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Discworld MUD
Ankh-Morpork in words: you type where to go and what to do, and the city, its guilds and its other players answer in real time.
Facts
The facts
- Runs it
- Volunteers
- Since
- 1991; open to players since 1992
- To start
- Open the browser client from the front page and create a character at the login prompt. There is no website account.
- Phone browser
- The official clients page says phone play is not recommended, especially for beginners; Android regulars use the BlowTorch app.
- Money
- Completely free. Nothing is for sale, and selling items for real money is against the rules.
- Paid random items
- None. Nothing is for sale.
- Languages
- English
- Age
- No age rating and no minimum age in its rules; public language must avoid overt sexual or drug references.
- Company
- A newbie channel for your first 18 hours, guild and interest channels, seven guilds, clubs, player newspapers and elected councils. PvP only if you join the Playerkillers league.
- Status
- The developers' blog posted on 5 October 2026, and 68 people were logged in when we checked.
Profile
What it asks of you
- ReadingEverything is text you read and type
- PaceFights and conversations happen live
- WaitingNo timers or daily tasks
- CompanyChannels, guilds and newspapers
How it plays
How Discworld MUD plays
Discworld MUD is a multi-user dungeon: a shared world described in text, where you type commands such as 'look', 'say' or 'kill rat' and read what happens. Pratchett's humour runs through the descriptions, and the city of Ankh-Morpork is large enough to get lost in.
There are no levels in the usual sense. Skills improve as you use them, and the guilds (Assassins, Priests, Thieves, Warriors, Witches, Wizards and Fools) shape what your character can learn. Players run shops, own houses and write newspapers.
Your first half hour
- 0–5 minPress 'Play Now: Browser Client' on the front page and create a character at the prompt.
- 5–15 minChoose a nationality; the getting-started guide suggests Morporkian, which starts you in Ankh-Morpork. You begin in a newbie area with a little money.
- 15–30 minAsk questions on the newbie channel, which stays open to you for your first 18 hours of play, and read the help on commands before leaving the newbie area for good.
Accounts and ages
Characters are made inside the game, with no website account and no social login. We did not create one, so whether it asks for an email address is unconfirmed. Scripts, timers and auto-login are against the rules.
Discworld MUD has no age rating and we found no age clause in its rules or guides. Its own pages say the volunteers keep it free.
Sources
Discworld MUD facts checked on 23 October 2026. How we check.
Pratchett readers who want to live in a world rather than climb a progress bar, with nothing to pay.
Anyone who wants graphics, or a game they can automate: it is all typed text and bots are banned.