Getting Started

Graven Pall is a text-based RPG set in Gravenwald, a cursed city trapped in perpetual twilight. The catastrophe known as the Eternal Rending has torn the veil between worlds, unleashing horrors into the streets and fracturing society into rival factions. You play a survivor navigating this bleak landscape, exploring its districts, fighting creatures, joining a faction, and scraping together enough crowns to stay alive.

Everything happens through typed commands. You tell the game what to do, and it tells you what happens next. There is no point-and-click interface; your keyboard is your only tool.

Type commands into the input bar at the bottom of the screen and press Send. The terminal displays room descriptions, combat results, messages from other players, and system notifications.

The look command describes your current surroundings. The help command lists all available command categories, and help <command> explains any specific command.

Gravenwald is divided into rooms connected by directional exits. Move using compass directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down) or their single-letter shortcuts (n, s, e,w, u, d). Some rooms also have named exits like enter gate.

Use exits to see which directions are available. Some passages are hidden and require the search command to reveal. Once discovered, hidden exits remain visible for the rest of your session. The map command opens the world map showing all 11 regions you have explored.

Dark rooms require a lantern to navigate. Without one, you can only retreat. Buy a lantern from the Black Market Dealer (25 crowns) or find one at the Undercanal Entrance before venturing into the Witchfen, Hollow Sanctum, or Black Spire.

Communication commands let you interact with other players in real time. Each command has a different range and audience:

• say <message>: Speak to everyone in your room. Shortcut: "<message>
• yell <message>: Shout so players in adjacent rooms can hear
• whisper <player> <message>: Send a private message
• me <action>: Perform an emote visible to the room
• ooc <message>: Global out-of-character chat
• looc <message>: Local out-of-character chat (room only)
• roll: Roll a d20 in the room

Items are scattered throughout Gravenwald. Pick things up with take <item> and check what you are carrying with inventory (or just i). Other useful commands:

• use <item>: Consume food, apply medicine, or activate an item
• examine <target>: Inspect an item, creature, or player
• give <player> <item>: Hand an item to someone in the room
• drop <item>: Leave an item on the ground

Bulk operations are supported: take all grabs everything in the room, and drop all bread drops every piece of Dark Bread you are carrying.

Hostile creatures roam many districts. Use attack <target> to engage. You can attack every 3 seconds, while creatures strike back every 6, giving you two swings per enemy cycle. Better weapons deal more damage, and you can buy upgrades from vendors as you level up.

Use defend to brace against incoming player attacks (PvP only; does not affect creatures). The heal <player> command applies medicine to another player if you are carrying any. Choir enforcers can use surrender to detain players instead of killing them.

Death & Hunger

When you die, you can choose to revive on the spot or respawn at the city center. Respawning causes you to drop your carried items. Hunger increases as you perform actions. If it reaches maximum, starvation begins draining your health. Eat food like Dark Bread orWater Flask to stay fed, and use medicine like Healer's Pouch to restore health.

The bonus command grants a small reward of crowns once per cooldown period, funded by watching a short ad.

Four factions compete for influence in Gravenwald. Each offers distinct perks, a private communication channel (resonate), and a unique role in the world:

Use faction to view your current faction's details, perks, and online members. Visit a faction's recruitment location and type join <faction> to enlist. Switching factions later costs 500 crowns and imposes a 24-hour cooldown.

Crowns are the sole currency of Gravenwald, and they are deliberately scarce. Quests reward experience points but pay zero crowns. Instead, crowns flow from three sources: working a job,selling creature trophies to vendors, and the bonus ad command.

• jobs: Browse available occupations and their wages
• job <slug>: Accept or switch to a new job
• work: Perform a shift at your current job for crowns
• shop: View the local vendor's wares and prices
• buy <item> / sell <item>: Trade with the vendor
• transfer <player> <amount>: Send crowns to another player

Properties can be rented with rent and secured with lock / unlock. Use properties to view available listings and your current rental.

Bulletin boards in certain rooms offer quests. Use board to see what is available, then accept <slug> to take on a quest. Check your active quests withquests, and turn them in with turnin when objectives are met. Use forfeit to abandon a quest you no longer want.

Quest types include exploration (visit a location), gathering(collect specific items), and hunting (defeat certain creatures). Most quests are repeatable, but each has a cooldown period ranging from 12 to 48 hours before it reappears on the board.

If another player is harassing you, the block <player> command hides all their messages and actions from your view. Use report <player> <reason> to flag disruptive behavior for admin review. Both commands work silently; the other player is not notified.

Speed up your gameplay with these single-character shortcuts:

Survival Advice

• Keep food in your inventory at all times; starvation is a real threat early on.
• Buy a lantern before leaving Gravenhaven. Many rooms outside the city are dark.
• Search every room you enter. Hidden exits lead to valuable areas.
• Sell creature trophies regularly. They are your primary source of crowns.
• Accept a job as soon as possible. Even low-wage work adds up over time.
• Check the bulletin board whenever you pass one. Quests are the fastest way to gain levels.
• Upgrade your weapon as soon as you can afford it. Damage output matters more than armor early on.
• If a fight goes badly, use flee to escape through a random exit.

Beyond the Basics

As you grow stronger, Gravenwald opens up with deeper systems: fishing, digging, alchemy, and pit fighting offer new ways to earn crowns and craft powerful items. Some NPCs offer quest chains — use talk to interact with characters you encounter.