Post by Vixiu on Aug 24, 2010 9:38:50 GMT -8
Om is OPEN as of August 15, 2010 and ready to go!
What is Om?
Om (short for Om Mani Padme Hum) is a simplistic wolf role play. Simplistic? What's that? Simplistic means there aren't any powers, wings, or elements to keep track of nor is there a complicated backstory to remember. The rules aren't long, either; they're brief and to-the-point, just like we all like them. Other than the few rules, there is nothing you need to know before you join Om. Not even a plot!
Instead of using a site-wide plot that constrains the members, Om focuses on the development of the characters. While Om allows strange color fur and eyes, it is mostly focused on the personality and life of your character, rather than an appearance like most sites are. Mother Nature (how we love and hate her, too!) plays a big role in Om, and could pop up anywhere without warning.
Go on, tell me more.
[/i][/size][/center]I'm sure you've seen the Neopets wolf role plays. The characters named Moonlight and Sephiroth, or even Table. I've seen the Geocities live chat role plays, or where they imbed boards2go into the site (which usually has a one-star layout). I've seen the Acornrack one and two, and then Spleafnet. I've owned sites, I've been a member of plenty, and you just get tired of having to remember those long plots that don't really make all that much sense. So if “simplistic wolf role play” catches your eye, I'm glad I'm not alone in these thoughts. Elements, complicated plotlines, backstories... they're interesting, fun to a point, but Om doesn't have them. Om is basically a pick-up-and-go role play. There are five sections with sub-boards to role play in – the open territories, the family territories, the other territories, the pack territories, and then the dens. That's right – dens. You can have a den for your wolf, all to yourself. There isn't much you can't do. Start a pack of mindless killers, claim a volcano, worship the ocean and find followers to do the same. Maybe even start a bloodline of only the most intelligent and talented wolves on the planet. Use the chat box or the boards. The seasons change on the first of each month, so your character(s) will age three years within one real life year. And not only that, but you can earn rewards - “Member of the Month” and “Character of the Month” you're familiar with. But they aren't the only things you have to win! But watch out for Mother Nature – she could send a cougar after you, make a strong wind blow over a tree, cause a flood – who knows what she'll do! Remember to thank her when she helps you stumble upon a wounded animal.
To sum this up, Om is an environment that you control. Your decisions affect the world, the development of Om even. Your characters could be heroes, traitors, leaders... and they will live, with their legacy, here on Om. And then they'll die here, and their memory will live on, in the hearts of others and on Mother Nature's winds.
When will it be done?
[/i][/size][/center]The site is done. Just click Stalk or Pounce, and you can enter the world of Om!
I wanna talk to someone in charge.
[/i][/size][/center]I don't give out my email to strangers, but you can easily leave me a message on my site either on the chat box or in the questions board.