Tag: OtherSpace Reboot 2014

OtherSpace Reboot: Stormy Weather, Part I

June 7, 2014 Brody No Comments

PDAs throughout the Cape Canaveral facility start blinking and beeping their assigned tones, with the holographic message: “WEATHER WARNING” With a soft hiss the doors to the lab open as Jensen comes to check on the progress of the project. As his PDA beeps he pulls it out and notes the warning. “Weather warning… a…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OS Roleplaying Logs, OtherSpace

The Space Between

May 31, 2014 Brody 1 Comment

Busby paces along the corridor, PDA clutched in his hands as he mumbles to himself. Kristine clutches her battered notebook under her arm as she strides back toward the labs after her lunch break. She moves quickly and determinedly, like a woman on a mission. The boss stops in front of the lab entrance, eyebrows…

Cube

May 10, 2014May 19, 2014 Brody 1 Comment

Grange strides into the lounge, casually tossing a glossy black cube – not much bigger than a gambling die – in his right hand. Kinako nods attentively. She is sitting at a booth along the side wall. General Jensen is across the table from her. They are speaking in relatively hushed tones, and the conversation…

Building a mystery

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Brody No Comments

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…