AJJE Games: RPGs that Ride the Edge

AJJE Games Network

The AJJE Game Network was created in 2005 with the goal of creating a collection of text-based RPG clubs representing specific genres. Each RPG club would be independently operated by fans who had a passion for that specific genre. Once a player was a member of any given club, their login would work across all RGP clubs.

By 2009 AJJE Games had opened three anchor clubs - Star Trek, Stargate, and Firefly. In addition, Ride the Edge: Member Created Sims, continued to be an area where AJJE players could develop a wide range of sims - including Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and Star Wars.

In 2011, AJJE Games was forced to close its Firefly sim by Fox Studios. In discussions spurred by this event, the Board of Founders and President Geisbrecht's administration agreed to consolidate all remaining clubs into a single organization.

Founding Members of the AJJE Game Network

Alex

In April of 2005, Alex wrote and developed the PARS system that would serve as the playing system for SFHQ - a text based Star Trek RPing club. Having been a senior member of another roleplaying club for many years, he used his previous experience to develop what he termed the Guiding Principles, a 10 point governmental structure that is still in use in all clubs today. He used both PARS and the Guiding Principles to gather a base of strong RPers that help open SFHQ. SFHQ would later serve as the template for subsequent clubs in the AJJE Game Networks.

Alex served as AJJE Games President from 2005 to 2009, stepping down after he hit the maximum term limit. He served as Senior member of the Board of Founders and Director of the Server Management Division until his retirement from active participation in 2011. Alex remains a life long member of the Board of Founders.

Jessica

Jessica joined SFHQ when it first opened in 2005, bringing with her a decade of roleplaying experience. She had previously roleplayed with Alex in another club, and with some arm twisting agreed to help him open SFHQ. Jessica took on the role of SFHQ's first Technical Support Director, and created a template that would latter be used in all future clubs. Having created the idea of AJJE Games, Jessica was placed as AJJE Game's first Vice President of Operations. In that new role she proposed and developed what would become AJJE's second club - Stargate Universe, later renamed Stargate Unlimited.

Jessica retired from active participation in 2009 but remains a life long member of the Board of Founders.

Jud

Jud joined SFHQ two months after its grand opening, bringing with him his years of GMing experience from another Star Trek roleplaying club. He eventually was moved into an Operational Leader position and developed the concept of the Expansion Fleet, and area in each club where players could create uncommon sims in their genre. The Expansion Fleet concept was used by each of the future clubs and exploded into what later would be Ride the Edge: Member Created Sims. Jud served as the first RPG Development Director when AJJE was created.

Jud currently serves as an RP Zone Leader in SFHQ as of 2010. In 2009 Jud joined the Board of Founders and still serves in that position.

Edgar

Edgar was the second player to join SFHQ when it opened in 2005, bringing with him his previous club administration experience from another Star Trek roleplaying club. He served as the first SFHQ Member Support Director, and developed procedures that would later serve as a template for all AJJE clubs. Edgar went on to take role of the first Vice President of Administration, and later led the founding of AJJE's third club, Leaf on the Wind. He served as the Operations Director in LOTW until 2007, developing the club into what it is today.

Edgar originally retired from active participation in 2010, but returned in 2011, succeeding Alex as Senior Member of the Board of Founders. He continues to hold that position to this day.