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Nov
12

4 Reasons to Stop By FallFest X on Saturday

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: AlexM, Discord, FallFest, Independence Fleet, Kenny Gillis, Pegasus Fleet Leave a Comment

That’s right, if you haven’t already heard, FallFest X is on Saturday. Our team from Pegasus Fleet and Independence Fleet have put in a lot a work to create a dynamic and provocative list of events backed by an outstanding infrastructure. It’s going to be a great day, and we want YOU to be a part of it:

FallFest Front Page
Schedule
Discord Server (this is where everything happens)

It doesn’t matter if you’re into Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr. Who, or something else entirely. Or if you prefer chat sims, play by e-mail, or message boards. If you’re a simmer or online role player of any persuasion, there will be something there for you! But what do you really get out of FallFest? Here are 4 reasons you should attend:

You’ll get to rub elbows with many prominent members of our community. In fact, some of the most successful and influential role players and simming leaders of all-time will be attending and facilitating events. Learn from the best!
You’ll hear about the latest and most innovative techniques and strategies for leading a successful role play. Indeed, there will be multiple events dedicated to running better games. Discover what’s working for others today!
You’ll be able to role play with others from different clubs and genres. With a diverse set of hosts and settings, you’ll experience a wide range of concepts and ideas. Challenge the simming norms and help break barriers!
You’ll have fun! All simmers and online role players, regardless of rank or club affiliation, are invited to attend and participate. There’s no way to energize your sim or club than to come back with a fresh perspective.

See you on Saturday at FallFest X!

Sep
28

By Charles Star

FallFest 2020: Saturday, November 14th

Big announcement time: After nine years of sponsoring the Simming Fall Festival (aka FallFest) and three years of sponsoring the SciWorld Online Convention, we’ve decided to turn management of both events over to TNU Project, where Josh Hina will continue in my role as General Coordinator. Josh and TNU will maintain the club-host model that we’ve used, but they’ll be handling all of the behind the scenes stuff that Ongoing Worlds has typically done.

Ongoing Worlds will sponsor FallFest 2020 while TNU Project will then assume sponsoring responsibilities for SciWorld 2021 and all future SciWorlds & FallFests. Sponsoring these two premier community events, which are steeped in role play history has been one of our greatest thrills here are at Ongoing Worlds. However, it’s simply time to move on, and we have no doubt that Josh and everyone at TNU Project will continue to make them better and better. To aid in the transition, Pegasus Fleet and Independence Fleet will be jointly hosting FallFest 2020 and SciWorld 2021.

FallFest X

Yes, join us for FallFest X on Saturday, November 14th. It will be a full day of engaging discussions, interactive trivia games, and live chat role plays–in a Discord server open to all simmers and online role players, regardless of rank or club affiliation. Basically, this is where we all come together as one to share ideas, information, and energy!

AlexM of Pegasus Fleet & Ken Gillis of Independence Fleet will serve as co-chairs. They’ll be on point to build the schedule, advertise, and generally ensure that FallFest runs smoothly. It’s a big job, and they need your help!

What can I do?

Plan to attend: this is one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet & connect with other role players!
Invite your friends: let them join in on the fun too!
Contact star [dot] idf [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to host a one-hour discussion, trivia game, or role play.

Discord link: https://discord.gg/SjKk4T4

Past FallFests

FallFest	Dates	Sponsor	Host	Chair
I	Oct 28, 2011	Simming League	Independence Fleet	Charles Star
II	Sep 21, 2012	Ongoing Worlds	USS Asimov	Jonathan Swift
III	Oct 11, 2013	Ongoing Worlds	UFOP: StarBase 118	Diego Herrera
IV	Nov 22, 2014	Ongoing Worlds	Phoenix Roleplaying	Misty Taylor
V	Dec 5, 2015	Ongoing Worlds	UFOP: StarBase 118	James Drysdale
VI	Nov 12, 2016	Ongoing Worlds	Obsidian Fleet	Myrkul Sharr
VII	Dec 9, 2017	Ongoing Worlds	Bravo Fleet	Zachary O’Connell
VIII	Dec 15, 2018	Ongoing Worlds	TNU Project	Josh Hina
IX	Nov 9, 2019	Ongoing Worlds	22nd Fleet	Andrew Greenfelt
X	Nov 15, 2020	Ongoing Worlds	Pegasus Fleet & Independence Fleet	AlexM & Ken Gillis

See you at FallFest on November 14th!

Jul
4

By Charles Star

2019 ToS Winners

Category: Awards, Competition, Events, Roleplay Systems, Roleplaying community Tags: anniversary, OWCH, tournament of simulations 2 Comments

It’s time to announce the winners of the latest Tournament of Simulations (ToS). Finally! We asked for nominations back in February, and you responded by nominating 29 absolutely incredible games from across the community. After a few delays, here we are with this year’s champions. In case you were wondering, this is how we select the winners. This is an extra special ToS as it marks twenty years since that first tournament back in 1999.

As I say every year, evaluating sims is a subjective art, and this is certainly true with ToS. We’re not here to identify the best games as this is impossible. Instead, we’re here to identify what we think are outstanding role plays that exude excellence. A different set of judges may very well chose a completely different set of winners. And that’s okay! With that on the record, here are your 2019 anniversary year tournament winners:

May
2

By Charles Star

SciWorld 2020 Style. Thank you.

Category: Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: Joshua Hina, OWCH, sciworld, TNU Project 1 Comment

What a fantastic celebration SciWorld 2020 was! It was outstanding from start to finish with excellent discussions and really, really fun trivia games. We’re all obviously in a situation wholly unfamiliar to us: the novel coronavirus pandemic and everything that it affects. However, SciWorld helped us break through that barrier and connect with each other just like we always have.

Apr
18

By Charles Star

2020 SciWorld Online Convention

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community, Trivia Tags: Joshua Hina, sciworld, TNU Project 4 Comments

SciWorld 2020 is today! The fun begins at 1730 UTC / 1:30 PM EDT (New York) / 10:30 AM PDT (San Francisco). Head on over:

Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/EGBwV54
Schedule: https://tnuproject.net/sw21/

A special thanks to Josh Hina of The New Universes Project for serving as this year’s chair.

Apr
17

By Charles Star

Why You Should Attend SciWorld Tomorrow

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: Discord, sciworld, TNU Project Leave a Comment

That’s right: SciWorld 2020 is tomorrow, Saturday, April 18th. Join us then at 1730 UTC / 1:30 PM EDT (New York) / 10:30 AM PDT (San Francisco) for the Opening Ceremony. Josh of TNU Project and the rest of the event hosts have a fantastic line-up ready for us.

Schedule of Events
Discord: https://discord.gg/EGBwV54

You’ll get to rub elbows with many prominent members of our community. In fact, some of the most successful and influential role players and simming leaders in history will be attending and facilitating events. Learn from the best!
You’ll hear about the latest and most innovative techniques and strategies for leading a successful role play. Indeed, there will be multiple events dedicated to running better games. Discover what’s working for others now!
You’ll be able to role play with others from different clubs and genres. With a diverse set of hosts and settings, you’ll experience a wide range of concepts and ideas. Challenge the simming norms and help break barriers!
You’ll have fun! All simmers and online role players, regardless of rank or club affiliation, are invited to attend and participate. There’s no way to energize your sim than to come back with a fresh perspective.

As always, if you would like to host a one-hour discussion, trivia, or sim and there’s still space in the schedule, please contact Josh immediately at jhina [at] tnuproject [dot] org with “SciWorld” in the subject line.

See you tomorrow at SciWorld!

Mar
28

By Charles Star

Announcing SciWorld 2020: April 18th

Category: Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: Joshua Hina, sciworld, TNU Project 1 Comment

With everyone stuck at home simming, why not role play some more? That’s right, join us on April 18th at 12:30 PM EST / 1730 UTC for the 2020 SciWorld Online Convention, which will be hosted by TNU Project and chaired by Josh Hina. You might remember TNU and Josh from last year’s convention, which they co-hosted. They did such a great job, we decided to bring them back.

Nov
16

By Charles Star

FallFest. Wow. See you Next year.

Category: Awards, Behind the scenes - running RPGs, Events, Play-by-post discussion, Roleplay Systems, Roleplay-related projects, Roleplaying community Tags: 22nd Fleet, Discord, FallFest, IRC, OWCH 2 Comments

What a day! One week ago the entire role playing community came together for the 2019 Simming Fall Festival. it was a day full of provocative discussions, live role plays, and interactive trivia games. It was outstanding from start to finish in every measure: A real testament to the power of our greater community. Simply put, FallFest was incredible!

Nov
9

By Charles Star