ROAD TO AMBER

The Road to Amber is a roleplaying MUSH based on Roger Zelazny`s

Amber novels. Set just after the end of _The Guns of Avalon_, the

game is focused entirely on Amber and the Golden Circle. Our aim

is to capture the spirit of Corwin`s Chronicles, with its pulp

feel, potent heroes, and epic intrigues.

In October 2009, we began the second phase of our story, a tale

shaped entirely by our players. The Pattern in Rebma has been

destroyed, the exact cause unknown, but Moire has put a price on

Caine`s head following the resulting earthquake. The consequences of

this form the thematic core of this episode. Adding to Amber`s

internal strife, with the Crown in the hands of a beleaguered Julian,

and troubles in the Golden Circle, there are greater concerns.

Corwin attempts to create his own realm at the edge of Chaos,

claiming it is a bulwark against the Black Road, but those who have

seen him claim that Corwin himself has been corrupted by the power of

the Road. And Brand claims to have discovered a fourth Pattern, one

of fire, with strange and improbable properties.

We have four guiding principles:

- All characters are awesome.

- Conflict mandates choice, which leads to change, which creates

story.

- The currency of play is Things to Do, and Interesting Meaningful

Things To Talk About.

- Drama and play creation trumps realism.

Our innovative RPG approach is inspired not only by the Amber

Diceless RPG, but by a variety of story games, such as FATE,

Everway, Polaris, and Ganakagok.

We welcome first-time MUSHers. Character approval is easy, quick,

and painless -- no lengthy applications to write, just come up with

a concept and you`re good to go. Player characters are on par with

the characters in the novels, and their abilities can be entirely

unique.

We also welcome players without any familiarity with the Amber theme.

Of late, people have been wandering out of the Forest of Arden,

people without much if any memory of their past, or how they came to

be in Amber. You can get an instant amnesiac and begin playing

immediately, so you can learn the game both IC and OOC from scratch.

Mud Theme: Roger Zelazny`s Amber