ShadowGate is a huge MUD that sticks closely to the AD&D
manuals. We strive to form a community of adventurers with all
aspects of interactions, both positive and negative. Look forward
to prejudice and tolerance, conflict and cooperation, hate and
love. 

   Our systems of multi-classing, races, weapon and non-weapon
proficiencies, languages, spells, deities, and required
introductions all make you feel as if the world of ShadowGate is
an evolving environment.  Indeed characters can eventually gain
influence and control over parts of the world as "High Mortals",
continuing to shape and grow the game further.

   We insist that you roleplay.  Roleplaying is a process, not
an end goal.  Each individual thread of your character's
experiences, misadventures, friends and enemies becomes the
tapestry of his or her life, and the whole winds up becoming 
more than it's parts. We strictly enforce this as best as we are
capable. We encourage RP through a system of Avatars, which are
our DM's. They are not creators or builders. They are people who
drive interactive quests through various abilities and
interactively controlled NPCs.  Avatars and creators are all
selected from the players who have played and gained our trust,
to ensure consistancy with the game's evolution forward.

   The ultimate, and perhaps idealistic, goal is to make the
ShadowGate world reflect not only the tabletop world of adventure
and RP, but also those idle times of characters - the times in the
city, spending your gold, reflecting on your adventures. We
encourage any player who wishes to become part of the community
to join us, enjoy what we have, and help us make it better and
move toward our goal.