Okay, long OOC post here, but I feel it is only right to keep people who have been reading along up to date when plans change. Last night there was a long debate (which is why no more posting has happened as yet) on what the true outlook of publishing this story would be. The honest assessment is ?not so good.? One of the reasons the story has not allowed others to interact with it is because of copyright. Great friends you all are with fantastic characters, but you own them, and if this story had been brought to a publisher, well, there are already so many legal twists and turns that it was just going to get cuckoo if more writers were added to the mix. It has been a big regret over here, which is why things are changing.
We?re going to split reality here. What happens to the characters in some future story will not be what happens to the characters on the Dragonsmark site. We?ve come to a crossroads and in order to do what we want to do (which is play with you all again) but be true to the story, we?re just splitting off into different directions.
So, the fact that it has been decided not to pursue publishing this version of the story offers what we believe are some really big plusses: 1) We now can return to interacting with you all and opening up the storylines wider (woohoo!) 2) More of the story can be shown here (double woohoo!) 3) Our characters can die for your storyline (triple woohoo!)
There are things that will not change, though, like the homeworld of these characters, how to get there, and what works and what does not, etc. Sorry, but I have put a lot of thought into limitations, rules, and to be perfectly honest, they haven?t really reversed or been withdrawn but only been more defined as people ask questions. I?m sorry to be stuffy, elitist, whatever you want to call me, but it is what it is. The other thing is, because of previous intentions, most of the homeworld wasn?t seen. It is a land of seven nations (well, actually eight, but that?s another story) and so far, only two have been even remotely shown. I do not see that changing. There is no reason in the Dragonsmark/Rhydin venue to show the other nations of that world.
So, a huge thank you to all of the readers who have been patient, very patient, with the bumps and bruises of reading a sketchy storyline and suffering through big gaps in the story. That should be less of the case from now on.
And Sid?we have ideas for you. Bwahahahaha!
Everyone please feel free to argue, disagree with, or debate the points made here. We did it for hours last night.
