Overview

All players have a limited number of movement points. When you reach 0 movement points you will be too tired to move. Resting or sleeping can help you replenish your strength. Naturally, it is easier to move in a field than in the mountains. You will find it less tiring to move long distances if you are riding a mount.

Movement points are per default displayed in your prompt. As long as you are somewhat rested, nothing will be shown. As you get more and more tired, one of the following words is displayed (in descending order of power): Tired, Slow, Weak, Fainting, Exhausted. The exact number of movement points can be displayed with the score and info commands.

The dynamics of movement point loss and regeneration define a player’s mobility in the game. The mobility is a combination of

• Maximum Moves (the number of movement points you have when fully rested)
• Move Cost (the number of movement points you lose when moving)
• Move Regeneration (the number of movement points you regain per time)

Maxmimum Moves

Is affected by

• The Constitution stat
• The Dexterity stat
• The Age

Move cost

Is affected by

• When mounted:
  • The Riding skill
  • Saddle (except for elves who don’t need them)
• On foot:
  • The encumbrance of the weight of your equipment and inventory vs the Strength stat
  • The Wilderness skill
  • Various shoes and boots
  • Some special items (such as the stout oaken stick)
  • The Terrain in combination with its Race modifiers
  • Special room modifiers (such as on the redhorn pass)
  • The weather (such as snow)
  • Sneaking
• Swimming:
  • The Swim skill

Move Regeneration

Is affected by

• The Constitution stat
• The Age
• The stance (whether you are standing, resting, or sleeping)
• The Breath of Briskness spell
• Various Cloaks (such as Forest Green Cloak, Russet Cloak, etc)
• Some Belts (such as Gleaming Belt, Golden Belt)
• Some Herblores (such as Travelling, Walking)
• Some Poisons (such as Belladonna, Hemlock)

Other

Certain actions performed other than movement will also drain movement points:

• Bash, Track, Assist, Search etc
• Backfire of spells
• Using any of the communication channels (you will loose 3.33% for Shout, 2% for Narrate and Sing, and 0.66% for Yell)

Tips for new players

• Monitor your encumbrance. When carrying large amounts of loot, give them to your mount instead and use the unsaddle command to get it back later.
• The forest green cloak is one of the standard clothing items to improve move regeneration. It is relatively easy to get and often sold in shops around Arda.
• Monitor your movement points and rest before they get too low. If you are out of moves and an aggressive mob or player enters your room you will not be able to flee.