| 1. | Nightfall | | | Nightfall, a fantasy-themed LPMUD, was founded in December 1990. The nightfall website shows the game's relative maturity, containing information about the game's races, people, land and lore, and even 'Miss Nightfall'. www.nightfall.org |
| 2. | Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands | | | Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands, is a unique world created for this online game. It has a website as you'd expect from a pay2play MUD: fast, well-organised and easy to use, with information about every aspect of the game. www.achaea.com |
| 3. | Armageddon | | | Website for Armageddon, a diku MUD. Website contains a good selection of information for beginners to this game, including all aspects of character customisation, 'how to roleplay' guides and discussion boards. www.armageddon.org |
| 4. | Wheel of Time | | | Website of the TMC's 'Mud of the Month'-winning custom-based Wheel of Time MUD, the largest free online game based on Robert Jordan's series. Sections on roleplay, pk, the Wheel of Time, beginning and zones, the current Ta'varen and players online, together with Java and Telnet links. www.wotmud.org |
| 5. | MoonGate Online | | | Website for the Realm of Alyria, a high fantasy-themed MUD. The site contains extensive 'must-have, can't-get' information for the beginner, and also has player reviews, a faq and direct telnet links. www.moongate.net |
| 6. | Iconoclast | | | Genetic alteration and cybernetic enhancements are accepted as the norm in Iconoclast MUD, a Circle-based MUD, which shows us what the world might look like 100 years in the future. A very comprehensive site, with all the helpfiles, 'how-to's' and guidelines that the beginner and player could ask for. www.iconoclast.org |
| 7. | Avalon, the first age | | | Pay2play custom-base MUD. Instant java gameplay via their large website, which contains much of the 'how-to'-type information that anyone considering playing here will need. www.firstage.net |
| 8. | Age of the Throne | | | A custom-coded pay2play MUD set in 17th Century France, a violent place where newcomers are challenged by drunken swordsmen and intrigue rules supreme. The comprehensive site offers help, maps, rank information and a direct telnet link. www.aott.com |
| 9. | Eclipse | | | Pay2play MUD based on ...... shopping. Skill, experience and cash system work together to earn points. Website sells merchandising and has faq, but relatively little actual information on the game. Homepage requires plugin. www.eclipse.mudservices.com |
| 10. | Phoenix Rising | | | Phoenix MUD is based on the games by White Wolf. The website is unfinished, and offers minimum content at the time of writing. www.webdiva.co.uk |
| 11. | DragonMUD | | | DragonMUD is the world's oldest surviving AberMUD, and their website reflects this fact with a large collection of documents including the AberMUD newsletter and log files. www.dragon.mudzone.com |
| 12. | Aliens vs Predator | | | Kill or be killed on this LexiMUD-based MUD, as you prowl around as a predator, synthetic, alien or human through the world based on the Dark Horse Comics and the movies made by Fox. The website contains information and help texts to start playing the game. avp.dhs.org |
| 13. | Coven of the Ahroun | | | Website of the Ahroun, a clan ('coven') on Aargh MUD, a game that is based on old mythology and witchcraft. Includes glossary of terms relevant relevant to prospective Ahroud roleplayers, clan-related links and a telnet link. www.geocities.com |
| 14. | Worlds End Mud | | | Website for World's End ROM2-based multi-genre roleplay MUD. Site contains information on classes and races, and other useful links for players of this MUD. Homepage requires 3dml plugin. cyberwizards.com |
| 15. | ArcticMud | | | Based on the Dragonlance novels, the Arctic MUD website, a gamma DikuMUD-based MUD, contains maps, details on all the zones, peoples and races to make this Krynn-themed website very helpful for prospective players. Applet link included for direct web access. www.arctic.org |
| 16. | Lunar Eclipse | | | A Rom 2.4b-based MUD, the theme for this MUD is anything goes, with just about every theme imagineable and all the high fantasy races. Site contains details on the races, professions, skills, players pages, clan profiles and more. lunar.betterbox.net |
| 17. | Moment in Tyme | | | Circle/Diku-based Wheel of Time-themed MUD website, with extensive resources for the budding adventurer. Telnet connection provided. www.envy.com |
| 18. | MUME | | | MUME (Multi-users in Middle Earth), DikuMUD-derived, was the first 'race-war'-type MUD, and is set in the world of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Browse the website for helpfiles, logs, game statistics, and a direct web Java link to the game. mume.pvv.org |
| 19. | Shades | | | Shades, custom-based and one of the oldest MUDs around, is based on a land of mystery and magic, and has a website that includes help files and player information. Site includes a Java client for direct web connection to the game. games.world.co.uk |
| 20. | Abandoned Towers Mud | | | Website of Abandoned Towers, a MERC-based MUD with a general fantasy theme. There is imited information about the skills of the various classes available to play, and also a map of the main city. cyberwizards.com |
| 21. | The Realm of Ankh | | | A very brief and incomplete overview of the theme of this mud, as well as limited information about its races, classes and sub-classes. ankh.webjump.com |
| 22. | Avendar | | | Avendar is a ROM 2.4 fantasy roleplaying MUD, based on a unique fantasy world created specifically for the game. The website contains much of the information that you need when creating a character and includes a discussion board and telnet links. www.ender.com |
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