Aeolius
Adventurer
I have seen the D&D chat evolve from its beginning as an AOL forum, to it’s clumsy first step on the web with the GlobalChat (now Digi-Net, formerly iChat) forums and chat, to it’s current incarnation as java interface to a locked IRC server.
The easiest solution for evolution would be to open the IRC chat to allow anyone with Mibbit or an IRC client to access the chat.
A more unorthodox suggestion would be to create the new RPG Live chat as a unique location on Second Life. Chat participants could create their avatar, then select from a custom assortment, transforming their online presence into an elf, orc, dragonborn, and more (dibs on flumphs). The RPG Live locale could feature a castle, a dungeon, and a sample town, all available for adventurers to explore.
The Tavern would of course be the location where participants could gather and chat. The dungeon would be a multi-level maze featuring sample encounters from D&D (the flooded lower levels are of course mine). The possibilities are endless.
WotC could turn a tidy profit, by selling custom skins for avatars, specialized items, and real estate in their online environment.
Now THAT would be fun!
The easiest solution for evolution would be to open the IRC chat to allow anyone with Mibbit or an IRC client to access the chat.
A more unorthodox suggestion would be to create the new RPG Live chat as a unique location on Second Life. Chat participants could create their avatar, then select from a custom assortment, transforming their online presence into an elf, orc, dragonborn, and more (dibs on flumphs). The RPG Live locale could feature a castle, a dungeon, and a sample town, all available for adventurers to explore.
The Tavern would of course be the location where participants could gather and chat. The dungeon would be a multi-level maze featuring sample encounters from D&D (the flooded lower levels are of course mine). The possibilities are endless.
WotC could turn a tidy profit, by selling custom skins for avatars, specialized items, and real estate in their online environment.
Now THAT would be fun!
