Guides
Getting Started
Your first steps in Nightmist Legacy.
Welcome to Nightmist
Nightmist Legacy is a text-based multiplayer RPG (MUD). You create a character, explore a living world, fight monsters, learn spells, and grow in power alongside other players. This guide will walk you through your very first steps — from creating a character to surviving your first few fights.
The game is designed to be played with the mouse. Clickable buttons and panels handle most actions — you rarely need to type anything. For players who prefer it, a full command interface is also available. See the Commands reference for the complete list.
Step 1 — Create an Account
Head to the registration page and create a free account. Once logged in you can create up to 20 characters and connect up to 8at the same time.
Step 2 — Choose Your Race
Race determines your starting stats, your stat caps, and which classes are available to you. If you're new, Human or Half-Elf are safe picks — they can be any class and have well-rounded stats.
Step 3 — Choose Your Class
Your class defines your role, abilities, and spell list. New players are recommended to start with Fighter, Paladin, or Cleric — they are forgiving and easy to understand.
A reliable melee warrior with steady HP growth. The Soothe ability lets you heal yourself between fights. A solid first choice.
The highest HP and damage in the game. Berserk, Rage, and Smite abilities let you burst enemies down fast — at the cost of your own HP.
A holy warrior that combines melee with healing spells. More self-sufficient than a Fighter but requires managing both stamina and mana.
The highest mana pool and pure spell damage. Very low HP makes positioning important. Starts with Shock and gains Flame, Blast, and Vortex Gate at higher levels.
The best healer in the game. Heal, Aid, and Divine Restoration keep parties alive. Also has Cleanse to remove poison and debuffs.
Nature-focused healer with Morph (shape-shift for extra HP), Forage, and damage spells. Versatile but complex to master.
Ranged and melee hybrid with Hypnotise (reduces enemy hit chance) and Dual Shot. Great in parties for debuffing tough monsters.
Stealth, Backstab, and the ability to steal gold. Requires positioning and timing. Rewarding for experienced players.
Step 4 — Your First Minutes In-Game
You start at the Boar's Tusk Tavern
Your character wakes up inside the Boar's Tusk Tavern in the city of Nightmist. Your starting gold of 200 coins is already safely deposited in the bank. Read the room description to get your bearings — the exits panel shows every direction you can move. Click an exit to walk through it.
Buy your starter equipment first
Before you fight anything, visit the shops and spend your gold wisely. The most important purchase for any new character is an Oak Staff — a cheap, reliable level 1 weapon available at Tiggy's Magic Store. After that, pick up a helmet and a shield from the armoury. Together they give you a solid defensive foundation before your first fight.
Tiggy's Magic Store — Oak Staff and other starter weapons
Braxus Firehammer's Armoury — helmets, armour, and shields
When you enter a shop, a panel will list everything for sale. Click an item to buy it — it goes straight into your inventory. To equip it, open your inventory and double-click the item.
Combat Basics
Starting a fight
Click a monster in the room to target it, then click the Attack button. Your character will auto-attack on a short timer. Watch your HP carefully — if it gets low, move to a different room to break combat, or use a healing ability.
Stamina
Every character has a stamina pool. Each attack spends 1 stamina, and so does casting a spell. Stamina regenerates steadily over time — it doesn't matter whether you're in combat or standing still. Special abilities like Berserk, Soothe, or Hypnotise spend additional stamina, so keep an eye on your pool before committing to a big move.
Recovering between fights
HP and MP regenerate passively, but slowly. For a quick top-up there are two options:
- Rest at a tavern — click the Rest button while inside a tavern to restore full HP and MP for 100 gold.
- Visit the Church — find the church in Nightmist and speak to the priest. They will heal you for free.
Death & respawning
If you die, any gold you had on your person goes to the monster that killed you — another good reason to keep your gold in the bank. You respawn at your bound tavern with reduced HP and MP and lose a small portion of your current experience. Click the Respawn button when prompted to return to safety.
Talking to Other Players
Type a message into the chat bar at the bottom of the screen and press Enter to speak to everyone in your room. For more options:
Shout — heard by your room and all adjacent rooms.
PM — send a private message to any online player.
Tell — speak directly to someone in your room, visible to everyone there.
Who — click the Who button to see who else is currently online.
Joining a Party
Playing with others is one of the best parts of Nightmist. Party members share experience from kills made in the same room, so grouping up is always worthwhile. Click a player's name and use the Invite button, or ask someone to invite you. Once in a party, party chat lets you speak privately to your group.
Keeping Your Gold Safe
Your starting gold is already in the bank — that's the safest place for it. Any gold you withdraw and carry on you is lost if a monster kills you. After shopping, make a habit of banking any leftover gold before heading out to fight. Find the bank in Nightmist and use the Deposit button to store it.
Leveling Up
XP is earned by dealing damage to monsters. When you level up you gain max HP (and max MP if you are a caster) and receive 5 unspent stat points. Open the Stats panel and click the + button next to a stat to spend them.
Focus on your class's primary stat first: STR for physical fighters, INT for Mages, WIS for Clerics, Druids, and Paladins. Then invest in CON for extra HP per level or DEX for better hit chance.
Prefer the Keyboard?
Everything in Nightmist can also be done through typed commands — useful if you're a veteran of text MUDs or just prefer keyboard shortcuts. Check the Commands reference for the full list. Common ones to know: /a <target> to attack, /cast <spell> to cast, /pm <name> <message> to message privately, and /quit to log out safely.