Unlike most other storylines, the main version of the Backstage was written in a massively parallel fashion. In some ways, episodes make more sense if they're read in chronological order, rather than reading along through specific threads. Especially in the "Imp Chase" storyline. In many episodes characters make reference to events happening in other threads, and know things they had no idea about in the previous episode. Time jumps within threads are numerous, reflecting time jumps in the real world between the writing of one episode and the next.

Here is a basic attempt to lay out the significant events of the Backstage -- including events that were minor at the time, but had lasting repercussions. This list also contains a lot of episodes which introduced new facts or features of the Backstage, some of which nobody but us mapmakers will care about... :-)

- Backstage geography

- Storyline starts

- Other facts about the Backstage

- New characters (or existing characters appearing Backstage for the first time)

- Other historical events


	June 10, 1999
	27167	Mike	First appearance of an Author inside a storyline, as an Author (there were earlier cases where Authors wrote themselves in as ordinary characters).


	January 17, 2000
	60165	Smug	Start of an extended involvement of Authors inside a storyline (the Celebrity Inflation thread).


September 5, 2000
11556	L.E.	The first appearance of the Addventure Backstage, a place where the Addventure characters can go on break. First appearance of the communal dressing room. The root of the original Backstage.
September 6, 2000
99576	scriptfox	First mention of the servers that maintain the Addventure.
99750	L.E.	Indication that Remotes (and presumably other special powers, like magic) don't work Backstage
September 7, 2000
99858	L.E.	A temporary power failure occurs. First appearance of the character status boards.
September 8, 2000
100077	Zorlond	First mention of an Observation Booth (for watching the ongoing Addventure).
September 9, 2000
100163	scriptfox	First mention of a printer which delivers new episode scripts.


January 9, 2001
119280	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of Jim's Uncle Sid.
January 21, 2001
108487	Adama	First appearance of Adama's Invisible Girl.


Febryary 2, 2001
125430	Dabbler	Sendula and Credensa make their first appearance, in the movie "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death".
February 15, 2001
128162	Deja Voodoo	Jasmine joins Jim's Uncle Sid Backstage, since they've both been "shelved". Sid explains the Addventure.
February 20, 2001
129238	RaoulDuke	The beginning of a thread where various Author Avatars discuss destroying the Remote.
February 21, 2001
129450	Deja Voodoo	DVd explains the origins of the various Remotes.
119	Deja Voodoo	The 'Remote' thread Authors arrive Backstage and meet Sid. The acknowledged root of Deja Voodoo's Backstage.
129527	Deja Voodoo	Indications that Sid has some kind of authority in the Backstage.
129560	F-Cup Fitzgerald	The start of the "Woody Creek Tavern" storyline.
129559	D<-	First use of a literal "drop-in" point (a visitor falls onto a pile of used mattresses).
129634	Deja Voodoo	Sid "meets" his creator.
129594	Deja Voodoo	Sid temporarily becomes Cyd, a female version of himself.
February 22, 2001
129596	Deja Voodoo	Sid is calling himself the "keeper" of the Backstage.
129597	Deja Voodoo	The Men in Gray make their first appearance Backstage.
129727	Dabbler	Sendula and Credensa arrive backstage, meet Sid and decide to stay.
129684	Deja Voodoo	Jim and Rick get shelved Backstage for the first time.
129641	Deja Voodoo	First mention of the bank of computers for writing and monitoring episodes.
129739	Deja Voodoo	First in-episode mention of moving people around using episode links?
129734	Deja Voodoo	First mention of the dining-room table near the drop-in point. The first of several characters drop in.
February 23, 2001
129867	Roy Del Frink	The start of Roy Del Frink's "Brand New Day" thread.
129810	Dabbler	Mirage becomes slave to Sendula and Credensa.
129827	Dabbler	Root of the "Backstage Flowers" thread, as Sid deals with a character-dropin orgy.
130023	Dabbler	Jasmine gives birth to Sid's son Alvin and sends the baby to Sid Backstage.
129964	Dabbler	Mirage becomes the family's wet-nurse, and Sendula/Credensa are pregnant.
February 25, 2001
130049	Dabbler	Sendula kills a ferret, giving her spearpoint magical (BE/TG) properties.
February 26, 2001
130209	You Wish	First appearance of the VR Dolly Parton.
February 27, 2001
117407	Deja Voodoo	First mention of the Storage Boxes.
130767	Dabbler	There appears to be a ceiling over the computer cluster...
February 28, 2001
131169	Dabbler	Credensa kills a ferret, giving her spearpoint magical (BE/TG) properties.


March 1, 2001
131339	Dabbler	First mention of Portals, which are used to send characters back out to the Addventure.
March 2, 2001
131341	Dabbler	First mention of the Portal Opener device, used by Sid to open outgoing portals to specific episodes (later called a "Portalmatic").
131660	Deja Voodoo	DVd posts a guide to his version of the Backstage, including a description of the history, setting, and characters. This episode contains the first-time mention of many physical aspects of Backstage, including Sid's living area/lab, the family residence, the Hotel, and the Bar & Grille. It also contains the first mention of the Old Wizard in the Backstage, revealing that he's tending bar.
March 6, 2001
11502	Deja Voodoo	The Hotel is described as a Character hangout, and as a place once thought to be the entire Backstage.
132536	Deja Voodoo	Fencing is installed around Backstage Central to keep out unwanted visitors. Sid builds the Reintegration Booth. Some hint of the magic effects of the amazons' spearheads. First reference to Sid's area as Backstage Central?
March 9, 2001
132983	D<-	A group of Authors find themselves in Hell. First appearance of Author Hell?
March 10, 2001
133281	Deja Voodoo	Sendula and Credensa give birth to Sid's daughters Cressida and Sensida; Mirage grows a third breast to compensate.
March 12, 2001
133282	Dabbler	Sid installs his favorite dumpster next to his lab.
133570	Deja Voodoo	First mention of Central Casting in the Hotel.
133594	The BE Chinkalinka	Addventure-to-Backstage travel is shut down as the "Hotel Crisis" storyline begins.
March 13, 2001
133728	Deja Voodoo	First episode set in the Common Room at the Hotel, and the bar inside it.
March 14, 2001
133824	Deja Voodoo	DVd creates an "Omnipotence Scale" for rating the power-level of characters. Sid sends Jim to fetch the SRU Wizard to open up his Author Bar.
March 29, 2001
133775	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Hordes of Authors and characters get ported in as part of the "Hotel Crisis" storyline. First mention of Sid's "official" Portal, which may just be another way of looking at the Portal Opener device.
135942	Dabbler	First appearance of Fruitbat (a dragon-man). First example of the BE effect of the amazons' spearheads, as Fruitbat gets breasts. Sid and wives get banished from the Backstage.
March 31, 2001
136039	Deja Voodoo	First episode set in the Old Wizard's Bar & Grille, as several Authors arrive. First appearance of the SRU Wizard in the Backstage.
136038	Deja Voodoo	Fruitbat gets locked in a birdcage in Backstage Central.


April 2, 2001
136481	Dabbler	First appearance of Joe Lugubrious, bartender in the Common Room. First appearance of the Hotel Operator, Genevieve Perkins.
136486	Dabbler	Visitors porting to Sid's area (Central) from the Hotel now appear outside the fence. Sid reveals a set of "Addventure passes".
136492	Dabbler	First mention of the Men in Beige?
136499	Ghost_hand	The Authors in the Bar & Grille all suddenly become female as the "Author Girls" storyline begins. First creation of DJ Woohoo.
136544	Kenneth Kaunda	The first celebrity shows up Backstage.
April 4, 2001
136195	Deja Voodoo	First itemized list of the Old Wizard's Private Reserve, expanded in later episodes.
April 5, 2001
136631	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First mention of the Themed Suites, which are later relocated to Upper Level 2.
April 6, 2001
136040	Dabbler	First mention of the Hotel Whorehouse and an Emergency Room (located in the Recovery Sector?). We meet some of the hotel staff.
April 10, 2001
137663	JigSaw	Dr. Arlow Star is created by turning the Avatar Dr. Hello into a mere character.
April 11, 2001
137799	JigSaw	First instance of two versions of the same Avatar who maintain separation.
April 12, 2001
137881	Dabbler	Author drop-ins now appear outside the Bar & Grille.
April 13, 2001
138024	JigSaw	First instance of sex between two Avatars.
April 16, 2001
137003	F-Cup Fitzgerald	The Author makes a request for someone to map the Backstage. First appearance of Dick's Last Resort, the first Backstage location not within what's later known as The Concourse.
April 17, 2001
138961	Deja Voodoo	DVd, not wanting an Avatar, characterizes DJ Woohoo and makes her his representative / troubleshooter (not Avatar) Backstage. He also temporarily turns Dabbler into a hedgehog.
April 18, 2001
139269	F-Cup Fitzgerald	MarkT makes his first appearance Backstage (albeit written by someone else).
139297	Dabbler	First appearance of CMOT ["Cut Me Own Throat"] Dibbler, Dabbler's evil alter ego.
100770	L.E.	First Original Backstage episode written since September 2000.
April 19, 2001
139102	JigSaw	Fruitbat (female) becomes DJ Woohoo's part-time assistant. Location of the Troubleshooters' office in the Hotel.
139367	Deja Voodoo	First definition of Author Suites, and listing of some (3-digit) Suite numbers. Description of the layout of a Suite level. DVd's version of the building directory, identifying 16 floors or levels plus an unknown number of basements.
139214	Deja Voodoo	Definition of the Troubleshooters' duties.
April 22, 2001
139351	L.E.	Characters in the Original Backstage make comments about (among other things) the Authors in the New Backstage.
	Adama	The first posting of the Backstage Mapping Index?
April 23, 2001 (the building directory conflict)
139421	Deja Voodoo	DVd's revised version of the building directory, establishing that both the Hotel and the Bar & Grille are on Level 1, and that there are 15 Upper Levels somewhere above that, and three Basement levels below. Other details about the layout are also specified.
140068	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF's version of the building (Hotel) directory, which is a single building with over 20 stories aboveground, and three basement levels below. More details are given for many of the unvisited floors. The Bar & Grille is counted as part of the Hotel's first floor. First appearance of David Hilbert, manager of the Backstage Hotel. Introduction of some (real-world) contractors doing work on the Hotel. Establishment of 2000 and 2001 as the offices of MarkT and Adama. Establishment of the underground shopping mall, the German Translator, the Chapel, and uses of other floors.
139817	Dabbler	Robin is made pregnant by CMOT Dibbler, and moves into Backstage Central.
140144	Deja Voodoo	DVd merges FCF's version of the Backstage layout with his own version, attempting to reconcile all inconsistencies. This is the version of the layout that has become canon (with some dissention from FCF), with further amplifications in later episodes. Re-establishes the separation of Hotel and Bar & Grille. Establishment of Level 3.5 in the numbering system.
137636	Ghost_hand	First mention of the Orphan Episodes Orphanage (AKA the Orphan Episode Asylum), to which the Old Wizard has been sending Dribbler's milk -- which has been turning the orphans into girls!
140198	Deja Voodoo	The Hotel is officially named "Hilbert's Backstage Hotel". Start of the "Fruitbat Hunt" storyline
April 24, 2001
140182	L.E.	First official appearance of Author Hell, as several Authors get sent there. However, it gets immediately destroyed by Dabbler.
140339	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of the Operator (who may or may not be the same as the Hotel Operator, Genevieve Perkins).
April 25, 2001
139304	Dabbler	The first character from the New Backstage (CMOT Dibbler) sneaks into the Original Backstage, through a secret exit in the Hotel, and kidnaps Robin.
140479	Deja Voodoo	The female Fruitbat gets a full name - Elizabeth Drake Fruitbat, Lizzie for short.
140199	Deja Voodoo	DVd posts an updated version of his Backstage Layout from March 2nd, to help out a clueless Adama. First mention of a curve to the Backstage, implying that it's part of a larger circle. Establishment that the Addventure lies to the south of the wall.
April 26, 2001 (the room-numbering conflict)
140382	The Operator	Which came first, the character or the Author? The (Backstage) Operator writes and appears in his first Backstage episode. Some details are given about the space that separates the Levels, and about the lack of rules for Suite layouts and locations.
140490	Deja Voodoo	DVd begins the lengthy process of assigning every current Author to a Suite. First case of someone swearing "By T" ?
140660	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF points out a duplication problem with DVd's Suite-numbering scheme, and suggests renumbering from the ground up -- which would result in adding 2000 to all the previously-established Suite numbers.
140690	Deja Voodoo	DVd objects, pointing out that the Upper Levels are separate from the Hotel and therefore no duplication is involved. He suggests double-numbering all rooms using both systems.
140691	Dabbler	Dabbler suggests putting letters in front of the Hotel room numbers to indicate their floor, as well as numbers to indicate Level.
April 27, 2001 (the conflicts continued)
140743	Deja Voodoo	Lizzie is given back her wings so that she can explore the Backstage. DVd suggests a refinement of Dabbler's numbering scheme. Mello's Suite is mistakenly placed on Level 3, but that becomes accepted. The ziggurat-like shape of the Upper Levels is established.
140794	L.E.	L.E. suggests that Suites can be larger on the inside than the outside, like the TARDIS.
140796	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF presents his "Concourse" concept of the Backstage, which is like an enclosed shopping mall (but ten stories tall) that the Hotel, Central, and Bar & Grille are all attached to. Some details of the Hotel's layout are given, including a ten-story lobby and the Hotel Grounds. First mention of the Backstage Ring, and its size as being a four-hour drive around. First mention of a pub (the Bear & Chive) to the east of the current Backstage.
750	JigSaw	First appearance of Dibbler's Imp, or DibbImp for short. Start of the "Imp Chase" storyline.
140350	JigSaw	Robin gives birth to Dibbler's Imp, which then runs off. Dr. Arlow Starr returns Backstage to take care of Robin, who's in serious condition.
140852	Dabbler	The male Fruitbat (in the birdcage) meets the female Fruitbat (from the Troubleshooters) and freaks out.
140590	Zorlond	Kiya Jaeger is introduced, formerly Whorlond, now "sister" of Zorlond Jaeger.
140865	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of Kiyamakami, Kiya's pixie messenger. DVd lists some of the members of the Backstage Board of Directors, and tries to clarify the areas of authority.
April 28, 2001
18105	Dabbler	We find out the results of Dribbler's milk being given to the Orphan Episode Asylum, as the first Orphan Episode is transgendered. First appearance of Anna Warbucks (Little Orphan Annie), Director of the Orphan Episode Asylum.
April 29, 2001 (conflict resolution)
140875	JigSaw	The Imp destroys the Reintegration Booth
140861	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Dave Hilbert has a nervous breakdown over all the conflicts. FCF clarifies his vision of the Backstage area. The Ring is described as being a five-hour drive around, and the Concourse (which is a single building) is a small part of it. This results in "The Concourse" becoming the official name of the current Sector. Also, the start of the "Subgirlie/TW Girl" storyline as Hilbert mentions the upcoming convention.
141175	Deja Voodoo	DVd accepts FCF's room-numbering scheme (causing the Author Suites to begin at 2000), but keeps his own level-numbering scheme. These two schemes become the accepted standard. Establishment of the Orphan Asylum as being just east of the Concourse. Movement of Adama's Suite to 2002, with 2001 being shared between Adama and MarkT.
April 30, 2001
141313	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF specifies that the "model" floors only contain the top members of that category, to avoid overcrowding.
141303	Dabbler	First mention of the service corridors that separate the Author Suites.
141344	Deja Voodoo	First mention of the giant pigeon, which eventually nests on top of the Upper Levels. First mention of the Hotel Gardens.
140456	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF suggests putting other big-bust models onto Upper Level 6


May 1, 2001
141348	Deja Voodoo	First general description of the Ring as a whole. Description of the Ringwall and the Sector dividing walls. Establishment that there are underground passages leading both inward and outward. First mention of the Sequoia forest. First appearance of 50-foot Sharon backstage.
141413	Deja Voodoo	Description of the Service Sector, the first Sector to be defined outside the Concourse. Establishment of the location of the Orphan Episode Asylum. Introduction of Oliver, the second-in-command of the Asylum.
May 2, 2001
141817	Jake T Catt	First appearance of Opera Taur, The Operator's alter ego/assistant
May 3, 2001
142104	Dabbler	The "Imp Chase" storyline ends and its "Aftermath" begins.
142120	Dabbler	First mention of the Cemetery of Dead Character Versions, and the Vault beneath it.
May 4, 2001
142159	Dabbler	DJ Woohoo and Elizabeth Fruitbat become lovers.
142081	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Subgirlie and the TW Girl arrive Backstage via bus.
142455	Deja Voodoo	DVd answers Adama's questions from the Index, thus "confirming" speculative facts established there. The Ring is established as being "as large as it has to be", but expanding.
May 5, 2001
142560	JigSaw	The Cemetery is mistakenly placed in the Concourse. Later established as being the Hotel's burial plot.
142734	L.E. & Scriptfox	First suggestion of Author "mana", which is based on the number of episodes written by an Author.
May 7, 2001
142348	F-Cup Fitzgerald	MarkT is wounded in an Author riot. The Authors lose their powers and meet in 2001. Start of the "Men in Gray Invasion" storyline. First mention of the Crays, which have been smashed.
143173	Groblek	First appearance of an Author's Suite A.I. (Sally)
May 9, 2001
143452	Dabbler	First appearance of the Men in Taupe.
143245	The Operator	The "First Backstage" sector is defined, which is meant to be the Original Backstage. First appearance of the Emergency Command Center, and the rules governing it.
143532	Deja Voodoo	Sid appears to have recently returned from exile. First mention of the Jungle of Confusion.
May 11, 2001
143676	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First mention of Mount Areola. Description of the underground approaches to Emergency Command.
May 14, 2001
144381	Dabbler	Start of the "Lizzie's Missing" storyline. JigSaw's evil twin J.I.G. Sawyer is created.
May 16, 2001
144688	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First description of the Lake, as well as the Deck behind the restaurants. First mention of Nude Island.
May 17, 2001
144702	Roy Del Frink	First appearance of the Backstage cameraman (later named "Shaggy")
142633	Deja Voodoo	Start of the "Q&A With DVd" storyline
144888	Deja Voodoo	First detailed description of the layout of the Author Levels
144938	F-Cup Fitzgerald	The Concourse's basement mall is detailed.
May 18, 2001 (the Ringwall conflict comes to a head)
145073	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF splits the Service Sector in two, creating the Restaurant Row sector. First mention of the Infinity Highway. More details about the Lake. FCF states that he doesn't believe in the Ringwall.
145097	Deja Voodoo	DVd restates his concept of the Ringwall, but adds that the Ringwall might be transparent or invisible in places, and may be collapsed in others.
144689	JigSaw	Start of the "Lizzie and Sawyer" sub-storyline
145107	Dabbler	Sid's reintegration booth is working again.
145128	L.E.	The BEA Owner's residence is established at the top of Mount Areola.
May 21, 2001
144981	Dabbler	Start of the "Backstage Interlude with Anna" sub-storyline
146060	Dabbler	First appearance of Dolly Parton as Dabbler's Suite A.I.
May 23, 2001 (the Ringwall conflict is resolved?)
144787	Deja Voodoo	Deja Voodoo (as Jafar) oversees a major remodeling of the Backstage, concerning the Ringwall and the Centerlands. The golden mists are cleared away from the Centerlands. The location and size of the Lake is established. Arches and gates are created to give access from the Ring to the Centerlands. Definition of the Four Quarters of the Ring, the Sea of Troubles, the East/West Wings, and the Chainlink Railway. Description of the Original Backstage Ring (which has never been mapped by Adama).
146388	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of Iago as Deja Voodoo's Suite A.I.
May 24, 2001
146436	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Specification of the Author Dormitories on Level 19, for Authors who have written 2-19 episodes.
May 25, 2001
146637	L.E.	First appearance of "Reed Arsfoyle", the reader's foil
147087	L.E.	First appearance of the Dead Actresses' area
May 30, 2001
147991	The Operator	Introduction of "The Rotarepo" and "Phoney", shift alternates for The Operator


June 1, 2001
146225	Dabbler	Description of the Sea of Troubles, and first appearance of the Isle of Despair.
145222	Dabbler	First mention of The Rock, in the Jungle of Confusion.
June 6, 2001
131067	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "That's My Bush" storyline, as Dubya's daughters show up Backstage.
June 7, 2001
140864	You Wish	First appearance of Genie, You Wish's Suite A.I. Establishment that Author Suites are usually square on the inside.
150757	Dabbler	Start of the "JigSaw vs. Sawyer" sub-storyline.
151510	JigSaw	JigSaw decides to become female for a while.
June 8, 2001
151746	Dabbler	First mention of the Authorial/Avatarial Charge Card, which enables non-Avatars to draw on Avatars' Authorial Power accounts on the Crays.
151767	Dabbler	First appearance of Lurch Backstage. Description of the 70-Plus Club.
151815	L.E.	Creation of the 200-Plus Club. L.E. proposes awards for best Addventure episodes, etc., which kicks off a debate.
June 10, 2001
152177	JigSaw	Start of the "Lost in the BE Addventure" storyline as Dabbler and JigSaw wander away from Backstage.
500	FlySpek1947	The "Episode 500" party.
June 11, 2001
152582	Dabbler	Start of the "DJ and Lizzie's Vacation" sub-storyline
152645	Zorlond	Start of the "Z&K's Sphere" storyline as Zorlond and Kiya create a new universe.
June 14, 2001
146204	Dabbler	Start of the "Dab's Bad Night" sub-storyline, as Dabbler has a nightmare.
153160	Dabbler	First description of the Chapel on Level 3.5
June 17, 2001
153227	Deja Voodoo	Start of the "DJ and Lizzie's Wedding" sub-storyline.
June 18, 2001
140649	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "V for Vanessa" storyline, as Vanessa Kay is kidnapped by Shackleton. First appearance of Shackleton.
152944	Dabbler	Start of the "Dabbler & JigSaw" storyline, as they question their genders.
June 19, 2001
153874	Dabbler	First appearance of the Recovery Sector
154288	JigSaw	JigSaw-F characterizes herself (becoming Gidget Walsh in 154439)
June 20, 2001
151629	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First mention of the Public Address System, which covers the Concourse, Service Sector, and Original Backstage.
154733	Dabbler	A detailed description of hidden Level 3.5. Establishment of the teleportation features of the Upper Level elevators.
154193	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of the Causeway, Shackleton's house, Grayman's Inn, and the area east of the Lake. First mention of "Orgone".
June 22, 2001
155309	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First (I think) mention of "mana", which is a more polite term than "orgone" for the power granted based on the number of episodes written.
June 27, 2001
156577	Zorlond	Start of the "Kiya's Baby" storyline


July 1, 2001
135963	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of "MarkA".
July 5, 2001
152949	Vampire Miyu	First mention of the OEAO, the Orphan Episodes Adoption Organization.
152950	Vampire Miyu	Description of the OEAO, and first mention of the Yggdrasil system (from Norse/German mythology by way of "Oh My Goddess").
159260	Vampire Miyu	Establishment that the OEAO is not part of the Backstage, but in its own area.
158749	Dabbler	"Elli" is turned into a character and condemned to run a sandwich shop.
159298	Dabbler	Transfer of "Elli's Sandwich Shop" to the Concourse's basement mall.
159378	Zorlond	Birth of Anna Mary Jaeger, daughter of Zorlond and Kiya. They buy a house in New Hampshire. Sixteen years pass by.
July 8, 2001
160453	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Eine Grosse Bustenhalter" (A Big Bra) storyline, as the German guy needs a translator.
July 9, 2001
159806	Dabbler	Start of the "Kiya's Girl" sub-storyline, as Anna finds out her parents' secret.
July 10, 2001
155002	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of "Dabbler's Date" storyline.
July 11, 2001
160989	Dabbler	Creation of Dick's Nice Ice Ring, at Dick's Last Resort.
160942	Zorlond	The "Kiya's Girl" storyline becomes the "Anna's Addventure" storyline.
161083	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of Fitzgerald's date with Tonya Harding (the "Bend Sinister" storyline)
161205	L.E.	First appearance of Sophronelle, first member of L.E.'s harem?
July 12, 2001
161275	Deja Voodoo	Revelation that all three of Sid's children are now adults. They have also been granted special Avatarial power accounts.
July 13, 2001
161363	Groblek	Sally has been given near-avatarial powers.
July 16, 2001
162055	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Establishment of the Backstage monetary system, Backstage Scrip (B.S.), mainly for use with the staff and employees.
July 17, 2001
162139	Ton Kyrion	First description (not mention) of the Addventure Crays. First appearance of the NME.
162112	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First mention of "Bare in Mind"
162267	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of focalizers, which focus Avatarial powers.
162350	Deja Voodoo	Start of the "Extremity Search" sub-storyline as MarkA's limbs are sent into other threads
162307	L.E.	The 260-Plus Club is opened. The 200-Plus Club is stripped of its borrowed furnishings and moved down to Basement Level 4.
July 18, 2001
162502	Dabbler	First appearance of the Anna Kournikova Virus?
162452	Zorlond	First appearance of ST, an alternate, violent version of Zorlond.
July 19, 2001
161609	Dabbler	First appearance of The Backstage Enquirer, the local tabloid.
162356	Dabbler	Mirage has had a miscarriage. First use of the Reintegration Booth to create duplicates of people.
July 23, 2001
164037	DonkeyShit	First appearance of the Authorial Identity Uncertainty Principle (AIUP) and the Authorial Episode Count Principle (AECP).
July 25, 2001
164251	Dabbler	Start of the "Fitzgerald on Trial" storyline as FCF is summoned to court; first appearance of the Backstage District Court.
161114	RaoulDuke	First appearance of Polexia, FCF's groupie. Start of the "Lexie" sub-storyline.
July 26, 2001
164536	Shackleton	Shackleton writes an episode, thus changing from a "fake" Author to a real Author (albeit a one-epper).
164477	Dabbler	Start of the "Dabbler in Court" storyline as Dabbler appears in court. More details on Upper Level 3, but with incorrect numbering.


August 3, 2001
165899	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of Vivian Darkbloom, an associate of Shackleton.
August 6, 2001
166610	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of the Grand Old Oprah and Krazy Kat's.
August 9, 2001
166689	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Marco Polo" storyline, as some Authors (FCF, Groblek, Zorlond, JigSaw, Dabbler) discover their now-drained character cubes and find themselves somewhere else. First appearance of the Avatar character cubes.
August 15, 2001
168825	Groblek	Sally and DVd defeat and purge the NME.
August 16, 2001
168994	Dabbler	Shackleton makes a deal to get his own Author Suite (giving him some legitimacy).
168849	Groblek	Sally sets up an Avatarial account for herself, and creates a solid body for herself.
169037	Zorlond	ST is removed from the Addventure.
August 17, 2001
169203	Zorlond	The Jaegers discover that Zorlond's Transformers are now sentient, and they send the bots Backstage. They soon (169221) take up residence in the Troubleshooters' office.
168996	Adama	First appearance of the punker girl (later "Skitter"), one of Adama's Invisible Girls. Start of the "Punker Girl Rampage" mini-storyline.
August 22, 2001
169451	Dabbler	First appearance of the Backstage Observatory.
August 27, 2001
170539	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of Paradise Island.


September 19, 2001
173660	francis	First appearance of the Backstage McDonald's
September 25, 2001
174668	Dabbler	First mention of the Periphery, or at least people from it?
175011	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Exile on Main Street" sub-storyline, as the crew of "Marco Polo" finally make it back to the Concourse.
September 26, 2001
175075	Deja Voodoo	First mention of the Dreaming Sector?
September 27, 2001
173709	francis	Start of the "Beyond the Backstage" storyline, as Francis decides to go exploring.
175252	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of the Backstage insane asylum?
September 28, 2001
175545	F-Cup Fitzgerald	FCF kills Shackleton
175654	Deja Voodoo	End of the "Exile on Main Street" storyline, as the Authors' character cubes are restored.
September 29, 2001
175709	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Polexia Brewster's funeral


October 4, 2001
159535	Vampire Miyu	First mention of the Addventure Backstage Crew (ABC)
October 10, 2001
178305	francis	First appearance of the Deleted and Orphan Thread Forest
October 13, 2001
178914	Ghost_hand	First appearance of Ghost_hand's private city outside the Backstage.
October 26, 2001
166690	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Blue Eyes" sub-storyline as FCF goes back to the Toon Backstage.
October 29, 2001
178832	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Three Doctors" storyline, as Klaus Maria Eugen von Weber visits the Charles Dexter Ward. (first appearance)


November 2, 2001
175913	Zorlond	Anna and Kiyamakami are given their own "rooms" in Zorlond's Suite.
November 9, 2001
183890	DonkeyShit	After spreading chaos in the rest of the Addventure, Mr. T arrives Backstage.
November 14, 2001
184722	francis	First appearance of Emperor Jim Backstage?


December 6, 2001
190000	J Walterman	First appearance of "Something Else" as a character.
December 11, 2001
182726	Zorlond	Start of the "Demon's Blood Quest" storyline.
December 27, 2001
172819	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of Tu Lung's Chinese Restaurant


January 8, 2002
195918	francis	Francis adds some clubs and bars to the Backstage
January 9, 2002
198686	?	Francis adds harems to the Author Suites? And creates the water-slide?
January 14, 2002
199279	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Monster's Ball" storyline as women begin vanishing from the Backstage.
January 15, 2002
199737	F-Cup Fitzgerald	First appearance of Legion.
178513	francis	First appearance of the Abandoned Mall Temple
197977	Zorlond	First appearance of Dabbler's "Get Out of Harem Free" cards?
January 16, 2002
200042	Dabbler	Start of the "Backstage Explorers (BSX)" storyline, as Dabbler, DJ and Lizzie go on a journey round the Ring.
200102	Dabbler	First appearance of the Shopping and Bar Sector.
200103	Dabbler	First description of the Green Light Sector
January 17, 2002
200314	Dabbler	First mention of Rover, a huge black dog on the shores of Lake Lactatis


March 3, 2002
75864	error403	Start of the "Super-Intelligent Sharon" storyline
210782	(yzal)	SIS sends yzal out into the Addventure
March 4, 2002
211000	JigSaw	First appearance of the Backstage Vortex. Start of the Back Stage Vortex (BSV) storyline, as Dabbler is sucked into the Vortex.
March 7, 2002
211181	JigSaw	First mention and description of the Null Zone.
211478	JigSaw	First appearance of the Null Zone; start of the Null Zone portion of the BSV storyline, as several characters arrive in the Null Zone.
March 14, 2002
211487	Dabbler	First mention of the Barrier in the Unknown Quarter. Establishment that Authors are powerless in the Unknown Quarter.


April 1, 2002
179108	Ghost_hand	Start of the "Backstage April Fools (BSA1) storyline, as Ghost_hand infects the Crays with a virus that alters the Author Avatars.
April 3, 2002
213314	Dabbler	Lizzie Fruitbat becomes male temporarily
214017	Zorlond	The authors receive promises of later bad luck from Chessintra, in exchange for information


May 2, 2002
203727	Deja Voodoo	Start of the "Backstage Troubleshooters (BSTS)" storyline, as Lizzie and DJ discover their harem
May 3, 2002
218491	Deja Voodoo	Start of the "Board Meeting" sub-storyline, as the directors discuss creating a new communications system
218496	Deja Voodoo	The palantiri and other communication devices are distributed to the boardmembers
May 8, 2002
214019	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Legion fragments.
218499	Dabbler	Creation of the Backstage Geographic Society, made up of those authors who have contributed to the mapping of the Backstage.
May 11, 2002
229	Roy Del Frink	Start of the "Behind the Addventure" thread
May 20, 2002
222777	Dabbler	A map of the Unknown Quarter
May 30, 2002
222780	Dabbler	D.J. Woohoo learns that she's pregnant by male-Lizzie (with Lesley Wu)


June 5, 2002
224796	Dabbler	A detailed look at the Unknown Quarter
June 18, 2002
165926	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Tanya Harding buys the Addventure


July 8, 2002
232726	SIS	SIS sends Adama out into the Addventure
230035	Zorlond	Start of the "Wild Oats" storyline
July 9, 2002
232761	Zorlond	Zorlond receives his "stroke of bad luck" from Chessintra
July 11, 2002
230037	Dabbler	Start of the "Bar & Grille Magical Mystery Tour" storyline
233898	Dabbler	First appearance of Man Friday, later revealed as Lesley Wu (in 234374), child of DJ Woohoo and Lizzie Fruitbat (in 234376)
July 19, 2002
236770		First "BACKSTAGE INTERLUDE" episode.
July 14, 2002
235152	Dabbler	First appearance of "Points To View", the Backstage Hotel strip joint (in an April Fool's world) (first mentioned in 235076)


August 5, 2002
238576	Dabbler	Zorlond creates a "cell scrier" to allow characters to keep in touch with each other
242372	Dabbler	First appearance of the Fantasy Sector
August 19, 2002 (the battle with Jason begins)
245452	Jason	Jason (from Friday the 13th) appears Backstage and wreaks havoc
August 20, 2002 (the battle with Jason continues)
245459	ChinaWhite	First mention of the Backstage Postal Service
63445	Jason	Jason declares war on the Addventure
August 25, 2002
237329	Deja Voodoo	Deja Voodoo's new summary of the Backstage
246564	Deja Voodoo	The Backstage Creation Myth


September 4, 2002
248860	F-Cup Fitzgerald	Start of the "Bad Luck Fitz" storyline, as FCF receives his "stroke of bad luck" from Chessintra.
September 15, 2002
251277	Dabbler	Anna Jaeger is sucked out of the Addventure and becomes an Author, temporarily possessing various real-life Authors.


March 26, 2003 (WO wrap-up)
283876	Dabbler	First appearance of a Thought Keeper
284392	Dabbler	Darla spends over a decade in the Addventure to grow up a bit.
284393	Dabbler	Combined meeting of the Jaeger, Russell, and Wu families
March 29, 2003
229092	Dabbler	Start of the "Backstage Recovery Sector" (BSRS) sub-storyline as D<- wakes up in hospital.


	June 13, 2003
	299624	Sorge	First appearance of the Backstage Intelligence Organization (BIO).


	November 6, 2002
	259223	Adama	Adama's baby daughter Eva is born.


	January 17, 2003
	273494	Dabbler	First appearance of the Loophole, the Restitcher, and the Vaporizer.


April 4, 2003
286163	Anna Jaeger	First "appearance" of Charlie Jaeger (not yet named).
April 6 2003
286789	D<-	Start of the "Addventuring Author Avatars" (AAA) storyline, as D<- realizes he's been kidnapped.
April 12, 2003
224795	Dabbler	DJ discovers that she is pregnant.
April 13, 2003
287800	Dabbler	First appearance of a Freeze-Frame.
April 17, 2003
288626	Dabbler	Cressida and Sensida's parentage is straightened out.
April 18, 2003
289178	Dabbler	Tom Russell interviews for a job with Adama
April 22, 2003
290000	RaoulDyke	A group of celebrities start griping about the (Original) Backstage.
290307	Dabbler	The Backstage crew begin to shoot a commercial
April 23, 2003
290240	Dabbler	First appearance of the Booby Hatch.
April 24, 2003
290239	DonkeyShit	Another explanation of the history of the Backstage(s).
April 25, 2003
290856	Ipslore	Start of "Online with DonkeyShit" (OLWDS).
April 27, 2003
290538	Dabbler	Start of the "Backstage at Adama's" (BSAA) storyline as Tom Russell is welcomed into 2002.


May 1, 2003
290859	L.E.	Start of the "Backstage Mediation/Mediator" (BSM) storyline as DonkeyShit is asked to mediate between characters and Authors.
292009	L.E.	The 260+ Club has been renamed the 500+ Club.
May 2, 2003
292014	RaoulDyke	The formation of character unions: The International Brotherhood of Real People Used in Fiction (IRPUF), The American Association of Copyrighted Characters Used Without Consent (ACCUWC), and Local 334 of the Arizona Association of Sex Trade Workers (AASTW - 334).
May 13, 2003
294394	Dabbler	First appearance of the Downtime Sector.
May 17, 2003
294937	Dabbler	First appearance of Sid's Oddsmaker, which is used to influence probabilites.
May 18, 2003
250629	Dabbler	First appearance of the Midway Sector.
May 21, 2003
294780	Dabbler	First appearance of Isydoria Wydmarkey.
May 31, 2003
297128	JigSaw	Start of the "Dragon's Tail (BS/DT)" storyline, as Lizzie is kidnapped from the BSV thread by J.I.G. Sawyer and sent to the Isle of Twisted Tails.


	July 19, 2003
	267393	Kipakuta	First mention of the Backstage Records Department?


August 5, 2003
166242	Deja Voodoo	First appearance of The Mammoth Book of Backstage Law
August 26, 2003
311432	Dabbler	First appearance of Sebastian Perlroth in the Backstage, as the Addventure Lexicographer


September 5, 2003
313013	Dabbler	First appearance of the Entropy Sector.
September 10, 2003
313826	Dabbler	First appearance of the Settings Sector.
September 14, 2003
314016	Dabbler	First appearance of the Op/Ed Sector.
314611	Dabbler	First appearance of the roving "Reaver" sector, later revealed as the Bizarro Sector.
September 16, 2003
315258	Dabbler	First appearance of the Quarantine Sector.
September 23, 2003
315735	Dabbler	First appearance of the Noid Sector.
September 26, 2003
314616	Dabbler	First appearance of members of Cyd Russell's family, alternate versions of Sid's family.


	October 27, 2003
	321470	Dabbler	First mention of Toon Avatars Anonymous, a Backstage organization.


	November 7, 2003
	323019	Dabbler	Description of the Portlocks which control access to the Antipodes.

History of the Backstage