Ideas/Input
Firstly, the obvious credits must go to:
Dungeons && Dragons (tm) and TSR Hobbies Inc.
Here we'd like to duplicate the original credits from the Basic Rules,
Dungeons && Dragons (tm), (c) 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983 TSR Hobbies Inc.
acknowledgements:
The following individuals have made this work possible through its years of evolution:
Dave arneson, Brian Blume, Dave Cook, anne C. Gray, Ernie Gygax, E. Gary Gygax, allen Hammack, Kevin Hendryx, John Eric Holmes, Harrold Johnston, Tim Kask, Jeff Key, Rob Kuntz, alan Lucien, Steve Marsh, Tom Moldvay, Mike Mornard, Jon Pickens, Brian Pitzer, Michael Price, Patrick L. Price, Paul Reiche, Evan Robinson, Gordon Schick, Lawrence Schick, Don Snow, Edward G. Sollers, Garry Spiegle, Stephen D. Sullivan, Ralph Wagner, Jim Ward, Jean Wells, Bill Wilkerson, Donald Paterson, and Frank Mentzer.
DIKUMud's concepts were directly based on TSR's D&&D concepts.
and also
J.R.R. Tolkien for his huge contribution to the fantasy world and great many, many inspirations; and of course TSR Hobbies Inc. for their many continuing contributions to the world of gaming, including Dungeons && Dragons (tm), aD&&D (tm) and Forgotten Realms (tm); also Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone for their Fighting Fantasy (tm) games and books.
The DIKU Mud team for their contributions to the Internet world of MUDS, and the MERC Mud team for their work and development towards DikuMud.
and a great many thanks to all the gods, avatars and wonderful players of Realms of Despair, as without them this mud could not be what it is.
and Especially
The original immortals of Perished Lands.
(in no particular order)
Klered
Katarina
Kahli
Krystal
Halvor
Gundithius
Showba
Loke
Huttan