OOC Info [Alvadas] False Impressions

[Yisanareysin]

Just a heads up guys, posting will be slow for a while as I prepare to go to college.

[Karin]

Good luck!

[Lu Gavima]

Thank you for the city update, Fable!

[Fable]

Hey all!

So, it's been a bit of a strange summer, but I wanted to give you all an update (finally) on what's coming up. I've posted an addendum to the linkmap, which should provide players new and old with a little bit more clarification on what's expected of them (as well as give you all a better outline to navigate the city with), so hopefully you all will have some questions about that that I can use to help make the guide better tailored to you all.

The Womiyu are just about done. I have two more location write ups, and I will then REVEAL THEM. Of course, the major part of the write up will be in the Wiki rather than on the OOC forums here, so I'll let you all know when that rolls around.

I'll be updating my office thread to reflect some change sto moderated thread requests and moderated threads in Alavadas in general, so if you've been thinking about asking me for a moderated thread, let's hold off for a few more weeks until I can get that information out to you (though weeks is on the long end of when I'd like to get this rolling).

So, it is that time again for seasonal changes! Definitely try to get at least your placeholders up in the coming weeks. For those of you who have not received information regarding your jobs, please pm me or submit a job request form in my office.

If there are themes or events you would like to suggest for the fall, I'd be happy to take those into consideration.

That's about it for now, but as always, if you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to ask.

[Fable]

One more day until fall!

If you're needing to do your job threads, get those place holders up!

If you're excited for fall, I have the calendar, Womiyu, and a few events lined up for you!

There's a chance I won't be able to post everything on the 1st, but it should be up by the end of the week.

[Sayana]

Whoot whoot. I can't wait. I may be a little slower with posting as I settle into a new home and a new job oocly. But I'm excited to explore the wonderful world of Alvadas, illusions and all.

[Fable]

Felicitations, my dear Alvads!

Yet another season has come and gone, and yet here we remain! There are faces old and new, and to each I offer you a warm welcome back! The fall has brought with it, as always, a fresh set of changes for the city, both IC and OOC. If you have questions, concerns, or just general rambling, please feel free to do so here.

Now down to the business of things:

Please update your ledgers for summer expenses. If you haven't done so already, please deduct the living expenses that you played the season past. This must reflect the manner in which you played. If deducting your expenses is going to take you negative, please PM me and we will work out the details. Do not deduct a lower cost of living if you did not play at that level.

Please register in the character registry before playing in Alvadas. Most of you have already done so, so kudos to you! Those of you who haven't to plan to play in Alvadas, please do so. It only takes a moment of your time, and it provides a very accessible way to let the other players know a little bit about you and your PC!

Please finish your job threads as soon as you can and submit a wages request to my office. These threads do not need to be graded in order to count as job threads, they only need to be completed. There was recently a site-wide rule that job threads need to be at least 2000 words. Please try to reach this goal, however, as it is a relatively new rule, I won't be enforcing it with any degree of severity as long as you show you put effort into your threads (or whatever you could muster for the dreaded job thread ).

If you have not received a storyteller secrets thread detailing your job permissions, please PM me. I believe I updated the majority of your threads (and sent out PMs to those of you who did not have them), but if I missed you, please don't let me pass you by!

If you do not have a job and would like one within Alvadas, please submit a request in my office.

If you do not have current housing (or a tent), please PM me. We can work out either a housing situation or homelessness, depending on what it is you're looking for.

Now! There has been a large change to The Womiyu as well as The Speakers. Please take some time to review both the location and the article so that you are aware of how they interact with the city. I'll be adding a blurb about The Speakers into the player's guide which will hopefully answer the majority of your questions about them. If there is something more you want to know I haven't addressed, however, please do ask!

Finally, I'd like to take a moment to explain the "event" on the 91st. It won't be a traditional moderated thread. In fact, I'm not sure I'll need to moderate any of your threads on that day. It will be a single post detailing the events of the festival, covering a set span of time. Once it is posted, you are all free to thread on the 91st however you see fit (though anything you feel requires moderation or you're not sure on, please don't hesitate to PM me with questions or permission requests). I will be posting the prompt near the end of this month (September) so that you will have some time to get those threads going, if you're so disposed to.

Finally lastly in conclusion: I am very glad to see new faces as well as those who have become familiar and close to my heart. A city is little without players to write in it, and I have been very blessed to have skilled artists with thoughtful characters that I enjoy reading. You have all shown and taught me things I never thought to learn, and I am very, very grateful to be given the privilege of being your resident Domain Storyteller. Never, ever stop creating stories, whether it be in the medium of text on a screen, ink on paper, or with the very steps of your own two feet. Never accept "no" as a be all end all; where your heart pulls you, let your mind find the way. Unless, of course, you want to be a dragon. We're not going to do that here. Unicorns though...



I digress. Thank you all for what you bring to the city. I will do my very best to help each and every one of you with your own creative desires, and I hope you will do the same for me and those around you.

[Aislyn Leavold]

We don't say it enough, Fable, but thank you for everything you do! The calendars alone are the best thing I've ever seen, not to mention how you pretty much reinvented Alvadas from the ground up. We wouldn't be here without you; which would be an exaggeration, except after the new PC-evacuation rules, it's really not.

Whenever a season goes by without us using most of the calendar prompts I feel guilty because they're all so good but there's usually just not enough of us to use them all ;-;

I have one question about the job thread word counts, though. I'm horrible at keeping up with site news, but hasn't the minimum 2,000 words (I knew it as 2,500 words) per job thread always been a rule? Or have I been religiously writing extra work for no reason?
Or I could be making up site rules and going insane. Who knows. (Probably that)

[Fable]

Hm. As far as I'm aware, there was no limit until recently (I believe Radiant had a 2.5k requirement in Syliras), but I could be wrong. I'll get back to you on specifics.

Personally, I prefer job threads that tell a story, like those I've seen so far. As long as you're doing the job and keeping me entertained (DANCE FOR ME), I won't be super strict on it. Though, I'm going to have to ask that you all try to hit it at minimum.

[Aislyn Leavold]

Yeah, I've always been writing my job threads like someone would come after them with a word counter; which, to be honest might make it a little harder for me. However, calendar prompts definitely help!

I remember talking to Mirage on my first PC (who was in Cyphrus) about the word limit and it was mentioned how 2.5k was a compromise on the original proposition, which was supposed to be 5k. Luckily, that never happened, or I'd never get anything done. I do agree with you on focusing on the story/plot more than the words being a good way to get things done. Maybe focusing on that would help prevent the disaster that is my current job thread position >.>