AstroMUD

DESCRIPTION OF ASTROMUD

In the beginning, there was void and substance, as neither of these could exist without the other; Without void, what would substance be? And without substance, what of void? Neither through the act of a great being, nor a concerted effort of a supernatural mind, the universe came to be. Small clusters of substance formed larger clusters, which formed even larger clusters. As chaos decided on the rules that everything should abide by, and this new invention called gravity came to be, small spheres of matter began to collide, causing a great deal of distress in the newly formed universe. As new rules of existence were decided upon and older rules tweaked to fit in this evolving paradigm, the more obscure laws of nature became simple mathematical improbabilities (of course this is not to say impossibilities.) In a remote section of the universe, in a relatively small galactic cluster, a medium sized mass of matter came together to form a planetary body, revolving around a large yellow sphere of glowing gas that was slowly compressing to form a stellar object known as a star. Three smaller bodies were formed around the planet, with remarkably similar orbital patterns. This is of course as all good AstroMUDdians know, the beginning of our precious world. Something odd happened following the collision of another heavenly body with this small planet. All laws of physics and mathematics were thrown for a loop, so to speak. (I guess if one were to stop and think, logically, the effect of this collision could actually be calculated, and predictably traced to the final result.) Tremendous amounts of energy were released during this impact, causing some sort of ripple effect, placing the newly formed planetary body into a whirl of chaos, void and substance. Magic was born during this brief flash. Scholars have blamed the lack of true rules in the universe for this lapse of reason, however others believe that the universe simply needed somewhere to put the stuff it couldn’t explain, but was probable. After all, haven’t we already covered the fact that certain probabilities are merely improbable, not necessarily impossible? (This also explains why one will never really win the lottery, because winning is so improbable, the only place you could ever win is on Astro, and then all you get is Astro money, which is non transferrable, and not legal tender in most parts of the universe.)

But what of the magic? What of it? It exists as a probability and therefore is possible, however AstroMUDdian mathematicians have calculated the odds of it happening, and it appears that our one little rule of statistical probability just shouldn’t exist. At least the mathematicians say they wouldn’t dare bet their life savings on this longshot, no matter how large the payoff. But it does exist.

And thus the leap in logic, and at this point we ask you to change the way you think about the universe, time, space, substance and void.

During this cataclysmic event, two sentient presences were born (yes, another statistical improbability, but hey, you’re here aren’t you?). For the sake of argument, and because it’s true, we shall call these two presences Siobahn (Sio for the short form.), and Goblin King (Gk for the short form). One might wonder where these two newly born beings got their names since there was no one else around to call to them.. a simple "hey you!" would have sufficed, seeing as how the only other person around to call would have been themselves (but wouldn’t that sound stupid to call yourself with "hey you!".)

Sio and Gk were bored one day, so they decided to play in the MUD. The skillful hand of Siobahn created beings of great and small minds, Animals that only paleontologists (and other people with exceptionally long job titles) have ever heard of. Things like automobiles, swords of great power, daggers of no power, and jewels that serve no purpose other than as baubles of pleasure. Many more things were created than can be listed here, so we shall move on with the story.

Since some rules of physics still applied in this little capsule of improbability everything "created" by Sio and Gk were actually siphoned from other places in the universe (which goes along with the current theories about wormholes and blackholes sucking in matter.) This great expenditure of power came at no little expense to Gk and Sio, for every time they created something, a little part of their magic was taken away and given to that object. And this is why certain beings have given natural abilities, and practiced abilities.

After a while, the newly created beings began to think on their own, creating from their own sweat and tears the objects of desire and fascination. Wealth, which was at one time nothing more than the burden of the rich, and the bane of the poor became a thing of little consequence, and conquest became paramount (heck, after all, if you really wanted wealth, simply beat someone up for it).

Getting on the server is done by http://astrohost.game-server.cc/ is what I'm being told...

SPECIFICATIONS OF ASTROMUD

Genre: MUD

Language: English

Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac

Client: Telnet

Interface: Text Based

Time: Real Time

ESRB: NR

Mass Multiplayer: No

Status: Gold

ASTROMUD COSTS:

Software: Free
Subscription: Free

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Legal market: No
Black market: No

ASTROMUD REQUIRES:

Minimal

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