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Song of Avaria is a text-based roleplaying game that incorporates both MUD- and MUSH-like features to create a dynamic storytelling experience in an intricate and expansive fantasy world.

SoA is set in the vast land of Avaria, a roughly Earth-like world with a host of cultures and countries spanning a large globe. Geopolitics and religion mix with magic and adventure to create a realm full of possibilities, where player characters can pursue a huge range of goals limited only by their own imagination. Whether a pious priest, a bold knight of the realm, a canny entrepreneur, a climbing socialite, a studious researcher, a street thug with ambitions, or simply an ordinary peasant or citizen with dreams of something grander, Avaria offers a stage for characters to play out their own personal stories with one another against a vast backdrop of history in the making.

More information can be found on the Setting page or under the Lore links.

Getting Started Quick Start Guide Character Generation Guide Game Rules Frequently-Asked Questions

News of Avaria A Bright New Year: 1 Pavana 797, City of Omrazir: A new year has arrived, and with the close of the holy weeks of Solitary, the formerly silent streets of Omrazir are now filled with lively talk about the resoundingly stormy end to the old year... [More] A Hungry New Year: 1 Pavana 797, St. Loomis: Spring and a new year have come to Ensor, but in St. Loomis the slow ripening of winter-sown crops has done nothing to relieve the hunger stemming from the poor harvest of the autumn past... [More]

Introduction to the World The Basics Intro to the Setting The World City of Omrazir, Raziya Province: The chief center of activity in SoA. St. Loomis: A secondary RP hub on the far side of the sea. Geography: Continents, cities, landmarks, and more. Religion: Belief systems of Avaria. Time: Months, days of the week, and hours of the day. Character Information Heritage: The playable peoples of Avaria. Stats: A character's fundamental attributes. Skills: Action skills, weapons, crafting, and more. Directory Player Characters NPCs Organizations

Development Updates 4.28.22: The "Knowledge Seeker" archetype has been added to character generation. There is now a menu in the Faded Zone cantina. 4.26.22: The idle timer has been implemented, and you will now be timed out if you are idle for more than fifteen minutes. GRIPE, MUSE, SUGGEST, and WONDER all added as aliases for SAY. 4.23.22: You will now break into a run if you travel over a distance of several rooms very quickly. Stacked commands will have a half-second delay, and you can STOP them. New face shapes, mouth shapes, and eye traits have been added to character generation, along with numerous other ongoing chargen tweaks and polishes. Many atmospheric additions to the Faded Zone and Otherland. 4.18.22: Added RUB and EYEROLL socials. 4.16.22: Added messaging and transitions for new squall weather type, and put in BLINK and PAT socials. 4.2.22: You can now see the IC date on the website. More Updates

Development

The original concept for Song of Avaria came about in 2016, and its adaptation as a MU* began in 2020. It is founded on the Evennia Creation System and is currently actively in development, with plans to open later in 2022.