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The Five Earths Project is a cooperative fan fiction project based upon characters, settings and events from DC Comics and their affiliated comics lines, circa 1985. The Project consists of five Yahoo clubs, each representing one of the fictional alternate universes that existed in DC comics up until the time of the Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985-86). The universes, designated according to their respective Earths, are as follows: Earth One: The DC Comics home of heroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League of America, the Outsiders, the Teen Titans, the Legion of Super-Heroes, and associated characters.As well, two other clubs are associated with the Five Earths Project: Earth One's 30th Century: The DC Comics home of the Legion of Super-Heroes and associated 30th Century-based characters.All of these clubs share the history of these universes up until the time of the Crisis. During the Crisis, all alternate universes were destroyed except for these five. These five were merged into a single universe, with one timeline. At this point, the premise for this project has its most crucial point: Before the end of the Crisis, the five universes were split apart once more, and each survive on their own. The inhabitants of each universe remember the events of the Crisis, and even recall the period when the universes were merged. Inhabitants of some universes remember it better than others. For example, in the Earth S universe, memories of the Crisis are hazy for most people, and few recall clearly what happened. By common consent of the project founders and involved writers, it has been determined that certain events of the Crisis remain in effect, and are not reversable: The deaths of characters sacrificed in battle with the Anti-Monitor are to be upheld. These characters are not to be brought back. Characters affected by this decision include: Supergirl (Earth One)The basic rule of thumb for deciding which deaths are not reversable are: Did the character die sacrificing themselves for the world? Was there a body?
Other seeming deaths during Crisis have been reversed, including: Huntress (Earth Two)A major aftereffect of the Crisis is the limit on travel between universes. To protect the multiverse from another Crisis, the Wizard Shazam and others who fit their roles as the "Monitor" of their respective Earth fortified the barriers between universes, rendering them impassable. So far, only a few short, cryptic messages have passed between worlds. It is planned to eventually allow travel between universes again, but this will not happen for some time yet, and not without agreement from the project founders and key writers in the group. Weekly chats are held on Monday nights (5 PM Pacific, 7 PM Central, 8 PM Eastern), for writers and founders to discuss story ideas, characters, and developments. Topics of discussion are open, and feel free to join in. The chats are held at the Earth Two club, at: Remember, this is a co-operative fan fiction project.
The main purpose is to have fun. It can not succeed without the help and
cooperation of all of the writers.
Guidelines written by immortalwildcat, with additions and correction by the_time_trust_2000...
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