Olympia G2 Rules

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Olympia, its rules, documentation and game text are Copyright 1991-1997 by Rich Skrenta.
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Version g2.11 [Tue Oct 7 08:21:26 PDT 1997]

Rules	Orders	Skills
Introduction Overview Turn schedule Olympia Times Diplomatic email forwarding service Compensation for errors Cheating Olympian Calendar Game additions and rule changes How do I join? Definition of Terms Command summary Note: Read the changes list! Submitting orders Interrupting orders Units not controlled by you (yet) Use the order template Be careful Failed orders More order examples Player Entity Quitting Order of characters in a location Command priority Command precedence within a location At the same time ... Olympian geography Inner Locations Inside a City Who else is here? City default garrisons More about geography Holes in the Map Hidden routes Ocean ports Port Cities An example city description Wilderness and civilization Dangerous places Map of Olympia game G2 Health Death Markets Market report City purchasing Resolution of trades Partial trades More market examples Loyalty bonds Stacking Carrying capacity Training men Maintenance cost Making weapons and armor Skills Sources of instruction Fee to begin study Advanced skills Study limit Fast study Skill Experience Skills not rated for experience Teaching Summary of studying A rough example Research Magic Aura Magician status Required Items Study of Spells Schools of Magic Religion Battles Resolution of battle Front and rear Missile Attacks Fortifications Item bonuses Prisoners Prisoner escapes Permissions and declared attitudes Allowing entrance and stacking Combat attitudes Buildings Inns Mining Ships How to sail Making ships Operating a ferry Ferry synchronization Control of buildings and ships Province control and ownership Tax base Castles Garrisons More about garrisons Garrison reports Referring to garrisons Status Pledging land Status after pledging Pillaging Opium Relics Summary of important tables Item combat values Weights Training tables Combat ratings of fighters Maintenance costs Castle improvement Castle garrisons Protection Civilization Beastmastery Quest Experience Skill listing and learning times Changes in Olympia G2 Trade Beastmastery Combat Castle improvement, Garrisons, Civ-levels, Taxes The Map Magic & Religion Death, NP conservation Monsters Skills and Experience Skill listing and learning times Relics Misc Item combat values Item weights	accept admit attack banner behind board bribe build buy catch claim collect contact decree default defend drop email execute explore fee ferry fish flag fly form format garrison get give guard honor hostile improve lore make message move name neutral notab oath password pay pillage players pledge post press promote quarry quest quit raze recruit repair research resend rumor sail seek sell split stack stop study surrender take terrorize train ungarrison unload unstack use vis_email wait	Shipcraft [600] Sailing [601] Shipbuilding [602] Fishing [603] Combat [610] Survive fatal wound [611] Fight to the death [612] Construct catapult [613] Defense [614] Archery [615] Swordplay [616] Weaponsmithing [617] Stealth [630] Petty thievery [631] Determine inventory of character [632] Determine skills of character [633] Determine character's lord [634] Conceal faction [635] Learn of richest nearby noble [636] Torture prisoner [637] Sneak into structure [639] Conceal self [641] Beastmastery [650] Bird spy [651] Capture beasts in battle [652] Use beasts in battle [653] Breed beasts [654] Catch wild horses [655] Train wild horse to riding horse [656] Train wild horse to warmount [657] Summon wild men [658] Persuade wild men to remain [659] Breed hound [661] Persuasion [670] Bribe noble [671] Persuade oathbound noble [672] Raise peasant mob [673] Rally peasant mob [674] Incite mob violence [675] Train angry peasants [676] Construction [680] Construct siege tower [681] Stone quarrying [682] Alchemy [690] Extract venom from ratspider [691] Make potion of slavery [692] Brew healing potion [693] Brew potion of death [694] Record skill on scroll [695] Collect rare elements [696] Turn lead into gold [697] Forestry [700] Construct battering ram [701] Harvest lumber [702] Harvest yew [703] Collect rare foliage [704] Harvest mallorn wood [705] Harvest opium [706] Improve opium production [707] Mining [720] Mine iron [721] Mine gold [722] Mine mithril [723] Trade [730] Conceal identity of trader [731] Find tradegood for sale [732] Find market for tradegood [733] Religion [750] Receive vision [751] Resurrect dead noble [752] Preparatory ritual [753] Lay to rest [754] Remove blessing from soldiers [755] Immunity from Vision [756] Magic [800] Meditate [801] Perform common tasks for gold [802] Appear common [803] View current aura level of others [804] Reveal abilities of another mage [805] Tap health for aura [806] Heal [807] Modern magic script [808] Shroud abilities from scry [809] Detect ability scry [811] Dispel ability shroud [812] Advanced meditation [813] Hinder meditation [814] Weather magic [820] Fierce wind [821] Bind storm to ship [822] Scribe weather symbols [823] Summon rain [824] Summon wind [825] Summon fog [826] Direct storm [827] Dissipate storm [828] Renew storm strength [829] Lightning bolt [831] Seize control of storm [832] Fog of death [833] Scrying [840] Scry location [841] Shroud location from magical scry [842] Dispel location shroud [843] Ciphered writing of Areth-Pirn [844] Create magical barrier [845] Remove magical barrier [846] Locate character [847] Detect location scry [848] Farcasting [849] Save farcast state [851] Banish undead [852] Gatecraft [860] Teleport [861] Detect gates [862] Jump through gate [863] Seal gate [864] Unseal gate with key [865] Notify if gate unsealed [866] Forcefully unseal gate [867] Reveal gate key [868] Notify of gate jumps [869] Language of the Ancients [871] Reverse jump through gate [872] Artifact construction [880] Forge auraculum [881] Reveal creator of artifact [882] Reveal where artifact was created [883] Cloak creator of artifact [884] Cloak region of artifact creation [885] Curse noncreator loyalty [886] Forge magical weapon [887] Forge magical armor [888] Forge magical bow [889] Dispel cloaking from artifact [891] Arcane symbols [892] Destroy artifact [893] Forge palantir [894] Necromancy [900] Transcend death [901] Runes of Evil [902] Summon ghost warriors [903] Raise undead [904] Summon demon lord [905] Renew demon bond [906] Banish demon lord [907] Eating of the dead [908] Aura blast [909] Absorb aura blast [911] Advanced sorcery [920] Trance [921] Teleport items [922]