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Preamble

For almost all of recorded history an unending storm raged throughout the archipelagos and landmasses of an infinite ocean. Each island, isolated by the storm, developed cultures, creatures, and ecosystems completely unique and without the influence of the others.

Then, during an event known as the Grand Calming, the storms surrounding the Attu Archipelago subsided, allowing for interaction between islands for the first time in recorded history.

Getting Started

What is this place?

The Attu Project is a community project where we are working together to create a shared world. Each member has designed their own unique island from scratch, and manages the day-to-day happenings of their country through interactions with others on our Discord.

Creating an Island

Step 1. Selecting your island

Speak with one of the Doom Committee members (@jhnhnck and @goose.gooze) for help selecting your island from the ones currently unclaimed. This will be temporarily reserved for you, but might be given away if you take too long.

Step 2. Propose your idea

In order to be admitted, you will need to write an island profile. The goal of this document is to outline what the starting point for your island will be. For most islands, all that is set in stone about them is their location, shape, and size; you're free to define the rest. As a general guideline, you should consider everything from government, geography, climate, and environment to culture and religion.

However, keep in mind you'll be free to change this in the future and nothing is set in stone. We don't expect your profile to encompass every aspect of your island in extreme detail. It will most likely be accepted as long as you put effort into it.

Blank Template: Google Docs

Step 3. Joining the international community

When your island profile is done you'll gain access to a number of RP channels. See #directory for information on what each of these channels is about. At this point you're also be invited to join our wiki and start writing pages related to your island.

General Rules

Doom Committee

The Doom Committee are the moderators of both the discord server and the project as a whole. Their main functions within the community are to resolve disputes between members, manage the community’s structure and layout and to make sure everyone is having a good time.

Time

While your island may have its own pre-established calendar from before the Grand Calming, the main calendar system is use for time tracking is the Haracalnde which is made up of 12 months, each with 30 days. It has split into two separate eras: the previous era was called Turbulence Time (TT) and the current era is called Post Calming (PC). The calendar measures years forward as PC years after the grand calming and TT years backward before the grand calming. The last TT year was 1 TT which directly proceeded 1 PC. The standard format for dates is "15-3 5 PC", with the first number being the day, the second number the month, and "5 PC" marks the year.

Time is managed through DoomBot, our Discord bot who tracks the passage of time and announces when new years occur. In general, each year begins on Fridays at 5 PM ET and lasts for two weeks, although this has varied in the past.

Technological Restrictions

no fixed-wing aircraft which use forward thrust to achieve lift (colloquially known as a plane)
No nuclear weapons larger than 20kt

Additionally, nothing you create should be beyond what could have existed before or during the 1970s.

Acceptable	cassettes, simple computers, telephones, television, radio, DSL
Forbidden	advanced manufacturing techniques, complicated or powerful computers, websites, social media, smart phones, satellites

Interactions in the RP channels

You’re not allowed to go to war or attack another island without the creator’s consent in being given in #meta-chat. A rule of thumb for interacting with other islands is that the creator of an island has the final say as to what happens on their island. If a dispute arises, please contact the Doom Committee to resolve it.

Management Councils

Management Councils may be established to oversee and manage inactive (or NPC) islands. These groups should exist as threads within the #project-forum channel. Membership and participation is not mandatory.

The primary objective of the NPC islands should be to serve as secondary characters within the world when needed as allies and trading partners. They should remain neutral and not be involved in any conflicts.

Minor lore expansions and interpretations are permitted with unanimous agreement (or lack of objections) from the group. Major additions or events require Doom Committee approval.

Order of Priorities

Ensure existing lore is preserved and properly documented on the wiki
Maintain minimal ongoing activity (around two to three events per decade)
Plan and execute large-scale events or expansions

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 == Preamble ==
-For almost all of recorded history an unending storm raged throughout the archipelagos and landmasses of the Infinite Ocean. The people on each island, isolated from one another by the storm developed distinct cultures unaffected by those of their neighbors. In the year 1 PC the area of storm surrounding the Attu Archipelago calmed allowing for interaction between islands for the first time in recorded history.
+For almost all of recorded history an unending storm raged throughout the archipelagos and landmasses of an infinite ocean. Each island, isolated by the storm, developed cultures, creatures, and ecosystems completely unique and without the influence of the others.
+Then, during an event known as the [[Grand Calming]], the storms surrounding the Attu Archipelago subsided, allowing for interaction between islands for the first time in recorded history.
-== What is the Attu Project? ==
+== Getting Started ==
-The Attu Project is a community world building project set on a series of formerly isolated islands. Each member is given an island and writes up that island’s history, culture and politics among other things. The members have their islands interact with each other through our various role-play and planning channels in the Discord server.
-== Get Started ==
+=== What is this place? ===
+The Attu Project is a community project where we are working together to create a shared world. Each member has designed their own unique island from scratch, and manages the day-to-day happenings of their country through interactions with others on our Discord.
-=== 1. Pick an Island ===
+=== Creating an Island ===
-Ask the mods for a map of the archipelago and then you pick out an available island from them. For most islands, all that is set in stone about them is their location, shape and size.
-=== 2. Island Profile ===
+==== Step 1. Selecting your island ====
+Speak with one of the Doom Committee members (@jhnhnck and @goose.gooze) for help selecting your island from the ones currently unclaimed. This will be temporarily reserved for you, but might be given away if you take too long.
-The next step is to write up an island profile. The island profile is a guide-like document designed to give others a feel for your country and/or island. We recommend not going to in depth with the document as it is only an introductory piece. And you’ll probably revise your lore as you go.
-=== 3. Waiting Period ===
+==== Step 2. Propose your idea ====
+In order to be admitted, you will need to write an island profile. The goal of this document is to outline what the starting point for your island will be. For most islands, all that is set in stone about them is their location, shape, and size; you're free to define the rest. As a general guideline, you should consider everything from government, geography, climate, and environment to culture and religion.
-Once a week has passed from us giving you an island you’re free to participate in #leader-chat where the leader of your island (or someone else in a position of power) can speak to the leaders of the other islands. You are also free to add things relating to your island to the Attu Wiki.
+However, keep in mind you'll be free to change this in the future and nothing is set in stone. We don't expect your profile to encompass every aspect of your island in extreme detail. It will most likely be accepted as long as you put effort into it.
+Blank Template: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BdK2BqJT7PTnoSP9JwHuWvZE6b-vjQTKH_TItJLbPgQ/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]
+==== Step 3. Joining the international community ====
+When your island profile is done you'll gain access to a number of RP channels. See #directory for information on what each of these channels is about. At this point you're also be invited to join our wiki and start writing pages related to your island.
 == General Rules ==
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 === Time ===
+While your island may have its own pre-established calendar from before the [[Grand Calming]], the main calendar system is use for time tracking is the [[Haracalnde]] which is made up of 12 months, each with 30 days. It has split into two separate eras: the previous era was called Turbulence Time (TT) and the current era is called Post Calming (PC). The calendar measures years forward as PC years after the grand calming and TT years backward before the grand calming. The last TT year was 1 TT which directly proceeded 1 PC. The standard format for dates is "15-3 5 PC", with the first number being the day, the second number the month, and "5 PC" marks the year.
-Time within Attu is based on a calendar with twelve months and thirty days per month, any date before the “grand calming” uses the suffix TT e.g 7. TT, any date after uses PC e.g 7 PC, a full date would look something like this 15-3 5 PC. Your islands may and probably should have their own separate calendar as they developed in isolation. The storm calmed for different islands at different times which we will tell you about when you select your island. Time in the RP channels moves forward by a year once every two weeks. The month and day that things occur on is decided after the year ends by the Doom Committee.
+Time is managed through [[User:DoomBot|DoomBot]], our Discord bot who tracks the passage of time and announces when new years occur. In general, each year begins on Fridays at 5 PM [[w:Eastern_Time_Zone|ET]] and lasts for two weeks, although this has varied in the past.
-=== Technological Limits ===
+=== Technological Restrictions ===
+* no fixed-wing aircraft which use forward thrust to achieve lift (colloquially known as a plane)
+* No nuclear weapons larger than 20kt
+Additionally, nothing you create should be beyond what could have existed before or during the 1970s.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| Acceptable || cassettes, simple computers, telephones, television, radio, DSL
+|-
+| Forbidden || advanced manufacturing techniques, complicated or powerful computers, websites, social media, smart phones, satellites
+|}
-* No planes
-* No internet (Just no World Wide Web but we’re not sure if everyone knows what that means)
-* No cell phone
-* No nuclear weapons capable of destroying an entire island; if you’re going to have nukes, please keep them city destroying at most
-*
 === Interactions in the RP channels ===
-You’re not allowed to go to war or attack another island without the creator’s consent in being given in #meta-chat. A rule of thumb for interacting with other islands is that the creator of an island has the final say as to what happens on their island. If a dispute arises please contact the Doom Committee they will try and resolve it.
+You’re not allowed to go to war or attack another island without the creator’s consent in being given in #meta-chat. A rule of thumb for interacting with other islands is that the creator of an island has the final say as to what happens on their island. If a dispute arises, please contact the Doom Committee to resolve it.
+=== Management Councils ===
+Management Councils may be established to oversee and manage inactive (or NPC) islands. These groups should exist as threads within the #project-forum channel. Membership and participation is not mandatory.
+The primary objective of the NPC islands should be to serve as secondary characters within the world when needed as allies and trading partners. They should remain neutral and not be involved in any conflicts.
+Minor lore expansions and interpretations are permitted with unanimous agreement (or lack of objections) from the group. Major additions or events require Doom Committee approval.
+==== Order of Priorities ====
+# Ensure existing lore is preserved and properly documented on the wiki
+# Maintain minimal ongoing activity (around two to three  events per decade)
+# Plan and execute large-scale events or expansions