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Command Reference

Run portlight guide in-game to see this reference in the terminal.

Trading

Command	What it does
`portlight market`	View prices, stock, and affordability at current port
`portlight buy <good> <qty>`	Buy goods from port market
`portlight sell <good> <qty>`	Sell goods to port market
`portlight cargo`	View cargo hold contents with provenance

Command	What it does
`portlight routes`	List available routes with distance and travel time
`portlight sail <dest>`	Depart for a destination port
`portlight advance [days]`	Advance time (travel at sea, wait in port)
`portlight port`	View current port info
`portlight provision [n]`	Buy provisions (default: 10 days)
`portlight repair [n]`	Repair hull damage
`portlight hire [n]`	Hire crew (specify role with `--role`)
`portlight fire [n]`	Fire crew members (specify role with `--role`)
`portlight crew`	Show crew roster breakdown
`portlight hunt`	Hunt or forage for provisions, pelts, and silver (works at port or sea)
`portlight work`	Work the docks for a day to earn silver (safety valve when stranded)

Combat

Command	What it does
`portlight duel`	Fight a pirate captain in a sword duel (stances: thrust, slash, parry)
`portlight fight`	Execute a personal combat action
`portlight encounter`	Respond to a pirate encounter: negotiate, flee, or fight
`portlight naval`	Execute a naval combat action
`portlight capture`	Capture a defeated enemy ship as a prize
`portlight spare`	Show mercy to a defeated pirate captain (gains respect, reduces grudge)
`portlight take-all`	Take everything from a defeated captain (more silver, more grudge)
`portlight bounty`	View the bounty board, accept targets, or claim rewards

Equipment

Command	What it does
`portlight inventory`	Show all personal gear: armor, weapons, styles, ranged, injuries, cargo
`portlight equip`	Equip or unequip armor and melee weapons
`portlight merchant`	Browse or buy from port merchants
`portlight sell-gear`	Sell a weapon or armor back to the port for 50% value
`portlight armory`	View or buy ranged weapons and ammunition
`portlight train`	Learn a fighting style from a regional master
`portlight equip-style`	Equip or unequip a fighting style
`portlight maintain`	Maintain a weapon to prevent quality degradation
`portlight smith`	Upgrade weapon quality at a smith (requires shipyard port)
`portlight injuries`	Show current injuries and healing status
`portlight learn-skill`	Learn or advance a skill from a trainer at this port
`portlight field-repair`	Repair a weapon at sea (requires Journeyman blacksmith skill)

Fleet

Command	What it does
`portlight shipyard [buy]`	View or buy ships at the shipyard
`portlight drydock`	Restore degraded hull_max at a shipyard (costs 5x normal repair rate)
`portlight fleet`	Show all ships in your fleet
`portlight dock`	Park current ship and switch to another at the same port
`portlight board`	Switch to a docked ship at the same port
`portlight transfer`	Move cargo between ships at the same port
`portlight rename`	Rename your flagship or a fleet ship
`portlight upgrade`	Browse or install ship upgrades at the shipyard

Contracts

Command	What it does
`portlight contracts`	View contract board offers
`portlight accept <id>`	Accept a contract offer
`portlight obligations`	View active obligations with deadlines
`portlight abandon <id>`	Abandon a contract (reputation cost)

Companions

Command	What it does
`portlight recruit`	Recruit a companion at this port
`portlight dismiss-companion`	Dismiss a companion from your party
`portlight party`	Show your companion party

Infrastructure

Command	What it does
`portlight warehouse [action]`	Manage warehouses: `lease`, `deposit`, `withdraw`, `list`
`portlight office [action]`	Manage broker offices: `open`, `upgrade`
`portlight license [buy <id>]`	View or purchase licenses

Finance

Command	What it does
`portlight insure [buy <id>]`	View or purchase insurance policies
`portlight credit [action]`	Manage credit: `open`, `draw`, `repay`, `status`

Career

Command	What it does
`portlight captain`	View captain identity and advantages
`portlight reputation`	View standing, heat, and trust across all regions
`portlight milestones`	View milestones and victory path progress
`portlight status`	View captain overview with daily costs
`portlight ledger`	View trade receipt history

World

Command	What it does
`portlight map`	View the world map with ports, routes, and your position

Interface

Command	What it does
`portlight tui`	Launch the full-screen TUI dashboard

System

Command	What it does
`portlight new <name>`	Start a new game (omit `--type` for interactive captain roster)
`portlight save`	Explicitly save the game
`portlight load`	Load a saved game
`portlight guide`	Show grouped command reference
`portlight print-and-play`	Generate the Print-and-Play board game PDF kit