History VideoGame / MordorTheDepthsOfDejenol

* DumpStat: As in most RPGs, Charisma is the least useful stat. The game's official tutorial even advises you to take Charisma as a dump stat!

* DifficultySpike: Every once in a while on lower floors, the player will encounter instakill monsters such as Giant Leeches or Zbrats. Some players don't even get a good look at these monsters before dying a gruesome death.

Released in 1995, ''Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol'' is a RolePlayingGame for the PC created by David Allen. The game is a clone of the early MUD game ''Avatar'', released in 1979. Referred to as "Mordor" for short, this game does not take place in [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]]'s [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium 'verse]], but uses a similar fantasy setting as its backdrop. The storyline is that a great evil has appeared in the mines underneath the village, and brave adventurers from across the world have come to Dejenol to destroy its cause forever.

The game is split between the town and the dungeon. The town contains the bank, the shop, the guild halls where one can level up, the morgue where the character can be raised from the dead [[strike:if]] when killed, and the confinement center where the player can buy creatures to use as battle companions alongside any other player-created characters. The dungeon, the all-encompassing hostile world of Mordor, has 15 different floors of rapidly-increasing difficulty. Combat is automatic; as soon as the player enters a room full of hostile monsters, battle will initiate until one of the two parties is dead, although players can run away from combat. With little effort to no effort, a player can run through the dungeon and score up great treasure and experience, hence the game's addictive playing style. Fully exploring the dungeon requires an incredible investment of time due to the game's rapidly scaling difficulty.

* ExcusePlot: A demon has appeared in the mines below the town, and now you're found among many adventurers who want the glory and treasure found below.

* TakeYourTime: The enemy below the town threatens the world's existence, but never actually poses a threat. The game will continue indefinitely and nothing will ever happen.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Although the game has the standard bestiary of fantasy monsters, a number of them go by unusual names. Slimes -- one of the most ubiquitous fantasy monsters -- are referred to as "Clean-Ups" in this game, though that one is at least given an in-universe explanation.[[note]]Clean-ups use their acidic attack to clean the floors of the dungeon, or in other words, to dissolve the corpses it would otherwise be riddled with. The only dead bodies adventurers ever find are those of other PCs.[[/note]]

An official shareware demo, allowing full access of the first three floors, can be downloaded online.

* FinalDeath: All races have a maximum age cap. As the player nears this age through such things as age-progressing traps and healing, the chance of dying forever increases.

Released in 1995, ''Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol'' is a RolePlayingGame for the PC created by David Allen. The game is a clone of the early MUD game ''Avatar'', released in 1979. Referred to as "Mordor" for short, this game does not take place in [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]]'s 'verse, but uses a similar fantasy setting as its backdrop. The storyline is that a great evil has appeared in the mines underneath the village, and brave adventurers from across the world have come to Dejenol to destroy its cause forever.

Released in 1995, ''Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol'' is a RolePlayingGame for the PC created by David Allen. Referred to as "Mordor" for short, this game does not take place in [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]]'s 'verse, but uses a similar fantasy setting as its backdrop. The storyline is that a great evil has appeared in the mines underneath the village, and brave adventurers from across the world have come to Dejenol to destroy its cause forever.

Released in 1995, Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a RolePlayingGame for the PC created by David Allen. Referred to as "Mordor" for short, this game does not take place in [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]]'s 'verse, but uses a similar fantasy setting as its backdrop. The storyline is that a great evil has appeared in the mines underneath the village, and brave adventurers from across the world have come to Dejenol to destroy its cause forever.

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-->''"Let he who ventures into the mines know that without skills, death is certain, and with skills, riches are vast and never-ending -- but death will still hover over you."'' - "Maxx," Master of the Villain's Guild.

Released in 1995, Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a [[RolePlayingGame role-playing game]] for the PC created by David Allen. Referred to as "Mordor" for short, this game does not take place in [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]]'s 'verse, but uses a similar fantasy setting as its backdrop. The storyline is that a great evil has appeared in the mines underneath the village, and brave adventurers from across the world have come to Dejenol to destroy its cause forever.

This game provides examples of:

* {{AltItis}}: Because a player can form entire teams of different characters, and because characters can [[PermaDeath die permanently]], early stages of the dungeon will be a frequent sight. Some long-time players have the entire first floor of the dungeon mapped out in their heads.

* {{Alt-Itis}}: Because a player can form entire teams of different characters, and because characters can [[PermaDeath die permanently]], early stages of the dungeon will be a frequent sight. Some long-time players have the entire first floor of the dungeon mapped out in their heads.