The effect of altering a system of beliefs or observable facts.
Important Information
Currently, this setting is still a work in progress. Freestyle role play is welcome, as we're considering this period to be "Paradigm Zero." Once things get up and running, and we have some regular play going on, we'll declare "Paradigm One," which is where the real excitement begins!
Featured PR!
IMC has bumped pShift up to the status of Featured Private Room, which means we now have a gummied Cohost, and a few extra little room features.
More importantly, it means we're moving slowly up in the world, and inching ever closer to Public status--and Paradigm One!
Introduction
What if the world is more complicated than you realize? What if history, as you know it, has lasted no more than a minute? What if there were people, all over the world, able to manipulate your reality--change it at a whim, shift the balance of powers, even potentially remove you from the picture without your having a clue, or a chance to save the world you love?
A Paradigm Shift, more commonly known in this world as a p-shift, is a term which literally means to alter an existing paradigm--a system of beliefs, or a collection of established, observable facts. In this world, the term p-shift is used to describe a change in the overall reality of the present. Commonly found by observing a change in the level or availability of technology, finding an alteration in recorded history, or witnessing a variety of other nonlinear shifts including changes in persons existing in seats of power, known current events, even landmarks and in some cases landscape.
Changes like these spring up more common than is comfortable, and are at large the result of illegal Jumps--unscheduled, unethical leaps through time. With leaks in the development and availability of fourth-dimensional travel technology, Jumps have not only become more common altogether, but unlawful Jumpers have sprouted up all over the world. These illegal Jumps wreak havoc on the global paradigm--the existing, observable, common reality--and have been growing in frequency, and even in severity, since the first recorded such Jump about eight or nine cycles ago.
Unfortunately, more accurate figures along the timeline are increasingly difficult, even impossible to pinpoint. No government or institution has been able to successfully cap the ability to Jump, though attempts are made nonstop to apprehend all unlawful Jumpers. While the development of a fourth-dimensional wall is something much desired by most people involved in national and international security, such a project is unfeasible due largely to the vast amount of research and funding required for such a project--and for the nature of the continuing paradigm shifts which can easily reverse any progress made in that area.
In a land where man can escape normal boundaries, chaos will reign under the guise of order . .
Newsbits: (1/13/2005 5:46 PM)
'Kash
Well, after another break for real-life, we're becoming active again. There haven't been many updates to report just yet, but there have been some.
Most imporantly, we have our first three approved characters! (See a forum post about them here.) Thanks to Alex-mun and Skylie for applying. Now we can start getting some action in the room! (*=D)
In updates news, the White Spiral are listed under Organizations now, and have an official name. Until STU comes around to beat me up and give them a better name, anyways. :teethy grin:
Also, the Traves City page has been completed, with brief descriptions for each of the town's districts. It's not extremely detailed, with a purpose. Anything beyond what's mentioned there can be made up / added to by players. (^*^) We want to provide a world for you to play in, not set down every detail and fit you in a box. So have fun with it!
There seem to be some minor glitches with the sheet creator, so we'll be looking into that.. shouldn't be too hard to fix, but we'll see how that goes. Also, please ask lots of questions, because they're being compiled into a question and answer list which will be added to the site eventually! (Thanks to w2ns for asking a bunch of them!)
The admin panel also needs a little tweaking.. and some additions. :nod: Which might also include updating the comments system. Not sure about that yet, 'cause I like the freestyle thing. But there may be better ways to do it, we'll just have to see!
Future updates: Reworking and completion of Play page Additional combat and XP details Tweaking of admin panel, comments, and sheet creator Some work on constructing Paradigm One!
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Currently, this setting is still a work in progress. Freestyle role play is welcome, as we're considering this period to be "Paradigm Zero." Once things get up and running, and we have some regular play going on, we'll declare "Paradigm One," which is where the real excitement begins!
IMC has bumped pShift up to the status of Featured Private Room, which means we now have a gummied Cohost, and a few extra little room features.