Lore Update

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Lore Update

Hello folks, below is a quick update regarding the Lore Games Submissions, Lore Blacklists, and Teacher Applications.

Lore Games Update - Hybrid Formatting & Hub Pages

We have about a month left before the 2.5 month draft is due. Please keep this in mind when going forward. The Story members assigned to the Lore Games discord will be working to ensure that drafts are being worked on now, as you’ve had a month and a half to go over all the different ideas you might have and start the draft.

 

Hybrid formatting is a new process that we’re experimenting with in the new criteria. After certain pieces were submitted, we’ve decided to change hybrid formatting around. Below are the pieces which will no longer be applicable for hybrid formatting. This is subject to change as we figure out what best works, so in the future an announcement might be made changing this around.

 

Deity submissions, Open Race submissions, and Event Race submissions must be on their own. If you have a hybrid submission that we believe is too long, you may be asked to split it up. This will be a case by case basis and you will be contacted prior to the reviewal process if you need to split it up.

 

If you want to submit multiple pieces in one package, we would like for you to use a hub page. A quick and simple guide explaining hubs can be found here: click me.

 

Lorebreaking Protocol

After some deliberation, we’ve decided that blacklists aren’t as effective as previously thought, so we are moving away from their usage across the board. This affects lore blacklists as well, so a new system has been written up regarding lorebreaking. In addition to this, we’ve added a “Watchlist” to those that get warned. Those on the watchlist will have their logs periodically searched for any potential lorebreaking, to ensure that they are adhering to the warning given to them.

You can read more about this update here: click me.

 

Teacher Applications

Over a period of time, I have started to shift Story away from needing lore specialists. To elaborate, when the Lore Games are over, a majority of the lore that impacts day to day rp, such as magics and creatures, will have been written out on the forums, coupled with a guide. Alongside this is the rule that requires everything regarding the lore to be written down in said lore/guide. Anyone will be capable of picking up a lore piece and learn its intricacies. We won’t have to rely on a singular/small handful of people who are the only ones who know all aspects of the lore anymore.

 

However, the transition process for this will be a bit bumpy. Due to the transition, people previously allocated to working on TAs have been put elsewhere, whether that be on rewriting lore pieces or helping with the Void rework. This has unfortunately resulted in the inability to get TAs done in a properly timed fashion. I’ve made the decision to axe the currently sitting/unaccepted TAs while we rework how we handle TAs for the future.

 

The Future of TAs

As I mentioned before, we’re moving towards a time where we will not need lore specialists. This means that, with all the lore neatly laid out for people, anyone could reasonably go over a person’s capabilities for teaching a magic. With this in mind, the TA process in the future will be much easier and quicker than before. We’ll have a standardized process for this which any Story member will be able to carry out. No longer will people need to wait for a specific person to handle their TA.