End of Obsidian Shore

For years Kimlex and I played NWN2.  Mostly we bounced around various game worlds trying to find one we liked and eventually we ended up on a small game called Obsidian Shore.  At first what I liked about OS was that it stressed role-play but still had plenty of other things to do.  What also made it enjoyable was that it had a system for limiting PC levels so you always felt like you were advancing but the power level between characters was not so great as to destroy the chance for having fun.  Lastly and most importantly there were many many people who were fun to play with.

When OS was good it was great.  Being open to the public and run by volunteers there was always someone complaining about something but overall the DMs ran interesting plots and players developed engaging characters.  However, new games coming out and the lack of interest in the direction of plot lead to a minimal level of interest by both staff and players.

While seeming to have ended the game had a shakeup of staff and Obsidian Shore was reborn.  Several times the game world started to reach the level of interest it had years before but it could not be sustained as more and more competing games came out on the market.  Around December the server was turned off and a few months later the end made official.

I wanted to make this post to thank all the people who made OS special to me.  It started as just an online game world but became a true community.  There are many staff members and players who need to be thanked for their time investment with developing the world, their financial investment for hosting the world, and their creative investment for always pushing to make it better.  It is over now    but hopefully I’ll see you all again in some other game.

(If any old OS folks find this, I have copies of everything that was stored on the server if you decide that you ever need it.)