I'm not sure if people are familliar with the online roleplaying code system of MUSH (Multi User Shared Hallucination) but apparently a lot of Thursday Next fans are.

Being a coder and a die-hard fan, people came to me to ask for the approval of Jasper Fforde and/or his agents, or even just the writers of Whatever Next.

Hence this message. Would anyone be interested in - or in the author's case, allowing - a Nextian roleplaying game? I can't take credit for the idea, but I'm offering it as something I'd like to do along with a small base of friends, that welcomes author approval before we start.

Thanks.

-- rhea

I'm not remotely familiar with MUSH (other than Mum's idea of boiled cabbage) but I like games.

Roleplay for me is like wearing women's clothing. Fine in the bedroom, but anywhere else and people will look at you kind of funny...



PSD

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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

I'd also be willing to teach anyone interested the ropes of MUSH, if they want to join in as lurkers to the process of getting one up.

Especially people from Michigan. But maybe I'm biased, since they made me move.

They can't smelll that bad, surely?



PSD

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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Was it a good idea to mention ropes when PSD is already making jokes about roleplaying ?

Soes it take place in some kind of room (cue obvious 'MUSH room gag...)

Actually, on second thoughts, forget I mentioned gags...



PSD

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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Forget any mention of ropes, then. :D

Anyone seriously interested in the game can go ahead and email me, or reply or whatever, because I mentionned to a few people I'd just posted this and about ten of them had an AIM version of a spazz attack.

They don't understand this "author approval" thing too clearly.

As an author myself, I have quite strong views on copyright. I've sometimes said that I like a CD that a friend owns and turned down offers to have a copy burned for me. They're getting the message now

I should e-mail Mr. Fforde directly if I were you. There's a mail-to link on his website.

We're very loyal to Jasper here; he's been very good to us, and I think we'd like to keep it that way. I don't think too many people on this Fforum would be terribly keen on anything not approved of.



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I am very interested in the Universe. I am specialising in the Universe and everything surrounding it. - E. L. Wisty

Jasper's pretty good about answering his email, too. Although, currently, he is on a book tour, so it could take a bit for him to get back to you. But I would definitely ask! Can't hurt! The worst he could say is no.