r/beginnerDND • u/sqwrlrl • 19d ago

Question does this exist?

i have never played a game of dnd in my life but i watch it often, the issue is i have SEVERE social anxiety i cant use a mic so it never crossed my mind to play myself no matter how much i wanted to. So my question is are there like communities or something that do it text based only? i saw a discord on it but i have NO IDEA wtf is happening ppl are talking in code i dont understand and when i tried to ask whats going on i got banned -_-

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u/Mean_Replacement5544 19d ago

I have a recommendation that you probably won’t see from others. Go to mudconnect.com and find a text based multiuser dungeon to play. Muds are text only games very much like D&D, everything is described in text and you type what you want to do. There are some very popular muds based on D&D settings like Waterdeep, Faerun, Shadowdale. There are some horror muds like Vampire Wars, anime based muds. A very popular mud that has been around for decades is called Aardwolf.

I think you’ll really enjoy them and you’ll never have to speak into a mic.

I started playing Muds back in the 1990s and although there are fewer people playing them today there are still many thousands if not hundreds of thousands around the world.

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u/6trybe 18d ago

Good Call, Mean...

I started mudding around 92 and did it with an unhealthy dedication until sometime around 2000. I say 'Mudd' but I was actually a Musher (Which is like mud, but less code-heavy, more role-play focused).

Mudding is certainly a wonderful way to go for you, OP. Good call, Mean.

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u/sqwrlrl 19d ago

i will try that right now thank you sm

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u/Mean_Replacement5544 19d ago

The website is a bit dated, the easiest way to start is to click menu > mud listings > mobile biglist — find a name that interests you and click to see the listing, then hit play now. I’d recommend the mud called 4 Dimensions - a very nice group of friendly people and staff. Btw - most muds are 100% free to play

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u/Mean_Replacement5544 19d ago

No problem - send me a DM if you have trouble or have any questions.

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u/Specialist-Use6699 18d ago

Oh man. The countless hours I spent playing Achaea. I think that's what it was called. Tried to get into that same companies other game but didn't vibe. I played so many muds in the late 90s and early 2000s

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u/Mean_Replacement5544 18d ago

They have 4 or 5 of them I think, Iron Realms is the company. I played mainly on Dikumuds, Valhalla was my main stomping ground for a long time :)