Collaborative Fiction Rules

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The Rules[edit | edit source]

  1. When writing your race sheet, please fill out every section and make it detailed; a single sentence to describe the history or culture is insufficient. Add any and all details you can think of; the more the merrier. Feel free to take a look at the wiki or talk to users if you're having any trouble, we will gladly help you brainstorm ideas!
  2. Once accepted, please register for the wiki and begin making a page as soon as you are able. A detailed race sheet is good, but it is also just a start.
  3. God-modding is prohibited. A race can be very powerful in some aspects, but cannot be invulnerable. They have to be able to lose; the story is more interesting that way!
  4. This is not a solo project. Interact with the other users, and always ask for permission before using someone's race.
  5. Infighting among the factions is not unheard of, and in appropriate circumstances, is even encouraged.
  6. Please use discretion when applying numbers to your race. While numbers are perfectly acceptable in some contexts, such as measuring the length of a starship or showing how large a race's standard battlegroup is, they create ore problems than they are worth in other situations, such as detailing how large a nation's military is, which will likely come off as either absurd or as god-modding.
  7. No unexplained magic. While certain forms of mysticism and limited psychic powers are permitted, this is ultimately a science-fiction universe first and foremost. If a reasonable scientific explanation can be created for what seems like a magical event, it may be permitted.