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Wraith of Angmar
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Re: The Barrow-Downs MUSH
Let's see if I can explain this whole MUSH thing a little better.
Think of the MUSH as one of the old text-based adventure games like ZORK (wow! how old is the Wight!!??). You enter the MUSH over the internet and start by creating a character - choose a name, gender, species, and then describe your character in detail. You then enter the world at The Forsaken Inn along the East Road (this is the current starting place). You'll find yourself in the Common Room.
Remember, this is all described to you in text. No pictures - just words. While in the Common Room you'll see exits to the Kitchen, a hallway, the Courtyard outside and stairs leading up to the Guestrooms. Now you have to make a choice. Which way to go? Eventually, when the whole MUSH is made, you should be able to travel all the way from the Grey Havens to the Lonely Mountain (and wherever else you want to go)!
Along the way you'll run into other players. You'll be able to chat or maybe try some role-playing. Perhaps you'll notice an area of Middle-Earth that has not been yet developed. You can petition to 'build' it yourself. Building is great fun, but also a great challenge.
So, hopefully this gives you a better idea what a MUSH is and what you can do in it. Is it going to be incredibly exciting? Nope. Interesting? Yup. Addictive? It is for me (and a few others). Especially if you get to build.
Our first challenge is to decide which time in Middle-Earth do we want to roam in?
The Barrow-Wight (RKittle)
<font size="2">I usually haunt
http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a> and The Barrow-Downs
http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgiMiddle-Earth Discussion Board</a>.</p>