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When you first create your character, you go through a little intro tutorial that explains some of the game commands. Once you're done with the tutorial, you get plunked down in the actual game world and you can start exploring, making friends and having what real MMORPG fun is supposed to be Achaea is almost entirely player driven, by the way, which means
Player driven economy
Player driven cities, shops, political elections, it's a living breathing "world" with hundreds of other players who are trying to make a name for themselves, just like you.
An in-game NEWBIE channel exists, and guides rotate shifts, ensuring that newbies are always taken care of.
You can also check out the official forums!
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Character creation can be confusing the first time, as many options exist to tailor your character to your exact specifications. There are a total of 12 races, which are -
Atavian: Humans that have been gifted with magnificent wings by Vastar, the Sky God.
Dwarf: Short and stocky humanoids created by Phaestus, the Smith.
Grook: They are the most intelligent of the races and have frog-like appearances.
Horkval: Powerful but not very intelligent insectoids used as shock troops by Aegis, the God of War.
Human: Their birth sparked a war between the Gods, as they are the offspring of the rape of Maya by a chaotic being.
Mhun: Sneaky, agile humanoids who prefer to live underground.
Rajamala: A proud race of tiger-like creatures, known for their speed and ferocity in combat.
Satyr: A male-only race, they are known for their horns, cloven hooves and love of wild entertainment and women.
Sirens: Beautiful females who are statistically similar to the average Human.
Troll: Large and powerful descendants of the legendary giant Gruul and a human woman.
Tsol'aa: An ancient and intelligent humanoid race, they prefer to dwell in the forests.
Xoran: Powerful and intelligent lizards from a distant world, their origins are unknown.
Each class in Achaea comes with three skills, and each skill generally has 25 - 50 abilities. Players may learn every ability available to their class, allowing access to hundreds of different attacks and PvP strategies.
You may choose to join one of six player-ran factions that represent different ideologies. You may also join a House, which is similar to a guild, and each city has a number of Houses that belong to it.
Ashtan: The city of Chaos, Ashtan has been the base of operations for the Occultists for many centuries.
Shallam: Shallam is the city of Good and is governed by the Citadel of Light.
Mhaldor: The twin gods Shaitan and Apollyon rule the city of Evil, sitting on a barren island surrounded by red fog.
Eleusis: A forestal village, Eleusis exists for those who want a community lifestyle without the big city noise.
Hashan: Often taking a neutral stance on most world-matters, Hashan is the city of merchants and rogues.
Cyrene: Affluent artists, poets, and bards call Cyrene home. They lean towards the Good end of the spectrum, but prefer to be left alone.
Joining a House is pretty simple and is based on your class. For example, there are 4 Houses in Shallam; The Templars, the Dawnstriders, the Priests and the Sentaari. The Templars accept Knight classes, the Priests accepts Priests (duh), the Dawnstriders accept Jesters/Serpents, and the Sentaari accept Monks and other stuff.
Houses used to be called Guilds, and they would only accept 1 class. So the Paladins guild would only accept Paladins, etc. Well they started adding more classes to the game and there was no sense in creating a guild for every single class, so they created Houses and let players decide which classes they want in their Houses.
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This is actually a really good starter-read for people considering playing. There is also something called the trait system that lets you pick a stat-pack for your race (balanced or something like 14/12/12/12, 12/14/12/12, 12/12/14/12, etc) along with "traits" that let you customize your character further (letting you do things faster, giving you an extra stat somewhere, healing more from elixirs or plants, etc.). As a general rule, constitution is for tanking, strength is for physical damage, intelligence is for magical damage, and dexterity is for dodging. You can't dodge denizens, so most of the time it's the best idea to pick the constitution sub-race if you're an afflictor, or strength/intelligence if you're a physical damage-dealer or magical damage-dealer.
Good luck, and if you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask either in-game on NEWBIE questionquestionquestion, or even here if you can't find any help.
Shallam or Eleusis are the most newcomer friendly.
The Monk or Priest class are the easiest to get into.
One thing I would recommend any newbie do is announce that you're totally new to the game across your CITY channel, just type something like ct hello I am completely new <--you'll get loads of help that way
Here is the full list of EMOTES in the game, except racial emotes (each race has a few specific emotes)
1tear ace ack adulate
advance agree ah aha
ahem ahoy alarm amok
apologise applaud argh aroo
aroo? avoid aww aye
babble back backhand backoff
bah bare bark bravo
beam bearhug beckon beg
belch bellypoke bibble bigwink
bird bitchslap bitekiss bitethumb
bkiss blanch blankstare bleat
bleh blink blow blubber
blush boast boggle bollocks
boo boogie bounce bow
brace brag brandish bray
brb bringiton bristle brush
buff bugeye bugger bumphips
burp buzz bye
cackle caper caress cartwheel
catcall cautious cavort chant
cheer cheers chin chinlift
chortle chuckle clampteeth clap
clear clearmind collapse comfort
concerned console contemplate contempt
contentsigh convulse coo cool
cough covereyes cower crazy
cringe crossarms cry cuddle
cuff cupcheek curious curse
curtsey cya
damn dance daydream deadfaint
deepkiss defy deny despair
determined dies dismay dmiss
doff doh done doomed
dour dramaqueen dread dribble
drool drunkdance dsmile duck
dude dude! dude? dudenod
dudette duh dust
earlick edge eek eep
egads egg eh elbow
embrace envy erk erm
eskiss evil evilgrin eww
excellent eye eyekiss
facepalm faint fan fart
fawn fhkiss fidget fine
fingercross flap flee flex
flip flirt flit flop
flutter foetal fondle footrub
fran fret frolic frown
fume furious furrow
gag gah gambol gan
gape gasp gaze gazeout
g'donya gear gentlehands gentlespin
gibber giddy giggle giggleblush
gigglefall glare glee gloat
glower gnash goats good
goodnight goosestep gotohell gotohelldie
grab greed greet grimace
grin grinbroad gripe groan
grope gross grouch grouse
grovel growl grr grumble
grump grumpy grunt guesswho
guffaw gulp
ha haha hairstroke halfsalute
halfsmile handkiss handshake happygasp
hate hatestare headlean headshake
heckle heh hehe hello
hex hhop hi hiccup
hidebehind highfive hiss hmm
hmm? hmph hoho holdhands
hoot hop hope howl
hrm huff hug hugbehind
huh hum hurl huzzah
idiot ignore iknow incline
innocence innocent
jeer jig jump
keel kiss kisscheek kneel
knuckles
lacehand lalala lashkiss laugh
lean leer legcling leghump
lick licknose lie linkarm
listen loathe lol love
lovecomfort lovetoo lullaby
makeface massage meep meh
melt meow mercy mine
mm moan mock moo
moon mope mourn muhaha
mumble murmur mutter myhero
nag narf narrow naturelove
nay neckkiss nibble nibblekiss
nice nicemeet no nod
nodcareful noogie nose notfair
np nty nudge nuzzle
nvm
offerarm offerhand ogle oh
ohh ohmaya ohwell oi
oink ok okaly okay
omg ooer ooo oops
ouch outrage ow
pace pah panic pant
pants paranoia pardon pat
patient pathead pause peck
peckl peckrt peer perk
pester pet petnice pff
phew picknose piffle pinch
pinchcheek pishposh pity pkiss
plaugh playgrowl plead please
pnose point poke ponder
poof pose pounce pout
praise prance pray pride
prod profane prostrate pssh
pstare puke punt puppyeyes
purr pyro
quack quail quake queasy
quiver
raise raisehand raisehand! raisehand?
rally rasp rave really?
recoil refuse relief remindme
resent respect right riight
roar rofl roll romp
roombow roomcurtsey rub rubfoot
rufflehair
sadshake sagenod salute scoff
scold scorn scowl scratch
scream seal seethe seksay
serenade shake shakefist shakehands
shame shameonyou sheesh shh
shifty shinkick shiver shock
shoo shriek shrug shudder
shuffle shyaway shysmile sigh
sighnod simper sing sit
sithands skip skulk slap
sleepylean slobber slowdance slowkiss
slump smack sman smile
smilesoft smileweak smirk smooch
smooth smug snan snap
snarl sneer sneeze snerk
snicker sniff sniffle snigger
snivel snog snore snort
snuffle snuggle snuke sob
softclap soothe sorry sowhat
spank sparkle speechless spit
splutter squeak squeal squeeze
squirm stagger stampfoot standdown
stare stars stomp stretch
stroke strokecheek strum strut
stumble suck sulk super
sure surprise suspicious suure
swagger sway swear sweat
sweet swoon
tackle tacklekiss tada tag
takeaim takehand tango tantrum
tap taunt tclick tease
teehee tenderkiss thank thanks
thelist think thought thrash
threaten thumbsdown thumbsup thump
thwap tickle ticklechin tiptoe
tired titter toast tongue
tralala tremble tsk tug
tugarm tut twiddle twinkle
twirl twitch twitter
ugh um urge urgh
victory voices vomit
waddle wag waggle wahoo
wail wait waltz warble
wasntme wave wavehand wavehi
waveto weep welcome wha?
what what. whatever whee
whew whimper whine whinny
whistle whocares why whyme
wickedgrin wiggle wince wink
winknudge wither woe woohoo
woot wootwoot worship wow
wrestle wriggle wtf
yahoo yarr yawn yay!
yay? yearnsigh yelp yes
yo yodel yodel! yodel?
yuck yum
zerbert ziplip
Those aren't all the possible emotes! The emote system allows you to emote whatever you want, and those are just basics. So your emotes are limited by your imagination.
I didn't even know the act of blowing a raspberry on someone's belly had a name until I started playing Achaea. Zerbert, hm.
"For he who can be, and therefore is, another's and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature."
-Aristotle