Well, this is what I get for not being on the forum for a single day.

I'm almost done with the Umbraxis post and moving to the War-Pulse post, but more importantly, I wanted to put my two cents on the idea of a lore thread.

I don't see a compendium of all the combined lores and histories being particularly useful if they just come out super long.  If we have 10 pages just devoted to how magic works, what new player is going to go read 10 pages of [b]just[/b] magic lore just to get caught up?  Just looking at the characters that already exist, I'm absolutely sure most of these existing characters have [b]years[/b] of backstory attached to them, my own characters included.  I don't think a new player needs to read all about it to get a feel for what's going on.  If they want to find out about extended histories, they should do it in game with their character, not wikipedia it to be entirely covered.

Instead, if we do have a separate thread or lore page it should be a cliff notes, not an encyclopedia.  It should only include things that have happened in game, or relevant information to what has happened since the beginning of this game, nothing else.  It should be something revolved around public knowledge, things you would be locked in a basement for 30 years to not know.  Icon is a superhero, the city was attacked by demons, Pax Metahumana, gods like Ares have made an appearance on Earth, things that very clearly have been seen by the general public and have shaped the current, existing world.  No rules on how magic works, no extended dossiers on existing factions, we have character backstories if people want to explore existing characters, we don't need a separate page or thread for that.

Like any good record, we should keep it short and to the point. As much as everyone wants to show how awesome their lore is, I don't feel the need to share what we don't have to. Especially for people like [@Raptorman], who have gone to great lengths to keep his actions in the dark.

I think I have probably repeated what a few have said before me, but that's my thoughts on the matter.

SIDE NOTE: We might want to re-evaluate those original rules for the game...I feel like we may have bent those.

SECOND SIDE NOTE: I have some lore of my own that I'll send to [@Fallenreaper], but I'll try to keep it concise.