History Generator

[Vordak]

I'd like to think this is a somewhat unique and interesting idea. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress' world generation, this RP will be about writing an entire fictional world's history, post by post, starting from scratch. First, the solar system, a planet, its geography, wildlife. Then, the birth of a sapient lifeform. And from there on, the players will craft the new civilization's path through time, paving it with empires, plagues, wars, great inventions and discoveries, ever changing philosophies and ideologies. Sort of a nation RP, but not quite.

Sounds bare as bones right now - but so it should be. This will be a GM-less roleplay, where the players are the only ones who make it live: when writing, you'll be looking back at what others have written, and take that as a foundation for your own post. I would like to have this roleplay allow all, who are willing to abide the few simple rules listed down below, the total amount of players ideally unlimited.

Rules:

• Read the previous posts before writing anything of your own. Also, think of leaving some sort of hook in your own post, so that the next player can have something to work off. Roleplays are always based on communication and partnership - this one, even more so.
• Keep the posts ordered. If you're 100% certain that you'll be able to make a post soon, call dibs in the OOC, so that you don't end up with two branching timelines written by two different players.
• Keep it serious. This isn't supposed to be a comedic roleplay, and while a healthy dose of humor is always good, downright silliness won't be appreciated.

[Swagmeister]

I love you. Sorta.
Interested.

[Bluetommy]

Intrsted

[ClocktowerEchos]

Interested but a bit curious/worried on how it might go wrong.

[Vordak]

Interested but a bit curious/worried on how it might go wrong.

@ClocktowerEchos

Certainly can. However, i feel like the reward is worth the risks: i think making this a community oriented roleplay, rather than reserving it to a select group of players, will help it grow and be richer with content; moreover, you won't even have to bother about the roleplay dying due to inactivity, as almost anyone interested can come in at anytime and revitalize it with a new post.

Maybe, at one point, it will require intervention from some sort of appointed authority due to a divide in opinions and preferences among the players, but ultimately, i hope that across the duration of the roleplay, a certain tone will be given and the story will naturally conform to a distinct setting. I think the above rules - paying attention to previous posts and refraining from breaking their narrative - will be enough to hold it together, given that all participants abide them.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Vordak I'm just curious on how would we set it up, something like text book or documentary style?
And how exactly would we do stuff like natural formations and the rise of animals then the rise of intelligent life?
Would everyone be the same species or would there be multiple races from different evolutionary backgrounds?
How about the stuff like missing links, misinterpreted events and religions?
Could there be life on other planets not on the one we're making?
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[Vordak]

@Vordak I'm just curious on how would we set it up, something like text book or documentary style?

@ClocktowerEchos

Most likely; however, the inclusion of other formats, such as diary entries, bureaucratic documentation, letters and ect. is also encouraged, as long as it helps forward or deepen the narrative.

And how exactly would we do stuff like natural formations and the rise of animals then the rise of intelligent life?

@ClocktowerEchos

It's supposed to be a pretty brief part, as the sapient civilization will be the main focus. Still necessary though, as it gives much needed background on the conditions it will be developing in. For the most part, i think it should be made somewhat vague and malleable, as to not greatly restrict the future actions of the players. It's just going to be there - thingd like continents, oceans, a few mountains and volcanoes, dinosaurs and dragons. Pine trees.

Would everyone be the same species or would there be multiple races from different evolutionary backgrounds?

@ClocktowerEchos

You decide. I'm not the GM; there is no GM, only the players themselves. But yeah, that'd be swell.

How about the stuff like missing links, misinterpreted events and religions?

@ClocktowerEchos

I don't think there would be a problem with incorporating those into the roleplay. Or have you concerns about it that i may have missed?

Could there be life on other planets not on the one we're making?

@ClocktowerEchos

Well, i'm not one to disallow that, but i think it's best that the majority of the effort is concentrated on one single civilization.

[ClocktowerEchos]

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I don't think there would be a problem with incorporating those into the roleplay. Or have you concerns about it that i may have missed?

@Vordak

I'm talking about how would we deal with stuff like misrecording like how people are now wondering if the dinos were less reptile and had more feathery bits or how real the events/places in the Bible are like the Garden of Eden, resurrection of Christ, etc.

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Well, i'm not one to disallow that, but i think it's best that the majority of the effort is concentrated on one single civilization.

@Vordak

You mean a single planet? At least until we start going into space colonization I presume.

[Vordak]

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I'm talking about how would we deal with stuff like misrecording like how people are now wondering if the dinos were less reptile and had more feathery bits or how real the events/places in the Bible are like the Garden of Eden, resurrection of Christ, etc.

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You mean a single planet? At least until we start going into space colonization I presume.

@ClocktowerEchos

If there isn't anything stopping you from taking an event that happened in a previous post and having it be misinterpreted in your own, then why not do that? For example, in one post, during a war, the emperor's son was captured, and later, released, only to die shortly thereafter in an accident. Presumably, this was documented. However, another player can say that all written mentions of the accident were lost in a fire, leading to confusion amongst further generations - which they can then proceed to segue into an important event in their own post. Again, this does require mutual respect to truly work, without anybody feeling like somebody just took their post and made it null. But what would be better - to restrict this option, or have trust in the community? I'd be willing to try the latter, at least for now.

And yeah, i did mean a single planet. Misused the word.

EDIT: added a few more points on the subject matter.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Vordak

Thanks for clearing that up.
Mind if I ask how many people are you expecting before OOC time?

[Vordak]

@Vordak

Thanks for clearing that up.
Mind if I ask how many people are you expecting before OOC time?

@ClocktowerEchos

About six would be good. Though chances are, i'll set it up regardless during the weekends.

[Shayd]

Interested.

[Mardox]

I'm definitely in!

[Keyguyperson]

I won't have the time for this, but I hope you manage to get it going. It'll be a great read!

[AccursedBiscuit]

Sounds good, count me in.

[Vordak]

The OOC will be up tomorrow; meanwhile, i encourage that you start discussing the roleplay here and try to define the boundaries within which you'd like to be working.

I shall go get some sleep right now.

[SpookySquid]

Interested. I've got a couple of ideas.

[AccursedBiscuit]

So, do we divvy up by parts of the solar system/planet, or by jobs (One person in charge of calamities, or war, prosperity, so on and so forth), or not at all?

[Swagmeister]

I would prefer if we could all change the things we want, and maybe put the building process in to different segments.

[Vordak]

roleplayerguild.com/topics/91424-histo..

The OOC has arrived; discussion is welcome.

@Swagmeister @AccursedBiscuit @SpookySquid @Mardox @Shayd @ClocktowerEchos @bluetommy2