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ByWes July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

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Necromundus: Return to Afterlife?
ByWes February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

A long time ago, we tried building a MUD within a MUSH framework called Necromundus. A wide variety of characters were possible, and could explore four different realms, completing quests and battling mobs (including some rather challenging bosses). But the game never quite fit in its MUSH skin. It always deserved to be closer to…

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[PLAYER OF THE MONTH] February 2017: nickpalaz0123
ByWes February 28, 2017June 1, 2017

Nick earned his spot as our first new Player of the Month for a few reasons: Early adopter of the Slack format. He made the jump from the MUSH and immediately started participating in roleplaying threads – some of which he actually started on his own initiative. Inspired me to start developing audio logs of…

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[CONTEST RESULT] Colchek wins A Piece of the Puzzle No. 1! #movies #scifi #contest
ByWes May 30, 2017June 3, 2017

Congratulations to Colchek, who managed to sort out the origins of 25 scene snippets in the first “A Piece of the Puzzle” contest that ran over Memorial Day weekend. He wins a $50 Amazon gift certificate for his effort! For those who were stumped, here’s the list of movies: A Trip to the Moon Forbidden…

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[HOUSEKEEPING] Activity Recap: OtherSpace is back in action!
ByWes March 9, 2017

The Slack experiment is still relatively new, but so far it is proving to be a great success. Thus far, we’ve got more than 30 participants – a mix of long-time players, returning veterans, and newcomers. I’m optimistic about the future based on the activity so far. What’s been happening? Well, here’s a quick rundown…

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[BOOKSTORE WINDOW] Night at Remembrigans #amwriting #storytelling
ByWes July 14, 2018

The result of my fifth #bookstorewindow fiction writing exercise, inspired by the late Harlan Ellison, based on writing prompts supplied by Colchek, Enigmatic, Lamia, and Azureus. Wrote it live on our Slack site in about an hour and a half: “Breadsticks?” the harpy asked, sliding the wicker basket across the table toward the dumbstruck treant,…

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OtherView Flashback: An Uplifting Chat With David Brin
ByWes July 16, 2016

David Brin is a scientist and author whose future-oriented novels include Earth, The Postman, and the Hugo award winning best-sellers Startide Rising and The Uplift War. (The Postman was released as a major film in 1998.) He is also known as a premiere commentator on modern technological trends and their effects on society. Brin’s non-fiction…

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