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Canon for The Change?
Topic Started: Feb 14 2011, 03:00 PM (315 Views)
Dinah May Anderson
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Nyssa
Feb 19 2011, 03:10 AM
So if I were to come from another dimension, and be the Destroyer in that universe... I could conceivably be the one that opened the portal in that universe and got transferred into this one, that would be acceptable? I could have still the need to be good and not affect this world.
Mmhmm. That was my thinking. You could have whatever you like happening in Nyssa's world (be it a magic ritual or a science experiment gone wrong), still be The Destroyer, and the EoM history would still be wide open.

In a way Nyssa would be like the eternal champion in Moorcock's novels - one of many who exist in ever dimension, only that she might now have crossed over into another dimension, while the "real EoM Destroyer" has vanished into another dimension too, so nothing would be known about "our Nyssa's" fate and what she did.
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Dinah May Anderson
Feb 19 2011, 02:44 AM
Okay, so lets see if we can't form all of this into a (somewhat) coherent picture. I think a lot of what Nyssa said in her first post above is already stated in the setting description, or implied in the profiles of several old - and new - characters. And there may be a way for Nyssa to keep her character profile as it is, i.e. with her playing a pivotal role in a world-wide change, without setting anything in stone for the EoM background. But I'll leave her to post about it.

For now I would like to propose the following addition to the setting information, in the hopes that it solves most potential problems (changes highlighted):

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Now the year is 2120, and the caste system of masters and slaves is firmly in place almost all over the world. Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds over the last century, some of it influenced by artifacts that shifted dimensions with their owners in 2023, but it would still be recognizable to someone from before the change. In some places the dimensional barriers are still weak, allowing even those without magical abilities to enter small pockets of other worlds, but the paths to those exotic, otherworldly locations are few and far between, and often difficult to find.


What I mean by "small pockets" is that there exist ... "overlap zones" where the borders between worlds are somewhat fluid. But those are small areas, and most travellers between worlds will be drawn back to their own reality if the stray too far from the border, i.e. they are attached to their own dimension with something like an "ethereal rubber band" that can be stretched only so far. Only a few beings can permanently cross the barriers, be it by using magic, innate dimension-hopping abilities (e.g. demons), or perhaps because they are part of both worlds by way of a mixed heritage (read Kitana's bio for something that might fit this possibility).

That way we can have some pretty exotic locations (or cat shops) in the far corners of the world - and characters from those places - without running the risk that suddenly the elven kingdom of Oregon or the dwarven mines of NORAD will become part of the EoM canon.

I await your comments and opinions. :)
Just bumping that up, as I haven't heard anything on it yet. Would this be enough to allow for everyone to indulge their creativity, without making the place something completely unrecognizable to someone living in our current day and age? (I.e. would it still allow people to form a coherent picture of this world, based on IRL experiences/knowledge?)
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