Skip to content

GNSmud

GNSmud is a text-based game with a AD&D Forgotten Realms theme, and is based on ShadowDale MUD with updated code and new features, from which it branched off in 2014. It have remained in active development since.

About GNSmud

GNSmud is a text-based game with a AD&D Forgotten Realms theme, and is based on ShadowDale MUD with updated code and new features, from which it branched off in 2014. It have remained in active development since.

The MUD features 18 races and 11 classes, with possibilities for single, duel and tri-classing. In true AD&D style it have some class/race restrictions, as well as some multi-class options being only available for some races.

GNSmud is a hard MUD, and death doesn't come without penalty, makign you really respect death, with your corpse with it's equipment falling down where you die

When creating a new character the player have options to spawn in the race's hometown or in Shadowdale. It's recommended to start in Shadowdale as there is more people present there and the training grounds might have donated equipment.

As of summer 2017, the community have had an revival thanks to redditors reading a former players exiting tales of playing and have 3-15 player online any given moment.

Forum: gnsmud.org/forum

Play style

Player killing
No

Activity

Players seen per dayDaily player counts for 30 days ending 1 October 2026 UTC: no day carried a player count; 18 days unsampled.0
The numbers
Day (UTC)AveragePeakLowSamplesAnswered
2026-07-040no sample
2026-07-050no sample
2026-07-060no sample
2026-07-070no sample
2026-07-080no sample
2026-07-090no sample
2026-07-100no sample
2026-07-110no sample
2026-07-120no sample
2026-07-130no sample
2026-07-140no sample
2026-07-150no sample
2026-07-160no sample
2026-07-170no sample
2026-07-180no sample
2026-07-190no sample
2026-07-200no sample
2026-07-210no sample
2026-07-220no sample
2026-07-230no sample
2026-07-240no sample
2026-07-250no sample
2026-07-260no sample
2026-07-270no sample
2026-07-280no sample
2026-07-290no sample
2026-07-300no sample
2026-07-310no sample
2026-08-010no sample
2026-08-020no sample
2026-08-030no sample
2026-08-040no sample
2026-08-050no sample
2026-08-060no sample
2026-08-070no sample
2026-08-080no sample
2026-08-090no sample
2026-08-100no sample
2026-08-110no sample
2026-08-120no sample
2026-08-130no sample
2026-08-140no sample
2026-08-150no sample
2026-08-160no sample
2026-08-170no sample
2026-08-180no sample
2026-08-190no sample
2026-08-200no sample
2026-08-210no sample
2026-08-220no sample
2026-08-230no sample
2026-08-240no sample
2026-08-250no sample
2026-08-260no sample
2026-08-270no sample
2026-08-280no sample
2026-08-290no sample
2026-08-300no sample
2026-08-310no sample
2026-09-010no sample
2026-09-020no sample
2026-09-030no sample
2026-09-040no sample
2026-09-050no sample
2026-09-060no sample
2026-09-070no sample
2026-09-080no sample
2026-09-090no sample
2026-09-100no sample
2026-09-110no sample
2026-09-120no sample
2026-09-130no sample
2026-09-140no sample
2026-09-150no sample
2026-09-160no sample
2026-09-170no sample
2026-09-180no sample
2026-09-190no sample
2026-09-209100%
2026-09-2122100%
2026-09-2221100%
2026-09-2322100%
2026-09-2422100%
2026-09-2522100%
2026-09-2622100%
2026-09-2722100%
2026-09-2822100%
2026-09-2922100%
2026-09-3022100%
2026-10-0112100%
Players over the last 7 daysHourly player counts for 168 hours ending 1 October 2026 13:00 UTC: no hour carried a player count; 15 hours offline or unsampled.0
The numbers
Hour (UTC)PlayersStatus
2026-09-24 14:00online
2026-09-24 15:00online
2026-09-24 16:00online
2026-09-24 17:00online
2026-09-24 18:00online
2026-09-24 19:00online
2026-09-24 20:00no sample
2026-09-24 21:00online
2026-09-24 22:00online
2026-09-24 23:00online
2026-09-25 00:00online
2026-09-25 01:00online
2026-09-25 02:00online
2026-09-25 03:00online
2026-09-25 04:00no sample
2026-09-25 05:00online
2026-09-25 06:00online
2026-09-25 07:00online
2026-09-25 08:00online
2026-09-25 09:00online
2026-09-25 10:00online
2026-09-25 11:00online
2026-09-25 12:00online
2026-09-25 13:00online
2026-09-25 14:00online
2026-09-25 15:00no sample
2026-09-25 16:00online
2026-09-25 17:00online
2026-09-25 18:00online
2026-09-25 19:00online
2026-09-25 20:00online
2026-09-25 21:00online
2026-09-25 22:00online
2026-09-25 23:00online
2026-09-26 00:00no sample
2026-09-26 01:00online
2026-09-26 02:00online
2026-09-26 03:00online
2026-09-26 04:00online
2026-09-26 05:00online
2026-09-26 06:00online
2026-09-26 07:00online
2026-09-26 08:00online
2026-09-26 09:00online
2026-09-26 10:00online
2026-09-26 11:00online
2026-09-26 12:00no sample
2026-09-26 13:00online
2026-09-26 14:00online
2026-09-26 15:00online
2026-09-26 16:00online
2026-09-26 17:00online
2026-09-26 18:00online
2026-09-26 19:00online
2026-09-26 20:00online
2026-09-26 21:00online
2026-09-26 22:00online
2026-09-26 23:00online
2026-09-27 00:00online
2026-09-27 01:00online
2026-09-27 02:00no sample
2026-09-27 03:00online
2026-09-27 04:00online
2026-09-27 05:00online
2026-09-27 06:00online
2026-09-27 07:00online
2026-09-27 08:00online
2026-09-27 09:00online
2026-09-27 10:00online
2026-09-27 11:00online
2026-09-27 12:00online
2026-09-27 13:00online
2026-09-27 14:00online
2026-09-27 15:00no sample
2026-09-27 16:00online
2026-09-27 17:00online
2026-09-27 18:00online
2026-09-27 19:00online
2026-09-27 20:00online
2026-09-27 21:00online
2026-09-27 22:00online
2026-09-27 23:00online
2026-09-28 00:00online
2026-09-28 01:00online
2026-09-28 02:00online
2026-09-28 03:00online
2026-09-28 04:00online
2026-09-28 05:00no sample
2026-09-28 06:00online
2026-09-28 07:00online
2026-09-28 08:00online
2026-09-28 09:00online
2026-09-28 10:00online
2026-09-28 11:00online
2026-09-28 12:00online
2026-09-28 13:00online
2026-09-28 14:00online
2026-09-28 15:00online
2026-09-28 16:00online
2026-09-28 17:00no sample
2026-09-28 18:00online
2026-09-28 19:00online
2026-09-28 20:00online
2026-09-28 21:00online
2026-09-28 22:00online
2026-09-28 23:00online
2026-09-29 00:00online
2026-09-29 01:00online
2026-09-29 02:00online
2026-09-29 03:00online
2026-09-29 04:00no sample
2026-09-29 05:00online
2026-09-29 06:00online
2026-09-29 07:00online
2026-09-29 08:00online
2026-09-29 09:00online
2026-09-29 10:00online
2026-09-29 11:00online
2026-09-29 12:00online
2026-09-29 13:00no sample
2026-09-29 14:00online
2026-09-29 15:00online
2026-09-29 16:00online
2026-09-29 17:00online
2026-09-29 18:00online
2026-09-29 19:00online
2026-09-29 20:00online
2026-09-29 21:00online
2026-09-29 22:00online
2026-09-29 23:00online
2026-09-30 00:00online
2026-09-30 01:00online
2026-09-30 02:00online
2026-09-30 03:00no sample
2026-09-30 04:00online
2026-09-30 05:00online
2026-09-30 06:00online
2026-09-30 07:00online
2026-09-30 08:00online
2026-09-30 09:00online
2026-09-30 10:00online
2026-09-30 11:00online
2026-09-30 12:00online
2026-09-30 13:00no sample
2026-09-30 14:00online
2026-09-30 15:00online
2026-09-30 16:00online
2026-09-30 17:00online
2026-09-30 18:00online
2026-09-30 19:00online
2026-09-30 20:00online
2026-09-30 21:00online
2026-09-30 22:00online
2026-09-30 23:00online
2026-10-01 00:00no sample
2026-10-01 01:00online
2026-10-01 02:00online
2026-10-01 03:00online
2026-10-01 04:00online
2026-10-01 05:00online
2026-10-01 06:00online
2026-10-01 07:00online
2026-10-01 08:00online
2026-10-01 09:00online
2026-10-01 10:00online
2026-10-01 11:00online
2026-10-01 12:00online
2026-10-01 13:00no sample
Players, from our own probesAnswered 100% of probed hours over 30 days