October Midmonth

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Midmonth Mod Post: October Hello, Aefenglom! Here's your monthly midmonth mod post. First, some reminders and brief updates: • The Price of Revolution Pt. 2 is now live! Morgana's final fate was determined by player votes: she's been permanently killed and her remains securely disposed of. • Applications submitted into the queue before 10/10 have been processed! You will be receiving a mod response to your application in the next day or two. • An intro mingle for new characters will be posted 10/16. • Our activity check also begins on October 25th! Please note, new players only need to submit half AC. 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 Breaking news! Morgana Drummond -- the awful Witch who has been wreaking rampant havoc and recently struck down the entire city of Dorchacht with her forbidden magics -- has been executed. The act of striking her down was fittingly taken by the one whom she wronged most deeply: the Dragon she had enslaved as her unwilling Bonded. It just goes to show how important a healthy partnership and Bond is! All across the land, from our very own Aefenglom and beyond the Wilde all the way to the city of Dorchacht, everyone can heave a sigh of relief. The scourge that was Morgana Drummond and her unpleasantness will not worry anyone again. Despite some murmurs of dissatisfaction from Aefenglom's Coven, it seems wise enough to let that kind of dark magic disappear. To ensure that Morgana cannot somehow surprise us all yet again, Dorchacht's Coven has thoroughly disposed of her remains. Most importantly, the fine citizens of Dorchacht have recovered from the sleeping spell with the help of our very own Coven and Mirrorbound, and with Morgana well and truly gone, we can once again grow our alliance with our sister city. OOC Updates • First: we are undergoing some mod team changes. The ever-wonderful Shuu will be stepping back for a few months, and so we welcome Lena and Mchan to the team to assist with plotting and lists! A huge thank you to all three for everything they have and will do to keep the game running, especially during a year like 2020 has been. This means your current active modteam is: Nekky, Peace, Kim, Lena, and Mchan. • The Price of Revolution will be our last plot-focused/action event this year. November and December are typically busy times anyway and so we will be putting some easier, lighter events on the calendar for those months. • We do want to ask, now that a few plot threads have been wrapped up: are there any types of events you'd like to see in the future? Not every event or plotline will cater to every player, but we do want to know what you'd like to see more of, less of, etc. This will help us determine future events and direction! • As a quick reminder, we also always welcome player plots. Please don't hesitate to bring us your ideas (and player quests, for that matter!) and we're happy to work with you to get them up and running. • And finally, a huge thank you to all our wonderful players! We know things have been a little unpredictable lately, so thank you for being so supportive, understanding and patient while the mod team has been undergoing changes and transitions the last couple months. 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. 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