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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


The '''Story Bible''' is an oft-cited work that contained all the background and lore of [[City of Heroes]] for the game's writers and developers to reference. It has never been seen by the general public in its full form, and as such what it contained is unknown. References have been made to an internal wiki and an actual book, and it is unclear whether the story bible was one massive book, or a conglomeration of files and written works.
The '''Story Bible''' is an oft-cited work that contained all the background and lore of [[City of Heroes]] for the game's writers and developers to reference. It has never been seen by the general public in its full form, and as such what it contained is unknown. References have been made to an internal wiki and an actual book, so it is unclear whether the story bible was one massive book, or a conglomeration of files and written works.


== Partial Release ==
== Partial Release ==


Rpg.net user '''Jim Hague''', who worked on a proposed table top City of Heroes RPG, released the documents he had been given to write the table top game following the [[Sunset]] announcement in a [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?645026-NCSoft-is-killing-City-of-Heroes-by-the-end-of-the-year/page29 thread on the rpg.net forums]. The documents he released include background on NPC groups and [[Zone|zones]], some of his correspondence with [[Manticore (Developer)|Sean Fish]], and various other pieces of information. While much of it is old information, it provides a great deal of insight into the early versions of the story bible. The files were released as a .zip file on Google Drive: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BypRfkMsgQOiUXJLUzY4QlhtN2M/edit
Rpg.net user '''Jim Hague''', who worked on a proposed table top City of Heroes RPG, released the documents he had been given to write the table top game following the [[Sunset]] announcement in a [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?645026-NCSoft-is-killing-City-of-Heroes-by-the-end-of-the-year/page29 thread on the rpg.net forums]. The documents he released include background on NPC groups and [[Zone|zones]], some of his correspondence with [[Manticore (Developer)|'''Sean Fish''']], and various other pieces of information. While much of it is old information, it provides a great deal of insight into the early versions of the story bible. The files are hosted in their most complete form on the wiki: [[File:COH Writing.zip]], though it is also hosted on [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ulryq182mdctwi1/COH%20Writing.zip?dl=1 a Dropbox]
 
== Known Inclusions ==
The following files are included in the zip hosted above, and are all the Story Bibles currently available.
*[[Arachnos]]
*[[Brickstown]]
*[[Plaque|City Plaques]]
*'''CoHBible'''
**The main bible, consisting of 534 pages.
*[[Council]]
*[[Crey's Folly]]
*[[Echo: Dark Astoria|Dark Astoria]]
*[[Eden]]
*[[Faultline]]
*[[Founders' Falls]]
*[[Freedom Corp]]
*[[Kheldian |Kheldian Epic Archetypes]]
**Hosted only on the wiki's upload.
*More Badge Background
**Correspondence between Jim Hague and Sean Fish.
*[[Paragon City]] Sourcebook Zone Outline
*Peregrine Island Rikti Crash
*[[Peregrine Island]]
*[[Echo: Rikti Crash Site|Rikti Crash Site]]
*[[Signature Character|Signature Characters]]
*[[Striga Isle]]
*The Orion-Majestic Theatre


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 02:50, 4 September 2024

Overview

The Story Bible is an oft-cited work that contained all the background and lore of City of Heroes for the game's writers and developers to reference. It has never been seen by the general public in its full form, and as such what it contained is unknown. References have been made to an internal wiki and an actual book, so it is unclear whether the story bible was one massive book, or a conglomeration of files and written works.

Partial Release

Rpg.net user Jim Hague, who worked on a proposed table top City of Heroes RPG, released the documents he had been given to write the table top game following the Sunset announcement in a thread on the rpg.net forums. The documents he released include background on NPC groups and zones, some of his correspondence with Sean Fish, and various other pieces of information. While much of it is old information, it provides a great deal of insight into the early versions of the story bible. The files are hosted in their most complete form on the wiki: File:COH Writing.zip, though it is also hosted on a Dropbox

Known Inclusions

The following files are included in the zip hosted above, and are all the Story Bibles currently available.

See Also

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