<s>
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
,	O
abbreviated	O
MG	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
German-language	O
MUD	B-Application
,	O
a	O
text-based	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
noted	O
as	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
world	O
,	O
described	O
at	O
times	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
around	O
100	O
players	O
online	O
per	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
days	O
seeing	O
220	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
bills	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
by	O
others	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
German-speaking	O
MUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Guilds	O
"	O
are	O
found	O
rather	O
than	O
character	O
classes	O
;	O
fantasy	B-Application
RPG	O
staples	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Magician	O
,	O
and	O
Cleric	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
such	O
distinctive	O
flourishes	O
as	O
the	O
Karate	O
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
and	O
Beer	O
Shaker	O
guilds	O
,	O
in	O
total	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MUD	B-Application
allows	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
guests	O
are	O
often	O
ignored	O
and	O
cannot	O
solve	O
quests	O
or	O
do	O
reasonable	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
has	O
introduced	O
a	O
distinctive	O
level	O
system	O
in	O
May	O
1996	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
normal	O
fighting	O
experience	O
points	O
became	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
total	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
has	O
no	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
,	O
you	O
get	O
a	O
stat	O
reduction	O
and	O
reduced	O
attacks	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
lose	O
some	O
fighting	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
lose	O
no	O
important	O
attributes	O
like	O
fighting	O
and	O
spellcasting	O
skills	O
,	O
stats	O
or	O
other	O
level	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
you	O
may	O
meet	O
death	O
more	O
often	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
MUDs	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
lesser	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
special	O
text-only	O
mode	O
without	O
ascii	O
pictures	O
for	O
blind	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
was	O
founded	O
by	O
students	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Münster	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
university	O
server	O
until	O
funds	O
were	O
obtained	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
server	O
hosted	O
in	O
Berlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
MorgenGrauen	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
home	O
at	O
NetCologne	O
,	O
Köln	O
.	O
</s>
