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EVENT VOLUNTEERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volunteers & Announcements
We have a couple of housekeeping game announcements, and we're also searching for character volunteers for a meeting opportunity in the upcoming event.
While volunteer characters must be of a high enough influence rank for narrative reasons, please don't feel like you're missing out if you are not of a higher rank! Those who prefer to keep a low profile will have the chance to participate in the event in a different but still important capacity that will equally contribute to swaying event outcomes.
While volunteer characters must be of a high enough influence rank for narrative reasons, please don't feel like you're missing out if you are not of a higher rank! Those who prefer to keep a low profile will have the chance to participate in the event in a different but still important capacity that will equally contribute to swaying event outcomes.
Meeting Opportunity
At the start of August, characters who have made a name for themselves will be tapped for an opportunity to further their reach. That is, the emissaries of Nocwich have requested a meeting with a Summoned of notable influence (5+) from each faction - someone to represent the Summoned of said faction in question.
ICly, characters do not need to volunteer themselves. Instead, they will be personally approached by their faction leader and asked to be the delegate. If your character will turn down the role, the leaders will simply choose the next person in line until they find someone suitable who agrees to go.
Each candidate may choose to meet with either a representative of Ikorr (the vampires) or a representative of Luna (the werewolves). They cannot meet with both. This choice will impact the relationship between the character's faction and Nocwich. Two of the representatives have already been spotted traveling to the factions in July. The third is unknown.
Don't worry: no matter your choice, you'll likely earn something of note for your faction and the Summoned who reside there! There will also be opportunities in the future to meet with the other side, so this is not the only chance characters will have.
NOTES:
This meeting will occur towards the end of the night so that assigned delegates can still participate in much of the event's main features and interact with others before being whisked away. However, you may have to give up a couple of hours of IC mingling time and you'll have a different "assignment" than the remaining characters, as your task will be about this meeting.
Please respond by AUGUST 10th at 11:59 PM ET if you're interested!
ICly, characters do not need to volunteer themselves. Instead, they will be personally approached by their faction leader and asked to be the delegate. If your character will turn down the role, the leaders will simply choose the next person in line until they find someone suitable who agrees to go.
Each candidate may choose to meet with either a representative of Ikorr (the vampires) or a representative of Luna (the werewolves). They cannot meet with both. This choice will impact the relationship between the character's faction and Nocwich. Two of the representatives have already been spotted traveling to the factions in July. The third is unknown.
Don't worry: no matter your choice, you'll likely earn something of note for your faction and the Summoned who reside there! There will also be opportunities in the future to meet with the other side, so this is not the only chance characters will have.
NOTES:
This meeting will occur towards the end of the night so that assigned delegates can still participate in much of the event's main features and interact with others before being whisked away. However, you may have to give up a couple of hours of IC mingling time and you'll have a different "assignment" than the remaining characters, as your task will be about this meeting.
Please respond by AUGUST 10th at 11:59 PM ET if you're interested!
If your character has 5 influence or higher and you want to volunteer them, please comment using the form below. If there is more than one eligible candidate, mods will RNG for who takes on the role. Should there be a lack of candidates at rank 5, we'll accept those of lower rank.
This meeting will involve an individual thread with an NPC. Please be certain you can commit to this thread as the goal will be to complete it by roughly the end of September. Mods will be certain to prioritize this meeting thread on our end.
FORM
This meeting will involve an individual thread with an NPC. Please be certain you can commit to this thread as the goal will be to complete it by roughly the end of September. Mods will be certain to prioritize this meeting thread on our end.
FORM
Game Updates
We've also made some updates to a few game items for clarity and to help keep things running smoothly!
◎ PLOT ENGAGEMENT
Instructions on the Plot Engagement post have been updated! We've removed some information that's no longer relevant and we've also added a few guidelines. Of note is that we're asking characters to be in the game for at least one month before submitting a plot request so we have a better idea of your character's position before we work out a path. These guidelines will help us make sure we can work with everyone to best get them where they want to be!
◎ HAYLE & BORREL
Descriptions for Hayle and Borrel have been added to Thorne's Setting page. While those in the castle are still restricted to the city of Castle Thorne except in certain circumstances, the descriptions are now up for you to reference and for anyone whose special assignments take them that way.
◎ ACTIVITY CHECK CLARIFICATION
To make sure there's no confusion, we've added confirmation to the FAQ that backdated threads from the previous month are allowed for Activity Check, within reason. Backdated threads that are frequently dropped or have sparse replies despite starting early in the month may not be acceptable if it's a constant pattern. This also applies to all threads in general! Our AC is designed so that players can focus more on plotting and writing than worrying about monthly comment counts, but we do still expect an overall appropriate level of engagement with the game.
Moving forward, we'll also be adding the AC requirements directly on the monthly AC post for easy reference.
◎ PLOT ENGAGEMENT
Instructions on the Plot Engagement post have been updated! We've removed some information that's no longer relevant and we've also added a few guidelines. Of note is that we're asking characters to be in the game for at least one month before submitting a plot request so we have a better idea of your character's position before we work out a path. These guidelines will help us make sure we can work with everyone to best get them where they want to be!
◎ HAYLE & BORREL
Descriptions for Hayle and Borrel have been added to Thorne's Setting page. While those in the castle are still restricted to the city of Castle Thorne except in certain circumstances, the descriptions are now up for you to reference and for anyone whose special assignments take them that way.
◎ ACTIVITY CHECK CLARIFICATION
To make sure there's no confusion, we've added confirmation to the FAQ that backdated threads from the previous month are allowed for Activity Check, within reason. Backdated threads that are frequently dropped or have sparse replies despite starting early in the month may not be acceptable if it's a constant pattern. This also applies to all threads in general! Our AC is designed so that players can focus more on plotting and writing than worrying about monthly comment counts, but we do still expect an overall appropriate level of engagement with the game.
Moving forward, we'll also be adding the AC requirements directly on the monthly AC post for easy reference.