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LARN(6) 			   Games Manual 			 LARN(6)

NAME
     larn -- exploring the caverns of Larn

SYNOPSIS
     larn [-H number] [-hnr] [-o optsfile]

DESCRIPTION
     Larn  is  a  fantasy game in which your child has contracted a strange dis-
     ease, and none of your home remedies seem to have any effect.  You set  out
     to find a remedy in a limited amount of time, and to collect gold along the
     way of course!

     The options are:

     -H number	  Set the hardness of the game.

     -h 	  Print the command line options.

     -n 	  Suppress the welcome message at start up, putting you directly
		  into the game.

     -o optsfile  Specify a different options file than ~/.larnopts.

     -r 	  Restore a checkpointed game after it has died.

COMMANDS
     These are the keyboard commands:

     h	  move to the left	   H	run left
     j	  move down		   J	run down
     k	  move up		   K	run up
     l	  move to the right	   L	run right
     y	  move northwest	   Y	run northwest
     u	  move northeast	   U	run northeast
     b	  move southwest	   B	run southwest
     n	  move southeast	   N	run southeast
     .	  stay here		   Z	teleport yourself
     c	  cast a spell		   w	wield a weapon
     q	  quaff a potion	   r	read a scroll
     W	  wear armor		   T	take off armor
     D	  list all items found	   e	eat something
     ^	  identify a trap	   g	give present pack weight
     d	  drop an item		   i	inventory your pockets
     P	  give tax status	   Q	quit the game
     v	  print program version    S	save the game
     ?	  this help screen	   A	create diagnostic file

OPTIONS FILE
     The file ~/.larnopts may be used to set a few options for Larn.  A sequence
     of words terminated by whitespace is used to specify options.

     Word		     Meaning
     bold-objects	     Select bold display of objects.
     inverse-objects	     Select inverse video display of objects.
     no-introduction	     Do not display intro message.
     enable-checkpointing    Turn on periodic checkpointing.
     no-beep		     Disable beeping of the terminal.
     male		     Choose your sex to be a man.
     female		     Choose your sex to be a woman.
     name: "name"	     Choose your playing name.
     monster: "name"	     Choose a name for a monster.
     savefile: "file"	     Define what the savegame filename will be.

     Your  name and monster names must be enclosed in double quotation marks and
     may be up to 34 characters long.  Longer names are truncated.  Anything en-
     closed in quotation marks is considered one word,	and  must  be  separated
     from other words by whitespace.

SPECIAL NOTES
     When  dropping  gold,  if	you  type '*' as your amount, all your gold gets
     dropped.  In general, typing in '*' means all of what  you  are  interested
     in.  This is true when visiting the bank, or when contributing at altars.

     You  can  get  out  of  the store, trading post, school, or home by hitting
     <esc>.

     When casting a spell, if you need a list of spells you can cast, type 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.

FILES
     /var/games/larn/lscore12.0  Score file.
     /var/games/larn/llog12.0	 Log file.
     ~/.larnopts		 Options file.

AUTHORS
     Noah Morgan

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	December 30, 1993			 LARN(6)

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