New: Missouri (free, open-ended, email, snail, www, human, fantasy, space, startrek, rpg, abstract)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:13:03 +0000

Name:		Missouri
Costs:		None.
Frequency:		Weekly
Email:		davidjosephmoody zat ussvictory.org
IP:		68.49.25.167
URL:		http://ussmissouri.net
Type:		General SciFi, Star Trek platform
Last-Update:		2007Aug10
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, snail, www, human, fantasy, space,
startrek, rpg, abstract

Description:

The Missouri is a Starfleet vessel.  However, she has a problem:  she
can't seem to remain in that particular universe of science fiction.  The
writers of the Missouri simulation are storytellers, bringing aspects of
varying universal realms together onto the Missouri platform.  The writers
work together to craft the story of the starship Missouri.

I myself place a good deal of value on the story of the Missouri.  It is
free-form, and honest and open.  From time to time, we insert a major
event into the story, and then work together to craft the plot threads
that will lead us to a turning point.  This turning point generally allows
the characters to establish development, the story to gain markable
movement, and myself to learn something about the crew collected.

Thus far, I have found that at each turn of the tale, the group becomes
more formidable.  While our posts sometimes trickle and sometimes come
crashing in in waves, I always find that when we reach a new milestone in
the story, I find myself pleased to be surrounded by a masterful group of
writers.

We're all adults here at the Missouri, and we appreciate the talents and
opinions of others.  Occasionally, we'll come across someone who's a great
writer, but foul to actually work alongside as a co-author.  Sorry, but
that's not how we do things.  We're here to write a story that in the end
we'll actually like and fondly remember writing, not to fuss and moan with
each other over triviality.

Each time we gain a new writer in our midst, we refocus on the stories to
make them even more engaging, and make absolutely certain to include every
writer's main character.  We do allow, by the way, multiple characters --
as long as everyone else is not usurped.

The Missouri's writing team has surpassed the notion of any one person
being able to truly take over (ala Mary Sue) by allowing all writers to
write marginally for other characters.	This alleviates the frustration of
waiting days for the next writer to write a couple of lines in a necessary
response.  The idea is to move the story along!

We aren't sure exactly where we'll end up, but we're enjoying the journey,
and we invite you to join us.

Missouri Actual, 08.08.07

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