Diku: Death Is Just the Beginning rn A heavily-modified DikuMUD where dying is a career move, not a setback. Rollrn one of 10 classic-with-a-twist classes (Warrior, Mage, Cleric, Thief, Ninja,rn Commando, Paladin, Bard, Shaman, Anti-Paladin), grind your way to level 60,rn and then... keep going.rn The Reaper offers a deal. Survive long enough and your character can return asrn one of 25 distinct undead forms — Death Knight, Lich, Vampire, Banshee, Bonern Marshal, Dirge Singer, Spirit Caller, Plague Husk, and twenty more, each withrn their own abilities, hunger mechanics, and rules of unlife. Survive the undeadrn climb and return to mortal form with a permanent Signature Skill burned intorn your soul forever.A world built room-by-room, not generated: Sewers, Haondor (light and darkrn sides), Moria 1 and 2, Frostfell, Northern Plains, Ofcol, Midgaard's fullrn footprint, the Threggi spire, the Shattered Heavens, Loftwick, the Holy Grove,rn and an Ethereal Maze for when teleport mishaps strand you between worlds.rnrn For builders: A full custom OLC suite (redit, medit, oedit, zedit, mpedit)rn with a unified mob/room/object prog system, 28 triggers, local variables, dicern and random-pick substitution, and per-zone builder permissions. Build a questrn in an hour, not a weekend.rnrn For implementors: Atomic player saves, autosave every two minutes,rn crash-handler emergency dumps, hand-edit-safe area files (orphan preservationrn across OLC saves), and active development by a small team that actually playsrn the MUD.rnrn Newbie-friendly, veteran-deep: A dedicated Mudschool zone teaches the basics,rn every fresh character gets a starter kit on do_start, and the help systemrn covers all 25 undead classes and 364+ abilities with hand-written entries.rnrn No silver. No copper. Just gold, blood, and a shovel for whatever you leavern behind.rnrnrn rn rnrnrn