December Midmonth

[moustre]

Midmonth Mod Post: December Hello, Aefenglom! Here's your monthly midmonth mod post. First, as always, some reminders. They're pretty brief this month: • Going on all month is December's Event: Winter Medley! Have fun, explore, and kiss all you'd please -- the coldest months bring the warmest interactions, or so they say, and it's a wonderful time to bond with your neighbors. • Our activity check begins on the 25th! While we'll have the requirements on the activity check itself as a reminder, here they are right now so you can start figuring things out: For December only, we are asking for halved AC as our "full" this month: That'd be 5 comments from your character, and no less! While having them between two threads will be acceptable, it's not necessary. Additionally, as we're already into half AC, strikes will not be accepted this month; those with circumstances must come to us before the AC period ends to discuss what can be done, but otherwise we're trusting that everyone can get this meager amount. Inbox threads and personal overflow threads also work - they just have to be from the current month! • The calendar has all these dates as always, so check it out! Now then - onwards! The Aefenglom Journal Joys on joys! Mischief- and merrymaking are in the air, along with sprigs of holly, mistletoe, and all manner of Turnskin-friendly varieties. We remind the general populace to please not consume the berries, as they are highly poisonous to most species, and to make sure that it remains out of reach of all children and elderly. The storm which settled droves of snow across the city has drawn to a neat close, with all ages enjoying the remnants in the form of snowball fights, snowlptures, and snowcream; the cause is known now to be the unusual sighting of ice pixies celebrating the chill in their own way, and the Coven thanks those who'd brought them forward for investigation, along with the elderly population who told all the tales and more. Now, for a special number: Though unconfirmed as of this moment, sources say that trouble in Dorchacht has settled enough for a message to be tasked through within the coming weeks. We strive to bring you the freshest updates, the most novel of ideas, and will keep the city at large posted regarding our sister city, of whom we have welcomed many into our arms. Stay merry, stay bright, and be sure to act nice for this years' wren! OOC Updates • Our last uncapped application round will be coming up in January! The app rounds in following months will be capped. That cap will be determined after January's app round based on the size of the game at the time and the state of the mod team. We'll remind you all about it in January's midmonth as well, but look forward to it! • We do apologize for any delays on investigation replies. The holidays are a busy time for everyone, us included, and we may take longer to get those responses out. If yours is time-sensitive, please let us know and we'll try to prioritize it! Otherwise, thank you all for understanding that December is a time of many obligations. Feedback We're here again to offer everyone the chance to give some feedback, if there's anything that you've noticed or would like to possibly seem implemented! Talking Points: • Info posts that you'd like clarification for. • Quests. In general, what kind of quests would you like to see more of? How can we improve with these? What's working, and what isn't? • Plot investigation feedback. We've gotten quite a few good investigations, and honestly it's been fantastic seeing what everyone does with their information. • Events. What type of ones would you like to see, what ones are working, what aren't? • General feelings on: the game, the timing of posts, how events and such are set up, etc. • And more! Tell us what's on your mind. We honestly appreciate all kinds of comments, and we want to make Aefenglom a wonderful, fun, and comfortable game for everyone who joins. This post will remain unscreened, so if you'd like to take something to a more private venue, you can either PM us or comment here.

Comments

[tryhard]

Thank you, mods! You guys have been awesome and we really appreciate your hard work!!

I had a similar question as the one above me, but as I see you have answered that, I just wanted to pop in and say I'm really excited for plot pans and can't wait to see what you guys have in store!

There was a quest a while back, the one with the cave exploration, that was a lot of fun and gave more of an opportunity for quest-goers to interact with each other and new parts of the world. I'd love to see more of those types of quests every once in a while, or even something similar incorporated into events that allows characters to icly explore new parts of the setting.

Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into this game for your players! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! :)

+1

[whomthebelltolls]

This actually came up ICly for me, even, where Maria mentioned they went out into the Wilde, found and cleared out a cave, and then never really had another expedition after that. Exploring the other cities on the continent is awesome, too, but since so much of this place is covered in infected wilderness, actually starting to make a dent in pushing it back, and seeing what is left underneath it when they clear it out is something I would definitely like to see explored a lot more, if possible. And there's so much opportunity for it, and the worldbuilding it could provide that I'd love to do more with it.

Also +1 on thanking the mods for everything they do. You guys are awesome, and thank you.

[moustre]

More expedition style events are definitely something we're hoping to do in the coming months! As we stated below there have been some OOC hurdles, but we're definitely wanting to get back on track with regards to opening up new areas for PC exploration and digging deeper into the lore of the world.

[moustre]

Smugha Cave was definitely not the last expedition-style event! Without going into detail on what or when, there will be more similar events to open up new areas of the world to PC exploration. There have been some OOC hurdles, but we're definitely hoping to get back on track with regards to expanding the known world outside of Aefenglom and digging deeper into the lore.

We appreciate everyone for sticking with us and hope you have a wonderful holiday season as well!