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Mod Announcement: August
HAPPY SECOND YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE! We are all very excited to have made it this far (what a miracle, amirite) and to have grown as much as we have. We've been hovering around 200 character threshold and after the AC sweep and drops, we're at 198 (we were at 208 at the start of AC). We'll probably bounce around for a while, but it's still crazy to think about since I personally never thought we'd get this big!
Anywho, other than a few maintenence updates, the biggest thing for this month will be Piphron. Oooh, aaah. Going ahead and saying that we will be blocking off the last two weeks of August for the event. We might not actually use all of it or start right at the third week, but this is to give some cover room to shift things around as needed. So if you have anything you want to do, we highly suggest that you get it done during the first two weeks. That's the guaranteed "safe" time period. After that, it's a bit dicey as we won't know the full schedule until the Mid-Month post.
That's all of the important "you must know" bits, time for the actual post!
» CALENDAR
The main calendar spreadsheet has been updated (for real this time!) here.
But here are the basic dates to keep up with:
- 8/01: Canon and Original Character Applications open.
- 8/04: Applications close; Reservations close; Intro log posted.
- 8/05-06: All applications should be processed by the end of this period.
- 8/07~10: PLAYER EVENT: Cultural Festival
- 8/15~8/31: Piphron event sometime in this time period; will be updated with specific dates in next mod post
- 8/18: Test Drive.
- 8/25: Activity Check starts; Reservations open.
- 8/31: Activity Check ends.
- 9/01: Applications open.
At least the weather is nice? Or...will something appear on the horizon?
» ACTIVITY CHECK RESULTS
Below are the following who were either removed from the Activity Check or dropped out of the game. The list includes all characters who left the game throughout the month. The following names will also be posted in a visible place within the residential area where most of the characters are residing. This list reflects the names that are also on the wall.
Apollo Justice |
abwehrDelita Heiral |
subvertEyes Rutherford
altiqueIllyasviel von Einzbern |
worldcupKierella Aita |
frostymercKorra |
alphatarKurapika Kuruta |
chainofrevengeLogan |
decreesMami Tomoe |
ribbonnyMarinette Dupain-Cheng |
luckyspotsNakajima Atsushi |
pennilesslyNoa Kaiba |
bodysnatchPapyrus |
spagheletonTakato Wakahisa |
ungaikyoYeager |
scythegunYuri Lowell |
abettorThe following received strikes and must pass this month's Activity Check to remain in the game.
lifetooshortlittlebaskervilleonebirdcostumeortionpinkidealistrenkinjutsureyofsunshinetoshestationIf there are any mistakes, please let us know ASAP!
» QUICK UPDATE SUMMARY
A few of these will be explained further in their own section, but just wanted to give a quick run down of what all has been updated as well as mention a few other things that will be done:
- Applications. A new application entry has been made and the original has been archived.
- Reservations. Not done yet, but starting with September reserves, links to TDM threads will be added to the list/form to make it easier for reserved characters to get TDM exposure, particularly late ones.
- Task Board. A new task board entry has been made, the original has been archived, and the spreadsheet has been reformatted to reflect the new Drask Association tasks.
- Emotion Tracker. A new emotion tracker entry has been made and the original has been archived.
- Game Information. The following sections have been updated:
- Included blurb for other notable locations under "World Setting"
- Shaarnath
- Arehtei
- Dunamis
- Law Enforcement
- Death
- Included blurb for other notable locations under "World Setting"
(It was tempting to also make a clean entry, but it's better to have all the questions already there)
- Shaarnath Revisited details
- Piphron Research information
- Piphron Stories
- Areta Research information
- Tree of Memories Pod Collective Archive
The Arehtei Q&A summary is also in there, but was already in place prior to this update. The folder may have a few more updates over the month as more information is gone through and organized.
And that's it, I think. All links should be updated, but if one was missed and you find it, let me know.
» JOBS & TASK BOARD
The Task Board has been updated so characters can start taking on odd jobs if they are so inclined. Details as to how the Task Board works and sign-up can be found here. In addition, there is a Job List sheet that list out more permanent jobs available for characters. These are different from the Task Board jobs as they can be used as part-time or full-time jobs and do not have any specific time period. If you want your character to have a job, that's it. This is also where we will list character run businesses. So if you have one or are thinking about one, there will be a place where it can be referenced and looked at. You can even make tasks relating to your business.
IMPORTANT UPDATES! As mentioned before, a new Task Board entry was made. It's been cleaned up, reformatted, and should be easier to understand and more organized. There are subthreads designated for Task Submissions and Business Registrations, which should help ensure that we don't accidentally miss them among the actual sign-ups.
Other big thing you may notice is a third set of tasks called Drask Association. We briefly mentioned it in our previous mod post regarding Shaarnath, but this section of tasks is available only to those who can access the city. Which should be everyone but convicted criminals.
The amount of tasks will remain at 10 each, so the inclusion of Drask has bumped up the total of tasks to 30. There may be times where we may cut one section shorter than the other, but it should still be within the 25~30 range.
And as always, we highly encourage anyone to fill out task ideas. (Or if someone is actually crazy and willing to help be our task board generator, we will gladly hire you.)
» EMOTION TRACKER UPDATE
The Emotion Tracker has been updated with brand spanking new sheets. Anyone who posts after this announcement will be added to the current sheets (so any late tallies from the previous month can still be counted).
IMPORTANT UPDATE: As mentioned earlier, the tracker submission page has been updated. It's been cleaned up and reformatted a bit to hopefully make a little more sense. If not, point out where and I'll take another crack at it.
Now for the actual tracker analysis...
Looks like everyone is doing very well right now. But whoa, Peromei, jeez, she got a truck load of points thanks to her aligned. Maybe a little too—she's actually a little jittery from all the hope and despair that she's been receiving as of late.
For additional help on the Arehtei, there is the Arehtei Rituals that are done every month! (Although Peromei may not need anymore...)
» SHAARNATH IS OPEN
This is just a quick reminder that Thras's city, Shaarnath, is now open for free travel. The original announcement can be read here, with the details regarding Shaarnath can be found here.
From here on out, unless for some reason Shaarnath needs to go Madagascar, those who have no criminal records will be able to travel to the city. All anyone needs to do is buy a travel ticket pass and head through the teleporter. Things will be quite busy as people from both sides come to and fro, so feel free to assume that there are Shaarnathians already roaming around and checking things out.
Try not to stir up trouble—the alliance is very new and still tentative. Last thing we want is a war between the two cities, right? ...Right? :D
Anyway, you are free to have logs set in Shaarnath. Just make sure it's clearly noted in the "Where" field of the log header.
» ALL THINGS PIPHRON
All right, this is the month of Piphron. However, if you haven't noticed already, his event won't be until sometime in the latter half of the month. As we mentioned last time, we're already telling you folks that rather than the Arehtei coming to the island like the rest, everyone will have to find him. We also mentioned last time a few ways of trying to figure out where Piphron is, which mostly boiled down to those aligned to him contact him, research, and figuring out teleporter. By now, all three things can or have been accomplished.
So for quick reference, here is the document containing all the research that can be found on Piphron specifically. Teleporter crew! The code to his city can be figured out there! However, there's a slight catch. As was evident with the connection between Shaarnath and Verens, both teleporters had to be activated. Is it possible for a connection to Piphron's city be made without the other one activated? More importantly—does it even exist?
As we hinted before, technically any of the Arehtei can fly out there on their own to investigate. But they kind of don't have hands, so they wouldn't be able to operate anything. Thus, we are offering Elios to serve as a cab and he can carry two people with him. This is both for IC practical reasons as well as the nature of the jaunt—recon to find the teleporter and confirm that Piphron is around. That means we need folks to volunteer and we'll likely have to RNG the winners.
However, there are some restrictions:
- Only those from the teleporter crew and Piphron aligned can go. Again, this is purely for IC reasons: need someone who knows how to work the thing, and a Piphron aligned to help sense things while there. It is possible for a Piphron aligned teleporter crew member to go and have another Piphron partner.
- Must be available for threading starting on Wednesday, August 10 and try to finish by the end of the weekend. We can always handwave ending if needed, but always better to try and get the thread out. Thus only sign up if you are certain you will be able to make time.
- Characters must actually be fit for the excursion and capable of defending or controlling emotions enough in case of dangers. They do not need to know dunamis, but it can help. This is a recon mission and into unknown and very dangerous territory.
We know this is very restrictive, but this is one of the few cases where we have to really limit the participation for IC purposes. Elios is just not ICly able to carry a larger group and that would realistically be dangerous as well. We'll make up for it in the actual event! That said if the number of sign-ups is actually small, then we may be able to bump up the size to 3 or 4, but that's as high as we can go. Two is the preferred number.
The trip itself should ICly take about 2-3 days, as that is how long Elios will be able to last to constantly give protection before needing to bring them back home (see how much progress all that love has made!).
For the record, Piphron himself most likely won't make himself known but who knows! We're full of unexpected surprises.
Sign-ups close Wednesday, August 3rd. We'll publicly announce those who were chosen the following day, and Elios will make a post the day after that. Then we will gather those who are involved via Plurk and figure out the details.
We may also throw in a bit of a "prelude" prior to the actual event sometime with these two weeks. Nothing major or anything invasive, just signs that "something may not be right here."
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That's it for now! If you have any questions, concerns, or want things clarified, please comment here.
PIPHRON TELEPORTER RECON SIGN-UP
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Character: Al Elric
Role: Teleporter Crew
Skillset: Alchemy nerd who would be good at analysing the terrain, generally used to playing emotional mediator, combat capable, some stealth-focused dunamis skill that he'd be looking to practise... may attract small animals?
Questions: Nothing for now.
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Character: Hajime Hinata
Role: Piphron aligned
Skillset: Hinata has rather good analytical skills and has many talents, especially those related to medical skills, combat ability, cooking and language. He's also rather skilled at Dunamis mostly focused on fighting and defense, but he can roll with the punches as necessary. He's also decent at mediating and communication as well.
Questions: N/A
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Character: Riza Hawkeye
Role: regular Piphron aligned
Skillset: Soldier used to working in unknown or uncivilized territory. Good handle on weapons and a better eye for targets. Basically low emotion unless a certain person is involved.
Questions: n/a
Re: PIPHRON TELEPORTER RECON SIGN-UP
Character: Gwendolyn Tennyson
Role: Teleporter Crew
Skillset: Gwen is a member of the enforcers, she has mana manipulation ability and has proven herself capable of defending herself and others should any situation arise. ALso capable of creating a pane of mana which can fly and carry things/people on it. She is exceptionally capable of keeping her calm composure when things go south and she is slightly advanced in utilization of dunamis due to having been practicing it before she knew what it was called due to Jake's showing people it about a yearish ago.
In terms of knowledge she's been extensively reserching Pipherin for a while now and feels she may have a bit of an understanding of him even if she isn't aligned with him.
Questions: None