Brackish Waters

how my gaming and life coalesce.

Outline for the future

Its obvious. Hiya!

I’m new to blogging and I’m trying to develop a predictable cycle for posting. I do not want this to become a place for really thoughtless posts or boring trackbacks.

I expect a schedule of weekly posts to develop on the coming weeks. I didn’t sign up for the non-habit-forming version of WordPress, so we should be seeing less slacking soon.

July 10, 2007 Posted by brackishwater | RL | | 1 Comment

My Saga of Ryzom

The recent episode of “Shut Up! We’re Talking” made me a little reminiscent of a game I used to play. Darren and Brent managed to drudge up a lot of old feelings and memories just by simply talking a little of their recent trial of Ryzom and their opinions about it. I’m sure the game has changed a lot since my time there but I’d like to write about it anyway.

Saga of Ryzom, as it was previously known, is the story of four races and how their lives intertwine with those of their Gods. I use Gods plural because at the time I played, there was much speculation as to if the world had one supreme being and who represents them on the planet. There are two larger factions in place that all Homins (races) will eventually interact with, the Kami and the Karavan. Much of the strife on the planet came from races aligning themselves with either of these two factions and the affects this loyalty had on the players. Read more »

July 10, 2007 Posted by brackishwater | Ryzom | | 1 Comment