Category:Guides

Once you are familiar with the basic mechanics of Underlight, the following guides can help you learn the finer points of the game. Are you a seasoned player of Underlight? Make sure to keep this information on hand! These guides can benefit both new players and old players alike. View the files, print them out, and keep them nearby as a reference tool.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will be unable to read the .PDF files: Dreamer's Guide, Teacher's Guide, Role-playing Guide.

Dreamer's Guide

Creating a Character

• Motivations
• Ideology
• Alliances

Fighting other Players

• Playing as a Nightmare
• Playing as a Dreamer

The Elements of Dreamers

• Orbits
• Focus Element
• Chart of The Elements

The States of Dreaming

The Rules of Arts

• Levels

The Nature of Talismans

Teacher's Guide

Introduction

Tasking

Place and Time Suggestions

Teacher Pyramids

Mentoring and Ordainment

Personal Gain and Private Agendas

Creativity in Tasking

Role-playing Guide

What is Roleplaying?

Character Creation

• Basic Characteristics
• Who is this character?
• Description: What does the character look like?

Emotes

• Expressing your Actions to the World
• Proper Emoting
• Proper Emoting
• Improper Emoting
• Improper Emotes

Basics Wrapup

• Joining the Community

Advanced Roleplaying

• Roleplaying Responsibilities
• Roleplaying?
• Characters

Advanced Character Development

• Character Perceptions
• Character Consistency
• Character Seperation

Roleplaying "Good"

• Playing at Being Good

Roleplaying "Neutral"

• Stuck in the Middle with You

Roleplaying "Evil"

• Evil is as Evil does

Tips for Villains

• Motivations, Decisions, Consequences
• Mottos for Every Villain to Live By

OOC Traps

• Even the Best can Fall into Them

Cloudsbreak Rules

• Cloudsbreak Rules
• Cloudsbreak Itself
• Life on Cloudsbreak
• Cloudsbreakians

Sample Character Information Form

Character Information Form

Roleplaying Policy

• Roleplaying Guide Contributors

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060111102737/http://www.underlight.com/Guides.manual_guides.0.html