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aliveandwell2014-06-07 10:59 pm
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JUNE! June bugs you with events 8')
HEY GUYS. Have don't have a ton of events but this month but the ones we do have? Quite the doozies! We're going to go over a few OOC things before we get to the event descriptions of the month. First, as usual, the dates overview:
June 15th: NPC Post from the Programmer
June 15th-23rd: GLITCH: Boogie Wonderland
June 29th-July 2nd: GLITCH: Being Somebody Else
IMPORTANT GAME FUNCTION INFO
So let's get started with some OOC stuff as a result of the recent poll that we had:
1. There will be a suggestions post made up for the interaction log! It should be up by June 14th or sooner.
2. Because of other portions of the interaction log adjustments and the two events that are shifted to the second half of the month this time around, we will not be having an interaction log this month.
3. So there was some discussion on the recent poll for additional options on how to do the interaction log, including potential increased frequency for slice of life logs and the types including both school events and non-school events. So we came up with the idea that there be a 1-2 day interaction log every two weeks (instead of a 5 day span interaction log), alternating between school events and events elsewhere in the afterlife. If you would like to see this happen, please vote yes. If you would not like this, please vote no and it will continue as it is but with the new suggestions post additon:
POLL IS HERE SINCE I CAN'T MAKE POLLS ON AN UNPAID ACCOUNT.
4. Wanted Characters list will remain as the primary form of ATP ad gathering.
5. We will be trying to make specific events a minimum of 4 days and a maximum of 10, dependent on the event, to give eveyone a chance to respond to the event regardless of speed or how much stuff they want to do. The general response seemed to be 1 week, with a preference for variation depending on the event within the poll. If the event is a plot-related passive event and long term (such as the housing situation) it may be subject to longer periods.
As always, if you ever have suggestions, comments, or complaints for the game or mods, you can reply to this post with screened comments.
NPC POST: Forced Glitches (The Programmer)
The Programmer will make a post explaining exactly what the past couple of glitches have been caused by-- him! This will be followed by an explanation that due to perfecting the intentional glitching of his own program, he's managed to find a way to get everyone out of the safety zone that may even stop Ai from fixing it with her anti-glitch software. This post will be followed by the glitch that he's threatened...
Glitch: Boogie Wonderland
For this glitch, the world is going to become incredibly unstable. Doors that would normally lead to the garden lead to a classroom in the middle of the school, or up onto a roof. No door goes where it's supposed to. Your character can get back to where they were if they did not let go of the door knob. The door they went through will disappear entirely if their touch separates from the door if they are in a location that does not naturally have a door. If it has a door naturally, the door will now lead to another different location.
No substance acts as it's supposed to. The concrete might be similar to a trampoline, the grass might act like quick sand. If your character eats a cookie, they might find themselves as big as their house. Drink the wrong cup of tea? Small as a cat. Be careful of the cafeteria food, if you like fish a little too much you might sprout cat ears and a tail. Walk up the stairs and you might find yourself walking and walking and walking and then suddenly the floor is up and the ceiling is down and you're stuck in a Escher painting-esque nightmare.
Overall, the world's just gone completely bizarre. Feel free to get creative and if you're worried about anything not being okay, ask a mod. What happens is completely up to you. The only thing off limits is a body swap (and you'll see why in a minute.) This is essentially a free-for-all event where you can do whatever you want.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAMMER WILL BE CAPABLE OF BEING FOUND DURING THIS EVENT. Because the world is all wibbly wonky, even he can't control it completely and may show up. You will need to sign up to have your character meet him. He's not going to meet everyone, so if there are more than 5 sign ups we will RNG from the participants to see who gets to meet him. If you would like to sign your character up for the chance to meet the Programmer for the first time, REPLY TO THIS COMMENT.
It will take Ai until the 23rd to find the source of the glitched code, at which point the glitch will end and your characters will have to decide what to do from there now that they know the identity of the Programmer, at least physically, and possibly what the room he's working from looks like.
Glitch: Being Somebody Else
This glitch? Entirely unintentional. The huge glitch from earlier had some aftershocks and this is one of them. What is it? It's a body swap. Your character may switch bodies with another character at player discretion OR by an RNG if you do not have a preference. The RNG will be put up along with a plotting post 5 days before the event on the 24th to give ample time for plotting and RNG sign-ups. The results of the RNG will be posted at 11:59PM on the 27th to give RNG'd pairs a full day to plot anything out as well!
Alright, that's it! It seems nice and simple, but it'll be a ton of fun! If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this post. Otherwise, look forward to it and have a great weekend!
June 15th: NPC Post from the Programmer
June 15th-23rd: GLITCH: Boogie Wonderland
June 29th-July 2nd: GLITCH: Being Somebody Else
So let's get started with some OOC stuff as a result of the recent poll that we had:
1. There will be a suggestions post made up for the interaction log! It should be up by June 14th or sooner.
2. Because of other portions of the interaction log adjustments and the two events that are shifted to the second half of the month this time around, we will not be having an interaction log this month.
3. So there was some discussion on the recent poll for additional options on how to do the interaction log, including potential increased frequency for slice of life logs and the types including both school events and non-school events. So we came up with the idea that there be a 1-2 day interaction log every two weeks (instead of a 5 day span interaction log), alternating between school events and events elsewhere in the afterlife. If you would like to see this happen, please vote yes. If you would not like this, please vote no and it will continue as it is but with the new suggestions post additon:
4. Wanted Characters list will remain as the primary form of ATP ad gathering.
5. We will be trying to make specific events a minimum of 4 days and a maximum of 10, dependent on the event, to give eveyone a chance to respond to the event regardless of speed or how much stuff they want to do. The general response seemed to be 1 week, with a preference for variation depending on the event within the poll. If the event is a plot-related passive event and long term (such as the housing situation) it may be subject to longer periods.
As always, if you ever have suggestions, comments, or complaints for the game or mods, you can reply to this post with screened comments.
The Programmer will make a post explaining exactly what the past couple of glitches have been caused by-- him! This will be followed by an explanation that due to perfecting the intentional glitching of his own program, he's managed to find a way to get everyone out of the safety zone that may even stop Ai from fixing it with her anti-glitch software. This post will be followed by the glitch that he's threatened...
For this glitch, the world is going to become incredibly unstable. Doors that would normally lead to the garden lead to a classroom in the middle of the school, or up onto a roof. No door goes where it's supposed to. Your character can get back to where they were if they did not let go of the door knob. The door they went through will disappear entirely if their touch separates from the door if they are in a location that does not naturally have a door. If it has a door naturally, the door will now lead to another different location.
No substance acts as it's supposed to. The concrete might be similar to a trampoline, the grass might act like quick sand. If your character eats a cookie, they might find themselves as big as their house. Drink the wrong cup of tea? Small as a cat. Be careful of the cafeteria food, if you like fish a little too much you might sprout cat ears and a tail. Walk up the stairs and you might find yourself walking and walking and walking and then suddenly the floor is up and the ceiling is down and you're stuck in a Escher painting-esque nightmare.
Overall, the world's just gone completely bizarre. Feel free to get creative and if you're worried about anything not being okay, ask a mod. What happens is completely up to you. The only thing off limits is a body swap (and you'll see why in a minute.) This is essentially a free-for-all event where you can do whatever you want.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAMMER WILL BE CAPABLE OF BEING FOUND DURING THIS EVENT. Because the world is all wibbly wonky, even he can't control it completely and may show up. You will need to sign up to have your character meet him. He's not going to meet everyone, so if there are more than 5 sign ups we will RNG from the participants to see who gets to meet him. If you would like to sign your character up for the chance to meet the Programmer for the first time, REPLY TO THIS COMMENT.
It will take Ai until the 23rd to find the source of the glitched code, at which point the glitch will end and your characters will have to decide what to do from there now that they know the identity of the Programmer, at least physically, and possibly what the room he's working from looks like.
This glitch? Entirely unintentional. The huge glitch from earlier had some aftershocks and this is one of them. What is it? It's a body swap. Your character may switch bodies with another character at player discretion OR by an RNG if you do not have a preference. The RNG will be put up along with a plotting post 5 days before the event on the 24th to give ample time for plotting and RNG sign-ups. The results of the RNG will be posted at 11:59PM on the 27th to give RNG'd pairs a full day to plot anything out as well!
Alright, that's it! It seems nice and simple, but it'll be a ton of fun! If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this post. Otherwise, look forward to it and have a great weekend!
Programmer Meet Sign-Ups!
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I'd also like to add in Yuuko for this as well, but IF and ONLY if her addition would make the total number of characters signed up for it 5 or fewer. (In other words ignore this unless there are so few signups that her inclusion would not make RNGing necessary.)
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