Nov
2
Flashback Week is a week-long writing event where writers and roleplayers are encouraged to think about something that happened in their characters past.
Flashback week is now over and the competition results have been announced here.
Nov
1
A few weeks ago I set a writing challenge to write a scary short story for Halloween. Entrants were asked to submit on the comments on the original article, so you can see all entries here.
Oct
31
Hey roleplayers, Logan (username Star) wanted to post a notice about a regular questionnaire hell be running on both the Facebook group, and the new Google+ group (Logan set this up, which you can join here). Read More
Oct
30
Wikipedia’s definition:
In Internet culture, a lurker is typically a member of an online community who observes, but does not actively participate.
As all posts on OngoingWorlds are publically accessible, you might have lurkers reading your posts. You might consider this good or bad.
But remember:
Lurkers might be people who haven’t joined your game yet.
Because all posts on OngoingWorlds are public (except for private games),they’re viewable by anyone. Someone can just start reading your posts like a book if they want, which is great because they might like it so much they’ll join. Or they might even decide that they’re just happy reading. Read More
Oct
28
Nothing lands a roleplayer in hot water faster than when they write another character’s actions incorrectly. And by actions I include, personality and emotions. Especially personality and emotions. Read More
Oct
26
Dealing with overly-powerful characters can ruin your day more than having “who let the dogs out” stuck in your head. Read More
Oct
24
I’ve got no answers. I honestly don’t know how people do it. Read More
Oct
22
Your characters need something to do.
They might have their own personal quests, but likely at some point they’ll need soemthing else to do – which is why it’s useful to have an NPC who tells them what to do. Maybe it’s a boss, a client, someone who’s holding their loved ones captive, they’ll set out a challenge that needs completing before the story can move on. Read More
Oct
21
You might notice that some people have quite a few awards on their profile. Some of these are the normal, black trophy-looking awards, and some are the green ones with a shiny medal on (see the image below).
Oct
19
This article was written for us by John Garcia who writes Jaxx in the roleplaying game Blue Dwarf.
