Contest Results

As some of you were aware, there was a contest going on Folaji.com for the past two weeks (if you’re not sure what contest, read about it here).  The contest officially came to a close last night at 11h59 pm, and I’d first like to start by thanking everyone who participated.  The winner, along with the prize, will be announced on none other than Folaji.com’s second birthday, and since the purpose of the contest was for you to guess what this date was, I won’t mention just yet, so as to keep it a surprise.

Rest assured that there is a winner, so keep an eye on the site to find out if you’ve won!

Netheril Updates

Chronicles of Netheril Adventurers have been busy lately, questing in and around Loudwater.  As such, we have two new updates for the D&D adventure:

• A new Weekly Update dated July 17th and prepared by Ingram, which you can read here
• An update to the Chronicles of Netheril NPC page (with new NPC pictures)

Also of note, I’m preparing a tool that will allow updates to the Chronicle of Netheril’s NPC and Quest pages to be much faster.  The tool is still being built, so I can not say much about it just yet, but rest assured more will be divulged as development of the tool approaches completion.

New Short Story

As final news for today, I’m happy to announce that within the coming few weeks, a new short story will be posted on the site.  I’m trying something different with this story, in that I want to have finished writing it before it is published.  So far this has allowed for easier story writing and planning, and will also allow for the story’s five parts to be posted at regular intervals (which is looking like its going to be once per week).

So keep an eye out for this new story, which at current estimates, should be ready sometime in early August!

And that’s all I have to say for today.  Again, thanks to everyone who participated in the contest, and expect some interesting updates in the future.  In the meantime, I have a handful of new Flash Imaginations ready to hit the site, so expect those to show up shortly.

At that time, the site was using WordPress’ default theme (with a big red banner on the top) and had no content what so ever.  The next day, I began adding what was then the Folaji Story, which has since morphed into the Rise of the X Syndicate, an adventure set in the World of Warcraft with about a dozen chapters.

That was two years ago, and since then much has happened on the site.  New stories were posted, and a few D&D adventures were incorporated into the site.  And now, to celebrate the site’s anniversary, I’m thinking we should have a contest.

So, can you guess the exact date and time Folaji.com launched?  I’m looking for the complete date (day, month, year and time).  And to make things interesting, the person to reply in the comments with the closest date and time without going over will win a prize (kind of like The Price Is Right, but with a date…!).

I’ll give you guys two weeks to reply, which means that contest entries will be accepted up to 11h59 pm on Fiday, July 23rd.

Good luck!

(HINT: It happened after July 23rd!)

UPDATE: If you do not want to post your answer in the comments section, you can send your guess by email at contest (at) folaji (dot) com.

Original post:

Let me start by putting this straight out there: I suffer from being white and nerdy.  Maybe not to the extreme of the Weird Al Parody, but then again I am writing on an ergonomic keyboard, and I am fluent in Javascript (although not Klingon).

Needless to say I’m a gamer, and have been known to spend my nights fighting off Zergling rushes, running from a graveyard back into far away dungeons after a nasty group wipe, and even patiently clicking away, trying to comfort myself by repeating the ever so famous “just one more turn…” over and over again.

I also suffer from a crazy and sometimes hectic imagination, which I have decided to quite litteraly dump onto this website in the form of adventures.  Hope you enjoy!

Hope you’ve all had an awesome Canada Day!

I’ve also received some updates for the NPCs, so expect that page to be updated sometime within the next few days as well.

Woa, what’s this? Where am I? Who am I?

If you’re asking yourself any of those questions – well, all except for the last one – don’t fret, you are most probably at the right place.

I’ve updated the site to WordPress 3.0 and am currently working on reactivating all the plugins on the site.  This means that for the next few hours, certain pages may look funny or be missing.

If you encounter such a page, don’t worry, I’m working on fixing it all up.  I’ll give a shout once everything is back to normal.

UPDATE 1: Well I’m done for the day.  Everything seems to be back up and running, we’ve got a new theme and some new functionality.  Check it out, and let me know what you think

UPDATE 2: I’ve had to dissable the contact page as it wasn’t working properly.  I’ll be looking for  areplacement, but in the meantime you need to reach me, you may do so by email (if you already have my address), or by commenting on a post.

So expect the site to change a bit as I test plugin and theme compatibility with this new version.

• List of NPCs
• List of Shops in Loudwater
• History of Magic Items

Enjoy!

Congratulations to my Sister and her new Hubby

And just like that, its over…

One of the most important days of my life, and it just passes by quietly like any other.

And I begin to wonder: why? Why are we here? Why do we struggle and fight, every day of our lives, when it would be so easy to just stop and be?

The answer, unfortunately, will only be given to us at the end, but as the memory of a wonderful day slowly flows away, I think back at clues and hints that were dropped along the way.

I think of my Father, walking her down the Isle. I think of my Mother, wiping tears from her face during the heartfelt vows.  I think of my Sister and my new Brother-in-Law as they danced their first dance basking in the glow of sparklers and fireworks.

And it becomes obvious that it’s the little moments in life that make the world go round, and that alone is worth the struggle.

Chronicles of Netheril

We’ve been treated today with a barrage of content for the new Chronicles of Netheril adventure.

What’s this new content you ask? Well, we’re talking about a new Quest List, some new Maps, an awesome new image of what I assume is Netheril, a new Character Background page, and a new Weekly Upate.

All of which are available from an updated Chronicles of Netheril page.

Enjoy!

Free Gas!

Chuck had an awesome idea for marketing his new gas station.

He would offer free gas to anyone who could make it to the gas pump, and he would surround all the pumps by tall fences.

Unfortunately, Chuck greatly underestimated the intelligence of his customers, as within minutes of his contest’s announcement, people had climbed over the fence, attached a hose to the gas pump, and were giving out free gas to everybody on the streets.