<s>
3Kingdoms	B-Protocol
,	O
abbreviated	O
3K	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
MUD	B-Application
,	O
a	O
text-based	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MUD	B-Application
has	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
setting	O
;	O
the	O
eponymous	O
three	O
kingdoms	O
are	O
Fantasy	B-Application
,	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
,	O
and	O
Chaos	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
following	O
an	O
anything-goes	O
satirical	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
settings	O
connect	O
through	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
's	O
central	O
city	O
of	O
Pinnacle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selection	O
of	O
guilds	O
reflects	O
the	O
cross-genre	O
setting	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
fantasy	B-Application
commonplaces	O
such	O
as	O
knights	O
,	O
priests	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
clerics	O
)	O
,	O
mages	O
,	O
and	O
necromancers	O
to	O
Jedi	O
,	O
cyborgs	O
,	O
Fremen	O
and	O
changelings	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
the	O
animal	O
guild	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3Ks	O
Web	O
site	O
features	O
ongoing	O
news	O
about	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
;	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
this	O
news	O
feed	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
3K	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MUD	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
response	O
for	O
its	O
friendliness	O
to	O
and	O
accommodation	O
of	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
as	O
"	O
well-loved	O
and	O
full	O
of	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3K	O
is	O
an	O
LPMud	B-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
LDMud	B-Application
game	O
driver	O
with	O
an	O
unnamed	O
custom	O
mudlib	O
.	O
</s>
