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== Raids ==
== Raids ==
; I just saw a message like this: 'NPC SHOUTS: Help!! Creatures are attacking my area! Come help!', what does it mean?
; I just saw a message like this - 'NPC SHOUTS: Help!! Creatures are attacking my area! Come help!', what does it mean?
: What's about to happen is what players call a 'raid'.
: What's about to happen is what players call a 'raid'. It can be started automatically by the server, or run by an admin.
; What is a raid?
; What is a raid?
: Lots of creatures will spawn near the area specified. Perhaps some big creatures will spawn too.
: Lots of creatures will spawn near the area specified. Perhaps some big creatures will spawn too.
; What should I do?
; The big creatures in the raids don't seem very strong ...
: Kill the creatures :)
; The big creatures in the admin created raids don't seem very strong ...
: Yes, for safety they are often altered versions with weaker attack but more HP.
: Yes, for safety they are often altered versions with weaker attack but more HP.
; What happens if I die in a raid?
; What happens if I die in an admin created raid?
: As of 0.61 you don't lose any skills (XP, atk, def) but you may still lose items in your corpse.
: As of 0.61 you don't lose any skills (XP, atk, def) but you may still lose items in your corpse.
; Who is summoning the creatures?
; Who is summoning the creatures?
: A GM (admin with adminlevel who can summon)
: If it is an admin created raid then it is a [[Stendhal:Administration|GM]] (admin with adminlevel who can summon). If it is an automatic raid, then the server creates the creatures.
; Can the GM affect what the creature drops?
; Can the GM affect what the creature drops?
: No, the drops are governed by the usual probabilities.
: No, the drops are governed by the usual probabilities.
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: If it's offered in the original message, yes. If not, no.
: If it's offered in the original message, yes. If not, no.
; When is the next raid?
; When is the next raid?
: Raids are usually announced in advance on our [http://stendhal.game-host.org server webpage]. If none are announced it likely means that a time commitment to a raid cannot currently be made, unfortunately. Please don't ask and ask about raids.
: Admin created raids are usually announced in advance on our [http://stendhal.game-host.org server webpage]. Automatic raids run periodically and you should listen out for the shouts, to join in when they start.
; What is the reward?
: Admin created raids are a reward in themself :) Automatic raids may have a reward (e.g. money) which you can collect from the NPC who asked for help when it is finished.


== Death Match ==
== Death Match ==