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AUGUST STATE OF THE GAME
STATE OF THE GAME
⚔︎ The world of Metaheroes is shifting, but remaining the same at the same time. As all of the aftermath plays out, the government and the guilds are in a holding pattern while they try to work out exactly how a mistake like Fantastic could have been allowed to happen in the first place. No new leadership will take over the Alliance while its upper echelon of members try to untangle how the cult could be so involved in their everyday activities. Anyone reaching out to Alliance members – aside from Atomight, who will occasionally make himself available – will be met with requests to wait for further announcements.
After all, Chaos Gate's message of "no more Confluences" has left a lot more than just the guilds in disarray. Though the "Confluences" - the monthly storms of clashing energy which empowered people and brought in Starfallen - seem to have stopped, she did more than stop the nightmarish storms.
She’s stopped the Confluences at their source. She’s stopped the flow of meta energy all together.
This world, built on the extraordinary, is becoming... ordinary.
⚔︎ LITTLE LOVE - Once a sleepy town with the occasional weirdness from farm animals going on strikes and other unusual circumstances, it's now settled down... a lot The crops appear to be normal. Some of the more unusually intelligent livestock appear… dimmer. The quiet hum through the town that signaled alien technology buried beneath their feet has gone silent. Anything else unusual has either gone into hiding – or appears completely normal. The people in Little Love seem perturbed, as though it suits their rural earth lives much better, those who came from the stars fear the loss of their old ways and a true inability to ever return home.
⚔︎ CENTRAL CITY - Central City is the unofficial metahuman capital of the world - so it's no surprise that they're the most impacted by the change. Though no more mass conflicts appears to be a good thing, as the city is eager to finally fully rebuild after a year of near constant disasters... the efforts are stalling as the meta construction crews report many workers losing their strength. With Mechanima releasing his hold on Central City, many who were displaced by the quarantine return to their homes, lending more to the workforce. However, heroes born of this world struggle to do fieldwork, reporting that their powers no longer function consistently. Metahuman villains rush to fill the void, they find that they too are not as effective as they once were. In the vacuum of power left behind, the D’Amico family begins making moves.
⚔︎ SUNSET FALLS - On the flipside, Sunset Falls is feeling the impact the most. The weird little hole under that high school? It's no longer brimming with activity. While there is still a bit of magical energy in the air, it's far more dampened and seems to be threatening to disappear by the second. Any spells or wards cast around the city are far less powerful, and anyone attuned to magic will be able to sense that without regular upkeep, these wards will permanently fade. The seers in Sunset Falls have reported that they can see the future with more clarity than they have in the last year and change; however, it comes with a sense of foreboding: that what they see is a blinding light. Is it a sign of an actual apocalypse approaching? No one seems to have any answers as to what it means.
Perhaps it’s time to patronize your local fortune teller and see what your future holds... if anyone even has one.
⚔︎ EXCELSIOR - Excelsior is running into some... issues. Once believed to be the center of technological progress that separated itself from reliance on so-called 'meta-energy', it's becoming apparent that it's progress was built upon what the Confluences provided. The influx of weakening metahumans is effecting the super-geniuses who have taken up residence in Excelsior. The smartest among them find themselves struggling, forgetting knowledge that they had previously thought was self-obtained. Though many had escaped classification for long, it appears Excelsior’s elite are metas themselves, as super-powered brains are no less of a power than super strength. With the failing genius comes failing infrastructure. Many of the more advanced pieces of technology aren't working – clean energy, most security systems, and more. Don't worry, though – the cars are still flying safely. So, that's good!
One particular scientist, Dr. Timaeus, requests volunteers for a study between Starfallen and native metahumans to discover why the power flux seems to only be effecting those who were born on planet.
THIS MONTH
01 August 2023
⚔︎ STATE OF THE GAME
04 August 2023
⚔︎ TEST DRIVE MEME
18 August 2023
⚔︎ RUE MOORE
20 August 2023
⚔︎ RESERVES OPEN
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN BEGINS
25 August 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN ENDS
⚔︎ RESERVES CLOSE
⚔︎ APPLICATIONS OPEN
30 August 2023
⚔︎ APPLICATIONS CLOSE
⚔︎ STATE OF THE GAME
04 August 2023
⚔︎ TEST DRIVE MEME
18 August 2023
⚔︎ RUE MOORE
20 August 2023
⚔︎ RESERVES OPEN
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN BEGINS
25 August 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN ENDS
⚔︎ RESERVES CLOSE
⚔︎ APPLICATIONS OPEN
30 August 2023
⚔︎ APPLICATIONS CLOSE
⚔︎ The world of Metaheroes is shifting, but remaining the same at the same time. As all of the aftermath plays out, the government and the guilds are in a holding pattern while they try to work out exactly how a mistake like Fantastic could have been allowed to happen in the first place. No new leadership will take over the Alliance while its upper echelon of members try to untangle how the cult could be so involved in their everyday activities. Anyone reaching out to Alliance members – aside from Atomight, who will occasionally make himself available – will be met with requests to wait for further announcements.
After all, Chaos Gate's message of "no more Confluences" has left a lot more than just the guilds in disarray. Though the "Confluences" - the monthly storms of clashing energy which empowered people and brought in Starfallen - seem to have stopped, she did more than stop the nightmarish storms.
She’s stopped the Confluences at their source. She’s stopped the flow of meta energy all together.
This world, built on the extraordinary, is becoming... ordinary.
⚔︎ LITTLE LOVE - Once a sleepy town with the occasional weirdness from farm animals going on strikes and other unusual circumstances, it's now settled down... a lot The crops appear to be normal. Some of the more unusually intelligent livestock appear… dimmer. The quiet hum through the town that signaled alien technology buried beneath their feet has gone silent. Anything else unusual has either gone into hiding – or appears completely normal. The people in Little Love seem perturbed, as though it suits their rural earth lives much better, those who came from the stars fear the loss of their old ways and a true inability to ever return home.
⚔︎ CENTRAL CITY - Central City is the unofficial metahuman capital of the world - so it's no surprise that they're the most impacted by the change. Though no more mass conflicts appears to be a good thing, as the city is eager to finally fully rebuild after a year of near constant disasters... the efforts are stalling as the meta construction crews report many workers losing their strength. With Mechanima releasing his hold on Central City, many who were displaced by the quarantine return to their homes, lending more to the workforce. However, heroes born of this world struggle to do fieldwork, reporting that their powers no longer function consistently. Metahuman villains rush to fill the void, they find that they too are not as effective as they once were. In the vacuum of power left behind, the D’Amico family begins making moves.
⚔︎ SUNSET FALLS - On the flipside, Sunset Falls is feeling the impact the most. The weird little hole under that high school? It's no longer brimming with activity. While there is still a bit of magical energy in the air, it's far more dampened and seems to be threatening to disappear by the second. Any spells or wards cast around the city are far less powerful, and anyone attuned to magic will be able to sense that without regular upkeep, these wards will permanently fade. The seers in Sunset Falls have reported that they can see the future with more clarity than they have in the last year and change; however, it comes with a sense of foreboding: that what they see is a blinding light. Is it a sign of an actual apocalypse approaching? No one seems to have any answers as to what it means.
Perhaps it’s time to patronize your local fortune teller and see what your future holds... if anyone even has one.
⚔︎ EXCELSIOR - Excelsior is running into some... issues. Once believed to be the center of technological progress that separated itself from reliance on so-called 'meta-energy', it's becoming apparent that it's progress was built upon what the Confluences provided. The influx of weakening metahumans is effecting the super-geniuses who have taken up residence in Excelsior. The smartest among them find themselves struggling, forgetting knowledge that they had previously thought was self-obtained. Though many had escaped classification for long, it appears Excelsior’s elite are metas themselves, as super-powered brains are no less of a power than super strength. With the failing genius comes failing infrastructure. Many of the more advanced pieces of technology aren't working – clean energy, most security systems, and more. Don't worry, though – the cars are still flying safely. So, that's good!
One particular scientist, Dr. Timaeus, requests volunteers for a study between Starfallen and native metahumans to discover why the power flux seems to only be effecting those who were born on planet.
HOUSEKEEPING
Hello, Heroes!
⚔︎ Given that applications were closed in July, we're going to be giving current players two invitations for August's app round, same as we had in June.
⚔︎ August is being set aside for player plots! There will be no mod logs going up this month, aside from the TDM.
⚔︎ Rue Moore Has It is going up on August 18th! Please submit any hot goss you'd like for her to dish out HERE by August 15th.
⚔︎ Have any fun plans? Hit us up on PLAYER PLOTS! If you want to follow up on an event, investigate the setting or interact with a NPC, you can also hit up SETTING ENGAGEMENT and NPC ENGAGEMENT respectively.
⚔︎ 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.
⚔︎ Given that applications were closed in July, we're going to be giving current players two invitations for August's app round, same as we had in June.
⚔︎ August is being set aside for player plots! There will be no mod logs going up this month, aside from the TDM.
⚔︎ Rue Moore Has It is going up on August 18th! Please submit any hot goss you'd like for her to dish out HERE by August 15th.
⚔︎ Have any fun plans? Hit us up on PLAYER PLOTS! If you want to follow up on an event, investigate the setting or interact with a NPC, you can also hit up SETTING ENGAGEMENT and NPC ENGAGEMENT respectively.
⚔︎ 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 at the beginning of August:
Amity Blight, Amaterasu, Pete Ross, Kaz, Erik Lehnsherr, Guy Crood, Kon-El
Please coordinate with the mods if you would like to claim some or all of their belongings.
Amity Blight, Amaterasu, Pete Ross, Kaz, Erik Lehnsherr, Guy Crood, Kon-El
Please coordinate with the mods if you would like to claim some or all of their belongings.
INVITES.
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QUESTIONS & ENGAGEMENT.
Re: QUESTIONS & ENGAGEMENT.
1. What happened to Lofty Heights when things started getting less “super”; is it still floating around up there? It’s probably on summer break still but will classes come back later?
2. Are guild teleporters still working?
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Guild teleporters are working as originally intended.
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2. Can Kyle track the D'Amicos to their hideouts?
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The D’Amicos are trackable. They hide in plain sight, operating out of buildings of businesses they own and manage. Getting in is easy, but they are a proverbial venus fly trap - getting out is near impossible. Once inside, any meta will be hit with heavy anti-meta fortifications. While their hideouts appear to be ordinary buildings on the outside, getting close to these buildings is difficult. Anyone with powers will quickly find themselves weakened, physically and mentally, and at the mercy of some very well armed guards.
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And then she cheerfully describes the apocalypse.
Or as much as it as she saw. The woman is old and while her hands shake, her voice is steady. The searing light is coming for them soon, though how soon she can't say. There's just a future and then there isn't. It's just blinding light where there used to be color, shape and sound.
In fact... the strangest thing about it is it feels like those last few moments stretch on into eternity.