midmonth post: july 2019

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Midmonth Mod Post: July Hello, Aefenglom! Here's your monthly midmonth mod post. First, as always, some reminders. They're pretty brief this month: • The meeting log will be going up around 3PM EST on the 19th! It'll be a mingle-style log located in one central area, so feel free to threadjack and comment where your character would, bring up new topics in new top levels, and so on. We (and, ICly, the Coven) felt that this would be a great way to encourage talk about everyone's finds and theories, given this is a big game with a lot of intrepid adventurers. • It's app month! You know what that means - Reserves and the TDM will both go up on the 17th; reserves will open at midnight EST, while the TDM will go up at 3PM EST. Meanwhile, applications will open a week later on at midnight EST on the 24th, and close at the end of the month. •Our activity check also begins on July 24th! 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: 10 comments minimum from you across two threads OR one network post/log made by you with at least 5 comments from you and a second, separate thread with at least 5 comments from you. In addition, players are allowed to take a strike if they have at least half of the necessary activity; the TDM threads rule doesn't apply here, as June didn't have one - whoops. 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 The month of Juril has been a surprisingly cold one - or maybe not so surprisingly, given the laughter that comes from asking around the Shopping District and the like. Aefenglom's "tradition" of having a winter wonderland once peak heat hits is here! While not everyone is happy about it, it's at least cooled the city down. Compared to the ill omens and dark, spooky caves of last month, this month has been relatively calm and light - and those native to the area are happy for it. The sooner they can move on with the year, the better, though the nervous tension that's filled the air since Litha ended remains in the air. Nerissa Bell and the rest of The Coven aren't interested in resting on their laurels; while a snow week was enjoyed by Witches and students alike, the trained magic users of Aefenglom were right back to business faster than a jackalope snatching an apple from a tree. Specifically, they targeted the cave from last month, newly revealed to be "Smugha Cave". While research is still going on into the history of the area, as well as any expeditions that might have occurred out that way, the Wilders are keen on making it a proper foothold in the Wilde - especially with its connection to a leyline. This month has been spent making it as camp-ready and safe to stay in as possible, while next month's efforts will focus on buffing defenses and linking a teleportation circle on both sides to enable faster travel. While this might all sound boring to the regular reader of The Aefenglom Journal, we are assured by those of The Coven that it's quite the exciting news. In more minor news, pickpockets in the Aristocratic District are growing more bold and may have a functioning leader, or at least someone they can use as an alibi; if one has any information regarding this, please let the city guard know so the problem can be taken care of swiftly. The Coven also wishes to remind everyone at the end of the week that there is a meeting to be held in The Parliament's building, located in the Aristocratic District. This might just be your chance to be heard - or to learn what's going on in the city and outside of it nowadays. OOC Updates • July unfortunately hit both Snow and Bella like a truck, though we've been working to dole out information and responsibilities to our lovely helper mods in the meanwhile. The TDM is a collaborative effort of theirs, actually, so look forward to it - we're all excited and pleased with how it turned out! • Our Enable & App post is live! • We'll be having a love meme next month to celebrate Aefenglom's three month anniversary! Actually, we just wanted to do one. • That's it! This month was designed to be more relaxing - a breather month - and it managed that. Feedback Like last month, we're not having a dedicated feedback post this month, but instead would again like to offer everyone the chance to give feedback here, 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. With so much rushing up on us the end of last month and most of this month, we've slowed our roll a little on our rehauls, but we're looking to continue them once things settle a little on the real life side of things - and we want to know what else we might need to work on. • 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? We're aware we had a group-locked Wilder quest this time, not to mention one that asked for Bonded individuals specifically; what were your thoughts on both of these? • Plot investigation feedback. We've gotten quite a few good investigations, and honestly it's been fantastic seeing what everyone does with their information. • 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.