"Well done, m'lord," I said.
His words came bitterly, "As if you would know."
In order to cast a spell a Mage needs two things. The first is the academic and physical strength to cast the spell. In order to cast a given spell the Mage must be the same or higher level as the spell itself. For a lower level Mage to attempt higher magics would by the purest folly. To check which spells are available to him, a mage may check his book. The second thing a Mage needs to cast a spell is the appropriate magical components, herbs and spices of particular meanings. Material com ponents can be gotten in one of two ways. The first is to quest component <component name>. The second is to buy the component in the magical city of Jasmon.
Mages are essentially loners, and although they loyally serve their emperor, none trust them very far. Therefore, Mages may not ally.
Apprentices(1/2)
Clothed in the green robes of the First Circle, the Apprentice knows little more than basic cantrips, and serves primarily to help about the Castle. Peasants may be trained into Apprentices with the enlist
command. In turn Apprentices can be train'ed into BattleMagi.
Battlemagi(4/2, first strike)
For the rare scholar who knows the inner workings of the Magi, the Red Robes donned by these practitioners are feared and respected. Each armed with a magical staff, and an array of defensive and offensive pattern spells, the Battle Mage holds his own ag
ainst any warrior clothed in mere steel.
MindFlayers(4/4, first strike)
Taken from the deepest labyrinths, the Mind Flayer's terrible alien powers are feared second only to the fact that they surreptitiously devour their victims in battle.
Necromancers(7/7, swarm)
Rebel magi who study the Forgotten and Forbidden Arts of Life Death, the black-robed Necromancers command hordes of the unliving and the rotten.
Bloodguards(10/12)
Trained from birth to be the elite bodyguards of the Emporers, the Bloodguards are granted magical weapons and army and sent to serve the most honourable of the
Emperor's subjects. They cannot be bought, but may be sought out with the quest bloodguard command.
Stormthrowers(12/0, first strike)
Simple devices on the outside, the cauldron-drum of a Stormthrower launches a boulder covered in runes and filled with the tears of widows. They arrive at their target with preternatural force, erupting in lighting and rain.
FireDrake(12/20, first strike) Compelled to battle by a much coveted Binding spell, the FireDrake attacks not only with it's dagger-sized teeth and sword-sized claws, but it's fiery breath. Riding on scaly wings, and protected by a steelly red hide, the Fire Drake is among the most po werful troops.
| Title | Land | Peasants | Army suggested |
| Novice | Where you begin your life in the Arcane Arts... | ||
| Trickster | Automatically promote at New Year HouseKeeping | ||
| Conjurer | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| Magician | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 |
| Enchanter/Enchantress | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| Spellbinder | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Warlock/Witch | 7500 | 7500 | 7500 |
| Sorcerer/Sorceress | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| Wizard | 12000 | 12000 | 12000 |
| Arch-Mage | Only the Emperor may appoint this position | ||
Anytime Help, Info, KIA, Kings, List, News, Rank, Titans, Validate No MP Abdicate, Book, Components, Corpse, Describe, Destroy, Dismiss, Done, Drop, Enlist, Gender, Hero Info, Items, Log, Max, Message, Password, Person, Petition, Scuttle, Sell, Vampire, View, Winmsg 1 MP Fleet, Mystic, Population, Review, Roll, Tavern 3 MP Loadship, Repair, Unload 4 MP Bestow 5 MP Attack 6 MP NBattle 10 MP Search Var. MP Build, Buy, Cast, Church, Market, Sail, Quest, Spy, Train, Travel, Use The numbers in [ ] brackets indicate the amount of MPs needed to execute the command. They are not part of the command.
Abdicate
In order to win an age, a player needs to achieve level 9 ten times. When level 9 is achieved, the player may remain at level 9 for 10 NYHKs or the player can use [0] ABDICATE to remort early. Use the Kings command to see who has achieved level 9 this age. See also the Experience Levels page.
Attack
You may only attack players who are not protected by the emperors, who do not possess any protection artifacts and do not have a Chaos Device. You will need at least 1 troop (not a catapult) in your army to attack. Use the Buy command to buy troops. When attacking, you will lose protection if you had it. To attack someone, type: [5] ATTACK nickname.
Bestow
Level 4 players may give other players of the same title assets. [4] BESTOW nickname item. The assets can be copper, food or peasants. You can only give as many peasants as the player needs to advance to the next level. Bestowing increases your honour. Level 9 players may not bestow.
Book
[0] BOOK will show you the Spells you can Cast based upon level.
Build / Buy
Build and Buy are the same commands. You can buy castles: [5] BUY number CASTLES. You can also buy anything specified in the city's Market: [0] BUY number item. If you are buy catapults or spies, it will cost you MP, 1/10 of the amount of copper specified. Thus if a catapult costs 800 copper, you will need 800 copper and 8 MP to buy 1 catapult. You can also Sell food and castles.
You can also use this command in conjunction with Max. [Var.] BUY MAX item will buy the maximum amount of item that is possible, using your copper and MPs.
You can also [Var.] BUY SPY. The MP cost is same as for catapults - 1/10th of the cost in copper. You can then Spy on others.
You can [Var.] BUY SHIP shiptype. Ship types: Raft, Barge, Sloop, Schooner, Tradesman, Caravel, Galley, Frigate, MerchantShip and WarShip.
You can also buy Components (to Cast spells): [0] BUY COMPONENT component. Components are only sold in the city of Jasmon on Normandy. Use Travel to go there.Cast
Certain spells are general: [Var.] CAST spell. Others spells are cast unto another player: [Var.] CAST spell nickname. Each spell requires certain components. You can Quest or Buy components. The list of spells you can cast are listed in Book. Here is a list of Spells.
Church
Typing [0] CHURCH, will show you the status of your honour. Honour can be disgraceful, poor, fair, good, enough to advance.
To increase your honour, use the [2] CHURCH PRAY command.Components
This command shows which of the 6 components (Ginseng-0, BlackThorn-2, Sulphur-1, NightShade-4, Mandrake-8, plus a secret one) a Mage has to cast Spells with. Use: [0] COMPONENTS. You can Quest components or Buy them in Jasmon.
Corpse
Typing [0] CORPSE, will abandon all of your Castles but one, so that you may be eliminated quickly. You must be level 2 or higher.
Describe
[0] DESCRIBE artifact will give you a description of an artifact. [0] DESCRIBE city will give you a description of a city. It will require you to have at least 1 MP to use the command, but will not use up any.
Destroy
If you have Quested an item and would like to get rid of it, type [0] DESTROY item. You can also Use items.
Dismiss
If you decide that you no longer want a hero in your service, you can let him go by [0] DISMISS.
Done
[0] DONE will devalidate you. Use Validate to validate again.
Drop
[0] DROP will put the artifact in your possession back to its original location. Artifacts may be Searched. To get the location of an artifact, use Mystic.
Enlist
[0] ENLIST number recruits your peasants to Renegades, the weakest type of troop.
Fleet
[1] FLEET will show you status on your ship.
Gender
By default, Conquest sets the gender the male. If you are female, use the [0] GENDER command to change your character to female.
Help
[0] HELP will give you a list of commands on which help is available. Then you can use [0] HELP command to get help on specific commands.
Hero Info
[0] HERO INFO will tell you how long he or she has been in your service, how much your hero is costing you a HK, and what your hero's opinion of you is.
Info
[0] INFO will display the following information:
- Current Conquest version
- How long has the bot been up
- How much time is left until the next HouseKeeping
- When was the last HouseKeeping and who ran it.
- The current year and age
- Players distributionItems
[0] ITEMS will show you the items in your possession. Items may be Quested and Used.
KIA
KIA stands for Killed In Action. If Conquest tells you that it can't find you in the database, you have probably been eliminated. Use [0] KIA to see who decimated you. Also it is a good place to look for new players, because most of the people killed have newplayered.
Kings
[0] KINGS will list all the players that achieved level 9 this age. The player that achieves level 9 ten times without being killed is the winner of the age. After level 9 is achieved, a player will remain at level 9 for 10 NYHKs and then remort, or the player can remort early using Abdicate.
List
To get a list of the last 10 jousts, use [0] LIST.
Loadship
You can [3] LOADSHIP number item with food, troops (except BGs), peasants or copper.
You can also Unload ships.Log
All the events that happen to your character are logged into a buffer. Each time you use [0] LOG, the log is showed to you and the buffer is cleared.
Market
[0] MARKET shows the market of the current city. This tells you what you can Buy and Sell in the city and at what prices. Using [1] MARKET city, you can find out the market of another city without Travelling there.
Max
[0] MAX item will tell you how much of item you can possibly buy with your copper and MPs. You can then use the Buy command in conjunction with Max.
Message
If, after you Validate, your valet informs you that you have messages waiting, use [0] MESSAGE to see the messages. After reading the messages, use [0] MESSAGE nickname message to reply.
Mystic
In each city there is 1 artifact hidden. In each city there is a Mystic that knows the location of that artifact. If you visit the Mystic often, [1] MYSTIC, he might tell you which artifact is located at the current city, and consequently, the location of the artifact. You will then Search for the artifact.
In Jasmon, the mystic may also tell something about the secret component.NBattle
[6] NBATTLE nick will initiate a naval battle with another player. The other player must have a ship as well. In the end of the battle, one of the ships will be sunk.
After a battle you may want to Repair your ship.News
[0] NEWS will tell you the latest news about the Conquest bot.
Password
After newplayering, always change your password by typing [0] PASSWORD newpassword.
Person
[0] PERSON will display your title, rank, MPs, castles, copper, land, peasants, food, the Emperor you serve under, your elimination msg (use Winmsg to change), the city you're currently in (use Travel to go to another city), and any artifacts in your possession (see Mystic and Search). Use Items to see the items in your possession. You can also get your other kingdom's stats by typing [0] PERSON continent.
Petition
In order to advance in rank, you need to have a certain amount of land and peasants. To find out how much of each you need, use [0] PETITION. If you also have enough troops when your promote, you will receive extra honour. You can get more honour buy going to the Church.
Population
Use the [1] POPULATION command to get a list of 10 players on your continent.
Quest
[2] QUEST BLOODGUARD will assign you a certain number of BloodGuards, depending on your honour. Your honour will be reduced.
By typing [Var.] QUEST COMPONENT component you will get a component. Components are required for Casting spells. Questing for components on Wales costs 1/2 the normal MP.
You can try to stop an advancing Horde by using [4] QUEST HORDE. This will count as a battle. If you win, you will gain copper, land, peasants and honour, and vice versa.
You can attempt to find 1 of the 18 magical Items: [2 * Level] QUEST ITEM. If you find an item, you can then Use it, unless it's a Chaos Device.
Once you know the hero's name you can search for him or her and hire him or her into your services. Any hero can join any player of Level 3 or higher regardless of class unless otherwise listed. You must be honourable or the hero will not join you at all. Only the Vampire does not need to meet this requirement.
To search for a hero, use [15] QUEST HERO herotruename.Rank
[0] RANK will show you the 5 players that have won the most battles.
Repair
You can [3] REPAIR your ship if it's damaged. It costs 1000 copper per hit point repaired.
Review
[1] REVIEW will show you your troops status. Use Person and View to see other information.
Roll
You can gamble: [1] ROLL bet. Two dice are rolled, and if they equal one another, you win 6 times the amount of your bet, otherwise, you lose the amount you bet.
Sail
You may [3 + ((Level - 1) / 2)] SAIL to another continent, but beware of pirates. They may damage your ship or sink it altogether. After a battle with the pirates, you may want to Repair your ship.
Scuttle
You may get rid of your ship by using [0] SCUTTLE.
Search
After getting the location of an artifact from the Mystic, you can [10] SEARCH location. Search requires 15000 copper. If no one has the artifact, you will find it. You can only have 1 artifact.
Sell
You may sell extra food or excess castles by typing [0] SELL amount item. To see the price in the current city, use Market. If you cannot sell food in the current city, Travel to another city.
Spy
After Buying a spy, you can send him to spy on someone: [2] SPY nickname. Further spying on the same player will be: [0] SPY nickname. There is a percentage of your spy getting caught, depending on the level of the player you are spying on. The percentages range from 55% for Knights to 10% for Emperor.
Tavern
There is 1 Secret City in this realm. The barmaid in the tavern might give you a clue about the Secret City. Use [1] TAVERN. Visiting the tavern more than 5 times a HK reduces honour.
Titans
To see the Titans list, type [0] TITANS. It will also tell you who conquered the past ages.
Train
[Var.] TRAIN amount will train renegades to become soldiers. MP cost is directly proportional to your level, and copper cost is 20 per trainee.
Travel
You can travel to another city: [Var.] TRAVEL city. You can find out which you city you're in, by typing Person. To find out how many MPs it will take to travel to another city, use the Travel page.
Unload
To unload your ship, use [3] UNLOAD number item. Or [3] UNLOAD to unload all the cargo.
You can also Loadship.Use
If you Quest for an item and find one, you can then use it. For most items: [Var.] USE item. Some items involve other players: [Var.] USE item nickname.
Validate
Before you can send any commands to the bot, you will have to validate yourself: [0] VALIDATE password. If Conquest can't find you, use KIA to see who killed you, and newplayer to start over. Make sure you have the same nickname that you had when you newplayered. Multiplayering is forbidden.
Vampire
You can try and become a [0] VAMPIRE. If you fail, you will die.
View
[0] VIEW will give you basic battle and troops information about yourself. [0] VIEW nickname will give you the same information about other players.
Winmsg
When you capture anyone's last castle, you will pronounce a phrase before executing the player. The default phrase is "I can't believe I won!?!" You can change it by typing [0] WINMSG newmesBlackThorn-2. You can see your current elimination mesBlackThorn-2 by typing Person.
Spells
Note: most spells have a chance of failure.