Nordok

It's from a song (mildly NSFW):

But today we are brothers; tonight we are friends.

A moment of peace in a war that never ends...

You should.

I have a planet you're welcome to make use of, if that helps you get started.

I feel like the name "Izzy" would cause a lot of unnecessary confusion.

"Izzy fighting tonight?"

"Is who fighting tonight?"

"Izzy."

"Who?"

"Izzy!"

@elitex01: Don't mind at all, and apologies for the delay! This week has been...complicated.

@paragonxxx: It's a vicious cycle, unfortunately. Low activity is going to lead to existing RPers drifting away, and potential new RPers not getting interested, which is just going to lead to even lower activities.

If it's obvious people are having fun, others will want to get in on it, sooner or later.

Universe explodes; everyone dies.

Next!

;P

@cesc_bo_vera:

Like I said, I'm not trying to come across as being negative with my criticisms. I really do want folks to get creative with ideas for getting the juices flowing again, and I want to see their ideas work!

Since universe creation seems to be a hot topic at the moment, I thought this might be constructive. These are some of the questions/potential issues you may want to give some thought to if you are or are even entertaining the notion of creating a new RPG universe.

Please note that these are simply guidelines, not rules! As long as your universe is in compliance with site and forum rules, feel free to disregard anything here, but as a tough but loving father once said “if you fall out of that tree and break both your legs, don't come running to me!”

• How “new” is your universe going to be? Is it going to be a complete “clean slate” (everything must be 100% new)? Can you port in existing characters/canon? If so, what (if any) adjustments do you need to make, or is this a multiverse situation where they can come in with everything they currently have (including memories of other universes) intact? Will it be an alternative reality that splits off an existing universe? If so, at what point are you splintering off?
• How will you designate threads that are unique to your universe, to avoid confusion?
• Who is the OOC governing body of your universe going to be? Is it going to be entirely under your authority, or will there be a CoE (or equivalent)? If the latter, how will they be picked: by you, by vote, by random drawing, etc? If one goes MIA, what will the process be for it to continue to function?
• What, if any, specific rules will your universe have? Will you have rules governing empires, governments and elections, major world damage, religion/mythology, etc?
• Is there an approval process for creating locations or other types of threads, or will it be free-for-all?
• Are established “real world” locations (NYC, Tokyo, Mars, etc) assumed to already exist? Can anyone create a specific thread for one if it doesn’t already exist, or will there be an approval process?
• What about “real life” people: world leaders, celebrities, etc? If they exist in your universe, what rules govern their use? Can they be used as NPCs? As PCs? If so, what rules (if any) govern this?

These are just the guidelines I came up with, based on my own observations and experience. If anyone else has insight they’d like to share, feel free to do so below.

@cesc_bo_vera: I'm good if you're good; I just wanted to be clear.