Welcome, Adventurer

1 · Getting connected

The MUD with No Name is free to play and needs no download.

Easiest way in — play right in your browser:

A full client with colour, command history, and a live HP/mana/group HUD — nothing to install, nothing to configure.

Prefer your own client? Point any telnet / MUD client at:

A dedicated client is more comfortable than raw telnet — it gives you a scrollback buffer, command history, and its own aliases (more on that in section 14). Good free ones:

• Mudlet — cross-platform, beginner-friendly, scriptable.
• MUSHclient — Windows, very powerful.
• BlightMud (terminal) or TinTin++ — for the keyboard-only crowd.

The server speaks GMCP (so clients can draw HP/mana bars and other UI) and MCCP compression. You can run up to 5 of your characters online at once, with no limit on how many you create.

2 · Make your character

On connecting you'll pick a name and password, choose a sex, and select a class. Your five stats — STR, INT, WIS, DEX, CON — are rolled for you, with your class's primary stat getting the best roll.

Picking a class: there are 11 — Warrior, Thief, Mage, Cleric, Ninja, Commando, Paladin, Bard, Shaman, Nomad, and the Anti-Paladin. Each has its own skills and spells. Browse every class's full ability list on the class cards on the home page before you commit, or read help class in-game.

3 · Your first five minutes

You wake in Midgaard, the starting city, already wearing a basic starter kit (some armor and a weapon). Get your bearings:

Picking things up and gearing up:

4 · Where to go & leveling

Kill monsters to earn experience. You auto-level up to 25 — no trip to a trainer needed for those early levels. Always consider <mob> first to gauge whether a fight is safe.

A rough path outward from Midgaard (type areas for the full, level-sorted list):

The mortal ceiling is level 50. Type help map in-game to see the world layout, and scan / the map commands to navigate.

5 · Combat basics

Reading your prompt. By default it shows your HP, mana, and movement, plus two combat labels:

• Buf — whoever your enemy is fighting (you, or the tank you're grouped with).
• Vic — your current target.

Tip: regen rooms (you'll see it noted in the room) heal you noticeably faster — rest in one between fights. Watch your HP and flee early rather than late; there's no shame in living to fight again.

6 · When you die

Death here is a setback, not a disaster. You don't lose your gear. When you fall:

• You wake back at the temple.
• Everything you were carrying stays in your corpse, which is kept safe and will not rot away — so you have time to get back to it.
• Return to your corpse and get all corpse to reclaim your belongings, then wear / wield them again.

So the worst case is a little lost experience and a walk back. Don't panic when the screen goes dark.

7 · Skills, spells & mastery

Your class's abilities are trained at the Metaphysician (one room up from Market Square in Midgaard). There are three steps to mastering an ability:

Casters: cast spells with cast '<spell name>' <target> — mind the quotes around multi-word names. Bards play songs (auras) and Shamans plant totems; these work a little differently from spells — see help song and help totem.

Critical strike is a special case: one practice session jumps it straight to its class baseline.

8 · Gold & shops

The only currency is gold — no silver, no copper. You'll find shops throughout Midgaard. Inside one:

Loot mob corpses for sellable treasure and potions. Turn on autoloot to scoop up items and gold automatically when a mob dies, or do it by hand with get all corpse.

9 · Quests

Find the Questmaster and type quest request to receive a quest. Complete it for quest points, gold, and experience. Spend quest points at the quest shop on gear you won't find anywhere else (list to browse it).

10 · Fame ranks

Fame is the long game. Earn it by completing quests, then visit Wase the Herald in the Temple of Midgaard. Type rank (or list) near Wase to see your standing, and rank up to claim the next rank when you've earned it.

Every rank stacks these bonuses: +50 HP, +25 Mana, and +10 bonus Quest Points per quest you complete. On top of that, each milestone unlocks a signature perk:

Your rank title appears before your name in the who list — your legend, made mechanical. (Titles are shown in the form matching your character's gender.)

11 · Grouping

The world is tuned for small teams — up to 5 of your characters online at once, or join up with other players.

Grouped characters share experience from kills, and your prompt's Buf label tracks whoever is tanking. Adventuring alone instead? Some characters get a Solo bonus — see help solo.

12 · Talking to people

Plenty of ways to be heard:

For longer posts there are boards (general, immortal, god) — see help board. Type news for the latest updates and info for the in-game getting-started rundown.

13 · Saving & logging out

Your progress is well protected. The game auto-saves every couple of minutes, and saves again whenever you log out or a reboot happens. You can also save manually any time.

Keep valuables in your inventory or your vault (personal storage). Items left lying on the ground in ordinary rooms get cleaned up on reboots, and buffs, bard auras, and totems drop when you disconnect.

14 · Quality-of-life & client tips

15 · Getting help

You're never stuck. The in-game help system is deep:

Still stuck? Ask other players on the ask or gossip channels — this is a friendly place. And help us build the world:

Want to talk shop outside the game — ideas, mechanics, bug chatter, or just hanging out with other players? Join us on Discord:

Join the community on Discord

16 · Quick reference

The essentials, at a glance:

That's everything you need to start strong. Now step through the gate — we'll see you in Midgaard.