The game is currently open to the public. If you are interested in a character object, log in as a guest and use the following command:
+request name = email address
In order to obtain a character, you may be required to register with a valid email address. Use this command to request a character. The password will be sent to the email address you specify. This occurs automatically and immediately.
Generally, if you receive email quickly, you should get a response within five minutes; if you don't receive the password within a day, there has been a problem and you should contact a staff member to get it resolved.
If you don't get the message, make sure that you check your spam folder!
Please note that all of your alts MUST be registered under the same address. To register an alt, use:
+request/alt name
Background
Road to Amber picks up at the very end of The Guns of Avalon, and only recognizes the first two books as canon. This means that the bones of the setting should be very familiar to Amber players (and if they're not, the first two books are pretty short) but most assumptions and 'givens' of the setting may need to be discarded. Check out our story for more details.
Getting Started
If you're trying to figure out how to connect to this MUSH thing, you probably want to start with the right software. Check out this list of MUSH clients. Once you get started, check out our tips on navigation.
Regardless of whether you're a first-time MUSHer or a grizzled jaded veteran, you should check out our guides. They contain a lot of specific, step-by-step information on how we do things on this MUSH.
If you're wondering what some of these terms you're seeing mean, help might be found in the glossary.
Once you're ready to begin playing, you should start character generation.
Lost?
If you're having trouble finding your way around, try @set me=_LOST
This will show you where all exits from a location lead to, whenever you move into a room or do a look.
Also, check out our maps.
If you know the person you want to go to, and you're in the same area as them (for instance, you're in Amber City and you want to join someone else in Amber City), you can use +zoom name-of-person to get to them.
If you know the name of the location you want to go to, and you're in that location's area, you can use +zoom name-of-room to go there. You don't have to type the full name of the room, and wildcards will also work. +zoom * shows you all the rooms in an area.
Privacy
We have a strong respect for anonymity. We strongly discourage asking other people about their identities (if you ask, don't be surprised if the reply is "I'd rather not say"). Whether or not you want to tell someone else who you are is up to you.
Note that the staff also has highly limited visibility into who you are, so don't expect them to know who you are unless you tell them. (Unlike other MUSHes, sites and email addresses are normally hidden from the staff, and email sent to the staff will be anonymized. There are code safeguards in place for cross-alt "cheating" prevention.) For more information, take a look at our privacy policy.