Collaborative Worldbuilding Threads

Daigoro · 02-17-2017, 02:08 AM

So, a few questions I've been thinking about:

1) Why do people get involved in these kinds of threads.
Is it to altruistically put out some settings for random GMs to use in their games?
Is it an outlet for creative writing? Or something else?

2) What method would be most productive and interesting?

3) Why do such threads peter out when they do?

4) Has anyone used material from such a thread in their own game?
How and what and how much?
Was it used as-is or substantially adapted?

5) I've ended up making a wiki for any of the threads I've run- does anyone actually refer to them?
(ETA: Space Trader wiki- http://interstellardrift.wikifoundry.com/page/Qns+1-20
Steampunk wiki- http://belowthehorizon.wikifoundry.c...tream%3A+q1-40)

02-17-2017, 02:08 AM	#3
Daigoro Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Meifumado	Re: Collaborative Worldbuilding Threads So, a few questions I've been thinking about: 1) Why do people get involved in these kinds of threads. Is it to altruistically put out some settings for random GMs to use in their games? Is it an outlet for creative writing? Or something else? 2) What method would be most productive and interesting? 3) Why do such threads peter out when they do? 4) Has anyone used material from such a thread in their own game? How and what and how much? Was it used as-is or substantially adapted? 5) I've ended up making a wiki for any of the threads I've run- does anyone actually refer to them? (ETA: Space Trader wiki- http://interstellardrift.wikifoundry.com/page/Qns+1-20 Steampunk wiki- http://belowthehorizon.wikifoundry.c...tream%3A+q1-40) __________________ Collaborative Settings: Cyberpunk: Duopoly Nation Space Opera: Behind the King's Eclipse And heaps of forum collabs, 30+ and counting! Last edited by Daigoro; 02-17-2017 at 09:47 AM.