The Murverse Mothership

Today marks the beginning of the Kickstarter to support a project that I’m connected with on a number of levels: Storium. I’m extremely excited about this project, as it merges storytelling and online interactivity in a way I’ve never seen before. I’ve been thrilled to work with the brilliant minds behind this. We have a lot of authors ready to start writing worlds for you, provided the campaign gets funded, naturally.

Also, I’ll be returning to the Heaven world to build it for Storium – you will be able to play as your favorite characters in multiple afterlives, perhaps some that I’ve not written about in the existing Heaven worlds! But my world is the first stretch goal, so spread the word and get this thing (over) funded!

One of the best things about this project is that it’s already in a playable stage, and all backers will get a chance to log in and try it out! Immediately. I have to admit, I’ve not seen many KS campaigns that can offer that kind of reward, instantly. Support the game, play the game. It’s that simple.

Storium is also a really interesting way for new writers to try their narrative chops, either in driving the narration or playing along. Not quite roleplaying, not quite interactive fiction, Storium is its own unique experience and I hope you check it out and support it!

From the Storium blog:

Alpha 2 is the latest playtest of Storium, the online storytelling game. It incorporates much of what we’ve learned from our prior playtest, and it’s a big change. Alpha 2 rethinks several of the game’s key mechanics, with the goal of making Storium faster, easier and more fun to play.

If you’re already a Storium playtester, you’re already in! Alpha 2 awaits you. We’ve left your existing games untouched. To see Alpha 2 in action, simply start or join a new game.

And if you’re interested in signing up, you can add your name by visiting http://storium.com.

I’m looking forward in starting my first Storium game, which will be an SF space station game. Sign up and check out what’s already there, and I’ll post here when the game is live.