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Brody · 02-03-2007, 02:41 PM

FidoCon II: The Second Bite
Online MU* Convention

When: March 30-April 1, 2007
Where: Necromundus - jointhesaga.com 3005

Set seminar topics:

* Developing Original-Theme Games
* Sensory Details in RP
* You Got Your Code in My RP!
No, You Got Your RP in My Code!
* Attracting Players to Your Plots
* And more to come!

Other topics:

* FidoCon welcomes other MU* community members to hold their own seminars during the online convention weekend. Whether you've got a general MU*-related topic to discuss or you want to pitch a new game or code engine, you're welcome to use our space if you're willing to take the time. We just ask that you get everything set for attending and holding your sessions by Feb. 28, 2007.

Main Contest: Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance

Rules

* Visit
* Create a page for yourself.
* Post examples of your RP on that page, including your character name and the game where it appears.
* Send email to listing your page in the MUWiki and include a valid email address for us to contact you.
* During the FidoCon weekend, we'll announce the best Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance.
* The top roleplayer gets a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. Second place gets a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Third place gets a $10 gift certificate. We'll also showcase the top three achievers in the MUWiki.
* Attendance at FidoCon won't be necessary to win.
* Submission deadline: Feb. 28, 2007

Planning to Attend?

Post in our RSVP page in the MUWiki at

Be sure to include the game or topic you'll represent at FidoCon II!

Ilkidarios · 02-03-2007, 05:49 PM

Has it seriously been a year since last Fidocon, or is it just bi-annually or set on some weird cycle?

Brody · 02-03-2007, 11:45 PM

Brody · 02-10-2007, 12:49 PM

RPers, be sure to post your samples in the MUWiki if you want to be eligible for the prizes at FidoCon II!

Brody · 02-21-2007, 12:04 PM

Time's running out! Just one week left to qualify for the RP Award at the next FidoCon:

Main Contest: Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance

Rules

* Visit
* Create a page for yourself.
* Post examples of your RP on that page, including your character name and the game where it appears.
* Send email to listing your page in the MUWiki and include a valid email address for us to contact you.
* During the FidoCon weekend, we'll announce the best Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance.
* The top roleplayer gets a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. Second place gets a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Third place gets a $10 gift certificate. We'll also showcase the top three achievers in the MUWiki.
* Attendance at FidoCon won't be necessary to win.
* Submission deadline: Feb. 28, 2007

Planning to Attend?

Post in our RSVP page in the MUWiki at

Be sure to include the game or topic you'll represent at FidoCon II!

DonathinFrye · 02-22-2007, 12:24 PM

Hmm - do our references all have to be from the same MUD? Would a mixture of MUD references and free-form chat-based RP be acceptable? Do they need to be in-game RP instances, or could they be "RP Notes" in-game or short stories written about our characters?

Brody · 02-22-2007, 06:07 PM

It needs to be interactive RP. Doesn't all have to be from the same MUD. We're not looking for prepared storytelling expertise. We're looking for how well someone performs on the fly, in real time.

Brody · 03-26-2007, 02:18 PM

xotl · 03-29-2007, 02:49 PM

Hi Brody,

I'm interested. I posted.

Thanks!

Xotl

Brody · 03-30-2007, 10:39 AM

xotl · 03-30-2007, 03:31 PM

Brody · 03-31-2007, 12:17 AM

Xotl, your concerns are appreciated, but you and the players from Accursed Lands are the ONLY people who entered the contest, with 24 hours notice. I would not be doing ANY favors trying to judge the work you've done in that time frame while also trying to put on an online convention that's not garnered much interest this time around.

I'll be happy to peruse the logs and give some feedback so it's not a total waste for you, but I hope you can understand that any awards based off of a few submissions from ONE game would torpedo any credibility for the contest.

We'll try again next time. Your entries will still be valid.

xotl · 03-31-2007, 02:56 AM

Brody · 03-31-2007, 07:57 AM

The new faces on the MUWiki are always welcome, but even if I judged among 12 RPers from Accursed Lands, it would still have the perception of being focused on one game. That's where the award's credibility would come into question. Now, if your 12 RPers from Accursed Lands have samples of their RP from other games (as well as Accursed Lands) that they could post next time, I wouldn't feel quite as hesitant.

KaVir · 04-15-2007, 06:00 PM

Any more news on FidoCon II?

Will there be anything of interest for non-RP muds?

Brody · 04-15-2007, 06:47 PM

Delerak · 04-20-2007, 07:42 AM

Is this the only forums you're posting on about this?

Brody · 04-20-2007, 09:47 AM

Nope.

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02-03-2007, 02:41 PM	#1
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	FidoCon II: The Second Bite *Online MU Convention When: March 30-April 1, 2007 Where: Necromundus - jointhesaga.com 3005 Set seminar topics:** * Developing Original-Theme Games * Sensory Details in RP * You Got Your Code in My RP! No, You Got Your RP in My Code! * Attracting Players to Your Plots * And more to come! Other topics: * FidoCon welcomes other MU* community members to hold their own seminars during the online convention weekend. Whether you've got a general MU-related topic to discuss or you want to pitch a new game or code engine, you're welcome to use our space if you're willing to take the time. We just ask that you get everything set for attending and holding your sessions by Feb. 28, 2007. Main Contest: Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance* Rules * Visit * Create a page for yourself. * Post examples of your RP on that page, including your character name and the game where it appears. * Send email to listing your page in the MUWiki and include a valid email address for us to contact you. * During the FidoCon weekend, we'll announce the best Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance. * The top roleplayer gets a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. Second place gets a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Third place gets a $10 gift certificate. We'll also showcase the top three achievers in the MUWiki. * Attendance at FidoCon won't be necessary to win. * Submission deadline: Feb. 28, 2007 Planning to Attend? Post in our RSVP page in the MUWiki at Be sure to include the game or topic you'll represent at FidoCon II!

02-03-2007, 05:49 PM	#2
Ilkidarios Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Name: Lamont Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 436	Has it seriously been a year since last Fidocon, or is it just bi-annually or set on some weird cycle?

02-03-2007, 11:45 PM	#3
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599

02-10-2007, 12:49 PM	#4
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	RPers, be sure to post your samples in the MUWiki if you want to be eligible for the prizes at FidoCon II!

02-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#5
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	Time's running out! Just one week left to qualify for the RP Award at the next FidoCon: Main Contest: Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance Rules * Visit * Create a page for yourself. * Post examples of your RP on that page, including your character name and the game where it appears. * Send email to listing your page in the MUWiki and include a valid email address for us to contact you. * During the FidoCon weekend, we'll announce the best Individual Achievement in Text-Based RP Performance. * The top roleplayer gets a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. Second place gets a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Third place gets a $10 gift certificate. We'll also showcase the top three achievers in the MUWiki. * Attendance at FidoCon won't be necessary to win. * Submission deadline: Feb. 28, 2007 Planning to Attend? Post in our RSVP page in the MUWiki at Be sure to include the game or topic you'll represent at FidoCon II!

02-22-2007, 12:24 PM	#6
DonathinFrye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Name: Donathin Frye Location: Columbus, OH Home MUD: Optional Realities Home MUD: Atonement RPI Home MUD: Project Redshift Posts: 510	Hmm - do our references all have to be from the same MUD? Would a mixture of MUD references and free-form chat-based RP be acceptable? Do they need to be in-game RP instances, or could they be "RP Notes" in-game or short stories written about our characters?

02-22-2007, 06:07 PM	#7
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	It needs to be interactive RP. Doesn't all have to be from the same MUD. We're not looking for prepared storytelling expertise. We're looking for how well someone performs on the fly, in real time.

03-26-2007, 02:18 PM	#8
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599

03-29-2007, 02:49 PM	#9
xotl New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26	Hi Brody, I'm interested. I posted. Thanks! Xotl

03-30-2007, 10:39 AM	#10
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599

03-30-2007, 03:31 PM	#11
xotl New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26

03-31-2007, 12:17 AM	#12
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	Xotl, your concerns are appreciated, but you and the players from Accursed Lands are the ONLY people who entered the contest, with 24 hours notice. I would not be doing ANY favors trying to judge the work you've done in that time frame while also trying to put on an online convention that's not garnered much interest this time around. I'll be happy to peruse the logs and give some feedback so it's not a total waste for you, but I hope you can understand that any awards based off of a few submissions from ONE game would torpedo any credibility for the contest. We'll try again next time. Your entries will still be valid.

03-31-2007, 02:56 AM	#13
xotl New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26

03-31-2007, 07:57 AM	#14
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	The new faces on the MUWiki are always welcome, but even if I judged among 12 RPers from Accursed Lands, it would still have the perception of being focused on one game. That's where the award's credibility would come into question. Now, if your 12 RPers from Accursed Lands have samples of their RP from other games (as well as Accursed Lands) that they could post next time, I wouldn't feel quite as hesitant.

04-15-2007, 06:00 PM	#15
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Any more news on FidoCon II? Will there be anything of interest for non-RP muds?

04-15-2007, 06:47 PM	#16
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599

04-20-2007, 07:42 AM	#17
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Is this the only forums you're posting on about this?

04-20-2007, 09:47 AM	#18
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	Nope.