Welcome to DarkStorm!

• Become a little familiar with the classes and races. You need to choose a class and race to make a character. Don't worry about choosing the wrong combination, you can switch things around later.
  
• Your character's stats. They are fairly straightforward, just check the "Your Character" page for a reference. Don't worry about messing something up here either, you can change the stats later.
• To move around, you have to move along connection regions. Just post topics along the lines of "Enters *Location*", "Passing Through", or anything along those lines.
• If you don't get involved in a war, you don't have to worry about other players attacking you for the most part. However, if you don't get involved in a war, you can't really attack other players either.
  
• Battles go by turns. ">" symbols next to certain abilities mean that an ability requires more turns to use (one extra turn per ">" character). Damage is calculated by your strength and your weapons, unless you use an ability. If you use an ability, do what the ability says. More than two characters can be involved in a battle. That's basically the battle system for you.
• If your character dies, nothing is lost unless something is staked. Ships can be called again, your equipment stays with you, and your stats remain the same. The only effect of dying is that you get a quick trip to your hometown's sanctuary. If you don't have a hometown, you get a quick trip to Zolandor (not its sanctuary).
• Battles can be roleplayed, ignoring all rules and stats if desired. It must be stated that a battle is roleplayed at its beginning. Battles cannot be purely roleplayed for anything involving the wars or quests, but can technically happen anywhere else if everyone involved consents to it. If someone dies, he/she may be sent to his/her hometown, but it is not required.