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Our final log—for Arc 3 and the game—has been posted in the comm. This space is for details, questions, and explanation of the choice characters face at the conclusion.
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It's been a great couple years, but, unfortunately, I've been kind of stalling out here bit by bit for a while, so I figured it's about time Ginko went home. Thank you to everyone for an awesome time!

March HMD

Mar. 13th, 2018 03:44 pm
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HOW'S MY DRIVING?


It's time for the (now) bi-monthly HMD! This is the place where new and old players alike can comment to request constructive criticism and helpful advice. Participation is not mandatory, but if you do take part, please be respectful whether you are giving or receiving comments.

Here's a handy dandy form you may use:

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Welcome to the world of Namalos! For now, characters have a respite from the hazards of Avagi, although the limitations of this world (as well as the behavior of the locals) may encourage them to find a way back. But before we dive into more information on the current difficulties, we wanted to offer a quick summary of the circumstances surrounding the plot—both as an aid for new players and a recap for older ones.

Plot! )
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New kids, welcome to the game! Existing players who apped new characters, it's great to have even more of you! Come use this space to introduce yourself, your characters, talk about what they'll be getting up to, share recipes, play awkward icebreaker games...you know, mingle!
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CR ♥ MEME





⋆ The first textbox is the header! Fill it out first in its own comment and then submit.
⋆ Respond to your first comment with the second textbox for each character you play.
⋆ Tell us what your characters are doing, what they will be doing, or what you want them to do.
⋆ Plot, chat, maybe toss in a good gif.




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Greetings!

Over the last week, many characters have discussed how (or whether) to investigate the distant life signs found by Wanda, Erik, and Flynn's Cerebro device. Others have concerned themselves with the increasing maintenance issues plaguing the station here and now. On February 10, this month's event will be getting underway with a discovery that concerns both interests: a cascading set of system failures that requires resources from elsewhere in Avagi to repair.




The Crisis


The arrival of the player characters—both from Thisavrou and the portals—has placed a strain on previously-inactive systems. While sizeable steps have been taken to fix or improve the lived-in spaces, Life Support has always maintained a more delicate balance, kept working as much by taskbot functions as by the few individuals who've taken up the job.

On February 10, this balance will tip toward the worse. The barely-visible mold emerging from the vents will give way to a torrent of dark smoke: airborne toxins released as the filtration systems fail. Short-term efforts toward repair will require a full reset of station power, and once shut down, key systems will have difficulty coming back online. This will affect heat, air quality, and electricity through the entire local area.

Over the next couple days, in-depth investigating can reveal the fault. To retain a breathable environment, Avagi's systems filter and store toxins: both those created naturally by its inhabitants and the more hazardous byproducts of power generation. Normally, these chemicals would be removed or purified—and systems for both do exist within the station. But the storm outside has prevented venting out to space for the last three centuries, and Avagi's purification modules rely on the presence of a rare crystal: once, imported from the nearby planet of Kauto, and currently... run out.


Stay or Go?


If a more numerous group has stayed alive elsewhere on Avagi, these problems must be ones they've overcome. More, investigation into Sanitation's backstock reveals shelves empty of not just the vital crystals, but the containers they were kept in. At some point in the past few centuries, someone removed these items from this region—presumably, for use elsewhere. It stands to reason that these hidden neighbors might have the answer to your problems.

So who's going to reach out?

At minimum, the journey will take several days, making it advisable to send a larger group. However, many people may be reluctant to leave their homes unguarded. While the purification crystals will be needed to provide a longterm fix, smaller efforts at repair can make a difference in the shorter term: both in securing liveable spaces for those who choose not to travel and in that ensuring vital spaces like the Greenery survive.

While we are not requiring formal signups, we do encourage players to think carefully about whether their characters would stay or go. Both the home and away teams will face different challenges as things intensify, and after February 20th, it will become impossible to change groups. To reiterate: while travel between teams will be possible for the first week or so of journeying, both groups will be physically cut off from one another after that point. The character base will reunite in March.


Upcoming Dangers


Those who choose to stay will do so under extremely difficult conditions. Those who travel will (of course!) be encountering their own. The explosion that tore apart the Ingress Complex didn't just vent most of its inhabitants into the void. It let the void in. The energy-draining storm that surrounds Avagi has penetrated wide swaths of the interior, and a several-day journey will stretch out considerably longer as characters work to circumnavigate the lethal zones. More, proximity to the storm can have unfortunate effects on even the most cautious.

If you are interested in signing up your character for a storm effect, comment at the header below.

More details on both sets of experiences will be provided with the log. The player characters are neither the only ones to live on Avagi nor the only ones to travel through its halls, and they may come across signs of those who've come before them. They will also encounter much more dangerous hazards.

On February 20, a discovery will be made that poses a severe danger to both the home and away teams. While information on this threat won't be publicly posted until the second log, we are looking for volunteers willing to accept a character death for a unique role in kicking off this portion of the plot. If you would like to volunteer your character, comment here. While not strictly necessary for the plot to proceed, we feel these volunteers could add significantly to the experience.




If you have any questions, drop them off for us below! This is meant to function as an OOC post for both logs in the event, and we encourage players to make their own plotting comments as well. The first log will be posted in two days, on February 10.
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Hello, this is Zaina, still around and kicking with my obscure-canon teenage shitposter! Sorry for disappearing on people the past couple months, December was hell on work earth and I caught food poisoning for most of January. I'm back now (fingers crossed twice over) and hoping to get into the groove of things again. <3
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New kids, welcome to the game! Existing players who apped new characters, it's great to have even more of you! Come use this space to introduce yourself, your characters, talk about what they'll be getting up to, share recipes, play awkward icebreaker games...you know, mingle!

-1 Goat bro

Feb. 2nd, 2018 12:39 am
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 This has been a long time coming, and as much as it's hard to do this, it's finally time to send Asriel home. 

It's been an amazing two years in this game, and I'm glad I had a chance to play with you all and see Asriel grow in this game. But as of right now, I don't really have any further ideas for him to keep him going in the game. I've had a lot of great memories here, and I'll definitely miss this game and everyone in it. 

Stay awesome everybody. If I ever get the inspiration to come back, I'll be back, but until then - I'll see ya around. 
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Erik has been noodling around with trying to remake Cerebro. With Flynn's help, he's going to finally be able to make a functioning one on the station that Wanda can use. After this is running, the three of them are going to make some surprising discoveries. This will happen IC on February 3rd.

First order of business: Cerebro is a device that amplifies the range of telepathic abilities. It does not grant them to anybody who does not have them. And because Hank is some kind of master genius who is really good at making X-Men stuff, and he's not here, this one isn't a perfect replica. If anybody other than Wanda wants to use it, they'll have to do some calibrating.

Also related to the first order of business: The Ingress portals interfere with Cerebro's signal. This is the IC justification so that anybody who wants to can opt out of getting their minds read by anybody using it at any time.

Second order of business: This version of Cerebro is designed to reach the entire range of the station. The first discovery that will be made is that there is another group of people living on the other side of the station. They are not related to Mother or the player group (or the dinos). There's a few hundred of them, and they seem to be standard humanoids. It would take a few days to get there by foot.

Third order of business: Mother is also on the station. She's somewhere deep in the former Ingress station. (This is why Erik wanted to make Cerebro in the first place. He encountered Mother during the holiday event, but wasn't sure if she was really there or if it was some kind of time travel/memory projection like the other stuff.)

What these three are going to do about it: After these discoveries, they're going to start planning two things. One open to everybody, the other a small group.

There will be a diplomatic mission sent to make first contact with the other group on the station. This is open to all.

There will also be a scouting mission lead by Erik to try to learn more about what is going on with Mother before they make the information known to everybody. So the mission won't be overcrowded, this is going to be limited to five spots. He'll be looking for responsible, sneaky adults. So if you're interested and your character fits the bill, please let me know! If there are more than five interested, we'll use an RNG to pick who goes.

Also keep in mind that this is just the beginning of us dealing with this new info. The missions may not go to plan and there will be plenty of opportunities going forward to get in on either/both of these things. Also, whatever we plan for this may be affected by the mod plot for the month, so keep in mind that we'll have to adjust when necessary. Also, depending on what those effects are, it may take more than a month to get through all of the stuff we tentatively plan here. Also NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!

IMPORTANT ETA: I totally forgot to mention, but Erik isn't going to make Mother's presence known outside of the original three and the reconnaissance team until they come back with whatever information they're able to get. He doesn't want to keep this a secret for long, he just doesn't want to cause a panic with the "Mother's here" announcement without any further information about where she is or what she can do.

But no matter what they're able to find, he's going to tell everybody once that mission comes back.

-1 Hot Leg

Jan. 31st, 2018 11:59 pm
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Well, it's been a minute, hasn't it. |D This has been home for me for a VERY LONG TIME, and I love this game, always will.

However, I think it's time to go for now. So I'll be dropping Mettaton. He's had a lot of development here, and I'm honestly really happy how far he's gotten, even if not everything was resolved for him. This version is the one I've most thoroughly enjoyed playing, and I am extremely grateful to each and every single one of the players in this game, even the ones I haven't played with, because you're all aces and I've checked your writings out even if I never got to engage.

As far as belongings go, Mettaton's Pac-Disc will be available for dissemination among Sadcat as you guys see fit, and Papyrus' scarf is going to be neatly folded on the bed, do with that as you will. No notes, no formal bequeathing, because otherwise I'll just...be really sad. ;; I'm going to miss this...

Should real life permit, should he still be available, and should I find the magic again, I might app this boy back. But until then, stay awesome, everyone. uvu

SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH!
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As of Jan. 30, Nathan Drake is passing the fuck out in the middle of his dwelling and will spend the next three days/three years back on Earth where he moves to New Orleans, ditches treasure hunting for a legal hunting, and gets swole as hell because apparently marine salvage is a more vigorous workout than adventuring.



I mean damn son.

He'll be updating to close to the end of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, when he and his brother are dragging their sorry asses ashore after swimming away from a pirate ship that was rigged to explode. Good times!
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Tribute Day


On the local calendar equivalent of Jan. 29, the day that Allcorans have been preparing for arrives. With very little warning, The Ones From Above descend on the planet.



For all of this world's living memory, the mysterious beings have descended from the sky to enter combat with the tributes who have proved their skill in the Arena. Although they are not individual fearsome, each being no larger than a small car, they have the advantage of weaponry and numbers. Having no significant supernatural skill and armed with inferior weaponry, the tributes always lose and die, but are honored for their show of respect with a boon that benefits their society as a whole.

With the Avagians here, all that can change, as many have powers and abilities of their own. The cyclical invading force can be defeated once and for all. If the visitors to the world take on The Ones From Above and win, the cycle of tributes will end, leaving the Allcorans free to forge a new future. The Avagians will be granted the final boon in the form of a golden egg—but what it contains will only be discovered when it hatches.

While usually over in the span of one day, the additional show of resistance will extend the cycle. Additional waves of invaders will appear at intervals after the destruction of their predecessors, extending the duration of the attacks until February 2nd. No separate log will be posted, but players are free to use the main world-visit log or make their own posts. Feel free to ask questions here!