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LORD FP

Legend of the Red Dragon, Free Pascal edition: a complete LORD door game for DOS and Linux, 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.

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
  • 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 · 977 KB · 25 October 2026

SHA-256 7746e9a17745a47795600470fd13cc91c8ab1125d5c4c56723ecf8456a03e2ae

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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 · 25 October 2026

SHA-256 c11698b1decd6a492ec6740ddcac91334bb67704c5db30f346cf3ae164f8732f

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Source code

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

LORDSRC.ZIP · 231 KB · 25 October 2026

SHA-256 4c48a80e27eb9535c9d6c0bdde667d287ae57d9c52b4bdb08408fb84c281eb3b

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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).

Documentation

Sysop guide

Step by step: setting up dosemu2 for Synchronet on Linux, installing door games, installing both versions of LORD FP from scratch, and adding In-Game Modules. With a troubleshooting table.

Read the guide

The manuals

The plain-text documents that come in the zips:

Building from source

Both versions build with Free Pascal 3.2.2: the Linux one with the normal compiler, the DOS one with the i8086 cross compiler (large memory model). BUILD.TXT in LORDSRC.ZIP explains both, 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).
  • 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.