Once upon a time there was Discworld. There still is an adequate supply.
Discworld is the flat world, carried through space on the back of a giant turtle, which has been the source of — so far — twenty-three novels, four maps, an encyclopedia, two animated series, t-shirts, scarves, models, badges, beer, embroidery, pens, posters, and probably, by the time this is published, talcum powder and body splash (if not, it can only be a matter of time).
It has, in short, become immensely popular.
—The Science of Discworld (1999)
Welcome to Discworld MUD
Discworld MUD is a multiplayer, text-based, online game (a MUD, or text MMORPG) based on the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. On Discworld you will meet many of the characters from those books. Terry's books are humorous fantasy and the game retains the comical, fun feel of the books.
We are a fully-featured and well-established MUD with many possibilities for player interaction: diverse areas totalling over a million rooms, the opportunity to become a member of one of seven guilds, a citizen of one of the many city-states on the Disc, run your own shop, own your own house, write for the local newspaper, and much more!
Start Playing
There is no cost to play Discworld MUD, it is developed and maintained entirely by volunteers. You can login and create a character with any javascript/flash-capable web browser simply by clicking on the 'play now' link to the left (an option which uses websockets instead of flash is also available).
The 'playing' menu has links to a number of pages to help you get orientated.
Latest News and Recent Developments
- Dec 12 - Merry Hogswatchtide!
- May 21 - Better Late than Never
- Feb 1 - Fade Out.
- Jan 14 - Learned Response, Part 2
- Jan 14 - Kiss The Blade, Part 2
- Jan 11 - Kiss The Blade
- Jan 2 - Learned Response
You can also check out our complete recent developments blog for a longer list of recent game changes, and our mud commentary blog for more general developments.
Game Status: Driver rebooted about 21 hours ago, 66 people logged in.
Quote of the Moment
- "ALL YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS THE MERCY OF HELL."
- "Yeah?"
- "JUST OUR LITTLE JOKE."
- "Ngk," said Crowley.
— Crowley in conversation with his superiors
(Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens)
