MMO Monday: The Guild

I’ll be honest, if you don’t play MMORPGs, you probably won’t relate to The Guild. But if you do, I think you’ll find it kind of addicting.

The Guild follows “The Knights of Good”, a small guild in a fictional warcraft-like, MMORPG. That stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game for you noobs.

It stars red-headed Priestess, Codex (aka Cyd Sherman) portrayed by Felicia Day. Codex finds herself struggling between online gaming addiction, living a normal life, and a guild-mate who shows up on her doorstep.

: Codex aka Cyd Sherman

But my favorite character was Fawkes. Pompous douche-bag and leader of rival guild “Axis of Anarchy” played by Wil Wheaton. He alone makes this web series worth watching.

: Axis of Anarchy

The Guild is a independent sitcom web series about a group of online gamers. The show started in the late summer of 2007, and for the first season was financed solely by Paypal donations from LOYAL FANS. Since season 2, The Guild has been distributed by Xbox Live and Microsoft and sponsored by Sprint.

Episodes vary from 3-8 minutes in length, and follow the Guild members’ lives online and offline.

“The Guild” has won numerous awards, including the SXSW, YouTube and Yahoo Web Series Awards in 2008, and 3 Streamy Awards in 2009: Best Comedy Web Series, Best Ensemble, and Best Actress for Felicia Day.