Getting started
Inkwll is a roleplaying game you play in your browser. You write your character's part in stories with other players, in places you can walk between.
Your first steps
- Sign up for a player account. Your player name is for you; your characters get their own names.
- Go to My characters and make a character. Fill in their profile and send them in for staff to approve.
- Once they're approved, pick them in Playing as at the top of the page.
- On the front page, press Enter on an area to step into the world, then follow the paths to look around.
- Find a place you like and start a chapter, or join one that's already open there.
How it works
Getting around
The world is split into Areas, such as a town or a district. Each area holds Places: the individual spots your character can stand in, like a street, a shop or a flat.
Places are joined by Paths. Follow a path to walk your character to the next place. To start, press Enter on an area on the front page. Where shows where everyone is.
Playing a story
A story is a Chapter. Any place can hold several chapters at once, so you never have to wait for a quiet spot. Start one, or join an open one you find there.
Each post you write in a chapter is a Passage. Most chapters take turns, and the page tells you when it's yours. Your open chapters sit in tabs along the top, so you can play more than one at a time.
When a chapter finishes, it becomes a Manuscript and goes into the Archives to be read again later.
Your characters
You can have more than one character, and switch between them with Playing as. The Roster lists characters waiting for a new player.
Talking out of character
Messages are private notes between players, outside the story. OOC Chat is the open chat for everyone, and the Boards hold news and wanted ads.
Getting help
Staff look after the game. If something in a chapter worries you, use its Report link and staff will take a look. Everything else lives in the Menu at the top.