The Ruins of Cawdor was the last of three graphical MUDs for the online community The Sierra Network, which would later become The ImagiNation Network. It was designed by Richard Aronson (author of the widely reprinted RPG humor story
Eric and the GazeboThe Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo is a role-playing game anecdote, made famous by Richard Aronson . Aronson's account first appeared in print in the APA Alarums and Excursions in either 1985 or 1986...
), and based loosely on Macbeth.
The game was released in 1995, and it was the third one in the series, preceded by
The Shadow of YserbiusThe Shadow of Yserbius, originally published by Sierra On-Line, was the first of three graphical MUDs for the online community. Opening to rave reviews, The Shadow of Yserbius, according to industry critics, set the standard by which all future MUDS would be judged. The game was followed by two...
in 1992 and The Fates of Twinion in 1993.
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The Ruins of Cawdor was the last of three graphical MUDs for the online community The Sierra Network, which would later become The ImagiNation Network. It was designed by Richard Aronson (author of the widely reprinted RPG humor story
Eric and the GazeboThe Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo is a role-playing game anecdote, made famous by Richard Aronson . Aronson's account first appeared in print in the APA Alarums and Excursions in either 1985 or 1986...
), and based loosely on Macbeth.
The game was released in 1995, and it was the third one in the series, preceded by
The Shadow of YserbiusThe Shadow of Yserbius, originally published by Sierra On-Line, was the first of three graphical MUDs for the online community. Opening to rave reviews, The Shadow of Yserbius, according to industry critics, set the standard by which all future MUDS would be judged. The game was followed by two...
in 1992 and The Fates of Twinion in 1993. Only The Shadows of Yserbius and Fates of Twinion were released in offline versions that could be played without an internet connection.
The Ruins of Cawdor has been patched to allow for offline play.
External links
http://www.yserbius.org - The offline patched game is available for download here.