This month in Ohrrpgce news: there was a partner based 48 hour
game creation contest, which I entered. RPGonline was updated (this doesn't
happen too often, you know), Ohr Otaku re-launched, then shut donw again...
a new message board dedicated
to the Ohrrpgce, the RPGACE, and the RPGDTE opened up (...more people should
go there, it is too empty as it stands), and the Golden Hamster Awards
took place.
Remember, this is everyone's magazine too. The more previews you submit,
the better it will be. The more you vote in the top30, the better it will
be. And if you want to send in letters, maybe I could open up a letter
section... all good gaming magazines have a letters section, right? So
if you feel you have something to say, or just have a comment or suggestion
about the magazine, write an email
(with the subject as 'Ohrrpgce Monthly' so I'll know what it is for), and
if I get enough (say, more than 4) I'll open up a letters section next
issue.
Finally, acknowledgments go to J'sang'spar, who drew the cover, to HuckdOnFonix,
who agreed to an interview and is hosting this magazine on RPGonline, to
Namyak, who organized the release dates for me, and to the Meajur Komera
Waddi, who not only agreed to let me feature her game, but generously supplied
character drawings and descriptions for the feature. Thank you all!
-Rinku/Rydia/Raft/Rell
P.S. I originally released this issue in the beginning of september,
but various errors were found... and this is the second edition of the
first issue. Not much has changed, but I did fix the errors, and did seperate
the feature into different pages for faster loading.
Contents
Since this is the first issue I may as well give you a summary of how
this magazine works.
Cover - Each month will have a new
cover. What is the purpose of a strictly online magazine having a cover?
Nostalgia maybe... and it just doesn't feel like a real magazine without
a cover. Each mont the cover is related to that month's featured game (in
this case Wingedmene) This month's cover was done by J'sang'spar, aka Abiogeneticist,
aka Duke Togo aka Togo Duke.
Contents - This page. Each month
will contain information about the contents of that month's issue, and
other information... news and so forth.
Previews - Contains short previews
of upcoming games. This month: Rat Race Radar RPG and Saga of the Mystics.
Feature - Coverage of one game
in detail. Each month will have a different game covered, unless of course
I need to do multi-part reviews (for long games). This month is the Wingedmene:
Part One May 15th 2000 demo. Writing this was not as easy as I thought...
even though I had the advantage of working on the game.
Releases - Coverage of the last
month's ohrrpgce game releases, basically just lists the game, with a little
description, and where you can get it (if known), etc. Most of this month's
releases were released for the 48 hour game contest, and so this month's
release section is mostly about those games. I don't rate games (I leave
that to RPGonline), but I do give the pros and cons of each.
Top 30 - Voting is held on the main
ohrrpgce message board each month. Participants choose their favorite 10
games, in order, although less may be chosen, the number of games listed
must be at least five. The first game given by each person is given 10
points, the second game 9 points, and so on. Then we look at which games
are popular and which are not. Starting next month, I'll begin to count
how many months a game has been on the charts.
Release Date Calendar - This
is where you can see anticipated release dates for different games, listed
by season. More will be added as they are announced.
Interview - Each month, I'll
interview a different ohrrpgce game author. This month I interviewed HuckdOnFonix,
the owner/operator of RPGonline (where this magazine located).
