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before written history there was a world known as Alatia.
It
was a place of stunning beauty and terrifying evil.
It was a land where legendary heroes did battle against
impossible odds. Creatures long since disregarded as
myth and lore were commonplace. Alatia was much more
than a single land however, it was a nexus of realities.
Existing
within Alatia's vast world was a doorway, a doorway
like none other. This doorway was a gate to an infinite
number of worlds and dimensions. Lands of shadow and
lands of mythology were accessible through this gate.
Once again this gate has appeared in reality, it is
your entryway to adventure, to magic, to glory, you
need only to step through...
A
blue, swirling mist appears and begins to crackle with
energy as you slip the portal pass into the slot on
the stone sculpture. You see in front of you vague swirling
pictures of other worlds, some strange and beautiful,
some obscene and grotesque. Pictures range from floating
cities to stone huts. You suddenly realize this world
you have mastered is just the beginning, just a start.
The stone arch throbs with energy. You have found the
Gateway... many other worlds await you...
Alatia
is what is known as an LPmud, a type of multiplayer
roleplaying and adventuring game, usually with an emphasis
on swords and sorcery. The game is structured as a number
of 'rooms' through which players move, described by
paragraphs of text. Actions and activity are described
by sentences that will be displayed on your screen,
and all commands are standard English words or abbreviations.
Basically, the idea of the game is to run around, explore,
kill monsters, solve puzzles, and complete quests, in
whatever order you prefer. Many people also log on to
Alatia just for the pleasure of talking to other Alatians.
As
your character gains experience, it will become more
powerful, and gain access to new and more interesting
areas of the game. Many of these are in other worlds
than Velaria (your starting world). Should you play
long enough and successfully enough, you will become
a High Level Player (HLP), and eventually a Hero, the
rarest and most powerful kind of adventurer, with access
to abilities, items, and treasures that others can only
dream of.
You
can connect to Alatia at: telnet
mux.net 2000
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