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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!
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Greetings Afterlifers! This is Tay-mod here seeking your opinion on a couple of topics. Additionally, if you have any immediate concerns feel free to reply to this post with them and we will see what we can do. Now's the time for updating the game and making sure that everyone is where they want to be within it!

So first of all, let me start by saying we are already planning a 4th Wall (look forward to July) so don't suggest that, it's already in the works. Additionally, you may offer any constructive critique to the moderators specifically based on our work as mods in a reply to a comment here. Anon comments are enabled on this post for discussion's sake, but if anyone is getting out of line, I will take that privilege away. All that said, here's the poll:

Poll #15436 Interaction Log Feedback
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 7

What do you think of the interaction log? Would you change anything?

It's great the way it is. No changes.
2 (28.6%)

We need to have an open suggestions post for Interaction Log events!
4 (57.1%)

Get rid of it, I don't want it anymore.
0 (0.0%)

Instead of a single log, scatter the regular log events to 1 per week throughout the month.
0 (0.0%)

Other (Leave comment if you check this box! Seriously!)
2 (28.6%)

Would you still like to keep the ATP method of using the Wanted List or switch to a monthly form post?

Continue using the Wanted List.
6 (85.7%)

Switch to a post being put up on the Monday before ATP so people can sign their wanted characters up for ATP ads.
1 (14.3%)

Other (Leave a comment if you check this box, I'm not kidding.)
0 (0.0%)

On average, how long would you like events to last?

A couple of days
2 (28.6%)

1 week
5 (71.4%)

2 weeks
1 (14.3%)

3 weeks
0 (0.0%)

Other (I will leave a comment in reply to this post with details.)
2 (28.6%)



If you didn't get the idea already, if you click "Other" as an option LEAVE A COMMENT about what you want adjusted! There is a section to reply for discussion about each question, but you may also make your own comments if you have anything else you wanted to bring up! If you have something that you want to bring up quietly or any time throughout the year, we have a Suggestions/Critique/Complaints post with screened comments as well.

The poll will close on Sunday, June 1st. Make sure to have your responses in by then! Thanks and I hope that we can continue to make this game a great place together!

EDIT: For those who were wondering about the ATP contest, it was canceled due to lack of submissions even with the extended date. Sorry about that!

HOUSING SIGN-UPS

Monday, April 7th, 2014 09:37 pm
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Hey guys! So if you've read the Monthly Events Announcement and have been paying attention to IC plot stuff, you know that no one has access to the dorms right now except NPCs (with special circumstances detailed in the event description). On the 12th, NPC Ai is going to open up the houses as a safe area and the actual IC picking of who lives in whose house will probably be handwaved (unless you choose to thread it out), then everyone's going to be living in their houses.

So this is the sign up post. There are 10 different houses up, here is the description from the Locations/Maps page so that you know what to expect:
    Buildings A-J are houses for various adult residents of the afterlife. Mysteriously, if you try to live in a house with less than 3 residents, all residents will find themselves waking up outside.

    All of the houses have basic amenities: A bathroom, electricity, hot/cold running water, and a living room. No heaters or air conditioners because the weather is basically always fabulous. Houses A, B, C, D, F and J are slightly smaller and only have three rooms (one bathroom). Houses E, G, H, and I are slightly larger, with two stories and a bathroom on each floor. They have three bedrooms on the first floor, then another on the second (master bedroom).

    Smaller bedrooms contain twin size beds, a closet, an end table with a lamp and alarm on it, a small waste basket, and a decorative potted rubber tree plant. Large bedrooms come with a king size bed, two end tables, a dresser and sliding-mirror closet, a small waste basket, and on the end table without a lamp there is potted bamboo.

    Bathrooms contain a bathtub/shower, a toilet, a sink and a mirror.

    Living rooms come with one long couch, a bookshelf, ceiling spotlight lamps, a kotatsu, and a desk with a computer at it.

    Additionally, all houses contain a basement with a washer, dryer, and a mini-fridge/freezer. There is a large empty space down there that characters may do as they wish with.
Or you can read it on the original page here. So what you want to do now? Scroll down to the comments and sign your characters up for the house you want them in. It is an IC sign-up so please talk it over with your fellow players. If you do not have a group you want your characters to be in or your character doesn't have any preferences ICly, please comment here and we'll randomize which house you end up in where there is room!

Any questions, please review the event description for both NPC Post Firewalls and Housing, then let a mod know if your question has not been answered by replying here! If you need a place to find yourself some housemates, click here for discussions/plotting.

HOUSING IS FIRST-COME FIRST SERVE FOR GROUPS: IF ALL OF THE LARGE HOUSES ARE TAKEN FIRST, YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. IF YOU HAVE A SMALL GROUP DO NOT TAKE A LARGE HOUSE.
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First of all, I realize it's the first but no, none of these events are April Fool's jokes! Not even the totally awesome one with prizes. As always, here's the general overview of the dates:

4/1-4/20: OOC: ATP Ad Contest Entries Open
4/2: Added Feature: State of the Afterlife Sticky Post
4/1-4/8: OOC: Save the NPCs! Submissions
4/1-?: Random Battles with Shadows
4/4: Last Day of AC
4/5: NPC POST: Eviction (Fantoche)
4/5-4/12: EVENT: On the Road Again
4/7: Housing Sign Ups
4/12: NPC Post: Firewalls (Ai)
4/21-4/25: OOC: ATP Ad Contest Poll Period
4/28: Student Council Campaigns Begin
4/30: Interaction Log

ATP Ad Contest

ARE YOU READY TO WIN PRIZES? I hope so, because we're ready to update our ad for ATP. [community profile] afterliving is looking for a new ad to post on our monthly ATP rounds and we decided to open it up to everyone here to write a new advertisement. What's more? We're offering 1 Month Paid Account, that World Building Opportunity that was missed ICly, and use of your ad each month to represent Afterliving at [personal profile] app_this_plz. For the World Building Opportunity, the winning player will be able to add one new aspect to the setting of Afterliving (must be a non-sentient location). This does not need to be an IC choice, as it will be presented as a glitch. There are a few rules, so make sure you read them carefully before you get working!

All submissions are due by April 20th at 11:59PM PST. The poll will go up within 24 hours of that date! No late submissions will be accepted. You can find the submissions post, rules, information about prizes, and a sample of how to submit using the current ad here!

State of the Afterlife Sticky Post

Starting tomorrow, there will be a little sticky post at the top of the main community. It will have the current IC status of the afterlife, including shadow density and concentration areas, odd weather notices (if applicable), currently NPC'd characters, and any other information currently pertinent to the game's setting. This post will be updated weekly on Thursday nights. There will also be a submission form at the bottom of the State of the Afterlife Post to update us if your character is turned into an NPC, for official record.

Save the NPCs! Submissions

Many of you may have been wondering just how you're going to rescue the people who have been turned into NPCs and while we've had some ideas of our own, we want to see what you guys come up with. A post will go up tonight to submit ideas for changing human beings back to themselves from NPC states. At the end of the submission period (4/8) we will select 1-2 ideas that fit within the parameters of the game. If there are more than 2 good ideas, we will RNG between them. (Can't make it too easy!) Remember that these submissions do not have to be thought of by your characters immediately, but once they are selected they will need to be introduced by characters within the game. Feel free to be as creative as you want! Submissions post is here.

Random Battles

Since the shadows are not leaving immediately or abruptly this time, there will be shadows around the afterlife indefinitely. They won't be completely swamping the campus, so it will be rather like a random battle in a video game. Every once in a while, shadows will crop up and attack characters! The only "safe" locations are classrooms during active class sessions or (up until Saturday April 5th) the dormitories.

Reminder: If your character is NPC'd they will not notice any shadows.

NPC Post: Eviction (Fantoche)

On April 5th, Fantoche is going to make another post. No, your characters aren't going to like this one either. The post will discuss some 'repercussions' for not turning Ai over and about 15 minutes after the post is made, the dormitories will no longer be safe. If your character is inside the dormitories at the time, they may notice their room suddenly going dark and if they look out the window, there will be shadows covering the glass. The shadows are engulfing and invading the entire dormitory area. If your character stays there, they will be turned into an NPC. So they will need to run to get out of the dormitory buildings with whatever they can carry. If your character is not in the dorms at the time, they will not have access to any of their possessions. To return to the dormitory area is to submit to being an NPC.

NPC characters may enter the dormitory buildings without being swarmed as they have already been changed, but they will not be able to get out and will be trapped in the building until they can be "checked" to make sure that they're not Ai. (1-2 days.)

Event: On the Road Again

Due to the dormitory building being cut off, all characters will be on their own for finding shelter. The dormitory building is no longer safe from shadows and there is nowhere to stay just yet. Houses cannot be accessed without a minimum of 3 members of a group, but shadows can still get into the houses for the duration of the first week. The apartments do not have a minimum requirement, but are frequently run through by shadows. The best bet is going to be in the wilderness for a time being, especially since Guild has been flooded with shadows as well. At least the weather's nice?

NPC Post: Firewalls (Ai) & Housing Sign Ups

With Dorms locked down, Ai will offer to set up a "firewall" around the houses in the town that will block out the shadows. Because of the amount of power it will take to protect the houses, she can only do the housing area.

Groups of 3-5 per house (varies based on size of house, specifics will be listed in sign up post) due to the minimum of 3 and available room in the houses. Sign up will be according to IC character preferences (though OOCly written). Characters may choose not to go into the houses if they like and continue living out in the wilderness, but if this is what they would ICly do please comment on the "Exempt" section on the Sign Ups post so that we know not to RNG your character. Anyone who does not sign up their character for either Exempt status or for a specific group will be RNG'd into a house by the mods (ICly, Ai).

ICly, please handwave that everyone picked groups on the day of Ai's post according to what was written on the Housing Sign-Ups. There are 10 houses available. The dormitories will be available again in the future (and roommates will be kept on record), but for now please enjoy the current housing situation.

EDIT!
A note about NPC'd Characters: NPC'd characters may be brought to the houses by characters who still have their state of mind. If you notify Ai, she can alter their housing assignment in the school's system so that they recognize the house as their current residence.

Student Council Campaigns

Regardless of what happens the rest of the month, school still goes on as normal. Your characters can remain safe from the shadows by attending classes (only during school hours) and there comes a time when the student council holds elections. It is getting close enough to that time that the principal will announce that now is the time to start campaigning! Around this time, your character may ICly begin campaigning and you may note them as a candidate if you would like them to participate in an OOC post.

Additionally, it seems as though the shadows will not touch student council members while they are in a student council meeting. You must be a student council member for this to work, so that is incentive for characters to try despite the current shadow/random battle predicament.

Monthly Interaction Log

As usual, a monthly interaction log will appear at the end of the month! This is a good place for your characters to campaign and participate in school activities.. or just have a fun random battle. Up to you!

AND THAT'S IT! Don't forget to submit your Activity Check information here before Friday at 11:59PM PST and if you have any questions, feel free to comment to this post and we'll get back to you ASAP! As always, you can also view the monthly events on the calendar!
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Many of you may have been wondering just how you're going to rescue the people who have been turned into NPCs and while we've had some ideas of our own, we want to see what you guys come up with. This post is for you to submit ideas for changing human beings back to themselves from NPC states.

Submissions will run from now until 4/8/2014. We will select 1-2 ideas that fit within the parameters of the game. If there are more than 2 good ideas, we will RNG between them. Remember that these submissions do not have to be thought of by your characters immediately, but once they are selected they will need to be introduced by characters within the game. Feel free to be as creative as you want!

Here's a convenient form to reply with for submissions:
Player Name: Your name.
Characters Played: Who do you play here at Afterliving?
Your Idea: Please describe your idea in as much detail as you think is necessary, along with any requirements that would need to be fulfilled to accomplish your idea ICly.

ATP Ad Contest

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 08:00 pm
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ARE YOU READY TO WIN PRIZES? I hope so, because we're ready to update our ad for ATP. [community profile] afterliving is looking for a new ad to post on our monthly ATP rounds and we decided to open it up to everyone here to write a new advertisement. What's more? We're offering 1 Month Paid Account, that World Building Opportunity that was missed ICly, and use of your ad each month to represent Afterliving at [personal profile] app_this_plz. For the World Building Opportunity you as a player will be able to add one new aspect to the setting of Afterliving (must be a non-sentient location). There are a few rules, so make sure you read them carefully before you get working!
    Rules
    1. You must be a current player at [community profile] afterliving to submit.

    2. All submissions are secret and will be screened on the submissions post. If it is found out that you are advertising your submission or telling people to vote for you, your ad will be disqualified. Only the moderators will know who wrote which advertisement until the results are announced in order to eliminate voting bias so that we get the best ad, not the most popular player.

    3. You may not submit anonymously and submissions must be put in by a character journal that is currently active in [community profile] afterliving.

    4. The advertisement must include the RP name, a basic summary of the plot, and all appropriate links. For your convenience, you can copy paste the current link HTML so that you don't have to individually go to the pages to pick those up:


    If you feel the need to add more, you may.

    5. All submissions must adhere to current ATP ad standards. As stated on [personal profile] app_this_plz, this means "ยป ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding (font size > 4, no banners, no blinking text, no sparklies, no tables, no pictures). use all the colors you like and then some, but please remember 4 "big" tags > font size 4."

    6. No use of profanity, anything that requires a content warning, inappropriate materials, or discriminatory statements.

    7. Submissions must include both the ad as it will be displayed and the HTML in a < textarea > code so that moderators can copy/paste. View a sample here.
All submissions are due by April 28th at 11:59PM PST. The poll will go up within 24 hours of that date! No late submissions will be accepted. Reply to this screened post to submit!

MOD POLL

Monday, March 17th, 2014 10:31 am
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HEY GUYS! Here's the poll to figure out what direction to take the game in. If you have questions or have no idea what I'm talking about, direct them here! THAT SAID, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS POLL IS BASED ON YOUR OOC OPINION, NOT YOUR CHARACTER'S CHOICES. There were characters who thought both things, so it can go either way regardless of characters' moral compasses. So vote for what you, as a player, want to play out.

Poll #15101 Much Ado About Ai
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10


Hand over Ai?

View Answers

Yes
0 (0.0%)

No
10 (100.0%)



Poll will close at 6:30PM EST on March 20th, 2014. Please have your votes in by that time!
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It's March! Which means we are going to march onward with the plot! And from here on out, there is certainly quite the wild ride. After all, the players are going to decide what course the game's plot takes by the end of the month... Wahaha!

First, let's have a preview of what we've got in store:

3/5: Monthly Interaction Log
3/8: MEME: How's My Driving?
3/12: OOC Discussion: Players' Choice
3/17: NPC POST: Further Incentives (Mysterious Boy Fantoche)
3/17-3/24: EVENT: Dark Allies
3/22: LOG: Dark Allies Event Finale
3/28-4/4: Activity Check

Monthly Interaction Log

This month, the interaction log will go up on this upcoming Wednesday. Ai will be making a number of appearances during this log, trying to make sure she's seen as one of the students. Feel free to use this as an opportunity to go on a 'witch hunt' for the NPC that the Programmer and Fantoche are looking for.

How's My Driving?

It doesn't feel like it, but it's been 6 months since the last one! It's time for another one. Remember that participation isn't mandatory, but highly recommended!

OOC Discussion: Players' Choice

The direction that the plot of the game is going to take is going to very much depend on what characters do ICly this month. For this reason, there will be a brief overview of the possible directions the game could go in and a post for everyone in the game to discuss what they want to do. A week later, on the 19th, a final decision will need to be made by the player base so please make sure to decide what will happen in terms of IC actions. If the choice ends up being to capture and turn in Ai, then there will be an RNG to see which character or group of characters willing to turn her in will have succeeded in this and get to pick the worldbuilding opportunity. There will be a lot more details in the post on the 12th, so look forward to it!

NPC Post: Further Incentives (Mysterious Boy Fantoche)

After Ai has not been successfully captured (either because no one's figured it out yet or she's avoided being captured until then), the Mysterious Boy/Programmer duo will state that they will be acting on their own to light a fire under everyone's asses. Basically, it's IC warning about the Dark Allies event following the day after.

Event: Dark Allies / Dark Allies Finale Log

On the 17th, a number of NPCs will start turning to shadows. Not all of them, about half. It is done intentionally to inspire characters to ICly turn over the NPC program Ai as well as to draw her out. For a few days, shadows will slowly increase in number and hunt down player characters relentlessly. If your character gets caught by shadows, they can get turned into an NPC-- which depending on what choices get made, could be a problem to overcome ICly later.

Ai will also be around for the duration of this event and on the finale log. During this event, she will reveal her true nature to characters openly regardless of whether she's been found out or not. On the finale day, characters may choose to capture her and turn her over or keep her from the Programmer and Fantoche. What happens is up to the players, as mentioned earlier regarding the OOC Discussion.

There will only be a log for the finale, so your character running around or fighting shadows can be done with posts or in threads as you please leading up to the log!

Activity Check

It's that time again! Make sure that you meet the AC requirements by the end of the AC period. That's 20 comments from your character between a maximum of 3 threads any time between the end of the last AC and the end of this one. Good luck!

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There's March for you! If you have any questions that don't pertain to what will likely be answered in the OOC Discussion post (re: Ai's nature, what the consequences of the choice will be, etc.) please feel free to ask them here! Enjoy your week and ready yourselves for this exciting month! Be sure to check out the Monthly Calendar for a visual look at this and the Weekly Specials!

SCENERY UPDATE

Friday, February 28th, 2014 09:13 pm
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Due to this, the dorms now have a row of cherry blossom trees between the girls and boys dormitories. They will be perpetually in bloom.
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February is the shortest month of the year, and yet we're having a few events. Amazing. The first, of course, is a Valentine's event! You didn't think we'd skip out on some dokidoki times, did you? Then toward the end of the month, there'll be some trouble afoot with an NPC post. So let's take a brief look at this month's fun before we get into it!

2/3: NPC Post: Friendship (Ai)
2/5: Interaction Log
2/8: Roommate Shuffle
2/12-2/14: Event: You Belong To Me
2/22: Test Drive Meme
2/27: NPC Post: A Proposition (Mysterious Boy)

NOTE ABOUT WEATHER: All weather phenomena will stop this month and it will just be "good weather" the entire time. The weather glitch appears to have been fixed.

NPC POST: FRIENDSHIP (AI)

Ai needs to make a post if she's going to blend in with you normal folk. This post will allow Ai to gather information and it is her attempt to establish herself as a "non-NPC."

INTERACTION LOG

Your monthly interaction log is here! It'll go up on the 5th, so if you're really stretching for AC you'll still have two days to grab it on the Interaction Log too. (Really, don't forget to fill it out.) This interaction log will also contain a special section for anyone who passed the Things We Handed Down event requirements to get a Gold Meal Ticket. There will also be no glitches in this log, courtesy of a new anti-glitch program input into the system.

ROOMMATE SHUFFLE

Remember that poll that went up a bit ago? Well, the results are in and though it was a very close run, it looks like the shuffle is going to be just those who are without roommates. For this reason, we're pushing it until right after AC to make sure that everyone has current, active roommates! No one will be without a fun roomie, yay!

EVENT: YOU BELONG TO ME

This Valentine's Day business is getting a little hectic. Maybe you were planning on confessing your love this time around? Giving chocolates to the guy you like? Well, you'd better hop to it. Love is in the air and the NPCs definitely seem to be thinking the same thing.

Despite the regular small glitches seeming to cease earlier that month, it looks like this one slipped through the cracks. The NPCs are obsessed with each and every one of your characters like they've been put under a love spell! Maybe it'll start with a group of 5 or 6 NPCs stalking your character separately, offering flowers or chocolates or other sweet things until they start to see each other. That's when things get mad. The NPCs will start to group up on you, imploring you to choose one of them, or even go so far as to say "If I can't have you, no one will" and things might lean toward psychotic murderer if it goes on too long.

So how can your character avoid this? They have to hold hands with their "soulmate" for the event. As long as they're holding hands with this person, the NPCs will seem to forget entirely about your character and go back to business as normal.

So who is your character's soulmate? You as the mun can choose your character's soulmate through plotting or sign up for a randomized partner. That's up to you. A plotting post will go up on the 8th with an option for randomized partners. It is important to note that you do not have to limit yourself to one-on-one soulmates. If you want a love triangle in which Character A's soulmate is Character B but Character B's is Character C for ultimate funtime and hand-holding giggles, you totally can. Please try to limit it to three characters though, as it may get complicated beyond that.

EDIT: How does your character recognize their soulmate? Going around holding hands with everyone seems implausible right? Well, they're not going to have a magical feeling. There aren't going to be red strings or anything like that to lead you to the right person. No, what's going to happen is if your character sees their "soulmate" their vision will blur for a moment until suddenly, regardless of what the person is saying, a hallucination will set in for approximately 5 seconds. The hallucination style may look familiar to you. It will only last for a few seconds, though, so let's hope your character is paying attention.

NPC POST: A PROPOSITION (MYSTERIOUS BOY/FANTOCHE)

Two NPC posts in one month? Amazing, I know. This one's not so much character building as Ai's though. This one will be from the Programmer, using the Mysterious Boy NPC as a messenger. If the Programmer reveals his face, after all, everyone would come after him. In this case though, it appears as though the Mysterious Boy NPC, unaffectionately named "Fantoche" by one of the afterlife's residents, has been reprogrammed after certain events that overrode the Programmer's last attempt to achieve his goals. What's more, they're looking for a certain NPC and they'll want your characters' help.

Don't worry, it's not without incentive. The incentive will offer a world-building opportunity that can be discussed ICly. There will be more details actually in the post, but suffice it to say it'll be a real witch hunt to get it.

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And that's it for February! Be sure to check out the Monthly Events Calendar for a more visual look at the dates and this month's Weekly Specials. Oh, and don't forget to do your Activity Check!

Any questions? Just reply to this post and a mod will get to you ASAP!
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Good evening everyone!  Just a small announcement that the school festival event sign ups will be extended until 11:59PM EST on September 27th.  Beginning tomorrow everyone will begin receiving responses letting them know whether or not the council has approved their event submission.

If you'd still like to sign up an event please go here!  Also, don't forget that AC goes up on September 27th.  Have a good night!
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Hey there! Ever wondered who all is in a club? Who the officers/advisors are? How to officially get your character in there or keep track of things so that you aren't being driven crazy by not knowing?

Well now we have a CLUB PAGE to make all of our lives easier! Simply follow the directions on the page to indicate your character is involved with a club!
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Have any questions regarding the sports festival? Feel free to drop them here!

As for the player sign-ups, these are mostly just in regards to deciding the teams' most valuable players. This will be put to a vote at the end of this mini-event, and the winning characters will each receive a Gameboy gaming console. So! Without further ado, please fill out the following form for any of your characters participating in the festival as players:

Name:
Canon:
Journal name:
Sport(s) participated in:
Attributes:



The first four lines are pretty self-explanatory, but for the last one, basically all you need to do is list physical or mental characteristics of your characters that may contribute to/hinder their success in the games they participate in. It doesn't necessarily have to mean they're going to score all the goals in soccer, but could just mean that they're good at defending goals! Or they're just a good team player. The descriptions don't have to be long or anything, though; they can just be a list of words, and possibly tiny explanations on them if you feel they're needed.

And of course, again, if you have any questions, feel free to drop them here!

Reminder!!

Friday, March 8th, 2013 02:16 am
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Hey guys just a quick reminder that today at 3PM EST the interaction log poll will end so be sure to vote if you haven't already.

Also another reminder that the next part of the main event will be starting in 2 days!!  Get your bodies ready!

/barrel rolls out
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Hey guys! Poll time! We here at Afterliving love our interaction logs, but we want to know how you guys feel about them-- it'll help everyone have more fun if we get some feedback regarding them, so here's a handy-dandy poll to get some of that information from you!

Poll #12933 Interaction Log Poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9


What do you guys think we should do for the Interaction Log in upcoming months?

View Answers

No changes (just one monthly interaction log).
8 (88.9%)

Mod post about weekly events, so players can make posts as they please regarding them.
3 (33.3%)

Interaction logs every other month.
1 (11.1%)

Other (Leave Comment.)
0 (0.0%)



Make sure to read any comments on this post. If an idea is left after "Other" is voted for gets enough interest (more than 3 people behind it, basically) we will bring it to the table as a possible option against whichever option wins this poll. Keep in mind that whatever the decision is won't be implemented during March, but during April.

This poll will close on Friday, March 8th at 3PM EST. Have a great week you guys!
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Hey everyone! Just a reminder that the last day for "Rumour Has It" -- the first phase of a longer, plotty event -- is tomorrow (February 22nd), so feel free to get in those last event-related posts until then! The event details and characters' rumors can be found over here.

As for the next phase of the event, it'll be announced next month in March.
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Hey everyone! Based on the poll, the "Rumour Has It" event is going to last 2 weeks! It's going on now, but since it's more of a passive event, please use it to your advantage in posts or during the monthly interaction log that will go up during the event.

Toward the end of the event, we'll go ahead and go over the next phase of this long-term event, then that will start officially in March. That's it for now though-- so go forth, have fun, and have a great weekend!

AC Results

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 03:28 pm
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Look, this post's actually on the mod journal! Okay, the activity check was finished up last night and here are the results:

Under here. )

All of these characters have failed AC and are no longer a part of the game. If your character is on this list, at this point you will be required to wait two weeks and re-apply to the game after that to have your character back. Thank you for your stay and we're sad to see you go!

For the rest of you, don't forget to check out this post for this month's event and a poll!
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What's this? Plotty glitches? You've come to the right place. Through the next while, NPCs are going to start acting outside of parameters. First, NPCs are going to start spreading rumors (good or bad) about the dead characters, eventually ending with NPCs actually starting a fight (either with each other or with a character that particularly pisses them off).

There will be more after that, but for now, that's what we're going to announce because we do have a fancy-dancy poll for you guys regarding the pacing! (Now you know why I'm not on the mod account.) We know that a lot of times in this game we end up backdating forever, so instead of having the rumors only last one week, we've considered asking you guys what you think about the duration of the "Rumour Has It" event. (No relation to the actual song, I just wanted to make a pop culture reference.)

So, now that you've heard about the event, which will start February 8th, 2013, now you get to decide how long it lasts until the next stage of NPC development!

Poll #12750 Rumour Has It Duration
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 12

How long should the Rumour Has It event last?

1 Week
0 (0.0%)

2 Weeks
11 (91.7%)

3 Weeks
1 (8.3%)

Other (Leave Comment)
0 (0.0%)



The poll will end the day that the event starts and we will announce how long it will last officially on the same day. As for how the rumors themselves work, please comment in response to this post with the following form so that everyone can see what kinds of rumors they might hear from NPCs about your character:



Remember that at least one of the rumors should be true. They can be headcanon truths as well, it's up to you as a player. It's more fun if there's something to give credence to the other rumors right?

That said, have a great weekend! There will be something in relation to Valentine's Day announced a little later this month.
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It's the 25th in the EST timezone, which we base our times on so: The Activity Check is here! How do you go through with it? Simple! Fill out this form with the correct information and reply to this post with it:


Copy and paste that into a comment (subtracting or adding character forms as needed) while remembering a few things:

    1. Maximum 3 links.
    2. The activity must total 20 comments.
    3. The links can contain any combination of threads, posts, or logs.
    4. The activity links must be dated between 11/30/2012 and 2/1/2012-- that's right, during the AC period is O.K. too.
    5. If you are presently on hiatus or apped within the grace period, you are exempt from this activity check. If you were on hiatus for a significant period of time and are now off, but don't have enough comments to make AC, please PM the mods and we will discuss options for you.

    List of exempted characters )


If you do not have enough comments to make the activity check, your character will be dropped. The activity check deadline is Friday, 02/01/2012 at 11:59PM EST. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to either PM the mod account, IM a mod, or send a private plurk to a mod or the mod plurk account. All of these forms of communication are welcomed, just please don't comment on this post so that we can keep the AC comments separate and clear-cut. Thank you and have a great weekend you guys!

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