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We have a few updates in regards to Restricted Materials.
With Beskar and Phrik no mission development thread going well, Factory Staff have decided to add a few more materials into the list. Note, this is only for Unique Technology items in the Technology Subforum only.
Additional RM's added: Changes are in Green:
- Cortosis
- Songsteel
- Echani Graphite
- Ionite
- Pyronium
Also, as I went through the Restricted Materials, I noticed that there were a few that did not have an "OR" mission. So we have added a few after brainstorming as an additional option for obtaining these materials.
- Artificial Intelligence (Non-Droid) (( Objective: A thesis must be written, either in a blog or over the course of a role-play thread, consisting of the concepts of your Artificial Intelligence’s design. Scientific journal excerpts from your character’s time spent designing the Artificial Intelligence must be included. Minimum 1000 words total. --OR--Persuade a Player Character (not of your creation) to have their consciousness uploaded to a crystal matrix in order to serve as your AI's central core. ))
- Isotope 5 (( Write a story about your character enduring personal sacrifice to save/help a stranger)) [x] --OR-- Perform a raid for Isotope-5 on a mining facility on Makeb in a public skirmish with two or more other writers. ))
- Orbalisk (( Objective: Closed to Lightsiders. Darkside only, must be a force user. Travel to Dxon and attempt to find the parasite and construct the armor (or what you're trying to do), must have every post of the dev thread be a haiku - 15-20 posts without repeating a line more than 3 times --OR-- (Darksiders only) In a public thread, visit or explore three approved Codex Locations created by Darkside-oriented PCs, ending with orbalisks attaching themselves onto your body as they feed off your Force Sensitivity. ))
- Personal Cloaking Device (( Objective : Complete a role-play without your character by only describing the scenery and actions of other characters from NPC perspectives without changing the course of the story directly. Ask for permission from the participants before engaging. --OR-- In a public Skirmish, successfully infiltrate and escape from a military base submitted to the Codex by another writer. ))
We also have two new templates. One is for Artifacts, Archives, and Holocrons and anything that goes in between that. The other is a Substance and Material Templates. These are effective for all new submissions posted after this announcement.
Archives and Artifacts Template
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
(Describe in detail the contents of the artifact / holocron / item )
Strengths:
(Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 strength of this submission.)
Weaknesses :
(Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 weaknesses of this submission.)
DESCRIPTION
(Describe the artifact / holocron / item and its history)
- Intent: (Example: 'A personal weapon for Darth Scabious' or 'an advanced armored personnel carrier for the Republic')
- Image Source: (Please link to where you found the image, or to the original artist if possible. TinEye or Google Image Search can help.)
- Canon Link: (Please link the canon link if applicable to the holocron or artifact)
- Development Threads: (The main way people work for their toys, though most submissions don't require a development thread. Restricted items require specific development threads. Substantial development threads can help judges approve more powerful submissions. If in doubt, put 'If necessary,' and a judge may or may not ask you for one. Threads cited here must be at least 10 quality posts.)
- Primary Source: (Please link and cite the sources which you are modifying for your use in the submission.)
- Name: (Example: Darth Ra's Holocron, Artifact, Datacron Identifer, etc.)
- Manufacturer: (Organization, [Character Name], etc.)
- Affiliation: (Individual Character Name (an individual PC/NPC who is permitted to use this item), Company Name(s) (Companies authorised to use this submission), Faction Name(s) (Factions authorised to use this submission, Closed-Market (Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase), Open-Market (May be used by any character without permission from the Manufacturer), other potential options include a submitted NPC unit, or another general organisation/group. Note Unique Canon items must be affiliated oocly to a writer.)
- Modularity: (Can components of this submission be swapped out for other components? Is it especially easy to modify? For most submissions, put 'No'. )
- Production: Unique (only one) Semi-Unique (More than one, but numbered.)
- Material: (What is it made out of? Certain materials are more resistant, or vulnerable, to certain weapons. Example: 'Aegean Crystal, Crystal Lattice.')
- Classification: (Holocron, Datacron, Archive, Artifact, etc)
- Size: (Handheld, Stationary)
- Length: (Via Metric System)
- Width: (Via Metric System)
- Height: (Via Metric System)
- Weight: (Via Metric System)
- (Detail briefly in a list format actual contents of the holocron, known abilities, schematics, historical logs, biographies, etc - Please go into detail in the section below.)
(Describe in detail the contents of the artifact / holocron / item )
Strengths:
(Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 strength of this submission.)
Weaknesses :
(Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 weaknesses of this submission.)
DESCRIPTION
(Describe the artifact / holocron / item and its history)
Material and Substance Template
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
(Describe in detail the special features of the material and their uses. )
Strengths:
(Describe some of the histories behind the submission. Give us some idea of how it might perform its function, what it excels against and what some limitations of it are. This is where you talk about your idea, flesh it out over at least a good-sized paragraph, and address some of the ways it might be used or abused. For especially powerful or ambitious submissions, a very thorough description is recommended.)
- Intent: (Describe the plan for the material or substance. Submissions created for frivolous purposes or whose concept goes against the basic concepts of the setting will be denied.)
- Image Source: (Please link to where you found the image, or to the original artist if possible. TinEye or Google Image Search can help.)
- Development Thread: (The main way people work for their toys, though most submissions don't require a development thread. Restricted items require specific development threads. Substantial development threads can help judges approve more powerful submissions. If in doubt, put 'If necessary,' and a judge may or may not ask you for one. Threads cited here must be at least 10 quality posts and must be cited as the full thread title, no abbreviations.)
- Primary Source: (Please link and cite the sources which you are modifying for your use in your submission.)
- Name: (Common name, Model Number, etc)
- Manufacturer: (If manufactured, who developed this or currently sells/distributes the material? If this is a naturally occurring substance, list the discoverer/distributor.)
- Homeworld (optional): (Use if the material is naturally occurring)
- Production: (The scale is Unique (Only One Character), Semi-Unique (Only A Handful of Characters), Limited (Only A Select Group Of NPCs/PCs), Minor (Any Character, Only Select Groups Of NPCs), Mass-Produced. (Anyone.))
- Affiliation: (Individual Character Name (an individual PC/NPC who is permitted to use this item), Company Name(s) (Companies authorised to use this submission), Faction Name(s) (Factions authorised to use this submission, Closed-Market (Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase), Open-Market (May be used by any character without permission from the Manufacturer), other potential options include a submitted NPC unit, or another general organisation/group.)
- Modularity: (Can components of this submission be swapped out for other components? Is it especially easy to modify? For most submissions, put 'No.')
- Material: (What is it made out of? Certain materials are more resistant, or vulnerable, to certain weapons. Example: 'Durasteel, blaster components.')
- Classification: (Ore, Alloy, Rock, Metal, Mineral, Compound, Gemstone, Element, Textile, Gas, Fuel, Liquid )
- Weight: (Appropriate weight varies by quality, material, and substance. Is this lightweight, is it medium, is it heavy)
- Quality: (This is applicable if the material or substance contains an armor class quality. Armor class is a measure of general stopping power. Most light armors would be classified as 1-4, most medium armors would be classified as 5-7, and most heavy armors would be classified as 8-10. Note, if it is an armor quality of 9 or 10, this substance may only be used for UNIQUE submissions. )
- Color: (Does it have a specific color?)
- (Detail briefly in a list format actual contents of the known abilities, special features, properties qualities of note, etc. such as extreme durability, superconductive, blaster resistant, etc- Please go into detail in the section below.)
(Describe in detail the special features of the material and their uses. )
Strengths:
- (Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 strength of this submission.)
- (Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 weaknesses of this submission.)
(Describe some of the histories behind the submission. Give us some idea of how it might perform its function, what it excels against and what some limitations of it are. This is where you talk about your idea, flesh it out over at least a good-sized paragraph, and address some of the ways it might be used or abused. For especially powerful or ambitious submissions, a very thorough description is recommended.)
