[HOUSEKEEPING] OtherSpace: From MUSH to Slack
A quick video explaining the evolution of OtherSpace from the text-based MUSH to the Slack chat interface!
We’re on the verge of a truly exciting moment in the history of OtherSpace. The first of many, I expect. The reboot crew aboard Ulm Station is about to invent FTL technology! Back in 1998, when our story kicked off, faster-than-light starships were commonplace. I’d written into the original story that Eduard Ocartus Sr. encountered…
Lightholder Tavern <Palace District> It is said – primarily by the proprietor, a jovial merchant-classer named Solas Creek – that all roads in Fastheld lead to the Lightholder Tavern. On any given night, it’s not hard to see why he might justify such a claim. The pub, which started centuries ago as a small refreshment…
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They stood on a cliff overlooking a serene grassy valley under a greenish-blue sky, two ringed gas giants hanging low above the southern horizon. Jenna turned to the settlement agent, a Llivori named Padas Femko, and gave him a small smile before saying, “It’s pretty, but how are the schools?” The agent scratched the side…
Vechkov Prague, private investigator-turned-freighter-captain, grows much more comfortable with his surroundings once he’s under the dome of Drescher Interstellar Spaceport. He stops near one of the holokiosks displaying departure and arrival times for commercial flights. Pulls a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his trenchcoat pocket. He turns toward his Pyracani companion and offers the pack….
Seventeen years ago, I got this idea to help raise awareness about OtherSpace – and to create a sort of keepsake for participants who helped shape the first few story arcs with their characters. View post on imgur.com And in the years since, this has been what some angry people point to as proof that…