August 2022 Story of Us

[folkie]

Story of Us: August

Announcements and Feedback

Hello Folkies! This is our monthly Story of Us post where we get together to make game announcements, ask for any feedback or suggestions, partake in character relationship memes and open up our invites for the upcoming application cycle!

Check out the bottom of this post for important dates to keep an eye on!

Mod Help Needed

We are in desperate need of some mod helpers! We need someone to help take over Activity Check and the Spoons page. Both of these are relatively straightforward tasks!

Activity Check requires you to respond accordingly to all players and make an updated post about who needs to respond still/who has been swept through AC or drops.

Spoons merely require you to make sure counts generally look right and that any purchases are approved.

We would also appreciate any help on App Reading anyone would be willing to give. Thank you!

If you are interested in any of the above, please shoot us a DM on our mod account on Dreamwidth with your name, contact information, and what you are able to help with.

Announcements

All prompts and events from July and August will end September 1st. Camp Camelot will vanish into thin air. If you happen to be at the camp or in the cabins at this time, they will merely vanish into golden dust around you. Any items won/gained during Camp Camelot will be on your character's person or at their home.

The floods from August will have mostly dried up within the first week of September although it will still be a bit muddy!

UPDATE AS OF 08/26/2022

Hello! Please refer to our Mod Announcement for new information regarding the upcoming Application/Reserves section!

All players are permitted two invites that will expire November 11th. This means all invites on this page are good for October and November cycles.

Applications/Reserves will be suspended until October 1st. Check-In will be optional for August.

Additionally, we are thrilled at the response for mod help and hope to get back to applicants ASAP! Thank you all for your understanding!

Feel Free to Comment
If you have any questions about anything going on in the game or need an update on a question that might have gotten lost between the cracks please use this space to ask down below!

Always remember to follow us on Plurk for game updates at folkie!

Character Relationship Meme

It's that time of month to organize your thoughts and compile some plans with each other! This is an optional meme for players to get to know each other and draft up some ideas and keep up to speed on what everyone else is doing!

Copy and paste the following form and reply to the appropriate section down below. Have fun!

<B>Player Name:</b> <B>Player Pronouns:</b> <b>Player Contact:</b> <user name=PLURKNAME site=plurk.com> or other <b>Preferred Tag Style:</b> Action/Prose <b>Monthly Pacing:</b> Let others know if you might be a bit slow this month or your usual speed! <B>OOC Limitations/Disinterests:</b> Personal limitations you have or prompts you will opt out of. Maybe you have no interest in romantic or sexual or violent CR etc. <B>Permissions:</b> Link to your permissions here! Or any other valuable information pages like power opt-ins/opt-outs if you like! <B>Character Name:</b> <B>Character Age:</b> <B>Characer Species:</b> <B>Character Details:</b> Anything unique about them to immediately know? Maybe that they have a prosthetic, details about their voice, etc. <B>Character Summary:</b> Give a simple summary of your character, their history maybe, personality, things that you would want people to know right off the bat! <b>Character Role:</b> Familiar, Myth, Legend. <B>Character Role Deets:</b> Anything unique about your character's role and how it manifests? Things you'd like to explore through it? <B>Character Living Quarters:</b> Where is your character living? <B>Character Schools:</b> Where do they teach or go to school? <B>Day to Day Life:</b> What can they usually be seen doing? Do they have a job? Run errands? Explain here! <B>Current Mindset/Health:</b> What is your character's current mindset/state of being/etc. Let people know where your character will be mentally and otherwise for this event including things like current injuries/etc. <B>Recent Developments:</b> Anything major or significant that your character has experienced that may be important to established or new CR. <b>Goals For Your Character:</b> What are things YOU as a player want to accomplish for your character? What storylines are you hoping to achieve? <B>Problems With Your Character:</b> What are struggles your character is going through right now? Physical or mental! <B>Wanted CR:</b> Romances? Mentors? Family figures? Let people know here! <B>Unwanted CR:</b> Against enemies? Friends? Fill it out here. <B>Open/Closed to New CR:</b> Will you be focusing on your current CR or interested in developing new?

Invitations

Our game is invite-only which means in order to make a reserve or apply, you must have an invite from a current player in-game! Players are not required to give invites. Invites are open between the 22nd of every month and close on the 5th of the following month when applications open. All invites expire after that application cycle ends.

Players are limited to one invite per round unless they have purchased an additional invite slot through Spoons. If using an additional invite slot, please make sure to link to your purchase in your invite form.

Invites allow new players to reserve/apply to the game. Invites do not guarantee that new players will get in. Some invites may not be accepted and we will message players on a case-by-case basis if necessary.

Players only require an invite for their first application. Once they are a player in the game, they can apply as more characters at a later date. If a player drops completely from the game, they will require a new invite to get back in.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW A PLAYER IN OUR GAME BUT ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND OUR MOD JOURNAL A PM WITH YOUR HANDLE AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR A REQUEST TO AN INVITE.
Fill out the following form and place it down below in the appropriate section.

<B>Your Handle:</b> <B>Your Contact:</b> <user name=USERNAME site=plurk.com> <b>Invite Slot:</b> Monthly invite or one purchased through spoons. Link to spoons purchase if applicable. <B>Player You're Inviting:</b> <B>Player Contact:</b> <user name=USERNAME site=plurk.com>

CALENDAR

Calendar dates may be subject to change due to real world circumstances. Please follow us on our plurk to keep up to date! We will update this section accordingly. Remember to set your journal to EST as we will always pay attention to timestamps.

TDM
August 22nd-25th
ANY TIME

RESERVES OPEN
September 1st
OCTOBER 1st
12:01 AM EST

RESERVES CLOSE
September 5th
OCTOBER 5th
12:01 AM EST

INVITES CLOSE
September 5th
October 5th
12:01 AM EST

CHECK IN OPEN
September 1st
OPTIONAL FOR AUG.
12:01 AM EST

CHECK IN CLOSE
September 5th
OPTIONAL FOR AUG.
12:01 AM EST

APPLICATIONS OPEN
September 5th
OCTOBER 5th
12:01 AM EST

APPLICATIONS CLOSE
September 10th
OCTOBER 10th
11:59 PM EST

TRIAL PLOT
September 11th
TBD
ANY TIME

TRIAL LIVE
September 13th
TBD
ANY TIME

INVITES-CR MEME BEGIN
September 22nd
ANY TIME

Comments

[xiaoxiaojiu]

Player Name: Kes
Player Pronouns: She/her
Player Contact: rikoren
Preferred Tag Style: I tend to do bracket posts but I'll happily match your style!
Monthly Pacing: My usual speed is already slow but I can guarantee it's steady!
OOC Limitations/Disinterests: Uhhh I'd say nothing sexy but I'm playing a 13-year-old so that's probably a given
Permissions: Here

Character Name: Shen Jiu
Character Age: 13
Characer Species: Human
Character Details: He's got long hair and a pretty face? Also probably hasn't thought to get a new change of clothes since he got here.
Character Summary: A homeless beggar with exactly one year's worth of experience as a rich guy's personal punching bag, Jiu here is rough and rude and about as wary of strange men as the dog my aunt adopted off the street. Be careful, he bites!

Character Role: Familiar
Character Role Deets: Haven't gotten a chance to have him do anything with it yet but he'll turn into a fennec fox!!
Character Living Quarters: Forgot to sign up for it (I'll do that in a minute) but I'm planning to have him get a nice little treehouse hideout...
Character Schools: No school, but he should probably sign up at Kuma Lisa just so he can get a basic education...but he'd probably rather find a cooler school for magic or fighting...
Day to Day Life: I'm still relatively new and have no idea what I'm doing but most likely he wanders a lot, indulging his curiosity while skirting around anywhere that feels too crowded.

Current Mindset/Health: Feeling unsure about a lot of things but very slightly hopeful in a vague sort of way. Also lost. He's very lost.
Recent Developments: The most major development so far would be arriving in Folkmore, though the new people he's met have also been pretty fascinating.
Goals For Your Character: I want him! To make friends! And learn things! And gain confidence!
Problems With Your Character: No particular struggles besides a distrust of adults/slight fear of men which he's gradually working through. Good thing people here are nice, right?

Wanted CR: Oh mentors and family figures sound nice...or friends, friends are always good. Or someone who's willing to let him insult/beat on/worry over because he used to have a big bro like that and tough love is how he expresses trust and affection(?)
Unwanted CR: Uhhhh shrug emoji
Open/Closed to New CR: Open! So open! Very open!

[phantomthot]

...God, I kind of want you to throw him at Arashi and/or Mariane, if we could find a way which wouldn't blow up into each character's faces.

[xiaoxiaojiu]

I am happy to throw him at either of them! Whether or not they'll blow up is a mystery yet to be seen, but!

[intemperant]

LOL, Arashi and Mariane are both unfailingly polite, but also little ice queens. This sounds interesting!

[xiaoxiaojiu]

Two polite ice queens and a super rude kid who's supposed to grow up into an ice queen...if you have anything to tag! I'll toss him in!

[intemperant]

Mariane's memories are here and Arashi's are here! Both do have some serious CWs, but both's are delineated in their headers. I hope one or both suit your fancy!