The Crossroads Series

The Crossroads Series (not to be confused with the Crossroads roleplay saga) is a major continuity within Shifting Worlds, and is considered by many to be the primary continuity. The series takes place within the Shifting World's forum proper, and even has an entire section dedicate to any roleplays and gaiden that take place within the Crossroads continuity. Roleplays in this series take many different forms; some have a central plot and feature a rich cast of player-controlled characters (or a central character that everyone controls), while others contain a vast number of plots contributed by a number of people.

Notable Stories
The Crossroads series features a great number of roleplays and sagas, including the Hellgate Saga and the Xat RP. Many of these roleplays are centered around Gensokyo, though a few do take place on other worlds (an example being Alta Marea). The Crossroads roleplays take place in both Gensokyo and a great number of different worlds outside of it, and tend to feature a number of small yet impactful plots.

X-Roads is meant to be a prequel to the entire Crossroads series, and is the earliest roleplay chonologically. The second-eariest, ShadowAurventures in Gensokyo, takes place over a hundred years later and features Sebastian Aurion as the primary protagonist. The Hellgate Saga forms a consideral chunk of the Crossroads series, spanning a great number of full-fledged roleplays, and an entire Gaiden series to explain the origins of Hellgate. Another notable saga is the War of Light and Darkness Saga, which takes place throughout much of the Crossroads series' timeline, even taking place alongside other sagas, and features Yami as the central antagonist.