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OOC INTRO ( SEPTEMBER )

OOC INTRO: SEPTEMBER

State of the Game
Hello all, and thank you for an amazing inaugural month! We've been loving the response the game has been getting thus far and are hoping you all enjoy September just as much, if not more! We absolutely welcome and encourage you to share your insights as far as how you've found the game so far, positive and negative, and offer whatever feedback you feel is necessary!

Our intro log will be going up on the comms on September 3rd, but there are a couple important things that we want to cover before then:

1. Housing. By the time the intro log rolls around, the Storyteller will have amassed enough power to provide characters with housing, which will open up our Housing page for players to fill out depending on who they're rooming with. Said housing will be based around the vicinity of Ensō on a series of islets. You will find more information on the intro log and on the housing page!

2. Transportation. The mana pools double as a means of transportation. All your character must do is pick one of the narcissus flowers that now grow in abundance around the pool and toss it in, as per hinted at by a helpful limerick engraved nearby. Upon speaking their intended destination, they shall be whisked there with a flash of white light! At this time, as the islets are currently the only other locations with a mana pool, even failing to speak the destination will simply plop characters onto one of them at random.

3. Trigger Events. As more of the island is uncovered, we will be implementing this as a new mechanic! Certain squares may be likely to yield certain creatures or occurrences of note - which will then become an island-wide event, depending on the severity of it. There is no knowing when these sorts of events may crop up, but we will be trying our best to stagger them between larger events so there's not too much going on at once! Since, like the exploration squares themselves, they are RNG-based, these events have a random chance to occur at almost any time.

4. Item Requests. We've received a few questions regarding how Item Requests work! In general, we have to take into account what the Storyteller is capable of for any given request. You have until the end of the month to fill out non-compulsory AC. The OOC form is the only one necessary, but IC storytelling might be a nice way to get CR with people you're physically separated from. Those who use non-compulsory AC to make their requests do not need to use their AC immediately. You can instead regard the AC as a sort of coupon to cash in at your leisure.

5. AC. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind people to tag their characters in the comms. This is the only compulsory form of AC we have, but after the first few months, we are going to stop warning people for forgetting to tag their character. Characters who fail AC will be swept.

In the meantime, feel free to use this post as an OOC intro and CR meme for the month of September - for new players to introduce themselves, for old players to meet and greet, and for general plotting to occur! If you want to chat or keep up with game updates, we also have both a plurk and a discord channel!

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onegreeneye: ([troll]are you sure?)

[personal profile] onegreeneye 2017-09-01 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
POTENTIALLY but who knows, maybe there's Secret Uranium or something

that said though ginko will absolutely want to learn about radiation once he's actually fully conscious, that sounds SUPER INTERESTING to this nerd
jokeronace: (with every word and every breath)

[personal profile] jokeronace 2017-09-01 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
in that case, let jamil tell you all about the time he vomited so hard he collapsed because he walked through a nuclear nightmare of a ghost town
hellawrath: (Default)

[personal profile] hellawrath 2017-09-01 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
oh man your Magnus is so excellent! i used to be in Hadriel for a bit so i'm still following the haps over there and i have been spying on your whole awesome taz cast.

oh my gosh gay chickennnnn please
jokeronace: (let it all out)

[personal profile] jokeronace 2017-09-01 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
omg jkdfnskdgf thank you very much ;u; ive been blesst with an amazing cast there

this is my new goal in life
whiteas: (Pissy as heck.)

[personal profile] whiteas 2017-09-01 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
jaune have u considered not trying to raise the dead

like weiss cant talk but

she's also not trying to raise her friends from where they're probably hanging out at peace
achievementhunter: (well would you look at the time)

[personal profile] achievementhunter 2017-09-01 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Chara absolutely accepts IOUs, but they also happen to collect.

And will add interest. Sorry monster dad.
ohnehalfte: (12)

[personal profile] ohnehalfte 2017-09-01 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
Player: Nikki
Contact: [plurk.com profile] nikkernoodle and idk on discord but I'm sometimes in the game chat so hmu!
Tell us about yourself: Hiya! I'm Nikki, and you'll find me over in Central European Standard Time in Germany. She/her pronouns for me. I'm 29 and am a Struggling Opera Singer who teaches English while waiting for my Big Break (tm).
Character: Newt Geiszler [personal profile] ohnehalfte
Tell us about them: Newt is a veteran of two horror games ([community profile] havenrpg and [community profile] hadriel) and is a bit bitter about it. Aside from that, he's very curious and enthusiastic about things he knows nothing about, and will happily ask your character about anything that interests him, even if your character doesn't want to talk about it. He's also a huge nerd and has a large pop culture/anime/etc field of reference, so if you'd like Newt not to recognize your character, drop me a line over here. Newt's pretty bad at social cues, so he often misses a lot of warning signs with people. He's also very impulsive and makes snap good/bad decisions rather easily.
Current plans: I HAVE NOOOOO PLANS Nothing concrete anyway, other than Newt wants to figure out some sort of communication system. I'm pretty much open for anything!
Edited 2017-09-01 08:23 (UTC)
ishotyouuu: (less than three)

[personal profile] ishotyouuu 2017-09-01 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
Wade's already stuck to Noot like a lamprey so good luck getting rid of him

that being said I'd love to have these two go out on excursions and shit

and also combat training because god dammit dude he's not losing you again
shatteredlenses: Action (Action)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2017-09-01 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
Ah Ryslig, the terrible things you do to people...

That said, I can't fully imagine just how horrified Ignis would be to hear about Ryslig: "What do you mean you were taken someplace and forced to be a daemon for a year and a half????"
ohshitsweetflips: (Default)

[personal profile] ohshitsweetflips 2017-09-01 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
hi just wanted to say i love this dude already
ohshitsweetflips: (this is bad)

[personal profile] ohshitsweetflips 2017-09-01 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
i will keep that in mind. i mean how long has it been, it's probably close to retro gaming by now, i just gotta be fashionably late to all games

THE DEALS ARE OUT OF CONTROL try the gay chicken, it's half off
shatteredlenses: Advisor or Next Top Model (Older Iggy and Noct)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2017-09-01 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'll take 'experienced' over 'old' any day! LOL!

Spoilers it is then! In abridged form, lets just say our villainous (and quite frankly mad) Jester-de-jour gets everything he wanted in the end, the heroes get 10 years in a world filled with daemons and in which the sun never rises. Even when the Chosen King 'wins,' he still loses leaving us all with a rather tragic and fully pyrrhic victory when the sun DOES rise again.

Ardyn might not be really a Jester, but you were far enough in to meet the 'man of no consequence' so I am sure you remember just how flamboyant he is. He might as well be one!

That doesn't even touch on the 'wonderful and totally not clown inspired' face he shows the world when he's truly pissed off. Oops, your inner corruption is showing boyo.

In other words, neat and EXTREMELY worrisome. I can't blame you for kinda wanting a Kefka around though. It's that whole love/hate trap of 'just think of all the horrid things I could do to my character' while at the same time 'JUST THINK OF ALL THE HORRID THINGS I COULD DO TO MY CHARACTER!' LOL!
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[personal profile] deranged_practicality 2017-09-01 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Stareyes
Contact: My plurk is [Bad username or site: @ plurk.com]. Go ahead and add me, but maybe let me know who you are.
Tell us about yourself: I'm a woman who lives in the Central US timezone. In my day job, I teach astronomy to college students, so I am all about SPAAAAAACE. I also read a lot of books, occasionally draw, and do handcrafts when I need to listen to something but not take notes.
Character: Isabella Camherst, at [personal profile] deranged_practicality
Tell us about them: Isabella is a 19th century field naturalist from a world in which all the normal animals exist, but also there are dragons and draconic cousins. Naturally, that's what she's interested in studying. So, on the one hand, part fo her is missing her son and her research partner and all the other things she was working on, but the other can't help but be curious about new things. And people.
Current plans: Mostly Isabella wants to get her feet under her, be useful, and start exploring for science. Also get some trousers, because she misses having her field clothing rather than her 'stay home and write clothing'.
Anything else: Nope!
deranged_practicality: (Default)

[personal profile] deranged_practicality 2017-09-01 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Isabella can help with the horse care thing. She'd also want to go exploring, which may or may not be appreciated, since in D&D terms, she has a lot of skills like Knowledge (nature) and Survival, but her only combat skill is running away and hiding (or using the environment to get people eaten by dragons or stung by hornets or something).
deranged_practicality: (Default)

[personal profile] deranged_practicality 2017-09-01 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Nature and talking about animals! Those are some of Isabella's favorite things. (Also, she's a biologist, so hard to gross out ny 'nature is gross' stuff.)
greatcleavage: (talky man)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad some people still remember WR, and fondly.
greatcleavage: (sometimes things do go right?)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
No one's judging! It's all good here! They can be the best of friends!
seesbosscrotch: (rude)

[personal profile] seesbosscrotch 2017-09-01 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey, if your magic horse suddenly stopped being a magic horse, you'd have a transition period too!
esper_magic: (Bunny! Dorky)

[personal profile] esper_magic 2017-09-01 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
IMO anyone who enjoys games and RP never ages XDD

Ho..ly moley that's... wow. WOW. lightenup Squeenix, jeez. XD I hate Pyrrhic victories, they make me sad in the face. And everywhere else.

YES, I do remember Ardyn! He was in the fishing port, if I am remembering the same person? Which, come to think of it, is very fitting for a fishy fellow being in a port town with fishing.

Oh jeez, Now I'm afeared. Only not really. HE CAN'T GET ME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SCREEN, I'M TOTALLY SAFE

Ahahaha, that... that is exactly right too. My muse hates me.
greatcleavage: Credit: <user name=great_cleavage site=livejournal.com> (argh this makes me angry)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
YOUR EDITION IS WEIRD
greatcleavage: Credit: <user name=great_cleavage site=livejournal.com> (sigh)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
By definition, since Control Weather is a spell. Roy has accepted long ago that there are literally no normal people he can talk to, so.
greatcleavage: (frustrated)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
For the record, dying wasn't bad though?
greatcleavage: (sometimes things do go right?)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Mar has a bright and burning love for cooking, thanks to Pandaria, so being able to talk shop with someone else will sincerely and honestly delight him.

(Tauren are better. Even Mar acknowledges that. He'll introduce Ignis to one sometime.)
greatcleavage: (sometimes things do go right?)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-09-01 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, you got in!

Roy is fortunately the sort who appreciates the value of knowledge, and is completely willing to handle combat on his own in exchange for that.
hellawrath: (girl on fire)

[personal profile] hellawrath 2017-09-01 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
/100 emoji

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