State of the Game 2

[hohnkai]

M O D U P D A T E

Hello Savrites! We had originally intended this to be a normal mod update type of post, but we decided to do a State of The Game update instead. Mostly to let you know what's going on, where we're going, and where we'd like to end up. First, let's talk about apps! As per the calendar, applications will be opening up again on October 16th. We have changed some of the rules regarding apps to (hopefully) make it easier on both new and old players as well as the mods. They are reflected on the individual pages, but here is a summary: ☄ A reserve is now required for all applications. ☄ There will be an application cap. ☄ Any current player who officially drops may re-app a new character at any time, but only once every 2 months. The application cap will be set to 15 applications for new players and 15 applications for current players. This means we will have a total of 30 app slots open during October. Whichever slots are not filled will then be opened as a "free for all" on the last day of the cycle (October 22nd). Two Page Updates: Mini Games & Jobs TIMELINE: October - Mini Colony * see info below November - Ship Month December - Midway Hub January - Midway Hub February - Arc II Thisavrou Plot Specific Sign Ups Are Now Closed In October the ship will be touching down on the Runoff's Mini Colony. This is a mecha of trade and commerce, which is something we want to do a little bit of world building with. There are three sections below that players should participate in. The first is a sign up for location specific plot; take a look at the linked map and respond with your character's name and the corresponding number. Once all the numbers have been taken, we'll double them over for anyone else that signs up. The second section is to 'create a business'; in this section players can build a business and then NPC it during the event. The third is suggest something that occurs on the mini colony; you list it and if it fits, we'll approve it. All of this stuff will be built into the event logs when they come up. We'd really like our players' input. If anyone has questions about the upcoming event(s), Arc II, or anything else, let us know below. Thank you all for being amazing players.

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Questions/Comments

[hohnkai]

[kidjoy]

Is the location thing something every character has to sign up for or just if we want to be included in the plot? I'm only asking since I have two characters and if it's not mandatory I don't want to take a slot from someone else by signing up both.

[hohnkai]

It's strictly voluntary. If you want something extra during next month then you sign up. But there are no limits. You can still sign up for both of your characters.

[kidjoy]

Okay, thank you!

[knaval]

can i put "bought a guitar and now sits in public spaces and strums it while singing badly" as a business. does that count,,

[hohnkai]

Haha. Hey! Yes you can. Maybe put a cup or open guitar case down and he'll get stuff tossed in.

[knaval]

AWESOME THANKS FOR INDULGING MY STUPID QUESTIONS

[prorenataa]

Hello!

So a business idea I'm developing is a cosmic scrap yard. Given the nature of the run-off would it be possible that characters could find scrapped/beaten up/broken items from their home worlds/canon?

I'm thinking, if this is not an automatic "pls no" there could be some basic rules:

1) The item cannot be immediately functional. IE: Plasma guns would be broken, hair dryers missing their cords, etc etc.

2) Players would have to submit for mod approval to have 'fixed' their item.

3) Possibly items from canon can not be anything larger than a breadbox.

If this is just too much of a logistical nightmare, no problem! There will be plenty of other scrap for people to tinker with. But I thought I'd ask.

[hohnkai]

Hey!

A cosmic scrap yard sounds fantastic, I'm ngl. It would be possible for them to find stuff from all over, any universe/canon/world.

As for your rules, we trust you with this. If a player gets a weapon you can have it broken or not, though broken fits the scrap yard. Characters on the ship already have weapons/powers, so we aren't too strict on that. You can still do the mod approval thing, if you need to. Just let us know if we'd need to do that for you somewhere or at any point. The size of the items can vary, and you can limit it at your discretion, just stuff that can fit on the ship would work best.

We're excited to see what you do with this and personally, I would be interested in this for my characters, too. You could also do an ooc post that is linked to any log or open post you might do so that players can oocly sign up for stuff as a way to monitor how much threading you get, so you aren't bogged down.

Let me know if you have other questions!

[prorenataa]

Eeeee!!

Thank you!!!!! I will go get this written up into a proper form and posted for your review.

I do have one follow up question. Should we stick to one business per player? Or can we offer secondary suggestions that maybe have product but can run handwave on their own?

[hohnkai]

You're welcome! Also, you can do as many businesses as you want. You can also do businesses that get added to the log and don't need to be NPC'd.

[prorenataa]

Got it and will do so!

And in my flailing I forgot to mention I would be interested in this for my characters, too. You could also do an ooc post that is linked to any log or open post you might do so that players can oocly sign up for stuff as a way to monitor how much threading you get, so you aren't bogged down.

Yes! Please come visit the scrap yard!! And thank you for the idea about the OOC post. I will definitely leverage this to help things run smoothly.

[morethan084]

Hello! Just wondering if it's too late to sign up for the location specific plot?

[hohnkai]

You can still sign up for it!

[morethan084]

Great! Thank you. <3

[hohnkai]

You're welcome!

[notglitching]

For the exploration segments-- do characters need to encounter the location on their own, or could someone else be dragged along for the ride? Similarly, if they've already explored one area (solo or with a partner), is that their quota, or could they wind up going along with a friend to the location the other character signed up for?

[hohnkai]

For the plot drop stuff, we'll be giving out the general details of what goes on, but players don't have to do it alone. They can have other characters come along and thread out what happened during the plot piece. We're going to be attaching a page with all the sections of the map and what's in them to the log, and players can have their characters visit as many as they want. The only thing that will be different is that the specific plot won't be there. For example, the waterfall restaurant will be available for anyone to visit, but that characters adventure according to what genre they picked won't be available for anyone else. Tl;dr characters can go everywhere and do anything in that place, the mods just won't be guiding or giving extra plot for it unless the character had signed up.

Re: Questions/Comments

[deconstruct]

aight so, since the crew isn't given wages to spend here, are their alternative ways to make money? any npcs that would be looking for errand runners? underground fighting rings????

not slave fighting rings (because andyr would just murder everyone (incidentally, what happens if andyr maybe kills some ppl in the slave place?)).

additionally, hoooow difficult is it to steal from clothing stores here? could andyr get away with it, and if not, what kind of trouble would he be in?

thanks!

[hohnkai]

Hey! Characters can earn money both ways - through errands or offering their services.

Also, both for the stealing. Some shops would have better security than others so if he's quick he could snag some.

[deconstruct]

Awesome, ty!

Also, if Andyr does lose his shit and ends up either hurting or killing someone re: slaves at the fight club place, what are the repercussions for that? is it a ship boot like it is on the moira? and how likely is he to get into real, authority type trouble with it at the underground fighting place?

[hohnkai]

It's not a ship boot or anything, it's a fighting place and the deaths don't mean a lot to them there. The only way he'd get into trouble is if he was in a private establishment and he killed someone he wasn't supposed to.

[deconstruct]

oh, okay cool, good to know. i'm assuming the fighting place doesn't count as private establishment? it wouldn't the the fighters he'd be snapping at, it'd be the people toting the slaves around :Oa

[fingerstripes]

WORLDBUILD QUESTION i should have thought of before now: is there crime on the mini colony? Would there be consequences for Dick stepping in to stop a mundane robbery/murder/something else happening around the city?

[hohnkai]

Hello! There is crime on the mini colony. It's still inside the runoff, which is known for not being the most savory. So there is totally the chance for Dick to stop some kind of crime from happening.