[center][sub]art by [url=https://www.artstation.com/artist/z361474408]mistXG[/url][/sub]
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[h2]The Rise and Fall of the Ruse[/h2][/center]

This is a loose [url=http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/]Microscope[/url] game. The Timeline is divided into [PERIOD]s: bookend points of history that mark the beginning and end of a certain timeframe, one happy ([color=yellow]yellow[/color]) and one tragic ([color=violet]violet[/color]). All new [PERIOD]s must fit within the first and last point of the Timeline. [EVENT]s are broad descriptions of things that happened within a certain [PERIOD]. [SCENE]s are hyper-focused narratives or stories that happened within an [EVENT].

New articles may be posted as a new [PERIOD], or an [EVENT] or [SCENE] that references an existing [PERIOD].

Articles which don't fit within the Timeline structure are more than welcome, and will be linked separately as descriptive flavor for the world.

[h3]Timeline[/h3]
[list][*][color=yellow][PERIOD] The first civilizations rise in worship and reverence of the Ruse.[/color]
[list][*][EVENT] The first [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334844]Barkolopus[/url] is sighted.
[*][EVENT] The Krull rise as a serious threat to civilization.
[*][EVENT] The primal god Del is forgotten, and creates the city of [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337688]Elohim[/url] as a parting gift.
[*][EVENT] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337291]Hybris[/url] destroys the Restored Empire.
[*][EVENT] A village sinks into the ground and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334800]Gutterfolk[/url] are created.
[*][EVENT] The Krull are defeated by Roarank Ankar.[/list]
[*][color=yellow][PERIOD] Magic develops as a means to create and control the Ruse for the benefit of civilization.[/color]
[list][*][EVENT] The Krull revive and return to attack humanity.
[*][EVENT] Explorers discover lost records of the previous defeat of the Krull.
[list][*][SCENE] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334651]The Expedition of Darian Dangerfinger[/url][/list]
[*][EVENT] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4345946]Magicians' Guilds[/url] are founded.
[*][EVENT] The Krull are permanently defeated.[/list]
[*][color=violet][PERIOD] Greed for magical power and command of the Ruse cause the fall of kingdoms.[/color]
[list][*][EVENT] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4343190]The Tragedy of Ceolmaer[/url][/list]
[*][color=yellow][PERIOD] Civilizations question and begin research into the nature of the Ruse.[/color]
[list][*][EVENT] Rumors of [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4335875]the Stellar Express[/url] begin.
[*][EVENT] Idyll City is founded as a hub of technology.[/list]
[*][color=violet][PERIOD] Science and technology command creation and control of the Ruse.[/color]
[list][*][EVENT] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4339514]The FENIKS Project[/url] offers a chance at immortality.
[*][EVENT] In the Three Rivers, [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4370564]The Telo Trials[/url] find that telos are not legally recognized as persons, but are nevertheless eligible to inherit principalities.[/list]
[*][color=violet][PERIOD] Advanced civilizations obliterate dreams and imagination, successfully destroying the Ruse[/color]
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[indent]REFERENCE AND THEORY
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4336637]Rumors of the Ruse[/url] by [@Mokley]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4339316]The Web of Fate[/url] by [@Crawkid]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4339720]Nightmares[/url] by [@Polybius]
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STORIES AND LEGENDS
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[*]A Child's Whimsical Adventures: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4336031]Chapter 1[/url] | [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337255]Chapter 2[/url] by [@ChickenTeriyaki]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337291]Hybris, God of Arrogance and Proving Others Wrong[/url] by [@Wardian]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4343190]The Tragedy of Ceolmaer[/url] by [@Zealous Blade]
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MAGIC AND TECHNOLOGY
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4339514]The FENIKS Project[/url] by [@Mokley]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4340604]Purple Ore[/url] by [@Crawkid]
[/list]

CREATURES
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334800]Gutterfolk[/url] by [@SepticGentleman]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334844]The Barkolopus[/url] by [@Arawak]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337396]Vendors[/url] by [@SepticGentleman][/list]

LOCATIONS
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4335837]Loris City[/url] by [@ChickenTeriyaki]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337688]Elohim, the city of the forgotten[/url] by [@snake153]
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4338979]The inverted folk of Elohim[/url] by [@Arawak][/list]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4338282]Mirror, Mirror by the River[/url] by [@Zealous Blade]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4351674]The Pocket Principalities of the Three Rivers[/url] by [@Wardian]
[/list]

ANOMALIES
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4335875]The Stellar Express[/url] by [@Zealous Blade]
[/list]

IDEAS, INSPIRATION, AND UNFINISHED ARTICLES
[list][*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4336546]A woman who has had a powerful imagination...[/url] by [@Crawkid]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334445]Null Towers[/url] by [@Polybius]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334985]The Man on the Tower[/url] by [@Crawkid]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4336014]The Halfway House Over Hoddard Hill[/url] by [@SepticGentleman]
[*][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4337100]The Town of Goldenport[/url] by [@Crawkid][/list][/indent]
[h3]Instructions for Submission[/h3][hider][indent][list][*]Submit finished characters, articles, encyclopedia entries, or short stories directly in this tab. Ideas and outlines may be posted here for preservation and inspiration for future articles.
[*]If you were particularly inspired by certain other players, be sure to give them a mention!
[*]Please use hiders sparingly, and only for images. This allows for easier text searches.
[*]A submission is not considered canon until it appears as a link in this post.
[*]Canonized posts may be edited and added to indefinitely, as inspiration strikes.[/list][/indent][/hider]

[h3]Collaborative Maps[/h3][hider][indent]Go to [url=https://inkarnate.com/users/sign_in]https://inkarnate.com/users/sign_in[/url] and log in as the following:

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password: [b]rpguild2[/b][/center]

Feel free to edit existing maps or to create your own! Save finished maps and upload to imgur (or ask [@Mokley] to upload it for you) to add to posts in the thread.[/indent][/hider]