by Zhokril on July 27th, 2010 Aabahran: the Forsaken Lands
Thank you for visiting the official home of Aabahran: The Forsaken Lands!
Aabahran is a multi-user dungeon, or MUD. A MUD is a multi-player computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social chat rooms. MUDs are text-driven, where players read descriptions of rooms, objects, events, other characters, and computer-controlled creatures or non-player characters (NPCs) in a virtual world. Players interact with each other and the world by typing commands that resemble a natural language. Modern game-like MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft, and social virtual worlds such as Second Life can have their origins traced back to the original MUDs, and, in fact, the MMORPG RuneScape originally started out as a text-based MUD before graphics were added.
Aabahran has been in existence since June of 2000, ranking it in line with many of the long-standing MUDs still in existence. Its world is rich, dynamic and exciting. If you’re new to MUDs, keep reading! If you’d just like to connect, you can simply click this link, or, add 216.136.9.8:1848 to your favorite MUD client.
Aabahran is a roleplaying-enforced, playerkilling MUD. What this means is that in Aabahran, you are required to play a character to its full extent. Additionally, you may kill other players (after a certain rank and within our highly balanced playerkilling ranges). In fact, because Aabahran has a balanced rare & unique item system, you may need to kill other players in order to get that special sword or shield you’ve been looking for!
The world is massive, with over 10,000 unique rooms for you to explore. Because of the variety of races and classes, the game remains fresh and exciting, and endlessly replayable. Ready to get started? Well, we highly suggest you utilize a MUD client for the best experience. Visit our Connect page for freely available MUD clients, and links to others.
You can visit the links at the top for the various categories and pages. Additionally, any recently posted news will be on the front page. Or, you can sign up for our forum and begin talking to other players immediately! Aabahran has a fairly large and very active playerbase.
Our goal is to combine enforced RP environment with danger of PK to produce an unmatched role-playing experience. FL holds copyright on many large segments of code never before seen in any conventional MUD:
- Custom code allows every mob, room and object to interact with players and each other.
- Unique real-time, strategic Cabal army combat allows members to wage wars, take over castles and conquer areas of the MUD.
- Player controlled city-states allowing for the members Councilors of Tribunal to set and declare laws and control trade within their realm.
- Player controlled Cabals in which members control many aspects from political alignment to Cabal rank promotions and leadership.
- Religion system with various Immortal Deities and mortal leaders.
- Innovative voting system allowing every citizen and cabal member’s voice to be heard in the decisions affecting them.
- The Aabahran Library which houses literary works of Aabahran's citizens.
- Advanced AI resulting in MOBs that can fight and hunt better than some players.
- Player run legal system which includes incarceration in Aabahran jails and executions by members of Tribunal.
- Player owned clans.
- Over 100 non-stock areas with over 20,000 rooms!
- Almost 1000 unique skills, spells and abilities.
- 8 Cabals with unique Sub-Cabals each to make sure your Cabal experience is never the same.
- 18 standard races and 17 standard classes each one with unique abilities, playing style, all balanced to perfection in PK power.
- 3 Quest races and 4 Quest classes including Undead, Demons, Avatars, Vampires, Crusaders, Liches and Psionicists
- Ability to specialize in various 'Paths'ing for unparalleled level of replay value.
And much more Connect now by opening an explorer window to telnet://aplay.theforsakenlands.org1848
