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

Jonathan Steinhauer continues his application of the writings of Clausewitz to gaming, this time examining what happens when you have to turn and run.

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.

Registration for SOE's annual Fan Faire is now open. The event will be taking place from August 14-17th at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Day passes run $39 and the All Access Pass will run you $89, details for the All Access Pass below:

Check Out What's Been Added to Our ALL-ACCESS Lineup!

For just $89, Fan Faire attendees can go VIP with a weekend-long ALL-ACCESS pass that includes loads of special activities:

* Receive an invitation to participate in the upcoming Free Realms Beta test!*
* Receive an invitation to participate in the upcoming EverQuest II Expansion Beta test! *
* Attend the 2nd Annual Community Address from SOE President John Smedley.
* Attend lots of social activities, including a Kickoff Reception, a Grand Banquet, a Costume Contest and an offsite VIP Party with lots of fun, games and live entertainment!**
* Encourage Guild mates to pre-register online! Guilds who pre-register groups of 10 or more attendees for the All-Access pass online will receive 50% off the All-Access admission fee. (Offer does not apply to walk-in or day-pass registrants.)
* Play live demos of SOE's upcoming titles.
* Receive gifts and in-game items.

For more details you can visit the official Fan Faire website here!

Sony Online has posted a great new movie on YouTube.com that features The Agency's arch enemies U.N.I.T.E. (United Nations Intelligence and Tactical Experts) and ParaGON (Paramilitary Global Operations Network). As Bond has Dr. No and Goldfinger, so will players experiencing The Agency have to choose the side of good or evil.

Check out the video at YouTube.com.

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!"