Zephyras Flower Festival Extension

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Due to the results of the poll placed yesterday, we will be extending the event to until Wednesday, April 20. Remember, that this is only the OOC date of things. Finale will go up on the 20th, but ICly it will have taken place on the 17th.

Let's hope things resolve between Dreamwidth and the various email providers to get email notifications back on track again! For those who aren't aware, the DW journal inbox has no delays, so use those if you haven't already!

Because of the delay, the Mid-Month Announcement won't go up until afterward so that we can cover everything in one place.

TEST DRIVE: MAY

[empevents]

— TEST DRIVE: MAY —

Welcome to empatheias' test drive meme. This test drive is to help interested players test their characters in the game's environment. We've included a few prompts that incorporate specific elements of the game, though you'll find all of them have a lot of leeway for players to get as creative as necessary.

We have an Enable Me Meme! Players new and current, feel free to look and even use it!

Before diving in, here are a few things we'd like to remind everyone about the game in general:

• Date reminders. Reserves open Sunday, April 24th then close Sunday, May 4th, and Applications (Canon | OC) open Sunday, May 1st then close on Wednesday May 4th.
  
  
• OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are currently allowed. Those interested can also use the test drive. OCs do not need to be reserved.
  
  
• Emotions are key! Empatheias' premise focuses on how anyone's emotions can affect their environment, be it big or small. While not every emotion will cause a reaction, significant ones definitely will. How much effect a character will have will ultimately be up to you, the player. Also, while we're giving a lot of leeway for the test drive, keep in mind that there will be some limits in the actual game.
  
  
• Everyone has an amulet. All characters have a unique amulet that is specialized for them. It will contain all of their emotion drops and it serves as the network device. Remember, communication is telepathic. Otherwise, it works basically the same.
  
  
• Assume the character is already in the game. Because "OMG WHERE AM I IS THIS REAL LIFE" threads aren't going to be very helpful in this test drive! Plus those are going to happen in-game, anyway. So to make things easier, just assume that they've been around at least a week or so. Still learning the ropes, but not a complete "first day" experience.
  
  
• First or third person allowed. Your threads can be in either first or third, but we'd advise being flexible about it. Remember, these threads can also be used in your application for samples! Reminder: We only require one sample and it can be done in either format. We have also made a change to our sample requirements, so look over the Applications page!

Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!


( Prompts )

For your threads, put the Character Name and the Canon in the subject line to help readily identify them. You're also welcome to use more than one prompt for respondents to choose from. If you have any questions or want to brush up on the game information, refer to the Game Information entry. Otherwise, tag around and have fun!

Enable MEme

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To accompany our Test Drive Meme this month, we decided to also include an Enable Meme! What is this, you ask? It's basically got the same function as ATP, but specifically for Empatheias casts and players who want to join the game!

1. Don't get obnoxious with coding. No extremely huge fonts, etc. Keep it reasonable. We want these to be fun, so we will allow images as long as they're no bigger than 300px tall.
2. One comment per cast, additions should be child comments under the initial cast request! At the same time, don't lump more than one cast in the same comment! It'll make it easier to scroll through if you put the cast name in the header comment as well.
3. One comment per player, no matter how many characters you're currently trying to pick from.

Cast Enable

Player Enable

<b>Current Cast:</b> List current cast <b>Wanted:</b> List all wanted castmates <b>Reasons:</b> Why you want them. Point out how the character could fit in the game's premise. <b>About the canon:</b> Tell everyone not savvy about the canon. Mention the story, the genre, main characters, types of characters that might ping other players, etc. Feel free to use pictures and gifs, but please don't overdo it! <b>Current happenings:</b> What's the situation with the current cast? Have there or will there be any cast plots? Maybe there's a cast plot idea you'd like to throw out that might help entice others to come in to participate? <b>Extra:</b> Anything else.

<b>Current Roster:</b> Character you currently play <b>Thinking about:</b> What characters are you currently thinking about? Talk about what you'd like to do with them, how you think they'd fit in the setting, and mention any particular castmates you'd like to see as well that could help with your decision (double the enabling!). <b>Extra:</b> Anything else.