[Dionae]

You might want to try . It's a skill-based MUD, with roleplay required. There's a lot of fun quests to do, some more difficult than others. Occasionally there's darkelf or insect or demon attacks on the cities and guilds. These can be difficult for newbies, but it adds an element of danger. And other times the wizards will arrange special events.

There's crafting, though right now the only final objects players can make are books. But the Alchemist guild offers potion and wand making, and the Scribes can make magical scrolls. There's also mining, gemcutting, and some other crafts, and nuggets that are mined can be used to get custom items made at a shop.

No permadeath, and PvP can be avoided pretty easily so long as you don't get anyone mad at your character. Occasionally, a deathpriest might capture you, but they tend to go easy on newbies.

It does take awhile to build up your character, and there is some repetitiveness in that. But you can choose to do whatever you want, so if something's boring you you can move on to something else or just spend some time roleplaying. Most of the conflict in the game comes between the different religions and "good" vs. "evil." There can be mundane chatting in the city square, or heated arguments between those of different beliefs, and there's a number of rather interesting characters around with their own quirks which can be rather amusing.

One thing is, they don't allow botting. Some macros are okay, but nothing that'll essentially run your character while you're not there. Combat does require you to be rather active with using "specials." Although you could just hit it with your weapon til it dies, but that'll take longer. When crafting, I just tend to use the up button to repeat commands without having to type them in again.

So, yes, try it out if it sounds like something you'd be interested in.