Recent content by RDI Panther [deprecated]

"While "FFRP" does refer to free form roleplay it is ALSO the usual term we used for final fantasy role play," I don't dispute that. And why is it "silly" to point out a clarification of the term FFRP, which started before "your Final Fantasy version", and from all accounts continues on...

"Then, a funny thing began to happen: As their personifications of beloved characters became more absolute, they rarely spoke out-of-character at all. Those one- or two-word action descriptors became increasingly elaborate." This style of play, Free Form Role-Play, or FFRP, had been taking...

Interesting article about Final Fantasy, but you seem to allude to Final Fantasy being the catalyst for FFRP on AOL. Actually, it started a lot earlier than 1997. FFRP on AOL originated with the Red Dragon Inn, a part of the Free Form Gaming Forum, and continues to exist both on and off of...