We finally have some resolution on the Persistent World RP sub-forum:

Expanding Horizons will move to a regular RP thread. While we're still not entirely sure how the mechanics behind this one will work, if you're involved in Expanding Horizons, now is a good time to go in and save your content from it--just in case not every thread gets moved over. I've spoken with Mahz a few times about it in the last week, so this outcome is just a matter of time. 

Many people still seemed interested in the Persistent World idea, and were hoping site staff would try the concept again with a different idea, and a different crew behind the idea. Took us some time to get user feedback, and discuss among ourselves but in the end we decided that the Persistent World idea should be tried again, not simply folded after the decision to move Expanding Horizons to regular RP sub-forums.

The two most common requests we heard; site staff should be involved somehow, and the next Persistent World RP should be a popular fandom.

Took us a little while to firm up ideas and get the ball rolling (not that anyone noticed while the site was down), but now that it's up we feel ready to announce that the next Persistent World roleplay, well, it might even be more accurate to call it a Persistent Galaxy roleplay...

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The details as of now:

Expect the Star Wars PW roleplay to launch shortly after the Expanding Horizons PW roleplay is moved. (Likely two to three weeks.)

The Star Wars PW roleplay will be ran by a group of GMs. (Yes, if you GM and are a Star Wars fanatic, contact me on the site or in Discord about helping to run/plot the game. Still accepting GMs for the game.)

No, the group of GMs hasn't yet finalized a decision on which era the game will take place in.

The idea for this game is to allow most people to jump in and go if they want. For example: want to play a Jedi Padawan? Grab your lightsaber and go. Make a character sheet, post it--it wouldn't need approval for your Jedi Padawan to begin play. Want to play a Jedi Knight? Well now, that one would be powerful enough at the start to need character approval. 

In the next few weeks we'll illustrate just where the line between characters needing approval, and those not needing approval, will be.

The game will be open to any RPer on the Guild: Free, Casual, or Advanced. 

More details as they come. For now, direct questions to those GMs for the Star Wars Persistent World roleplay already selected: [@Ezekiel], [@Sep], [@Heat]. Likewise you're more than welcome to simply direct your questions to me. 

Or come find us on the RPGuild Discord server in the Star Wars PW chat channel.

Thanks!