I haven't done the chat room/web page role play in a long long time. You can always try looking up "Inn of the Weary Traveler". Not sure if it's still around, but wouldn't hurt to check.
I remember I came across a site once where they did the background to look like the city square in a kingdom. Then they had links to take you to different parts of a kingdom (armory, inn, jail, woods, caves, etc) and they were all chat rooms. Made it so you felt like you weren't just role playing in one chat room and more like you were traveling.
Was pretty cool. Sadly, I don't remember the site anymore. It's been a very long time.
Sorry to build up the hype. Your question just made me get naustalgic. Try doing a search on Role Playing Chat Rooms.
You've probably already done this, but it's all I can think of.
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