OngoingWorlds blog

News & articles about play-by-post games, for roleplayers & writers

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The freedom of privacy – 4 reasons to make your game private

Roleplaying poster in the style of the Obama change posterI’ve noticed often in our hobby that many people like to keep themselves an enigma. Using usernames instead of real names, and keeping details about themselves on a need-to-know basis.

A number of people asked for private games to be a feature – which is now an option (see here). Here’s some reaons why you might want to have a private game:

  • If you’re nervous about your quality of writing – A private game will be seen by other members in your game, but nobody else. Allowing you to develop your writing skills with trusted people. Read More

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How to tell a Mary Sue to stop Mary Suing

Self-insert comicIt’s a common problem, someone joins your game with a character that’s far too overpowered, or way too “awesome” (or so the writer says). They’re a Mary Sue (Or a Marty Stu, or whatever – there’s actually loads of names for the same thing. Click here for an article explaining the different different types). Read More

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The reason why OngoingWorlds games have to be in English

Recently I noticed a game that was written in a language that wasn’t English. I had to close it, which is really unfortunate because I don’t like to discriminate at all, but sadly just can’t support other languages. Read More

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Way With Worlds: When Good and Evil Collide & Exchange Insurance Information

This was originally posted by Steven Savage on his blog, but has allowed me to republish it here as I think it’s useful for roleplayers! This is part of Steven’s Way With Worlds series of articles. -David

Comic characters fighting

We’ve talked Utopias, their rarity, and how and why to create them in our worlds. We’ve talked Dystopias, their commonality, and why to create them anyway despite their near-omnipresence. I’d like to discuss a related, similar issue in worldbuilding – what happens when “good” and “bad” parts of the setting meet. Read More

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You can now request your game to be private

Private sign

Okay so private games are now officially live Read More

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FAQ – Can I change my username?

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This question was asked by Melissa on our Facebook page after a discussion about our new FAQ section Read More

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Winner of the September Image Competition

Question markA couple of weeks ago I announced that you could now upload larger images for your game’s image than before, and to celebrate that we’re having a competition!

To enter the competition you had to submit a form to nominate your game here (there were actually loads of games with great images that missed out by not being nominated!).

And the winner is…

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Console games – You’re playing someone else’s vision – are they imagination blockers?

playing someone elses creating vision

A friend of mine did something really interesting this year, he sold his Xbox and decided to dedicate his spare time to Warhammer 40k (a tabletop strategy game). He’s written an article about it titled “Why 40k is infinitely better than Xbox” where he explains his reasonings and he’s pleased he made this decision. Read More

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Sharing is caring – A guide to make your updates more visible on Facebook

just one like can make a difference

Some of you reading this have a Facebook page for your roleplaying game. Great! Facebook is a good way to get people to notice your game. But even if your page has loads of followers, your updates probably won’t get seen by all of them. Read More

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FAQ – Can I transfer a game to another player?

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I’ve decided it might be a good idea to write some articles here that answer some of the questions I get about functionality on OngoingWorlds. Might be useful for everyone right?

This one was asked by Melissa White on our Facebook pageCan I transfer a game to another player? 

Answer – Yes it can be done. But let me explain a few things first. Read More