The Bardo

The Bardo is a very early access online RPG entering it's pre-alpha state in April of 2025. It is a reincarnation themed game where your character's class and race are chosen at random at creation and each time you die (soft permadeath). It can be best thought of as a cross between a Rogue-like and an indie MMORPG or MUD (text-based MMO). It is currently being developed by a single developer (me) but the plan is to make the server open source so others can contribute or spin off their own variants in the near future.

If you're interested in following the development, learning more, or supporting this project, you can learn everything there is to know at patreon.com/m

Thank you, and welcome to The Bardo!

For flashing screen issues, use "+" and "-" to adjust refresh rate, or change color mode with backtick "`" until its tolerable. Pings closer to NYC will likely be able to play at lower refresh rates, as the server is in that area. I'll be adding additional features soon to hopefully stabilize this issue.

4/1 Update: I have uploaded a new build and source with Unifont .otfs and the Unifont GNU license included. Please let me know if they do not work as expected on the FAQ forum thread, thank you!