This week in RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at ways for roleplayers to deal with the Fairer Tongue of Elvish.

Jonathan Steinhauer continues his application of the writings of Carl Clausewitz to MMOGs, this time looking at what happens when victory is yours.

This time on RoleCraft, Jim Moreno wants to hear from you roleplayers out there.

In this installment of RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at an interesting idea from WoW RP Realms: Full Immersion Roleplaying (FIRP).

Jonathan Steinhauer continues his study of Clausewitz and examines the art of the kill.

Just in case you may not be aware, RoleCraft isn't the only place where you can find roleplaying related info on the interwebs. Of course you know that, and I'm only joking. During the course of my day, I am given and locating sites which are directly related to or merely referencing some aspect of roleplaying, and I consider it part of my duty to help keep you, my fellow roleplayers, informed as much as possible.

Since we are dealing with computer-generated cyber worlds that are more than likely not our own creations, there are certainly roadblocks and speed bumps in these games that challenge roleplayers to improvise and adapt. These game mechanics come with the nature of the beast, and many are very necessary to the operation of the games, and are often so obvious as to threaten to pull a roleplayer out of character. While they may not be pleasant to experience during roleplay, their effect in-game can be at least lessened through the lens of imaginative roleplaying.

As game worlds become more and more advanced, they also grow larger and larger. The by-product of this improvement is the long distances that must be traveled between locations. For some reason, with this increase in world size, there is not a corresponding improvement in traveling systems. Indeed, there seems to be almost a perverse joy in sending players on quests that involve running back and forth between two distant points with no other objective but carrying a bickering message between a pair of NPCs.

Jim Moreno tackles the difficult task of roleplaying a merchant in this edition of RoleCraft: "Even roleplayers are known to struggle with this cookie cutter gameplay, and with keeping their characters from looking and acting just like every other character in game. What to do? One sure way to avoid the pitfalls of routine is to realize that there are many other classes in game besides adventurer. It's time to become a professional roleplayer!"

Ten Ton Hammer has posted a 'first impressions' review of Two Moons. The article meanders through the woes of Acclaim Games before settling into the meat of the discussion:

Even after two hours, I really wasn't tired of playing. Compared to most free to play MMOGs, 2Moons is pretty, especially with the settings cranked to the max. The game doesn't really compare to most modern MMOGs like the Dx10 version of Lord of the Rings Online or Age of Conan, but 2Moons certainly isn't looking shabby either. The style is similar to what you'd see in Guild Wars, and 2Moons may even outshine its American kin.

Unfortunately, my first impressions review of 2Moons is just that, a first impression. In the end I had very little time to attempt any sort of player versus player combat, and any of the hobby skills were left unexplored. Yet to me, 2Moons seems to have its focus securely aimed at combat, and thus far its done that portion of the game fairly well. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be spending even more time in 2Moons, trying out the PvP system, getting into the higher levels, and basically taking a stroll through the entirety of the game.

Check out the rest at TTH.