What are we?
d20MUD is a family of MUDs based on the D&D 3.5 or d20 rules system. So far, the only MUD available is a Forgotten Realms MUD. The Forgotten Realms MUD is a medeival fantasy theme created by Ed Greenwood and our world is current in published world events up to 1372 DR, after which our own story line continues. A MUD is text based, there are no graphics, and it is much like reading an interactive book, with your character as the protagonist, except the other characters in the book, are played by real people, and are protagonists in their own story. D&D 3.5 rules are Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition rules, and were written by Wizards of the Coast Inc.
Who are we?
As an administration, we are generally kind and friendly people. The game is owned by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the game reflects those principles in many areas, though it is not used as a missionary tool. We try to promote a safe and friendly place for people to play, where they don't need to worry about random acts of unkindness, or in other words, don't need to worry about running across people who act like jerks on a regular basis.
How do I play?
Playing is as simple as clicking the 'Play!' button at the top of the web site, and entering a name for your account and then creating a character. You play by typing in commands at the command line. Commands are listed with the command 'commands' (incidentally) and there are help files for many (though our help system is still incomplete). Each command has a specific purpose and will cause your character to do something different, or display different information depending on the command. Commands are written in english, but generally the way commands are typed is similar in idea to writing short hand. For example, you don't type 'I get the apple from the barrel', you simple type 'get apple barrel' where the command is get, the first parameter, or argument, is apple, which is what you want to get, and the second is barrel, which is where you want to get it from.
