Jun
28
As OngoingWorlds’ community has grown, I’ve sent out mugs to various people, some for donating to our running costs, some for competitions, and some for doing cool stuff.
Here’s John Garcia who writes Jaxx in Blue Dwarf:
Jun
12
This article was written by Katie who runs Elenlond, a free-form fantasy RPG.
When I first started play-by-post roleplaying, people just made things up as they went along. The websites where these threads took place had a roleplaying subsection with little else—there weren’t any pinned topics about races, countries, or social hierarchies. Read More
Jun
9
It was in the comments in the last StatCat article that Locke from Blue Dwarf mentioned that we could find each user’s wordcount per month. Effectively finding out who’s written the most this month, and also, who’s written the most on OngoingWorlds so far. Ever. Read More
Jun
5
This article was written by Crimsyn from the USS Portland in Obsidian Fleet.
Meta-gaming is good
There, I said it.
I say this a lot, whether I’m playing tabletop games or play-by-post RPGs. And when I do, I’m invariably met with blank stares. After all, since Gygax first met the d20, it’s been common knowledge in the role-playing community that meta-gaming is one of the greatest sins that a player can commit. Read More
Jun
1
StatCat – Caution, may bite
StatCat has been rubbing up against my leg and leaving fur everywhere, telling me the top 10 users with the most posts throughout May. Read More
May
29
I know advertising is horrible. I know it’s a ball-ache. I know it’s horrible being advertised AT. But it doesn’t have to be, it’s just about letting people know what they want to know. Read More
May
24
Don’t want to use the app? Open a chat window by clicking here
Hey guys, you might know already that there’s a group chat on OngoingWorlds, it’s right there in the top right corner.
The chat we use is one called ChatWing, which we chose because it has loads of different customisable options.
Did you also know that ChatWing has a mobile app that you can use? It’s completely free and really easy to connect to the OngoingWorlds chat, even if you’re out and about, or having a lazy day on the sofa. Just download and install the app through the Google Play store (search for “ChatWing”), then when installed, search for our chat which is simply called “OngoingWorlds” and you’ll be able to chat the same as if you’ve clicked the icon through the website. Read More
May
22
This article was written by Johnn Four and published on his Roleplaying Tips blog, and republished here with permission. Johnn writes advice for GMs running tabletop roleplays, but this article applies to the process of creating story arcs in play-by-post games too which is why I asked to share it here.
A friend once told me his philosophy on work and projects: “Begin as you would end.” Read More
May
18
You might already know that OngoingWorlds has a few unlockable perks (we’ve blogged about them before here), and there’s more being developed soon (can’t tell you much about that right now though).
One of the perks for new members is to be able to unlock formatting options. The change I’ve made this weekend is for these new members to see progress until their next perk.
May
17
Here’s another option that isn’t available until your game has at least 50 posts. After that you can add social icons to your game’s homepage to a Twitter or Facebook account (if you have one). Read More
