abraxasooc | ACTIVITY CHECK: MAY 2024

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ACTIVITY CHECK: MAY 2024

Activity Check: May 2024

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Submit by: May 31st at 11:59 PM ET.

◎ Overview

When submitting your Activity Check, please keep in mind the following:

◎ A minimum of two threads with a brief summary for each thread is required.

◎ While there's no minimum comment count, Abraxas is a plot-centered game that requires a degree of thread progression. We expect threads to contain reasonable interactivity with other players. We may request supplementary proofs if interactivity is insufficient. For example, one reply to each proof posted late in the month, or early in the month then dropped, would not be enough. Previous activity patterns will be taken into account, as well.

◎ Backdated threads (from the previous month only) are acceptable, but the comments linked as proofs must take place during the current month. Although both proofs can be backdated, you're encouraged to submit at least one thread started in the current month whenever possible.

◎ TDM threads, network threads, and inbox threads are acceptable, but must not make up the total of both proofs (i.e. both proofs can't consist of only TDM threads). Additionally, at least one proof should be a log thread. Both proofs cannot be network-style comment spam.

◎ All players are expected to reply, including if you've submitted a hiatus. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from posting your AC, you may have another player comment with a proxy submission on your behalf.

To familiarize yourself with our full activity rules, be sure to review the Activity Requirements section on the FAQ. If you have extenuating circumstances that've limited your ability to thread, please contact us.

◎ Forms

Fill out the appropriate form by the deadline to stay in the game! Failure to reply will count as idling out.

Remember that you do not need to submit a formal hiatus to use your Hiatus Pass. You can submit the Hiatus Pass form directly on this month's post if needed.

Standard Form

Hiatus Pass Form

◎ Notes

Please note the criteria when submitting event threads for Activity Check.
You can request an Event Gain for this event and will have to the end of June's Activity Check to do so. Event Gains will work slightly differently this time, so please review the information. Additionally, you must have at least one thread taking place in the 3-month timespan of the event to qualify.
Regarding the physical and power aspects of the Event Gain above, you may request both at the same time since they are packaged together as part of Event #18.
If your character is new, you may only request an Event Gain or a Horizon Gain per Activity Check round, but it's your choice which one you take first.

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Player Name: trace
Character Name: matt murdock
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one; matt and wanda are a cute and godly
Thread 2 Link + Summary: here; matt checks in with adrienne post event.

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Player Name: trace
Character Name: nikolai lantsov
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one; meeting zoya during nott cleanup
Thread 2 Link + Summary: here; drinking with heather post event

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Player Name: Will
Character Name: Kaz Brekker
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Kaz embracing his godly life
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Explaining the ways Kaz likes to destroy those that dishonor him.
Notable actions: Kaz full threw himself into the time as a God and in the end, facing going back to the man he was, he fought not to lose that part of himself and is going to be exploring it in the future of approaching the Singularity to try and learn more about all of this and make it a focus of his future in this world.

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Player Name: Aru
Character Name: Nebula
Thread 1 Link + Summary: First (re)meetings with Dean.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Helping with fixing up buildings in the Primary Settlement with Himeka

I should have more if needed and not will use a Hiatus Pass!

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Player Name: Hannah
Character Name: Jaskier
Thread 1 Link + Summary: After they return from the Singularity, Alucard checks on Jaskier's mad emotional baking. He's not doing great.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Geralt and Jaskier discover they brought some traits back from the future.
Notable actions: Jaskier has been pouring himself into magic growing, buying an obscene amount of flour, and making an endless supply of ~~breadsticks~~ bread and pasta. To the point where he started offloading some of it to the orphanages... or anyone who wants free bread. (It always stays fresh!)

Character Name: Dion Lesage
Thread 1 Link + Summary: In an attempt to process the past event, Dion makes a new friend in Carmy... and maybe raises his blood pressure.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Dion "reunites" with "an old friend" 800 years in the future. There's Tension.

Edited 2024-05-24 17:58 (UTC)

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Player Name: Noa
Character Name: Geralt of Rivia
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one; Geralt comes to see how Dean is doing, and makes some promises
Thread 2 Link + Summary: two; Geralt finds a familiar face in the Sarstina while searching for breakfast
Power or physical gain: Event - I'd like for Geralt to have a version of his sword ability he gained during God Times, wherein the sword he's wielding can cut through "anything" with limits:

it can't slice through forged metal, to prevent him from just breaking other ppl's weapons/shields, but mining nodes in the wild would work (if that's okay! I can null all metals too)
if possible, I'd like him to be able to split small rivers or make moderate "cuts" in shallow ponds/lakes (this effect will only last a couple of minutes...he'd really only use this for fishing tbh where applicable lmao)
only applies to the weapon he currently considers his "main" one and he must be holding it. If he drops his sword and picks up someone else's or someone else picks up his, it won't have or give any special effects.
the range and impact is limited by the strength and force he can physically put behind it
it wears down the blade quickly, meaning he'll need to actively mend and repair it afterwards (in other words, his passive mending ability won't work for this). if he overuses it without a break to get repairs, the blade will shatter altogether and he'll need to get a new sword.

And obviously, anything off limits for plot stuff applies. Let me know if there are additional restrictions needed!!

Notable actions: Geralt's just been out and about! He's been picking up jobs now that he's back and trying to Cope.

Character Name: Edward Teach
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one; lighthouse chat with one of his best friends. he demonstrates a platypus.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: two; bothering the antithesis of chaos and fun (according to Ed)
Power or physical gain: Event - I'd like Ed to be able to sprout his kraken legs when he's in the water, maybe lasting 10 min to start? They can spray some ink and boost his swimming speed, but that's about all they're capable of doing.

Notable actions: Ed has just been depression hiding, so his inn project will have been abandoned since the storms.

Edited 2024-05-24 21:14 (UTC)

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Player Name:Kara
Character Name:Will Solace
Thread 1 Link + Summary:Will tries to write a doctors note for Clarisse for her resting bitch face. Jerry tries to convince them he's a demigod.
Thread 2 Link + Summary:Will tries to feed Dean cookies on the roof.

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Player Name:Jay
Character Name: Kyle
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Dragging Jack out of the library with Jerry.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Helpfully advising Lucifer not to accidentally explode Mace.
Notable actions: Got back to deliveries. Caused a minor scene in the castle library in the thread linked above with Jack and Jerry.

Character Name: Nanaue
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Ate everything in Jack's domain.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Convinced that Nico is probably a talking dog.
Notable actions: He's on a search for Xeimer.

Character Name: Astarion
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Struggling with his returned hunger for blood and getting help from Alucard.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Allowing Cid to invite himself along to a Farhill mining camp trip.
Notable actions: Checked in on the med clinic operation in Farhill, ate a lot of coyotes on the way.

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Player Name: Dee
Character Name: Istredd
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Viktor scolding/conversation during the event.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Istredd found out Sabine was gone. He ended up asking the guards about it.
Power or physical gain: Power - Due to him frequently flying in the AU, I would like him to get the ability to fly without wings. Superman-ish style. He'll start out only being able to do about ten feet until he gets comfortable and more bold but his maximum height will be 200 feet and it's only after a year of practice or so. He'll also have to learn how to speed up and slow down and may almost break his neck a few times in the process.

Notable actions: He came back depressed and mostly stayed that way afterward. He did some work in Nott on the hospital and fixing boats, but otherwise was quiet.

Character Name: Jesper Fahey
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Wilhelm and Jesper flirt in the AU
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Jesper will never stop hitting on people even in the aftermath.
Notable actions: Nothing of consequence.

Character Name: Julia Wicker
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Talking to Zagreus in the event
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Bonding with Aloy in the event.
Notable actions: Julia recovered from the Au quickly and went to fix up her shrine and the second settlement shrine for Endrborrin too!

Edited 2024-05-31 21:11 (UTC)

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Regarding Istredd's flight, he will be limited to only a few minutes to begin with and an hour at maximum once he's mastered it. Please note that flying will tire him out similar to if he were using wings, and his flight may be disrupted by injury and/or loss of concentration.

Player Name: kerry
Character Name: adrienne peters
Thread 1 Link + Summary: the doctor helps adrienne remember her life
Thread 2 Link + Summary: adrienne + nate get a bit drunk in her horizon
Power or physical gain: Event
physical gain: the tips of her fingers on her left hand have started to blacken, reflecting the physical state adrienne was in during her godhood (it spreads higher up her pinkie than it would on her thumb)
power gain: the ability to cure minor wounds (like cure wounds + a weaker form of her god magic). this would be a power that would start very small, healing small cuts and (when adrienne practices it) she'd grow to be able to heal something that would require stitches. however, she'll not be able to cure illness/disease nor anything that would require surgery or more extensive medical care, it'll always be a small spell no matter how much she uses it. (future power gain requests would "unlock" stronger magic from her in this type of spell and adrienne is reluctant anyway)

Character Name: heather montgomery
Thread 1 Link + Summary: heather and annabeth punish a mortal
Thread 2 Link + Summary: heather and cassian awkwardly catch up
Power or physical gain: Event
power gain: the ability to cloak appearances (a weaker form of her god power). heather would be able to choose one person (only one at a time, herself or another) and disguise their appearance (not changing their physical size but their facial features -- facial structure, hair colour, eye colour, species features). this would only last for a maximum of 8 hours, though several things would allow people to see through heather's disguises: strong magic/magical perceptive abilities or if she's having a bad mental day and did a bad job, other magic nullification. she'd only be able to change one small thing at first (tinting hair colour, for example) with practice growing to disguise the full facial appearance.

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Regarding Heather's ability, please note she will not be able to mimic an existing person. Should she attempt to do so, it will be at best a passable Halloween costume disguise as opposed to any version of true shapeshifting.

Player Name: Em

Character Name: Dean Winchester
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one — Dean & Michael fight a demigod.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: two — Dean & Nebula have a drink
Power or physical gain: Event
Physical Gain — a little Grace-like glow when he uses magic sometimes

Power Gain — I was thinking maybe like a little re-skinned Greater Restoration. You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy to undo a debilitating effect. You can reduce the target’s exhaustion level by one, or end one of the following effects on the target:
One effect that charmed or petrified the target
One curse, including the target’s attunement to a cursed magic item
Any reduction to one of the target’s ability scores
One effect reducing the target’s hit point maximum

In game terms, once a day he can lay on hands and fix a minor debilitating influence or reduce their exhaustion -- which may not work for major effects that come from events, at the other player's discretion.

Notable actions: He's been doing a metric shitload of construction around Cadens, both to Mag's and to other businesses that happen to need it.

Character Name: Jack Townsend
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one — on the network about people not coming back from the Singularity.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: two — a shark eats all of the hot cheetos and garden gnomes.
Power or physical gain: Event
Physical gain — a lingering tattoo of a Luna moth on the back of his neck that sometimes seems to move.

Power gain — in keeping with the event theme of nightmares and liminal spaces, basically a level-up of his existing memory viewing power, expanding it so that he can push those memories into other people's minds to view them, or make them see their own worst memories.

Notable actions: Jack spent a week in the library in kind of a fugue state. Shortly afterward, Jerry distracted the guards while he busted into one of Ambrose Rhett's very important meetings to demand the re-summoning of his girlfriend. Yennefer smoothed things over while Kyle dragged him out to deescalate.

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Regarding Jack's ability, it may not work on some NPCs, particularly in Thorne where magical ability is quite strong. Please check with us if you plan to use it outside of a player character!

Player Name: Hannah (2)
Character Name: Eddie Munson
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Eddie and Henry discuss the Vecna Elephant in the Room
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Eddie sort of apologizes to Jinora for not believing she actually existed.

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Player Name: Faye D
Character Name: Teddy Roberts
Thread 1 Link + Summary: ① - Teddy, Koby and Jerry at a festival, being contemplative and a little high on their own supply.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: ② - Teddy wanders into Jack's nightmare dimension. Jerry's a big damn hero. Catalysts ensue (or, they're about to).
Power or physical gain:
Event
Power gain - There's no specific D&D spell I can point to, but I'd like them to be able to keep some of the ability to bring people together to work toward a common goal. (I'm imagining needing to play music or give a persuasive speech as opposed to when they were a full-on god.) And/or, if there's no goal at hand, just being able to engender a small-medium gathered group observing with a feeling of warmth and communal good will for each other.

Physical gain - In the AU, Teddy often let plants and mushrooms grow over them in God form, and then when hanging out with humans would soften that into tattoos. I'd really just like them to be able to keep some of those self-designed tattoos -- in color and realistic, but just ink. (Maybe they have something extra cool about them? The ivy changes color in the fall? idek, it's 4am).

Notable actions: Nothing big. Teddy's offering Nanaue assistance looking for Xeimer <3, as well as trying (not very effectively) to help Jack with his search for Sabine (and may ask some questions about "do people ever just disappear", like a n00b). NPCs may notice they're looking for ways to keep their hands busy, and they will help with building things or fixing damage readily, especially toward the beginning of the month.

Lmk what you think! And also if any other proofs are needed, of course.

Edited (tried (?) to shorten some of this a little lol) 2024-05-25 09:16 (UTC)

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Regarding Teddy's ability, we will consider this a light charm/persuasion spell! Teddy may use it once per day to start with and it will have a limit of 3-4 people at first. Over time and with practice, this may increase to a modest group of 10 or so.

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tedandroses - 2024-06-01 18:00 (UTC) - Expand

Player Name: Effy
Character Name: Jacob Frye
Thread 1 Link + Summary: one - Jacob catches up with Eddie Munson in the real world.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: two - Jacob runs into Hilda while on a smuggling run.
Notable actions: Jacob's been doing smuggling runs for a low-level NPC smuggler in the Free Cities, using his clean record as a new Summoned to get them supplies and materials that would be much harder to procure otherwise.

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Player Name: Dia
Character Name: Alucard
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Juice box adventures with Astarion
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Talking about angels and whatnot with Nico
Power and physical gain from Event #18:
Power gain: Alucard can place pen to paper and draw something, only for it to manifest, fully formed. He must be very precise in order for this to work correctly, and it only applies to buildings or building components.
Physical gain: Alucard's left index finger no longer be flesh and blood, but instead exposed bone that appears made of stained glass, the colors shifting and changing with the time of day.

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Regarding Alucard's ability, he may only do this once per day and the structure or component must not be larger than what can be placed on top of an average carpenter's worktable. He will also need to have the raw materials with him or available in the vicinity nearby.

(no subject)

cryptsleeper - 2024-06-01 17:22 (UTC) - Expand

Player Name: Cerie
Character Name: Sansa Stark
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Meeting Jinora and discussing proper etiquette.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Discussing the effects of the storm on Nott with Jon and the similarities to protecting Winterfell.
Power or physical gain: Horizon Power Gain: Ice Knife. Ranged spell that strikes one target within 20 meters and causes mild cold damage.

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Player Name: Cloude
Character Name: Claire Fraser
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Claire and Zagreus in his domain.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Claire and Jon and their fake marriage.

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Player Name: Tsa
Character Name: Apollo
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Apollo and Nico discuss whether or not angels and aliens are real.
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Apollo and Will bond while setting up for Apollo's family dinner.
Power or physical gain: Still thinking about it
Notable actions: n/a

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Hiatus Pass
Player Name: Lins
Character(s) In-Game: Clive Rosfield

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Player Name: Ran
Character Name: Kell Maresh
Thread 1 Link + Summary: with Alucard going philosophical about how much death and bloodshed is an appropriate amount to get from your faithful cultists (spoiler alert: preferably none)
Thread 2 Link + Summary: with Zoya, helping with clean up, talking about current events. TDM thread.
Thread 3 with Kaz, delivering some proper divine justice (just in case, May was awful to me)
Power or physical gain: Event #18 gain
Physical: tattoo-like scars (similar to his soul seal around heart) that look like thorny vines wrapped around both of his forearms. Just gold instead of black.
Power: The Unyielding grants its subject strength to push through one's limitations to achieve one's goal in service of a cause or a person. The limitations can be physical like the need for food, rest or company, or mental like limiting beliefs. Kell can't use this on himself, he can only use it on others with their permission. For physical effects, it provides short burst inspiration for no longer than 24 hours. For psychological, it works only on limitations the person affected already wants to get rid of but struggles to do it on their own.
Notable actions: Back in Thorne, being very depressed to be back to it, now not only without Rhy, but with Sabine gone too. Completely terrified that he turned into what was always his greatest fear as a god. Practically holed himself in the library.

Edited 2024-05-31 21:00 (UTC)

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Regarding Kell's ability, the effect would start at 1 hour and may be extended to 24 after practice and time. We would also request you choose either physical or mental, but not both. Let us know which one you would like to pick.

While it would be effective in the moment, once the goal has been achieved or the time limit has passed, the affected individual will suffer from physical (or mental, if the other is your choice) exhaustion related to what they ignored (food, water, etc.) and will need a day or more to recover.

(no subject)

blackeyedprince - 2024-06-02 09:25 (UTC) - Expand

Player Name: Cee
Character Name: Koby
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Koby and Hilda go wyvern-hunting/befriending
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Koby and Garrus discuss concerns about evolving powers/abilities

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Player Name: Rynn
Character Name: Sylvain Gautier
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Event Thread: Himeka
Thread 2 Link + Summary: TDM: Felix
Power or physical gain: Event

Power gain:

this

Physical gain:

Notable actions: Sylvain was volunteering his muscles and an extra set of hands to help repair things around the Free Cities in the aftermath of the storms. It kept him busy and not overthinking everything they'd been through.

Edited 2024-05-27 03:47 (UTC)

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Regarding Sylvain, it would have to be a gain for all three of them. If you would like to request for Sylvain alone, he would be able to have a telepathic and empathic bond with them but it would only transmit one direction. They would not be able to reciprocate unless they also have the same ability.

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philancer - 2024-06-01 17:28 (UTC) - Expand

Player Name: Whit
Character Name: Viktor
Thread 1 Link + Summary: with Cassian; the search for dustman's domain
Thread 2 Link + Summary: with Cid; I let this guy into my house and now he's trying to psychoanalyze me, and other stories
Notable actions: Back at the Farhill mining camp resuming business as usual; assisted with finishing touches and opening of Alucard's emergency bunker.

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Player Name: Whit
Character Name: Aloy
Thread 1 Link + Summary: with Michael; catching up and showing off some dubious plants
Thread 2 Link + Summary: with Ciri; a reunion (girls' night)
Power or physical gain: Coming back for this!

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Player Name: Ammay

Character Name: Jill Warrick
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Annabeth -- stumbling upon a sleeping demigod
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Cid -- touching base post event

Character Name: Haelva
Thread 1 Link + Summary: Gale -- checking in post-event
Thread 2 Link + Summary: Astarion -- remembering what they had

Thanks again mods for your understanding!

Edited 2024-05-28 14:33 (UTC)

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