August Midmonth

[moustre]

Midmonth Mod Post: August Hello, Aefenglom! Here's your monthly midmonth mod post. First, as always, some reminders. They're pretty brief this month: • The Community Garden is open! This was a Mirrorbound-led project made possible by those on the Council who got it passed in Parliament. • Basement Bonanza is on-going! Find cool stuff, have shenanigans! • Darkness and Frost has an OOC plotting post right here! Terrifying creatures with a taste for revenge stalk the Wilde... This log will be going up on August 21st. • Our activity check also begins on August 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: PROOF 1: * A tag-out to someone else's post, top level, or inbox. PROOF 2: * Your own post, top level, or a thread in your own inbox, OR * A tag-out to someone else's post, top level, or inbox. - Comments from you on both proofs should add up to at least 10. - Comments must be from the current month to count. - One proof may be from a thread begun in the month previous, but only comments from the current month on it count toward your AC. - Both proofs cannot be with the same character. - Two proofs with cast/franchise-mates is allowed but if it becomes a pattern (2+ months in a row), you will be asked to provide a thread with a non-castmate. In addition, players are allowed to take a strike if they have at least half of the necessary activity, ie. one proof with a minimum of 5 comments or two proofs that add up to less than 10 comments. • The calendar has all these dates as always, so check it out! Now then - onwards! The Aefenglom Journal Parliament recently passed a vote in favor of funding a community garden! This effort was led by the Mirrorbound Council, who put forth the idea and lobbied for it, bringing a spot of green to our fair city of Aefenglom. We commend them for their efforts at beautifying this area of the Western Residential District and hope to see the garden bloom in coming months! This is more proof that the Mirrorbound are only becoming part of our community as time passes, and we here at the Aefenglom Journal are excited to see that progress being made. In antiques news, we have it on record that a house in the Haven is having its basement cleared out of all the accumulated stuff left by past inhabitants! A real treat for anyone who collects enchanted items, as the current residents seem to be giving away everything they don't want - a quick glance over by our reporter shows that there is plenty up for grabs if you come by to haul it out! Just another example of Mirrorbound generosity, certainly- Ah, we're getting a report that our man on the ground has returned to the office with a severe case of spontaneous back hair growth. Outside the city, there are strange reports coming from the Wilders, about terrifying, violent creatures that are targeting people. Especially those who were in contact with Mirrorbounds or are Mirrorbounds themselves. As the situation grows more and more dangerous, a decision to deal with the threat is under way. Rest assured that our Wilders and others are on the case. Meanwhile, we have reports that the civilization Underground has faced some recent difficulties with new plantlife threatening their society. Called the Red Death, it appears to have threatened some kind of moss they rely on, beginning over a month ago. Information is scarce without a direct source Underground, but we're finding that varied Mirrorbound efforts have helped stymie the growth of the Red Death, and thus our visitors have earned the favor of their leader! Perhaps the Mirrorbound have earned Aefenglom another ally in our fight against the Cwyld! OOC Updates • We're taking applications for a new mod. Before you volunteer, please be aware that this is a creative/content writing position, as that's what we need another set of hands on rather than lists or back-end admin. Duties will primarily be: writing quests, helping with plotting, assisting with writing events, and replying to investigations. You won't have to do it all by yourself, but we do need someone who can commit and bring their ideas to the table. Use of discord is required. If you have any questions, please ask at the link above. • We are aware of a display issue with the info pages on DW's dark mode skin, and that is being worked on, for those of you who use it. • And finally, a thank you to all our players for being patient with us this month while a couple of the mod team are on hiatus. We very much appreciate it and our wonderful players running their own creative plots this month. 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

[galdorleod]

I would love love love a new section in the game info navigation dedicated to the Wilde and/or Underground and/or Dorchacht. I was here about a year ago when Dorchacht was first revealed, so I *kinda* know what it is, but I've completely missed everything that's happened with it in the meantime. Same with areas in the Wilde!

[tothemetal]

As a newer player I second this! I've been able to get by well enough with context clues and the event blurbs, but a lot of the finer details on those locations are unfortunately lost on me.

[sylphid]

Adding another yes please. I've been around since before Dorchacht, and I forget a lot of the finer points re: that city. And it doesn't even have to be a new section. Setting and/or Locations could be updated to reflect the new places.

[moustre]

A setting/locations update is in the works to include the various locations that have been discovered over time! It's been slowed down a bit this month by the mod team's various RL situations, namely the mod who is primarily working on it is on hiatus, but it is currently being worked on.