali-
fied to use the  PROBE  command,  watch
those other wizards!  They'll be trying
to get  far enough ahead of you so that
they can  DEMOTE you -- or even  BANISH
you!   Don't  let that happen!   If you
value your  position,  you'll make sure
that everybody is at a  lower  level!

In order to do this,  you should  learn
to  conserve  Manna-points.   Print out
the SPELLS list and  study it!   You'll
discover that  some spells can save you
that little extra bit of Manna that can
mean the difference between advancement
and destruction!

But don't forget to use your diplomatic
skills.  An enemy might be made into an
ally, if you use the right words.

May you ASCEND to your heart's content,
and never be BANISHED!


--- TIPS  ON  PYROTO  COMMAND USAGE ---
By Tidings-Scrolls Scribe  Llebpmac Mit

Here are a few pointers to help you use
the commands on Pyroto Mountain...

COMMAND COMPLETION:   You don't have to
type  the  whole  command.   Just  type
enough  to  be  recognizable.    As  an
example:  to use the READ command,  you
only  have to type "R".   Three letters
is usually sufficient.

COMMAND STRINGS:  You can  string  your
commands together.  This saves a bit of
time.   Let's say you wanted to ASCEND,
and then do a  READ.   You  could  type
this:

              ASCEND READ

              or simply...

                 ASC R

You can  also  feed  parameters  to the
commands.   For  example:   the  CHANGE
command wants  two numbers.   You could
type the command like this:

             CHAN 375 356

Finally,  there  is  a  differentiation
between numeric inputs and text inputs.
You can  "insert"  numeric  inputs,  as
shown in this command:

              CHAN DET

The CHANGE command will ask you for the
required date-and-time data.  Once that
command is finished, the DETect command
will be  remembered -- since it  wasn't
appropriate for the numeric input.

READING TEXT:   You can halt the output
of  messages  and  other text  (such as
this article) by pressing either  CTL-S
or the  P  key.  To re-start, press any
key.

You can also  cancel output  altogether
by  pressing  some other key.

When  reading  messages,  however,  the
spacebar  has a  special function:   it
will skip what you're reading, and jump
to the  next message.   For informatory
text (like this),  it will  cancel  the
print-out.

ADVANCEMENT:  TSOTL  judges you on what
you say in your messages.   He analyzes
them for many things, but above all, he
looks for  CONTENT.   So make sure that
you send interesting messages,  and you
will  be  rewarded  with  TSOTL's  high
esteem!

PRIVATE MESSAGES:  You  can  set  aside
the remainder of a message,  so that it
can only be read by the people that you
list.  (NOTE:  TSOTL does not encourage
this  sort of thing,  so if you want to
earn his esteem with a private message,
you'll have to work  extra hard.   It's
easier, in the long run, to use private
messages only when ABSOLUTELY needed.)

To declare the  remainder  of a message
as private, start your line like this:

<<Name1><Name2>> Start of message...

For example,  let's say  you've typed a
few lines for general consumption,  and
wish to set aside  the rest of the mes-
sage for FREDZO, MARIO and BERNIE.  You
would do it this way:

<<FREDZO><MARIO><BERNIE>> Etc. etc.

If you want to make sure you understand
this technique,  send a private message
that  doesn't  include your own name in
the list.   (Why should it, after all?)
Then,  use the TIMEWARP command to warp
back a few minutes.   Re-read your mes-
sage.   If you  can't read  the private
section, you got it right!

You can  use this technique  to reserve
several "Privates" in one message.

EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES:  You can  also  set
aside part of your message such that it
can read only by people who  AREN'T  in
the  list of names.  An example:  let's
say you're  planning  a surprise  party
for  JOE and HAROLD.  You'd put this in
front of the relevant text:

><JOE><HAROLD><  Hey, everybody!  We're

...and so forth.   JOE and HAROLD would
not be able to read the following text.

You can freely mix  Privates and Exclu-
sives.  Here's the way you'd  type up a
short message that uses all these tech-
niques:

.-------------------------------------.
: Hello, everybody!  Nice day, eh?    :
: Now, some Privates and Exclusives:  :
:                                     :
: <<HARRY><MARY>>  We attack soon!    :
: Get your Manna charged up, okay?    :
:                                     :
: <<FRED><JOE>>  Harry, we have de-   :
: decided to accept your peace offer. :
:                                     :
: ><FRED><JOE>< Hey, everybody, we're :
: going to double-cross FRED & JOE.   :
: Feel free to join in on the attack! :
:                                     :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Don't worry about the :
: Exclusive.  We are planning a       :
: surprise party for you!             :
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ONCE AGAIN:  Don't forget to  check the
Manna-points  required for  each spell.
If you don't have enough to perform the
spell,  you'll lose consciousness,  and
your remaining Manna will be wasted.

Good luck!