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Accursed Lands
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Accursed Lands, abbreviated AL, is a MUD, a text-based online role-playing game, founded in 1996. Setting The game is set in the post-apocalyptic world of Terrinor. Concepts The game's rules and game-mechanics place a strong emphasis on roleplaying over powergaming. AL has been noted for having automated game systems in place where many other roleplaying-focused MUDs rely on human mediation. Players are allowed only one character at a time, and are expected to roleplay this character to the best of their ability. An appropriate and expected behavior is for players to provide rewards to each other for accomplishments rather than relying on the game to do so. Game characteristics Accursed Lands is a text-based game with a parser that tries to understand standard English. For instance, the player can type <code>examine third man</code> to look at the third man of a crowd. Accursed Lands uses a classless system: players may practice and learn any skill they see fit for their character. As the player characters practice, their chances of success in that area increase gradually. Technical infrastructure Accursed Lands runs on the MudOS game driver and uses a highly modified Lima Mudlib. Its code is derived from that of DartMUD, where its founders had been developers. Reception Accursed Lands was voted the RPIMUD Network's MUD of the Year for 2006. This became the subject of some controversy, as the committee that owned and operated the RPIMUD Network after the departure of its founder Wade Gustafson revoked the award after significant signs of cheating were discovered. 
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