[center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/5d1cf1cf-c815-4fe4-a082-f21de06b1f77.png[/img][h3][i]an Infinity Fiction story[/i][/h3][/center]
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Hello Roleplayers,

Welcome to [b]"I.F. There Was Magic"[/b]! This is the first role-play in what will hopefully become an entire persistent universe on this site. All the stories we tell here, the characters, and even the artwork, will be original works. Our stories will only be limited by our imaginations. 

Thanks for tuning in!
Balthazar007
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[h3]About [b]Infinity Fiction[/b][/h3]
Infinity Fiction is an actual legal entity in real life (an LLC to be exact), founded by myself. The dream is that, one day, role-play-writers like ourselves will be able to make a living off doing what we love. I've been a part of the "Role Player Guild" since near the beginning of its inception many years ago, under different usernames, and I feel it's only appropriate to start this venture here, where it all began. 
[h3][b]Changes[/b] to the Formula[/h3]
All Infinity Fiction RPs will function a little differently than normal RPs. Many things will stay the same, but a few things will change and be added. [b][i]First[/i][/b], you will still make your character sheets here in the "Characters" tab, and the OOC section will still be a general board for questions and conversations between current and prospective role-players. [b][i]But[/i][/b] instead of players posting in the IC section directly, only 'moderators' can post there. Otherwise, we will use Google Docs. [b][i]Finally[/i][/b], we will also be using Discord. [i]Google Docs and Discord will be covered further down.[/i]
[h3]Storylines, Story Arcs, Scenes[/h3]
[list][*]An RP within the Infinity Fiction universe is known as a Storyline. It is best to think of this as a show or a series of books. In this case, this first RP [b]"I.F. Magic Were Real"[/b] is our first Storyline. If this role-play does earn a spot as a Persistent World in the "Role-Player-Guild" then this roleplay [b]"I.F. Magic Were Real"[/b] would become one of many. Story Arcs and scenes make up one story line.[hr]
[*] Each [b]Story Arc[/b] will get its own Google Doc. Here, one [i]Upper Level Moderator[/i] will oversee the progression of multiple scenes within their Google Document. The moderator can then choose to personally run each scene or appoint other moderators to help with the scenes. Multiple Story Arcs can be explored at the same time and posted into the main Storyline, one scene at a time. But multiple scenes can't be done at once.[hr]
[*][b]Scenes[/b] are simply bite sized chunks of a Story Arc. When a scene is completed, an Upper Level Moderator will post that scene into the IC section here. 
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[h3]Power Hours![/h3]
The best part about using [i]Google Docs[/i] and [i]Discord[/i] is that we can have a [b][i]live[/i][/b] experience. But if people are not online at the same time, it doesn't work as well. To fix this, moderators will need to dedicate certain times to being online and available, and these times should be the same every week. This way, everyone knows the best time to be online. 

Role-players may still post to an active Google Doc outside of "Power Hours", but if you are not online during a power hour, your character will considered [i][b]'inactive'[/b][/i] during this time. See more about [b][i]'inactive'[/i][/b] characters in the [b]Characters[/b] tab. 

[i]While we're getting started, I will act as the only moderator. I will be online every night from [color=fff79a][b]10pm to midnight (EST)[/b] every night besides Friday and Saturday.[/color] I'll also be online at other times too, but those are my promised hours.[/i]
[h3]How to Join[/h3]
Simply post a character sheet to the characters tab and it will be placed under "Pending Characters". When it is approved, it will be placed under "Approved Characters". Once your character is approved, you will be given the link to the Google Doc, where we will be writing together 

[center][color=fff79a][h2]Feel free to drop questions into the OOC section below!
I'll answer them whenever I'm online![/h2][/color][/center]