Do I have to read the entire backstory?

The Blue Dwarf started in April 2000, so we have quite a lot of stuff to read since then! No, ... More...

Who do I talk to about joining?

If you would like to join you will have to fill out a Character form. This will be the character ... More...

I'm no good at writing, should I join?

Well it depends if you're being modest or not. If you like creative writing, have a good ... More...

Can I help in other ways?

Actually yes. If you're good at drawing or painting, we could always use a good artist to draw ... More...

I want to write some cool story but can't be arsed to read what everyone else writes. Can I join?

We'd rather you didn't. Simming is a two-way street, you have to be prepared to read everything ... More...

Can I join and not write anything?

The whole point in simming is that you've created a character that exists in a virtual world. If ... More...

In Red Dwarf they never mention aliens. Do you have aliens in Blue Dwarf?

Yes. It was extremely hard to keep a story in space going for so long without involving aliens ... More...

Can I play as Lister, Rimmer, Ktyten, Kotchanski or Cat from the Red Dwarf TV series?

Please no, for the love of God, no! You can't be any of the main cast, how would that even work? ... More...

Can I use ships other than the Starbug, Blue Midget or Space Eagle?

Yes of course, we use different ships all the time. Sometimes we steal ships from our foes, or ... More...

I want to run my own *Action* plot. Can I?

Running a storyline is a lot of fun, and of course we'd like to let you run one! Just tell one ... More...

I want to introduce an NPC, can I do that?

Yes of course. When we are writing we need people for our characters to meet and talk to, and we ... More...

How to Play

We don't expect you to know what to do straight away, so here is a guide to the basics.

Trial Membership

If you have just received an email from the moderators saying you have just started your trial membership - congratulations! It means that they have looked at the character biography and found it good enough to get through (we get a lot of terrible ones, but we are also very picky about who we let in!). You are now ... More...

Tips for newbies

Tips/Rules for newbies who do not wish to be hated/loathed/disliked by the more experienced writers: Remember; You're just a crewmember. Sorry, I know y'all wanna be superheroes with decades of experience, but that's just tedious. No one likes a know-it-all.Related to the first point; keep that goddamn finger offa ... More...

Your first post

This will no-doubt be the first time your character comes aboard the Blue Dwarf and meets other characters. Try and make your entrance as memorable as possible, so that people will "get" your character and include them in their stories. This doesn't mean they come in singing and dancing and making a spectacle of ... More...

Using NPC's

Sometimes in our stories we need to throw in some Non Player Characters for our characters to talk to. These characters can vary in importance, they can either be someone who explains something very important to your character, or they can be a random security guy who gets killed in a nasty way. NPC's can normally ... More...

Creating a character

The character you play is probably the most crucial part of your role-playing experience. Your character will be your outlook onto the crazy world of Blue Dwarf, and how you interact with it. It is your character's actions that you will write about, so they should be interesting! Choose a NameThe first thing people ... More...

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