I’m really really tired of PHPBB2, and just not fond of the interface of PHPBB3. After looking around a while, I’ve discovered SMF and am liking what I see so far. I’ve set up a new forum for testing purposes. Check it out, sign up, and let me know what you think.
- NPC
Hey everyone, Nathanael here. It’s been a while since I last posted, in truth because I’ve been so busy with other projects that I just haven’t had the time. Wanna know what’s been going on, and what’s in the near future? Read on!
The biggest project that has occupied my time is a new site called Awropla (or Awesomeroleplayers.com), which is based on the premise of Campaign Networking. People can sign up for free, without any ads, and upload and host their campaign information. Characters can be journaled, campaigns chronicled, quotes submitted, and all are tagged, enhanced, and cross-referenced with one another to promote an idea of a community based on shared gaming information. Gamers can start their own online forums for their gaming groups, and use them to plan events and discuss their downtimes.
Needless to say, this has absorbed a large chunk of my time and focus, and I’m hoping it will go officially live in the near future. As it currently stands, I’ve just disabled the feature that required all new accounts receive admin approval before being able to post. Now, anyone can sign up, fill out the reg form, log in and start posting. If you’re reading this, head on over to Awropla, check it out, and let me know if you have any suggestions.
After Awropla are three major game design projects, one being Verses, one a LARP, and the third a fan-made (that fan being Me) game based on a fantastic-awesome-stupendous-fabulous animated TV show which I won’t name at this moment. I think our Saturday test campaign of the Verses RPG is coming to a conclusion soon, at which point we’ll be reviewing the system one last time to see if it is indeed worth sharing with external playtesters. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and I’m hoping it can stand up to the final scrutiny. The LARP, on the other hand, hasn’t really been touched much lately, but I’m hoping to give it a second test session after the holidays have passed and folks are all back and ready to game some more.
Yet another gaming project of mine has been the recent establishment of a dynamic gaming group I call the Portland RPG Noob Crew. The extended details can be found at that link, but the basic gist of the project involves finding locals who want to game but for various reasons never really have, and helping them find out if they enjoy the hobby. We’ve had one session so far and it was a whole lot of fun. The next session has just today been scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 8th.
So, what else is going on?
That’s it for now. I hope to update a bit more regularly, now. =)
- Nathanael Phillip Cole
If you are actually interested in who we are (personally) and what we do around here, check out the new RMG Crew page I’ve set up. Are you part of The Family,” and want to be immortalized with us? Leave a comment and we’ll work something out.
- Nathanael Phillip Cole
I just finished adding in some Calendar features to the blog, with some plug-ins designed to integrate Google Calendar with the flow of the pages here. There’s now an agenda-style list on the right side of upcoming events, as well as an in-line display of our Google Calendar on our Events Schedule page.
- Nathanael Phillip Cole
I just finished a series of layout changes, and having finally ported over all relevant information, the old website is officially no more. Manual links still go there, primarily for the sake of reference, but it will no longer be updated, and the main page now redirects. If I get O-C enough in the next couple of days, I might even restructure the main domain folder tree to make a bit more sense and get rid of redundant folders. I’ve also added a few new links to the left side, specifically dealing with the past games of the Streetwise LARP.
Currently, I’m looking at the Vanilla BBS software as a possible near-future aternative to the current forums. It’s quite easy to integrate with WordPress, which is a definite plus. We shall see.
- Nathanael
I’ve been working to integrate the Blog, Forums, and a new Wiki into a seamless page. If anyone out there has experience with this, please let me know. So far I’ve at least managed to get the styles on the forums and the newslog to somewhat match. The wiki is not yet live, and I’m holding off until I can get it to match as well. Please let me know if this is something within your abilities.
Thanks!
- Nathanael
I just finished uploading an entire new (read: the very first) gallery of user avatars on the forums. The avatars are all derived from the art of our previous Streetwise games, and looking through them all again brings back a lot of awesome memories.
If you have an account on the forums, you can access these new avatars by editing your profile. If you don’t have an account, go on over and set one up, and get the ball rolling.
- Nathanael
For some reason, this site doesn’t look that well with IE. When it comes to CSS, I’m a talentless hack skilled only at reverse-engineering scraps of code, so if any of you can point out the errors, I would be greatly appreciative.
