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meta moderators ([personal profile] metamods) wrote in [community profile] metaooc2023-07-01 11:22 am

JULY STATE OF THE GAME

STATE OF THE GAME

THIS MONTH


01 July 2023
⚔︎ STATE OF THE GAME
⚔︎ CONFLUENCE/DOWNBURST II

17 July 2023
⚔︎ DOWNBURST III OOC PLOTTING

19 July 2023
⚔︎ DOWNBURST III

20 July 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN BEGINS

25 July 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN ENDS


⚔︎ LITTLE LOVE - Little Love has been. . quiet, over the last month. With the changes going on in Excelsior and the shift in power in Central City, it's no wonder that Little Love has been trying to stay out of the mess. Some locals have been working on building small shelters on their farmland, passing through whispers that their doors are open to those who need safe housing. Their world is meant to be shared, after all. Separating people by whether or not they were born on their planet goes against everything Little Love believes in, and if they can offer safe haven for people who need it, there are several old cranky farmers who will open up barn doors - no questions asked.

⚔︎ CENTRAL CITY - Central City's borders are still "closed", but only when it suits Mechanima himself. Alliance heroes will find it difficult to get in past it's borders, being stopped by Red Hood's crew in some areas and other Society villains at others. Unaligned Starfallen will have no difficulty passing borders, nor will Society ones. While Mechanima is avoiding directly interfering with Arcadia business, people may notice that, while some of the Arcadian guards had been within Central City when the city takeover had been announced, there's been less of them visibly wandering the streets - and several Society villains messing with whatever ones manage to sneak their way in. This is their turf, not Arcadia's.

⚔︎ SUNSET FALLS - With Loki's absence, things in Sunset Falls have started getting tense. It feels like the air is working hard to strangle the life out of it's residents; the local were-teens are getting rowdier than usual, antsier, and have begun causing issues on the edge of town: breaking into shops, leaving a lot of colorful graffiti over unguarded buildings, throwing parties in old abandoned buildings and not cleaning up after themselves when they're done - which is leaving others in town feeling more agitated, too. Witches are getting angry that their sacred grounds are getting stamped all over, they're laying curses for the next poor group to step up, those curses are causing kids to get sick or vomit up frogs, which is angering parents, which is causing work places to get even more tense. Something foul is in the air, and it's making everything worse.

⚔︎ EXCELSIOR - Once again, plants have overtaken Excelsior. Heroes currently stationed in Arcadia are asked to come help eradicate them while officials search for the source of the return. There are. . . new buildings being constructed on the edges of Excelsior where it meets Arcadia, tall skycrapers being built up by friendly looking drones. Their purpose isn't quite clear, but given how swiftly Excelsior is working to get them put up, they must be for something, right?




HOUSEKEEPING

Hello, Heroes!

⚔︎ We've updated the NPC engagement page to reflect some of the changes with the current roster: namely, Fantastic's takeover of the Alliance

⚔︎ The FAQ has been updated with the following: the Battlements of the Shining Gods info blurb has been updated, added return home trips, clarified where to go to interact with NPCs, and cleared up some of the information surrounding OurPowers. We'll be working on updating this through August, too! Please let us know if there are any changes you think could be useful for our FAQ.

⚔︎ We're updating the Activity Check system for new characters: specifically, we'll be requiring that new characters respond to their first month's AC check with links to their taken list and guild page comments.

⚔︎ While we've been working to be more on top of Engagement posts lately, we've also realized managing to keep up with event engagements on top of non-event engagements can be a little extra taxing! To counteract this: we're going to be putting non-event engagements on hold during very involved events, to ensure we're able to help players interact with the event. Once events have completed, we'll return to answering plot engagements submitted by Thursday on Fridays.

The CALENDAR reflects our current schedule accurately up through September, including estimated shifted dates.

⚔︎ This game has an unofficial DISCORD SERVER! As a reminder, the moderators will not be monitoring the server's contents. However, players who have issues in the server are still welcome to bring their concerns to us at MOD CONTACT, just as they would with Plurk.


DROPS

The following characters will vanish in the coming Confluence:

Thad Thawne II, Ken Kaneki, Darth Nox, Alina Starkov, Aleksander Kirigan, Peter Parker, Lila, Kell Maresh

Please coordinate with the mods if you would like to claim some or all of their belongings.


GETTING TO KNOW YOU —
Welcome, new heroes! Please use the form below to introduce yourself and start plotting if you'd like:

withasouvenir: (Default)

[personal profile] withasouvenir 2023-07-04 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
what a loser
chewiedout: (wait just a sec)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-04 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
I am tempted now, and can imagine Carol being like "what do you mean you haven't had a meeting in a year Tony???" and becoming highly concerned.
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (SG - BOOT)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2023-07-04 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Hey there! Doreen is friends with Tony in her universe, so she will be a bit confused by this older version, but that will absolutely not stop her from hassling him. (He may end up being nicknamed 'Two-ny' or something, sorry in advance!)
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (pic#13747929)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2023-07-04 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I honestly can't remember if these two have met before or had a conversation together, but hello, Doreen would think Carol is the absolute coolest!
voicelog: (Default)

[personal profile] voicelog 2023-07-04 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
look,,,, he's been busy. a lot has happened to him. it just hasn't crossed his mind. 🙃 which is bad. but also, it's probably fine.

if he clocks her on the network, he'll def reach out, as long as he's aware that it is her. he's currently in a non-participatory relationship with social media, partly because he really does hate social media lmf but he's still tracking everything like 24/7
hackingyoursensors: (R • serious; we have a problem)

[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2023-07-04 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
:( His family is bullying him, Wally.

He would be stoked to see his bff even if he's all grown up and from another reality. Wally is still Wally. ;;
chewiedout: (wince)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-04 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I also do not remember if they have? (Or maybe haven't read it because there's a ton of content with tiny things) but I'd totally be down for it!!!
chewiedout: (eek)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-04 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I feel Carol is very much not a social media person who will now unfortunately have to give it a go to try to get info because what is being new and knowing no one. I love the idea of Tony monitoring without actually participating? Does he have keyword scans coming up? Searching for people? I'm fascinated.

That said, even though it looks like, pre-Tony's cannon point for some of it. Carol basically lives with daily guilt of 'oh shit I owe tony for lots of shit, like getting me sober, and helping me through my shitty dad trauma and my mom trauma, and all my family trauma (and yes that whole event we don't talk about too)" so feel free to use that as a tool in any sort of plot sense that you might want, it'd be super obvious to Tony if they meet.

chewiedout: (hood)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-04 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to figure out a reason for her to go there, a lead or something on trying to understand what's going on and gtfo of excelsior.
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[personal profile] redhourglass 2023-07-04 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
look very understandable that tony’s life is suddenly complicated with a second him + half the alt universe crew suddenly running around!

would love sneaky times with roy!!
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[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-07-04 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I think the guild is giving known newbies the pitch automatically?
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[personal profile] reneger 2023-07-05 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
poor duke, walking in to immeasurable chaos

but it'll be nice to have their daytime cape running around, to, you know, guard the daytime while the rest of them hibernate
voicelog: (pic#16559652)

[personal profile] voicelog 2023-07-06 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
yeah it's going to be a real test to his sanity lmf

i'll send roy her way soon though since he's hanging around arcadia rn
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[personal profile] voicelog 2023-07-06 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
yeah he has tapped into both the satellite systems and the existing networks via extremis, so he keeps a scan going on them 24/7 and has set it up so that he'll get alerted to a multitude of specific things, including known names/aliases etc.

at tony's current canonpoint, he has had most of his memories wiped from like everything post-extremis/civil war to partway through the dark reign, but anything before those events will be there.

i'm happy to have them icly revisit all of it though, since i probably need a refresher too and she's always welcome to talk it out with him
chewiedout: (eek)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-06 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
That's very cool and very Tony I love it.

I think Tony and Carols big moments are the Buseik runs in Avengers / Iron man and then get forgotten for a while anyways. (I should read the Fraction run though! It's on the list I'm just not super solo Tony familiar, but I know everyone raves about the Faction run)

But them coming back together and icly visiting stuff would be great because I love their weird sibling-esque dynamic from carols side anyways, and exploring / having to discover what is or isn't there due to both tony's cannon + meme loss would be fun! Also, she pretty much knows that she owes tony literally anything he could ever need. (and will somehow be trying to do that without explaining the guilt because, guilt)

I'll throw something up on the network from her if you want so he can reach out?

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[personal profile] voicelog 2023-07-06 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
the faction run is my everything and no run since has been able to meet its standards. the only thing i personally digress about it is that the art isn't my favorite because they drew him like he's in his 50s when this is supposed to be a 35 young old man. but pls read it!!! lmk what you think :')

but also if it isn't too much trouble, you should point me in the right direction for tony/carol moments in the buseik run. i'd love to refresh my mem re: them since it's been a long long time since i've read any of the older comics and it'll be nice to reexplore it while we work out their in game cr.

and yes! he'll reach out to her if he sees her on the network so pls do 👀
chewiedout: (heh)

[personal profile] chewiedout 2023-07-06 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! One of my best friends is a huge comics Tony fan and frequently complains that he gets a lot of bad writers + somehow the good writers have bad art!

I will put together a compellation / figure it out after work and send it to you on plurk if that works?

I'm really excited for them to be coming from two very different cannon points it should make for some fun CR to develop!
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[personal profile] redhourglass 2023-07-07 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
perfect! let me know if you want me to put up a special top level for sneaky sneak things - she’ll be pretending to be want to be a new recruit
codicies: (Default)

Re: QUESTIONS & ENGAGEMENT.

[personal profile] codicies 2023-07-10 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
So Dylan's gonna start a punk rock band and start writing & performing protest music. The band will be doing a Jem and the Holograms thing, using Gus's illusions to disguise their appearances.

Would it be possible for the band to either hijack one of Fantastic's broadcasts and/or crash a major public appearance, like a rally or a speech?

EDIT: it'll probably be hijacking the broadcast, it'd be difficult to maintain their safety out in the open like that
Edited 2023-07-10 04:33 (UTC)
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Midnighter | DC Comics | Unaligned

[personal profile] fightcoded 2023-09-02 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Claire (she/her)
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] slanndalous, [discord.com profile] slanndalous

Character Name & Journal: Midnighter
Guild Affiliation: Unaffiliated. Midnighter will likely not be swayed. He's been homeless for several years, and it does not bother him.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Midnighter is still in his "finding himself" phase. He's broken up with Apollo, his latest boyfriend tried to break him (spiritually, emotionally, physically, spiritually, you get the idea), and the Suicide Squad just finished torturing and stuffing him into a plane triggered to explode. He's looking to carve out a place for himself with friends and romantic partners that can accept him for what he is—a refurbished murder machine and sadomasochist without a past or a balanced personality that's just trying his best.

Plot/CR Hooks:
  • Starting Out — Midnighter is coming in very damaged and will be doing some stealin' and griftin' to get medical supplies and basic necessities while he recovers. He is happy to barter with promises or side quests, too.

  • Excelsior — He'll be happily burning the shit out of annoying plant life if anyone wants to team up with him. He will most likely singing show tunes, so be prepared.

  • Sunset Falls/Central City — Midnighter is happy to mete out some street justice, but uhh.... it's going to be violent af. So either work with him and likely torture or kill criminals, or try and stop him. Whatever floats your boat.
  • Edited 2023-09-02 01:42 (UTC)

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