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ifspuds · 07-11-2005, 06:19 PM

Welcome to the Outpost League!

The Outpost League is a fictional league that takes place on a fictional world with a fictional premise: a gateway that opens up between Earth and an unknown but habitable world. This is primarily the story of a small, barely professional baseball league that over the years will grow as the burgeoning society of The Outposts (as the world is called by its residents) grows. It will also be the story of that society, especially where society and baseball meet. A map of the Outposts can be found here.

For anyone that has read my Time Warp: Pittsburgh Pirates thread, the general format will be somewhat familiar. The bulk of each post will be from the point of view of a player, a writer, or some other resident of the Outposts, but also contain a fair amount of stats and commentary from yours truly. This will be a league-based dynasty, in that I'll write about the entire league and its teams and players, but from a variety of viewpoints.

Because I need Pierre's utilities to do some of the things I have planned, this is an OOTP 6.12 league. Once the first expansion is done, I may move the league to v6.5, but I haven't decided yet. Financials are turned off for now, ratings and talents are on a 1-10 scale, and the star rating is turned off. The era settings are The Golden Years (1946-1960). Other quirks of the league, and there are several, will be discussed as they become relevant.

My plan is to sim 25 years of league history and then, if there's interest, turn it into an online league. I already have much of the backdrop of those 25 years planned out, but the baseball is yet to be played.

Finally, I'd like to take a moment or two to acknowledge some of the people that have been of help or inspiration in this creation:

illeracula for his outstanding logo set.
SandMan for help with the Originator, including the development of a fictional city origin file, and also for help with the nuts and bolts of future league expansion.
seth70liz76 for his Prologue dynasty thread, which was a major inspiration in the creation of the Outpost League.
Eugene Church for answering a few questions I had and expressing his interest in seeing how the league will turn out.

07-11-2005, 06:19 PM	#3
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Welcome to the Outpost League! The Outpost League is a fictional league that takes place on a fictional world with a fictional premise: a gateway that opens up between Earth and an unknown but habitable world. This is primarily the story of a small, barely professional baseball league that over the years will grow as the burgeoning society of The Outposts (as the world is called by its residents) grows. It will also be the story of that society, especially where society and baseball meet. A map of the Outposts can be found here. For anyone that has read my Time Warp: Pittsburgh Pirates thread, the general format will be somewhat familiar. The bulk of each post will be from the point of view of a player, a writer, or some other resident of the Outposts, but also contain a fair amount of stats and commentary from yours truly. This will be a league-based dynasty, in that I'll write about the entire league and its teams and players, but from a variety of viewpoints. Because I need Pierre's utilities to do some of the things I have planned, this is an OOTP 6.12 league. Once the first expansion is done, I may move the league to v6.5, but I haven't decided yet. Financials are turned off for now, ratings and talents are on a 1-10 scale, and the star rating is turned off. The era settings are The Golden Years (1946-1960). Other quirks of the league, and there are several, will be discussed as they become relevant. My plan is to sim 25 years of league history and then, if there's interest, turn it into an online league. I already have much of the backdrop of those 25 years planned out, but the baseball is yet to be played. Finally, I'd like to take a moment or two to acknowledge some of the people that have been of help or inspiration in this creation: illeracula for his outstanding logo set. SandMan for help with the Originator, including the development of a fictional city origin file, and also for help with the nuts and bolts of future league expansion. seth70liz76 for his Prologue dynasty thread, which was a major inspiration in the creation of the Outpost League. Eugene Church for answering a few questions I had and expressing his interest in seeing how the league will turn out. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired