Universalis Wiki

[Bob McNamee]

is the Universalis Wiki site down, or is it my 'puter?

Bob McNamee

[Mike Holmes]

Seems to just be you, Bob. I'm having no troubles.

Mike

[Bob McNamee]

I keep getting a
dnserror message.

and/or
can't find server

Only on web pages related to
http://www.eschatek.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=UniversalisWiki

tried rebooting ....going up a level or two...dumping my temp files...rebooting by cable modem & router

so far I keep getting the same message.

Bob

[dragongrace]

I'm getting the same message, Bob.  Started Yesterday and is still down for me today.  I think the Penikese youth broke it, (delinquents!).

JOE--

[Mike Holmes]

Me too, now. I'm trying to contact JB.

Mike

[hix]

I just registered over at the game and added colour to the Shipwreck Scene. Did I breach etiquette by not announcing myself first?

Steve.

[Mike Holmes]

Not at all. However, I ought to have posted here that the Wiki games are defunct. We discovered some structural problems with participation (which you may have noticed), and decided to start over. This was annonced on the Indie Netgaming list, but I forgot to reiterate it here. Apollogies for any inconvenience.

That said, this is the perfect place to anounce that this Sunday night at 8:00 PM on the Indie Netgaming IRC channel, that we'll be starting anew. It should be about 100 times more fun. :-)

If you join the Indie Netgaming list (see link in sig), you can find details there.

Thanks,
Mike

[Mike Holmes]

Well, I think that the meeting was very much a success. I want to thank everyone who came. Bob, Travis, Ed, Josh, Shreyas, and our spectators as well.

The end result of the effort (Tenet play) is a game that we've entitled Byzantine Designs. It's about a fantasy city at the center of it's world, a place where subtle magics keep a decadent family in control. I look very forward to getting started.

Everything is in place, I think. The new format should be much cleaner, efficient, and it comes right to your mailbox.

To view the site go to: http://www.lostthoughts.org/byzantinedesigns/index.php
To join the mailing list go to: http://lostthoughts.org/mailman/listinfo/byzantinedesigns

The mailing list is for chatting and socializing about the game, and will deliver updates on a regular basis (daily or as they happen per your decision when joining).

So, for those already participating, jump right in (I've already bid on the first scene). For those not participating, check it out, and see if you want to join. Like the other Uni/Wiki games, this one is open for people to join. The more the merrier.

Questions can be sent directly to me at homeydont@hotmail.com

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Mike

[Valamir]

Would I be correct in assuming that whatever is supposed to be on the php site has not been updated yet, or am I just demonstrating my inability to navigate new interfaces?

[Mike Holmes]

Would I be correct in assuming that whatever is supposed to be on the php site has not been updated yet, or am I just demonstrating my inability to navigate new interfaces?

Updated?

It's all set to go. You just post below the last line like you were playing in a chat. It was set up only an hour ago, so nobody else has posted to it yet besides myself.

Was there something you were expecting that wasn't there? One of the things people wanted was for it to be stripped down to the bare minimum number of pages.

Mike

[Valamir]

Ummm, but I'm not seeing any tenets.  It says that the bid for scene 1 is due tomorrow, and above you indicate some City of Magic set-up...
...but I's dont's sees its anywheres.

[Mike Holmes]

Ummm, but I'm not seeing any tenets.  It says that the bid for scene 1 is due tomorrow, and above you indicate some City of Magic set-up...
...but I's dont's sees its anywheres.

Tenets, yes, Bob who recorded them is still at work. :-)

Some of the details from memory include:

The ruling family has substantial magic which apparently is the source of most of their power. They each rule a portion of the titanic city, and their magical powers grow greater as they get closer in proximity to each other (I think the implication being that two meeting would be catyclysmic which explains their need to stay apart).

The lower classes are disgruntled, but dare not do anything about it. They are sheep to be used for the family members' decadence. These royals plot against each other but do so from afar. They are so jaded that all is a game to them. Nobles (pawns of the family) duel commonly, with none to stop them from shedding each other's blood.

Also in the power structure are the Architects. These are the builders of the city. Their designs are nigh indestructable, so they can make impossibly intrricate buildings. These they build on top of other buildings as they refuse to clear the precious ones. This means that after centuries the city is layer upon layer of artistic designs that make beautiful sense in some places, and none in others. One get's the sense that there's some balance between the Architects, and the Family, but that's to be established yet.

On top of all this is some plot from beyond the city to destabilize it in order to remove it from its central position (which is in no small part due to very special geograhic location as a trade hub).

Does that help? The name is a double entendre, as you might have guessed; designs as buildings, and designs as plots. Sounds like a blast to me, expecially considering the quality of the players involved.

Mike

[Bob McNamee]

Tenets are now up!

[Bob McNamee]

Game is running....currently seems to be nearing the end of the first scene.