NEW! Chalacyn now supports sound and background music, see the Sounds page for details and downloads.
THE GAME:
* Completely ORIGINAL...rooms, items, monsters, and scenario was developed from scratch. * Unique medieval setting...no anachronisms. * Easy character generation, with detailed help at hand. * 8 classes with crossover abilities available (effectively 14 different classes). * 10 races, many unique to Chalacyn Nights, each with benefits and hinderances. * 8 Stats that you assign values to...no random rolling. * Protected status at lowest levels while you learn to play and friendly mentors to answer questions. * Select between chaotic or lawful...you can kill monsters regardless, but you can avoid the pkill nonsense and arrange duels in the arenas. * 3000 rooms and growing! Explore three coexisting worlds. * Never before published riddles to solve. * Interactive monsters everywhere, who can provide rumors, trades, and quests. * 150+ spells created specifically for Chalacyn Nights. * 30+ Level long-term play...levels are obtained through quests and defeating monsters. * No-rent banking system in addition to items saving on your character. * Randomized items to keep your plunder intriguing and exciting. * Secondary skills awarded gradually, you choose. * Player owned and stocked shops, with clerical support and biweekly taxes. * Politics that players can influence. We do have wars occasionally. * Exploration of dangerous and foreign areas is rewarded by experience gain. * Gambling! Original games with familiar concepts. * Competent admin to assist you always, decisions reached fairly, without bias. * Enforced game policies, the ethics are flexible within reason. * Settable moods for the socially inclined.
TECHNICAL STUFF
* Chalacyn Nights is on a stable FreeBSD system with a T1 link. * 300+ help files with detailed information on commands, spells and topics. * Familiar commands, and 115+ different versatile social commands. * Excellent parser...you rarely need to type anything out. * Personally customizable settings to make your gameplay comfortable. * Spiffy player mail system similar to unix mail. * ANSI color support, used sparingly. NO blinking. * Complete color customization system, set colors how YOU want. * Color correction for ZMUD client users. * Integrated enhancements for Pueblo MUD client. * Custom safety features to counter user-end latency.