Trying to remember the name of a BBS Game reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-15 04:41 So, I don't have a lot to go on, but I do know it was a big influence on me back when I was a kid in the mid-90s. What I (think I) remember: * It was a D&D-style game, and you could choose classes like Paladin, Cleric and Ranger. Everybody started out in their individual areas. Paladins started out at the Paladinhome, etc. * A big deity was named Duss, this is the god the Clerics and Paladins worshipped. You could go to the Temple of Duss and I assume do stuff there. * I remember fighting bandits at the beach. Guessing they were a low- level mob? Does any of this jog your memory? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rattlehead71 · 2023-11-15 05:16 Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD) perhaps? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bumblebee_assassin · 2023-11-15 05:55 Legend of the Red Dragon? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sithra907 · 2023-11-15 08:26 It's not ringing a bell...could it have been a MUD? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IAmRootAtDBZ · 2023-11-15 09:40 Major mud? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UM-Underminer · 2023-11-15 10:47 Usurper? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- malakisi · 2023-11-15 13:56 I think you’re right. [https://www.gamebanshee.com/bbs/guides/usurper. php](https://www.gamebanshee.com/bbs/guides/usurper.php) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TxCoastal · 2023-11-15 15:50 loved LORD..!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- East_Living7198 · 2023-11-15 18:54 Loved MMUD - everybody had the same starting location though, Newhaven iirc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-15 19:17 Sadly no. The core mechanics were similar, but it was less edgy, more earnest. Also don't see any of the elements I mentioned (Paladinhome, Duss, bandits, beach, etc) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-15 19:18 Nope, I still play LORD lol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-15 19:18 I never got into MUDs, so this would have been a door game of some sort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Zucc · 2023-11-15 19:28 Tele Arena? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sharky6000 · 2023-11-15 21:34 The Pit! ? Arrowbridge? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-15 21:36 I just tried that one recently. It still seems pretty popular on some BBSes, but what I'm remembering was less Zork-like and more LORD/Usurper-like. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IAmRootAtDBZ · 2023-11-15 21:38 You're right ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-16 03:38 Tried them out, doesn't look like it but thanks. I don't remember any arena or any really graphical elements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- redmax_ · 2023-11-16 04:03 First game that came to mind is Exitilus. Never played it myself but, there is a YT video about it by the DI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-16 06:01 I never played that, but it looks cool! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- codefenix · 2023-11-16 14:15 Try Danger Bay BBS. There are more doors running there than on any other system (over 1,000). The sysop is very knowledgeable about doors in general, and may have heard of this one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamma-512 · 2023-11-17 02:21 I remember cave mud ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UM-Underminer · 2023-11-17 18:24 It well could be something else, but Usurper is pretty customizable if you take the time (deity and guild names, etc) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-18 07:28 Another possible clue: One of the races was Stone Men. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- myxoma1 · 2023-11-18 09:25 Played major mud a lot, we even had scripts that would run and grind XP while we were afk, but always ran the risk of being killed. Really fun game too, i miss those days ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gigawright · 2023-11-18 16:09 Thanks for the rec! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- am6502 · 2023-11-20 03:04 Does anyone know of simple but impressive games where a person could learn how to make an ascii game? Basically, how does a novice move to the next level to manipulate vt100 compatible terminal? (essentially what this guy asked: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1541819/how- can-i-write-an-ansi-c-console-screen-buffer , except for pointers to learn by example code ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UM-Underminer · 2023-11-23 19:15 Hijacking an unrelated thread is definitely not the way to get resources. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- am6502 · 2023-12-02 00:54 is it worth starting a new thread? I estimated the odds of "hijacking" the thread as essentially zero, and thought it to be the better solution over top-posting by starting a new thread. i don't even know if r/bbs would be the optimal subreddit to ask this question in, though the relevance to vt100 and expertise on this topic of the subredditors here might make it a decent bet. any suggestion/input on these questions of where to post them is appreciated, if you have them; a good weekend to you and tia.