Nov
25
We all have to face it one day. Our game will come to an end. The goal complete and the characters wrapping up the story nicely. Then, someone asks “Want to continue the story or just end it here?” Read More
Nov
19
Create an interesting character– you can easily get bored of writing about a character who doesn’t interest you. Others only like reading about interesting characters also. Read More
Nov
15
This article was originally written by me for the Blue Dwarf website, but most of this applies to most other roleplaying games where you need to create a character.
The character you play is probably the most crucial part of your role-playing experience. Your character will be your outlook onto the crazy world of Blue Dwarf, and how you interact with it. It is your character’s actions that you will write about, so they should be interesting! Read More
Nov
13
2015 Simming Fall Festival
image by Jalana Rajel
That’s right, the 2015 Simming Fall Festival will be held on December 5th from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM EST (1:30 PM to 10:30 PM GMT). Ongoing Worlds is proud to announce that UFOP: StarBase 118 will be hosting, with James Drysdale serving as chairman. You may remember that UFOP also hosted the 2013 festival, which was wildly successful.
For a few short hours in December, the entire simming and online role playing community will come together to share ideas, role play, and join in a few trivia games–all in IRC chat rooms. James and UFOP will be on point to make it all happen. FallFest is not only open to all simmers and role players on the net, but all are also permitted to host one or more one-hour events within the festival. So what does it mean for you?
Nov
10
Oct
26
Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Role Playing
Earlier this month, we asked for nominations for our top award, the Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Roleplaying (aka the Squiddies). The nomination window is quickly closing as all submissions must be received by November 1st. Before that happens, however, I’d like to share some of the kind words given for last’s years nominees. It’s clear that we have quite a lot of talent and sharing in our community! Please also read about 2013 and 2014 winners.
“For over 10 years, the Star Army has been Read More
Oct
22
October 21, 2015
Back to the Future has long been one of my favorite movie franchises. Indeed, the original 1985 film was probably my favorite movie for a good portion of my childhood. It had everything you could possibly want from a classic 80s flick… plus time travel! Even though Marty McFly and Doc Brown didn’t find simming and online role playing in 2015, we’re still here!
With that in mind, it’s time for us to plan the community’s premier event: The Simming Fall Festival! And this year we’ll be celebrating FallFest V! Read More
Oct
20
So, you decide to take a page from history, or the coolest parts at least, and do a game involving myths, folklore, and/or urban legends. But what do you do? You can go scary, fantastical, and more. Heck, try for superhero while your at it! But let’s see what each thing is first. Read More
Oct
4
No single factor plays a greater role in determining the success of a sim or club than recruiting. Read More
Oct
2
Apologies if I’ve posted many articles about random generators, they seem to be the most popular, so here’s another!
Here are some useful links to random generators for naming your planets/worlds/realms, ideal for sci-fi or fantasy games:
http://enneadgames.com/generators/planet-name-generator/
Simple, interesting names that can be used for a planet, or for a world/realm in a fantasy setting. Read More
