What is Dykal.net?

Dykal.net isn’t much more then a blank page right now, but its going to be a persistent world free-form role-playing site complete with chat rooms and messages boards.

What’s a persistent world free-form role-playing site?

It’s a buzz word, really. One of those slogans that get thrown around so often by gaming sites. What persistent world free-form role-playing really means is that Dykal will be offering stats free role-playing chat rooms (free-form role-playing) which will link together to form one larger MUD-esque world (persistent world). Basically, think Everquest as a bunch of inter-connected chat rooms with the focus on character development and role-playing, instead of skill selection and the level grind.

So… Is this like Dungeons and Dragons? Are we gonna need dice or something?

The only similarity between Dykal and D&D is that both are fantasy-based RPGs. Dykal does not take place in any of the D&D published campaign settings, or include any of the iconic D&D characters. (Sorry kids, no Drizzt.) This doesn’t mean you can’t play as your favorite D&D player character, but rather that players of White Wolf and other RPGs, as well as those who have never played table-top before, are equally welcome here. Further, since this is free-form, there are no dice to roll or tables and stats to memorize, just the enjoyment of developing and playing as your own unique characters.

What kind of characters can I play? Are there specific races/classes, etc?

You can play as any type of character that you want. This means you can choose from any of the races and classes from any existing setting, or you can just make a character concept up and go from there. It’s your choice, Captain Spermatron.

Is there a level / power limit?

No, but instead of trying to make the most badass character possible, you should
concentrate on making the character interesting and unique. Please, for the sake of yourself, and everyone else, don’t play as Mixilgialbialnidid’Al-kaharnaxs, Dragon Titan Mage / God. It’s queer, and nobody likes it.

So Dykal is like a world right?

Yes, Dykal started out as a tabletop campaign setting, and gradually evolved to the state you see it in now as an online world. Melkrin is another campaign world that is going to be featured on the site. If you want more information on these, then check the setting sections on the front page.

Is profanity allowed?

Why yes it is. Here at Dykal.net, we take a firm stance against fascism. We don’t believe in enforcing petty things like swearing and vulgarity, because quite frankly, it’s part of these settings, and would be part of any type of realistic world.

What about extremely graphic content like violence?

Violence is allowed. We want the setting to be as realistic as possible, and having violence makes it that much closer to the real world.

What about sex?

This is more complicated. While we don’t mind strong sexual innuendo and the like, but we’d prefer to keep things like cybering to a minimum. We will include a special room for those that want to play out graphic depictions of sexual activity.

So, what rules do you have?

We have some guidelines to follow on the site, which can be found here [link]. Most of these guidelines are meant to make the site run more smoothly out of character, and not to stifle anyone’s role-playing styles.

So does this site have any special features?

It will, but they haven’t been decided on yet. These will be finalized more after the beta testing. We’re planning on allowing for special player-run organizations and other things that we let players impact the world of Dykal.

So when are you planning to open the site?

Open beta should go live soon. The planned date for it is June 17th, but that’s not set in stone yet. We promise it won’t take as long as Daikatana.

I have questions about the site, how can I get in touch with you?

You can email us with questions at nugan_wracod@yahoo.com or yanen_wraithbone@hotmail.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Your question might even get added to the FAQ.

CNA I RIED MAH BEATLE?????///

DUE TO LAG ISSUES, YOU CANNOT RIDE TEH BEATLE, BUT WE PLAN TO ADD IT AT A LATER DATE.