Amaranth Legacy:Parascope Guide

Comprehensive Breakdown

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To understand Parascopes, a familiarity of Scopes is required. Please see the Scope Guide linked here for more information:

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What is a Parascope?

A "Parascope," as the name suggests, is the term us here at Amaranth Legacy use to describe a setting which acts in parallel to that of a wider primary Scope. Meaning its contents are canon to that of the respective primary Scope it is a part of, yet holds a distinguishing place within its wider canon; be it a unique perspective or theme, or an exclusive locale or genre distinct from the typical norm of the Scope's given work.

The exact size and scale of a Parascope depends on author whim, with a given Parascope either holding a mere fraction of a Scope's content, or the vast majority. So long as it has a defining characteristic which is unique to itself and not omnipresent within the totality of a Scope's content, it can be of any scale or any amount of content.

Like Scopes themselves, Parascopes can be extremely varied, as endless possible variations on what is a Parascope can be created. However; a Parascope must have a connecting artery to that of the wider Scope it wishes to be a part of. The connecting artery may take the form of various things, although they predominantly are things such as shared characters, concepts, locations, or events or it may even manifest more abstractly through mirrored themes.

What defines a Parascope?

Unlike Scopes; Parascopes are more subjectively distinguished. There is not a hard line as to what is or is not capable of being included as a distinct Parascope. However; they are collectively defined as a lore subset of a given Scope that is unique to itself and thus demands a unique presentation/conceptual isolation from the rest of the Scope's given content.

Ultimately what parts of a Scope are made into a Parascope is left to individual author and Scope creator/collaborator's choice; though we highly recommend that every Parascope created has both a unique trait(s) about it, and a wide variety of planned or extant content on site.

How many Parascopes can a Scope have?

There is no fixed limit on the amount of individual Parascopes that a Scope can have. However; we highly recommend that if you are wishing to create a Parascope, it be one that requires a unique presentation and distinction from the rest of your Scope's content.

A good rule of thumb is that a Parascope should only be considered to be made if you plan on making a lot of content related to the lore subset in order to avoid creating too many barren lore sets.

Are any Scopes that connect Parascopes of one another?

No: two or more independent Scopes which connect are referred to as "Bridged-Scopes," or "Bridged-Scope Plotlines" for specific or temporary instances of connection.

This is because Scopes which are Bridged are almost entirely unique and alien to one another, yet share either a specific theme that is being experienced simultaneously between them, or are simply going through a crossover event/plotline. Meaning the respective Scopes which comprise the given Bridge are wholly beholden to the concepts within their own setting and not to any established elsewhere.

Conversely; Parascopes are entirely secondary to the primary Scope they inhabit, and are thus continually subject to its wider concepts, rules, locale, et cetera. While they may have unique traits to themselves as a Parascope, it is to be assumed they said traits ultimately are subservient to the traits established in the Scope as a whole.

Examples of Bridged-Scopes include:

• Amaranth Succession (Imagindarium's Creation / Cosmoria / Galvyria)
• Antecedent Legacy (Borealis Universe / Universe 6E / Local Universe)
• Cosmic Curiosity (Distant Worlds / Vela)

How do I make a Parascope?

First you'll want to internally define what section of a Scope you've either created, or have permission to work on you wish to turn into a distinct Parascope. After that; like a Scope, you'll want to create a "Landing Page" for said Parascope including a custom, header with a link to said page listed to explain to the reader that they are viewing a section of a wider Scope.

Like Scopes; Parascopes can have a custom background image, border/link color, and fonts unique to themselves. Please message one of our site admins if you wish to add these features.

Also like Scopes, a Parascope landing page should contain a brief explanation as to what Scope it is part of, why it is distinctly listed as a Parascope, and any unique aspects such as its Framework, or any possible exclusive rules for collaboration.

A Parascope landing page should have the following naming scheme Scope:*Scope name*/*Parascope name*