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MONTHLY PLOT POST

PLOT POST - MAY
Welcome to our May plotting post! Please feel free to comment to these posts with your character's plans for the month or with what you would like to do for the month, and feel free to discuss those plans with everyone else! Here is the mod questions thread! You may also use this thread to leave comments about the below.

MOD BULLETIN BOARD

AC
-As mentioned last month, we will be going forward with two different methods for players to turn in AC.

Our first option will be keeping AC the same as before. This means that players may submit threads for points as always (network comments being 1 point, action comments being 2.) These will be counted as usual by the moderators.

The second option will be changing AC to where players may submit a summary for bonus points instead, allowing the moderators to read and review a monthly write-up and determine points based on this. This write-up would be a summarization of what your character has done in the month whether it's plot-related threads, character development threads or more (please also provide links for cross-reference!) Dependent on the presentation and review of the summary, mods would determine the amount of points given each month.

In addition, with these two choices we will host a points donation pool. Each month, we will allow for players to donate points to be awarded to their fellow players. Players may sign up to either donate to or receive from this pool, and at the end of the month (pre-AC closing), moderators will reply to sign-ups with the amount of points rewarded per month. This line item would then be added to your own AC for the month. Signing up to receive points does not disqualify you from turning in your own bonus points!

NEW: Thanks to a suggestion in the mod write-up from February (which can be found here!), we will be keeping the pool open all month but we will allow players to use the points from this pool right away rather than waiting for the end of the AC cycle. As we're getting into endgame, a point was made that it doesn't make a lot of sense to have people wait on stuff and that there's an appeal in being able to play with canon powers right away. That said, we will allow players to sign up and then update their AC comments accordingly with donations received and items bought.

Please see May's thread for donating and receiving points here and here.

NEW: There has also been discussion about AC requirements! The game has shrunk and we have reviewed the options suggested. After careful consideration, we will be changing AC to:

-15 comments (you can still submit up to 4 threads, 3 comment minimum per thread.) All comments can be claimed for bonus points now.
-1 memory regain

If a character is starting to run out of memories that they may regain at this time, please let us know and we can discuss options/an opt-out for you!

-We will have an opportunity for a monthly freebie every month going forward! However, we would like to clarify that all freebie regains must be applied for before the end of the AC period! We do not accept freebies beyond this barring specific circumstances.

Please see below for the monthly calendar.

IMPORTANT DATES
1st Retrospec post at 9pm EST
7th Event Log at 9pm EST
17th Second Retrospec post at 9pm EST
31st AC Due*

*Please read below for notes regarding this.

see our calendar for a look at upcoming dates this month and further!

WORLD CHANGES

• At this time there are no new world changes!

Be sure to check out our world changes page over here and our world regains page to track all changes and read up on our guidelines. Players are free to buy back certain aspects of their canon to help impact and change the world as well, though we may delay the installment of some features for plot purposes.

Players may also contribute points toward bringing back world patches representing their canons that other players may explore outside of the city! Please see the world changes page for more information.

EVENTS

Notes

Previously, we had set the endgame calendar for the following:

-April and May. These events will be focused on certain measures to be taken to get us to endgame for not only Recollé but the areas around the city (i.e. the four regions.) Events will be heavily focused on mission-esque tasks, teamwork, alterations of specific areas and more.

-June. The first half will focus on wrapping up everything within the remaining areas of the game, etc, and the latter half will focus on Vanderweele and the state of the city.

-July. Endgame! The moderator team will write a group of closing events for players to play with in July and after that the game will officially be in a sandbox mode.

However, in light of the game's current size and the wrap-up of chains of events, we would like to hear your thoughts regarding endgame. We have heard from a few players regarding the game's size and speed, and we would like to hear thoughts on the following:

OPTION A.
May - the last real event month for the game! This will be the event as described below, setting us up for a final log.

June - The first half will be focusing up on wrapping everything, conclusions made and loose ends tied up, while the latter half will be the group of closing events for players to play with and the game will officially be in a sandbox mode/finished by the end of the month.

OPTION B.
May - the first half will be the last real event of the month, as described below. The latter half will be focusing on wrapping up with Vanderweele, the state of the city, and setting us up for the game's closure/sandbox mode as of the beginning of June.

OPTION C.
Leaving the calendar as it was.

Please cast your vote below by replying to this comment! It's important to hear from everyone to steer the game in its final months and wrap up at a good time. Thank you!

EVENT

It may seem strange to Retrospec users, but the trains down below in the subway system seem to be running just fine all the way through April and into May. Unlike past months where things have happened and wrapped the month before, it seems that these areas are still wide open for users to explore, visit and change. New stops appear along the way as well including the underground version of Recollé, the frozen tundra of Magatus, and now the seaside village of Pesgare as well. (You've always wanted to take a subway under the sea, haven't you?) But why precisely are these areas still open? How is the train still running? Those are questions that the liaison can't quite answer but several of you may notice that areas you recognize are filled out now more than they were. More buildings and structures appear, and the people from your memories are more animated and alive, just as you remember them.

They don't seem to have much of a personality outside of what you remember, but they're alert and actively watching.

Speaking of watching, the mechanical azathoth has relocated itself to the top of City Hall, perched above the ground and eyeing the entire city itself. While the damage isn't obvious, it seems to be waiting for something to appear, scanning all forms of life and reviewing what's occurred so far.

On May 1st, the liaison will announce a few upgrades to the Retrospec app that have been implemented. These upgrades are strictly optional, but they're a little…you know. Temperamental. And sort of dangerous if not used appropriately.

The app will now be able to stream through a secure network thanks to a suggestion from another user, meaning all conversations can go unseen by outside networks and messages may be anonymous. The app will also now have a setting for a number input, but this seems to be temporarily grayed out.

Beginning on May 7th, it will become clear that the space on the app is for the sole purpose of changing dates, coordinates, and locations. While the liaison is a little more than hesitant to directly call it "time travel", there will be a list of suggested dates provided along with a singular message.

"Ever wondered about what ifs?"

Users will be granted the opportunity to travel to different coordinates in time and in the galaxy to learn more about themselves, the Retrospec project, shape things for a better future and change things in the past if they wish. With Vanderweele's illusions stretching across layers and dimensions, it will be up to users to work on disassembling them and in some cases stopping them from coming into fruition to recreate the city of Recollé as they know and love it and pinpoint Vanderweele's location. Places from the past will be provided as coordinates, allowing users to duck in and out of Unreality and buildings that seem to have closed off. Users will also be able to put in coordinates for dates and places that are important to them including different countries, home worlds, and periods of time before the Retrospec project started in order to see different realities and who they could have been.

There will be no limit to where users can go, but the test will be resisting the temptation of changing only what is necessary.

More information will be available on the event log itself.

FREEBIE

-Players may claim one freebie for a thread on the mod-posted Retrospec post. This thread should be ten comments from you.

-Players may claim one freebie for a thread on the second mod-posted Retrospec post.

-Players may claim one freebie for a thread making a time/location jump. This must be at least 5 comments from you.

-Players may claim one freebie for a thread altering a portion of history/a location/etc. This must be at least 5 comments from you.

-Additional freebies will be listed for various prompts on the event log.

-For your reference, check out the plot clues/finds page found here! This is all for OOC knowledge, though characters have been spreading the information ICly as well. As of this post, this plot page is up to date.

-Additionally, if you haven't yet be sure to check out the regains guide to help outline what kind of triggers will work for obtaining regains and memories in-game.

As mentioned above, please feel free to comment to this post (and to each other) with your character's plans for the month for plotting and CR building.

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MOD QUESTIONS