diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06b4cd3..502c2c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ please check out to [the documentation folder](./docs).
 Detailed guides are available for:
 
 - [admins](./docs/guides/admin.md)
+- [players](./docs/guides/player.md)
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/admin.md b/docs/guides/admin.md
index ad8c52b..a69c8e0 100644
--- a/docs/guides/admin.md
+++ b/docs/guides/admin.md
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ python3 -m taleweave.main \
   --optional-actions \
   --actions taleweave.systems.sim:init_actions \
   --systems taleweave.systems.sim:init_logic
-  # TODO: add others
 ```
 
 This will generate a relatively small world with 3 rooms or areas, run for 30 steps, then save the game and shut down.
diff --git a/docs/guides/player.md b/docs/guides/player.md
index 34ac770..89a5c85 100644
--- a/docs/guides/player.md
+++ b/docs/guides/player.md
@@ -4,22 +4,62 @@
 
 - [Player's Guide to TaleWeave AI](#players-guide-to-taleweave-ai)
   - [Contents](#contents)
+  - [Discord Command Syntax](#discord-command-syntax)
   - [Prompt Syntax](#prompt-syntax)
     - [Prompt Function Syntax](#prompt-function-syntax)
 
+## Discord Command Syntax
+
+*Note 1:* Because TaleWeave AI offers a dynamic set of actions depending on the game world, it does not currently use
+Discord's command feature. If you know a way to make this work with constantly-changing actions, please let me know.
+
+*Note 2:* When interacting with the Discord bot, you need to ping it with each message. Your server admin can allow the
+bot to see all messages, with and without pings, but you must ping the bot by default.
+
+The Discord bot offers the following commands:
+
+- `!taleweave` or the bot name, if your admin changed it
+  - prints the name of the active world
+- `!help`
+  - prints the available commands and their parameters
+- `!join <character>`
+  - join the game as the specified character
+- `!leave`
+  - leave the game, if you are playing
+- `!characters`
+  - list the available characters in the game
+- `!players`
+  - list the players currently in the game
+
+Other messages will be treated as in-character input and used as your character's action or reply, depending on the
+current prompt.
+
 ## Prompt Syntax
 
+The web client displays a menu with all of the available actions on your turn, but you can also input your own actions.
+
 ### Prompt Function Syntax
 
 In order to call functions or use actions from your prompt replies, you (or more likely your GUI) can send valid JSON,
-or you can use this prompt function syntax.
+or you can use this prompt function syntax. Discord and the web client both support this syntax.
 
 To use the prompt function syntax, start your prompt with `~` and use the syntax `~action:parameter=value,next=value`
 where `action` is the name of the action (the function being called) and the remainder are parameters to be passed into
 the function.
 
+For example:
+
+```none
+~action_move:direction=north
+~action_tell:character=Alice,message=Hello
+~action_use:item=potion
+```
+
 There are some limits on this syntax:
 
 - the function name cannot contain `:`
+  - this is true in Python as well and should not be a problem
 - the parameter names cannot contain `=`
+  - this is also true in Python and should not be a problem
 - the values cannot contain `,`
+  - this is a problem and support for quotes is needed