Hail, fellow Wanderlusters!

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page."

 

In Achaea, THE FELLOWSHIP OF EXPLORERS is a ranking system which all players are automatically a part of. Explorers are ranked by the number of specific rooms which they have been physically "in". The more rooms you are able to put yourself, the more ranks you gain. Each rank achieved represents a percentage of the total number of rooms you've explored that Sapience has to offer. (I.e. The Terran Master cutoff is somewhere around 80%.) You do NOT have to have all 100% of existing rooms covered to be an Achaean Ranger. You actually reach Ranger status at around 95%. (As told to me by Sarapis.)
 

 Rooms, to my current knowledge, include all shops and their storerooms (EXCEPT the storerooms of denizens), all protected guildhalls, arenas, order holy grounds/temples, other planes (except that of Creation, limbo, and the soul plane,) and skill/artifact related rooms such as "Time" and "Above the clouds." Flying and "trees" also count as being in a room (they are not different rooms, just different levels of the same room,) as well as being phased.

 

Exploring DOES NOT COUNT towards your percentage via the following methods and areas: as a soul, newbie-only areas, roaming around on the Wilderness Map, city subdivisions, while being burrowed, and ALL player housing both inside and outside cities. In order for a room to count, you MUST be the one taking action, i.e., you must be the one walking into the room. Following somebody else into  special areas -does not count-.

 

Please see HELP EXPLORERS for other details. You can see your rank title in SCORE.

 

For you would-be great explorers out there, better keep your boots dusty. The ranking system is a continuous on-going process, and as new rooms are added every so often, your rank in the Fellowship may actually decrease.

 

The Explorer Ranks are as follows:

 

A Sightseer

A Vagabond

An Itinerant

A Rambler

A Nomad

A Wayfarer

A Voyager

A Landstrider

A Forestwalker

A Searcher of Horizons

A Vashnarian Climber

A Penetrator of the Depths

A Desert Roamer

A Hunter of the Lost World

A Continental Wanderer

A Terran Master

A Sapient Explorer

A Questor of the Far Reaches

A Haidionic Seeker

An Aspiring Achaean Ranger

An Achaean Ranger, 4th Class

An Achaean Ranger, 3rd Class

An Achaean Ranger, 2nd Class

An Achaean Ranger, 1st Class

As an aside, exploring isn't just about gaining ranks. It's about the excitement you get when you arrive at a new area no one's ever been to before, and being able to share that knowledge with others. Take the time to use the full LOOK command in all rooms and read... each one of them has their own unique personal story, and will surely bring greater depth to your experience in Achaea. Please try to enjoy the descriptions which builders have so painstakingly fashioned!

 

The Fellowship of Explorers can be an "easy" achievement to attain, but also pretty hard to keep! Ranks fluxuate often. They get updated somewhere around every 10 irl minutes, so do not get worried if they do not change right away. If you want a good challenge, give this area of expertise a shot!

 

  

A wonderful way to explore is to use maps!

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