Nefarion Xid
2011-01-07, 04:46 PM
I call it Darwinian Setting Creation.
The Playground is a freeform fantasy game played on these boards. Each player gets to add one new thing to the world or detail an aspect of life or culture each week via the use of Story Elements. It's a sort of game where everyone gets to be the GM and setting designer and player all at once. Moderators are given the power to decide what's cool and what isn't. And it all comes together in a living, breathing world that's always in development. Whatever's popular and interesting lives on, becoming more important and integral to the world and ongoing story. Silly or boring things tend to fall by the wayside. Darwinism. Some things work, those stick around, some things don't work... and those get vetoed or forgotten.
This thread will serve as a place for the community (not just players in the game) to peruse and give feedback on the setting and its component parts. We wanted a chance for other people to see the cool things we've made so far. And we'll be posting anything we homebrew for 3.5 or 4E D&D here.
Oh look, we have a wiki. It's a good place to start.
http://theplayground.wikia.com/wiki/The_Playground_Wiki
The In Character Thread. The best way to understand what's going on with the world is to read the narrative.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180273
The Out of Character Thread.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180274
And the Recruitment Thread for anyone who would like to actively participate, Post your application here.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179276
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The Playground is a freeform fantasy game played on these boards. Each player gets to add one new thing to the world or detail an aspect of life or culture each week via the use of Story Elements. It's a sort of game where everyone gets to be the GM and setting designer and player all at once. Moderators are given the power to decide what's cool and what isn't. And it all comes together in a living, breathing world that's always in development. Whatever's popular and interesting lives on, becoming more important and integral to the world and ongoing story. Silly or boring things tend to fall by the wayside. Darwinism. Some things work, those stick around, some things don't work... and those get vetoed or forgotten.
This thread will serve as a place for the community (not just players in the game) to peruse and give feedback on the setting and its component parts. We wanted a chance for other people to see the cool things we've made so far. And we'll be posting anything we homebrew for 3.5 or 4E D&D here.
Oh look, we have a wiki. It's a good place to start.
http://theplayground.wikia.com/wiki/The_Playground_Wiki
The In Character Thread. The best way to understand what's going on with the world is to read the narrative.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180273
The Out of Character Thread.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180274
And the Recruitment Thread for anyone who would like to actively participate, Post your application here.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179276
Post under construction