Re: I recant. The Game Of Immortals IS OPEN!!!

From: anj <Anj@clara.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

So what happens when people start playing and you change your mind again and
decide not to run it? What then?

Brandon Van Every wrote:

> I've recanted.  The Game Of Immortals is OPEN!!!  Yes we're going to play
> after all.
> Gee aren't you excited.  I am repeating this in a new thread because my 1st
> posts may have expired on some people's news servers, and my wishy-washiness
> may be confusing to some.  Also I tweaked the info slightly.  Notes on
> cross-posts:
>
> c.g.d.design - this particular game design has been discussed extensively in
> this forum under the heading "Players A and B can't die."  Crank up DejaNews
> for details.  This is an invitation to test the design.
>
> r.g.frp.misc, r.g.pbm - this is a PBEM free-form RPG.
>
> misc.writing - this is a collaborative writing project, cleverly disguised
> as an RPG to keep people interested and producing.  Detractors aside, I MEAN
> IT.  I evaluate people on their writing, that's the entry fee.  And I'm not
> the only one in control of the authoring.  Your charter says my post is
> on-topic, so please, no more flames.
>
> r.a.int-fiction - we're gonna make Choose-Your-Own-Adventure webpages out of
> it, eventually.  Hopefully sooner than later.  Among other things, we are
> here to practice the art of the branch.
>
> Excerpt from CODEX MORTUS
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> If we are all Gods         and we have thrown our toys the mortals away
> and we are Immortal        What shall we do
> and we cannot die          to entertain ourselves?
>
>                                                 - Miokwo, Poetus Deus
>
> The Game Of Immortals
> -----------------------------------
>
> Miokwo grows tired of awaiting avocation from the ether.  And so he embarks
> upon the telling of it all, himself, enjoining others to exhort the foul
> blessings of Eternity.  Peace, remonstrance, abrogation.  Deus Ex Machina.
> In Death do we trust, we who cannot die.
>
> This is a Play By E-Mail (PBEM) free-form Role Playing Game (RPG).
> Free-form means that there's no rulebook and very few rules.  The main goal
> of the game is to enjoy the game.  That can mean many things to many people,
> that's part of the connundrum of what being a god is about.
>
> The Rules
> ---------------
>
> - Make up a God.  Any God.  I don't care.
>
> - Submit to me a sample of your writing, i.e. make the God do something.
> I'm only going to take good writers as in the past, I've found that this is
> what makes a game the most rewarding.  Makes it fun for me, thereby
> increasing my own energy and enthusiasm, thereby making it more fun for you.
> What do I mean by "good?"  Well, put your heart into it and send me
> something that "doesn't suck."  Although I'd love to work exclusively with
> poet laureates, that's not the real world, so my expectations are realistic.
> Also, although I've been complimented on my own writing, I'm not a poet
> laureate either.
>
> What I don't want is "Thor picks up the axe.  Thor swings the axe.  Thor
> likes his
> axe.  Heh, heh, heh." and that's it.  None of this minimalist crap, you need
> to write paragraphs and move the plot action along with your posts.
>
> If you send me a writing sample, I will get back to you either the same day
> or the next.  I hate waiting on other people, so I will be true to my word.
>
> - Please write your stuff in the 3rd person.
>
> - The rules are spelled out in Miokwo's poem.  Any questions?
>
> - Uuuh, it's a Pantheon.  All Gods have knowledge of each other.  You can
> try to play Monotheism if you like, but you're gonna have helluva
> existential angst.  :-)
>
> - The story will be created jointly and is very much open-ended.  But please
> try to blend in with what others are telling.  My job as Orchestrator is to
> try to keep us going in a common direction, but I'm not a dictator.
>
> - Game updates will happen every 1..4 days, depending on your personal
> energy.  You will be expected to respond within that period.  If things sit
> for a week, everyone loses interest.  Especially me.
>
> - If you don't really have time to participate, please don't bother.  It's
> vital that participants have the energy and enthusiasm to write regularly.
> So if you don't think you can manage the rhythm, i.e. you're crazy busy with
> your mundane workload of the month, please don't kid yourself.
>
> - once you're on-board, please put [GODS] in the subject line of your e-mail
> so I can filter it.
>
> Cheers,                    3d graphics optimization jock
> Brandon Van Every          Seattle, WA
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> ad hominem (adj)           "To the person."  Attributed to Aristotle.
> 1: appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect.
> 2: marked by an attack on an opponent's character rather than
> by an answer to the contentions made.
> 3: a 2000+ year old problem of civil debate, antedating Usenet.

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I recant. The Game Of Immortals IS OPEN!!!
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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I recant. The Game Of Immortals IS OPEN!!!
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000