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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mode(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Multiplayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiplayer">Multiplayer</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Lost Souls</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon" title="Multi-user dungeon">MUD</a>, a text-based online <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_game" title="Role-playing game">role-playing game</a> set in a <a href="/wiki/Medieval_fantasy" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval fantasy">medieval fantasy</a> world. It has an extensive history of technical innovation in its field and has received critical praise. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lost_Souls_login.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Lost_Souls_login.png/220px-Lost_Souls_login.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Lost_Souls_login.png/330px-Lost_Souls_login.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Lost_Souls_login.png/440px-Lost_Souls_login.png 2x" data-file-width="453" data-file-height="220" /></a><figcaption>One of several login screens that <i>Lost Souls</i> displays, this one depicting a chaotic plane called the Exoma.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Lost Souls</i> was founded in 1990<sup id="cite_ref-ls-history_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ls-history-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-willey-ls_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-willey-ls-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by Michael "Almior" Rice and several associates. It distinguished itself early on with software features, then innovative among MUDs (and still less than ubiquitous),<sup id="cite_ref-pengo-anatomy_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pengo-anatomy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as an overland-map-style environment,<sup id="cite_ref-shahromine-map_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shahromine-map-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-iwg_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iwg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> realistic combat,<sup id="cite_ref-iwg_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iwg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-general-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a language barrier,<sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-general-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-netgames_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netgames-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a limb model for characters supporting anatomies significantly different from that of humans,<sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-general-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shahromine-anatomy_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shahromine-anatomy-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that earned it positive critical response.<sup id="cite_ref-shahromine-rave_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shahromine-rave-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-rave_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-rave-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent developments have included the <i><a href="/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)" title="Ātman (Hinduism)">atman</a></i> (an account system through which players can manage multiple characters, improving on the typical MUD arrangement where the character <i>is</i> the account),<sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-atman_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-atman-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a detailed model of the physical makeup of objects and the organs of living beings, a 3D evolution of the "overland map" allowing free flight across the world, use of <a href="/wiki/A*_search_algorithm" title="A* search algorithm">A*</a> search for pathfinding (and publishing the code for doing so),<sup id="cite_ref-ls-astar_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ls-astar-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a detailed skill model,<sup id="cite_ref-pengo-ls_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pengo-ls-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an innovative system for psychic wild talents, accessibility support for vision-impaired players using screen reader software, and character development through exploration rather than combat. </p><p><i>Lost Souls</i> was an early mover into the Web among MUDs, registering its domain <b>lostsouls.org</b> in April 1995,<sup id="cite_ref-alexa_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alexa-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after previously maintaining a Web presence at <b>lostsouls.desertmoon.com</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-nalwan_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nalwan-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, it is one of the four sites cited in the LPMud FAQ<sup id="cite_ref-reese-faq_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reese-faq-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now a frozen document), only two of which are still online and MUD-related (the other being <a href="/wiki/BatMUD" title="BatMUD">BatMUD</a>'s site). The game's Web presence has become an important part of its service offering, including an extensive, mostly player-edited wiki and spawning several players' character blogs.<sup id="cite_ref-ls-blogs_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ls-blogs-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, Matthew "Chaos" Sheahan retired from his position as owner and lead developer of <i>Lost Souls</i>, passing the responsibilities to Wesley "Starhound" Reid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_characteristics">Game characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg/220px-Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg/330px-Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg/440px-Lost_Souls_screenshot_-_River_Tethys_combat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1059" data-file-height="781" /></a><figcaption>A screenshot from <i>Lost Souls</i> depicting a combat sequence.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overview">Overview</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Lost Souls</i>, as typical for MUDs, is accessed through a <a href="/wiki/Telnet" title="Telnet">telnet</a> client or specialized <a href="/wiki/MUD_client" class="mw-redirect" title="MUD client">MUD client</a>. The interface is text-based, in what is often thought of as the <i><a href="/wiki/Zork" title="Zork">Zork</a></i> style. The basic game structure follows common RPG conventions, with characters fighting, exploring, and questing to gain experience, gold and items. <i>Lost Souls'</i>s command structure and character model are unusually extensive for a game and are noted as presenting a considerable amount of information to be learned.<sup id="cite_ref-netgames_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netgames-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-rave_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-rave-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is a significant barrier to new players, though experienced players often see the learning curve as a rite of passage and appreciate the greater depth that the extensive system brings to their later gameplay. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Races">Races</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Lost Souls</i> has a broad variety of races, some deviating wildly from the human baseline. Thirty-two can be chosen from by a new player, ten more are unlocked by normal play, and another nineteen can be played under exotic circumstances. Among the more unusual races are the nyloc (magickally created shadow-beings), zuth (giant centaur-shaped reptiles), rachnei (anthropomorphic spiders), and phaethon (bronze-skinned elves with wings of fire). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affiliations">Affiliations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Lost Souls</i> does not have the "<a href="/wiki/Character_class" title="Character class">character class</a>" mechanic common to fantasy role-playing games; its nearest equivalent is guilds and associations, which are organizations that a character joins after creation. Most often, affiliations can be left as well, allowing the character to explore new avenues of development. These organizations are numerous and often highly idiosyncratic, offering abilities and challenges specific to the individual group. Examples of affiliations range from the Aligned, a group of artists and poets attuned to cosmic order, to Ordo Zephyrius Mutatoris, magicians who control air and weather, to the Erisian Liberation Front, <a href="/wiki/Discordianism" title="Discordianism">Discordians</a> described as "guerrilla theologians" who invoke an array of gods in the name of chaos. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Skills">Skills</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Lost Souls</i> skill system is based on a value assigned to each of the character's attributes, such as strength, agility, and ego. The higher their attribute in a given area, more specialization points are available to allocate for a certain skill. For example, higher dexterity allows the user to allocate more specialty points to the use of swords. The more specialty points that are allocated for a certain skill, the faster the skill can be learned and improved. It also increases the maximum skill level the player can have for that particular skill. The intention of this is to allow for 'heroic' levels of capability to be achievable without the risk of a situation arising where everyone becomes equally, superhumanly capable at everything, since the system limits and promotes development of different skills at different times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Psionic_talents">Psionic talents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Psionic talents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The psionic wild talent system is particularly distinctive. Psi talents develop after character creation, during the normal course of play, through a number of mind-altering events that can potentially awaken them. They are initially latent, and come to full expression through being triggered by related events; for instance, the talent of making oneself psychically invisible may make itself manifest while one is trying to run away and hide from an opponent. Psi talents vary greatly in their strength and utility, and can add considerable complexity to a character. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influences">Influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TinTin%2B%2B_Lost_Souls.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1f/TinTin%2B%2B_Lost_Souls.png/220px-TinTin%2B%2B_Lost_Souls.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/TinTin%2B%2B_Lost_Souls.png 1.5x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="362" /></a><figcaption><i>Lost Souls</i> being played using <a href="/wiki/TinTin%2B%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="TinTin++">TinTin++</a>, displaying an annotated automap of the central city of Losthaven.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fantasy_literature">Fantasy literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fantasy literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like many MUDs, <i>Lost Souls</i> is heavily influenced by popular fantasy literature, with much content being visibly an adaptation of material from these sources. In the 1990s, this intermingling of fictional worlds into an arguably coherent whole was aggressively pursued by the game's developers. More recently, the creative direction has been toward the development of purely original content and the repurposing of adaptational content away from its third-party roots. Despite these efforts, <i>Lost Souls</i> retains the stamp of many literary and gaming influences, the most marked being <a href="/wiki/Roger_Zelazny" title="Roger Zelazny">Roger Zelazny</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Amber" title="The Chronicles of Amber">Chronicles of Amber</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/J.R.R._Tolkien" class="mw-redirect" title="J.R.R. Tolkien">J.R.R. Tolkien</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings" title="The Lord of the Rings">Lord of the Rings</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/H.P._Lovecraft" class="mw-redirect" title="H.P. Lovecraft">H.P. Lovecraft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos" title="Cthulhu Mythos">Cthulhu Mythos</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discordianism">Discordianism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Discordianism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Where the forces of chaos tend to be grim and demonic in many fantasy settings, in <i>Lost Souls</i> they often wear the face of <a href="/wiki/Discordianism" title="Discordianism">Discordianism</a>. <a href="/wiki/Eris_(mythology)" title="Eris (mythology)">Eris</a> is regarded as the high goddess of chaos, and several affiliations - the Paratheo-Anametamystikhood of Eris Esoteric, the Erisian Liberation Front, and the Legion of Dynamic Discord - are drawn from <a href="/wiki/List_of_Discordian_works" title="List of Discordian works">Discordian works</a>. These affiliations all share the ability to spout forth random quotations at will; these quotations are drawn from a central file that has grown considerably over time, and its occasional public postings<sup id="cite_ref-sheahan-1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheahan-1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sheahan-2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheahan-2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have led to it becoming a widespread and recurring part of Discordianism.<sup id="cite_ref-buxton_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buxton-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dq-faq_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dq-faq-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It appears that Discordianism's influence on <i>Lost Souls</i> has led, through no particular intention, to <i>Lost Souls</i> being an influence on Discordianism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical_structure_and_publications">Technical structure and publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Technical structure and publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Driver">Driver</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Driver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Lost Souls</i> runs on the <a href="/wiki/LDMud" class="mw-redirect" title="LDMud">LDMud</a> game driver, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/LPMud" title="LPMud">LPMud</a> family of MUD owner bacilia iglesias </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mudlib">Mudlib</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Mudlib"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Lost Souls'</i>s core technical resource is its <a href="/wiki/Mudlib" class="mw-redirect" title="Mudlib">mudlib</a>, the collection of <a href="/wiki/LPC_(programming_language)" class="mw-redirect" title="LPC (programming language)">LPC-language</a> support functionality that forms the framework on which its content is built. The <i>Lost Souls</i> mudlib was originally referred to as LSLib, later being rechristened as Ain Soph, referring to the <a href="/wiki/Ein_Sof" title="Ein Sof">Kabbalistic concept</a>. Its early technical innovations, until c. 1994, were primarily the work of Rebecca "Bectile" Willey,<sup id="cite_ref-willey-mudlib_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-willey-mudlib-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with work after her retirement being driven mainly by Matthew "Chaos" Sheahan. </p><p>The Ain Soph mudlib has not, to date, been publicly released, but other MUDs have been started using it, either through private agreement or through theft. Ain Soph MUDs started by private agreement include <i>Costello</i>, an English-language teaching environment, and the now-defunct MUD <i>Lost Dawning</i>, which was originally a tutorial-oriented "sister MUD" to <i>Lost Souls</i><sup id="cite_ref-ywwr-lost-dawning_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ywwr-lost-dawning-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but later separated completely in a politically driven <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">project fork</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publications">Publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though the Ain Soph mudlib is not public, <i>Lost Souls</i> developers do make efforts to contribute to the MUD and general programming communities. The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org">"Lost Souls Grimoire"</a> contains several such publications: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/grimoire_astar">An LPC-language A* search algorithm module</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/grimoire_convert_all">Perl-language mass search and replace support</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/grimoire_form_autofocus">JavaScript cross-browser Web form autofocus</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/grimoire_diminishing_returns">A diminishing returns formula in eight languages</a></li></ul> <p>Some <i>Lost Souls</i> LPC code is also occasionally released into the public domain via <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lpmuds.net">lpmuds.net</a>. Such releases include: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/index.php?topic=856.0"><i>Lost Souls'</i>s "Services" mechanism</a>, a method of accelerating LPC inter-object communication</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/index.php?topic=971.0">scan_for_destructed_objects()</a>, a support function for LPC memory management</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/index.php?topic=821.0">LPC implementations</a> of <a href="/wiki/Levenshtein_distance" title="Levenshtein distance">Levenshtein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Damerau%E2%80%93Levenshtein_distance" title="Damerau–Levenshtein distance">Damerau–Levenshtein distance</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/index.php?topic=663.0"><i>Lost Souls'</i>s "graph" command</a>, for text visualization of mathematical formulae</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon" title="Multi-user dungeon">MUD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LPMud" title="LPMud">LPMud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LPC_(programming_language)" class="mw-redirect" title="LPC (programming language)">LPC (programming language)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lost_Souls_(MUD)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ls-history_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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.citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRice1995" class="citation web cs1">Rice, Michael (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/wiki/Early_Lost_Souls_History">"Early Lost Souls History"</a>. <i>Lost Souls Wiki</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-06-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lost+Souls+Wiki&rft.atitle=Early+Lost+Souls+History&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Rice&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flostsouls.org%2Fwiki%2FEarly_Lost_Souls_History&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-willey-ls-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-willey-ls_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilley1993" class="citation web cs1">Willey, Rebecca (1993-01-31). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.mud.lp/msg/ae05abea20bd13f1">"Lost Souls - info on what's up!"</a>. <i>rec.games.mud.lp</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-06-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=rec.games.mud.lp&rft.atitle=Lost+Souls+-+info+on+what%27s+up%21&rft.date=1993-01-31&rft.aulast=Willey&rft.aufirst=Rebecca&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Frec.games.mud.lp%2Fmsg%2Fae05abea20bd13f1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pengo-anatomy-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pengo-anatomy_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110822055850/http://misterpengo.livejournal.com/110667.html">"Hey!"</a>. <i>MisterPengo</i>. 2008-01-30. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://misterpengo.livejournal.com/110667.html">the original</a> on 2011-08-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-06-25</span></span>. <q>LS was one of the few MUDs to implement hp and stats for each particular body part...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MisterPengo&rft.atitle=Hey%21&rft.date=2008-01-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmisterpengo.livejournal.com%2F110667.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shahromine-map-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-shahromine-map_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShahRomine1995" class="citation book cs1">Shah, Rawn; Romine, James (1995). <i>Playing MUDs on the Internet</i>. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 301–302. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5"><bdi>0-471-11633-5</bdi></a>. <q>There is a change in the level of detail out in the countryside and in towns. Buildings appear to take up one space on the large map but, when entered, consist of a number of areas...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Playing+MUDs+on+the+Internet&rft.pages=301-302&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-471-11633-5&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Rawn&rft.au=Romine%2C+James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-iwg-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-iwg_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-iwg_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAllenDeborahYaeckel1998" class="citation book cs1">Allen, Cliff; Deborah, Kania; Yaeckel, Beth (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/internetworldgui00alle/page/154"><i>Internet World Guide to One-to-One Web Marketing</i></a>. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/internetworldgui00alle/page/154">154</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-471-25166-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-471-25166-6"><bdi>0-471-25166-6</bdi></a>. <q>Lost Souls (telnet: ux.tcs.uh.edu (129.7.2.110) 3000), a Dungeons and Dragons-based MUD with a large, open base world—terrains ranging from arctic to desert to jungle. Proclaimed to be possibly the most realistic combat system in existence, Lost Souls uses stats, skills, race and guilds to enhance a player's individuality.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Internet+World+Guide+to+One-to-One+Web+Marketing&rft.pages=154&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=0-471-25166-6&rft.aulast=Allen&rft.aufirst=Cliff&rft.au=Deborah%2C+Kania&rft.au=Yaeckel%2C+Beth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Finternetworldgui00alle%2Fpage%2F154&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ywwr-general-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-general_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTowersBadertscherCunninghamBuskirk1996" class="citation book cs1">Towers, J. Tarin; Badertscher, Ken; Cunningham, Wayne; Buskirk, Laura (1996). <i>Yahoo! Wild Web Rides</i>. IDG Books Worldwide Inc. p. 149. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X"><bdi>0-7645-7003-X</bdi></a>. <q>The combat in this world is richly developed with a limb-based type of action. Your extremities will actually have their own damage points, rather than having your whole score gathered up into one big chunk of meat. Also, each race has its own language and a limited ability to speak to others.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yahoo%21+Wild+Web+Rides&rft.pages=149&rft.pub=IDG+Books+Worldwide+Inc.&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-7645-7003-X&rft.aulast=Towers&rft.aufirst=J.+Tarin&rft.au=Badertscher%2C+Ken&rft.au=Cunningham%2C+Wayne&rft.au=Buskirk%2C+Laura&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-netgames-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-netgames_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-netgames_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMaloniBakerWice1994" class="citation book cs1">Maloni, Kelly; Baker, Derek; Wice, Nathaniel (1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/netgamesyourguid00malo/page/96"><i>Net Games</i></a>. Random House / Michael Wolff & Company, Inc. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/netgamesyourguid00malo/page/96">96</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-679-75592-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-679-75592-6"><bdi>0-679-75592-6</bdi></a>. <q><i>Lost Souls</i> is not for the faint of heart. [...] You're likely to die a lot in the beginning, and there's a lot to learn: races, quests, guilds, and languages. [...] Difficulty: complex</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Net+Games&rft.pages=96&rft.pub=Random+House+%2F+Michael+Wolff+%26+Company%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=0-679-75592-6&rft.aulast=Maloni&rft.aufirst=Kelly&rft.au=Baker%2C+Derek&rft.au=Wice%2C+Nathaniel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fnetgamesyourguid00malo%2Fpage%2F96&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shahromine-anatomy-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-shahromine-anatomy_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShahRomine1995" class="citation book cs1">Shah, Rawn; Romine, James (1995). <i>Playing MUDs on the Internet</i>. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 301. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5"><bdi>0-471-11633-5</bdi></a>. <q>Some races have multiple limbs and larger torsos like the Centaurs [...]</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Playing+MUDs+on+the+Internet&rft.pages=301&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-471-11633-5&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Rawn&rft.au=Romine%2C+James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shahromine-rave-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-shahromine-rave_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShahRomine1995" class="citation book cs1">Shah, Rawn; Romine, James (1995). <i>Playing MUDs on the Internet</i>. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 302. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5"><bdi>0-471-11633-5</bdi></a>. <q>The depth of Lost Souls can be amazing.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Playing+MUDs+on+the+Internet&rft.pages=302&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-471-11633-5&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Rawn&rft.au=Romine%2C+James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ywwr-rave-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-rave_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-rave_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTowersBadertscherCunninghamBuskirk1996" class="citation book cs1">Towers, J. Tarin; Badertscher, Ken; Cunningham, Wayne; Buskirk, Laura (1996). <i>Yahoo! Wild Web Rides</i>. IDG Books Worldwide Inc. p. 149. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X"><bdi>0-7645-7003-X</bdi></a>. <q>Have you ever come upon a place on the Net that's so incredible that you can't believe such entertainment is free? This MUD will blow your mind with its marvelous attention to detail and incredible role-playing atmosphere! There's so much to learn here that even the experienced mudder will have to spend some time before really getting the hang of it. That's not to say that the commands are difficult to pick up, it's just that there are so many minute and exciting things available that you could spend an entire mudding career at this site!</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yahoo%21+Wild+Web+Rides&rft.pages=149&rft.pub=IDG+Books+Worldwide+Inc.&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-7645-7003-X&rft.aulast=Towers&rft.aufirst=J.+Tarin&rft.au=Badertscher%2C+Ken&rft.au=Cunningham%2C+Wayne&rft.au=Buskirk%2C+Laura&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ywwr-atman-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ywwr-atman_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTowersBadertscherCunninghamBuskirk1996" class="citation book cs1">Towers, J. Tarin; Badertscher, Ken; Cunningham, Wayne; Buskirk, Laura (1996). <i>Yahoo! Wild Web Rides</i>. IDG Books Worldwide Inc. p. 149. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7645-7003-X"><bdi>0-7645-7003-X</bdi></a>. <q>When you first log on, you're asked to create what is called an <i>atman</i>. Some other MUDs of this type allow you only one character at a time on the entire game, but you're allowed to have five characters on Lost Souls.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yahoo%21+Wild+Web+Rides&rft.pages=149&rft.pub=IDG+Books+Worldwide+Inc.&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-7645-7003-X&rft.aulast=Towers&rft.aufirst=J.+Tarin&rft.au=Badertscher%2C+Ken&rft.au=Cunningham%2C+Wayne&rft.au=Buskirk%2C+Laura&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ls-astar-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ls-astar_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lostsouls.org/grimoire_astar">"LS Grimoire: A* Search Algorithm"</a>. <i>Lost Souls</i>. 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-06-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lost+Souls&rft.atitle=LS+Grimoire%3A+A%2A+Search+Algorithm&rft.date=2007&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flostsouls.org%2Fgrimoire_astar&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pengo-ls-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pengo-ls_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110822055934/http://misterpengo.livejournal.com/113163.html">"Lost Souls"</a>. <i>MisterPengo</i>. 2008-03-19. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://misterpengo.livejournal.com/113163.html">the original</a> on 2011-08-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-06-25</span></span>. <q>The skill system they're using is an example of what I think is an extremely well thought out, intricate webwork of design.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MisterPengo&rft.atitle=Lost+Souls&rft.date=2008-03-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmisterpengo.livejournal.com%2F113163.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALost+Souls+%28MUD%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-alexa-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-alexa_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lostsouls.org">"lostsouls.org - Traffic Details from Alexa"</a>. <i>Alexa</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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