Classified adverts are short in-character notices broadcast to the whole server. Post one from the Advertisement Centre when your character wants to advertise lawful goods, services, work, or another suitable public notice. Use the recent list when you want to catch up on adverts that are still in the current server session.

Prepare an advert

Before posting:

  • write the notice as information your character is intentionally making public;
  • keep out-of-character discussion and private information out of the advert;
  • make sure your character carries enough cash for the posting fee; and
  • decide how readers should respond.

Characters normally have a personal Cellie number, but an advert can still post while that number is unavailable. In that case, the broadcast will not include a callback number. Confirm that the character’s phone number is usable before advertising when replies by call matter. Phone ownership and calling are covered in Phones, calls, and contacts.

Post from the Advertisement Centre

  1. Find the exterior Advertisement Centre using its map marker, pickup, and label.
  2. Stand at the centre while playing an active character.
  3. Use /ad with the intended classified text.
  4. Read the final response before leaving or trying again.

A successful post charges the posting fee and immediately broadcasts the advert text with the character’s current Cellie number when available. The insufficient-funds response shows the amount required; use /balance when you need to check carried cash.

A location, text, eligibility, or funds refusal does not post the advert. Correct the stated condition rather than submitting repeats. After a successful advert, wait until the system says the character may post again.

Read recent adverts

Use /ads from anywhere to read the current recent adverts, newest first. The list is a convenience for the active server session, not a permanent newspaper or private posting history.

Recent adverts can be displaced by newer posts and clear when the server restarts. Reconnecting does not create a separate history for your character. If the list is empty, wait for new adverts rather than reposting merely to populate it.

Respond in character

Use the advertised contact details only for an appropriate in-character response. An advert is a public claim by a character; it is not proof that goods, payment, access, or a promised service exists.

Confirm any later payment, item handover, key sharing, or other transaction through that system’s final success result. Do not treat the advert broadcast itself as a reservation or completed deal.

For public communication boundaries and keeping character knowledge separate from out-of-character information, see Roleplay and chat fundamentals.

Recover from a refusal or unclear result

  • The command says you are not at the centre: return to the marked exterior location; decorative signs elsewhere are not posting points.
  • The text is refused: correct the displayed text problem and submit only when the notice is ready.
  • The fee cannot be paid: check carried cash before trying again.
  • The response says the payment failed but you must wait to retry: the advert did not post and no fee was taken; wait out the stated posting wait rather than repeating /ad.
  • The response says advert state is unavailable: the advert did not post and no fee was taken; try again shortly.
  • The advert appeared but the response was interrupted: check /ads before considering another post.
  • No callback number appeared: confirm the character’s Cellie number is available before a future advert; the existing broadcast cannot be edited.

Use /help for current command syntax. Categories, queued scheduling, business-specific advert products, vehicle signs, and billboards are not part of this classified workflow.