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GAMEPLAN: FEBRUARY
GAMEPLAN: FEBRUARY
Hey there, Beacon bits!
As always, please make sure to respond to the activity check if you haven't already! We do not post warning lists, so please make sure you've posted.
february 1-15
The month will begin with our intro log on February 1! Welcome, Beacon bitties! This month's intro log will feature our first ever cat herd, which is kind of a silly name that started as a joke but then we kept calling it that and, well, that's just the name now. Here's what you can expect from said cat herd:
The cat herding post will be mostly an OOC thing, and our goal is to make sure the entire playerbase is back on the same page regarding game plot, mechanics, and resources. The cat herd will feature four main sections: A recap of the entire game plot at this stage in the game; a compilation of unsolved plot threads/questions that we feel are the main areas in which characters should be focusing their attention; a list of both IC and OOC game resources that both mods and players alike find helpful for gameplay; and a "getting involved" section with ideas/prompts to facilitate projects and community involvement without directly pursuing the game plot or requiring mod involvement. This cat herd is gonna be a big post, but we're hoping it'll serve as a touchstone for players to reference for months to come. We'll do more of these in the future as we see a need for them.
Although the cat herd will mostly be for touching base on an OOC level, we'll be incorporating it into the intro log so that characters can be ICly caught up, as well. Similar to the town hall meetings Cao Pi has been organizing (which, hey, we love seeing those), Rastus will call all of Beacon's residents to a town-wide meeting held in Bonfire Square so that characters can share information and brainstorm plans for moving forward. This will give players an opportunity to thread out IC dispersal of info on the cat herd, but players are also welcome to handwave their character learning all of the plot information described on the OOC cat herd. If you want to play it out, awesome, but if not? No worries! Assume your character went, listened, and is now up to speed on all the stuff they gotta know.
ICly, this cat herd meeting in Bonfire Square will take place on February 3 to give newcomers a chance to get settled in town before being thrust into a big ol' plot debriefing. The IC meeting will still happen as part of the intro log, though, as 1) the intro log covers the first three days of the month, and 2) we didn't want to overwhelm players/pull attention away from the intro log by making it a separate thing.
OOCly, the cat herd will be posted... sometime between now and the intro log! It's a large project, so we'll debut it as soon as we're able. If you have questions about any of this cat herd stuff, we ask that you sit tight for now! Your questions may be answered on the cat herd itself, or if nothing else, you'll be able to ask questions once all of that information is available.•••
Anyway! On February 2, it's Groundhog Day! Throughout the day, dozens of small woodland forest spirit critters will pop out from burrows deep beneath the snow, scurrying off into the trees to get a head start on preparing for the spring thaw. These critters will be sticking around permanently, meaning the forest of Beacon are now teeming with small wildlife! They're all forest spirits, but characters will be able to regularly encounter creatures like mice, groundhogs, badgers, squirrels, weasels, raccoons, beavers, skunks, possums, and other small, rodent/rodent-adjacent critters. Neat!
Next, the Night Market will be in town February 7-9! A log will be posted for this, but it won't be a full-blown event like it was last time. Since the Night Market will now be in town every other month (you can check out the schedule for future months on the calendar!), the visits will no longer be accompanied by an OOC info/plotting post. The available merchants and their stock will be revealed in the log itself, and the permanent Night Market purchase page will be updated at that time.
Additionally, if you've submitted double AC for a chance to play a Night Market NPC, we'll do the RNG drawing after AC closes, and the winners will be contacted on February 1. We'll be selecting 2 players from the January AC round since we'll have two player-created shopkeepers, but in future months, we'll select just one person per AC round. Check out the details on this month's activity check for more information on this process.
Following the Night Market visit, we've got another winter storm! An ice storm will blown through town on February 11-12. Temperatures won't dip as low as they did during January's blizzard, but freezing rain will coat the town in a layer of ice.
And lastly for the first half of the month, we've got our HMD to look forward to on February 15!
february 16-29
The second half of the month will begin with our big event for February! The Night We Met will run February 16-21, and will feature a weather event: the aurora! The eerily beautiful green lights will be on full display throughout the event, dancing in silence overhead and illuminating the night sky more brightly than even the full moon. And hey, the aurora will even cast light! This is the brightest Beacon has been since the very first batch of new arrivals landed back in July.
That sure is neat, and there sure is more to it than that, but we're going to keep the event details mostly under wraps until the OOC info post. :) A fun surprise!
Here's what you do get to know: It's memshare time, y'all. The Night We Met will have a bunch of lore stuff attached, so it'll be a bit more than just standard memsharing, but the main feature of the event for you all to play with will be the chance to share memories between characters. The memories can be shared voluntarily, accidentally, or even forcefully if you want to play that route. The characters will even be able to keep these memories after the event. Feel free to pocket some memories for memshare shenanigans in the future!
There will be, however, two small restrictions for the memories that can be shared during this event. All of the shared memories must 1) come from a time pre-death/arrival in Beacon, and 2) focus on a person/people that your character has left behind. The latter rule is fairly flexible and we're happy to let you all interpret it how you like, but lore-wise, the idea is that this event will remind characters of those they have left behind in death.
So, go ahead and start brainstorming which memories you might like to inflict upon your CR! Feel free to ask questions below if you have them, but we'll be releasing more details and context closer to the event.
Finally, on the last day of the month—which, hey! It's a leap year! A bonus day! How exciting! On February 29, forest spirits around town seem to be taking this "leap year" thing to heart. They can be found playing leap frog with each other around town. Sure. Join 'em, if you're so inclined.
ooc news
And that's February for you! To wrap things up, here are our OOC announcements for the month!
- We've made some minor updates to the mod contact page! We're planning a bunch of game page overhauls as we approach the cat herd, but since this one's done for now, here's what's new: If you need to get in contact with the mods privately, please do so through the mod journal or by PPing Mippins' personal plurk,
mippins! The change here is that we're no longer going to consider discord DMs as a method for getting in touch with us, since it's tougher for us to stay organized over that platform. We're still happy to chat over discord for funsies, and we may offer to move conversations started with us through PMs/PPs to discord if the circumstances call for it, but please don't hit us up on discord for modly things. We'll redirect you to the proper channels should anyone forget and contact us in that way. 👍
- We have some quick updates on the status of the game history page! First, we're prepping a rundown of the known plot thus far to put in the cat herd, so that all of that information will be crossposted to the game history page as well. Second, we're sorry to announce that Dubs has decided to step down from their position as game historian. They'll of course still be around as a player, though! The work they've done to compile game history for November and December will be featured in the cat herd and on the game history page. They've been a big help to us in prepping for all of that, so thank you, Dubs! Moving forward, we're not going to fill the game historian role just yet, but if/when we're ready to do that, we'll put up an announcement so that interested players can apply.
- In response to some excellent feedback we received, we've decided to try out a new thing on the gameplans in order to facilitate more exploration plotting among players! In the comments below, you'll find the LOOKING FOR GROUP header. If you're interested in doing any kind of exploration in the coming month, go ahead and fill out the posted form under that header, and then comment amongst yourselves to make arrangements! Of course, this isn't required—it's just another way to plot stuff with other players. Maybe you've already got a plan and want some brave souls along on the journey with you, or maybe you're just looking to toss your character into an existing group. Whatever you're interested in, feel free to hit up the LFG thread if you'd like to plot exploration stuff for the month!
the tl;dr
- February 1: Intro log; OOC cat herd
- February 2: Groundhog Day! The critters of Beacon return to the forest
- February 3: IC cat herd meeting (as part of the intro log)
- February 7: Night Market arrives
- February 9: Night Market leaves
- February 11: Ice storm!
- February 12: Ice storm!
- February 15: HMD
- February 16: The Night We Met begins; the aurora can be seen in the sky
- February 21: The Night We Met ends; the aurora disappears
- February 22: AC begins
- February 29: AC ends
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Generally Superman's been talking to anyone and everyone, and he won't say no to snacks or hot cocoa or something. LOL. His cape also glows because he's hiding his lantern under there, so it's pretty eyecatching if Fjord wants to catch him on a rooftop or just flying in the middle of... the sky in some random area........
Otherwise if Fjord has some open invitation for said river exploration, Kal'd sign up for it regardless just to Help. lmf