Charles Star | OngoingWorlds blog

Mar
3

Independence Fleet: Star Trek Play-by-Post roleplaying

Category: Advertising your game, PBEM games, Roleplaying community Tags: history of roleplaying, Independence Fleet, star trek Leave a Comment

As David wrote a few months back in his advertising piece, Ongoing Worlds is open to publishing articles promoting the different clubs and groups out there. A few examples are here, here, and here. So why not shamelessly plug my own group?

I ended my term as President of UCIP last August. Man, what a great group of role players! If you’re into some serious writing and simming, you can’t go wrong with them. However, as much as I love and respect UCIP, I was recently given the opportunity to finally return to my home club, Independence Fleet (IDFleet.com). It was simply too much to pass up. Yes, I’m back with IDF for my second stint as its Chief of Fleet Operations.

Feb
16

By Charles Star

20 Years of Sunfire Script

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion Tags: anniversary, history of roleplaying, Independence Fleet, USS Sunfire, Utopia Fleet 4 Comments

For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard people say, “I’ve been simming for 20 years.” Well, I can finally say it myself.

I’ve been simming for 20 years.

Wow, that felt good!

On February 16, 2000, the USS Sunfire NCC-3935, a Bedford class starship, launched in old Utopia Fleet’s Deep Space Exploration Division. I was the ship’s CMO. That’s Chief Medical Officer for all you non-Trek role players. Fast forward to today and it’s hard to image my life without play-by-post role playing.

I’ve been a writer, a politician, a diplomat, a founder, an editor, a counselor, an investigator, a philosopher, a Captain, an Admiral, and even a game show host–all of which are never going to happen IRL (that’s In Real Life for you non-simmers). Role playing’s taught me a lot about people, life, and myself. All in all, it’s been a fun ride.

Dec
6

By Charles Star

Simming Get Together IRL 2021

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplaying community 1 Comment

How would you like to meet other role players IRL? IRL stands for In Real Life, by the way. We do a lot together online–write stories, attend conventions, and generally hang out. What would it be like to meet outside of the Internet?

Let’s find out! We’re tentatively planning to host a convention or rally sometime in 2021. That’s literally all we know right now: it’ll be in 2021! If you’re interested, click on the link below and fill out the form.

Interest form: Click Here

That’s it!

Nov
24

By Charles Star

The Simming Endeavor: Episode 12 (Finale)

Category: Awards, Competition, Events, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: Game Show, OWCH, The Simming Endeavor 1 Comment

Hello, and welcome to the final edition of The Simming Endeavor, the online role playing elimination game of skill, luck, and cunnning. I’m Charles Star, and I’m your host. As you probably already know, this experiment is both sim and game show at the same time. The contestants role play together in the play-by-post sim we created on the Ongoing Worlds platform while weekly blog posts here simultaneously serve as game show episodes. Last week we announced our two finalists. This week, one will be named champion and receive the top prize of $100 USD. Who will it be? Largehobbit or Corliss Fortune?

Nov
16

By Charles Star

FallFest. Wow. See you Next year.

Category: Awards, Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: 22nd Fleet, Discord, FallFest, IRC, OWCH 2 Comments

What a day! One week ago the entire role playing community came together for the 2019 Simming Fall Festival. it was a day full of provocative discussions, live role plays, and interactive trivia games. It was outstanding from start to finish in every measure: A real testament to the power of our greater community. Simply put, FallFest was incredible!