Category: Online Storytelling

How Dominion helped build the Orion Confederacy

November 3, 2013November 3, 2013 Brody No Comments

Brody: How did you use the Dominion system to build the Orion Confederacy? Razorback: The Orion Confederacy was built up by several characters +crafting planets through the system. Players also +crafted the ships which make up the Confederacy Fleet, and the actual colony which has become New Resilience. Brody: Did you tie the use of this coded system…

OtherSpace

F***ing planets, how do they work?

November 3, 2013 Brody No Comments

A question that’s come up a few times: “Hey, Brody, I’ve got this planet object from Dominion burning a hole in my pocket. Or maybe it’s a virulent disease. Whatever. I want a planet. How’s that work?” Well, good question, glad you asked, and I hope you see a doctor about that itch. Anyway, planets…

OtherSpace

The captain’s chair

November 2, 2013 Brody No Comments

It takes a special player to successfully tackle the role of a starship commander on OtherSpace. If you’re doing it right, you’re not just some walk-on bit player who shows up once in a blue moon. You’re a regular, in-game as much as possible, recruiting new crew and making sure that the crew you’ve already got…

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MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

I can’t hear your typing’s intent

November 2, 2013 Brody No Comments

There’s a nasty trap that people who interact in real-time text-based environments can fall into. Even on a MUSH, where people can spend multiple paragraphs setting the scene for what their character is doing and saying, we don’t always do the best job conveying meaning when we type. It’s particularly nettlesome when people are having…

Online Storytelling