Archive for May, 2009

 

Roleplaying & You: Timelines in WoW

Azeroth is a world in a constant state of flux. War is a constant entity and the enemy du jour is ever-changing. (World of Peacecraft probably wouldn’t sell quite as well.) As roleplayers, it’s mildly important to understand at least the most rudimentary bits of lore canon given to us by the stable of writers employed by Blizzard and where they fall within a given time frame.
For example, the War of the Ancients, where Malfurion Stormrage and the Night Elves put a stop to Queen Azshara’s High Elves’ summoning of …

 

 

The Differences of RP Servers

It should come as no surprise to anyone that’s read more than one post on this blog that I’m an RP junkie. Unless I’m falling asleep at the keys or otherwise engaged in a group activity like an instance or raid, I enjoy actively hunting for random RP. This, naturally, is easy to do on my main’s server of Cenarion Circle. I know most of the Horde-side roleplayers. I know where they hang out and when their activities are occurring.
But I also enjoy creating an alt on a different RP …

 

 

Music & Video Games

Another post about music? Sure, why not! This one courtesy of mgzettler, who stepped up to the plate on Twitter when I asked for post suggestions. His reply?
the evolution of music in video games and how it adds/detracts from the game itself!
As I’ve said before, I’m a music nut. I love listening to all manner of music and giving anything a try before judging whether it’s something I care to listen to anymore. And video game music is no different. Let’s jump in the Wayback Machine for a minute and …

 

 

Roleplaying & You: Character Flaws and Mentors

Before we delve into today’s topic, go read the impetus for this post over here at my friend Looking For Socks’ blog.
Back? Ok, good. Let’s move forward.
Every good character needs a flaw. By that rather broad and sweeping generalization, it can be assumed that every good character ever created has actually had a flaw. I would argue that this is true, with the possible exception of Superman who is good and pure by his very nature. (Yes, I’m an even bigger Superman fanboy than I am a WoW fanboy. Don’t …