BrikWars Universe - Revision history

Stubby at 14:49, 19 June 2015

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Stubby: /* The Spirit of the Game */

2015-06-19T14:46:02Z

‎The Spirit of the Game

Stubby: /* The Spirit of the Game */

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Piltogg: /* The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars */

2014-01-31T17:03:11Z

‎The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars

Quantumsurfer at 12:20, 9 January 2014

2014-01-09T12:20:46Z

Stubby: /* Yellow versus Peach */

2014-01-08T15:11:29Z

‎Yellow versus Peach

Quantumsurfer at 11:25, 8 January 2014

2014-01-08T11:25:57Z

Stubby: /* The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars */

2014-01-07T21:29:53Z

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Stubby at 21:17, 7 January 2014

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 == The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars ==
 A key concept to keep in mind as one explores the BrikWars Universe is that there are often parallels in the in-game universe to the real world equivalents.  A [[forum member]] may also appear as a [[character]].  A [http://www.brikwars.com/forums/ community website] may also appear as an [[alternate dimension]].  Easily identifiable real-world construction toy parts may have in-depth backstories within the [[BrikVerse]].
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 == The Spirit of the Game ==
 It can be seen, even in the very pages of this wiki, that BrikWars espouses a very particular attitude.  It might be described as [[chaotic]], often [[antagonistic]], and free-spirited.  It is also fiercely creative and, by its very nature, attempts to ram as many interesting concepts together in one place as possible.  Such an endeavor becomes greater with a community on hand to help make it grow, snapping together like pieces building a great [[construction]].  And so, as the community grows, so too does the overall narrative of the game, funneled through the creative mind of the designer who [[beer|chooses]] how best his game will develop over the years.
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 == Historical Kanon ==
 The BrikVerse is a broken universe, its time and space torn asunder and scattered without pattern.  These errant elements are brought together by the force of [[Kanon]].  Elements of important story become the accepted narrative, while lesser elements are obliterated by a continuing cascade of awesomeness.  These shattered timelines are called Ret- and [[Rekonstruktion]]s.  Thus, there is no true permanency in the BrikVerse.  The [[Ossum]] survives only so long as it is not supplanted by the More Ossum.  [[Battle]]s may happen anywhere, at any time, for any reason, and between any [[force]]s.  There are no true maps of the BrikVerse, for as soon as internal consistency is again supplanted, those maps are rewritten.  The BrikVerse, then, is a universe driven purely by storytelling.
 == BrikWarsian Concepts ==
 There are several major themes and ideas that run through much of the BrikWars community and narrative.  It may be argued that some of these ideas are inherent to BrikWars itself (where not directly outlined as such by the author of BrikWars) but many of them aren't so much fundamental to BrikWars as they are prevalent in its community.  As previously mentioned, many participants in BrikWars fiction will as easily ignore as embrace, add, subtract, or otherwise alter these ideas to suit their kanonical needs.  Members who tend to hold things as being sacrosanct may find themselves generally outvoted.  Their Kanon still counts, of course... just not so much as the other, better Kanon.
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 === Orange Transparent and Other Badass Things ===
-Due to the relatively epic canon written about [[Orange Transparent]] (or OT), which has been featured in the rulebook, the specially colored construction toy piece has become one of the most powerful elements in the BrikVerse.  Weapons that are constructed of it are much more Ossum and damaging and structures that include it become nigh on indestructible.  From OT naturally spawned much more narrative centered around the other transparent colors, called [[Transparent Element]]s in the BrikVerse.  Each has a common story but certain BrikWarriors have developed differing types for some of the colors.
+Due to the relatively epic kanon written about [[Orange Transparent]] (or OT), which has been featured in the rulebook, the specially colored construction toy piece has become one of the most powerful elements in the BrikVerse.  Weapons that are constructed of it are much more Ossum and damaging and structures that include it become nigh on indestructible.  From OT naturally spawned much more narrative centered around the other transparent colors, called [[Transparent Element]]s in the BrikVerse.  Each has a common story but certain BrikWarriors have developed differing types for some of the colors.
 Though OT perhaps best epitomizes BrikWars' never ending need for awesomeness, there are several other examples of "the best" or the "most ossum."

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 It can be seen, even in the very pages of this wiki, that BrikWars espouses a very particular attitude.  It might be described as [[chaotic]], often [[antagonistic]], and free-spirited.  It is also fiercely creative and, by its very nature, attempts to ram as many interesting concepts together in one place as possible.  Such an endeavor becomes greater with a community on hand to help make it grow, snapping together like pieces building a great [[construction]].  And so, as the community grows, so too does the overall narrative of the game, funneled through the creative mind of the designer who [[beer|chooses]] how best his game will develop over the years.
-The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many-splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  [[:Category:Category: Nehellium Galaxy Factions|Star Empires]] wage [[:Category:Major Wars|intergalactic wars]] and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]-spies make runs against [[megacorporation]]s and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
+The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many-splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  [[:Category: Nehellium Galaxy Factions|Star Empires]] wage [[:Category:Major Wars|intergalactic wars]] and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]-spies make runs against [[megacorporation]]s and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
 == Historical Kanon ==

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 It can be seen, even in the very pages of this wiki, that BrikWars espouses a very particular attitude.  It might be described as [[chaotic]], often [[antagonistic]], and free-spirited.  It is also fiercely creative and, by its very nature, attempts to ram as many interesting concepts together in one place as possible.  Such an endeavor becomes greater with a community on hand to help make it grow, snapping together like pieces building a great [[construction]].  And so, as the community grows, so too does the overall narrative of the game, funneled through the creative mind of the designer who [[beer|chooses]] how best his game will develop over the years.
-The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many-splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  [[:Category:Nehellium Factions|Star Empires]] wage [[:Category:Major Wars|intergalactic wars]] and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]-spies make runs against [[megacorporation]]s and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
+The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many-splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  [[:Category:Category: Nehellium Galaxy Factions|Star Empires]] wage [[:Category:Major Wars|intergalactic wars]] and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]-spies make runs against [[megacorporation]]s and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
 == Historical Kanon ==

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-[[File:BW2005Cover.jpg|300px|thumb|right|2005 Edition, the most current version of BrikWars.]]BrikWars is a [[construction]] [[toy]] wargame, or more specifically a Building Brick Combat System, designed by [[Mike Rayhawk]].  It has survived in many incarnations, going all the way back to the [[Great Builder|creator]]'s [[child]]hood and finally going live on [http://www.brikwars.com BrikWars.com] in [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1998/title.htm 1998]. Since then, it has had [[BrikWars Versions|several more published iterations]], including the [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2000/contents.htm 2000], [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-brikwars.pdf 2001], and [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2005/cover.htm 2005] Editions.
+[[File:BW2005Cover.jpg|300px|thumb|right|2005 Edition, the most current version of BrikWars.]]
-The 2000 and 2001 [[rule]]s were intended to be particularly rules heavy; in the [http://brikwars.com/rules/2005/foreword.htm 2005 Foreword] it's stated that this design choice was a form of [[troll]]ing intended to dissuade rules obsessed players (called [[Anorak]]s by the BrikWars community) who were missing the ultimate point of the game which was, of course, to have [[fun]].  The idea was to give them more rules than they could possibly use.
+The BrikWars Universe is an ever-growing explosion of creative output from the [[community]] built up around the game of [[BrikWars]], spanning multiple decades and six out of seven continents (over 85%; a solid B grade).
-== The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars ==
+It may help to keep in mind that "BrikVerse" typically refers to the narrative structure of the game's fiction,whereas "BrikWars Universe" might be used to describe [[the game]] and its community or to refer to anything of a [[BrikWarsian]] nature.  Perhaps the primary reason for this lies in the fact that the community takes an active hand in structuring their game of choice's [[Kanon]], and the [[creator]] of the game responds in kind by remaining active in the community.
-A key concept to keep in mind as one explores the BrikWars Universe is that there are often parallels in the in-game universe to the real world equivalents.  A [[forum member]] may also appear as a [[character]].  A [http://www.brikwars.com/forums/ community website] may also appear as an [[alternate dimension]].  Easily identifiable real-world construction toy parts may have in-depth backstories within the [[BrikVerse]].
+== The Spirit of the Game ==
-It may help to keep in mind that "BrikVerse" typically refers to the narrative structure of the game's fiction,whereas "BrikWars Universe" might be used to describe the game and its community or to refer to anything of a BrikWarsian nature.  Perhaps the primary reason for this lies in the fact that the community takes an active hand in structuring their game of choice's [[canon]] and the creator of the game responds in kind by remaining active in the community.
+It can be seen, even in the very pages of this wiki, that BrikWars espouses a very particular attitude.  It might be described as [[chaotic]], often [[antagonistic]], and free-spirited.  It is also fiercely creative and, by its very nature, attempts to ram as many interesting concepts together in one place as possible.  Such an endeavor becomes greater with a community on hand to help make it grow, snapping together like pieces building a great [[construction]].  And so, as the community grows, so too does the overall narrative of the game, funneled through the creative mind of the designer who [[beer|chooses]] how best his game will develop over the years.
-It can be seen, even in the very pages of this wiki, that BrikWars espouses a very particular attitude.  It might be described as [[chaotic]], often antagonistic, and free-spirited.  It is also fiercely creative and, by its very nature, attempts to ram as many interesting concepts together in one place as possible.  Such an endeavor becomes greater with a community on hand to help make it grow, snapping together like pieces building a great construction.  And so, as the community grows, so too does the overall narrative of the game, funneled through the creative mind of the designer who chooses how best his game will develop over the years.
+The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many-splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  [[:Category:Nehellium Factions|Star Empires]] wage [[:Category:Major Wars|intergalactic wars]] and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]-spies make runs against [[megacorporation]]s and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
-The BrikVerse has evolved to be a many splendored place, an entire universe of bountiful [[blood]]shed, delightful [[destruction]], and clever [[creation]]s set within the backdrop of an entire [[MultiVerse]] of construction toy based universes and their offshoot alternate dimensions.  Star Empires wage intergalactic wars and horrid [[monster]]s invade through cracks in [[space]] even as knights hold sieges on medieval [[castle]]s, gunslingers have duels at high noon, [[supernatural]] [[creature]]s fling themselves at one another across blood-soaked nighttime [[battlefield]]s, and [[cyber]]ed spies make runs against megacorporations and their [[goon]]s.  [[Hero]]es rise and fall, celebrities come and go, the fights never stop, and the fun never ends.
+== Historical Kanon ==
 The BrikVerse is a broken universe, its time and space torn asunder and scattered without pattern.  These errant elements are brought together by the force of [[Kanon]].  Elements of important story become the accepted narrative, while lesser elements are obliterated by a continuing cascade of awesomeness.  These shattered timelines are called Ret- and [[Rekonstruktion]]s.  Thus, there is no true permanency in the BrikVerse.  The [[Ossum]] survives only so long as it is not supplanted by the More Ossum.  [[Battle]]s may happen anywhere, at any time, for any reason, and between any [[force]]s.  There are no true maps of the BrikVerse, for as soon as internal consistency is again supplanted, those maps are rewritten.  The BrikVerse, then, is a universe driven purely by storytelling.
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 == BrikWarsian Concepts ==
-There are several major themes and ideas that run through much of the BrikWars community and narrative.  It may be argued that some of these ideas are inherent to BrikWars itself (where not directly outlined as such by the author of BrikWars) but many of them aren't so much fundamental to BrikWars as they are prevalent in its community.  As previously mentioned, many participants in BrikWars fiction will as easily ignore as embrace, add, subtract, or otherwise alter these ideas to suit their canonical needs.  Members who tend to hold things as being sacrosanct may find themselves generally outvoted.  Their Kanon still counts, of course...just not so much as the other, newer Kanon.
+There are several major themes and ideas that run through much of the BrikWars community and narrative.  It may be argued that some of these ideas are inherent to BrikWars itself (where not directly outlined as such by the author of BrikWars) but many of them aren't so much fundamental to BrikWars as they are prevalent in its community.  As previously mentioned, many participants in BrikWars fiction will as easily ignore as embrace, add, subtract, or otherwise alter these ideas to suit their kanonical needs.  Members who tend to hold things as being sacrosanct may find themselves generally outvoted.  Their Kanon still counts, of course... just not so much as the other, better Kanon.
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 === Spelled with a K and Other Behavior ===
-One of the most immediately noticeable things about BrikWars is its consistent use of misspelled words.  Very simply, this comes from a joke in the rulebook about how we don't really give a damn how things are spelled, an extension of "we don't care about the rules."  It has become a very large part of the community's loving attempts at nomenclature.
+One of the more immediately noticeable things about BrikWars is its semi-consistent use of misspelled words.  Very simply, this comes from a joke in the rulebook about how we don't really give a damn how things are spelled, an extension of "we don't care about the rules."  It has become a large part of the community's loving attempts at nomenclature.
 In fact, the BrikWars community embraces several modes of behavior, as evidenced by our [[Forum Code]].  To mimic us, [[minifig]]s have their own way of doing things.

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 == The BrikVerse: Narrative of BrikWars ==
-A key concept to keep in mind as one explores the BrikWars Universe is that there are often parallels in the in-game universe to the real world equivalents.  A [[forum member]] may also appear as a [[character]].  A [[community website]] may also appear as an [[alternate dimension]].  Easily identifiable real-world construction toy parts may have in-depth backstories within the [[BrikVerse]].
+A key concept to keep in mind as one explores the BrikWars Universe is that there are often parallels in the in-game universe to the real world equivalents.  A [[forum member]] may also appear as a [[character]].  A [http://www.brikwars.com/forums/ community website] may also appear as an [[alternate dimension]].  Easily identifiable real-world construction toy parts may have in-depth backstories within the [[BrikVerse]].
 It may help to keep in mind that "BrikVerse" typically refers to the narrative structure of the game's fiction,whereas "BrikWars Universe" might be used to describe the game and its community or to refer to anything of a BrikWarsian nature.  Perhaps the primary reason for this lies in the fact that the community takes an active hand in structuring their game of choice's [[canon]] and the creator of the game responds in kind by remaining active in the community.

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	Another old favorite argument among [[BrikWarrior]]s, with the same general range of opinion, is the legitimacy of "[[Peach]]es." In the narrowest sense, the Peach race is specifically limited to [[minifig]]s with peach-colored flesh, but yellow supremacists use the "Peach" racial slur to refer to any minifigs who are not of [[stereotype\|classic standard]] [[yellow]] coloration, or who have the more "realistic" style of facial features seen on licensed characters.		Another old favorite argument among [[BrikWarrior]]s, with the same general range of opinion, is the legitimacy of "[[Peach]]es." In the narrowest sense, the Peach race is specifically limited to [[minifig]]s with peach-colored flesh, but yellow supremacists use the "Peach" racial slur to refer to any minifigs who are not of [[stereotype\|classic standard]] [[yellow]] coloration, or who have the more "realistic" style of facial features seen on licensed characters.
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	=== Orange Transparent and Other Badass Things ===		=== Orange Transparent and Other Badass Things ===

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 === Yellow versus Peach ===
-Another old favorite argument among BrikWarriors, with the same general range of opinion, is the validity of "peaches."  These are minifigures who are not of the classic standard yellow coloration.  In some ways, this debate can feel like a discussion of racism.  For a few BrikWarriors, however, it's nothing so complex; they simply hate the "more realistic" faces printed on peach colored figures in place of the simple aesthetic chosen for the yellow ones.  Again, however, as more of the peach figures receive classic aesthetic face prints, the lines of this argument grow somewhat more blurry.
+Another old favorite argument among [[BrikWarrior]]s, with the same general range of opinion, is the legitimacy of "[[Peach]]es."  In the narrowest sense, the Peach race is specifically limited to [[minifig]]s with peach-colored flesh, but yellow supremacists use the "Peach" racial slur to refer to any minifigs who are not of [[stereotype|classic standard]] [[yellow]] coloration, or who have the more "realistic" style of facial features seen on licensed characters.
 === Orange Transparent and Other Badass Things ===

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	Though OT perhaps best epitomizes BrikWars' never ending need for awesomeness, there are several other examples of "the best" or the "most ossum."		Though OT perhaps best epitomizes BrikWars' never ending need for awesomeness, there are several other examples of "the best" or the "most ossum."
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		+	In [[Inhabitants of the Universe]], several of our community superstars are featured, for whatever reasons made them popular.

	In [[Factions and Forces]], certain groups are truly colossal in size, empires that span the stars, and are the major movers and shakers in the universe or MultiVerse. Certain of them are designated "Superpowers" because they maintain high level teknology of extraordinary destructive power that few others possess.		In [[Factions and Forces]], certain groups are truly colossal in size, empires that span the stars, and are the major movers and shakers in the universe or MultiVerse. Certain of them are designated "Superpowers" because they maintain high level teknology of extraordinary destructive power that few others possess.

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−	[[File:BW2005Cover.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|2005 Edition, the most current version of BrikWars.]]BrikWars is a [[construction]] [[toy]] wargame, or more specifically a Building Brick Combat System, designed by [[Mike Rayhawk]]. It has survived in many incarnations, going all the way back to the [[Great Builder creator]]'s [[child]]hood and finally going live on [http://www.brikwars.com BrikWars.com] in [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1998/title.htm 1998]. Since then, it has had [[BrikWars Versions\|several more published iterations]], including the [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2000/contents.htm 2000], [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-brikwars.pdf 2001], and [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2005/cover.htm 2005] Editions.	+	[[File:BW2005Cover.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|2005 Edition, the most current version of BrikWars.]]BrikWars is a [[construction]] [[toy]] wargame, or more specifically a Building Brick Combat System, designed by [[Mike Rayhawk]]. It has survived in many incarnations, going all the way back to the [[Great Builder\|creator]]'s [[child]]hood and finally going live on [http://www.brikwars.com BrikWars.com] in [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1998/title.htm 1998]. Since then, it has had [[BrikWars Versions\|several more published iterations]], including the [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2000/contents.htm 2000], [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2001/2001-brikwars.pdf 2001], and [http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2005/cover.htm 2005] Editions.

	The 2000 and 2001 [[rule]]s were intended to be particularly rules heavy; in the [http://brikwars.com/rules/2005/foreword.htm 2005 Foreword] it's stated that this design choice was a form of [[troll]]ing intended to dissuade rules obsessed players (called [[Anorak]]s by the BrikWars community) who were missing the ultimate point of the game which was, of course, to have [[fun]]. The idea was to give them more rules than they could possibly use.		The 2000 and 2001 [[rule]]s were intended to be particularly rules heavy; in the [http://brikwars.com/rules/2005/foreword.htm 2005 Foreword] it's stated that this design choice was a form of [[troll]]ing intended to dissuade rules obsessed players (called [[Anorak]]s by the BrikWars community) who were missing the ultimate point of the game which was, of course, to have [[fun]]. The idea was to give them more rules than they could possibly use.