Urban Dead
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Urban Dead
What is it?
Urban Dead is an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) set in a city under siege by zombies. You take the role of either a survivor or one of the reanimated.
The context of the game universe, from the FAQ
You're a citizen of Malton, a city that's in the process of being evacuated and quarantined to contain an unspecified contagion - you play as either a trapped civilian, a member of the evacuating military, or a scientist working in the background.
Malton is a grid of 100x100 city blocks, each of which is either a nondescript street, or a particular type of building - you move around the map by clicking on the names of the blocks. Certain buildings can be entered; while you're inside, you can't see out into the adjoining streets, and other citizens can't see in unless they actually enter the building.
Other citizens of Malton appear on the map as names in coloured boxes (the colour matching their class; green for Military, blue for Science, red for Civilian and grey for Zombie); they also appear in the location's description.
Some character classes start with equipment, and all characters can search to find further objects during the course of the game - some are weapons, some are one-use items, others have subtler or more permanent effects.
You can find more official details here: Urban Dead Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.urbandead.com/faq.html)
Do people on Barbelith play?
Yes! The current Survivors of Barbelith (who have entered their names here) are:
- lekvar / 44913(lekvar)
- Solitaire Rose (Rose Solitaire)
- Legba Rex (Legba Rex)
- madfigs / 48585 (madfigs)
- Supaglue (supaglue)
- Charlie Chancer (inchoate)
- Charles Dahmer (Evil Scientist)
- Sonny Crockett(currently zombie), Rico Tubbs, OMG I'm So Extreme (zombie) (Vecton)
- Mr Transistor (Czernobog)
- Sam Stimpy (Lord Morgue)
- Kay Challis (the chao goes mu)
- John Triplets (zombie), Greg Detwiller, Harlan Murphy, Jake Rockwell (Ms. Triplets)
- Steve Rogers (Sax)
- Alan Burgroft / 64135, Raul B Grafton / 66518 (grant)
- Charrellz / 5148, Shootman / 63402 (charrellz)
- Cube Boyd, Branze (zombie), S M Artace (getting used to shambling) (cube)
- Victor Kiam (Stoatie)
- Xyu, Tekinden, Fleshvoid (zombie), (eon)
- Squirmelia (Squirmelia)
- Calatrava, Barret, Suzy(Zombie) (Cog)
- Frisky Tom, Katrina Kraven, Bellucci, Pencilcase(Zombie), Anchovy(Zombie) (fridgemagnet, who uses some of them at work and some at home)
