EVE Fiction

And here is the news post that announces the book's publishing.

There's something screwy here...

Yes, but look at the date that it was published.

Whereas the Pax Amarria was published in real-life year 2003.

The fact that there is a 62nd annual edition assumes that the book must have been written at least 62 years ago. If that goes against previously established lore, consider it a retcon I guess. You could also consider that there may have been several revisions right after release, like patches to a video game.

But he won an award for publishing it from the Gallente. He won the award because it was such a radical rethink of the way Amarr had done things in the past. If it's a retcon, it doesn't make much sense.

I did say I enjoyed it. :)

At the same time, though, its one of those little errors that build up over time. Eventually, people either have to bend over backwards to accomodate the 'new' information that was based in an error or failure to consult prior fiction, or ignore it entirely. I think its better for the overall story for people to catch things like this ASAP so that it can be dealt with.

Theres an easy fix to this, and thats to change it to the 62nd printing of the book, published sometime after 2003, rather than having it published in YC62, many years prior to the actual writing of the book.

Hell, I had that book be a major inspiration for Tiberious, before he went Nation. It becomes less of a major thing if it was already published well before he was born.

I thought it was interesting to see that the Theology Council is fighting for Heideran VII.... ehm... okay... I should say: it is fighting for the Emperor with the (old) Chamberlain. Even if it is just the a note with a holy seal.


"Once the Chamberlain's bureaucracy had exhausted their customary measures, and the screaming that echoed through the deepest levels of the Chamberlain's Residence had finally ceased, they found themselves at an impasse. Such a mistake had not been made in the press in living memory, and none of the functionaries knew what to do next. So they did what bureaucracies do, and they passed the problem upwards and forgot about it.

Some months later, a messenger appeared in the press, and handed the Foreman a note. Upon this note was embossed the most holy seal of the Theology Council, and written in faded ink, the simple statement: "all copies will be destroyed". "


If I was the TC, I would toasted him... In the "Game of Drones" style. First make it public to the emperor, than show that the Chamberlain hasnt do much..... just a brainfart......

....But still a nice idea from CCP.

By the way: Those anyone know when the immersion projects comes ingame? I mean it would be a nice and easy addition and would make our little round table (Publius waves to all ealier comments in this thread) bigger.

Heideran Vii ruled for 300 years he could have writen the Pax at any time during his reign . In the 62Pax chroincle it say that it was at that time printed by the Court Chamberlain's personal press, but no info who released it.

So we can safely assumes that the news item siply refere to the fact that the Ministry of Infomation now publishes the book and untill that time it was published in much smaller numbers along side other obscure religious texts.

Except that we just posted the thing from 2003, only 9 years ago, where he published it.

That's the real reason, too. Except that I didn't even write the chronicle; Greyscale did. He actually started writing it as an item description for the real thing, and still thought that was what he was doing even when he passed the 1,000 word mark - at which point Gnauton and I had a quiet, grinning talk with him.

To be absolutely clear on it, mind you, the error is completely mine. I had a total brainfart, partly since I'd had some general plans for the Pax Amarria anyway, and this slotted so neatly into that that I glossed over it.


Exactly. And there's ... I'd say an 80% chance that we'll do exactly that. It's an easy fix. Personally, though, what I'd like is for Heideran's 2003 version to be a rewrite of extant documents (both earlier versions by himself, and even earlier ones written by other Emperors before him), and one that included such a note of peace and reconciliation that the cluster decided to reward his intent. I'm off work right now and can't look up the other newspieces; are there any ones that explicitly say this is the first and only version of the Pax?


Good lord Let's see ...

Four new chronicles with Crucible - which is after the content department got whittled down and everybody took on double work duty - one new off-expansion chronicle now, more planned for Inferno, new events and a FF roundtable to match, a new CCP-created lore wiki with over a thousand new articles (not to mention a ton of new material, and more being published with every expansion), and a FF roundtable that involved me and Gnauton - the surviving members of the fiction team- outlining a strategy that includes more of the same, plus impending newsposts, thematic plans, and other new things. None of which, I should add, Marketing had any stake in, though we're having tons of fun working with them on other projects that include things like the Fanfest cinematic trailer.

So the fiction looks alive and well to me. I'm sure there's something missing from it that you personally would like to have, but then, wouldn't we all.

Nice too see. I think the Pax Amarria can be a good topic which fix some "problems" (or let say perceived problems).

First a "good thing" about the Amarrs. I mean with it not a general reallife "good thing"; more a good thing which Amarr Roleplayers can use in-character. Because I think a large part where Graelyn is coming from is this: See here. Which got re-quoted from me here (the stuff after the line, before is just a brainfart from me).

So he - Graelyn - and many others have the feeling something good in the Amarr Roleplay section is missing. And this is a problem which comes: One, from the interpretation good vs evil, as a good faction vs bad faction. Which is a valid tool, but gets also very fast one dimimantional (my suggestion - as example from an blood amateur - I would let Jamyl Sarum be praying in a temple and than add a scene where she actes like in the last book. That has a huge plus that the reader can make up his opinion: If she is the one or the other (by showing more sides of an character you get automaticaly also a deepness, which than you dont need flashbacks..... but I go off-topic now).

So where comes the Pax Amarria in? My idea woudl be to have this book, this policy, as a "good thing" in Amarr roleplay. So we wouldnt have a Character which is good (like Abel Jarek), but at least a topic which is good in IC-form.

Dude what is the second (mention one above)? The second problem in which a Pay Amarria chronicle, short story, can help is; that the Amarr get often viewed one diminsional in culture wise. See for example here (or here sort mention), and I would agree and say that Seriphyn is right it is a little one dimensional. So where can the Pax Amarria help?.... It could help to show more dimensions inside the roleplay.... for example mention here, that the Khanid are more "realpolitik" and others more "ordothox" or "idealistic" etc.... just to show the different colors/opinions of the greater Amarr bloc....



So the Pax Amarria could show a "idealistic thing" IC-wise and could also show why for example Heideran VII is "looking out"/"has this nimbus* in comparision to other rulers (Khanid II etc..because for him is Heideran VII a whimpering fool... ). It can show - as long it stays in a "idealistic way" (do not overlap it with NA understanding of political-liberalisms or you will get some Foxnews viewer angry ) - that the faction has something noble and good to speak for himself. And of course you have another plus, it is that the reader can make up his opinion: Like is the man/human good etc..... with general "idealistic topics" sound is more philosphical.... just my 50 cents on that topic



By the way (very off-topic, sorry about that).... a big hand to Lyn Farel and the her New Eden global political roster.