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March/April State of the Game!
I. JAUNT VOTING.
In accordance with expressed player wishes, the next jaunt will be short, light-hearted, and low stakes. A four-week Jaunt, running either from May 4th-June 10th or May 11th-June 17th, it will revolve around personal relationships and mysteries, with no stakes bigger than the happiness of a group of friends - but that’s not the first time such a thing has been the center of a Jaunt.
Here are the options:
Neapolitan Beach Vacation: A resort town near the height of the Roman Empire in 63 AD is populated by bored aristocrats and their retinues, but personal drama and a lot of wine may disrupt harmonious friendships. A historical beach party Jaunt, and arguably the lowest-stakes, most relaxed thing we’ve ever proposed. Sports, party games, races, swimming, arguments, love affairs, and people who really love to have out-of-proportion reactions to everything.
Treasure Hunt Island: On an island estate off Nova Scotia in the 1960s, treasure hunters, legitimate and otherwise, camp and explore in the hopes of finding an infamous missing fortune. This Jaunt will include some of the same search & exploration mechanics that were used on the Grid, only much gentler, because nobody is trying to kill anybody.
The Ringers: Written descriptions prove tricky in 1816 Switzerland when British and French gentry collide at a popular, controversial alpine resort one cold and rainy summer. With only written descriptions to recognize one another, pen-pals are subject to one mistaken identity after another, disrupting engagements, friendships, and business.
As always, voting is weighted. A first choice vote will receive two points, a second-choice vote one point, and whichever Jaunt you rank lowest will receive no votes at all. If anything about any of these Jaunts sounds either worrisome or boring to anyone, please air concerns and ask questions in the Jaunt discussion toplevel below. Jaunt voting will be open through 11:59 PM April 9th, after which walkabout voting will go up - the Walkabout is likely to be a little more serious than the Jaunt, but not especially heavy unless that’s what people want. Please leave Walkabout suggestions and discussion under the appropriate toplevel below!
II. SUMMARY UPDATE.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Gowa won’t be able to continue as a summary mod, so we’re looking for one volunteer to help write (usually Walkabout) summaries once a week, starting with the May/June Walkabout. Please comment under this toplevel only if you’re intent on volunteering.
III.FOURTH WALL.
Either after this Jaunt (after one week of recovery post-Jaunt in Liminal Space), or after the next, we’d like to do a two-week Fourth Wall event in Liminal Space, like we did last spring, and allow people to test-drive characters within game canon before they decide whether or not to app. Please discuss your thoughts on the 4th Wall in the toplevel below, and use the poll at the bottom of this post to vote for a timeslot.
April 26th-May 10th (after one week of recovery post-Jaunt in Liminal Space) OR June 11th-25th (immediately after the May/June Jaunt ends)
IV.OLD BUSINESS/ GETTING CAUGHT UP.
There’s old business dating back to January that, due to Matt’s move last month, simply hasn’t been able to be organized and done yet.
This includes some metaplot summary posts detailing a timeline of Trump activity, the extent of in-character knowledge and speculation about the Trumps, and a directory of Marks and Marked individuals. This post is in progress and should go up sometime during the May Jaunt, but for information-gathering purposes, we’d love to see the old Speculation Post used to make guesses, ask questions, and record, ICly or OOCly, thoughts, facts, and ideas.
Either this Jaunt or the next metaplot-heavy Jaunt (June/July), we’re going to use RNG & sign-ups once again to allow characters a chance to interact with trumps or other metaplot elements. Vote below on when you’d like this window to be - this Jaunt, the June-July Jaunt, or during the 4th Wall Event (whenever that turns out to be).
We promised Infiltrator Directories this jaunt, and they’ve fallen by the wayside - we want to follow through on this, but if there’s a volunteer or two to help draw them up, we’d appreciate it. Please comment under the Old Business toplevel to either discuss the above points or volunteer to assist with this.
There’s also some long-overdue coding and page updates. We’re behind schedule, but we have a list, and we are working on it.
V. NEW SKILLS.
Within the next week or two, we’re releasing another batch of Telepathic, Liminal, & Combo skills. We’re always open to player suggestions on what these should be - if you’ve already sent us suggestions, we’re considering them, but if not, please comment below so we can add to our list!
VI. NEW BUSINESS / QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
What aren’t we addressing or changing that we ought to? Please, let us know.
In accordance with expressed player wishes, the next jaunt will be short, light-hearted, and low stakes. A four-week Jaunt, running either from May 4th-June 10th or May 11th-June 17th, it will revolve around personal relationships and mysteries, with no stakes bigger than the happiness of a group of friends - but that’s not the first time such a thing has been the center of a Jaunt.
Here are the options:
Neapolitan Beach Vacation: A resort town near the height of the Roman Empire in 63 AD is populated by bored aristocrats and their retinues, but personal drama and a lot of wine may disrupt harmonious friendships. A historical beach party Jaunt, and arguably the lowest-stakes, most relaxed thing we’ve ever proposed. Sports, party games, races, swimming, arguments, love affairs, and people who really love to have out-of-proportion reactions to everything.
Treasure Hunt Island: On an island estate off Nova Scotia in the 1960s, treasure hunters, legitimate and otherwise, camp and explore in the hopes of finding an infamous missing fortune. This Jaunt will include some of the same search & exploration mechanics that were used on the Grid, only much gentler, because nobody is trying to kill anybody.
The Ringers: Written descriptions prove tricky in 1816 Switzerland when British and French gentry collide at a popular, controversial alpine resort one cold and rainy summer. With only written descriptions to recognize one another, pen-pals are subject to one mistaken identity after another, disrupting engagements, friendships, and business.
As always, voting is weighted. A first choice vote will receive two points, a second-choice vote one point, and whichever Jaunt you rank lowest will receive no votes at all. If anything about any of these Jaunts sounds either worrisome or boring to anyone, please air concerns and ask questions in the Jaunt discussion toplevel below. Jaunt voting will be open through 11:59 PM April 9th, after which walkabout voting will go up - the Walkabout is likely to be a little more serious than the Jaunt, but not especially heavy unless that’s what people want. Please leave Walkabout suggestions and discussion under the appropriate toplevel below!
II. SUMMARY UPDATE.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Gowa won’t be able to continue as a summary mod, so we’re looking for one volunteer to help write (usually Walkabout) summaries once a week, starting with the May/June Walkabout. Please comment under this toplevel only if you’re intent on volunteering.
III.FOURTH WALL.
Either after this Jaunt (after one week of recovery post-Jaunt in Liminal Space), or after the next, we’d like to do a two-week Fourth Wall event in Liminal Space, like we did last spring, and allow people to test-drive characters within game canon before they decide whether or not to app. Please discuss your thoughts on the 4th Wall in the toplevel below, and use the poll at the bottom of this post to vote for a timeslot.
April 26th-May 10th (after one week of recovery post-Jaunt in Liminal Space) OR June 11th-25th (immediately after the May/June Jaunt ends)
IV.OLD BUSINESS/ GETTING CAUGHT UP.
There’s old business dating back to January that, due to Matt’s move last month, simply hasn’t been able to be organized and done yet.
This includes some metaplot summary posts detailing a timeline of Trump activity, the extent of in-character knowledge and speculation about the Trumps, and a directory of Marks and Marked individuals. This post is in progress and should go up sometime during the May Jaunt, but for information-gathering purposes, we’d love to see the old Speculation Post used to make guesses, ask questions, and record, ICly or OOCly, thoughts, facts, and ideas.
Either this Jaunt or the next metaplot-heavy Jaunt (June/July), we’re going to use RNG & sign-ups once again to allow characters a chance to interact with trumps or other metaplot elements. Vote below on when you’d like this window to be - this Jaunt, the June-July Jaunt, or during the 4th Wall Event (whenever that turns out to be).
We promised Infiltrator Directories this jaunt, and they’ve fallen by the wayside - we want to follow through on this, but if there’s a volunteer or two to help draw them up, we’d appreciate it. Please comment under the Old Business toplevel to either discuss the above points or volunteer to assist with this.
There’s also some long-overdue coding and page updates. We’re behind schedule, but we have a list, and we are working on it.
V. NEW SKILLS.
Within the next week or two, we’re releasing another batch of Telepathic, Liminal, & Combo skills. We’re always open to player suggestions on what these should be - if you’ve already sent us suggestions, we’re considering them, but if not, please comment below so we can add to our list!
VI. NEW BUSINESS / QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
What aren’t we addressing or changing that we ought to? Please, let us know.
Poll #17401 April/May SOTG
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
First choice for the Next Jaunt
Second Choice for Next Jaunt
Fourth Wall Timing
Next RNG Trump Encounters