The news of a weekly chat has unlocked a long forgotten memory from the recesses of my mind!
I remember, in about 2000ish, there was an online quest each week which was housed in a chatroom somewhere. The only details I can remember is that someone played Treguard and set the scene for a contestant to venture through the dungeon.
Simpler times!
In case you haven't spotted them, the logs for Seasons 1 and 2 of the misnamed 'RPG' are here. Tim Child himself played at one point.
Robin/Ben: take a look back at the August-November 1999 guestbook entries and you'll note a very nice coincidence.