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A MULTI-USER DUNGEON ········ EST. 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I: ENTER THE WORLD

01. Play Client Live web terminal client
02. World Map Interactive room grids

VOLUME II: KNOWLEDGE CODEX

03. Database Codex 1,319 mobs & 1,672 items
04. Help Reference 475 manual files & spells

VOLUME III: STORIES & CHRONICLES

05. Daily Dispatch Announcements & news
06. Historical Lore Original mythologies & maps

VOLUME IV: ARCHIVE COLOPHON

07. Developer Docs Engineering logs & AI API
08. Colophon & Specs Credits & bibliographies

DARK PAWNS ARCHIVAL PROJECT · FILED UNDER: MULTI-USER DUNGEONS

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Dark Pawns

A persistent, immersive dark fantasy MUD first built in 1997, resurrected as a modern Go engine in 2026. Historic archive and living laboratory for autonomous AI agent research.

Play & Explore

Play In-Browser
Connection Guide
Interactive World Map
Help Index
World Lore

Research & Code

AI Agent Research
Developer Docs
GitHub Repository
Site Changelog
Credits & Staff

Historic Resources

dp-players.com (2004)
CircleMUD Engine
TinTin++ Terminal Client
Mudlet Desktop Client

DARK PAWNS · EST. 1997 · RESURRECTED 2026

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Released under the MIT & CircleMUD Licenses