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.

Comments

[hohnkai]

☄ If J asked them if the spirits would be able to answer some questions, they'll smile at her and tell her yes. They wouldn't be able to offer anything physical. However, J is allowed to ask that she go into the rooms without having the drug or ask to watch someone else communicate with the dead. What she does is entirely up to her and each route has different outcomes. Which will J do when approached and asked to join?

Horror/sci-fi

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Ok. When J first arrives to the building her first reaction is strange mix-up of disdain and amusement. Raised by a strict Catholic mother has made her very wary of anything that relates to religion. She proceeds further and turns up her nose upon seeing people worshiping Olmec while clearly being under influence of some drugs.

But before making a choice about joining them she asks, clearly not taking the people seriously at all, what has the spirits told them.

[hohnkai]

☄ One man will say he saw his mother. A girl will say she saw her future. Each story will be different according to the person telling it. Usually it is personal, or related to something they needed closure on.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

J will just laugh at them and roll her eyes. She doesn't believe anything they're saying because it's just too ridiculous. To her it just looks like they're so in drugs that they can't tell difference between what's real and what's not. So, she sardonically apologizes for refusing their offer to communicate with spirits and turns to leave. Except before reaching the exit she decides to look around for a bit.

Would there be anything that would catch her eye/something for her to notice?

[hohnkai]

☄ There will be a child by the door, appearing to be roughly around ten years old. They, too, don't believe that these people see anything at all, and the boy will tell her as much. The boy will explain that it's because his people are gifted, they used science to alter their genetics so that they can excel. His gift is the ability to give gifts. If J talks to him, and listens, at the end of the conversation he'll offer her one ability of her choosing - it can be anything.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Oh, this is just getting richer for J. She'll chat with the kid and gives him same kind of amused treatment as she did with the others, he can probably detect some mockery in her smile and tone of her voice.

And just like with the other group, she'll humor the kid and say that if he can really make her do things like fly or breath fire or something alike to it, he's welcomed to try. While it's not the strangest thing she's heard since arriving to Moira, considering the place they are in and that everyone else there is under influence of a drug she finds it difficult to believe him.

[hohnkai]

☄ When J says this, he'll touch her arm and she'll have the ability to fly and breathe fire both. He'll tell her to try it and after she does, he'll laugh and run off.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

She doesn't pull away and let's the kid touch her, because hey, what could be the worst to happen. When he asks her to try out her 'new abilities' she raises a brow sardonically and jumps a little. What else could she do? And when the kid runs off she'll just look after him, wondering what just happened before turning to leave the place as well.

Does J really have these abilities?

[hohnkai]

☄ She does! Since she just said fly and breathe fire, without any specifics, you can decide how that would happen. You can say that she can just levitate off the ground and fly around, or that she sprouts wings of some kind or something else. The same with the fire - it might be a small flame or something huge. Anything goes.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Wow, omg. Will she still have them after they leave mc?

[hohnkai]

She will! If she ever decides she doesn't want them, we can work something out for that.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

I'm definitely keeping these for now. Will there be any consequences for this regarding the plot around mc?

[hohnkai]

There won't! You're good to go.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Just to make sure I don't break any rules/boundaries: is it ok to assume that these abilities would 'grow' during the time. For example I'm thinking of making the flying happen via mass manipulation (making her weight like feather and be carried away by the wind), which should mean that it goes other way around too and increase her weight.

[hohnkai]

Of course! As she learns to use them they can get stronger and she can learn to use them in different ways as they grow. You're definitely not breaking any rules.