Sounds good. I think it's important to note that not all characters had to be hired as the top person...a lot of people died. 

If you guys would like, we can start a Trello board as well as use the discord for brainstorming sessions. I feel that Trello is a step up from just putting things on a forum, because it allows for topics to be created and added, and comments made on these specific topics. It helps track lore generation.

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[b]Remembers saying goodbye to[/b] [@HeySeuss] [b]But HeySeuss has just started up an RP he once did long ago, perhaps with new surprises in store. Might join even though he is up to his eyeballs with responsibilities and other hobbies..[/b]

Dammit HeySeuss!
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This is an old favorite, but I brainstormed ideas in my little green notebook that led me to want to try this again. One of the nice things out there since the last time I tried this (more than two years ago) is that I am aware of new productivity software that helps with the brainstorming and that I know that this plot needs people to have a good idea of what direction we are taking it in. 

So to fully disclose, Humanity has colonized since Aeneas' colonists disappeared. Then things happened to balkanized, fracture and otherwise devastate Humanity and they are crawling out of that, seeded on a variety of planets. Aeneas' colonists have to grapple with this situation and make decisions that have consequences. So some of the players have asked me (quietly, which is good) about certain political and scientific beliefs that I think bode well for the RP, because if these people are leading a colony and that colony is influential in ways they didn't expect and they learn things that they didn't even realize were possible, then the dissent will be fun to play out.

Furthermore, I want to be more collaborative in the GMing and work on the plot arc together. I have my ideas, but other people have plenty to bring to the table. That's why Trello -- you work on it, others see it, add to it, and spin off it. 

So my role isn't to run the plot alone, it's to work with you guys and help create an atmosphere where we invest in our characters and the plotline as a whole, ditching the usual model of GM'ing. If we have twists, that's cool too. We should all be providing twists, because I like surprises and creativity as much as anyone else.