What is the table of content for the trilogy lore?
Well, when we created MEL we were aware that the Mass Effect wiki was a fantastic source of information. We didn’t want to copy it. Our goal was to provide a contextualized and complete analysis of the Mass Effect lore. For that, we needed a good foundation to work on, and that’s the table of contents that we’re publishing today.
How did you work on this?
We tried to take everything into account, including information we couldn’t completely verify and information we still don’t have (though the lack of information is information in itself!). We had a lot of discussions within the team about how to word section headers and possible entries, and we are confident that we have made the table of contents as intuitive as possible. It was a collaborative effort, and we are lucky to have the fantastic team that we have! 🙂
So, what now?
Now we are going to work on writing lore articles by using our table of content as a sort of base structure, as well as using all the canon sources we have to do research (one of those sources being the transcripts we are publishing). It’s a big job, no doubt MEL’s biggest work in progress… Keep in mind this is only for the trilogy. We still have to do the same type of work for Andromeda.
Mass Effect is also not a closed canon. We can always edit the table of contents and/or entries… But at the end of the day, you can think of it as if we’re writing a book called “The Lore of Mass Effect.” If you have any questions please read below first!
Can I join you guys and work on this?
Yes. Contact us at info@masseffectlore.com
If I do join you, do you expect me to work on all entries?
No. We believe in letting people work on what fascinates them. If you don’t care for a specific species, we don’t want you to gather information and write a lore article about them. However, if you feel passionate about a specific Mass Effect theme, species, technology, and you feel capable of writing an informed and complete lore article about it, contact us.
What if I’m more of the “gathering information” type?
Contact us too. We can always use help with that!
Can I give you feedback about your table of content?
Sure! Send us an email at info@masseffectlore.com or contact us on Tumblr.
For any more enquiries you can contact us via our Tumblr or the email above.