ACTIVITY CHECK: MARCH 2023

[abraxasmods]

Activity Check: March 2023

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, since we understand that sometimes threads were started late in the month or are slow for reasons of conflicting availability. That said, we are not a check-in AC game. Submitted threads should indicate some interactivity with another player, and we expect a certain level of overall engagement with the game's plot and playerbase. If we notice a pattern of responding to threads only after the AC post has gone up, making threads solely to fulfill AC requirements, or frequently dropped threads (especially after 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 March 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. Let us know of NPC threads and/or actions that may result in others around them noticing for the month. Include a brief description and a link if there is one.)

If you are using your Hiatus/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. 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.)

NOTE:

1. We will accept Quests as completed as long as the thread is submitted by the end of the March AC period, and consists of a few tags from the characters involved. Please submit your quest threads to us for your reward even if they haven't reached a formal completion point in the thread itself!


2. If you participated in Part 1 and/or Part 2, you can request a reward gain during any Activity Check before the start of the next main event in June. Though not required, we encourage players to consider a gain that reflects their experiences throughout the event! See Reward Gains for details.


3. New submissions for Plot Engagement are currently closed. They'll open again once the current event is wrapped.

Comments

[tobeclosetohim]

Player Name: Amanda
Character Name: Jo
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Finally Able to Make Contact With The Pit
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Family Reunions Once Cas is Found

Power or physical gain: Event Gain: Taking a Level in Barbarian

Jo is a tiny girl keeping up with a house full of hella-tall tanks nearly twice her size and has the temper everyone tries to keep from landing on them. She throws a lot of her focus into anger when fighting. I'd like her long-term to get to hit a number of the things in Barbarian starting this time with Rage/Unarmored Defense. Level 1 would give her enhanced strength and durability/resistance to attacks/damage (such as taking half damage compared to those around her).

I'd like her to slow progress across time into Danger Sense (an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren't right, making you dodge/react faster), Extra Attack/Fast Movement (moving twice as fast/speed & agility/reflexes increases), and Relentless Rage (the ability to keep fighting even after taking grievous wounds).

Notable actions:
+ Helped Build a Posse to Get Info From The Bandit Camps
+ Came back totally beat to hell; magically wasn't a few days later
+ Tagged Along to Aquila with Sam & Jesper, though it didn't lead to anything
+ Kept in touch with the people out in the pit until contact died
+ She's on Retrieval Team
+ She started in Nocwich helping with supplies
+ She took part in infiltration & rescuing people from the Pit

[abraxasmods]

Your activity and gains have been accepted!

You can choose either:
Unarmored Defense (increase in stamina and durability)

or

Rage (increase in strength and durability)

The chosen ability can be used once per day. It can be activated for up to 5 minutes to start with, and can gradually increase to 10 minutes with practice. Afterwards, she will experience fatigue or exhaustion.

Other aspects of the class such as danger sense, rage (or unarmored defense), and fast movement will require additional gains to receive.

[tobeclosetohim]

After thinking about it for a good while, I'm going with Rage for this gain, and I'll start getting her progressed through it as we hit more event gains in the future. Thank you for everything you do, Mods!