NCsoft and ArenaNet Mark Four-Year Anniversary of Genre-Defining Game with Major Milestone and New Game Content

Arcane Power focuses on the arcane heroes: characters who wield spells. The supplement includes new builds for wizard, warlock, sorcerer, bard, and swordmage classes. There are new spells and paths for character to follow such as Cosmic and Storm Magic for Sorcerers, a new pact for warlocks and the new paragon of Arcane Hunter as examples.

Come join us for Script Frenzy, a fun, free (non-profit) event held every April where participants attempt to write a 100 page script, stage or screenplay, graphic novel, or etc., in the 30 days of April. This is my third year of participating and I love it. It's a creative rush and the people are largely sci-fi/fantasy fanatics who are fabulously talented with terrific ideas. Sign up at www.scriptfrenzy.org. It's not too late!

Makes me mad,makes me sad....

All those "Reasons" that you had...

For the dreams now gone bad

The lies you told you vicious cad!

Stick A fork in me- yes I'm done...

And I don't care if you say you've won!

Truth to tell I've been through HELL!

Worked soooo hard to be well!

So goodbye to you my deceitful one...

Stick A fork in me because...........I'M DONE!!!

NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month began yesterday but it's not too late to get in on the action. In case you've missed the posts from Eisel and me in the past, NaNo is where people all over the world attempt to write a 50K word novel in 30 days (aka November.) It's fun, crazy, leads to lots of dirty dishes in the sink and wearing the same pair of jeans until they can walk and talk but it's a creative whirlwind and so much fun!

NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month began yesterday but it's not too late to get in on the action. In case you've missed the posts from Eisel and me in the past, NaNo is where people all over the world attempt to write a 50K word novel in 30 days (aka November.) It's fun, crazy, leads to lots of dirty dishes in the sink and wearing the same pair of jeans until they can walk and talk but it's a creative whirlwind and so much fun!

If you've ever been to E3 or any of the large industry game cons -- or read about them after the fact you no doubt know about "booth babes." Now I suppose I can't really complain too much. After all, games of all varieties and genres are filled with mostly naked, super shapely, a$$-kicking, hyper-armed, sleek babes who would kill as soon as kiss you. All this does rile my feminist side just a tad, but I realize its business and besides, it doesn't interfere with my game play so I'll forgive them and overlook the blatant sexism. My big problem is that these "booth babes" are frauds.

Once upon a time, I worked for a venture capital firm, performing due diligence and playing games in my off hours. True, I was addicted and had actually been gaming off and on since D&D first arrived in Las Vegas many moons ago. I'd moved on to console and online games as time passed, but when my daughters graduated from high school, I suddenly had a lot more free time. I delved into the world of Play by Email and chat RPGs. I was hooked.

A compilation of how to drive traffic to your game:

Advertise:
Post a link at RPG Gateway in the appropriate category.
Advertise your PBeM at PBeM2.com
Advertise your PBP at The Play By Post Network

Use search engines:

So, you have had a board for a while now. The story has been going along well and suddenly people get busy and stop posting. A major thread is frozen and nothing goes forward. Players leave or find other places to be and the board dies. Here are some tips, I have found work for me, to help you get through the dry posting periods and perhaps even avoid a complete halt to the story.