Empowerment Arc. The history of the server is well-documented online on the dedicated Dream Team Wiki, as well as in several YouTube series, most notably in "Dream SMP: The Complete Story" by EvanMCGaming.
INSTRUCTIONS:each "episode" is a youtube playlist. make sure to watch each FULL playlist! the very last "episode" playlist gets new videos added to it constantly, so once you've finished the playlist don't be afraid to keep checking it daily! the streamers who act as the characters are real people with boundaries*- be respectful of what you say about them or the content you make! dream smp didn't start as a roleplay, so the acting doesn't get serious until about midway through season one. the streamers also often reference people and places from the Minecraft community. the streamers also have their own jokes from past videos they've done. these things sometimes become very important to the story, so you'll want to check the explanations of what or who they are! *events are streamed by the streamers on twitch*. once you're caught up with old events, you can start watching the new ones as they happen.