Collaborative Worldbuilding Threads

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by tshiggins

After all, Trek and Rogers both took place after terrible wars had destroyed civilizations, so they're technically "post-apocalyptic" settings, right? (Not)

Trek is more a "civilization has risen from the ashes." Depending on which Buck Rogers you're looking at, it goes from Trekie-sci-fi to most-apocalypse. Usually, it's still a "rising from the ashes."

[Daigoro]

Originally Posted by tshiggins

Limitations and boundaries make for good drama, and force creative decisions.

I was thinking in terms of getting engagement from people on the internet. My feeling is if you preload a lot of rules then you turn away more people. Once they're there, the decisions made by the process can then lead you to good drama and creativity.

After all, Trek and Rogers both took place after terrible wars had destroyed civilizations, so they're technically "post-apocalyptic" settings, right? (Not)

I think "post-apocalyptic" describes the current state of affairs, not something that happened in the distant past.