Editing Combat (section)

= How to Prepare for Combat =
The first thing to do is acquire weapons and armour. Most characters begin with some cheap equipment, and have a meager sum of money to purchase more. In order to actually benefit from the equipment, it must be worn or wielded. The command 'wear <item>' is used to wear any sort of armour, and the command 'wield <item>' is used to wield weapons. If you have many pieces of armour, the quickest way to wear them all is, quite logically, the command 'wear all'.

Weapons can be wielded in one or two hands, and two weapons can be wielded simultaneously if both are wielded one-handed. Of course, if your character has more than two hands, even more weapons can be used. Using a weapon two-handed makes the grip much stronger, preventing fumbles and therefore the weapon will not be dropped as often as usual. Wielding large weapons in two hands makes them also slightly more manageable, and enables smaller characters to use large weapons more efficiently.

The use of these commands is simple, for example in order to wear a helmet, simply type 'wear helmet'; it is automatically worn in the correct hit location. If you wish to wield a weapon in two hands, type 'wield <item> in right hand,left hand.