Yes, you have to do some combat to advance. Also, there are guilds you can join. They have accompanying skills. It is, however, quite possible to advance without hacking and slashing. That is done through the use of ego battles, in which you either beg, praise, debate, or otherwise influence someone with your ego, pitting your skill against theirs. You get the same experience from an ego battle as you would from actually fighting the person.
I will say this, however. If you don't want to do any combat at all, you are probably not going to like this one, as it is hard to get anywhere quickly without it. Also, combat is realtime, but it's usually not too bad. Navigation is a bit tricky, but it simply requires a bit of memorization. I haven't played the MUD mentioned earlier, but I don't want to compare this game to anything else, as it is really quite complex. It is rich and dynamic. Also, I forgot to mention previously, the hosts of the game are very open to making the game more accessible. When my wife approached them, bless her, and asked if there were things we could do to make it easier for screen readers to handle the odd stuff coming up, they did a lot of research before getting back to us. They are helpful and listen to suggestions, ideas, and constructive criticism with an open mind. On a totally different subject, this mud will require a bit of use of whatever review cursor you have, whether it is the JAWS cursor or an equivalent. Furthermore, almost everything is in character. Punishments for going out of character can grow quite severe quite quickly. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 1/5/09, Orin <orin8...@gmail.com> wrote: > www.lasternia.com > > I warn you, even though this mud has RP, you still have to Hack and > Slash to advance, I think there may be guild requirements as well. If > you tried, say, Achaea and didn't like it, stay clear of this one. > > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Greg wrote: > >> Hello, >> What is the website address? >> Thanks, >> Greg W. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dakotah Rickard" >> <dakotah.rick...@gmail.com >> > >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:54 PM >> Subject: [Audyssey] A new complex MUD for all. >> >> >>> My wife and I have been looking around for complex games which we can >>> both play. As she is sighted and I am not, this can occasionally pose >>> a challenge. >>> One genre that we have both rather latched onto are MUDs. She is an >>> fan of Miriani, as am I. >>> We have, however, been looking around for a good fantasy MUD. She hit >>> pay dirt when she discovered the MUD Lusternia, found at >>> http://www.lusternia.com >>> >>> Connection to this MUD is possible using any client, as far as we >>> know, via ports 23 or 2003. >>> >>> There is a section in the beginning called your "Journey Through the >>> Portal of Fates." >>> Due to some options which are not as yet modifiable at that point, >>> some MUD clients react badly to the ansi characters and the onscreen >>> map, but these options can be turned off midway through the journey, >>> and the hosts are looking into enabling the modification of these >>> options immediately upon starting the journey. >>> tO modify the options, type CONFIG ANSI OFF and CONFIG MAPVIEW OFF >>> for >>> the ansi characters and onscreen map respectively. >>> >>> When asked to select a race, please keep in mind that you can easily >>> read about races and their characteristics on the Lusternia website. >>> The same is true concerning guilds, cities, and communes. >>> >>> Another plus to Lusternia is that you can have as many characters as >>> you desire. Keep in mind, however, that Lusternia is a MUD with a >>> large player base. Therefore, they will delete low-level characters >>> upon only a few days' inactivity, so don't overdo it. >>> >>> Since I've only been playing this MUD for a little while, there is >>> really no soundpack available. However, this could change rapidly, >>> either due to the colaborative efforts of my team, or through the >>> efforts of any of you. >>> >>> I hope to see you there. >>> >>> Signed: >>> Dakotah Rickard >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org >>> . >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org >> . >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >> the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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