ADOM (short for Ancient Domains of Mystery) is a roguelike game in which the player's aim is to stop the forces of Chaos which are invading the world of Ancardia. Like most roguelike games, ADOM uses ASCII graphics to represent the game world.

The player can create their character as male or female, any of ten races and any of twenty character classes, giving 200 possible combinations requiring widely varying playing styles. Races include human, troll, high/grey/dark elf, dwarf, gnome, orc, hurthling (hobbit), and drakeling; classes include fighter, paladin, ranger, thief, assassin, wizard, priest, bard, monk, healer, weaponsmith, archer, merchant, farmer, mindcrafter, barbarian, druid, necromancer, elementalist, and beastfighter. In addition, each race and class starts with a unique set of skills to aid gameplay. The latest update to ADOM added a system of 'Talents'- abilities gained every three levels that any type of character can pick from, for example, increased skill with certain kinds of weapons, or increased speed.

For example, a High Elven Wizard would annihilate their enemies by slinging spells at them from afar, while a Trollish Barbarian would have great difficulty learning spells and would be better off smashing everything in mêlée combat. During adventures, a player is likely to explore many different dungeons and complete multiple quests. Which quests the player chooses will likely depend on their character and on whether they are lawful, neutral, or chaotic (ADOM only has one-dimensional alignment). The alignment of a player also affects which benefits (or curses) their god may bestow upon them, and how they are treated by NPCs. ADOM has a quest-centric, plot driven structure that owes as much to old adventure games such as Zork (indeed, there are even Grue references to be found) as it does to the "purer" hack-and-slash of sister games such as Angband.

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RT @DramaticDanzer: @drewgetsitin its mad small in deh and eye adom i got mad text i cud 4ward it 2 yuh (send dat dis way 2)
@drewgetsitin its mad small in deh and eye adom i got mad text i cud 4ward it 2 yuh
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