https://battlemaster.org/ https://battlemaster.org/ A browser-based roleplaying strategy game that's been running continuously—with unbroken in-game history—si

https://battlemaster.org/ https://battlemaster.org/ A browser-based roleplaying strategy game that's been running continuously—with unbroken in-game history—since 2001. I inherited it from its original creator, Tom Vogt, in 2020, after several years of being its primary admin and developer. It's a pretty niche kind of game, and without any fancy graphics or anything, it's definitely suffered since the smartphone revolution. It also doesn't help that it's got a pretty rough learning curve, and a poor new-player experience (addressing that is actually #1 on my TODO list right now). Still, it's got a good community of players who really love the game, and it provides something pretty unique. Almost all content in the game is player-created, with conflict primarily driven by player character interactions. I do take donations and have a Patreon for it, but that basically just covers server expenses. Comes to just about break-even over time. I don't expect it to ever be a significant source of income, but I would love to get it into a state where it has a steadily growing playerbase again.