Meridian 59 User's Guide 

Table of Contents 


 

Preface 

About This Document 
 
How this Manual is Organized 
 

Getting Started 

Hardware Requirements 
 
Installing Meridian 59 
 
About Your Server 
 

Your Character 

Customizing Your Character 
 
Name 
 
Appearance 
 
Statistics 
 
Spells 
 
Skills 
 
Growing Your Character 
 
Saving Your Character 
Death and Suicide 
 
Death 
 
Suicide 
 

The World of Meridian 59 

 

The World Screen 

About Screen Windows 
 

The Action Window 

Move Around 
 
Look Around 
 
Pick Things Up, and Put Them Down 
 
Find Out About Those Other People 
 
Find Out About Objects 
 
Fight 
 
See What Time It Is 
 
Use the Map 
 
The Chat Window
 
Command History
 
The Game Menu 
Connect 
 
Disconnect 
 
Preferences 
 
Change Password 
 
The Options Menu 
Large Graphics Area 
 
Animation 
 
Music 
 
Sounds 
 
Colors 
 
Fonts 
 
Save Settings Now /Save Settings On Exit 
 
The Spells Menu 
The Actions Menu 
 
Who is logged on 
 
Ignoring Someone 
 
Modify Groups 
 
Hot Key Aliases 
 
Command Aliases
 
Guild Configuration 
 
Wave/Point/Dance/Happy/Sad/Neutral/Wry 
 
The Help Menu 
Contents 
 
About... 
 
The Tool Bar 
 
Latency Meter
 
Profanity Filter
 
Your Character 
 
Status Bars 
 
Your Worldly Goods 
Using An Item 
 
Looking At An Item 
 
The Stats, Spells, and Skills and Stats Buttons 
Inventory
Spells
Skills
Stats 
 
About Karma 
 

People 

Real-Time Chat 
 
Sending A Message 
 
Group Communications 
Creating a New Group 
 
Talking To a Group 
 
Tell Friends let's meet at the fountain in Tos. 
 
Adding Members to A Group 
 
Deleting Members From A Group 
 
Eliminating A Group 
 
Viewing A List of Current Groups 
 
Listing All Members of A Single Group 
 
Making Your Communications Bold And Colorful 
Using Body Language 
 
 
Talking to Permanent Residents 
 
Newsglobes 
Using Newsglobes 
 
Meridian Mail Service 
 

Who's Who: Meridian Social Structure 101 

The Guardians, Guides, and Bards
 
Murderers and Outlaws: About Player Killing 
 
Murderers 
 
Outlaws 
 

Guilds 

Joining A Guild 
 
Creating A New Guild 
 
Achieving Maturity 
 
Administrative Fees 
 
Managing Your Guild 
Membership 
 
Rank 
 
Exile 
 
Support 
 
Abdicate to: 
 
Leave Guild 
 
Alliances 
 
Invite 
 
Change Guild Password 
 
Abandon Guild Hall 
 
Disband Guild 
 
About Guild Rankings 
 
Renting A Guild Hall 
 
Paying Rent 
Taking A Guild Hall by Force 
 
Conquest By Enemy Guild 
 
Conquest by Allied or Neutral Guild 
 
Conquest By Mercenary 
 
Conquest By Betrayal 
 
Words of Wisdom 
 
 

Places 

Main Attractions: In The Cities and Towns 
 
Deposit Money 
 
Withdraw Money 
 
Check balance 
Using Vaults
 

Main Attractions: Beyond The Town Walls 

 
Monsters and Other Wildlife 
 
Things: Your Worldly Goods 
Looking At An Item 
 
Picking Up An Item 
 
Equipping Items 
 
Dropping Items 
 
Buying Items 
 
Selling Items 
 
Carrying & Protecting Your Booty 
 

Skills and Spells 

 
Weapons 
Using Your Weapon 
 
Weapon Enhancement & Repair 
 
Basic Tactics 
 
Armor 
Using Armor 
 
Enhancement & Repair 
 
Skills 
Acquiring Skills 
 
Honing Your Skills 
 
Challenge Combat: The Arena 
Challenging The Champion 
 
Claiming The Title 
 
Selecting a Style
 

Magic 

Acquiring Spells 
 
Casting Spells 
 
Improving Your Spellcasting 
 
Enchanted Items 
 
Potions 
 
Circlets 
 
Weapons and Armor 
 
Food, Drink, and Rest 
 

How to Reach Us 

3DO Customer Service 
 

Credits 

 


 
 
 
The 3DO Company Meridian 59 User's Guide - 27 January 1997
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