The Chronicle of Apolyton

[Jon Shafer]

I was thinking of starting some sort of record-keeping system, to start recording the history of the game as it progresses. Many people wanted to see a 'complete' view of how the Lux situation progressed and changed, and I think that a full history of the game would be a very good idea as well.

One day the game will end, and we'll have a(n) (almost) full recording of the history of the game. If the teams would allow me, to do this I would have to be able to discuss each team's current view as things move along, either by chat, PM or email, and I would write up things based upon different views presented. Teams would also be allowed to submit opinion articles which would be added to the Chronicle.

With my stake in the game gone, I would vow to report things in a neutral manner based upon the information provided to me. I also wouldn't reveal any information to other teams, and would only be allowed to discuss issues of the game dealing with the team I would be talking with.

Would the teams be willing to support this and cooperate to submit information for recording purposes?

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[Darekill]

Please write a history about the ND vs. Lux history and i tell you if i can consider you as neutral.

It is not that i misstrust you but i doubt that would be realy neutral.

[FrustratedPoet]

I find this idea personally interesting, but of course I can't speak for the rest of the team.

I've posted a thread in the GS forum to solicit opinions on this issue.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

I think that each side of the conflict should submit their "official" version of the history and then there could be listing in one thread, sort of like the the first four books of the New Testament that tell the same story only from different viewpoints.

Then others could read the different sides and come to their own conclusions.

We could then make a thread for each historical incident and make a topped thread that links to each one.

Examples:
The Annoyedus Luxian War w/Lux, GoW, and ND versions and Roleplay/Vox footnotes.

The Meeting of the Legosian and Glorious Warmong Fleets

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EXERPT:
"Captain! Look there be ships to the north! Arghhh."

"Ships ye say? That be impossible not even that wash out of an Admiral of the Northern Fleet be dumb enough to be this far south. Wait a minute. Those aren't the Northern Fleet! They be populated by something not human. Look at them Swabs! They be all blocked and pointy in spots. Like they was made out of little stone squares er sumthin..........."

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Etc.

[ZargonX]

I think that's a great idea, Trip. I'm sure there'll be plenty of points-of-view when all is said and done, and it'll make one great read!

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

View of the Warmong Captain through his Lookie Stick:

[FrustratedPoet]

[redstar1]

Have you airbrushed out the 24 40" guns?

fantastic post mate

[vondrack]

[Togas]

..."Lookie Stick"

ROFL!



Anyhow, I think the Trip-as-Historian thing is fine. This is a game, not some international grudge match or high stakes poker or even a school rivalry. It's something we're all doing for fun. Trip would like to stay involved, and who can blame him? I doubt he can be entirely neutral but I'm sure he'll do his best and if people quibble with his take on history, they can write their own.

For this to happen, of course, we're going to have to agree to give him access to secret game information and trust him to keep it as such until a later time when all can be revealed. I'm willing to do this on behalf of my team. Hopefully the rest of you will too.

--Togas

p.s. As an interesting sidenote, it's it strange that, in this case, history would be written by the vanquished?

[vondrack]

I pretty much agree with Togas. Even though not yet officially approved by the whole Lego team, I personally believe that it would be okay. As long as sensitive information is not published too early, I would have no problem with Trip becoming the PtWDG historian.

[Beta]

ditto

to GF's post.

to Trip's proposal.

[Tiberius]

Where did you get that picture from, Ghengis? ROTFL!

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Tiberius
Where did you get that picture from, Ghengis? ROTFL!

My wife is an Assistant Manager of a toy store.
It's from Lego's product website.

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Darekill

Please write a history about the ND vs. Lux history and i tell you if i can consider you as neutral.

It is not that i misstrust you but i doubt that would be realy neutral.

It would depend upon the information that YOU would make available to me... after all, unless I'm told what every side thought about things, I'd only have my opinion and what happened to me, and that would hurt what I'm trying to do here.

Right now, I would probably start doing a history of the game from this point on, and later I could go back to the start of the game so that people would think I would be less biased.