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LORD FP

Legend of the Red Dragon, Free Pascal edition: a complete LORD door game for DOS, Linux and Windows, built from one source tree.

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What it is

Synchronet BBS ships with lord.js, Deuce's JavaScript remake of Seth Robinson's Legend of the Red Dragon: almost 18,000 lines that play like the original. LORD FP ports it, function by function, to Free Pascal, so the game plays the same but runs as an ordinary door program.

It has the full single-BBS game: the forest, the Inn and Violet, Turgon's masters, the Red Dragon, player fights, marriage, the daily news, mail and the bar. The inter-BBS game server and RIP graphics are not included.

DOS version · LORDFP.ZIP

A 16-bit LORD.EXE and LORDCFG.EXE that use LORD 4.06's own data files. Start a fresh game, or replace the programs in an existing LORD 4.06 game, whose players, mail and In-Game Modules carry on. Runs under dosemu2 on Synchronet for Linux, or on real DOS.

Linux version · LORDFPL.ZIP

Native lord and lordcfg programs for Synchronet and other Linux BBSes. They use lord.js's data files, so they can also take over an existing lord.js game, and they run DOS LORD IGMs under dosemu2.

Windows version · LORDFPW.ZIP

64-bit lord.exe and lordcfg.exe: a DOOR32.SYS door that talks to the caller over the socket the BBS hands it, for Synchronet, Mystic and other Windows BBSes. Same game files as the Linux version; DOS LORD IGMs run in DOSBox-X, which is included.

Features

LORD 4.06 compatible

  • Runs LORD 4.06 In-Game Modules from Other Places (3RDPARTY.DAT), with the same files IGMs expect
  • LORD 4.06's stock screens (LORDTXT.DAT) when present
  • MAINT.BAT once a day, for IGM upkeep
  • Node 0 local play: START 0
  • Windows: a DOOR32.SYS socket door, as Windows BBSes expect
  • Reads DOOR.SYS, DOOR32.SYS, DORINFOx.DEF, CHAIN.TXT, CALLINFO.BBS, SFDOORS.DAT and PCBOARD.SYS

LADY scripts

  • Forest events from LORD.LDY, as in LORD 4.06
  • LORD 4.07/4.08 commands and hooks: INN.LDY, BANK.LDY and MAINT quests
  • Installs and removes 4.07-style events from the setup program
  • A debug mode that logs every script line, for script writers

Setup program

  • All game options, tournaments and node setup
  • A player editor with every field, including today's counts
  • Editors for weapons, armour, masters, monsters and the dragon
  • Tools for a DOS LORD 4.06 game: player editor and registration help

lord.js bugs fixed

  • Blackjack dealt the dealer's cards to the player
  • The Death Knight test always counted "Decapitate" as right
  • Online duels ended after the first enemy strike
  • Any armour or weapon can be bought, as in LORD 4.06
  • And more: Olivia, the Old Man, Violet's hand, the Inn weapon trade

Downloads

The latest release. Each game zip is complete: unzip it, run the setup program and add it to your BBS. Nothing else is needed.

LORD FP for DOS

Complete DOS game: LORD.EXE, LORDCFG.EXE and all of LORD 4.06's stock files. Runs under dosemu2 on Synchronet for Linux, or on real DOS.

LORDFP.ZIP · 991 KB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 a43d35f3a7c2404e43ee3aec7e209358c8ec5e90a28aa9dae8348a0da5296ca7

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LORD FP for Linux

Complete native Linux game: the lord and lordcfg programs, lord.js's text files and LORD 4.06's stock files.

LORDFPL.ZIP · 1.0 MB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 c95a5d0f89a74f0d6a3b4333141b3b3352debd836a6f70bc031eaa11edf4cadc

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LORD FP for Windows

Complete 64-bit Windows game: a DOOR32.SYS socket door (lord.exe, lordcfg.exe) for Synchronet, Mystic and other Windows BBSes, with lord.js's text files, LORD 4.06's stock files and DOSBox-X for IGMs.

LORDFPW.ZIP · 11.5 MB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 04557be6adfacfa7ee4eb52cde541a1cda2b852311f7ccc656240124732ae213

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Source code

The Free Pascal source for all three versions, with BUILD.TXT and the docs. Also included inside the game zips.

LORDSRC.ZIP · 247 KB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 dfaa10f2fd76e8195dd9869a3826f82efab91ab561da8648f85b32ddd413cbfc

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The Dragon Vault 2.0

A LORD In-Game Module from the same project: a vault for gold, gems and fairies. Works with LORD 4.06 and both versions of LORD FP.

VAULT20.ZIP · 53 KB · 25 October 2026

SHA-256 0352159e4649c1c3c4ca5e19c4baa07bd3d9d2497b600d0546dd17f7eda7dfd8

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The same files are in the Heisenbergs Files area on the Kalgoorlie Retro BBS: telnet to bbs.theiguru.au (port 23).

Scripts for players

Lua scripts for SyncTERM-Lua, a BBS terminal with Lua scripting. They come with SyncTERM-Lua; these are the latest copies. Save them in your script folder (%APPDATA%\SyncTERM\scripts on Windows, ~/.local/share/syncterm/scripts on Linux), replacing any older copy, and run them from the F12 menu once you are in the game.

lordbot.lua: LORD script

Plays a day of LORD for you: the forest, the master, gear, the bank and the Inn. Works with LORD FP and LORD 4.06.

lordbot.lua · 43 KB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 1323c7e7a76a392261f9018dd3950842980d6f09df8e0770cde9734bc3216f2b

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twbot.lua: TradeWars 2002 script

Plays a day of TradeWars 2002: learns the map, trades between ports and explores.

twbot.lua · 71 KB · 3 November 2026

SHA-256 026ad918b4a0e5b3b76d4a870c9d6d2fda7cdbe7d463ccb02c8ac6a4f51cec28

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Documentation

Sysop guide

Step by step: installing LORD FP on Synchronet, on Linux (the DOS and Linux versions, with dosemu2) or on Windows (the Windows version, with its own part), and adding In-Game Modules. With troubleshooting tables.

Read the guide

The manuals

The plain-text documents that come in the zips:

Setting it up on a Windows BBS, step by step: Windows door in the online docs.

Building from source

All three versions build on Linux with Free Pascal 3.2.2: the Linux one with the normal compiler, the DOS one with the i8086 cross compiler (large memory model), the Windows one with the win64 units. BUILD.TXT in LORDSRC.ZIP explains each, including a small fix for FPC 3.2.2's i8086 runtime library.

Play it

Both versions run on the Kalgoorlie Retro BBS. Telnet to bbs.theiguru.au (port 23), press X for the games, then pick LORD - Free Pascal Build (the DOS version) or LORD - Native Linux. How to connect.

Feedback

Bug reports and suggestions are welcome: leave a message for the sysop on the BBS, or email slaterm@theiguru.au.

Credits

  • Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Robinson. LORD 4.06 © Robinson Technologies / Metropolis Gameport.
  • lord.js, the version LORD FP follows, by Deuce; it ships with Synchronet BBS.
  • Synchronet BBS by Rob Swindell (Digital Man).
  • DOSBox-X (GPL), included in the Windows version for IGMs.
  • The dosemu2 setup for Synchronet in the guide is by Nigel Reed, from original work by Eric Oulashin (Nightfox).
  • LORD FP and The Dragon Vault from the Kalgoorlie Retro BBS.