Hey guys,

Another quick post. The game development really is moving at a swift pace. There is alot happening each and every week. If you are at all interested, then you can do a number of things:

1] Visit the Ilkor: Dark Rising website and signup for the beta playtest for free.

2] Pop over to our blog. We try and post at least weekly. Today's post talks about character creation including a screenshots.

3] Our wiki, Gazetteer of Arcadia is a great place to learn more about the game setting and background. Our GMs are actively adding content each week.

Cheers,

Sean.

Here at Ilkor: Dark Rising we have just recruited a 3rd GameMaster!! The GM team would like to welcome Mike Collins (a.k.a Mausosium) to the team.

We are now busy working away at populating the world in preparation for game launch.

For those not in the know, Ilkor: Dark Rising is a brand new Text-Based Browser RPG that is free to play.

Here's our latest blog entry should you be interested in reading more about our new GameMaster: http://gadgames.com/blog/2012/03/08/ilko...mausosium/

The original Company Commander was definitely a game that appealed to the inner Rambo that existed in all of us 80s kids with a yen for military adventure. Now, close to three decades later and having actually experienced some military adventures for real, I find myself drifting back to this human moderated wargame with roleplaying elements.

It's interesting in this post Cold War multi-polar world, with the rise of commercial security/mercenary outfits and large areas experiencing political instability, that this game dealing with soldiers of fortune seeking to conquer/stabilize terriitory in such a region would have more precience now than it did then.

This version of the game comes with color maps detailing the geography of the territory on different levels. Also, you have a thorough rulebook, and the weapons catalogue which starts out at a considerably lower tech level than the previous game (no M1 Abrams in here, that probably can come later).

So...Colonel Tiberius Abrams surveys this land, this land of blood, tears and possibilities.

Out Time Days, in which you play a Time Traveler on an alien world, was an amazing epic run by Werner Freitas out of San Diego, CA. He also ran the very excellent Space Combat and the notable Death By Starlight.

Anyone know what became of his outfit? Would play OTC or SC again in a heartbeat.

Our latest blog on Ilkor: Dark Rising. This time we have focused on the latest map from Jon Roberts.

Here they are, adventuring since 1985...

http://xott.wikispaces.com/Brash+Bikini+Babes

About to submit their latest turn, as events unfold to change their lives...

And a startup turn for Hyborian War (good ol' Uttara Kuru)

One for Company Commander (Jason Oates is still alive and kicking)

And a set-up request for Crack of Doom 2

Hi folks, how's it going?

I was huge into Galactic Prisoners (I was HT Rex) and other games back in the days....

I'm cleaning out my garage and came across a box of old PBM magazines. It's perhaps 50 Paper Mayhems, about 20 Flagships, and a few Avalon-Hill Generals. They're not in the best condition, and I'll want to keep a few that I wrote reviews in... but otherwise, I hate to just chuck'em all.

Is it possible anyone might want these?

I can't seem to find Paper Mayhem off the bat, in a google... is it still alive?

And I noticed how Flagship appears to have started a digital archive - but Carol Mulholland is now ill. How sad!

Any ideas concerning the disposition of these mags is welcomed.

Thanks!

Mike

The sixth and last of the races in Rising Empires is also the most unhuman of the lot - the insectoid Krant:

Their racial description can be found in this post on our forum:
Krant racial profile

Follow the development of Rising Empires on Google+. Add us to your circles!

Cheers!

God, its been ages since I've even thought about PBMs... but they were a great diversion as our group's interest in D&D faded over the years.

I was a big fan of The Kings of Steel and Saturnalia (?), don't suppose anyone has the Kings of Steel map or Rule book to hand - its was a simple yet satisfying game that may translate well to a simple turn based game/app...

Keep the spirit alive!

We're pleased to announce Mike Collins has just joined the Gamemaster team here at Ilkor: Dark Rising. Welcome aboard Mike, we know you are going to be a great assert to the game and team. For the details, hop over to our blog and read all about it. :-)