Posts Tagged ‘roleplaying’

Gods In MMORPGs

Spinks posted an interesting article about guessing the next Old God in World of Warcraft (apparently they’re all named after gods in the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos - had no idea). This got me thinking about how deities are used in MMORPGs and what I’d like to see done with them.
My first exposure to gods [...]

Bald, Fat Old Men With Beards

Spinks posted an interesting article about the way male and female characters are portrayed in games. It’s a good read - I’d urge you to check it out - but I won’t repeat it all. Essentially she reckons character models are rendered the way they are so they can maintain recognisable silhouettes. This may very [...]

Putting The Rule In Roleplaying

“Greetings whelps. I am Optamus The Cleric, divine healer. I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the ending, what was, what is and what shall be… the almighty. I shall heal you all and forever you shall be grateful.”
Optamus sits down and begin to reads his bible.
Ah. Those were the days. I’ve [...]