Last posted: August 14, 1997 Additions since then?: Yes -- [Fugitives] and
[Sable]

Admin:  This is an unofficial and incomplete directory of threads
currently active in the newsgroup alt.dragons-inn.  A longer version of
this same directory, which includes lists of players and characters in
each thread, has been posted under "FAQ: Thread Directory."  The
information contained herein was compiled with the assistance of the folks
identified as "thread admin" for each storyline.  Anyone who would like to
add their thread to this directory should use the standard format below
and email the addition to talorina@maniac.deathstar.org.  Changes to
current entries should be sent to the same address.  Information regarding
the month/year when a thread first started, and any Web pages relevant to
the threads, are especially welcome.

HOW TO USE THIS FAQ:  This directory is intended to give only the briefest
explanation of a storyline.  Requests for further information or for past
posts in any thread -- and especially any questions on whether a new
player may join an existing thread -- should be directed to the email
address listed after "thread admin." 

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[Badger Lodge]:
        Short spoofs, parodies, comedies, satires and other nonsense
        including Holiday Specials. Membership is a carelessly guarded 
        secret. 

        Thread admin:           Whomever starts
        First started:          November 1996
        Open to new players?:   Membership by invitation only.
        Method of Drafting:     Email mostly
        Related threads:        None intentionally (hehe)

[Bards]
        The adventures of the Bards' Guild of Montfort, a group 
        of performers who dabble in the adventuring business.  The 
        current storyline involves a quest to recover the Lyre of 
        Orpheus from a mysterious thief.

        Thread admin:           Patrick Ocampo <eecom@interlog.com>
        First started:          
        Thread Homepage:        http:\\www.interlog.com\~eecom\hall.html
        Open to New Players:    Yes
        Method of Drafting:     E-mail, then post draft
        Related Threads:        [Church], [Downfall], [Saga]
 
[Bounty]:
        A group of bounty-hunters from the Politi homeland seek to
        collect a long-standing price on the head of the Politi mage 
        Kallin So. They are joined by others with their own agendas.

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          January 1997
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Politi/Jord], [Warrens], [Shadows]

[Canyon's Edge]
        A group of novice characters working for the Baron of Carlisle
        explore the orc-inhabited canyon below the town of Canyon's Edge.

        The kingdom of Talen, where Canyon's Edge is located, was created
        with the purpose of providing a venue for adventures with
        characters other than "ultra-powerful" mages, swordsmen,
        etc.  Although the particular storyline of [Canyon's Edge]
        is not currently open to new players, writers are encouraged to
        start and run their own storylines in the kingdom.  Please contact
        the thread admin, AJ, for further information.

        Thread admin:           AJ Butterwick
                                (btrwkart@thunder.ocis.temple.edu)
        First started:          May 1997
        Open to New Players:    Thread not, Kingdom of Talen is
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None

[Caravan]:  
        The adventures and tribulations of a very unique caravan in 
        its travels throughout Ifreann and beyond.

        Thread admin:           Michael Dew (dew@io.com)
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Post directly to newsgroup (some 
                                preplanning can be involved)
        Related threads:        None

[Chaos]:
        A murder mystery set in Jord (initially).  This thread will
        continue on outside the city and across the entire continent.  
        In some ways, this thread picks up (and explains) elements of 
        the old [Rhynn]thread.

        Thread admin:           Vandi Williams (VandiW@aol.com)
                                Brad McMillan (Jsk101@uriacc.uri.edu or
                                               Bradley_McMillan@brown.edu)
        First started:          June 1997
        Open to new players?:   Inquire of authors, Vandi and Brad
        Method of Drafting:     Individual posts directly to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Rhynn]

[Church]:
        One of the longer-running storylines in ad-i, [Church] concerns
        the Church of the Redeemer's domination of the city of Montfort.
        A front for the Dark One in his efforts to take over Ifreann,
        the local organization of the Church is headed by the evil, but
        oh-so-interesting, Proctor John.  Currently (July 1997), [Church]
        focuses upon the efforts of Motrinn Hainen (as vicious an assassin
        as ever there was, but a charming fellow nonetheless), Cari (a
        mute commando and the last active member of the group who
        travelled into the future to obtain the Sword of Xeen, which will
        one day [we hope] be plunged into PJ's dark and twisted heart),
        and Smith (he of the sunglasses, curse, and disturbing aura) to
        bring PJ to his well-deserved demise.

        Thread Admin:           Johny Enright (jenright@cs.itc.hp.com)
                                but direct queries to Cathy Mosley at
                                storytlr@maniac.deathstar.org
        First Started:          Summer 1995
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Direct posting to newsgroup
        Related Threads:        Anything with "[Church/]" in the title;
                                [Tower Guard]; [Healers]; [Tent City];
                                [Council]; practically any storyline
                                which is set in Montfort itself.

[Church/Mages]:
        A Mage named Erline and his partner Kaelen Lane are headed out
        trying to contact the Tower Guard. They have just encountered a
        group of Inquisitors and a new character Starblade, a Warrior/Mage.
        There will soon be a conflict, with the Church forces, as they 
        come to try and take the advertising Erline in. 

        Thread admin:           Boyd Boedeker 
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   Yes, contact Boyd first.
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Church/Bards]
                                [Church/Tower Guard]

[Church/Merianna/Gnomes]:
        A meeting is soon to be interrupted as the Garou attack the Gnome
        encampment. 

        Thread admin:           Boyd Boedeker 
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   Yes, contact Boyd first.
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        Any thread starting with [Church-
                                [Grey Mansion]

[Church/Tower Guard/Caylock]:
        The independent members of the Guard have taken a stand against the
        Church of the Redeemer. The thread promises some good battles and a
        uncertain future for the Guard. 

        Thread admin:           Boyd Boedeker 
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   Yes, contact Boyd first.
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        Any thread starting with [Church/

[Circus]:
        A front for the smuggling activities of the Quisling brothers 
        and a refuge for the infamous and unwanted. The Circus travels
        around Ifreann usually playing cameos in other threads. Currently
        in limbo. 

        Thread admin:           Gary Couch (gcouch@umext.umass.edu)
        First started:          April 1996
        Open to new players?:   Occasionally
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        Varies

[Cockroach]:
        Little people getting by the best they can.  It's just a fun 
        pastime for silly antics. :)
 
        Thread admin:           Bernice Ellis (bern.hot@bigfoot.com)
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   Yes
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None

[Coliseum]:
        The wealthy mage Bryce Amberghylles has arrived in the chaos
        of Montfort's rebuilding to construct a gladitorial arena.
        
        Thread admin:           Blake Sinclair <unseelie@hotmail.com>
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   Yes, contact admin first
        Method of Drafting:     E-Mail draft, then post
        Related threads:        [Evil], [Council], [Tower Guard],
                                [Love Triangle], [Brak's School], 
                                [Conjuratio] 

[Conjuratio]:
        The Roman merchant, Bacchus, buys a large amount of land         
        outside Montfort to construct his palace, where he directs 
        his many interests in Montfort.

        Thread admin:           Brian Sinclair(bacchus_v_@hotmail.com)
        First started:          June 1997
        Open to new players?:   Yes
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Viator], [Coliseum]

[Council/Tent City]:
        In the final days of the Church of the Redeemer in Montfort,
        the first beginnings of a new civilian government take shape
        among the local survivors.  The Citizens' Emergency Council
        is organized to help the community rebuild, with the assistance
        of gnomes, dwarves, and elves.  Posting is intermittent and 
        most characters appear in other Montfort-area threads.

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          August 1996
        Open to New Players?:   Yes
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then posted to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Politi], [Church], [Tower Guard],
                                [Bards], etc.

[DB]:  DragonsBlood
        After meeting in the Dragon's Inn, three adventurers head 
        off to explore the bloodlines of one.  After her mysterious
        disappearance, the remaining two are embroiled in a growing 
        plot of intrigue, subversion, and outright war.

        Thread admin:           Michael Dew (dew@io.com)
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Post directly to newsgroup (some 
                                preplanning can be involved)
        Related threads:        [Dark], [Throne], [CEF], [GRIM]

[Dear Sister]:
        Steel Silverose leads a quest to rescue his sister Arilyn, who
        has been captured and is being held prisoner by their enemies.

        Thread admin:           Alana Olson (alana@austine.pvt.k12.vt.us)
        First started:          June 1997
        Open to new players?:   Contact admin
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None

[Doll]:
        A quest to find a little girl's doll - but dark shadowy figures
        lurk in the background, with unknown objectives.

        Thread Admin:           Shawn Isenhart(gleep@ix.netcom.com)
        First started:          
        Open to new players?:   Not yet, but will be.
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post - at least when it grows.
        Related threads:        None - yet.

[Duo]:  
        The continuing adventures of Mimi and Fira, formerly of the 
        Lost Child thread.  After the disbanding of the Companions, the
        spellsinger and the gnome decided to seek further adventure 
        elsewhere.  They are currently employed by the Grey Mansion of 
        Thaumaturgy and seek a pearl of timelessness.

        Thread admin:           Chet Hamel (purehatred@aol.com)
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     E-mail draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Garou], [Grey Mansion]

[Escapes]:
        A young couple out on their first quest and adventure. The Fates 
        seem to have a little too much to do with Star and Alex as they
        get closer to their goal.

        Thread admin:           Boyd Boedeker 
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None

[Evil]:
        The Ashkenazim and the Cult of Pain combined to form
        Montfort's largest threat after the Church.  

        Thread admin:           Blake Sinclair (unseelie@hotmail.com) 
                                Chet Hamel (purehatred@aol.com) 
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   yes/contact admin
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Coliseum], [Tower Guard] &
                                [Grey Mansion]

[Firedrake's Passage]:
        A group of people escorting a firedrake (small red dragon)
        to a place called Pyran Mountain so the firedrake, Bob, can 
        mourn his dead mother.

        Thread admin:           Anna Dunster (adunster@ritzville.org)
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   Yes
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None

[Forest People]:
        A group of adventurers helping the silvian elves defeat
        an evil warlord, who's trying to root the elves out and
        take possesion of an old gold mine on their land.
 
        Thread admin:           Alana Olson (alana@austine.pvt.k12.vt.us)
                                Jakub Kalinowski (jkalin@sgh.waw.pl)
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   Yes
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None
 
[Fugitives]
        Fergus McCleod, a young man with a price on his head for killing
        a prince in his homeland, stays one step ahead of those seeking
        to collect the bounty.  Or so he thinks.

        Thread admin: Russell R. Stewart (rstewart@computerpro.com) 
        First started:          August 1997
        Method of drafting:     Via email, then post to newsgroup
        Open to new players?:   Unknown; contact admin
        Related threads:        None
 
[Grey Mansion]:
        The established --and latest-- Mage's Guild of Montfort, the 
        Grey Mansion of Thaumaturgy offers non-Church brotherhood to 
        all spellcasters looking for a home.  Currently, the mages are 
        involved in the plundering of a Garou den.

        Thread admin.:          Chet Hamel (purehatred@aol.com)
        Open to new players?:   Yes, but not until after Downfall
        Method of Drafting:     E-mail draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Coliseum], [Council], [Evil], [Garou]

[Grim]:
        Thread centers on Grimmalka Keep, headquarters of the Rangers 
        of Mare Wood, in SW Tynntangial and the exploits of its
        inhabitants.  Currently involved in defending the realm 
        against the Forces of the Dark One. 

        Thread admin:           Gary Couch (gcouch@umext.umass.edu)
        First started:          November 1995
        Open to new players?:   Occasionally
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Throne], [DB/CEF], [Dark]

[Guardians]:
        A quest to find the diamond Gilshalon and save the world 
        Havathol from destruction. A fight against the Dark Mage; 
        a battle for freedom. 

        Thread admin:           Rae (rhapsodyblue@hotmail.com) 
                                Bernice Ellis (bern.hot@bigfoot.com)    
        First started:
        Open to new players?:  Yes
        Method of Drafting:    Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:       None

[Lycanth]:
        A small group of adventurers travelling into the mountains and 
        beneath in search of the source of the disease lycanthropy.  
        The disease has ravaged much countryside and is still expanding.

        Thread Admin:           Wade Lehmann (wade@ocean.tamu.edu)
        First Started:          Fall 96 sometime
        Open to new players?:   Yes, contact admin first
        Method of Drafting:     Basis written by admin, post flows from there
        Related Threads:        None

[newsbeat]:
        The Montfort Mime (which has been dormant since August 1996)
        is both an "in character" storyline and an "out of character"
        service for the newsgroup.  Distributed on a semi-regular basis,
        the Mime consists of "in character" news reports of recent events
        in the various threads in ad-i.

        Given staff shake-ups, the Mime is seeking players who are willing
        to commit to monitoring storyines (typically ones in which they
        have characters) and writing up news stories.

        Management also is contemplating starting a tabloid-type
        newspaper, The Montfort Inquisitor.             

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          November/December 1995
        Open to new players?:   Yes!
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        Any and all threads in ad-i

[Politi/Jord]
        The Politi mages, driven from Montfort as Refusers against
        the Church of the Redeemer, establish a new household in the
        city of Jord.

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          [Politi] started in November 1995
                                Moved to Jord in August 1996
        Open to New Players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then posted to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Bounty], [Shadows], [Warrens]

[Questions of Loyalty]
        Wherein the Church forces of The Redeemer try to 'enlist' 
        the mercenaries within Brak's School to aid in their fight 
        against the Refusers.

        Of course, nothing is ever as simple as that and the Church 
        finds itself a new enemy.
        Thread admin:           Danny O'Connell (danny@msm-ltd.demon.co.us)
                                Mike Beffa (wawokite@flinthills.com)
        First started:
        Open to new players:    Yes
        Method of drafting:     Email, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Church], [Brak's School], etc.

[Sable]:
        With the approach of yet another stage in an eons-old conflict,
        the people of a far realm make their preparations for the
        impending war.

        Thread admin:           Greg Charles (c9404397@student.anu.edu.au)
        First started:          January 1997
        Open to new players?:   Soon...
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Silver], [Sapphire]

[Sapphire]:
        A mixed band of travellers wanders slowly across the face of Ifreann
        in search of further adventure and just occasionally, in search of a
        sword similar to that possessed by one of the group.

        Thread admin:           Greg Charles (c9404397@student.anu.edu.au)
                                Sheli Ellwood (shansu@xmission.com)
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of Drafting:     As it comes
        Related threads:        [Silver]

[Shadows]:
        Kallin So and others go in search of a possible cure for
        Linnell Seris, a Politi mage who (as a result of being
        Embraced by the vampiric Grand Inquisitor Blayne) has lost
        the ability to work Politi thread magic.

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          May 1997
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Politi/Jord], [Warrens], [Bounty]

[Star Dreamer]:
        Laurelyn Hillrover, a traveling storyteller/musician, leads 
        an assorted band to seek the legendary ghost ship, "The Star
        Dreamer."  Each member of the group, with the possible 
        exception of Thomis Parch, has their own reason to try to 
        gain a boon.

        Thread Admin:           Cathy Mosley (storytlr@deathstar.org)
        First started:
        Open to New Members:    No
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then posted to newsgroup
        Related Threads:        [Politi]

[Storm Gryphon]:
        An Other Commander chases the Storm Gryphon Prince Ke'le'an
        as he flees. Ke'le'an had been on a quest for a Magic Harness
        that would protect his father in case of emergency while he
        called storms, and the Others found out about him.

        Thread admin:           Anna Dunster (adunster@ritzville.org)
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   Yes
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        None, yet . . . If you want to join 
                                the ones that will exist later, email 
                                Anna Dunster about it.

[Tower Guard]:
        The Montfort Tower Guard is a group dedicated to the protection of
        the citizens of Montfort. The Guard is currently in a state of 
        disarray cause by the resent battles with the Church of the Redeemer.

        The Guard was established originally to be a place for new 
        players to experience the joys of ad-i for the first time. 
        The Guard has grown and become a strong set of story lines with
        various twist and plots.

        New writers to the Alt.dragons-inn are welcome to contact the Admin.
        Writers:
                        Boyd Boedeker 
                        Chet Hamel    

        Long live the Guard!

        Thread admin:           Boyd Boedeker 
                                Chet Hamel    
        First started:
        Open to new players?:   Heck yea!
        Method of Drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        Where ever the Guard is needed.

[Viator]:
        The journeys of a ship and its crew, venturing onward into            
        new adventures.

        Thread admin:           Brian Sinclair
        First started:          Summer 1996
        Open to new players?:   Sort-of
        Method of Drafting:     Whatever works (email, chat)
        Related threads:        [Conjuratio]

[Warrens]:
        A group of orphaned children (some of them refugees from 
        strife-ridden Montfort) and an assortment of odd animals 
        discover something unpleasant lurking in the warrens which 
        riddle the grounds of the Politi estate on the outskirts of 
        Jord.

        Thread admin:           Becca Ward (talorina@maniac.deathstar.org)
        First started:          December 1996
        Open to new players?:   No
        Method of drafting:     Email draft, then post to newsgroup
        Related threads:        [Politi/Jord], [Bounty], [Council]
                                [Tent City], [Shadows]