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There are no electronic phone numbers; Skype is a program for communicating over the internet, like a free phone call, but it also has a built-in chat. You just need to download the program, and then I'll take care of everything.

Address: http://www.skype.com/intl/ru/ - you can find everything here and download it.

Colleague, I'm here! I don't know yet if today's meeting will take place.

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I'm downloading your program now, and then it's your turn. You offered, so now you have to deliver.

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So, colleagues, thanks to colleague DinHot, I've downloaded the Skype program. Now I'm almost free to make calls. "Almost" means during working hours, i.e., from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM our time. Colleagues, there's one more small problem: I only have free internet access from my work computer; the rates from my home computer are too high, so we'll mostly meet on the forum. I ask everyone, especially the initiative group, to leave messages about when and at what time it would be best for us to meet in the Skype chat to discuss our organizational matters. And a separate message to colleague Lis: stay strong.

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My nickname in the Skype chat is zeratul49

A separate note to colleague Lis – stay strong.

I don’t quite understand what you’re talking about??

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[/U]My nickname in the Skype chat is zeratul49.

And that’s it? Only 3 people who can’t meet up yet.
Come on, people, let’s get moving, otherwise we won’t get anywhere at this rate.

Of course, Lis is right; we need to get moving. I'll also try not to fall behind and will soon download Skype and join in actively creating the storyline.

I can join. I write a lot on the forum (see the topic "New Vampire faction") and can write whatever you ask. It wouldn't be difficult for me...

Colleagues, I sincerely thank everyone for participating. Starting Monday morning (our time), I will be waiting for all participants in the Skype chat. Please excuse me if I cannot respond promptly at times, as I will be teaching lessons.

I won't be able to play in the morning, I have school. Maybe after school. But after school, I have photography and art classes, so my busy days have begun. Now I can only play in the evening, and even then, not always.

As my experience shows, even highly literate people, who reread their posts at least three times, still make mistakes – they miss a letter in a word or a comma, use words in the wrong case, and so on. I can offer my help in correcting such bugs – after all, I have some experience in editorial work.

I don't know if I will write – I'm not sure. I don't have Skype... but something tells me that you haven't progressed that far yet – if you're interested, reply. If not, it's my job to offer...

Sincerely, Simas

Of course, we will need an editor, but I can’t make decisions for the entire team, so we’ll have to discuss this issue together.

So, colleagues, I propose the following General plot, within which we can work. Of course, changes and additions can be made, etc.
I see it like this. A world in which a strong mental component coexists with the physical, i.e., magic (Ashan or something else, it doesn't really matter). Religion opposes magic (roughly, like in Perumov's "The Mage"). There is also a division into several races and subraces. Races: humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, undead, demons. Subraces are part of the main races, such as: kobolds, ogres, elves, etc. Naturally, the main conflict is between Order and Chaos, i.e., humans, dwarves, elves (forest and night elves), orcs against Inferno (Chaos). The undead are somewhat separate, but act for their own benefit. Initially, all races live separately, without engaging in conflicts (except for minor border skirmishes). But gradually, the Lord of Hell finds it too crowded there, and the usual hatred for the living begins to take hold. Realizing that he cannot immediately bring all the accumulated legions to the surface (I suggest introducing some kind of limitation, let's say the air on the surface is harmful, gravity, or finally, starlight – something can be found), he decides to enlist the help of renegades from each race, promising humans power, dwarves gold, elves adventure, etc.
To this end, spies, cunning seducers – demons capable of changing their appearance like Biara – are sent to the territory of each of the kingdoms, empires (it doesn't really matter).
Gradually, such traitors are found, and in the territory of each of the races, initially dissatisfied, and then dreaming of separation, barons, counts, dukes (underline the appropriate one) appear, i.e., the usual medieval squabbling takes place, and the mages and sorcerers of each of the races are offered omnipotence, immortality, secret knowledge, artifacts, etc. by the Lord of Hell. Gradually, detachments and then armies of demons accumulate in the rebellious territories. But for complete victory, in addition to the invasion army, four or more artifacts are needed, each of which is located (one each) with the rulers of each race or, let's say, with some Supreme Mages of each of the races (something like the Rings of Power in Tolkien). After the demons manage to steal one of the artifacts, the mages are forced to reveal to the heroes of each of the races the importance of these artifacts. Presumably, these heroes should be ordinary representatives of each of the races (from peasants to furies), so that during their journey, these heroes must destroy these artifacts under certain conditions.
These heroes from each of the races begin their journeys separately from each other, not knowing about each other, and gradually, meeting at some points on the route, begin their journey together.
I think this is a good plot.
But if anyone, colleagues, thinks that it is too contrived, suggest your own options.

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As my experience shows, even very literate people, who reread their posts at least three times, still make mistakes – they miss a letter in a word or a comma, use words in the wrong case, and so on. I can offer my help in correcting such bugs – after all, I work as an editor and have some experience:)

Whether I will write or not, I don't know, I'm not sure. I don't have Skype... but something tells me that you haven't advanced that far yet – if you are interested, reply. If not, it's my job to offer...

Sincerely, Simas

Of course, colleague, I am happy to invite you to join our team. As you rightly noted, we have not advanced far, but, as it seems to me, there is a desire. Therefore, a new person will not be superfluous. Join us!!!:smile23:

Zeratul, it's a good idea, and all the flaws will become apparent as we write. I'm starting to write the prologue and the first chapter; expect it in a couple of days, depending on how busy I am. I'll create two threads. In one, we'll write, and in the other, the book itself will be. Wait for it.

P.S. The internet was glitching badly, so I couldn't show up.

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Okay, I'm getting the impression that we won't be able to meet all at once and decide on everything. So, I propose the following regarding the roles:

- Chief. (It's obvious.) Zeratul

- Editor. (Besides writing chapters, edits semantic errors, incorrect expressions, phrases, etc. – basically, improves the quality of the writing.) DinHot

- Censor. (Spelling, complete understanding of the text, finding inconsistencies, criticism (not harsh), etc.) Since Lis has left, I suggest Simas

- Scriptwriter. (Come up with the plot, continuation of the story, etc.)
I suggest Dracon Mallasa

- Historian (know the history of Heroes of Might and Magic, find information, etc.) TibWar, Machete, eXeCuToR

1. Zeratul (Chief)
2. DinHot (Editor)
3. Dracon Mallasa (Scriptwriter)
4. Machete (Historian)
5. eXeCuToR (Historian)
6. Simas (Censor)
7. TibWar (Historian)
I don't think I forgot anyone.
If anyone doesn't like something, I can delete the post, and we'll spend a long time gathering and discussing all of this.

Well, I really want to help, but unfortunately, I'm not a very good historian. I can recommend myself as a screenwriter: I can describe individual plot lines or even individual characters and situations (I'm not very good at creating an overall plot).

Today, I was actually asked to write a script for another film, but I hope that won't limit me too much.

In general, I'm glad to be a screenwriter and will gladly start writing the text. Personally, I would like to write about the relationship between Dark Elves and High Elves. I think I'll start with the emergence of the seeds of evil, spread by demons, among the High Elves and Dark Elves.

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Once upon a time, in distant, or perhaps not so distant times (a rather banal beginning, isn't it?), when all the lands were not built up with skyscrapers and garages, not with brothels and nightclubs (with all sorts of ecstasy), but with wonderful eastern palaces of mages, impregnable bastions of humans, majestic and formidable fortresses of dwarves, mysterious and alluring Dungeons of Dark Elves, when almost everywhere giant elf trees were planted, and when simply walking through the forest, one could easily stumble upon some undead or demon. It is about these times that our story will be told... And now we will move to one of the small fortresses of the Dark Elves, where in the local school of the invisible hand, a young and independent Albyn was undergoing training. And after 5 years of grueling training, incomparable to any torture, only the main exam remained to be passed, namely - to kill..

Let me repeat myself one more time: I'm writing the prologue and the first chapter, so please wait a couple of days. Is that okay?

- Chief. (It's obvious anyway.) Zeratul

- Editor. (Besides writing chapters, he edits semantic errors,
incorrect expressions, phrases, etc., in short, he makes the speech beautiful.) DinHot

- Censor. (spelling, complete understanding of the text, finding inconsistencies, criticism (not harsh), etc.) Since Lis has left, I suggest Simas

- Scriptwriter. (come up with a script, continuation of the story, etc.)
I suggest Dracon Mallasa

- Historian (know the history of Heroes of Might and Magic, find information, etc.) TibWar, Machete, eXeCuToR

1. Zeratul (Chief)
2. DinHot (Editor)
3. Dracon Mallasa (Scriptwriter)
4. Machete (Historian)
5. eXeCuToR (Historian)
6. Simas (Censor)
7. TibWar (Historian)
I don't think I forgot anyone.
If anyone doesn't like something, I can delete the post, and we'll spend a long time gathering and discussing everything.

Colleague, I agree with the distribution, but about the chief... This is only if all members of our group agree. We are waiting for your texts. Good luck!

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In general, I am glad to be a scriptwriter and will gladly start writing the text. Personally, I would like to write about the relationship between Dark Elves and High Elves. I think I'll start with the emergence of the seeds of evil, spread by demons, among High Elves and Dark Elves.

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Once upon a time, in distant, or perhaps not so distant times (a rather banal beginning, isn't it?), when all the lands were not built up with skyscrapers and garages, not with brothels and nightclubs (with all sorts of ecstasy), but with magnificent eastern palaces of mages, impregnable bastions of humans, majestic and formidable fortresses of dwarves, mysterious and alluring Dungeons of Dark Elves, when almost everywhere there were giant trees of elves planted, and when simply walking through the forest, you could easily stumble upon some undead or demon. It is about these times that our story will be about...
And now we will move to one of the small fortresses of the Dark Elves, where in the local school of the invisible hand, a young and independent Albin was undergoing training. And after 5 years of hard training, incomparable to any torture, only the main exam remained, namely - to kill...

Colleague, I think it's very good, but the phrase "alluring Dungeons"...
sounds like "attractive prison." I think you defined the phrase "alluring Dungeons" as the place of residence
of the Dark Elves, because "Dungeon" is actually a place of imprisonment. And the phrase "impregnable bastions"... Then the meaning of taking them is lost, and we will most likely have to present several cities as captured in order to present the world on the brink. But overall, I like it.