Dec
6
Greetings, Ongoing Worldlings! I come to you with an important message… A message that IT is almost upon us.
No, not the Festive Season (ick), I’m talking about something far more fun: First Person Fortnight! Read More
Nov
12
Akeram Mulvar from the USS Hartington RP
This article is written by Akeram Mulvar from the USS Hartington RP.
I can guarantee that if you’ve been RPing or simming for more than a short time, you’ve encountered some kind of drama. If you haven’t yet, you will. The internet has a lot of great stuff on it, from excellent writers who we love to work with, to various adorable kittens playing with boxes. But, there’s also bad. Many people take the anonymity, or the distance from another person, as an opportunity to let out the worse aspects of their nature. They can bully, or form cliques, and essentially be unwelcoming. Read More
Nov
11
Afternoon everyone, Leon Archer here also known as Phantasmagoria, the GM for Spellbound. I’d like to tell you about some cool things that I’ve got planned for this November/December.
So, you may have noticed this month that Octy has donned his wizard’s hat and wand. That’s because this month is the 2nd anniversary for Spellbound. I want to personally give everyone who’s been with us all this time and those who are more recent a massive thank you for all the support and love you’ve put into the Spellbound world. Really, you guys are the best! Read More
Nov
6
I don’t really know what “get out of the tag” means, but this was the only Tumblr image I could find that wasn’t animated
I’ve been curious recently about the people roleplaying on Tumblr, and asked a roleplayer to send me a good help guide. With an initial reaction of “duh isn’t it obvious” she probably assumed I was an old fogie who didn’t know how to use the internet (it’s true, I’m over 30 now). Thing is, it’s NOT obvious. Tumblr is a minefield of horribly animating GIFs and blinking text that’s enough to give a squirrel a seizure.
Tumblr is very popular for roleplayers though, so I persisted. I was given this link, which I’ll paste some of the important sections here in case you’re also curious (but I recommend reading the full article if you are of course). Read More
Oct
12
FallFest image by James Drysdale
What an outstanding FallFest! Indeed, Diego and the entire support team from UFOP: StarBase 118 put on an absolutely fantastic show. I actually counted 50 people in chat room #1 at one point during the first hour. Wow! Maybe next year we’ll need to expand to three events at once. Who knows?
Anyway, I’d like to again thank everyone who had some hand in putting FallFest together. We had contributors from seven different clubs (United Federation of Peaceful Simmers, Ongoing Worlds, UFOP: StarBase 118, Phoenix Roleplaying, UCIP, New Worlds Project, and Independence Fleet). So without any further ado, here they all are: Read More
Oct
11
FallFest image by James Drysdale
FallFest ’13 is almost upon us! This year’s premier event for the role play community is hosted by UFOP: StarBase 118 and chaired by Diego Herrera. As always, #OWFallFest 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. Be there later today at 1:45 PM Eastern Standard Time / 6:45 PM British Summer Time when Diego and co. kick things off with the opening ceremony!
Below you’ll find a complete listing of events and links to the applicable chat rooms and live audio feed. Read More
Oct
9
FallFest image by James Drysdale
That’s right, we’re less than 48 hours away from FallFest ’13! And we’ve got a *great* lineup of events ready for you and the rest of the role playing community. In fact, that schedule is posted below. Not only are there going to be a lot of interesting discussions, role plays, and trivia games, but Landon Wakeland will be DJ’ing his third FallFest.
Check out the facebook page for the latest news and information. Be sure to let all your friends know about FallFest too. And don’t forget to mention #OWFallFest in your tweets!
Other than that, we’ll see you at 1:45 PM Eastern Standard Time / 6:45 PM British Summer Time! Read More
Oct
7
Image by James Drysdale
For anyone who hasn’t yet heard, FallFest ’13 is happening this Friday, October 11th. We’ll kick things off with the opening ceremony at 1:45 PM Eastern Standard Time / 6:45 PM British Summer Time. After that, we’ll continue with six whole hours of interactive discussions, dynamic chat role plays, and multiple trivia games that’ll be packed into two chat rooms. We’ll also have an audio feed with a live DJ throughout.
We’re fortunate enough to have Diego Herrera of UFOP: StarBase 118 as our chairman this year. Diego and the entire team at SB118 have put together a fantastic lineup of events that will be published sometime on Wednesday. Read More
Sep
11
In July we posted an article titled “Why Role Playing Games Improve Speech and Language Skills” which continues to be one of our most shared articles, and seemed to inspire many people. After posting this article to Reddit, a few users commented with their own experiences of how roleplaying has helped improve their vocabulary and language skills. Read More
