April Updates
Hey, everyone! We just wanted to do a quick rundown of what’s been updated recently! Some of our threads fell a little behind over the Holiday season but we’re trying to catch up and stay more up to date!
The Cosmic Almanac (Present Day) - Updated April 7, 2023 ; all new entries have been linked in the Pages of the Almanac, and we’ve updated the Moon Visitation Dates for the Moon Palace! Because some of the Full Moons fell on different dates in different timezones, we extended those visitation dates to four days instead of the usual three.
The Order Database - Updated February 10, 2023; all new entries have been logged and we have cleaned up the OOC information and Table of Content by splitting these into two posts. We also added links to the TOC to make it easier to navigate the thread. There is also a new post for Vanguardian entries!
The Negaverse Intelligence Database - Updated February 10, 2023; all new entries have been logged! We have also set up an additional post for Vanguardian entries!
The Personal Item Log - This
should be updated with everything that’s been sent in as of May 2020, but if there is an item that has not been added, please let us know so we can get it added! If an item has been Acquired but is still listed as Approved, please PM
The Space Cauldron so we can get things updated!
Side Swapping: Corruption and Purification - This thread reflected the old standard that side swapping needed to happen within one week, and stated that identities could only be compromised for a week before the character received a new glamour. Characters have two weeks to side swap or get a new glamour after being compromised, so we have updated the information to reflect this!
Journal Updates
As we continue to try and improve access to information and resources, we would like to be transparent that in the upcoming months we are going to be strongly pushing for all players to set up journals for their characters. With as many characters as we have in play and for as many years as the shop has been open, it can be difficult tracking down approved quests and art when a player has not set up a journal for the character.
If you have a character in the shop and have not yet set up a journal, please do so by July 1st. At that point in time we will be setting up a thread with the approved quest and art of every character we can locate so we can link to that information from the Master Character List. This isn’t meant to shame or frustrate anyone who has not yet set up a quest, but we need to have access to the approved quests of characters who are in play so we can have an accurate and up to date log of names, spheres, powers, and art. We understand that some players without journals are no longer active in the shop so this is mostly meant to serve as a placeholder for their characters until/if they are able to set up their own journal.
We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding in this! We are only asking that players set up a journal with at least one post that contains their approved profiles and their official powered art.
More information will be available on this in the upcoming months, but we hope that this advance notice gives everyone enough time to set up all of their journals! If you need help locating a stamped quest or trying to find art that might have been lost, please let us know and we’ll do our best to help you!
Templated Art and Grab Bag Forms
The forms for templated art and grab bags have been updated slightly! We’re asking for a little more information in these forms to make sure that our artists have a better understanding of what players might be asking for, especially when they are posting for grab bags! The new forms have been updated in the thread and, moving forward, we will ask that everyone use the new forms. If you already have a character posted (either in grab bag or otherwise) you do not need to update the form. However, if you have a grab bag that has not yet been picked up, it is encouraged–but optional–to edit your post with an updated form.
Additional Unlockable Order Abilities (Deep Space Travel)
As more Senshi and Knights reach third stage and unlock sustainable locations, we wanted to reward continued RP and dedication to their Homeworlds/Wonders. As their bonds strengthen and their worlds continue to restore, a natural progression seems to be giving their world the ability to carry more guests back and forth with them. So, Senshi and Knights can now earn the ability to bring more guests as they meet certain RP Requirements:
Once a Senshi or Knight has unlocked a sustainable world, every 25 solos or roleplays with at least 500 words written for that character can unlock an additional guest slot for them to bring with them when they travel to their Homeworld or Wonder. There is presently no cap to this and as long as a character is committed to restoring their Homeworld/Wonder and is regularly visiting it, their bond will continue to strengthen and allow them to comfortably bring more guests. A player will need to send in the 25 solos or roleplays to the mule to indicate that their character has unlocked an extra guest but they do not need to submit a plot to unlock the extra guest; this is something that will just naturally take less energy.
While players can submit plots to allow their character to bring a larger number of guests with them, this would allow characters to bring more guests outside of approved events.
IC RP Item Usage
This is just a small expansion for the usage of IC RP Items to enhance the roleplay experience for players who have obtained these. IC RP Items (including one time use items as well as permanent accessories) cannot be given to another player or character, but ICly a character who has obtained one can choose to use it on someone other than themselves.
IC RP Items that can be used once can be used on another PC or NPC with approval, and Permanent Items may be used on NPCs. Because of the nature of Permanent Items, they are not eligible to be borrowed unless their usage directly states or implies another person can be involved with their usage (such as the Sparkling Earrings that allow two characters to have a telepathic link). However, because NPCs are often vital parts to our characters’ stories and because they are not eligible for IC RP Items, it may be possible for a PC to share an item with them. For example, a powered character and their NPC civilian sibling might be in a situation where the PC lets them borrow their Silver Whistle (which, when blown, disorients all opponents within fifteen feet). Or, a Negaverse Agent might use their Engraved Medallion (which lowers powered aura by one rank) on their approved, bonded youma NPC. Permanent or multi-use items will need to be approved by the mule and may not work with all items or situations.
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