[u][h2]Introduction[/h2][/u] Hello, ladies and gentlemen! If you're reading this, there's a good chance you've come here from [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/180865-the-grim-crusade-a-warhammer-30000-rp/ooc]The Grim Crusade[/url], a game I'm currently GMing where the galaxy of Warhammer 30000 has changed greatly from canon, to the point of replacing all the Primarchs in the setting with new, player-created Primarchs. However, there's a lot more going on in the galaxy than just what the Primarchs are doing, and likely a lot that the game's timeline won't cover. This thread is intended as a place for the players to log the actions of their Legion beyond their Primarch's sight, and to a lesser extent the activities of their Legion's homeworld and, if GM-approved, other people and places within the Imperium and the wider galaxy. This won't just be events occurring at the same time as the game, however: flashbacks to the earlier days of the Crusade are also perfectly acceptable, and indeed encouraged, to expand the lore of both the setting in general and of your Legion's personal interactions with others in the Imperium. [hr] [u][h2]Rules[/h2][/u] [b]These rules are not quite identical to those in the main game thread, so please read them before making your posts.[/b] [list][*][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/77197-moderation-policy-in-the-rp-sections/ooc]All forum[/url] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/531-fundamental-rules-of-the-guild/ooc]rules apply.[/url] Most pressingly out of these, if I've decided on something happening a certain way, then my decision is final unless I'm given good reason to change my mind. [*]Do not godmod. That is to say, don't control other player's characters for them without their permission. If you want to make a combined post between two or more players, or have decided between yourselves to allow a certain interaction to occur in a certain way, that's perfectly fine, but don't do stuff to other people's characters without their say-so. [*]As with the main game thread, I'm not too concerned about activity levels, so don't feel overly pressured to post as often as possible. However, if you're going to create a flashback or other event that does not involve the Primarchs and/or is not set in the present day of the main game, [i]put it in this thread, not the main thread.[/i] [*]This is an Advanced roleplay. Please write to the appropriate level of quality - two or three significant paragraphs per post with good SPAG should be fine as a minimum, but try to come up with more if you can. [*]You do not need to stick to just one character per post. However, whilst I don't expect you to perfectly and uniquely characterise every individual in an Astartes Legion, I would suggest forming a reasonable personality for the characters whose perspectives you actually write from, especially if they’re one of your Legion’s major characters. [*]We need to know where and when any given event occurs, as well as who's involved in it. See below for the formatting template for that post.[/list] [hr] [u][h2]Formatting Template[/h2][/u] I'm not too fussed about how people write, as long as they adhere to the rules as mentioned above. However, we do need to know when and where any given event takes place, as well as who's involved with it. To that end, please place the following template at the beginning of every IC post, preferably retaining bolded headers, and fill it in accordingly. [hider=The Template] [b]Event Name[/b]: [The name of the event, either an official designation or an unofficial reference. This is mostly so I know how to describe it in the timeline.] [b]Location[/b]: [Where in the galaxy this takes place. The order of precedence when listing location should be the planet, voidship, void station, or other location the event took place upon or within; the star system the aforementioned location was contained in; the sector containing that system; and the segmentum containing that sector.] [b]Date[/b]: [The full date the event occurred or started upon, as described by the [url=http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Dating_System]Imperial Dat[/url][url=http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperial_Dating_System]ing System[/url] - check number, year fraction, year, millenium. As stated in the latter link, one Year Fraction is roughly 8 hours and 45 minutes on Terra.] [b]Parties Involved[/b]: [Who was involved in the event, be it Primarchs, Legions, Adeptus Terra officials, or good old Imperial citizenry. Note that the present day events any given Primarch is involved in should be portrayed within the main game thread, and that for anyone other than the Primarchs and the Legions, you will need express permission from one of the GMs to write from their perspective; also, it stands to reason that if you intend to include a Legion or Primarch other than your own in the post, you should collaborate on the post with the owner of said Legion or Primarch.] [/hider] [hr] [u][h2]Q&A[/h2][/u] [i]What is this?[/i] Side-stories, essentially - the stuff the people not in-focus are doing in the Imperium and the wider galaxy in general, as well as flashbacks to events set before The Grim Crusade's most current events. They exist for world-building purposes, specifically when it doesn't pertain to the Primarchs in the present day. [i]Which people are these?[/i] For the most part, the Legions of the Primarchs created for The Grim Crusade. However, it can also be posts made from the perspectives of those on your Primarch's homeworld, or- with my or a Co-GM’s permission- the perspective of somebody outside the main scope of the Legions, such as a member of the Cult Mechanicum working on some significant project, a Custodian doing their thing, or even just a humble Imperial Armsman doing his or her duty for the Emperor of Mankind, to give a few examples. There's plenty of options, and plenty of possibilities. [i]What was that about flashbacks?[/i] The events of The Grim Crusade take place across a comparatively linear timeline, starting off at the climax of the Battle of Ullanor in 000.M30 and progressing forward from there. By contrast, a Chronicle may end up taking place at various points in time before then, right up to the time the Emperor first produced the Space Marine regiments that would grow to become the Legions; additionally, the galaxy is a big place, and whilst the Primarchs can't be everywhere at once, events will nevertheless progress concurrently with main game events in locations other than those the Primarchs are present for. Provided above is a template to cover timings and locations, as well as who was present for particular events in the past, amongst other things. [i]What's with the timeline?[/i] Basically, it's there to give a brief listing of events through the course of the Grim Crusade, primarily in the form of posts made by players both in the main thread and in this one. It may or may not end up becoming quite large, so I'll likely put down extra posts to contain it if one somehow proves itself too small. [i]Can I join this? It says "Apply"![/i] Well, yes and no. This isn't specifically intended for new players to join, and the Characters tab will contain a post reinforcing this point, but if you'd like to join The Grim Crusade and build an appropriate Primarch and Legion to play as, then you'll be allowed to create posts in this thread as well, given that it follows the above mentioned rules. [url=(main game link)]Here's a link to the game; please read through the first post to get an idea of what we're aiming for.[/url] Other questions will be answered as they arise.