ANNOUNCEMENTS: August 23!

[goosemods]

Alright everyone, we have just about one week until the game opens! Yay! A few things to note:

• We're still waiting on resubmissions from a small number of returning characters (i.e. anyone whose name has yet to be linked on the roster). If you don't get your resubmission in before Sep 1, they will be permanently removed from the roster! We're serious!!! :(


• If you've held a new character, your hold ends on Sep 1 and you must wait 24 hours to rehold.


• We'll try very hard to process all new character apps we receive before the game opens, but we apologize in advance if we end up with delays.


• The plot calendar will be going up on Aug 31 at 8 AM MT, and there will be an IC/OOC on Sep 1 which will feature:
  • The bus ride to school.
    
  • Lunch and socializing.
    
  • The Sorting Ceremony.
• The IC community will open to journal posts on Sep 1 at 8 AM MT. There will be a message from Martin Pratt about some updates he made to the journals.


• We're making some rule changes, so please read more below! Especially the bit about the three strikes policy!

DIVINATION:
Due to how MASSIVE this game has gotten, we've revised how Divination will work in the story. We've folded events that students can predict into the Plot Calendar, so you no longer need to rely on mod responses to get in some divining.

DIVINATION PREDICTIONS:

• Divination students may select one event marked with this symbol (❋) to accurately predict at some point before the event takes place.


• There are a limited number of these, and we can’t make enough for every Divination student to get one every month. If we notice that you’re grabbing one for three months in a row and other characters are unable to get one on time, we may force you to take a month off. Conversely, if you haven’t been able to claim one in three months, let us know and we will guarantee you one the coming month.


• Your character may divine this information through any means you see fit EXCEPT by true prophecy. Those are reserved for fully fledged Seers, and there’s only one of those at Gooseberry, and he’s your teacher.


• When you select an event, you may pick two of the following for your character to accurately predict:
  • WHO: The character this event is happening to. If it’s a school-wide event or doesn’t happen to a particular character, your little Seer will instead get the sense that this is something with a larger scope.
  
  
  • WHAT: What will happen to the character, but only in vague terms. For instance, if your character selects the event where someone gets locked in the storage room, they might know someone is going to get trapped somewhere. The mods will tell you exactly what your character knows. Please don't deviate from it.
  
  
  • WHEN: The exact date the event takes place.
• Reply to the Divination comment on the plot calendar claiming a prediction, and tell us which two aspects you’d like to predict. The mods will give you the exact information your character will be able to See.


• You may choose when they make this prediction.


• Claims are first come first serve.


• These do not count as your plot calendar slot for that character.

Example: Suzy selects an event on September 18th, which will have Davy falling into a well. Suzy's player selects that she will know WHO and WHAT, so she replies to the mod Divination comment saying so. The mod account then replies to let Suzy know she can predict the following information accurately: "Davy is going to fall into something deep." The idea is that your character will not have enough information to stop the event and accidentally create a time paradox and/or ruin the person's plot.

THREE STRIKES POLICY:
In the interest of cutting down on the number of inactive characters, we've made our three strikes policy harsher. Previously it was three strikes per character, but from now on it'll be three strikes per player, regardless of which character(s) you were inactive with. (So, if you don't make activity with two of your characters in one month, you'll earn two strikes.) If you earn three strikes total, you will be asked to drop one of your characters.

We feel our activity requirements are pretty lax, so if you're regularly posting with all of your characters, this shouldn't be an issue. If you know you have a character you rarely play, please consider letting them go. If you're in a situation where you know you can't post and it'll negatively impact your activity, make use of the hiatus page to avoid earning a strike.

Comments

DIVINATION QUESTIONS

[goosemods]

Re: DIVINATION QUESTIONS

[longcons]

i'm not sure if it's just my perception, but it seems like there are a lot of div kids this year (YAY). is the class getting pretty full? i was thinking about getting my freshsoph all up in that DIVINATION BIZNESS but her concept is flexible, so i can easily shuffle to another subject if the cast list is getting lopsided

Re: DIVINATION QUESTIONS

[threatens]

afaik the class is only half-full at this point :O i don't know of any other incoming divination characters

Re: DIVINATION QUESTIONS

[longcons]

YEET \o/

OTHER QUESTIONS

[goosemods]

CHATTER

[goosemods]

Re: CHATTER

[threatens]

thank u @ meggie for not kicking me out of the game even though i haven't finished my reapps

Re: CHATTER

[cherubic]

I literally cannot run this game without you.

Re: CHATTER

[threatens]

also..... you'd miss me c:

Re: CHATTER

[sheepish]

i'm hype




i also need to finish my app BYE

Re: CHATTER

[datasstho]

You totally fucking do bc you get the name of an Impulse villain and also Solo's roommate and i want to read it

Re: CHATTER

[sheepish]

i..........


haven't touched teddy's app because i've been fretting over ennis's. there's not much to do but my brain has been having a hard time this month

Re: CHATTER

[tues]

FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT THIS STARTED IN 2 WEEKS AND NOW IM SO EXCITED

Re: CHATTER

[browbeats]

My god can you imagine if we had another two weeks left on this fucking meme

Re: CHATTER

[lilwitchhazel]

Best newsssss, I keep forgetting how long it's actually been too

Re: CHATTER

[quickbuck]

im gonna hassle y'all til you get your re-apps in :(

Re: CHATTER

[quickbuck]

also cam is gonna be at my HOUSE when the game re-opens

Re: CHATTER

[magitechnically]

keep hoping if i stare at the list long enough some of those names will get linked :(

Re: CHATTER

[quickbuck]

i check it... at least 3 times a day

Re: CHATTER

[fillefidele]

Turns out that the week after my holiday, I spent another week being so sick I could barely get out of bed, so that's a ton of memes missed. Thank god for summer hiatus XD

In other words, I'm still reachable by email but my priority right now RP wise is getting Peyton finished. I have the ideas, I just want to make sure they make sense! <3

Re: CHATTER

[lilwitchhazel]

Hope you're feeling better and goo luck on Peyton!! You can do it!!!

Re: CHATTER

[iliya]

aw heather! i hope you're feeling better :((((

if you're having a tough time getting things done before the 1st, just let us know ♥ but it looks like you're making progress :O

Re: CHATTER

[evercreep]

Get better! ♥ :( The meme's still technically ongoing if you want to jump in. We just apparently decided to all take a break yesterday.

And yay Peyton! I'm so excited for Ribbonquid. ♥

Re: CHATTER

[novelling]

cam and i are going to get waffles before the pcal goes up

Re: CHATTER

[byebyebirdies]

i'm going to be driving to canada's wonderland, WHY TIMING, WHYYYYY