The Village OOC

Hello all. If you could take a few seconds to answer these two questions, I'd appreciate it! There's been a lot going on and I want to make sure the pacing is right for the most people.

(Posting this via my character journal because neither mod journal has a paid account and thus can't create polls.)

The mod team has noticed that while there was quite a lot of action on the plotting post, things are moving a bit more slowly on the actual log. This was a rough week for many of us and we completely understand needing some time to decompress, and also that work schedules sometimes keep things slower during the week, but we also feel that there may be a logistical problem at work that we’d like to address.

Many groups have multiple players who have posted top levels that have not yet been tagged. Again this may be because of some work week and stressful week slow time but we also worry that this may be from a lack of communication between group members. We get it, this is a different setup than we usually have here, so we thought it best to offer a reminder that you may need to make firmer plans to get things accomplished in your trapped locations.

If you previously made plans on the plotting post, please be sure to check in with the rest of your group as to who should be tagging whom. While on a normal post open toplevels can sometimes work well for trying to get new CR, with these smaller groups we may need a little push to get everyone moving. No one should assume that just because you have written a toplevel, people know to tag into it — they may be expecting the same thing of you. Finally, please remember to be patient with each other and considerate of the stress of the last few days for many.

Here are links to the plotting sections for each location if you have not yet visited or recently reviewed the conversations happening there: Boarding House, New House, Mystery Mansion, Grey Gull


Please also be sure to chat with each other about the outcome of your threads if you intend to move on to the final 2 days in the log before finishing earlier things. We don't want anyone having to deal with backtracking and messed up continuity for your characters. If you are waiting for something from the mod, all of those requests will be gotten to today; it's been a rough week for her too.

Because this week has been so stressful and there's still a lot of writing to be done in these closed locations, this log is going to last 3 weeks instead of what has been the usual 2 weeks. That means the next log is currently scheduled to be posted the weekend of January 23rd.

Thank you to everyone who filled out the poll about pacing and the second log! There is a large enough percentage of you who have requested more time with Log 1 before we move on, so we'll take another week before posting Log 2.

This game is meant to be backtag friendly, but it makes more sense to take these first IC days a bit slower to develop relationships with characters and get used to the setting.

But, for those of you itching to get into something new, an additional section has been added to Log 1 about Night 3. There's a lot that you can potentially dive into there, so feel free to utilize the Questions and Mod Input sections if you want some feedback on potential spooks.

Hello, my fine spooky fiends! I hope you're all having delightfully dreadful Tuesdays.

I bring you news today of our Activity Points system, which rewards players who are active in the game beyond base AC requirements. These points may be spent on discovering more clues into the mystery of Mathias or special individualized encounters.

One of the easiest way to earn AP is to be active on the TDM! We still have new players wandering into our spooky corner of the internet, so help them feel welcome and earn your poor character a terrifying treat or two.

If you have any questions about this system, feel free to ask them here! I'll incorporate this information into the AP explanation page for the future.