The Land is populated by a fearsome collection of monsters. Sometimes they're guarding a particular treasure, but a good proportion of them roam around, attacking adventurers at random. The denizens of MUD range from the undead, to huge, fire-breathing dragons. There are dwarves, goblins, snakes, evil dryads and even a club-wielding ogre! All of these creatures are lethal, some more than others. Careful experimentation will reveal that there is more than one way to kill a dragon!
One of the best methods for ridding the Land of a troublesome beast is to team up with several other players and take on the monster together. While a dragon can kill player after player with no ill effects, a band of ten is another story. However, it's often quite difficult to get ten players to co-operate for long enough. A single player can do away with many of the less powerful monsters in MUD due to the deadly destructive force of the magic wand. Players of higher levels can ZAP troublesome beasts and be rid of them. However, if you try to ZAP a really nasty creature, be prepared for some surprising results. Monsters that can be zapped with the wand are:
Some that are too powerful for the wand are:
Monsters might not be in MUD to harm your persona though, they do have alternate uses. Some of them are quite talkative, and may provide you with hints and advice Sometimes in MUD-2 a wizard will assume the guise of a monster though, so you'll never know exactly who (or what!) you're dealing with.
There are many other creatures that you'll encounter but I'll leave them for you to discover. If you ZAP another player with the wand, it won't kill them straight away, but MUD will treat it as an attack with a very powerful weapon. Through careful playing, MUD's monsters can be avoided, but one slip can mean the end of a valuable character. Funnily enough, you will find the monsters in MUD to be the least of your problems: compared to the other players that is!
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