[quote=@Hank]
Very interesting concept. But how do you picture a narrative in which some players only control a single character in a party and others control entire factions?
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I think it would be rather straightforward. Folks who are rping as part of the group would push forward on an interaction heavy story while people in charge of factions wld be playing a kind of narrative/character-focused faction RP. I imagine it being a bit like the Fellowship of the Ring movie, where you're following the main party and get occasional glimpses of what Saruman is up to.

We'd work OOCly to weave the 'faction plot' and the 'quest plot' together where possible and make them overlap, but even the faction plot would be character driven so in practice it would be a few people writing together and others writing mostly their own scenes (or both, since the same player can control a faction and a party character).

Since the emphasis here is world building, I'd be happy to have a player *create* a faction that inhabits the world and may be part of the plot, but *play* a single party member.

[quote=@POOHEAD189]
[@Flagg] Technology level? Are there any limitations on the types of sword or armor? 
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I'm open minded on tech levels, would even consider making the main empire steam-punky. Limits in general on weapons and magic would be focused more on them being cool and contributing to the story rather than much concern about being 'op' (within reason).