We've been tossing around ideas and opinions regarding how to cover the Eerithian histories, especially in light of the recent plot arch and our "problems" getting the narratives onto the website. Summing up everyone's input, this is what seems to be our best course of action:
1-People do want to see the full Cantos posted from the beginning. This will allow the players who joined in mid-story to get caught up and understand the later portions (the Canto's proper began in 1413, after all, before a lot of players started).
2-Not everyone want's to see them. They are, after all, fairly large. To help with that, the actual big post will be preceded by a warning post, giving some guidelines regarding the size of the incoming. Since posts the size of the Cantos require list moderator approval anyway, I can actually send both at the same time (the delay is built into the system).
3-Right now I'm torn between two different time schedules. I could either post a portion once a week (i.e. each Monday) or twice a week (Mon/Thurs). Twice a week gets the narrative up faster but is a lot of reading all at once and strains my personal schedule to get things polished, edited, and ready for the list. I think, unless someone has a better idea, that I'll start at two a week and then cut back to one a week after the first pair of Cantos.
4-I'm trying to put this to the sub list for qai only so the other lists don't get bogged down.
Okay, if anyone thinks of anything else, let me know. I'd like to do a short introduction this week before I start the story proper. (Just something general like "On the ancient continent of Qaiyore, blah, blah, blah, in the year 1413, etc." Like a book cover blurb for the lurkers who happen in and don't want to have to go to the website to get history and context info so that the narrative more-or-less stands on it's own.)
M. Keaton
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