Keeping players invovled inbetween sessions

[EpicWords]

There is a new website for gamers out there called Epic Words (www.epicwords.com). The beta release debuted at GenCon, and it's free.

Epic Words is a great way to keep players involved in-between games with blogs, wikis, and a host of other tools. It provides a place to take care of campaign housekeeping so your game time is really your game time. Some GM's are even incenting their players with experience point rewards for participation, and enjoying the creativity of the resulting posts.

Here's how it works: a user can create a Campaign for their game, and ask their friends to join as player Characters. Collectively, they post the in-session events they would like to track. A group can record as much or as little as they want, as there are a several types of tools for different aspects of campaign management.

The current feature list includes:
Campaign Blog Posts for each Character, and the GM
Privacy settings per post
A spoiler button for hiding sensitive information
Wikis
Automated Reference Wiki (a unique feature)
Loot Lists with customized attributes
Party vs Character loot tracking, and party totals
Experience Point tracker
Character Descriptions and Avatars
User Avatars


Check it out if you get a chance! It's made by player, for players, and they are looking for new users to test it out and give suggestions.