In a game like Sabrous, "syntax," or, the way you type things so that the computer understands what you want, is important! If you are having trouble casting a spell -- it either doesn't work or it does something unintended--it's very likely that your problem might be incorrect syntax! It's always smart to look at a spell's HELP FILE, because in the HELP FILE it shows you the proper syntax for that spell! Let's take create food and create water for our examples! Help File for 'CREATE WATER': ========= 'CREATE WATER' Syntax: cast 'create water' [drink-container] This spell replenishes a drink container with water. ========= Help File for 'CREATE FOOD': ========= 'CREATE FOOD' Syntax: cast 'create food' This spell creates a Magic Mushroom, which you or anyone else can eat. ========= Let's look PARTICULARLY at the "Syntax" line!!! There it says, cast 'create water' and 'create food' respectively!! Those single quotations around 'create water' are there for a reason! The quotations group the words together so the computer recognizes them as a single spell! If you only type "cast create," the computer will take the first word of the spell, "create" and assume it's the first spell you learned beginning with "create"!! If you get a mushroom instead of a spring, then the syntax is probably your problem! Syntax is important!! The biggest hurdle to many MUD skills and spells is learning the syntax! Especially with spells, get used to using those single quotation marks. We don't want the computer to misunderstand you, now do we?