[HOUSEKEEPING] OtherSpace: From MUSH to Slack
A quick video explaining the evolution of OtherSpace from the text-based MUSH to the Slack chat interface! Use Slackpass to join the saga on our Slack site!
Tag: Online Storytelling
[SLACK ROLEPLAYING LOG] #rp-demaria – Watering Hole
Shortly before first dawn, Razorback and Bluefang arrive on the edge of a crater in the depths of the Sand Mother Desert. Within the crater is a walled outpost consisting of a few squat but sturdy buildings and a transmission tower. It does not appear to be occupied at this time. The Cliffwalker’s nostrils twitch…
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Building a mystery
Sure, I enjoyed play-testing a couple of new characters for the reboot storyline – getting to know Bob Busby and Tolliver Grange proved useful as I consider the long-term direction of their narratives. But I noticed that of the handful of new characters portrayed by actual players, one kept showing up on the Earth grid…
REBOOT: Build your play zones
Let’s say that, IRL, you live in Australia and you want a portion of the grid where you can encourage new OtherSpace recruits from your time zone to congregate. Using every player’s inherent ability to @dig and @desc their own grid chunks, you’d be welcome to develop areas on Earth that represent futuristic versions of…