News command

The NEWS command displays an archive of DragonRealms-related announcements.

Syntax

• NEWS: lists available news topics
• NEWS [CATEGORY #] [ITEM #]: displays a news article

News Menu

Category 1 - GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

1 - Welcome to Dragonrealms
2 - Guidelines for REPORT
5 - Official Simutronics tech update mailing list
9 - Lag information
11 - Guidelines for rumor submissions
12 - Warnings, account sanctions and message boards
13 - Stay connected with DR Twitter, Facebook and more
15 - Major changes to Dragonrealms
16 - DR3 frequently asked questions
18 - New/changed commands in DR3
20 - Simucoins and you!
29 - Effective bug squishing
30 - Bonded wedding rings
31 - Spouses and consent

Category 2 - GAMEPLAY

5 - CONSENT verb - Protect your items from graverobbing!
7 - Alchemy changes
8 - Forging changes
9 - Healing reagent changes
10 - Death and depart information
13 - Changes to first aid
14 - Assisting the victim of a crime
15 - Trackable Thief-only items
16 - Recover your items! (long news item!)
17 - Item registration!
19 - THUMP
26 - Gwethsmasher clarifications and information
28 - Gangrene updates
29 - Lost and found - Recover your items!
36 - [PRIME] If you help the crime, you'll do the time
39 - SNIPE & CONSENT clarifications: long
48 - Changes to graves and graverobbing

Category 3 - PROFESSION AND GUILD NEWS

3 - Bards' guild news
7 - Empaths' guild news
9 - Moon Mages' guild news
11 - [PRIME] Paladins' guild news
13 - [PRIME] Rangers' guild news
17 - Trader's guild news
19 - [PRIME] Warrior Mage guild news

Category 4 - EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

As events will be changing month to month or even between weeks,
please check NEWS 4 in game or the DR Google Calendar for details.

1 - Wedding announcements
3 - [PRIME] Mentor sponsored guild teaching and novice nights
8 - [PRIME] Prime events
10 - Orders of Elanthia

Category 5 - BILLING AND POLICY INFO

1 - Protect your account!
2 - HMC and you
3 - Account security information
4 - Item replacement policy
5 - That evil guy the Janitor. Who or what is it?
6 - How to transfer characters between accounts
7 - Policy regarding vulgarity and strong language
8 - Prime: Requesting a PIN for an old character
9 - Cancelling accounts and subscriptions
10 - Information about e-mail correspondence
11 - Scams, barter, and death
12 - Lockout procedural change
13 - Mutual respect
14 - Gifts of Adventure -- Important Information
15 - Information on PvP policy (long)
16 - Gibberish, OOC behavior, and roleplaying bonuses
17 - New scripting policy
18 - Additional penalties associated with warnings
20 - Account information updates
22 - Horse system issues
23 - Label policy
24 - Clarifications to policy regarding consent
25 - Consent policy: Questions and Answers
26 - New character restoral policy
28 - Event tickets - trade, gift, transfer & upgrade process
29 - New verb released for Simutronics contact information
30 - Boats and privacy
31 - Profile policy information
32 - Mental blast and consent
33 - Interfering with scripting policy violators
34 - Necromancers and consent
35 - Brief notes on PvP settings
36 - Assassins and consent
37 - Class constructs and consent
38 - Buddy referral program
39 - Holiday closings - billing and feedback