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A space opera played entirely in text, set in a sector of warring alien civilizations. Create a character and launch into more than 1,000 zones of open space.
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Classes

Starmourn has five classes to choose from. Click a class image, or the link under each blurb, to read the full guide.

A labelled cutaway of a B.E.A.S.T. suit showing its mounted weapons and subsystems

B.E.A.S.T.

Core skills: MWP, Plasmacasting, SuitTech

B.E.A.S.T. players will pilot a custom mech-suit and utilize a varied arsenal of weaponry as well as heated plasma tanks to melt their targets. This class is known for being tanky, swatting enemies out of the room and bringing down a hailstorm of damage in the heat of combat.

Read the full B.E.A.S.T. guide

Labelled Engineer loadout art: an Elgan engineer riding a hoverboard, holding a magnotron and taser, surrounded by a flamethrower turret, multi-barrel laser turret, tankbot, and surveillance UAVs

Engineer

Core skills: Turrets, Bots, Gadgets

Engineer players thrive with an army of loyals by their side, constructing bots to carry out their commands in combat. Set up a network of turrets in the battlefield, scout the area with UAVs, and coordinate attacks with minitanks and drones. This is also the only class that can resurrect a fallen player or create wormholes between locations.

Read the full Engineer guide

A Fury in mid-stance wielding a blade of red-hot starfire, flame trailing in an arc around her

Fury

Core skills: Battleflow, Rage, Fulmination

Fury players are knowledgeable of MUD combat and classes and looking for a challenge. By lashing out with their kithblade and firing off starkith as they move through Battleflow stances, Furies can render opponents completely helpless.

Fury is an advanced class, not suggested for MUD newbies.

Read the full Fury guide

Labelled Nanoseer art: a horned Shen in robes with nanogoggles, iriil tattoos, and a swarmglove, holding a void bomb while a nanite swarm coils behind

Nanoseer

Core skills: Nanotech, Voidism, Oblivion

Nanoseer players channel the powers of the long-dead empyreals to boost themselves or manipulate the area around them. Wielding a stream of millions of nanites and the power of the Void, they are truly a force to be reckoned with, dropping vacc-spheres to drain a room or freezing opponents to the point of shattering.

Read the full Nanoseer guide

Labelled Scoundrel art: a smirking gunslinger in a red jacket with titanium knuckles, a PIECE pistol holstered at her thigh, and armored boots labelled Nutkickers

Scoundrel

Core skills: Gunslinging, Guile, Improvisation

Scoundrel players like combat flexibility with a variety of options to choose from. Damage can take the form of shooting off customized ammo to stack afflictions, throwing IEDs to similar effect, or diving in for a melee pummel. Also known for their use of BUGS for information gathering.

Read the full Scoundrel guide

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