LuminariMUD News & Updates

A New Front Door for Luminari

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:12 GMT

A rebuilt website, a lore wiki, a preserved archive, and a News & Updates section give the realm a clearer public home.

Play in Your Browser

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:11 GMT

The Luminari Web Client is now the recommended first session: no install, guided character creation, and live side panels.

A Sharper Glass for Mudlet

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:10 GMT

The Luminari Mudlet GUI 2.0 series brings movable windows, a Say tab, optional sound alerts, and fixes for newer Mudlet releases.

The Builder's Bench

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:09 GMT

Specproc menus, encounter tiers, new quest objectives, account-experience shops, and a browser wilderness editor give builders more reach.

Giants on the March

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:08 GMT

A fire-giant invasion of Jotunheim that never ran is finally wired up, and on a rare roll the frost giants' home becomes a war zone.

Goods, Gear, and a Good Drink

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:07 GMT

A throwable ritual dagger, new craftable finery, dragon materials, better-fitting armor, +2 steel in Ashenport, and seven new drinks.

Perks That Pull Their Weight

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:06 GMT

Missing perk trees, unreachable capstones, silent toggles, and a do-nothing Spell Recall are repaired, alongside class fixes.

Sharper Steel, Steadier Spells

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:05 GMT

Sunder, stronger armor spells, sharper Eldritch Blasts, level limits on gear, and stricter magic items tune combat.

Less Guesswork, More Adventure

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:04 GMT

Auto-grouping, buff targets, a configurable character sheet, full-text help search, and clearer maps take friction out of play.

Stranger Company in the Wild

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:03 GMT

NPC foes now bring companions and mounts, survey reads the land in depth, and optional AI and Discord features await staff activation.

Gods, Knights, and Clans of Luminari

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:02 GMT

An original pantheon, renamed knightly orders, and clans with alliances, wars, and investments give characters more to belong to.

Wings of the Dragon Rider

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:01 GMT

A ten-level prestige class pairs a seasoned mounted fighter with a bonded dragon, with three bond paths to choose from.

Speak, Roll, and Emote

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:10:00 GMT

Languages, role-play dice, targeted emotes, and forged messages give scenes between fights better tools.

Back to the Artificer’s Bench

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:05 GMT

Higher-circle devices, potion brewing, crafting bonuses, and golem progression get a focused Artificer repair pass.

More Faces Around the Campfire

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:04 GMT

New ancestry choices, distinctive racial abilities, and a few darker paths broaden the character roster in development.

From Wilderness to Workbench

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:03 GMT

Crafting and gathering come together, with clearer tools, quicker node harvests, and an apprenticeship option.

Take a Breather

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:02 GMT

Useful camps, deliberate searches, offline recovery, and quieter reliability work help the next expedition run more smoothly.

Make Your Next Move Count

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:01 GMT

Readied strikes, deliberate counterspells, and proper thrown weapons add more choices to the next dangerous encounter.

Better Company on the Road

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Companions, familiars, mounts, and summons get clearer limits and more dependable care between adventures.

Songs, Spells, and Seventeen Relics

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:02:59 GMT

Bards find their instruments, spellcasters get overdue fixes, and six more artifacts join the developing collection.

Old Realms, New Roads

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:02:58 GMT

Classic Realms of Luminari adventures are being rebuilt with their creatures, equipment, quests, and peculiar little surprises intact.

Beyond the Harbor

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:02:57 GMT

Ferries, a derelict to investigate, and a better view from the deck move the sailing project closer to its first public voyage.

First Steps, Less Fuss

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:02:56 GMT

A friendlier character creator, quieter screen-reader output, and help that is better at finding what you mean.

The Vault of Ages

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Eleven singular artifacts gained persistent ownership, binding, five-level progression, active powers, weapon procs, spoken invocations, class oaths, and staff controls.

The Engine Beneath the Realm

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Safer deployments, database bootstrap, transactional character renames, GNU C23, production-linked tests, protocol fuzzing, and curated upstream fixes rebuilt the engine room.

The Fleet Awakens

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Ships can now be built, bought, crewed, upgraded, insured, fought, sunk, plundered, and sent across a wilderness-driven economy of cargo and freight.

The Questline Atlas and the Cartographer’s Glass

Sat, 23 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Connected quests became visible as storylines while new MSDP data, graphic wilderness maps, and HTML world exports gave modern clients a clearer view of the road.

Constellations of Mastery

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Fourteen classes gained branching perk trees while crafters earned talent points, critical successes, mote synergies, and new ways to define mastery.

The Artificer’s Age: Devices, Golems, and Mooncraft

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

The Artificer matured into a full class of salvage, brewing, magical devices, supply orders, golem construction, cantrips, and moon-touched arcana.

Every Spell Leaves a Scar

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Casting gained school imagery, class-specific styles, metamagic signatures, escalating progress, and environmental reactions scaled to a spell’s power.

Known by Deed, Bound by Choice

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Configurable introductions made names socially earned, PvP gained mutual-consent protection, boards were rebuilt, and smarter mobs and trap foundations changed shared spaces.

Voices Between Worlds: Intermud3 Reborn

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

A complete, thread-safe Intermud3 client reopened tells, channels, who queries, finger, locate, and mud lists across the wider MUD network.

The Living Wilderness

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Terrain, water, resources, depletion, regional lore, and the Narrative Weaver began composing wilderness descriptions from the actual state of each location.

The Foundry and the Far Road

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:00:00 GMT

A new crafting foundation met landmarks, walk-to travel, climbing, swimming, sheaths, expanded wear slots, and builder-facing item balance guidance.

Beyond the Thirtieth Circle

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Epic feat planning, powerful new treasure affixes, the lastroom recovery command, Gully Dwarves, Bozak Draconians, and the first introduction framework closed 2024.

A Life Written in the Margins

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Background archetypes, age, homelands, ideals, bonds, flaws, lore disciplines, factions, and role-play sheets gave characters a life beyond their class levels.

A Summer of Spellfire

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Dialogue quests, rebuilt battle magic, activated items, metamagic, smarter companions, and psionic NPCs turned the summer of 2024 into a season of spectacle.

Banners Over Krynn: The Knightly Orders Assemble

Thu, 02 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Six knightly paths, a renewed clan identity, smarter storage, and the Kapak Draconian race brought banners, loyalties, and sharper character choices to Krynn.

Contracts Beneath Three Moons

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Krynn gained missions, hunts, random encounters, draconic materials, new races, and a stronger high-level path for Warlocks.

The Bone Conclave: Necromancers and the Reforging Flame

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Necromancers raised persistent undead cohorts, forbidden places learned to hide their maps, and the new reforge command gave old equipment another life.

Roads to Krynn: Satchels, Sea Roads, and New Frontiers

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Virtual bags, weapon poisons, sea roads, new regions, and converted adventure zones opened a second great frontier while travel and survival became kinder.

The Eidolon Pact: Summoners Enter the Realm

Tue, 02 May 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Summoners arrived with persistent Eidolons, evolution trees, companion-focused feats, and a bond designed to survive every quit, reboot, crash, and copyover.

After the Warlock: Hidden Hoards and New Disciplines

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:00:00 GMT

The weeks after the Warlock’s arrival brought hidden treasure chests, new martial disciplines, stronger spellcraft, and a long campaign against crashes and combat edge cases.

Unleashing the Power of the Warlock: Newest Class in LuminariMUD

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 21:28:51 GMT

We are proud to announce the release of our newest class - Warlocks. This release is courtesy of biscuitWizard (https://github.com/biscuitWizard) who generously created the code for the class. Description: Blessed with a

LuminariMUD January 2023 Update: New Spells and Races Galore

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:31:59 GMT

Since our last major update in October 2022 we've done a lot of work, both code-side and world-side. The code side has seen a large number of new spells and races added to the game, of special note being the Lich and Vam

Swiftpaths and Seaports

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 18:43:34 GMT

The Swiftpaths Ancient artifacts constructed before recorded history, the swiftpaths are portals located at various places across Lumi(n)a. Their placement is not completely understood but it has been discovered that the

October 2022 Update - Vampires, Liches and Endgame Galore!

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:29:35 GMT

We have been busy little beavers the past couple of months, with a great focus on fixing bugs, balancing classes and adding a lot of new end game content. We have two new epic races: Liches and Vampires. Both races requi

August Update - The Great Hunt Returns + More

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:36:59 GMT

A notice has been attached to the door of The Pipe and Ivories Tavern in Hardbuckler: ATTENTION! Fullstaff, Agent of Sanctus, has reported an overpopulation of local Jackalope wildlife. "Clearly, someone has been breedin

March - July 2022 Update

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:06:23 GMT

We are excited to announce a new batch of changes to the game... highlights include: Very happy to announce the first player to fully complete the Epic Lich Quest completed the transformation this month! Congrats Dasvul!

October 2021 - February 2022 Update

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:36:37 GMT

We have been quiet for a while, staff was highly busy with other real-life nonsense! Despite that, a lot has been going on 'under the hood' in regards to organizing our internal development systems and developing a backs

Lich - the Pinnacle of Necromantic Art

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:27:49 GMT

Few creatures are more feared than the lich. The pinnacle of necromantic art, who has chosen to shed his life as a method to cheat death by becoming undead. While many who reach such heights of power stop at nothing to a

September 2021 Update - Assassins

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:06:51 GMT

After a restful summer, development is back on at LuminariMUD! In addition to a number of game and class improvements, we've also added the Assassin class. Assassins, in addition to added sneak attack damage, also gains

June 2021 Update - Blackguards

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:55:50 GMT

June brings another new base class: the Blackguard. Also known as an AntiPaladin, the blackguard is indeed the anti-thesis of the traditional paladin. He is able to inflict damage and negative effects with a simple touch

May 2021 Update - Shadowdancers

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:57:46 GMT

May brings to LuminariMUD a new prestige class: the Shadowdancer. Combining the benefits of rogue skills, shadow magic, their own shadow companion and more, the shadow dancer is a valuable choice for rogues looking for a

April 2021 Update - Psionicists & Game Balancing

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 22:56:14 GMT

April sees the result of many weeks of work in the launch of our new base class, the Psionicist. Psionicists are similar to other casters, but instead of using spell memorization or spell slots like wizards and sorcerers

March 2021 Update - New Prestige Class & Sorcerer Bloodline

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:15:58 GMT

Development has been busy over the last month. We've seen both a new prestige class added, as well as a new sorcerer bloodline. The psionicist class is also well underway. Our new prestige class is the Spellsword. A warr

February 2021 Update - New Builder & Sorcerer Bloodline

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:01:07 GMT

We're happy to have Janalon join our building staff, and he's been hard at work with his first zone almost ready to go in. Janalon has a teaching background in writing as well as some coding background too. His zone is l

November 2020 Update - Encounters and Hunts

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:25:01 GMT

LuminariMUD is proud to announce the launch of our encounters and hunts systems, both of which have been in development now for a couple of months. In addition to that we've added a large number of carriage stops for our

September/October 2020 Update

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:34:05 GMT

September and October have been busy months, but mainly behind the scenes. We are happy to announce a new prestige class, 'Eldritch Knight' and the introduction of our fast travel, carriages, system. Eldritch knights are

August Update

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:58:16 GMT

This has been a very busy and exciting month for the game. It has seen a new advanced race, migration to a new/updated server, and the addition of a number of new staff members as well. Great times lie ahead! Visit this

Duergar Advanced Race

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 01:06:54 GMT

Description: Duergar dwell in subterranean caverns far from the touch of light. They detest all races living beneath the sun, but that hatred pales beside their loathing of their surface-dwarf cousins. Dwarves and Duerga

July Update: Shifter Class, Bug & Typo Fixes

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 17:29:28 GMT

Despite being under-staffed this month, we are happy to announce a new Prestige Class and some fixes. Visit this link to view the overview of the new Prestige Class - The Shifter. Here is the complete list of changes mad

Shifter Prestige Class

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 17:24:30 GMT

A shifter has no form they call their own. Instead, they clothe themselves in whatever shape is most expedient at the time. While others base their identities largely on their external forms, the shifter actually comes c

The Adventurers Guild comes to Ashenport - June update

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:16:52 GMT

The Adventurers Guild comes to Ashenport. A heavy set, grizzled man garbed in heavy chainmail strides into the Jade Jug Tavern, slamming his fist down on the table. “Right you lazy bunch of good for nothings, who’s up fo

The Great Hunt Returns, Loads of New Features/Fixes

Fri, 01 May 2020 12:51:08 GMT

Extended Quest Line, New Prestige Class, World Expansion and Much More!

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:32:41 GMT

We have extended the Ashenport Regional Quest line to over 56 quests (19 new quests) that will carry a character to approximately levels 26-28. Happy to announce we have over 100 original zones attached to the world so f

New Prestige Class - Sacred Fist

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:45:39 GMT

New Prestige Class - Sacred Fist: Class Name : sacredfist Prestige Class? : Yes Maximum Levels : 10 Unlock Cost : 5000 Account XP BAB Progression : Medium Hitpoint Gain : 4-8 plus constitution bonus Movement Gain : 0-4 T

The Underdark

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:54:07 GMT

Planes of Existence

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:22:44 GMT

[caption id="attachment_2896" align="aligncenter" width="962"] Planes of Existence[/caption] While endless adventure awaits out in the game—there are other worlds beyond these. Yet even beyond this existence of countless

New Prestige Class: Arcane Shadow (Arcane Trickster), New Zone & Other Updates

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:08:55 GMT

Happy to announce a new prestige class and a new zone attached to the Ashenport region! Details below. Please join us on discord: https://discord.gg/Me3Tuu4 Arcane Shadow (Arcane Trickster) [caption id="attachment_2883"

Gicker Accepted Co-Lead Role, Thanks to Opie Hosting & Dev Update

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:01:55 GMT

Greetings friends! Happy to announce that Gicker will be taking over as co-lead (together with Ornir) and Zusuk will be shifting over to a support role. Huge gratitude to Gicker for accepting this responsibility. Past du

New Base Class: Alchemist

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:24:51 GMT

Whether secreted away in a smoky basement laboratory or gleefully experimenting in a well-respected school of magic, the alchemist is often regarded as being just as unstable, unpredictable, and dangerous as the concocti

Update 07/24/19

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:44:44 GMT

Gicker fixed some bugs and we cleared the empty pages from the website. Join Us on Discord!

Development Updates [Jan 29 2018 - Apr 05 2018]

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 08:22:15 GMT

Zusuk here... I am back! Been extremely busy and sort of out of development for the past 1.5 months. I can not develop as many hours as before, but I am committing to at least 3 hours a week. Huge thanks to all the staff

Event: The Tower of Green Glass

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:14:08 GMT

"I will respond to their knives and poisons with fire and ruination. I will not rest till their beloved Tower is ash. I will not relent until every last magi are dead. Any city that houses a chapter of the tower will bur

The Great Hunt

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:25:14 GMT

A notice has been attached to the door of The Jade Jug in Ashenport: ATTENTION! Redgar Chag, huntsmaster, has reported an overpopulation of local wildlife due to excessive culling of predator species, including the hated

The Ruined Citadel

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:41:00 GMT

In stories and legends, the Archmage Gnarth was renowned for his skill in Artifice and Evocation - He was among those who developed the magical arms and armor that outfitted the Armies of Hope during the Darkling Wars. T

Main Quest Line Extended: The Mosaic

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:31:37 GMT

Hello everyone! After a long wait and a great deal of work by our staff, the next stage in the Main Quest Line has been released: The Mosaic Cave has been an interest to all those who are fighting the rising Darkling thr

Luminari MUD Development Updates 02/09/2018

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:24:26 GMT

Greetings! It has been a very busy time here at Luminari and the entire staff has been very hard at work. Here are some highlights of things we have been working on in the last couple weeks! Player-Owned Shops You can no

LuminariMUD Development Updates 1/29/2018

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:13:20 GMT

Hello friends! Zusuk here just updating our blog with the complete list of updates since our last comprehensive update post! A more 'view friendly' version coming shortly to sum up our wonderful month as "Mud of the Mont

Introducing Sorcerer Bloodlines

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:09:22 GMT

"We are not like the others, you and I. They use their books and songs to build their power, but this is false, unnatural! We are the true wielders of magic, those born into it!" - Roharis the bold, speaking to his late

Introducing the Luminari GUI Client Script for Mudlet!

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:42:31 GMT

We are excited to announce the release of an alpha version of our Mudlet GUI. First if you do not have Mudlet yet, download it here: https://www.mudlet.org/download/ Once you have downloaded Mudlet and installed it: You

Luminari Streamed Tonight on twitch.tv!

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:10:01 GMT

Tonight at midnight EDST, Tark from the Stick in the MUD Podcast will be streaming a newbie Luminari experience! Watch at: twitch.tv/mudpodcast

Let's MUD! LuminariMUD Game of the Month, a New Race and GUI Development

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 07:27:34 GMT

Thanks to the Reddit community for the recognition! To any new visitors, we highly suggest checking out a short lore article we have setup: http://www.luminarimud.com/lumina-voiced-stu-cook/ It includes both a written an

Development Updates! 12/04/2017

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:21:01 GMT

Long time no update right? Well, this is a combination of inactivity and not remembering to update the website and social network, and for that we apologize!! Here are some development highlights since our last post! We

Rough Draft: Ashenport Region

Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:52:00 GMT

ROUGH DRAFT: Proposed Regions

Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:39:20 GMT

The DUELIST - Luminari MUD Updates 09/13/2016

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:05:44 GMT

Duelists represent the pinnacle of elegant swordplay. They move with a grace unmatched by most foes, parrying blows and countering attacks with swift thrusts of their blades. They may wear armor, but generally eschew suc

LuminariMUD Updates: 08/10/2016

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:42:18 GMT

Apologies for long time periods between website updates! The last actual listing of updates we posted was way back on December 9th 2015! Featured changes since then besides metamagic: New Race System! type "race" in game

Spellcasters rejoice, Metamagic is now LIVE!

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:09:09 GMT

Spellcasters, both Arcane and Divine, can now twist the arcanic fields to their will through the use of Metamagic! Prepared spellcasters must prepare their spells slightly differently now, no matter if they cast mundane

Let's MUD! Luminari is Mud of the month!

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:27:38 GMT

Proud to announce that Luminari was selected as mud of the month on reddit! We haven't been posting a lot on the website, but we have been working on a lot of world building structure behind the scenes and planning for f

Luminari Update: 07/03/2015 - MIA?!

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:19:04 GMT

It's been nearly a month since our last update! Changes are coming a little slower this month, all the staff is extremely busy right now with real-life stuff. But good news is we have some active player testers helping u

Luminari Update 05/06/2015 - You want the good or bad news first?

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:47:36 GMT

Bad news first! Sorry, but if you haven't logged in recently, next time you log in you will have to RESPEC. This is due to a mistake yours truly, Zusuk, made while modifying the file saving format. If you have any issues

Luminari MUD Update 05/26/2015 - Clerical Chaos

Tue, 26 May 2015 14:13:34 GMT

It has been about two weeks since we've posted an update to the website, here are some of the highlights from our very large list of changes: Berserker, Paladin, Warrior, Cleric, Rogue, Rangers and Monk are now at "launc

Blindbreak Rest

Sun, 10 May 2015 19:09:28 GMT

Blindbreak Rest is a small underground temple that for centuries was protected by the Luminari. During the war, the Luminari lost hold of the temple and it was taken over by Darkling powers. The stories say that the temp

Luminari MUD Update: WEAPONMASTERS ASSEMBLE! 05/10/2015

Sun, 10 May 2015 08:08:11 GMT

Lots of exciting changes, the biggest and baddest are the addition of two unlockable epic races: Crystal Dwarf Trelux And the addition of our first prestige (locked) class: Weaponmaster Also, the first 4 cleric domains h

Luminari MUD Update 05/01/2015, Crossbow Reload, Rogues Rock!

Fri, 01 May 2015 12:35:52 GMT

Lots of changes in the MUD since our last update! You can view the full list below or by typing "news" in-game. Some of the highlights include: More descriptive text for "missed attacks" including shieldblock, parry and

Luminari MUD Update 03/29/2015 and New Staff Member

Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:40:33 GMT

Please welcome Telarious to the staff! [Feb 02 2015] - Zusuk added 'animate dead' feat every feat invested in 'armored spell casting' reduces the arcane weight penalty by 5 [Dec 16 2014] - Ornir added the Clearwater Rive

Nobility

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:50:00 GMT

Nobility is an easy concept to understand, but one very difficult to explain. What is the difference between an orc and and Elf that makes one worthy of esteem and the other worthy of disgust? Is it a result of extrinsic

A New Issue of Imaginary Realities!

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:36:42 GMT

Volume 7 issue 1 of the new Imaginary Realities is out now, after a long delay. Imaginary Realities is the only remaining e-magazine dedicated to MUDs. This issue contains: Choosing an Emoting System - Written by Griatch

Lumina - Voiced by Stu Cook

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:10:41 GMT

Text: Eons ago, before civilization on this world established itself, the world now known as Lumia was adopted by the Luminari, a race of Celestial, Extra-Planar Beings. They chose Lumia because of the unique properties

LuminariMUD by Enyuu (EvanVolker)

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:04:54 GMT

What an awesome contribution to LuminariMUD from Enyuu (EvanVolker)! Click on the image to visit his DeviantArt page! [caption id="attachment_2197" align="aligncenter" width="733"] Luminari Mud by Enyuu (EvanVolker) http

Graven Hollow Camp

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:59:12 GMT

Graven Hollow Camp A nomadic group of half orcs have finally settled in the Ashenport Region and have named their camp Graven Hollow. Set in a small valley surrounded partially by hills, forest and small mountains, the h

LuminariMUD Nominated for "Let's MUD!"

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:05:47 GMT

http://www.reddit.com/r/MUD/comments/2jt52g/lets_mud_vote_here_voting_ends_friday_oct_25th_at/ Come show your support by voting for Luminari! http://www.reddit.com/r/MUD/comments/2jt52g/lets_mud_vote_here_voting_ends_fri

Training Halls

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:31:09 GMT

Training Halls Hello everyone! I am very proud to announce that LuminariMUD has released its new player tutorial zone, the Training Halls. We have an incredible MUD with amazing and unique features and because of this we

Update: October 8 2014

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:55:03 GMT

[Oct 07 2014] - Zusuk added enhancement bonus to damage, arbitrarily capped it at 12 changed it so you can get gold from corpses even with full inventory remove % in troll help file because it causes weird output in char

The Luminari

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 10:08:39 GMT

Audio Version Voiced by Stu Cook Click Here to Join Us on Discord Eons ago, before civilization on this world established itself, the world now known as Lumia was adopted by the Luminari, a race of celestial, extra-plana

The Magic of the Realms

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 08:11:02 GMT

I'd like some feedback on this lore, the magic of Luminari MUD: Ossirian, the world of Luminari, is permeated with magical energy that manifests as a thaumaturgic field surrounding the planet. This field controls the mov

The Crystals

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 08:07:46 GMT

Long time ago, the races learned how to use the <> to amplify magic, creating artifacts and other objects of wonder. But there was a war, and the power of those amplified magics were incredible, tearing the world up, and

Divine Casting

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:52:33 GMT

Divine Casting God vivifies the world, giving it energies of healing, fertility and sustenance through varied channels of blessing. These channels, often called “His Will” or “Shefa,” can be also understood as energy. Th

Aether

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:46:58 GMT

For the world, in general, the idea of fundamental patterns is central. This manifests itself in many areas of culture, although different cultures may embrace different aspects of this idea - And some may discard it ent

My Dearest Brother

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:40:13 GMT

My dearest brother, Father was right. I discounted his ravings at first, but now I have reason to believe everything. A few months ago, in one of his brief moments of peace, he told me of a place some distance from Ashen

The Fundamentals

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:28:41 GMT

The Fundamentals: The universe was created from one or more fundamentals - Patterns which, when manipulated through the Aether, the Prime Fundamental, are the root of creation. The Fundamentals are the patterns, what the

Luminari is part of the GameZFestival 2.0!

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:08:01 GMT

We at Luminari have had the uncommon pleasure of being selected to be part of an exhibition for GameZFestival.ch 2.0! Luminari will be available to play in the exhibition hall. If you are in the Zurich area, the site lin

The Armor System

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:40:17 GMT

Developer Notes: *Luminari System is going to be modeled on the D20 system, but by a factor of 10. What will be visible to the players will be the D20 system though. *Base D20 AC = 10, Luminari = 100 (a un-armored human)

Update: September 10, 2014

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:43:56 GMT

Most important of all right now - finally banging our heads (Ornir and Zusuk) about how to get our Armor-Class system set up for the long run. So far we have been just converting values from a deprecated stock CircleMUD

Update: 08/27/2014

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:16:40 GMT

Actually a lot has happened since the last post, but I'm just going to mention two things in this post: 1) Thanks to Ornir, we now have SOILED set up as another optional web browser client to play the MUD 2) I set up Var

Tactical Combat: The Attack Queue

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:08:32 GMT

Another layer has been added to the Luminari combat system, fostering tactical decision making and planning while maintaining the fast-paced action that defines combat on Luminari. The Action Queue allows you to set up c

The Death of the Wait State

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:41:51 GMT

In Luminari, between actions you were put into a 'Wait-State' where you could only perform a very limited set of commands, regardless of the reason you were in the wait state. This is no more! We would like to introduce

Changes to the Luminari Combat System

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:38:34 GMT

The first step has been made in the implementation of the new Luminari combat system - Combat on Luminari is now event based. What does this mean? Luminari no longer uses instantly executed combat rounds. Instead, each r

New REVISED Worldmap, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:49:46 GMT

[Update: November 2022, Seaports (see below map)] THE WILDERNESS IS NOW ONLINE! *Note, this is the Surface Map. We also have an Underworld or Underdark and a network of planar zones that represent the Great Beyond (Plane

Update 08/12/2013

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:04:31 GMT

The Official Luminari MUD forums have re-opened! They can be reached via the link at the top of the page or by navigating to http://www.luminarimud.com/forums We are searching for a good skin for the forums, if you have

Weekly Update 05/03/2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:13:44 GMT

[May 02 2013] - Zusuk fixed color bleed in the log message for [ auto zone reset ] [May 01 2013] - Zusuk added jotunheim invasion proc, currently set at 100% fire rate for testing [Apr 30 2013] - Zusuk ported over jotunh

Luminari Weekly Update 04/26/2013

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:55:37 GMT

[Apr 26 2013] - Nashak mlist will now display --- for classless mobs [Apr 25 2013] - Zusuk added a new class-based stat-cap system [Apr 24 2013] - Zusuk commented out do_flee wait-state until the whole system is re-evalu

Luminari MUD Weekly Update 04/19/2013

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:25:30 GMT

[Apr 19 2013] - Zusuk added scenario of mobile level 31+ in do_consider, advising to bring friends revamp of auto-statter for mobiles concluded, now mobiles will be statted according to type (race), class and level... le

I Want to Start My Own MUD!

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:03:51 GMT

(I saw this posted on mudbytes.net and I liked it -Zusuk) "I am very excited to start a mud. I don't know how to code for muds, but I have a super great idea for one. All I need is for folks to come do what I tell them."

Luminari MUD Weekly Update 04/12/2013

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:48:21 GMT

[Apr 12 2013] - Zusuk should be able to use held spellbooks to memorize [Apr 11 2013] - Zusuk charmee's no longer need to be groupped to get xp new skill: sap new skill: dirt kick new skill: shield punch new skill: headb

New Advanced Race: Arcana Golem

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:15:12 GMT

See our new page about Arcana Golem by CLICKING HERE!

Luminari Weekly Update 04/04/2013

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:05:27 GMT

[Apr 04 2013] - Zusuk added a heavy penalty for not off-hand wielding weapons that are a size-class smaller than you if you are lvl_immort or higher, you can study as much as you want sentinel mobs will try to return to

03/29/2013 Luminari Weekly Update

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:41:16 GMT

[Mar 28 2013] - Zusuk added in spells.h macros to check object weapon category: IS_BLADE(obj) IS_PIERCE(obj) IS_BLUNT(obj) added these attack types as blunt: hit, bludgeon, crush, pound and punch added these attack types

LuminariMUD 1.0 Codebase Available for Download

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:08:16 GMT

LuminariMUD 1.0 Codebase Available for Download http://www.mudbytes.net/file-2880 Please post bugs/comments to this forum: http://tbamud.com/forum/10-d20

LuminariMUD Updates: 03/22/13

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:57:40 GMT

[Mar 22 2013] - Zusuk Started sorting through code to add new quest system details to various files (act.movement.c) Started sorting through code to add new quest system details to various files (act.informative.c) Start

Luminari Updates 03/15/2013

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:50:36 GMT

[Mar 15 2013] - Zusuk you can't memorize wizard spells without the spell in your spellbook or a scroll the 'spells' command for wizards will now reflect whether you have a spell scribed (or in a scroll) [Mar 14 2013] - Z

Luminari Weekly Update 03/08/2013

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:46:45 GMT

-added beta goal list of crafting molds/patterns -added a large assortment of new crafting material -created a craft.h file and exported header info from utils.h -imported random harvest node code from d20 codebase (than

New Zone: Wizard Training Mansion

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:11:37 GMT

A mansion has been discovered deep in the woods to the north of Valcrest. This forest has been well documented and mapped over the years and yet it has never been reported before now. Two half-orc travelers discovered it

Delay in Release of "Early Beta"

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:36:03 GMT

Update: The original goal for Beta was March 1st. An underestimate on the amount of work on my part, and a very heavy increase in real-life workload the past few weeks has hurt our time-table. The revised release date is

Weekly Updates: 03/01/2013

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:16:37 GMT

-mobiles now have edittable walkin/walkout messages (Nashak) -capitilization issues with color codes resolved (Nashak) -new channel formatting with capitalization and sentence formatting (Nashak) -resolved problem with c

Build Progress 22 Feb. 2013

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:25:01 GMT

The following zones have been edited to repair inproper races (humans set as dragons), to place the new classes into the game on appropriate mobiles, and to put movement messages on animal mobiles. ENJOY! Taure Fea Lumin

Luminari MUD Weekly Update 02/22/2013

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:31:10 GMT

-'history chat' now works like it should (Nashak) -flee now has a short wait_state (Nashak) -new wizard/sorcerer spells *Spell Circle Level 9 /* evocation */ *meteor swarm *blade of disaster /* conjuration */ *summon mon

Map of LuminariMUD

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:27:36 GMT

[caption id="attachment_506" align="alignnone" width="300"] LuminariMUD WorldMap[/caption] When a builder is submitting a proposal for a new zone, this map should be used to choose what kingdom/region the zone will be in

Luminari MUD Weekly Update: 02/15/2013

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:58:44 GMT

Well super busy work week, so unfortunately, did not get a lot done on the MUD... Here is what we were able to do: -new wizard/sorcerer spells *Spell Circle Level 8 *chain lightning *clenched fist *incendiary cloud *summ

Luminari MUD Weekly Updates 02/08/2013

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:08:31 GMT

{DONE - this past week} -discovered small bug with memorize in calculating slots -added [stum!] for stumbles to line it up with other rolls -added [crit!] for criticals to ilne it up with other rolls -added [down!] for a

LuminariMUD Weekly Update 02/01/2013

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:09:16 GMT

-changed all references in code of mage/magic-user to wizard -changed all references in code of thief to rogue -added some utility functions for checking alignment in utils.c/act.other.c for new system -added alignment r

Races - Elves

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:45:55 GMT

It is said that although humankind is older, elvenkind is wiser, for they remember what mankind forgets. The oldest records of the world are Elven, as are the oldest living mortals. In the early dawn of the races, the fi

Scheduled Network Maintenance: 01/31/2013, 1AM to 4AM MST - 45 Minutes Downtime Expected

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:01:29 GMT

Scheduled Network Maintenance: 01/31/2013, 1AM to 4AM MST. On Thursday, January 31st our network provider will be conducting a planned maintenance starting at 01:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and concluding at 4:0

Luminari Weekly Update: 01/25/2013

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:37:37 GMT

-did even more tweaks with possible memory issues, having record uptimes since initial issues -cleared a couple of small color bleeds -transferred ideas to web forum for discussion, resolved a few critical ones -cleaned

Luminari MUD Weekly 01/18/2013

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:07:06 GMT

-SPLIT WORKLIST, old worklist (news and changelog) is archived now -bug in group system fixed (thanks Vatiken) -added sorcedit.c for spells known for sorcerers -added a strip_colors() function to modify.c -added parse_ta

Weekly Update: 01/11/13

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:02:29 GMT

HAND-PATCHED TBA3.63 Revision 312 -=-> Revision 354 http://tbamud.com/websvn/filedetails.php?repname=tbaMUD&path=%2Fchangelog new mob-flag "classless" in case you want the mob not to perform class-related skills fixed st

Luminari MUD Weekly: 01/04/2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:26:09 GMT

{DONE - this past week} updated some help files relfecting changes to trigs/scripting: -help saving -help self stunning fist will now interrupt casting (and STUN affects) display/prompt commands: when you select "all" or

Update: 12/28/2012

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:30:34 GMT

new updated helpfiles content taken/inspired from neverwinter nights manual: -human -dwarf -elf -gnome -half-elf -half-orc -halfling -warrior -magic user -cleric -thief -monk -berserker updated help file influenced by to

Update: 12/21/2012

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:52:32 GMT

New Epic Race: Trelux (idea from Crez) new mechanic: natural weapons fly ability land (gets rid of fly) trelux leap wizard eye spell mechanics implemented added some more dummy checks to perform_attacks fixed some stock

Update: 12/14/2012

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:49:54 GMT

added affects to mag_areas added affects to mag_masses added support to PULSE_LUMINARI for room affects added room-casting support to PULSE_LUMINARI 2nd circle magic user spells helpfiles completed coded protection from

Updates 12/06/12

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:13:51 GMT

making sure all new characters are getting teleporters now added an assortment of new helpfiles Pathos is now working on helpfiles as well increased max prompt length by 4x to prep for prompt changes added 4 new prefedit

Gear and Stats and Stat Stacking

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:23:46 GMT

One of the issues that has to be handled is the upper potential characters can achieve with the most powerful gear attainable. Some current solutions (and their known issues) out there are as follow: 1) Solution: Create

Update: 11/30/2012

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:17:38 GMT

rearranged spells in all their locations in the code to be uniform purged a buggy sanctus quest fixed the 'speaker' in sanctus bakarus changed xp loss for those under 15th level fixed some poor color choices in OLC spell

Updates - 11/16/2012

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:44:34 GMT

added berserker class (like barbarian) made compact mode more compact with the prompt/combat (thanks Dyanangam) bakarus added weapon types to identify/lore added skills: great fortitude lightning reflexes iron will epic

Updates - 11/09/12

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:37:55 GMT

{DONE - this past week} fixed some newbie area typos level notification wasn't showing to group_gain, fixed that took out height, now just using char size in score sheet epic spell penetrate was available to non casters,

Server Maintenance on November 7th, Maximum 3 Hour Downtime

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:15:01 GMT

Dear Valued Customers, Out next scheduled maintenance will take place on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 starting at 11:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and will conclude November 8, 2012 at 2:00 a.m. During this mainten

Hosting Service

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:41:06 GMT

In an attempt to increase efficiency at Luminari, we wanted to set up an SVN (Subversion control software). We were having some serious issues, and in desperation requested assistance from the support staff. We've worked

Update for 11/02/2012

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:34:55 GMT

Special thanks to Kordon and our other new players for idea/bug input rewrote gain function rewrote respec function rewrote d20mud's crafting functions did a variety of adjustments to midgaard for new players made a qupd

Updates: 10/26/2012

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:06:48 GMT

Modified saving values for pfiles more modifications to the website added a simply forum to the website configured protocol.c to transmit mssp data for any crawlers registered luminariMUD at mudbytes made a profile on mu

Development Updates 10/19/2012

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:18:14 GMT

More map tweaking Threw up Gicker's d20 code on port 4105 Added more room types: -Desert -Ocean -Marsh -High Mountain Also modified current sector types colors/symbols

Development Updates 10/12/2012

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:27:46 GMT

Major backend upgrades to website. Added two major feature packages to website.

Development Updates 10/05/2012

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:07:56 GMT

Added new region: South Midgen http://luminarimud.com/the-worldmap-of-luminari/region-south-midgen/

Development Updates 09/29/2012

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:02:05 GMT

Added new region: Midgen http://luminarimud.com/the-worldmap-of-luminari/region-north-midgen/

Development Updates 09/22/2012

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:11:56 GMT

The Development focus has switched to world development temporarily to establish a testing ground for mechanic changes. Preliminary changes include: Changes in act.informative.c and asciimap.c to implement a 'overworld'

Development Updates, week ending 9/14/12

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:52:06 GMT

{DONE} Clan system implemented, (thanks Jamdog, tbamud.com, http://stefancole.com/) ------------- Clan Features ------------- * Zone claim system based on clan popularity * Diplomacy skills to affect popularity, each ski

D20mud and Luminari Partner Up!

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:41:33 GMT

We are extremely excited to announce the partnership in development! Preliminary details include: LuminariMUD is becoming officially "D20Muds Presents, LuminariMUD" Full development credit is expanding to D20Mud as a par

Development Updates [07/09/2012]

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 05:02:49 GMT

DONE - (recent updates) past week tasks completed ARCHIVES - tasks completed since port to TBA base, are below recent updates TODO - short-term goals are below ARCHIVES {DONE} added a bunch more help files PROFICIENCY AR

Weekly Update (31/08/2012)

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:12:42 GMT

DONE - (recent updates) past week tasks completed ARCHIVES - tasks completed since port to TBA base, are below recent updates TODO - short-term goals are below ARCHIVES {DONE} *note to self zusuk: HELP FILES!* fixed miss

Development Updates (08/24/2012)

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:20:51 GMT

room affection engine for darkness made via utils.c (YAY room affections!) spell darkness spaced utils.h a little different so its easier for me to see the utilities defined setup framework for infravision/ultraivison di

The Worldmap of Luminari

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:39:08 GMT

The worldmap was revised and moved to this page: http://www.luminarimud.com/new-revised-worldmap-eat-your-heart-out/

Luminari Worldmap Finalized!

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:00:15 GMT

Some Proposed World Ideas #2

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:53:49 GMT

Some Proposed World Ideas

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:14:25 GMT

We have choices between pre-made campaign worlds, or custom made... here are a few samples.

New Staff Member!

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:12:07 GMT

Welcome to the Luminari Staff Bakarus! Bakarus will be taking over as lead development world/admin at this stage.

Development Updates (08/17/2012)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:17:51 GMT

This weeks updates: !PWIPE! Added tons of helpfiles, everything I could think of new I added now has a helpfile Found a sneaky bug in memorize Did a GET_CLASS scan for multi-class code to check for missed adjustments, an

Development Update 08/10/2012

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:17:40 GMT

Newest updates: With Vatiken's help, fixed minor bug where sometimes people would respawn exactly where they die (due to copyover). Fixed big MEMORY bug, only last mobile who hit you was getting his memory cleared Death

Development Updates

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:17:29 GMT

Updates to LuminariMUD: *mobiles (general) - decreased pulse_mobile, i.e. faster mob reaction, for charmees, # is now maxed out at GET_CHA_BONUS, if you go over the bonus extra mobiles will rebel *NPC races - added frame

Development Has Started...

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:17:13 GMT

Deveopment has started on LuminariMUD. The previous version of LuminariMUD was developed on CircleMUD codebase many years back, so in that tradition we decided to port over our code to the recently updated tbaMUD Codebas

Welcome to LuminariMUD.com

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:05:02 GMT

We are open during development, our focus is purely game mechanics at this stage. [button link="http://www.luminarimud.com/hmud/hmud.html" size="large"]Play in Browser (HMUD)[/button] [button link="http://www.luminarimud