What is this site? - Solaris RPG is a text-based role playing game. The game is NOT graphical, it is NOT massively multiplayer, and isn’t trying to become anything other than a simple text-based role playing game. This website is a small organization dedicated to the ongoing development of the role playing game, Solaris RPG.

When was Solaris RPG created? – Solaris RPG was formed in the summer of 1996 between two friends (we’ll refer to them as Steve and Lewis for the purposes of this "About" page) out of several different ideas. It started as a live action role play (or LARP) between two friends and slowly made its way to pencil and paper. When Steve received his first computer and discovered the World Wide Web the game quickly moved online and made its way to MSN Homepages in 1997. It was then played out through ICQ chat rooms. Later on it made its way to Homestead where is gained its own chat rooms and a much larger homepage which later developed into a very small website. Around 1998, or early 1999, it was moved to Angelfire hosting and then in 2000 to Clanpages hosting all the while various revisions occurred. In 2000 the domain name www.solarisrpg.com was purchased. Eventually in 2002 it was moved to PowWeb hosting, which is where it remains today.

Who made Solaris RPG? – Credit can’t totally be given to one person, because the website and game has changed so much through the efforts of so many individuals. It was founded and has always been maintained by Steve, but has grown with the help of many individuals. Several of the bigger helping hands of the site are its staff members, Dustin, Ben, and several of its long time players. Steve went to great lengths to make sure the game remained open to new ideas from its players.

Why is Solaris RPG here? – Why do we have any role playing games? To have fun… and play out the life of an imaginary character. Solaris may be played through text-based chat rooms over the Internet, and for some that might seem dull, but to us Solarians, it can be a blast. Back in the day, some players of Solaris would have a single role play session last for hours upon hours. It’s not as common anymore, but still happens from time to time.

What is the current setting of the game world? – It has been roughly 10,000 years after the event known as the Second Flux occurred and the world of Solaris has become a ghost planet once again. The face of the planet has been completely reshaped from the occurance of the Second Flux. It is lush in plant and animal life, but the population of humanoid civilization has almost completely disappeared. Oddly, some creatures of the past managed to survive the event only to be dramatically mutated, or possibly evolved, by the wave of flux energy. Technology is rare, but still hidden away in the ruins of the past. The once great city of Solaris fell from the skies and now lies in rubble. The Guardian Temple was devasted in a similar fashion. The home of the Westerners, Baisein City, was completely destroyed and the only clues as to what happened with the Western Solarian race are some missing shuttle pods. Arc, the sanctuary of the Elders, still orbits Solaris but lies empty and devoid of life. The fate of the Elders is unknown as well. All that remains is a handful of warriors from the Pre-Second Flux world that were given a second chance by a hopeful Watcher known as Krauser Killener and random travelers that seem to appear across the land. What will happen now is up to the warriors of Solaris...

Before joining Solaris RPG or using any of its services such as its forums, chatrooms, and email services you must agree to the following:

1. This website and its webhosts/webmaster/owner/staff/admin will not be liable for your actions or actions taken towards you.

2. This website and its webhosts/webmaster/owner/staff/admin claims no responsibility and will not be held responsible for any images posted on the forums or images submitted for character/player use. These images are owned by their respective owners/artist and we claim no ownership of any image submitted to Solaris for use in the game or website.

3. You may not use works from Solaris RPG (Stories, Rules, Guides, descriptions of races, items, abilities, and images other than character images) on your own website without permission.

4. You agree that if you create a character and take part in Solaris RPG you WILL read the "Terms of Registration" before joining, you will follow all the rules of the game, and follow everything that is stated within this disclaimer.

5. By submitting any written material such as character information, descriptions of items, weapons, abilities, and any additions to Solaris RPG, you are turning over ownership of said documents to the Solaris RPG organization for use in the game Solaris RPG. These documents will then specifically be used for game purposes only.

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8. We reserve the right to remove/terminate any persons character(s)/account(s) without notice if any agreements are ever broken.

9. We reserve the right to terminate any persons character(s)/account(s) if they repeatedly disrupt, annoy, or anger other players, staff, or administrators.

10. We reserve the right to change this policy, or any other written information located on this website (such as the rules, guidelines, terms, etc...), at any time without notice. (However, we do always try to notify everyone about any changes.)

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