Experience

Experience is needed to advance everything. As a newbie, experience will come slowly but also as a newbie you don't need much experience in order to advance. Naturally, the more you advance the more expensive advancing becomes.

There are many ways to get experience. As a newbie you get 250exp at There are many ways to get it. As a newbie you get 250exp at no cost. First thing you probably want to do (after learning about your guild) is advance a few adventuring levels. Level 5 should be enough for the moment, then go back to your Guild and advance to level 5 in your guild as well. Now the best way for a newbie to get exp is to explore the mud. Move your character around. Explore the cities and other areas. You'll get roughly 10-15 exp for each new room explored (this will apply for your entire mudding carreer on Retro, even if your level 80+). Note that some parts of the mud (specifically the outerworlds) do not give experience for exploring them. It should be mostly safe traveling throu ghout because many of the monsters will not to attack characters of level 13 and below. In some cases there are systems to get you from one area to another. Read the help files for each of the worlds to find out about them, and ask other players in the game for any other details about this if needed. The other major way to get exp is from killing a monster. At this time, it's best you kill monsters in your guild's newbie area. To find it, go back to your guild monster and ask about 'newbie areas'.
Important Note
At low levels, getting your levels up to give you a greater skill and spell selection is critical!
Spend your experience points as quickly as possible. So concentrate on first your Life Level up one level, then getting your primary guild up one level, and then finally training up all the new skills and spells you get access to. Continue this process until you reach 20th level. By then, you'll have a better idea of where you are and what you want to do. Most of all, HAVE FUN! We at RetroMUD do our best to give you as many choices as possible - through your huge selection of races and guilds, skills and spells, you will be able to tailor your character to your specifications, and make him or her truly unique!