❪ mod address ❫ SEPTEMBER GAME UPDATES, MOVING FORWARD.

[natha]

Good morning, El Nysa!

We've officially finished processing all the remaining apps and revisions for this round. We're still waiting for the last batches of accepted players to request membership to the communities before we update the taken list. As a reminder, please fill out all the appropriate forms (Taken List, Permissions, Inbox, and HMD) before the event on Wednesday night!

There are many new faces here, and the mod team would like to formally extend a warm welcome to you all! We thank you for your interest in our humble game, which we're still in disbelief at the astonishing enthusiasm you've shown us, and hope you will enjoy your time here! It's going to be busy rest of the month for the game as a whole, so we'd like to remind our players keep updated by following our Plurk at elnysa. We generally prefer to issue minor updates and clarifications via Plurk, so it's possible you may miss vital gameplay information somewhere along the way if you're solely tracking modposts here. Please follow our Plurk if you haven't yet!

With the conclusion of the September Application cycle, we are now officially able to move on to the second phase of the plot. Rather, we will begin preparations to introduce the plottier aspects of the game, which includes politics and character decisions. Wyver will be officially open for players to enter and leave as they please, and by the end of October, PCs will be able to choose their affiliation.

A more detailed write-up will be up tomorrow, along with the plotting and cr/intro memes, so please look out for that!

Onto more important things, here are some changes that we've recently made to the game, as well as a very specific request for those who participated in the Shades Darker's Carriage Quest. Please read everything thoroughly before asking questions!

• FRANCHISE CHARACTER CAP. As mentioned in the previous post, there is now a character cap per franchise. In case you missed it, we also answered some concerns pertaining to this cap on the post's questions thread; if you have further concerns, please refer to that post. As it stands, the Final Fantasy franchise is the only cast that has hit cap. We will be constantly updating the Taken List to ensure that it will remain accurate in time for the next cycle in November.
  
  
  
• CHARACTER POWERS. We would like to clarify some things about powers that will be more apparent in the following application cycles. Namely, the IC explanation for characters losing game-breaking or other miscellaneous abilities is not because the Natha took them away from PCs; rather, in saving the characters from The Storm in their respective homes, they were unable to completely recover their physical data. The more powerful they are, the more difficult it is for the Natha to preserve them. Some abilities are lost or "corrupt" (nerfed, in other words) forever, while others can be regained with time.
  
  This is information that can be obtainable if a character asks a Natha Orbiter; they tend to be quite honest about any shortcomings. If you have any questions with regards to that, feel free to always PM us or handwave a Natha NPC interaction.
  
  
  
• NPC-LED JOBS. On that note, especially for incoming PCs, please rest assured that interviews for NPC-led jobs are always open. These interactions are handled via PM to nysan. Right now, the only available jobs are in Olympia, but with Wyver opening its gates soon, keep in mind that there will be jobs available there, too.
  
  Additionally, this is not to say that the only jobs that may be acquired are the NPC-led ones; within the limits of the world fantasy/steam-punk theme, we welcome players to come up with jobs of their own. If you have any questions, always feel free to PM us.
  
  When interacting with an NPC, please remember that the natives do not know about other worlds, about the Natha Orbiters, or that there is such thing as space travel; the natives simply believe that Refugees are from other colonies. Telling Natives that they are from other universes is also a direct violation of the Natha's wishes, and this is something punishable.
  
  
  
• DEMERIT SYSTEM. Using the previous point as a segue to this, we will be introducing a demerit system for REP. This is very specific to Natha REP, although it is possible to lose REP from Olympia/Wyver depending on what routes your characters take in certain quests and events.
  
  Most importantly, the Natha will deduct REP if characters tell natives about their existence, or anything that may suggest that they're from anywhere but El Nysa. They don't ask much of their Refugees, but as it stands, it's the only thing they ask of them. Please keep this in mind, as it was an unfortunate common mistake with the last cycle. Thank you for your understanding!
  
  
  
• SHADES DARKER CARRIAGE QUEST. We're certain you're sick of submitting things by now, but we'd like just one more thing. You may now submit results from the carriage quest. This will help us determine the outcome. Thank you for your participation!
  
  
  
• NEW AREA: FLONA COVE. A new area has opened! Flona Cove is now available for characters to visit by train! There are also whispers that someone is arranging a Beach Episode? More information will be available in tonight's plotting write-up!
  
  
  
• FLORA/FAUNA RESULTS. As it turns, we were in love with all of your submissions! We simply cannot choose just twenty. All of your submissions are approved, and therefore we will be slipping some of your flora/fauna into upcoming events, but you may also use them for your plotting/mingles/what-have-you. Go wild! Find them all HERE! Thank you again!
  
  
  
• HOUSING. Housing will no longer be handled via player-based randomization. Instead, we have provided a spreadsheet that players may edit directly to designate roommates. Characters may continue living in this starter housing after their first free month, but they must start paying rent. Information on housing and the spreadsheet is provided HERE.

If you have any questions, please refer to the thread below. Thank you!