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 ====== Origin Story ====== ====== Origin Story ======
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 =====Introduction===== =====Introduction=====
 +//Origin Story// is a game about young people dealing with changes to their body that they didn't ask for and don't understand; who feel different to their peers and live in a world that doesn't want them; who must define the identity they want to be known by.
  
-Origin Story is a game about teenagers dealing with changes to their body that they didn't ask for, and don't understand; who feel different to their peers, and live in a world that doesn't want them; and who must define the identity they want to be known by.+{{:forum1.jpg?270 |SparkInYou.org}} Players play as teenagers or young adults living in the city of [[Citropolis]], on an online support forum for young people with superpowers. People with superpowers, known as [[the spark|Sparks]], are seen by many as dangerous and destabilising members of society -- many Sparked people keep their powers secret, or live a double life. Teens often hide their sparks, ashamed, and find no support for dealing with a very different puberty.
  
-Players play as teenagers living in the city of [[Citropolis]], on an online support forum for young people with super powers. Supers, known as people with [[The Spark]], are seen by many as dangerous and destabilising members of society – many Sparked people keep their powers secret, or live a double life. Teens often hide their sparks, ashamed, and find no support for dealing with a very different puberty.+[[SparkInYou.org]] is a place for Sparked youth to find community and understanding. A space where they can unapologetically be themselves… and decide what that means to them. The game will focus on cooperation and community, with most of the plot being highly personal -- characters working on the unique [[struggles]] that brought them to the forum.
  
-[[SparkInYou.org]] is a place for Sparked youth to find community and understanding. A space where they can unapologetically be themselves… and decide what that means to them. The game will focus on cooperation and community, with most of the plot being highly personal - characters working on the unique [[Struggles]] that brought them to the forum.+=====Details and Format=====
  
 +//Origin Story// will be a text based game, consisting of [[Uptime]] on the //Origin Story// Discord, which represents the time your character spends on the forum, and [[Downtime]], where you will submit a turnsheet telling the GM team what your character gets up to between sessions, and receive a write up from the GMs about how that turned out! In //Origin Story//, each Downtime will represent **one month** for the characters, and you will have one major action representing your key focus during that time.
  
-=====Details and Format===== +The forum will be purely text based, with no audio or video components in uptime.
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-Origin Story will be a text based game, consisting of [[Uptime]] on the Origin Story Discord, which represents the time your character spends on the forum, and [[Downtime]], where you will submit a turnsheet telling the GM team what your character gets up to between sessions, and receive a write up from the GMs about how that turned out! In Origin Story, each downtime will represent **one month** for the characters, and you will have one major action representing your key focus during that time.+
  
-Out of character, the sessions will run **fortnightly**, starting on **Tuesday 27th July**. Sessions will begin at 7:00pm and run for 3 hours. The table below shows when each session will occur:+Out of character, the sessions will run **fortnightly**, starting on **Tuesday 27th July**, with an optional Character Creation session on Tuesday 20th July. Sessions will begin at **7:00pm** (**BST**) and run for 3 hours. The table below shows when each session will occur:
  
 ^ Session ^ Date ^ ^ Session ^ Date ^
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 | Session 5 | Tuesday 21st September | | Session 5 | Tuesday 21st September |
 | Session 6 | Tuesday 5th October | | Session 6 | Tuesday 5th October |
-| Debrief | TBC, week beginning 11th October | +| Debrief | Tuesday 19th October |
  
 +//Origin Story// has a player cap of 25. If we get more applications than this, players will be decided by a lottery. More details are on the Wrap Up section of the [[https://forms.gle/FUQxfMcNtuwvh2sw8 |character creation form]].
 =====Where next?===== =====Where next?=====
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 +There are several routes through the wiki and places to go next, depending on what's exciting to you!
  
   * If it's your first time playing an OURPGSoc Society Game, we recommend reading the [[newtoroleplaying|New to Roleplaying]] section.   * If it's your first time playing an OURPGSoc Society Game, we recommend reading the [[newtoroleplaying|New to Roleplaying]] section.
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   * Alternatively, you can find out more about the setting by heading to the pages on [[Citropolis]] or [[The Spark]].   * Alternatively, you can find out more about the setting by heading to the pages on [[Citropolis]] or [[The Spark]].
  
-  * Finally, [[Style and Tone]] will give you an overview of the aesthetic and themes of Origin Story. +  * Finally, [[Style and Tone]] will give you an overview of the aesthetic and themes of //Origin Story//.
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