ACTIVITY CHECK: AUGUST 2022

[abraxasmods]

ACTIVITY CHECK: AUGUST 2022

It's time for activity check! Activity requirements are outlined below. If you have any additional questions, you can reach out to us on the FAQ.

View Activity Requirements

• Players will be required to link at minimum two threads with a brief summary of what each thread entails. Some months will have specific goals or events where linking extra threads related to those plots will result in extra rewards.


• There is no minimum comment count for linked threads. We understand that sometimes threads are started late in the month, or are slow for reasons of conflicting availability between individual players, and so on. If we notice a pattern of making threads to fulfill the AC requirements and ignoring responses, or dropping threads as soon as AC is approved, we will have an individual discussion with the player in question.


• TDM threads, network threads, and inbox threads are acceptable as proofs for AC, but should not make up the total of both proofs (i.e. your two thread proofs submitted for AC cannot consist only of inbox threads). Further, at least one proof should be a log thread - both proofs cannot be network-style comment spam.


• Backdated threads from the previous month are acceptable, so long as the comments linked take place during the current AC month and the thread has not been used for a previous AC or for AC rewards. Backdated threads that were started at the end of the previous month are especially fine. If we notice a consistent pattern of backdated threads started at the beginning of the previous month with very sparse comments or regularly dropped threads, then we may have an individual discussion with the player in question.


• If you plan on using additional threads in a log post or top level to purchase bonus Activity Rewards, please link individual threads when filling out the main Activity Check rather than the entire top level or log, to help us keep track which thread has already been submitted where.


• You may hiatus once every four months (so, once you use a hiatus, you must make activity for the next three months). If you have extenuating RL circumstances that would require you to hiatus more, please contact the mods. There are no strikes separate from hiatuses, but you are not required to hiatus in advance of AC so if you find yourself without the necessary activity you can use your hiatus pass.


• Failing to post to AC before closure will count as idling out. If you think you'll be unable to post during this time period or extenuating RL circumstances prevented you from posting please contact the mods.

Please fill out the following form by August 31st at 11:59 PM ET to stay in the game! Failure to reply will count as idling out.

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Thread 1 Link + Summary:</b> <b>Thread 2 Link + Summary:</b> <b>Faction:</b> Fill this in only if 1) this is your first time submitting AC for the character; or 2) your character's faction has changed since the last AC round <b>Power or physical gain:</b> Either from the Horizon or event rewards. Please note you can only submit ONE gain request per AC period, but the choice is yours as to which one you want to claim first. <b>Notable actions:</b> (If applicable) NPC threads and/or actions that may result in others around them noticing (for this month). Include a brief description and a link if there is one

If you are passing with a hiatus or a strike, please use this form instead:

<b>Hiatus/Strike</b> <b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Faction</b> Fill this in only if 1) this is your first time submitting AC for the character; or 2) your character's faction has changed since the last AC round <b>Power or physical gain:</b> Either from the Horizon or event rewards

NOTE:

1. There are no event gains for August's event. Characters may still request their Horizon gain if they haven't claimed it already. There is no strict time limit for requesting a Horizon gain, but we suggest doing so within the first few months of entering the Horizon.


2. Don't forget to submit your Assignment Outcome by AUGUST 26 at 11:59 ET. Providing either a top level or simply a tag in to another player's thread is acceptable for the link requested on the form! The assignment itself does not need to be threaded. A character's presence at the ceremony is sufficient.

Comments

[philancer]

Player Name: Rynn
Character Name: Sylvain Gautier
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Sylvain bumps into Claude after first arriving here. (TDM thread. If you only want comments from this month, that starts here.)
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Sylvain volunteered to help Jayce and Viktor with their mines project.

Faction: Free Cities
Power or physical gain: Horizon Regain: something along the lines of Sense Emotions. It's not something he's going to be able to control without some practice, especially not calling it up on someone specific at will. I imagine it more like the emotional equivalent of walking through a crowd and catching snippets of other people's conversations but he'd have to learn how to focus and channel it with time (to keep it from cheating towards a too-powerful observation skill)
Notable actions: Sylvain assisted with the mining equipment move (linked above). He spent a considerable time in Nocwich, especially among the stalls and shops there and chatted up a lot of vampires and werewolves to learn about their kind. Sylvain cooperated with the Free Cities request while attending the Nightbloom Ball. Otherwise, he's been hunting around for employment at either a stables (tending horses) or at a bar/tavern (serving drinks) to help fund expenses here, as well as offering a helping hand around Mag's Inn to pay for room&board.

[abraxasmods]

Your activity and gain have been accepted!