Explorers Unlimited (EU) is my first corner of the web. Started in early 2005, EU has been home to many of my creative energies over the years. Play-by-post gaming (PBP) is a forum-based venue in which the collaborative storytelling of roleplaying games is done. The primary benefit of PBP is that those involved in the storytelling are not constrained by time or space in the same manner as a tabletop roleplaying game. In a tabletop game, the players have to physically meet at a specific location, at a specific time which requires travel (gas money!), and often creates scheduling conflicts. PBP uses the web to get around these factors. There is still the matter of maintaining an active game though, so those involved in a game are required to post their character's thoughts, actions, and dialog at least once a week.
EU has had its share of ups and downs, but throughout I've maintained my focus on encouraging quality gamers/writers to play, and kept standards high. EU has had nearly two hundred players at its volume peak, and presently has a membership of around forty players. If you can write fairly well, enjoy roleplaying games, and are reading this entry, then check out EU. If you can't seem to find time anymore as an adult to meet up with your pals to chuck some dice, eat some Doritos, and slay some bad guys, perhaps PBP gaming would be a good fit for your grown-up life.
EU has had its share of ups and downs, but throughout I've maintained my focus on encouraging quality gamers/writers to play, and kept standards high. EU has had nearly two hundred players at its volume peak, and presently has a membership of around forty players. If you can write fairly well, enjoy roleplaying games, and are reading this entry, then check out EU. If you can't seem to find time anymore as an adult to meet up with your pals to chuck some dice, eat some Doritos, and slay some bad guys, perhaps PBP gaming would be a good fit for your grown-up life.