F.A.Q.

Frequently Asked Questions

For your convenience, this page will attempt to address the most frequently asked questions.

Question: What is the purpose of this website?
Answer: This site is designed to deliver a science fiction role playing game system called The Artifact.

Question: What is The Artifact?
Answer: The Artifact is several things. One, The Artifact is a game. A science fiction role-playing game. The game starts out with a one hundred and fifty six page book that is available for download to members. Two, The Artifact (in the game) is a enormous manufactured planetoid that has only been recently discovered (in 2085). It is both dangerous and full of promise, it is populated by people that are familiar, but full of mystery. Third, The Artifact is a puzzle, do you have all the pieces? Does the puzzle have a solution?

Question: What is Store 32?
Answer: Store 32 brings you The Artifact, and looks forward to many more titles published electronically on the Internet. You can look for similar titles in the NEWS section of this web site.

Question: What is a Role Playing Game?
Answer: A Role Playing Game (or RPG) is a game in which the players take part in an unfurling story. Each player assumes the role of a character. In The Artifact, all players but one creates a character to play. Players improvise the story attempting to reach their desired outcome. There are two arbiters in The Artifact. One, the book. It gives rules, guidelines and background information necessary for a smooth game. Two, a player called the Game Master or GM who interprets the rules and creates the specifics in the game. Something like the legislative and judicial branches of the government, they work together, but have different functions.

Question: How do I submit material to be included in the game?
Answer: Download the Submission Form text file from the download page, and fill out applicable fields. View or download the instruction sheet and review the conditions for submission. Email your submission to submissions@theartifact.net by attachment or by pasting the text into the body of the email. Your submission will be assessed and if accepted the submission may be edited and then posted.

Question: Can I create my own Artifact material and distribute it on the web?
Answer: No, not on a website other than this one anyway. Distribution of any written material or software that uses a Store 32 trademark, Store 32 worlds, or rules from the games or copies of Store 32 copywritten books in whole or in part is illegal and may be subject to prosecution if not approved by us. Members may submit their original materials to Store 32 via specified methods and have them approved for distribution to other members. You are allowed to create materials based on Store 32 copywritten works for your own use as long as it is not distributed in any way. If you feel you have a special case, or something really special, contact us at submissions@theartifact.net describing what you would like to do.

Question: What is a GM allowed to do in terms of creating new material (people, vehicles, equipment, environments, etc)?
Answer: As a Game Master, you have the ability to create and modify any aspects of the game as you see fit. You can modify existing rules or create new ones to make your games run more smoothly.

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