Shared world races:

[rust]

Okay, I have put the Kraecheeth on the list (which is only meant to record
ideas and proposals, nothing in any way final).

The Gates could well have caused the mutations of the Kraecheeth. In a sci-
ence fiction setting the Gates could be described as disintegrating a "passen-
ger" at Point A and reintegrating him at Point B. If the process of reintegra-
tion is somehow manipulated, or the Gate is malfunctioning, the "passenger"
could well be "transformed" into something different.
If the Azchirgnoth had found a way to manipulate the Gates ...

By the way, Soltakss (I hope I got his name right ...) has just edited the
myths in the Wiki, bringing them in line with your description of the past; I
think he has done a very fine job.

And another thought (rather a question): Do you have any idea who built
the Gates ?
Edit.: Ah, I have found it, the Akershule created the Gates.

[Puck]

By the way, Soltakss (I hope I got his name right ...) has just edited the
myths in the Wiki, bringing them in line with your description of the past; I
think he has done a very fine job.

God Forbid you get someone's name wrong

It is very cool seeing the myths come together and seeing bits and fragments of old familiar stuff wound up with the new rope.

[soltakss]

Originally Posted by rust

By the way, Soltakss (I hope I got his name right ...)

Well, the name is Simon but Soltakss will do .....

Originally Posted by rust

has just edited the
myths in the Wiki, bringing them in line with your description of the past; I
think he has done a very fine job.

Thanks, copying other people's work is easy.

Originally Posted by rust

And another thought (rather a question): Do you have any idea who built
the Gates ?
Edit.: Ah, I have found it, the Akershule created the Gates.

Some of them, anyway.

[Puck]

Just knocked down the old the old Mrq Trogod notes(only intended to see for people to see what I was talking about) and replaced them with more Green-friendly write-ups.

I am not very familiar with the organization of Wiki's and am not sure how to proceed. Should I place all my stuff for the Green under "The Green" in one long wiki post or should we have sub-catagories? Should I add ideas to other peoples sub catagories (content may not mesh perfectly) or should I create new one's?

[rust]

I am also not sure how people would prefer to handle it here, but I would
propose:

- sub-categories instead of one long posting, because they make it easier
to find and edit things,

- additions to the sub-categories in question instead of multiple wiki entries
on the same subjects.

If there are problems with contradictions etc., we could discuss them here
in the forum (or, with minor questions, perhaps even per PM), and then edit
the wiki accordingly, I think.

P.S.: I like the new Trogod notes !
I have edited the list on the previous page accordingly.

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by rust

If there are problems with contradictions etc...

When a contradiction arises, it's not a problem - it's an opportunity to create more diversity, and so make the setting richer.

Don't edit out contradictions: make up something else, that explains why the world is (seemingly) contradictory...

[rust]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

When a contradiction arises, it's not a problem - it's an opportunity ...

Of course, you are right, and that is what I meant: To discuss the contradiction, find an interesting explanation, and edit that into the wiki.

Bad wording by me, sorry.

[Puck]

Reader friendly

When a contradiction arises, it's not a problem - it's an opportunity

I have attempted to do this, I hope somewhat successfully, by allowing for a western corner of the Green,where I can kind of muddle around with my own ideas, and a greater common or eastern Green that is closer to civilization (the Green of Soltakss' excellent peoples of the Green article). The two may eventually become one, as ideas co-mingle with others.

Where I was in a bit of a quandary was where I should place the new stuff I was writing, knowing that it may vary somewhat from Soltakss vision and description.

- sub-categories instead of one long posting, because they make it easier to find and edit things

I will attempt to do this.

The other thing to keep an eye on is that it remains somewhat reader friendly for other people who come to the shared world wiki to see what is going on.

BY the way if anyone has any ideas for different names for races or places please let me know. Sometimes I have just used place-holders so I can go on. Also if I have made confusing grammatical or word choice errors on the wiki please feel free to change them to prevent my embarrassment.

Right now I am particularly trying to find a cool name for Tree-alchemists or resin-tappers, who work with tree resins, potions, poisons and stuff. I just cannot think of a fitting name that rolls off the tongue.

[rust]

Originally Posted by Puck

Right now I am particularly trying to find a cool name for Tree-alchemists or resin-tappers, who work with tree resins, potions, poisons and stuff. I just cannot think of a fitting name that rolls off the tongue.

They work with resins ... what about "Resineers" ?

[Puck]

They work with resins ... what about "Resineers" ?

HMMMMMN.
Great for a sci-fi version, for the fantasy version I was thinking of something more ... magical. May still work though as I let it sink in a little. It has a nice ring to it.

This is were the two concepts diverge a little. I was thinking that the Fantasy version would have secret magic means of boiling and transforming the gums, resins, saps and such, whereas the sci-fi version would of course have more chemical, scientific processes. Alchemy vs. chemistry. The products could work identical in both worlds though.