Post by Hyoza on Mar 26, 2015 22:59:59 GMT
Hello, once again.
I suggested this a while back, but at the time it kind of fell by the wayside, and I would now like to officially propose it to you all:
This site currently has a very loosely-defined lore, which is drawn primarily from descriptions of the various locations currently accessible by players, as well as our timeline - which was written long ago and has not been updated or modified in quite some time, as well as containing many fanon elements which don't add much. Right now, the universe of WoD: Souls is a very woolly affair - and different players don't even share consensus on the status of the various major factions and organisations within it. To provide an example - interpretations of the Arcosian empire have ranged from a meritocracy where usefulness = status, to a tyrannical regime of species hierarchy, where the Arcosians of any status lord over their subjugated 'slave' species. There's also the matter of many Demon players who seem to have conflicting or unrelated ideas of how the Demon Realm is organised, if at all. For me, ultimately RP is about crafting a story together - and I feel the story takes precedence over who wins and who's the most awesome and whose PL is the highest or whatever. So, to me, it bothers me a bit when players are creating so many conflicting stories. And it'll only keep on going if we don't try and create a framework to build upon.
To help remedy some of this, and provide a mutual grounding for all players to work from, I propose the creation a a 'Lore' section, with threads detailing the current status and brief histories of the various major factions and planets, as well as how they may interact with each other and so on. This is important reference material - and in the far-flung future of our beloved universe, we can't really use 'the way things were in DBZ' as the way things should be now.
I volunteer quite happily for this task, as the storylines side of the whole site has always been my passion - and I do not intend to simply use this as free reign to write the universe as I see fit. Of course, all lore would be subject to review and approval, but I feel it's something we need going forward - there's been a lot of drama recently due to inconsistencies and unclear rulings, and we really need to start tightening things up to avoid repeat incidents.
So, what are your thoughts on this idea? Good? Bad? Any thoughts or reservations? Please, weigh in.
I suggested this a while back, but at the time it kind of fell by the wayside, and I would now like to officially propose it to you all:
This site currently has a very loosely-defined lore, which is drawn primarily from descriptions of the various locations currently accessible by players, as well as our timeline - which was written long ago and has not been updated or modified in quite some time, as well as containing many fanon elements which don't add much. Right now, the universe of WoD: Souls is a very woolly affair - and different players don't even share consensus on the status of the various major factions and organisations within it. To provide an example - interpretations of the Arcosian empire have ranged from a meritocracy where usefulness = status, to a tyrannical regime of species hierarchy, where the Arcosians of any status lord over their subjugated 'slave' species. There's also the matter of many Demon players who seem to have conflicting or unrelated ideas of how the Demon Realm is organised, if at all. For me, ultimately RP is about crafting a story together - and I feel the story takes precedence over who wins and who's the most awesome and whose PL is the highest or whatever. So, to me, it bothers me a bit when players are creating so many conflicting stories. And it'll only keep on going if we don't try and create a framework to build upon.
To help remedy some of this, and provide a mutual grounding for all players to work from, I propose the creation a a 'Lore' section, with threads detailing the current status and brief histories of the various major factions and planets, as well as how they may interact with each other and so on. This is important reference material - and in the far-flung future of our beloved universe, we can't really use 'the way things were in DBZ' as the way things should be now.
I volunteer quite happily for this task, as the storylines side of the whole site has always been my passion - and I do not intend to simply use this as free reign to write the universe as I see fit. Of course, all lore would be subject to review and approval, but I feel it's something we need going forward - there's been a lot of drama recently due to inconsistencies and unclear rulings, and we really need to start tightening things up to avoid repeat incidents.
So, what are your thoughts on this idea? Good? Bad? Any thoughts or reservations? Please, weigh in.