A guide for newbie players in the world of
<link to the Eternal City>
(Click the glowing TEC logo above to enter Iridine, The Eternal City)
>>LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 24, 2004 <<
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Gird up ye loins, newbies, 'cause I'm gonna make ye the best damned
rat-slayin', thief-thumpin', wine-drinkin', constable-cursin',
mother-lovin', blood-spillin', sons-of-an-absent-father
warriors that Iridine has ever seen."
-Vino Nuovo, the drunken warrior.

THE BASICS 
WHAT DO I DO FIRST ? -or- Who the 'ell is this Phaedro feller, anyway?  
PASSING THE BAR -or- What does this button do...?  
COMMANDS-or- How the 'ell do ya' do that ?  
ROLE-PLAYING (I.C. AND O.O.C.) -or- What, are you a lunatic?!  

TOWN AND COUNTRY
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY -or- The fine art of salvaging.  
DIRECTIONS-or- Can someone just tell me how to get to the damned bank?!  
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT- or - I'm innocent, I tell ya !  
THE SOCIAL SKILLS -or- Making an impression.  
THE IRIDINE SHOPPER'S GUIDE -or- Where to find the cool stuff.
FIGHTIN' AND KILLIN'
COMBAT -or- That's it. I can't take it anymore. I gotta kill somethin' !  
HUNTING-or- So many critters, so little time.  
ADVANCEMENT-or- Getting better at fightin', killin' and making 'em bleed!  
TRAITS-or- The ABC's of me, baby!
WIMP ARE PEOPLE, TOO - Starting tips for non-violent professions.
TIPS AND TRICKS
THIEVES -or- You'll learn to hate 'em. How to piss 'em off and keep yer backpack.  
MACRO ENGINEERING-or- Macro, the warrior's best friend.  
VINO'S VOX POPULI -or- Tips from your fellow killers.  
T.E.C.TIQUETTE-or- You're a newbie and everybody hates you. How to make nice.
MORE, MORE, MORE !
VINO'S TAVERN -or- Jokes and humorous stories.  
POET AND DIDN'T KNOW IT -or- Poems and Limericks.

RECOMMENDED SITES:
PEPA QUEST -or- The most comprehensive, easy-to-view map site I have ever seen.
TEC COMBAT -or-etailed site dealing with damage and manuveurs for all TEC weapons and fighting styles.
PHWOAR'S NEW PLAYER SITE -or- Lots of excellant information for new players, including a rank bonus calculator.



If you have questions, comments, opinions, submissions, constructive criticism, tricks, directions, stories, poems, songs, limericks, maps, advice, pointers or an iron gladius you're just itching to give away to a guy like me please contact me at:
The Vineyard Headquarters 
 
The Eternal City images, text, and audio are used with permission, and are copyright (c) 1997-2001 Worlds Apart Productions, LLC. Opinions expressed here are those of Vino the drunken warrior, and may not reflect those of Worlds Apart Productions, LLC.