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State of the City - OCTOBER
STATE OF THE CITY
October 2015
October 2015
GENERAL OOC INFO:
Hello, everyone, and welcome to October!
This is all a little late due to some unfortunate timing of real-life obligations, but everything you need to know for the month will be right here in this post.
The general CR meme and test drive for October are now open for business, please give them a look and don't be shy to try plotting with people that you don't know yet, especially if you're new to the game. We're all friendly folks here.
Additionally, if you didn't already see it, please give a moment of your time to read over this post, where your friendly neighbourhood mod team is asking if you think there is anything we can do to improve your game experience! Don't be shy, there's no 'wrong' suggestion. If you have something that you want to suggest, please do so.
METAPLOT INFO:
So what's going on with the city as a whole?
The Rumor War events have far-reaching consequences that aren't only restricted to the few days or weeks following their conclusions. Each event, and those NPCs whose influence over Ikaros and the city itself as a result, cause permanent alterations to the way that the city functions and its general appearance.
An early win in the first Rumor War event by the Virtue of Charity gave the city rations a small boost. Everything from food and gardening supplies, to clothes and weapons were made more plentiful. Charity doesn't discriminate, after all. Additionally, a victory by Pride restored part of the wall around the city.
Most recently, a landslide win by Kindness has temporarily taken the edge off the ferocity of some of the more violent wildlife, as well as boosting the medical supplies in the clinic. For a time, there was also an increase of stock at the hardware store to help with the rebuilding of the still partly-damaged northern quarter.
While several of the NPCs are still mistrustful of the people residing in the city, some are open to conversation and even questioning, up to a point. Some of those who are are being cooperative are making attempts to persuade others to do the same, with varied results. The benefits of success would, of course, be that the Virtues and Vices holding stronger and more reliable abilities will be more willing to be helpful. NPCs can be contacted using the NPC contact pages, but please be patient! Some of them take longer than others to answer their watches.
EVENT LIST FOR THE MONTH:
A playbook for your PCs
OCTOBER 8 - OCTOBER 11: SELECTIVE MEMORY LOSS
Sightings of that strange, skeletal cat have been growing more frequent over the past two weeks, though it never approaches or attempts to communicate with anyone despite appearing intelligent enough to do so.
Over the second week in October, sightings will be accompanied by a second strange phenomenon - the loss of a single memory from everyone who sees the creature. This may fly under the radar for some time, as the missing memory isn't likely to be consciously missed by the person it has been taken from. How can you miss something that you can't remember having, after all? However, if someone that they know questions them or attempts to bring it up, the fact that they no longer remember a certain event, person or thing will become abundantly clear.
Why is this happening? There seems to be no explanation, but a running trend through all memories 'taken' is that they are something that the person has been avoiding confronting, admitting, or have yet to overcome in one way or another. The nature of the memory, however, will be left to the player as it will feed directly into the rumour war event following later in the month. All memories will remain 'missing' until October 30th.
EDIT NOTE: What is taken does not need to be restricted to a singular moment. Events and people can affect us for our entire lives through shared experience and the things that they teach us. Should a singular moment or short passage of time be taken, every thread of memory attached to it may also be lost!
OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 30: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
This month's rumour war event will run through the latter third of October and will be based around the canon of Alice in Wonderland/American McGee's Alice. The 'stolen' memory taken earlier in the month will play a pivotal part in each character's involvement in the event, though having a memory taken will not make participation mandatory. A more detailed plotting post will be made available for this event later in the month, with plenty of time for you to make all the plans that you need!
The main theme of the event will be that of memories and mirrors, with the minds of the participants shaping the appearance of their own individual 'Wonderland'. We hope that you will enjoy what we have in store for you!
Please feel free to ask any questions below.
STATE OF THE CITY:
Weekly Weather Report | Threat Report
WEATHER:
Cooling down as we move closer to winter but also becoming drier day to day, October starts out with warm days but chilly nights, so close those windows! Insects should no longer be a problem, save for the occasional, entirely normally-sized spider attempting to get inside out of the cold. People may find that their windows are misted in the early mornings and that fog lingers over the plains and up to the outskirts of the city until well into the late morning, with the sun burning it off by the afternoon.
Rain will occur more in showers than downpours, keeping things from becoming unpleasant, but appropriate shoes are advised for any jaunts outside of the city walls, particularly if one is venturing into the forest. The occasional brief thunderstorm may rumble over the city, but they will never linger for long.
ANIMALS AND BESTIARY INFO:
Some of the smaller wildlife is now moving into hibernation mode, gathering and storing up food for the winter. Anyone venturing into the forest may spy the dryads helping them with this endeavour, knocking down acorns and late-ripened fruit from trees. They are likely to chase off anyone attempting to interfere with this, but a quick explanation will ensure that no.. further action is taken by the forest guardians.
Animals in general and particularly the fire lizards are still showing signs of distress, something which will continue throughout the month. It is as if they are trying to warn of something, but they don't know exactly what they need to warn about. October has always been a 'difficult' month for Ruby City, after all, and they remember it well.
Spirit-based creatures, such as the ghosts occasionally seen around the city and city boundaries, the park creatures, wendigos and wisps will become visibly more active over the course of the month. Following wisps is likely to lead you into trouble with other, less savoury creatures, though such things are open for you to enjoy and can be arranged with the mods if they involve one of the more sentient beasts marked for moderator approval in the bestiary.
STORES AND SUPPLIES:
The supplies in the stores around Ruby City are very simple, mostly fresh produce and preserved meats. Though supplies are currently enough to keep the city population fed, there is definitely room for the introduction of some variety from those who are able to provide it.
MOD CONTACT:
Fionahardtostarboard || AIM@LittleBritTeacup
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Moderator Plurk:
PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Suggestions Post
Permanent Links
Phoenix Wright’s Records
Patrol Information Post
Spiral Training School Information
Anything to tell us? Let us know under QUESTIONS & COMMENTS below!
CLOSING STATEMENT:
The game's activity check will be going up on Monday, October 5th! If you have been accepted into the game within the last activity period or have been on hiatus for two weeks or more within the last activity period, you will be exempt from the check. Anyone currently holding a strike will not be required to wipe it in the month immediately following, so please don't worry if you haven't managed to make double activity. If for any reason you have had difficulty gaining enough activity this month, please get in touch with us.
We are currently working on several things in the background to hopefully make Ruby City a better game experience for everyone, however we do very much encourage you to submit any event ideas that you might have! We love player plots and event suggestions here and no suggestion is a bad suggestion - you can let us know here if you have any ideas to put forward.
Finally, an apology from Fi-mod for the delays in response to Emporium requests. This will be taken care of as soon as possible and steps will be taken in the future to ensure that this aspect of the game is attended to in time. Thank you for your patience! You are, as ever, wonderful players to share a game with.
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If it's a memory they once had, then you can go ahead and use it. c:
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