Absit Omen RPG
Statistics
Absit Omen staff actively measure data on membership and character creation. [Updated 19-Jan-14]
- Since January 2009, 276 people have written at AO; and 833 characters have been created.
- Members come from primarily 3 sources:
- Rpg directories: 81%
- Word of mouth: 28%
- Specialis Revelio: 19%
- Of all members ever to create a character at AO, the average time spent at Absit Omen is 10.5 months.
History
Absit Omen was founded in January 2009 by Sarah, Natalie, Elle, Alisha, Natasha and Paz, all former members of Specialis Revelio. Specialis Revelio was a long-running Harry Potter RPG with iterations of the site (previously called Hogwarts Magic) as early as 2002. SR lost its leadership and had become inactive and former members of that community began to discuss the formation of a new RPG in November 2008.
Old members of Specialis Revelio were invited to bring over both old and new characters on January 15, 2009. 30 SR members joined that month, and 6 more the next month. On January 20, 2009, AO opened to the public and the first non-SR members to join found AO via a Google search and word of mouth.
Fun Facts
- AO was almost named "Salvio Hexia" but it was already being used by another rpg. Other candidates: Serpensortia, Absit Prodigium, and Peskipiksi Pesternomi...
- Even though the site has been alive about 11 years, only 4 years has elapsed in-character. RP Timeline Progression
- In December, Absit Omen exchanges gifts in what is now called the Dobby Swap.
Tech. Milestones
- Jan 2009 - Simple Machines Forum v 1.1.7, theme base on Fire by Tamuril.
- Dec 2009 - Upgrade to SMF 1.1.11
- Jan 2010 - Upgrade to SMF 2.0 RC1, including SubAccounts, Thread Tagging, new theme based on DarkBreak by Dzinger Studio.
- May 2010 - AO Blog is founded on Wordpress, the AO Lexicon is unveiled.
- Jun 2010 - Upgrade to SMF 2.0 RC3, modified theme based on DarkBreak by Dzinger Studio.
- Nov 2010 - Member Boards come to AO
- Jan 2011 - Upgrade to SMF 2.0 RC4 (first testing team), Simple Portal added as AO HQ, Drafts and Footnotes mods added. Custom skins unveiled.
- Oct 2011 - Big Wiki re-organization.
- Nov 2011 - Upgrade to SMF 2.0 Gold Release (second testing team), modified theme based on LaGusta by Dzinger Studio. Mods include Member Notepads, Custom BBC and major bug fixes with Tags, Drafts, and SubAccounts
- Jan 2012 - Blog re-opened in the OOC Area's redux
- Jan 2013 - Blog closed, upgrade to 2.0.3
- Feb 2013 - Rules area reorganization from Dozen Pages to Simple Portal Pages
- May 2013 - AO went mobile!
- Sept 2013 - Useful infoboxes are added to the wiki.
- Oct 2013 - Absit Omen adopts a new, original logo
- Sept 2019 - New custom-made responsive theme, Pensieve
OOC Acronyms & Terminology
- AO = Absit Omen
- AOvians = Writers at Absit Omen
- CBox = Chat box found on the front page
- Closed = Thread where writers wish to play out a scene with a pre-decided set of characters
- Curator = Administrative Staff
- Aide = Technical/Records Staff
- AOA = Absit Omen Ambassadors, members available for plotting, story questions and roleplaying advice to help new and returning members
- HP = Harry Potter, or House Points
- IC = In Character
- JKR = J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books
- NPC = Non-Player Character. That is, a minor character who is more like scenery than someone who influences the plot
- OOC or OC = Out of Character
- Open = Thread where writers are actively encouraged to join in
- PM = Private Message. You can send another Absit Omen member a private message, kind of like a mini-email just for this forum.
- RP = Role-play
- RPG = Role-playing game
- Snapshot = One post which plays out an entire scene
- Thread = A scene written my multiple authors with different characters
