====== How to Speak to Other Contestants ======

Some contestants have become so infused with [[improbability]] that their very words seem to take on [[text_color_list|visible colours]] in the air.  [[rumor|Rumour]] suggests that the bartender at [[The Raven Inn]] can provide [[you]] with an overview of how to perform similar feats yourself, but be aware that you are doing so at the risk of becoming yourself prematurely infused with improbability.((This is generally considered to be a Very Bad Thing.  Oh, and your [[newbie|contestant]] [[insurance]] policy does not cover improbability damage.))

In general terms, you can mimic these feats of coloured speech by using a **`** code((That's the 'grave' key next to the '1' key on your keyboard.)) in front of your words.  For example:

  * **`1** turns your words dark blue.
  * **`2** turns your words dark green.
  * **`3** turns your words bright maraca.
  * And so on.

`1 `! `2 `@ `3 `# `4 `$ `5 `% `6 `^ `7 `& `8 `* `(
`e `E `g `k `K `l `L `m `M `q `Q `R `t `T `v `V `x `X `y `Y
 are are all of the combinations of codes currently discovered. ((`b, `i, `n work in bios, but not chat.))

If you have not stumbled upon the Raven Inn in the [[jungle]] yet, or if your [[budget horse]] has not led you there, you can experiment with various **`** and letter/number combinations to see what colours result.((And, yes, you can indeed use multiple codes in a single breath.))((And if you peer behind the [[text_color_list|correct]] curtain, you may find more codes hidden there.))((You can also check the HELP link under your text input ;D)) You can practice your newfound eyeball bleeding colour powers [[http://www.improbableisland.com/writingtool.php|here]]. 

====== How to Perform Actions ======

Use **:** in front of your post to make it become an 'action' in a conversation.  You can also combine this with a colour code so that your very actions shimmer with colour and light as you perform them in the [[cities|city]] square. ((The flashier, the better.  Remember:  [[The Watcher]] is watching.))((So are the rest of us, and mere mortal eyeballs cannot withstand some color schemes. Remember this as well.)) If you aren't ready to be //too// flashy yet, `& matches the action color and `# is the default speech color.