[Child of the 7th Age]

The writing in this game is very strong and I'm looking forward to being involved.

If any other posters are currently in the middle of a subplot (or have one already planned) that isn't reflected on this outline, please post a note on the thread or send a pm to me so we can consider these subplots for inclusion on this planning tool.

I understand that a few folk are on vacation through the remainder of this week. Please get in touch by Monday, August 11, at the latest with any suggestions of this type.

We tried to make the wording of the outline general enough so that it would accomodate what's already going on in the game thread. But, if we've missed something that you feel needs to be included, please let us know.

As many of you are aware, Shire games tend to be direct and straightforward with a specific ending date in mind. We found from hard experience that, when games went on for months, we lost many players and ran the risk of not finishing the story at all. This was a frequent problem in the old freestyle room. This policy stands in contrast to Gondor and Rohan since these forums involve a smaller number of players and fewer stories; these tend to have longer running plotlines.

But as long as we all keep the target dates for each section of the outline in mind and communicate to let everyone know what's going on, we can usually find a way to accomodate what people need to do.

Hopefully, by the end of this weekend, we'll have many vacationers back again and the posters up to full force.

Cami