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Table of Contents

Introduction
Where Am I?

Basic Skills
How Do I Move?

Growth
Leveling My Character

Socializing
How Do I Chat?

Building Wealth
How Do I Earn Money?

Introduction

Welcome to the world of Mabinogi.
The fantasy world in which you have found yourself is known as Erinn.

The Mabinogi is a grand collection of stories, poems, and songs passed down by medieval bards and storytellers. Here, your deeds will play a central role in these tales.
From the adventures you have to the people you meet, how your character lives and acts is entirely up to you!

We hope you'll love and nurture your character as you live vicariously through them in Erinn. Follow your heart and live your best fantasy life.

May Aton Cimeni bless you on your journey.

Basic Skills

Movement
Using your mouse, left-click a location on the screen to move there. If you hold down the mouse button, your character will continue moving in that direction. If you hold [Shift] while moving, you'll walk instead of running.

Controlling Viewing Angles
For some people, 3D games can be a bit challenging due to the difficulty of controlling the camera and viewing angles. Thankfully, in Mabinogi, these are simple to adjust.

To adjust your view, you'll use the right mouse button and your mouse's scroll wheel. Hold down the right mouse button and move your mouse to freely move the camera angle. Scrolling the scroll wheel up and down will zoom the camera in and out.


The default settings automatically point the viewing angle northward. Auto view makes it easier to find places using the map.

Menu
You can open the windows corresponding to each of the game's systems by clicking on the individual buttons in the task bar at the bottom of the screen. Clicking the button again when the window is open will close the window.

Try it out for yourself by clicking the 'Character' button to view your stats. When you click that same button again, the window will disappear.

Map
The Mini-map located in the top right displays the area you're currently in. You can toggle this map on and off by pressing [M].

Items
If you want to pick up something in your inventory, all you need to do is click on it. You can then click again when you want to let go of it. This can be used to place the item elsewhere in your inventory, give it to another character, or even just drop it on the ground.

If you ever find it difficult to click on an item lying on the ground, try pressing [Alt]. Doing so will highlight the item's name, creating a box that's easy to click on to pick up the item.

To use an item, right-click on it in your inventory and select 'Use'. You can also left-click on the item while holding down the [Ctrl] key on your keyboard.

Growth

The most basic ways to help your character grow stronger is by training your skills and earning EXP. Open the Skills window from the task bar and click on 'Combat Mastery'. The conditions you see listed where it says "Training Method" or "Practice Method" show what you can do to advance your training in the skill.

You can train any skill at any time, and doing so will increase your character's overall EXP. Of course, this is just one of the many ways you can gain EXP.

You can also earn EXP from completing quests or through hunting monsters. Compared to some of the other activities you can do, hunting monsters may not seem to offer a sizeable amount of EXP. To earn a significant amount of EXP through combat, you'll need to face off against strong opponents, or create a party and battle through dungeons or other missions.

Ability Points (AP)
Ability Points are what you use to learn a new skill or increase the level of one of your existing skills. Open your 'Character' window to see how much AP you have. There are several ways you can gain AP:
* Completing an important quest: 1 AP
* Leveling up your character: 1 AP per level
* Bonus for aging up: 0-5 AP

Basic Quests
Press [Q] to open a window that shows all the quests you currently have in progress. When you're starting out, the residents of towns will give you simple tasks to carry out. Try to complete each of those quests to get the hang of things.

Quest Scrolls
Many shops sell Quest Scrolls, tasking the purchaser with accomplishing a certain objective. Some are even free, so if you're short on money, try some of the cheap and easy ones to start with.

Each Quest Scroll tells you what you need to do to earn the reward, which may include money, EXP, or items. Open your Inventory, right-click on the Quest Scroll, and select 'Read'. You can also view the quest's objectives through the Quest window.

Part-Time Jobs
Many towns have bulletin boards where residents will post tasks they need help with. Aiding them with these jobs may not offer monetary rewards, but the points you earn can be exchanged for useful items, or directly converted into EXP. There's a maximum number of times each Part-Time Job can be accepted each in-game day, so make sure you check for new jobs as they appear each day.

Hunting
In order to hunt, you'll need a weapon to fight with and skills to help you defeat your foe. You can technically fight with your bare hands if you have nothing else, but you'll be limited in the skills you can use. Many people in Erinn will be glad to teach you more about combat and skills, so see what you can learn.

When you hold down [Left Ctrl] key in combat, you'll automatically target the nearest monster. If you're still getting used to fighting in Erinn, try out this auto-targeting method to help yourself learn the fundamentals of combat.

Socializing

Chatting with Other Players
You can talk with other players by pressing the [Enter] key to open the text entry field. When you've typed out what you want to say, press [Enter] again to send your message.

If you type one of the game's designated emojis or specific words like (laugh), your character's expression may even change in response to the words. your character's expression as well. If you press [Ctrl+Enter], your character's speech bubble will change into a thought bubble.

Chatting with NPCs
If you hover your cursor over a character, it may change into a speech bubble icon, indicating that you can speak with them. Click on the NPC with your left mouse button to engage them in conversation.

Keywords
When talking with an NPC, you can steer the conversation, asking them what they know about certain specific topics via "keywords." When you start conversing, you'll see a notebook filled with all the keywords you've learned about during your journey.

New keywords will be categorized automatically in your notebook, so flip through it every now and then to see if you notice any new topics. When you meet new NPCs, bringing up a variety of keywords can give you insight into their personal perspectives on people, places, and events in the world.

Talking with others is the most basic way to gather information. You can learn many things by talking not only with NPCs, but with other players as well.

Just remember to be polite! You'll generally get better results asking strangers if you've first tried to discover the answer yourself and can ask more detailed questions.

Most of the information you need to progress through the game can be found within the game itself.

Building Wealth

Part-Time Jobs
Completing Part-Time Jobs will reward you with points that you can exchange for items, or just convert directly to EXP. If you complete jobs for someone enough times, you'll be recognized for your diligent work and be given tasks that are a bit more complex, but which reward more points.

Most jobs require you to report back to the NPC who issued the request, typically sometime in the evening. You don't necessarily have to fully complete the task to receive a reward--sometimes you can receive partial rewards for partial completion, so make sure you always check in, no matter how much you've done.

Selling Items
There are many ways to find and gather items that people are often looking to buy. There are some items, like apples or berries, that you can even find by simply hitting trees!
Of course, you can also sell the items you find when you defeat monsters, or items you've made using one of the game's crafting skills (Blacksmithing, Tailoring, etc.). A simple way to get started is selling eggs gathered from hens.

Making Items
You can make your own clothing or armor and sell those as well. However, stores won't pay you all that much for such wares. Shops make their money by selling at a higher price, but buy items at a much lower price. That means that, for some items, it may be hard to charge more than what the game's shops are selling it for.

It's a good idea to focus on making and selling items that are in constant demand among other players. The shop prices may set the overall value, but there are many niches they don't cover, so don't be discouraged if you haven't found something that sells consistently for you yet.

Quest Rewards
When you complete a quest, such as those offered by Quest Scrolls, you'll receive the reward listed for the quest. Some quests award a considerable amount of Gold, while others might offer a great deal of EXP, so be sure to look over what you'll earn for completing each quest. Some quests can also be completed as a Party. A few quests have time limits, so if you undertake a quest that's timed, be sure to pay attention to when it must be completed by.

Hunting
When you hunt animals or monsters in the vicinity of towns or other settlements, they will often drop items or gold. Sometimes, they'll drop items known as Fomor Scrolls. You can purchase quests from NPCs that specifically ask you to collect these scrolls.

Last Words and Advice
Some of the books you'll find have a magic seal on them. This seal indicates that reading the book may teach you a new skill, or raise the level of a skill you already know. Don't let such valuable sources of knowledge collect dust in your inventory--put it to use to empower yourself.

We wish you the very best on your journey here in Erinn.

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