May
10
If you’ve not seen it yet, I’ve created a page that allows you to donate to the ongoing maintenance costs of OngoingWorlds, you can see the page here. Over the last few months and years, OngoingWorlds has got more popular, which is amazing, it’s been great to see loads of cool people use it to create amazing roleplaying games. The only problem with increased popularity though is increasing costs! Read More
May
8
Hello again to another interview with one of our newer members that has been making waves with his latest game, Dungeons and Dragons. Allow me to introduce Daniel Penfold to you all, also known as Dungeonydan!
So for those who have never played or heard about the D&D experience, what is Dungeons and Dragons and what is it about?
Dungeons and dragons is a fantasy based game set in a medieval style world filled with magic and monsters. Players are essentially heroes for hire doing quests for various individuals, defeating monsters and finding treasure. A lot of the basic framework I use is from classic D&D. The first post for example was a typical D&D starting point, a group of strangers enter a town and whilst there monsters attack. In addition we have a very diverse group of characters but between us we cover all the traditional D&D roles.
May
6
For many people, naming your character can be one of the hardest things to do. After all they are a extension of you, an avatar of your will.
Two hours later you are still stuck on what to call your character. You panic a bit so you put down the first name that pops into your head.
Stop!…I mean it..You’ll regret it. Seriously! Worse you’ll not be taken seriously or be thought of as a bit of a 2 watt bulb. You character will be ignored, ridiculed and you’ll have to wear the cone of shame and you don’t want that now do you? Read More
May
4
You can do a surprising amount of things in your pyjamas
Last night I attended an online chat convention called SciWorld. The great thing about online conventions is that you can wear whatever you want, including your pyjamas, and no-one bats an eyelid. The talk I hosted was titled “Advertise or die. Letting people know about your roleplay” where I discussed ways to let other roleplayers know about your game, to get more players. Read More
May
3
We’ve had a lot of discussion here on the blog about Mary Sue and her many tentacles of slimy perfection and personality as realistic as Wayne Rooney discussing fine art over a bottle of vintage ruby port whilst listening to classical. It’s a beast we all want to avoid meeting or even worse, creating. So how do we do this?
This Roleplaying Focus is about just that with I have affectionately dubbed Mary Sue: Defeating The Beast. Read More
May
1
SciWorld! SciWorld! SciWorld!
Text based, play-by-post online roleplayers! Your convention begins tonight and lasts through Friday 3rd of May. Read More
Apr
27
Written by Charles Star and Jonathan Swift from Independence Fleet.
A disturbing trend developed during 2012. First, in May, an unidentified party filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint against the Simming Encyclopedia (SimEnc). Later that summer, at least three individuals filed similar DMCA complaints against our home club, Independence Fleet. Read More
Apr
27
Here’s the first monthly game summary of 4 of the best games on OngoingWorlds, written by Dan. Read More
Apr
21
There have been many, many articles written — both here on the Ongoing Worlds blog and elsewhere — about how to improve your roleplaying, how to be a better gamer and how to improve your writing. In the interests of a fair and balanced approach, I felt it was time someone wrote a step-by-step guide on how to be an awful roleplayer, how to flat out suck at this past-time we all enjoy. Read More
Apr
17
Welcome young traveller to the pit, sit down, put your feet up and relax. Let me regale you with stories of what has happened on OngoingWorlds’ games this month:
What is Here and Now – Taking up the story after What Will be, Will be, our young friends have passed from the cusp of childhood and now enter the wild world of college. Featuring a rather diverse cast of personalities, there is always something for everyone on campus. James Taylor, a young budding musician has made some friends with both the staff and the students. Although he is a party animal, he has yet to show his serious side to people. Read More
