ShadowDale is a heavily modified DikuMud system based strictly on the AD&D Forgotten Realms fantasy world. There remain only a handful of stock zones for, over the years, many builders, old and new, have helped bring the mud to its current state. The game is easy to learn, it has hundreds of zones with thousands of monsters and a huge selection of various equipment. Role-play is encouraged, as it enhances the game, but it is not mandatory. Newbies are treated with respect and there is always someone online willing to help them and, in many cases, the adept characters offer them help even if they do not ask for it. There are many puzzles, tricks and traps to be encountered and new zones are going in all the time. Come by and see our MUD. Create a character and get in on the fun. You can have as many characters as you think you can handle, just keep in mind that you may only be logged into one character at any time. See you there! ^[1]

Has a vast history. ENDLESS muds have been based off this one as it is quite an original. STILL one of the best though low numbers. ^[2]

A very popular and fun DikuMUD thatis based on the Forgotten Realmsbooks (of which _Shadowdale_ is anexample). Newbies and experiencedMUDders will enjoy this MUD, whichis quite "nice" in that it does notallow Pkills except in racewars; noswearing on public channels,strictly enforced rules, etc. ^[3]