Harley Hahn's
Guide to Muds

A mud is an elaborate computer-mediated, imaginary role-playing environment. Muds are great places to meet people while having fun using your creativity and your intelligence.

I wrote this guide in order to help you understand muds and to learn the basics that will enable you to get started.

My suggestion is to orient yourself by taking a look at the Table of Contents below. Then start with Chapter 1 and read the entire guide straight through, one chapter at a time, from beginning to end.

Table of Contents

	Introduction
Chapter 1:	What Is a Mud?
Chapter 2:	What Does the Name "Mud" Mean?
Chapter 3:	Mud Clients
Chapter 4:	Social Muds and Action Muds
Chapter 5:	LPMuds, DikuMuds and TinyMuds
Chapter 6:	How to Choose a Mud
Chapter 7:	Getting Started on a Mud Connecting to the Mud Choosing a Name Choosing a Password Registering as a New User Creating Your Character Teaching Yourself the Basic Facts About the Mud Meeting the Other Players
Chapter 8:	Talking on a Mud
Chapter 9:	Illusion and Reality
Chapter 10:	Getting Along With People
Chapter 11:	Moving Around
Chapter 12:	Player Killing
Chapter 13:	Mud Sex
Chapter 14:	Mud Resources on the Internet What Can You Do on the Net? Mud Client Programs Finding a Mud The Zynna Mud Usenet Newsgroups