Command Reference
The following is a list of the commands and codes you can use within the chat. Commands are divided into four sections: commands all users can use, commands that can only be used in rooms you own, commands only magistrates may use while on duty and commands only available to the Emperor of Shards, Starfyre.
All commands are prefixed with either a period (.) or exclamation mark (!). For instance, to use the look command you would type either .look or !look and then post.
Key: [] = optional argument
General Commands
ar [on | off] - (synonym: autorefresh) Activate (or deactivate) autorefresh mode.
go room_name - (synonym: room room_name) Use this command to go to rooms that aren't on the drop down list. Note that you must have permission to exit to the room and must have permission to enter from the room you're coming from.
escape - (synonym: panic) Get me the hell out of this room! This is a panic button command in case you get stuck...
intro - (synonym: none) Re-disply the room introduction.
look user_name - (synonym: none) This command will display the description/biography of User_Name. So for instance to see my description you would type .look Starfyre
scope room_name - (synonym: none) This command displays the room description for room_name. So for instance, to see the description for Kingfisher Inn one would type .scope Kingfisher Inn
rules - (synonym: aup) Use this command to see the room rules for the room you are currently in.
roominfo [room_name] - (synonym: info) Use this command to see various sundry information about the room you're in. If called with an argument, you will see the information for the room named instead.
locate user_name[, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: find) Use this command to locate one or more users. When searching for mulitple users, separate each name with a comma. Lurking users and users in private/invisible rooms won't be displayed even if online.
who - (synonyms: whoshere, whoson) Use this command to display the who's here list. Useful if you're using a text-only browser and can't open who's here in a new window.
ooc text - (synonyms: none) This command will post a message specifically marked Out Of Character (OOC).
lurk [on | off] - (synonyms: none) Lurk without an argument will activate invisibility mode. Otherwise, it'll either turn invisibility on or off, depending on which argument you use.
nolurk - (synonym: unlurk) Same effect as lurk off.
graphics off or none | icons | backgrounds | on or all - (synonym: images) Graphics will (duh) adjust your graphics preference, either turning graphics off, activating just icons, activating just backgrounds or turning everything on.
backgrounds on | off - (synonym: bgs) Turn backgrounds on or off.
icons on | off - (synonyms: none) Turn icons on or off.
html simple | default | advanced - (synonyms: none) Change your HTML prefs. simple is the most basic mode for text only browsers. default is the mode you start with and advanced is the HTML 4.0/CSS mode with all the trimmings for modern browsers.
boxsize small | medium | large | very large - (synonyms: none) Change the message box size. small is ideal for low resolutions and text only browsers, medium is the same size as TG's message box, large is the size of the old shards messsage box and very large is just rediculously huge.
ignore user_name[, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Add one or more users to your ignore list.
unignore user_name[, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Remove one or more users from your ignore list. Note: unignore * will clear the entire list.
morph char_name - (synonym: none) Switch into another character. You can only switch into characters you own, obviously. Note that if you morph, pms sent to your old handle will keep being sent there so don't forget to tell people if you're morphing!
newicon - (synonym: ni) Select a new icon. This is useful if you morph to a different character and want to change your teardrop/gem since otherwise you'd have to log out and then back in, defeating the purpose of having morph in the first place.
exit - (synonyms: bye, lo, logout, quit) logout this chat session.
Room Owners' Commands
reset - (synonyms: bounce, clear) Reset the posts in the room you're currently in.
adduser user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none)Adds one or more users to the user list of the room you're currently in. This command is also available to room monitors (see building rooms).
dropuser user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Drops one or more users from the user list of the room you're currently in. dropuser * will clear the list. This is also available to room monitors.
kick user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) - Fast way of kicking a user out of any room you own (or are a room monitor in) and permanently blocking their reentry. Do NOT use extended user list options (!, * and #) with this command as those will be ignored.
narrate text - (synonym: none) Posts special room narrative text. This is a post that appears without an icon and without the name of the sender. This command is also available to room monitors and room narrators.
note [text] - (synonym: event) Post a semi permanent event notification in your room. this will appear as specially formatted text at the top of the message scroll and will remain untill you clear it or override it with a new .note. This command is also available to room monitors and room narrators. Clear room notices by posting a blank .note
Magistrates' Commands
damn user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Flags one or more users as damned and sends them to Limbo.
undamn user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Clears the damned status of one or more users.
norp user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Flags one or more users as barred from the RP zone. Sends them to Limbo if they're currently in the RP zone.
unnorp user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Clears the banishment from the RP zone of one or more users.
nobuild user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Flags one or more users as barred from the room editor.
unnobuild user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Clears the room editor block from one or more users.
Emperor's Commands
broadcast [text] - (synonym: sysmesg, sm) Send a system wide broadcast. If no argument is specified, the broadcast will be cleared. Note that system broadcasts are disabled in the Roleplay Zone due to popular demand.
block user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Lock one or more user accounts out of Shards completely.
unblock user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none)Remove the block flag from one or more user accounts.
unflag user_name [, user_name2, etc...] - (synonym: none) Remove all special status flags from one or more user accounts.
Embedable Command Codes
Shards features a special "pseudo-code" markup language similar to HTML. Instead of using <> characters around pseudo-code, you use []. You may embed these codes in posts, just like HTML.
[XdY] - this will will insert X rolls on a Y sided die into your post. X is any whole number from 1 to 20. Y is any whole number from 2 to 1000. So for instance [3d8] would insert the text [3d8: 6, 5, 8] into my post.
[shout]text[/shout] - this will enlarge the text between the [shout] and [/shout], giving the impression of shouting.
[whisper]text[/whisper] - this will shrink the text between the [whisper] and [/whisper] giving the impression of whispering.
[red]text[/red] -
[blue]text[/blue] -
[green]text[/green] - color your text red, blue, or green respectively.
[code]text[/code] - post a snippet of code. Text will be preformated with the <pre> tag and all HTML will be commented out by replacing <> characters with < and > rendering the HTML visible.
[quote]text[/quote] - post some sort of quote. Quoted text will be wrapped in a <blockquote> element.
[color=color]text[/color] - colorize your text...
[br] insert a hard linebreak.
[p] insert a paragraph break.
[bold]text[/bold] put some text in boldface.
[i]text[/i] itallicize some text.
[center]text[/center] center some text.
[time] insert the current time of day.
[date] insert the current date and time of day.
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