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Moral Decay

MoralDecay

A World of Darkness & Despair

A living, breathing world of shadow and conflict. Choose your path, forge your legend, and discover what lurks in the darkness.

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The World

What Awaits Within

Moral Decay is a text-based multi-user dungeon — a world shaped by thousands of decisions made by players and wizards over years of continuous play. No two sessions are alike.

Venture through treacherous landscapes, engage in brutal combat, and uncover lore buried in the bones of forgotten ages. Ally with others or carve a solitary path through the dark.

The world does not pause for you. Events unfold, factions shift, and the strong prey on the weak. Your choices leave marks that others will find long after you've moved on.

What's Inside

Pillars of the Decay

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Combat

Deep, skill-driven combat that rewards knowledge of your enemy. Learn attack patterns, exploit weaknesses, and never fight fair.

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Exploration

A vast, hand-crafted world with secrets hidden in every shadow. Maps won't save you here — experience will.

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Wizardry

Ascend beyond mortality. Wizards shape the world itself, building areas, crafting quests, and breathing new life into the decay.

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Consequence

Death is not a loading screen. Choices carry weight, and the world remembers what you've done — and what was done to you.

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Community

Players and wizards who've called this world home for years. Find allies, rivals, and everything between.

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Rankings

See who stands atop the decay. Hall of Fame rankings across all classes, overall top players, richest, and more — updated every six hours.

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Lore

A world with history. Unearth stories written by those who came before — and add your own chapter to the tale.

Connect

Choose Your Gateway

✦ Recommended
Web Client

Play instantly in your browser — no downloads, no setup. Powered by xterm.js with full ANSI colour support.

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Desktop
MUD Client

For a richer experience, use a dedicated MUD client. Connect to playdecay.com on port 3003.

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Host
playdecay.com
Port
3003
Protocol
Telnet / raw TCP
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Rankings
For Builders

Wizard Tools

✦ New
Web Editor

Browse and edit your wizard files directly in the browser. Full LPC syntax highlighting powered by Monaco — the same editor that runs VS Code. Log in with your MUD credentials.

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Wiki

Player guides, class references, area info, LPC documentation and builder guides — maintained by wizards, with full edit history and version control.

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