Who wants to write a big shared universe story with me

Leti

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I really want to write a big shared universe story with a bunch of authors all contributing to the story of the world with their own books. who wants to join me?
OP draft:

Generic Isekai Shared Universe Collaboration

Are you writing a generic isekai story? This group is dedicated to a shared universe collaboration!

Setting Features:
  • Enormous world (almost endless in size)
  • Medieval fantasy ambience
  • Stereotypical JRPG monsters (i.e. slimes, goblins)
  • Stereotypical fantasy races (i.e. elves, dwarves, orcs)
  • Multiple systems of magic co-exist
  • Multiple gods, goddesses, and blessings co-exist
  • Isekai summoning rituals and Otherworlders
Author Participation Rules:

Rule One: Keep things open-ended

All additions you make to the world should be open-ended. Give other future authors the chance to expand, alter, or elaborate on something that you write about. Avoid superlatives or restrictive content that prevent other authors from adding more material. When something conflicts, try your best to think of a way that both things can exist.​
  • Good: Fruys is one of the Great Dragons who breathes fire.
  • Bad: There are exactly three Great Dragons in the entire universe and Fruys is the only one who breaths fire.

Rule Two: Accept that you don't "own" things that you add to the universe

As authors, it's natural to feel possessive about our stories. However, in a collaborative world-building project, it's important to accept that we give up ownership when we contribute something to the shared universe.​
By adding a city to the universe, you have to to accept that someone else might come along and set it on fire.​
If you're unable to accept other people modifying, contributing, or even destroying your setting, this collaborative project may not be good for you.​

Rule Three: Reserve as little as possible when writing your story

We allow authors to reserve a location and a time period when writing a story.​
We allow reservations because we understand that it takes a long time to write a story, and we may not want other authors to change a particular setting when we're in the process of a story. However, it's best for the community (and also more fun) if you reserve as little as possible and let things develop organically when multiple authors cross paths and intersect with their stories.​
Reserving an entire continent for 100 years is dull... because other authors won't want to use your setting if you're too controlling about it.​
Reserving something small (like a city or a palace inside the capital) for ~10 years is recommended.​

Rule Four: Keep the shared documents concise and generic

To encourage new authors to join, keep the shared worldbuilding documents as concise as possible.​
Try to limit glossary entries to sentences not paragraphs. You can link your story if it addresses a particular topic in detail.​
Remember that making things too complex chases away other authors from wanting to participate, so simple is better!​
Only add things to the glossary if you've written it in your story. Don't add things that you haven't yet written...​

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Example Starting Glossary:

Gaia
is the name of a world that is nearly endless in size. Nobody knows how big it is, and it has numerous continents.

Ochre is a temperate continent in Gaia.

....

The Kingdom of Ralas is a country in Ochre (circa year 1000) that is occupied by many humans.

King Midas ruled the Kingdom of Ralas from year 1000-1020. He was very cruel.
 

LunaSoltaer

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When the actual topic of the thread gets NTRd by shitposts.

And then @Leti comes in to restore balance to the thread
 

Aiyoki

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What I mean is you guys write books on your own using my world as a base and then You guys can choose to do crossovers and other things like that by contacting me (heads up I don't use discord so you'll have to message me true scribblehubs message system) the crossover will probably be only a chapter long as that all the motivation i have for crossovers.
This seems like a more feasible option rather than what the topic title looks to be suggesting at first glance. I think it's been addressed already in earlier posts but trying to do one giant collaboration story would very easily fall to pieces should one collaborator fall out of interest or motivation for such a grand project.

As far as a small commitment, I'd be interested in trying something out... :blob_hmm:
 

Ai-chan

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I really want to write a big shared universe story with a bunch of authors all contributing to the story of the world with their own books. who wants to join me?
Wrong section. Discussions don't go into writing prompt. Please read the pinned thread.
 

shadow_slayer

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Okay so this is going to be an infinite multiverse x3 or a comics universe level clusterfuck, but either way cool

how much of this setting do you have built?
Um kinda like a extended world like blindfold masks books with characters that all exist at the same time but never meet
 
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