The American Riviera MUCK

2006-09-16T04:48:02Z

72.185.30.65: Added motto.

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'''The American Riviera MUCK''' (formerly '''House Rancourt MUCK''') is an invitation-only, tightly-administrated [[MUCK]] run by [[House Rancourt]]. In theme, it is a real-world-based [[furry]] game set in modern day California. It opened in January 2006, and new characters are available by invitation or approved request only. Guest login is not permitted.

* '''Ran from/to''': Early 2006 - present
* '''Motto''': 100% Furry, 100% California.

==Geography==
The American Riviera MUCK spans one hundred and sixty miles of the California coast, from Guadalupe down to Venice, California. Current highlights of the grid include a fictional tiny coastal mission town between the cities of Santa Barbara and Lompoc, California named [[San Paolo]], the cities of Santa Monica and Westwood, El Capitan State Beach in Gaviota, and the sprawling, fictional Tulemash State Park. The MUCK features a realistic transportation system with inter-zone travel restricted to vehicles, with a public transportation network for characters without vehicles. New development continues to expand the grid to include Beverly Hills and the City of Industry, with plans to build the San Francisco Bay area, Santa Catalina Island and Lake Tahoe in 2007.

Popular spots for MUCK regulars include Tulemash State Park (which includes a massive subterranean tribute to the original Colossal Cave Adventure game), the Santa Monica Promenade and Pier, Mel's Original Temptation Diner (a tip of the hat to "The New Temptation II Diner" on [[FurryMUCK]]), and a mysterious (and difficult to enter) nightclub on the Santa Monica Pier called Arcadia.

==Technology==
The code base of The American Riviera MUCK is fairly sophisticated, including a third-generation modular @desc morphing package, several options for vehicle code, a modified version of Jessy's FindRoute code for getting around, a working cell phone network, and a custom MUCK-wide currency system which cyclical paycheck collection for employed characters. Also included in the code base is [[Arcadia]], a masquerade nightclub in which characters interact as [[alt]]s, almost a "[[MUCK]] within a [[MUCK]]," or perhaps "a [[LARP]] within a [[MUCK]]."

==Atmosphere==
The social climate of The American Riviera MUCK is focused heavily upon IC roleplay, with prospective characters carefully evaluated by the increasingly-misnamed "Trifecta" (which has since grown to four senior wizards) and roleplayed events reviewed before they are blessed as canonical to the game story. Its tight management style and heavy emphasis upon the importance of a coherent, approved main story might remind some players of [[GenesisMUCK]] or [[Brazilian Dreams MUCK]]. In exchange for many of the freedoms found on "anything goes" social MUD's like [[FurryMUCK]] and [[Tapestries]], The American Riviera MUCK offers a tighter-knit player base with many more opportunities to roleplay and develop characters within a strong game setting.

==[[Wizard]]s==
* [[Dusty Rancourt]] - head wizard, NPC/canon authority, site owner and administrator, "benevolent despot," mad [[MPI]] scientist, deity, zone admin (San Paolo).
* [[Kiarrh]] - player relations, head of helpstaff, NPC casting expert, zone admin (Miracle Mile).
* [[Traveller]] - [[MUF]]/MPI guru, zone admin (San Paolo), player relations.
* [[Brandy]] - Multiple zone admin and zone superstructure admin, builder wiz extraordinaire, policy and player relations, neokitsune allure.

==[[Helpstaff]]==
* [[Katya]] - new player assistance, general and specific MUCK commands, building, geography, policy assistance, minor MPI, bundt cake.
* [[Silver Norwood|SilverNorwood]] - new player assistance, general MUCK commands, geography, simple building assistance, no MUF/MPI, kindness.
* [[Savannah]] - new player assistance, general MUCK commands, Western pony goodness in every bite.

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