Lusternia: Join Text-Based Fantasy RPG World

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Step into the universe of Lusternia with the Nexus Client, now accessible on Android and iOS. Kindle your sense of adventure, wherever you may be.

What is Lusternia?

Lusternia is a text based multi-player game (sometimes called a MUD). When you create a character and log in, you join adventurers from all over the globe who will share in the trials and tribulations found only through intensive roleplaying. Some dismiss text games as retro, but many others find nothing can compare to the dynamic experience hearkening back to pen and paper RPGs.

Constantly Evolving World

Each year brings a new overarching story line interwoven through major events involving the world at large. New areas, quests and content are available at regular intervals with news posts archiving events for everyone to see.

Extensive Crafting System

Players can choose to become a crafter by picking a tradeskill, or two, or three, or more! Craft an earring one day, an origami the next and your own bed to sleep in. Our trades are: Alchemy, Bookbinding, Brewmeister, Cooking, Enchantment, Herbs, Jewelry, Lorecraft, Poisons, Spellcraft, Tailoring, Tattoos, Tinkering.

An Immersive World

Discover the rich world of Lusternia and its endless possibilities! Vie for power and influence as a leader in one of dozens of player-run organisations. Compete for top rankings in combat, or become a learned scholar and teach the masses about Lusternia's rich history. Delve into the complex economy, master a tradeskill or two, and amass a fortune in gold. Commission a ship and explore the depths of aetherspace. And much, much more!

Engaging Player vs Player Combat

Combat in Lusternia is handled different for mobile vs. player combat and player vs. player combat. Player combat involves much more than simply inflicting damage on your opponent. Not only can individual body parts be damaged, with different, harmful effects resulting from enough cumulative damage on a body part, but there are hundreds of afflictions that can be inflicted on an opponent.

A Friendly Community

We have a fantastic community of players dedicated to extending the Lusternian experience beyond the game!

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    Player Controlled Organisations

    Being a member of a city or commune means more than just political affiliation, for it creates an actual, spiritual bond between the member and the nexus. Each city, commune and guild organization is run by a government made up of elected players and player-appointed players.

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    Multitudes of Immersive Skills

    Archetypes, or classes, are unique in that there are certain branches and/or specializations based on a simple skillweb that are only open to certain archetypes. In addition to all the common skills, archetypes receive one primary skill, and two secondary skills. They also are given the choice of one a trade skill.

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    Rich and Captivating History

    From the beginning of the universe to the troubling past of today, every aspect of lore and history is known and retold. Who was Yudhe? How did the races form from the Elder Gods? All these answered and more...

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    Customizable Player Options

    Though not all Elder Gods splintered into a race nor all mortal races came to be in this manner, it remains true that all Lusternians believe that within each of them is contained the fragment of a god. Thus it is said that the god-fragment within can potentially evolve through the cycles of birth and rebirth until perfection is achieved and the fragment is made whole, becoming a divine in his or her own right.

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Sep 10 2024

Progression Changes

Hello, We would like to just quickly make some announcements regarding level progression changes. For the sake of clarity and visibility, the following changes occured in Changelog 3025: The changes to lessons and wondercrystals were changed at the time of this changelog. As of this announcement, however, the lesson gain has been applied retroactively to…
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Sep 4 2024

The Future of Lusternia

Dear Lusternians, We know that news of the game going into legacy mode is bound to elicit distressing emotions among many because technically it means no more support from Iron Realms and no more paid staff. But we want to reassure you that as far as we are concerned it is business as usual here.…
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Sep 4 2024

Legacy Mode

This is going to be a big announcement and a big change in many ways but we want to emphasise that you should read all of the upcoming announcement posts carefully before forming an opinion. This first one is a general announcement and explanation of the immediate changes, and the second one will be a…
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Sep 1 2024

Horizon Walkers Treasure Hunt

Tessie Snapfuse is hosting another treasure hunt (see Public News #1997) and as this one is slightly different than we usually do, here’s a breakdown of how it works: BASICS: DETAILS: Good luck!
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Aug 26 2024

Ascension of Abraxin

With the Nine Challenges complete, Avechna, the Avenger declared that Ascension begins for Almighty Kethuru could not be held back any longer without the Nine Seals whole. Magnagorans were first to reach the Staff of Ascension, with Warlord Uzriel d’Vanecu, the Sealbearer of Life, to pick it up and pass it on to their chosen…
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Aug 25 2024

Ascension Gala – Afterparty

If you missed the Gala, the Gilded Chateau will remain open until the end of next week. It is located in Toronada Tidal Flats and you can get there fast with a new landmark – GALA. The official party is over but the site has a lot of entertainment to offer for its visitors still.…
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Aug 21 2024

Ascension Adjustments

Last Ascension we added two new mechanics into the mix: Rotating Nodes and Prime Assaults. This year we’re further expanding the mechanics to make the contest more dynamic and challenging. We will be testing all these changes with you from Friday onwards on my test server. What’s here focuses on combat but there is one…
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Aug 18 2024

Challenge of Beauty 2024

With the sweet return of dreams and the banishment of nightmares still fresh in the minds of the visionaries of the Basin of Life, the artists channelled their skills into capturing the essence of this theme for the Challenge of Beauty. Amazing creations both large and small have been crafted and sent forth for judging.…
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Aug 18 2024

Challenge of Knowledge 2024

With the Challenge of War settled, the Challenge of Knowledge gathered adventurers from all across the Basin to test their knowledge of many different topics within the Chamber of Knowledge. And what a quiz it was, with ups and downs and tough competition until the end. Qoivhae Vivalde of Celest took an early lead but…
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Aug 18 2024

Challenge of War 2024

The Basin of Life’s finest combatants assembled within the Klangratch Tournies to decide who was the finest champion and fight over the Medallion of War. Four teams battled it out and left nothing but blood and bodies upon the battlefield. Though the competition for the finals was fierce, one team claimed victory every step of…
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Aug 12 2024

Challenge of Chaos 2024

Fur flew across the Prime Plane as the Hamster of Chaos manifested, her long cigar streaming smoke across the skies as her smaller, less chaotic brethren invaded the roads of Lusternia. The first to claim the Chaos Hamster was Freja, of Magnagora. Assisted mightily by her city, she evaded capture from all those who would…
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Aug 10 2024

Challenge of Justice 2024

In a riveting clash of eloquence and intellect, the mortals of the Basin of Life engaged in a fierce contest of egos, vying for supremacy and the title of Sealbearer. Each participant, driven by the unyielding desire to prove their mettle, stood before their peers with words as their weapons and minds as their shields.…
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Arena Duel
Tirah defeated Omegughk in the Shadowvale Arena.
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Tirah defeated Omegughk in the Shadowvale Arena.
Arena Duel
Tirah defeated Omegughk in the Shadowvale Arena.
Arena Duel
Tirah defeated Omegughk in the Shadowvale Arena.
Level Gained
Hadrubeel earned level 2.
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    Roleplaying in Fantasy World of Lusternia

    Are you ready to embark upon a roleplay adventure in a rich and unique fantasy world?

    Lusternia is a multiplayer text-based roleplaying game where everything happens in real time and players actively influence a dynamic fantasy world. Our friendly and close-knit player community is from all around the world so there is rarely downtime no matter the timezone.

    Roleplay is at the forefront in Lusternia as you create a brand new character right in the very intro. There are numerous options to customize your character already at the beginning, including such roleplay staples as guild, race, and class. In addition to that, you have to choose an organisation – a city or a commune – that you align with and which will be your character’s home and political affiliation. That is not where customisation ends though as endless player choices and customisation await players in-game – among them artifacts, perks, armour, demigod powers, combat, trade, and craft skills, Divine Orders, and fully customisable player appearance and clothing.

    Due to its multiplayer and real-time nature, Lusternia is a constantly evolving fantasy world where players are part of game master-led storylines and carry out their own story and character arcs as well. A rich and fully free-form speaking and emoting system means players can roleplay without constrain to bring their characters to life – a feat only really accomplished by text-based RPG games. Outside of that, Lusternia offers a huge number of quest adventures that players can embark upon, solo or together, including very challenging ones. Whether you enjoy puzzles, daunting monsters, or exciting stories, there are quests for every type of character out there.

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    MUD Game with Rich History

    As every organization has its own rich history, lore, and culture, it also has its own morality and beliefs. You can roleplay as anywhere on the spectrum of good and evil, especially as our fantasy world boasts shades of grey wherever a player turns. Your character can become a hero or a villain, or someone truly neutral, but the perception of their deeds will differ from organization to organization. As our cities and communes have player-led governments, guilds, and Divine Orders, the opportunity for politicking, spying, sabotage, deals, and plots is enormous and can impact the game world at large too.

    Lusternia is a text-based RPG that has something for everyone. If it is PvP opportunities that you seek, there are combat events taking place daily and you can spar, raid, and battle other players anytime. Among classes (archetypes) that you can pick up are the classic fantasy world ones and some less known types: warrior, mage, druid, Wiccan, guardian, bard, and monk. Each of those has a few flavours (classes) as well which can entirely change your gameplay. For example, among warriors, there are Paladins, Serenguard, Ur’Guard, Ebonguard, Templar, and the Sentinels. Each class has an extensive history and can customize their experience with various secondary and tertiary skill choices. All classes have combat-focused skills as well as utility and roleplay ones.

    For those more focused on roleplay, there are numerous avenues of interest but to list them all would be impossible. Players can play merchants as Lusternia has a free market economy where players run shops and craft the goods through numerous mercantile and artisan skills. If it is more the design side that has your fancy, numerous craft skills allow for crafting of customised and written solely by the player designs – be they rings, dresses, armour, tattoos, books, or even couches. If your character leans more towards the spiritual, mythical Elder God personas (ran by game masters) have Divine Orders that can be joined to round out your character or pursue the life of a cleric of the divine, various organizations have unique religious and spiritual roleplay as well. Those culturally and artistically inclined can write plays and performances for our fantasy world’s theatres, as well as, write literary and scholarly books for its libraries. The number of roleplay systems that Lusternia boasts is vast.

    Create a character and find out for yourself why text-based games make the best RPGs!

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