"I have written a short story that I would like to use as a template for a shared world. What I mean by this is that people would be invited to write a short story that uses the same characters, the same locations, the same technologies, the same history as the story I have written here. What you write will then be incorporated into the shared 'history' of this imaginary universe. For example: I write in this story that social, intergenter nudity is common. Anyone who follows cannot write that social intergender nudity on the ship is rare. If the next person to write a story for this shared world states that the Moon has been colonized, I cannot write a story stating that it is not, unless I want to set my story at an earlier date than the story previously written. OK? Also, I am open to changes at this early stage of the project. If you want to say that telepathy is common, or that warp drive is available, I would consider it (but you'll have to
convince me of some things!) Once the rules are set, though, they won't change."
- Jim Owens
