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GAMEPLAN: NOVEMBER
GAMEPLAN: NOVEMBER
Hello, Beacon Bits! Below, you will find the upcoming monthly plans, as well as some very important OOC announcements, so please be sure to read through this post in its entirety. Also, a reminder that Activity Check is currently running and closes at the end of Saturday, October 31. Don't forget to comment to the post!
NOVEMBER 01-16
The portal will deliver its usual monthly restock of supplies on November 1. If you have anything your character would like to order, now's the time to get it in! With winter approaching, it might be smart to plan ahead in terms of clothing and supplies - you never know when things could go terribly wrong in Beacon.
For November, we will continue to use the last Test Drive Meme, so feel free to continue or start new threads with those prompts any time this coming month!
The spirits seem a little extra-cautious around the start of the month too, as if feeling generally uneasy. But considering what happened in the mines as well as all over town, who can blame them? Be sure to read up on the summary here! Somewhere out there in the forest, a new threat has begun to lurk, feeding off despair, fear, and misery in Beacon and its surroundings.
So perhaps that's why the spirits decide it's time to help you all ward off the ever-oppressive darkness, especially when they find there's an abundance of winter root vegetables in the monthly restock - which all seem to vanish within a few days of arrival.
On November 5, the turnips, parsnips, potatoes and rutabagas all reappear around the Bonfire, now carved and decorated by the spirits. There is one for every person in Beacon, in fact - and maybe a few more. But how do you find your turnip? It turns out that each one has an attached fond memory or comforting sensation specific to someone else in town. Picking up the vegetable allows the holder to feel or see whatever is attached to it - so maybe you can help reunite someone with their daikon that reminds them of their mother's strength, or a jicama that plays a story from a grandparent.
Beyond just this, the spirits have gotten into Clara's torches, messing up her inventory, and she's quite distraught. But it is soon discovered that the spirits have given a sort of boon to the torches themselves - for if you focus on a torch, you can imbue it with a message. Place them around town, give them to your friends, and help spread the light as autumn darkens the once-starry skies with clouds, and the wind blows with the promise of winter's ice and snow.
NOVEMBER 17-30
Speaking of winter, Beacon will experience a cold snap from November 17-21. The wind will pick up and blow stiffly on the 17th, and then snow will fall for the remaining few days until things become a bit more temperate again on the 21st. Is it an early taste of a brutal winter to come or just a coincidence? Or is something else afoot?
The end of the month is intentionally pretty open here - we know many of you will be busy with holidays and wanted to leave it light, plus this gives plenty of time to enjoy this month's event and wrap up past ones that people may still be catching up on. Stay cozy and stay safe!
ooc news
Kitty: Hi everyone. It truly pains me to say this, but as October comes to a close, so will my characters arc in the game. Life has been hard for all of us, and I especially feel the adverse effect on my ability to write and even my ability to be a mod for the game. I have a lot on my plate with full time teaching, wrapping a masters degree, and just the stress of a pandemic. The result has just grown to be too much for me. As much as I love this game and it's players, I think the best call for me and Next Night itself is to step down and leave it in more energized hands. Matt will be leaving as October ends and I myself will be around in a limited mod capacity for November, and entirely stepped down by December. Thanks so much for the fun, the love, and the slow dances in the dark. This has been one of the best game experiences of my life, and I am so grateful for the experience. Keep on trucking, my beloved bacon bits!
Carlee: Hello everybody. It breaks my heart to say so, but Elektra and Megara's time with the game is also coming to an end with the end of the month. I will be staying around to help out with modding through November and out of the game entirely by December. This year has been a difficult one for all of us, myself included, and I've decided it's better for the game and for myself if I step down as a mod and as a player. I've loved my journey in this game and the opportunities it's given me to grow as a writer and to mod for the very first time, and I am so grateful to all of you for giving me that chance. Thank you all so much, and best of luck! ♥
Lauren: Hey all, I know that 2020 has been something else, and many of us are struggling to find the creative energy to RP. I totally get it. I intend to stick around and keep this place going for as long as people are interested in playing here, within reason, but I'll need a bit of help. If you are interested in the overall lore of the game and setting, eager to create more of it, and have the time and energy to spare in order to help write and run the events and NPCs, please PM this mod journal with the subject header MOD ASSISTANT. There's no big audition process or questionnaire, we all pretty much know each other by now, I just genuinely don't know who's interested and who has the time. I'll pick someone around the end of November and fill you in. Please note that use of discord is a requirement as it's the easiest way to keep everything organized, currently.
Thanks, everyone. ♥
Now is a good opportunity to revisit the last State of the Game post as well as Cat Herd 2. We've implemented many of the requested changes and suggestions, and although we were unable to get an EMP ad up in time for last month, we can still do so this month. That aside, how are you guys feeling about the current state of things? Any additional suggestions or requests that would make The Next Night more engaging to you as players? As for the Cat Herd, please use that comment space to make OOC plans! Characters in Beacon now have nearly all of the resources they need to make some big decisions. This is intended to be the planning phase of this GPSL's story, with the last phase being the execution of the plan that is ultimately decided on, but as has always been the case, if characters are unable to settle on a preferred plan, a Bad End is still very possible. Because it's much easier to coordinate big town-spanning plans and organizing OOCly, please feel free to take this opportunity to do so in addition to whatever conversations happen between characters in threads!
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 requiredβit'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!β’β’β’
As always, players are welcome to use this post for OOC event plotting! In fact, please do, as not everyone in the game has access to each other's plurks! If you'd like, you can use the small form below to kickstart your plotting plans:
the tl;dr
- November 1: OOC item restock
- November 5: Ghost Towns event begins
- November 16: Ghost Towns event ends
- November 17-21: Early cold snap
- November 22-30: Activity Check
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