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Ancient Expanse News: Vagrant noble and companion missing

June 2, 2014 Brody No Comments

ERIACRE, IMPIRUIL BAILE – Two Demarian outversers are reported missing at this hour in the wilds of Impiruil Baile. Razorback Cliffwalker, once a prominent leader of the Orion Confederacy, and companion Foldears Cliffwalker were last known to be embarking on a wilderness expedition and hunt in dangerous mountains outside the growing capital town. Authorities indicate…

Online Storytelling, 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…

Sharpening my scythe

May 27, 2014 Brody 8 Comments

We’ve got a lot of characters that have been inactive for 90 days or longer. As of June 1, they’ll become potential targets for a new round of “narrative landscaping.” I’ll start writing them out of the OtherSpace story in episodes of death and destruction that’ll put a close on the character’s story and perhaps…

No dice?

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 Brody 4 Comments

Writing about my past tendencies to slaughter the occasional character back in the day and thinking about my desire to take OtherSpace truly back to basics got me wondering: maybe we should just abandon the premise of a stats/skills system. Eliminate dice. No rolls. Just see where the narrative rolls and let the players and…