UC MUD World Planning

This page is for things that are in-game, mostly code independent. It is also for how players would expect to interact with the game.

Player

Player can log in and have access to multiple characters
No player information available in game automatically, only available to wizards
Log in will require an email address, generate a userid, and a password.
Characters will not require a further password
One character logged in at a time.
Player's characters cannot interact: items and xp cannot be moved from one character to another
One character can unlock things for the player to use when creating new characters
Retiring characters can give a bonus to creating a new one

Map: define continents, oceans, countries, etc.
Large areas or roads: handle differently from small rooms. Take time to move across them with automatic halting for encounters or points of interest.
Have transportation between towns in civilized countries, like carriages
Cities and towns, at least one hometown for each sapient race
World history: Kill All Humans
Quests by region
Each city having all the major guilds

Weapons
Armor
Money
Jewelry
Treasure
Magic items: enchantable vs not
Books, scrolls, notes
Food and drink
Potions
Raw materials for inventing
Clothing
Barding and pet items
Ammunition
Backpacks and quivers
Plants
Non-distinct items: furniture, room decorations, etc.
Locks and keys
Traps
Lockpicks and other rogue things
Adventuring gear: rope, tent, bedroll, tindertwigs (tools)
Spellbooks and holy symbols
Ownable items? Specific to their owner, unusable by others, possibly even damaging to others.
Poisons
Alcohol and other drugs

stats, race, etc.
point buy for stats and anything else useful.
gender, features, appearance
alignment
hometown
living or dead parents?
backstory?
Ability to hit "random" and roll up a character with same number of points as hand-picked (good for testing)
Merits and flaws