Dec
7
A few weeks ago I posted an article about spelling and grammar, asking the question how much should you care about grammar in posts in your game. There was a frenzy of comments, some in disgust at the deliberate typo I’d made in the article’s title (I really know how to make writers wince!). Read More
Nov
25
We’re all writers right? We write posts, we roleplay, we read each other’s posts. How much do you care that other people use correct spelling & grammar? How important is it to you? Read More
Nov
24
Roleplaying is quite a difficult hobby, it requires real effort and thought to be put into story and characters. It’s one of the reasons I like it, but yeah, it’s not an easy hobby! Which is why it’s important to get good positive feedback and encouragement from others. Read More
Nov
22
FallFest ’14 will be here in just a few short hours! This year’s pinnacle event for the simming and online role play community is hosted by Phoenix Roleplaying and chaired by Misty Taylor. Let’s give a special thanks to Misty and everyone at Phoenix for all the hard work they’ve done in preparation for today’s festival. Bravo! As always, FallFest is open to all simmers and online role players, regardless of rank or club affiliation elsewhere.
The schedule of events includes interactive discussions, dynamic role plays, and engaging trivia games. Read More
Nov
21
Earlier this week we announced that FallFest ’14 would be taking place this Saturday, November 22nd in IRC chat rooms. If you would like to pre-register or take a look around before things get started, here’s where to go. A special thanks to Threnody of OngoingWorlds for setting the site and chat rooms up for us. Well done! Read More
Nov
17
Earlier this month, we asked the community for applications to host and chair this year’s FallFest. The competition was fierce, but one team stood out above the rest. It gives me great pleasure to announce that Misty Taylor will chair the 4th Simming Fall Festival, and her club, Phoenix Roleplaying, will serve as the host organization. Congrats to Misty and everyone at Phoenix Roleplaying! It’s a great honor to host the premier simming and online role playing event of the year. For a few short hours, the entire community will circle around Phoenix and everything they have to offer us. Indeed, it’s been one heck of a year for Phoenix. Read More
Nov
10
I created a discussion on RPG-D a few weeks ago (also mentioned in this article), about open roleplaying. Elena from Before The Mast wrote a great comment which I want to show here because I think it does a great job of explaining the benefits of open roleplaying. Read More
Nov
3
2013 FallFest Logo
Image by James Drysdale
I know, I know. We’re super late this year. Normally we have this post out in August or September. Unfortunately, I’ve had some major changes in real life that have taken just about all of my of my online time away. Without going into detail, we’re here and we’re ready to sponsor another great Simming Fall Festival. And we need your help!
FallFest is a one-day online convention held annually in IRC chatrooms for anything and everything simming and online role playing. The first FallFest was held in 2011. It was intended to be a mini-SciWorld more friendly to European timezones. Read More
Oct
17
Hey roleplayer dudes. After last month’s image competition I wondered if we should also run a monthly (or twice-monthly) writing competition. – Hey that’s something we all enjoy right? Writing!
This idea was partly inspired by seeing writing prompts on Twitter (like #WritingDare), & especially the writing prompts my brother posts on his ScifiIdeas blog.
Your character encounters the most terrifying creature imaginable. It’s the creature of their nightmares. Where are they? What happens? How do they feel? Read More
Oct
10
Roleplaying is great. Characters, story, worldbuilding. Great!
But what also makes it great is roleplaying with friends. People we like and trust, and enjoy chatting with. This is why it’s often important to develop your community outside of the roleplay too. Read More
