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BUY, DYE, LIST, RESIZE, SELL, SHOW, VALUE


Use these commands in shops. buy can also be used in stables/pet-shops.

Buy syntax:

  buy [<1..20>|<one...twenty> of] <keyword>|<number>

Dye syntax:

  dye <keyword> <colour>

resize allows you to instantly resize an item:

  resize <name>

Sell syntax:

  sell [<number>.|all.]<keyword>

list shows you what you can buy in the shops and the price of every item.

List syntax:

  list { <keywords> or <number> }

Use <keyword> to list items matching the keyword. If there are more than one pieces of a particular item in the shop inventory, you can get an itemized list of those pieces by using the <number> parameter.

If <keyword> consists of hyphen-separated parts, each of those has to match separately.

You can also try these:

  list worn on {arms|back|body|feet|finger|hands|head|legs|wrist}
  list worn about body
  list worn across back
  list worn as belt
  list worn body          # lists both worn about body  -and- worn on body
  list worn back          # lists both worn across back -and- worn on back
  list worn belt          # lists both worn as belt     -and- worn on belt
  list weapons that {slash|pierce|crush|cleave|...}
  list wielded {with one hand|with two hands|dual}
  list edible
  list containers
  list filter {[-]keyword} worn {head|body|on body|about body|...} (*)
(*) Note: The filter sub-command only allows one keyword.

show allows you to consider an item in the shop.

Show syntax:

  show { <keywords> or <number> }

value lets you know how much a shopkeeper would pay for a certain item without actually selling it.

Value syntax:

  value <name>

Examples:

  > show 43
  > buy a dozen war arrows
  > buy boots-metal           (must match keywords boots and metal)
  > sell all.metal
  > list worn on legs
  > list wall shield
  > dye shirt black
  > value eket
  > resize 1.breastplate
  > buy horse Shadowfax       (to name your horse, for use in pet-shops)
See also: SHOPS, MEND, CITIZEN, COMPARE

Generated on Fri Apr 25 07:40:43 2025

What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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