Player-Created Officially-Highlighted Lore--A Possibility?

randomguyguy·5/7/2014, 1:44:13 AM·3 votes·183 views

I wonder if it would be possible to get official sanction or at least official highlight for a player-run site for League lore. The idea would be that an Admin committee of trusted players would choose the best material out of player submissions and that would become canonical. The submissions would be private until they are either accepted and placed in a publication based on the style of the JoJ, deferred to a "other submissions" folder that is an archive of player submissions, or removed altogether in the case of profane, offensive, or off-topic material. The League has dedicated enough summoners who could take on administrative tasks, and a large enough player base that I believe they could scrape together a weekly publication from the submissions.

Players would submit full story ideas that carry over publications (with the understanding that contributors would not reveal the story until the publication was through), ideas for continuations of an ongoing event (like the battles of a larger Noxian incursion), and one-off small stories.

This would ideally solve the fact that despite gaining League entrance in order to gain influence with summoners, champions don't seem to get any closer to the their goals. Under this idea, would Lucian get his wife back? Probably not, since he would then leave the League, his mission accomplished. But Xerath could escape and have to be subdued by a top-secret rivalries-suspended Demacian-Noxian NAP, and that could make for a great story. Then, since he's recaptured, Xerath gets to stay in the league, building up his influence behind the scenes for another attempt at freedom and ultimate power.

Am I being idealistic? Is this a tenable proposition?

If people like this idea (i.e. if it gets upvotes), could we get an official comment about the project's feasiblity?

And lastly, are any people interested in masterminding the project? Writing for it? Deciding canon (like a newspaper editor, but for a fantasy realm)?

1 Comments

Sir ArmaMalum5/7/2014, 2:33:16 AM1 votes

Have you heard of Factions? It's not exactly what you're asking for, as it incorporates gameplay, but it does have an evolving extension of League lore, but I feel you may like it if you haven't heard of it.

As for an everyday fiction-esq service I personally would love to see that happen, and I really don't think it would have to be a seperate site, it could be handled as a lore writing contest on the forums.

You do, however, strike on the main reason developing stories that actually affect the world around it are difficult and sometimes impossible to be feasible, as it would conflict with the static nature of the game. So I don't think a newspaper like format, with breaking news and character development would work, but as I said above the collection and showcasing of seperate, individual would be awesome.