Ricky's Core Projects and Updates

by **Ricky Maze** on January 31st, 2014, 3:04 am

Here in this revamped thread you'll find posts that show updates on finished projects such as the Plotnotes Core, this will allow everyone to see when new additions are made to a particular thread or project that has been undertaken.

First update for the plotnotes was directly pointed to the Relations Core. Earlier one would find that some of the characters would probably have the wrong timestamps recorded under the date they'd met, this was due to a major sorting issue brought on by the sort function in Excel.

So looking through there now one will see that there is a completely resorted list of correct timestamps and as well as the new addition to the Core. Memories has been added as a column and therefore serves as a counter for the total threads that has been created between pc's.

by **Ricky Maze** on July 8th, 2014, 8:04 am

Just a heads up to everyone.

Toan has recently undergone a revamp to get him started and his Plotnotes Core is in the process of being redone, as you can see with the posts that say "coming soon" or "under construction". Both Toan and Artur are in the process of revamps with their plotnotes which means the data in them will be either outdated or incomplete for a while. Once they're done you can expect this thread to serve as a hub for their Plotnotes updates as well.

Updates!
-The Plot Core for Ricky has a new additional plot.
-The Level Up Core has been worked on but remains incomplete.
-The Abilities Core now match the current skill stats.
-The Paradigm Core has another section, Ricky's "Three Man Paradigm" list, that is being worked out. Once completed along with a list of Formations the compilation will be added to the Core.

by **Ricky Maze** on August 5th, 2014, 3:11 am

Spent most of the month on doing posts so updates on the Plotnote Cores hadn't really been focused on, since I'm getting a bit ahead of schedule though I finally did quite a bit of updating today. Definitely more to come to get back on track!

Updates
-Table of Contents for Ricky has been touched up and updated Table of Contents Page 3.
-Thread Core for Ricky has been completely revised with more organization.
-Challenges Core has been filled into the created placeholder.
-Sound Core Has been removed so the Season Statics may contain their themes instead.
-The Summer 514 AV Core has been created as a placeholder, soon to be filled before the season change.

by **Ricky Maze** on August 28th, 2014, 3:39 am

As of right now the primary focus on everything is all my character's CS's and replies, this means everything that is behind will be worked on to be caught up for season change. The Plotnote Cores are going to have to wait just a bit until all that is done, and seeing as how I just finished catching up on replies I figured making a list of all that I got to do is a good idea.

So, tackling this whole clean up thing I've found that I need to get all this done:

Ricky
~~-Character Sheet Update 2.0~~
-Plotnotes Core Revamp
~~-Seasonal Threads Clean up~~
-Grandfathered Threads Wrap Up
~~-Job Threads Established~~

Artur
~~-Character Sheet Update 2.0~~
-Plotnotes Core Revamp
~~-Placeholders Set~~
-Seasonal Threads Clean up
-Grandfathered Threads Wrap Up
-Job Threads Established

Toan
~~-Character Sheet Update 2.0~~
-Plotnotes Core Revamp
~~-Placeholders Set~~
-Grandfathered Threads Wrap Up
-Job Threads Established

by **Ricky Maze** on September 21st, 2014, 3:49 am

To help make things a little easier I've decided to go ahead and put Toan at rest for now, but not retire him, as it'll allow me to focus on Ricky and Artur. Once Artur's story has reached its conclusion I'll resume right where I left off with Toan with a full front of new plots.

by **Ricky Maze** on September 22nd, 2014, 3:04 am

The Plotnotes have finally started to undergo their late update and in turn have been rearranged for better purposes. The old set up concluded to follow this order:

Core :

While the new one follows this set up:

Core 2.0 :

And to top off the completely new arrangement the updates have already been started!
-Table of Contents has been merged with Character Core Guidelines and has been reformatted to fit the update.
-Plots Reveal a full list of plot ideas that are in development, few of the plots have a description as they are only a few steps away from being developed and ready to launch.
-Introducing the new Quest Core! Players can resort to this if they want to look for mini quests or favors to partake in to improve their relationship with Ricky!
-The Season Core has been filled to reflect the season, a theme has yet to be picked for the season.
-The Thread Core has been updated with the threads from Summer finally added.
-The Location Core will soon have a list of locations in Zeltiva frequented by Ricky!

That's currently it on the updates, more are to come soon though! Anybody who would like to keep track of this for references in things like the Relations (If you have a character that is either a friend/enemy to Ricky) can bookmark this topic.

by **Ricky Maze** on September 22nd, 2014, 6:20 am

More great news! Two new updates have followed up as they both work co-existentially with one another, and players may be delighted to know that one of these updates involves IC Statuses! That's right! Both The Memory Core and the Relations Core have just been updated to reveal the current status for now.

So anybody who has been wondering where they've been standing in the Relation Tier can finally search for their characters names.

A little side note that I'll be adding as a tip in the Notes Core, those of you who are wondering how you can keep in touch with Ricky and stay out of the Distant Tier, all you would need is just a simple way to drop a line and it is by far the simplest thing you can do. Simply send a letter or message to Ricky, refer to this thread to do so, once or twice a season and that'll keep the friendship status alive.

Who knows you may even get a gift sent back in return when Ricky responds to the letter!

by **Ricky Maze** on September 29th, 2014, 8:08 am

Update!

The Quest Core has officially been set up to present small side quests and opportunities for players, this in turn creates chances to do favors that will further enhance the process of building a relationship with Ricky.

Below you'll find a fully detailed write up on the purpose of it and how it works.

The Quest Core is a component that resides in the Plotnotes and is used to create opportunities and chances for players to engage with small and simple plot ideas, that in turn create threads with miniscule adventures or purposes as a job or task is performed. Said jobs and tasks are usually simple and the description for them is generally brief, as they can be related to larger plots at work if chosen to do so. However, while these may turn out to be odd jobs or small time favors that is all they tend to be, there is no simple idea that will provide bigger rewards as there are plots that can do this instead. This Quest Core is also tied to the Relations Core, found in Page 2 of Plotnotes, as the side quests/favors can add and even multiply the amount of Relation Points that are gained in a Relation Tier.

These tasks are generally for faster improvement with the Relationship between characters, but in some cases there can also be another small and simple reward given depending on the level of difficulty the quest and the performance of the character in the thread. While simple rewards like tokens of appreciation can be given, there is also chances that your character might be able to learn something new. It can be a new skill or be a specific lore that is passed on, usually something that's relevant to whatever occurs in the thread. Participation in these type of quests is easy, generally they're posted right up in the Quest Core for those to see, so all one needs to do is wait for the thread connected to that quest to pop up and if they can join if its tagged "Open". If its tagged "PM to Join" then simply pm the writer (Me in this case) and ask if you can partake in the quest, if the amount of slots for participants isn't completely filled or the thread hasn't already carried out too far then the person may in fact be able to jump in.

Reference Guide to the Quests/Favors:

Quest/Favor Title :

While there are jobs that are timestamped, some may not have a specified timestamp. These jobs are "Time Constraint" and instead of taking place on a specific day, become available to do for only a limited amount of time. The job/task in that quest can vary as can the reward bonus, and depending on what the difficulty is set on it may even have a bigger impact on that Relation Scale as you claim more points. There is also the chance that a task or favor may pop up in a thread, surprising the player and their character with an opportunity to take a chance to improve their relationship with the quest giver!

Note: Further updates to the Quest Core may come soon, as it is an idea still in the early stages of development. Later on more may be added to make this a more fun and interesting OOC concept to participate in.

by **Ricky Maze** on October 10th, 2014, 5:50 am

New Side Quests!

Two new side quests have been started for those of you in Zeltiva.

Remember anyone can join even when its not tagged open, so long as "PM to Join" remains as the tag then that means there's a free slot or two left. You never know the benefits of completing these quests can help you later on!

Remember The Flowers :

Watchdog :

by **Ricky Maze** on October 10th, 2014, 6:19 am

Update!

Quests in the Quest Core have a more elaborate set up now:

Quest Title :

{Slots} determines the amount of openings exist for participants, and allow players to know when a possible opening exists should other players decide to give up the quest and leave the thread. Quests that randomly come up in threads are considered {Special} meaning they only serve purpose for one specific person or group in a particular thread.

[Difficulty: Progression] Provides insight on the challenge of the thread via difficulty, Progression has been added so players can see the stages the quest is currently in.

When quests are presented in thread they're usually quoted from the Quest Board, however they'll now also come with a general overview to elaborate on any prerequisites and/or other related information. Post Experience Example:

Side Quest Time! :

The Quest Core is still in prowess as there are only Four types of Quests available. They are:

Fetch
Scavenger Hunt
Training
Personal Favor

but more are to be added later on.