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Who: Dion Lesage and you!
Status: Open and Closed
Where: Wherever the threads are located
What: Training the new boy, organizing notes at Kaveh's cafe, and maybe some MANTA prompts, more to be added and more can be requested!
Warnings: None as of yet, but I'll update if any are necessary

OOC: Prompts are in the comments!

book2thehead posting in

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Type: Video
Sender ID:

book2thehead (Shikanoin Heizou)
To: General Public
Subject: Drunk Detectives Dunk On Dumb Delusions
Warnings: beware of alcohol, kids

[It's that once in a blue moon time where Heizou makes a public appearance on the network. And it becomes quite clear why once the feed comes on: his face is quite pink and he has a big cheeky grin on his face and a bottle of wine in the hand that isn't holding the camera. So... Yeah, he appears to be drunk.

He also appears to be outside somewhere, despite how late it is. And he is also not alone! Beside him there appears to be one (1) Sherlock Holmes, currently laying down on his seat with his feet up in the air and his head dangling over the edge. He is also attempting to play his violin from this position, for.... some reason. Science? Science.

Either way, the video feed turns on to the sound of Heizou giggling and Sherlock's violin playing. And Heizou trying to figure out what position he needs to be sitting in to send out his Very Important Message. He finds it eventually, with the shellphone angled so that both he and Sherlock are in frame - or at least Sherlock's feet are - and he addresses his invisible audience with an even bigger grin.]

Ah-- Here! Helloooo one and all~! Your friendly local detective agency has decided to take on the mysteeeerious case of.... Sailor superstitions~! That is right my dear rift-jumping fellows, we've even decided to do this one pro bono! That means freeeee~

[There's a moment of fumbling the camera, and once it settles Heizou is holding the camera out at arm's length to reveal where he and Sherlock are: what appears to be a fake boat, crudely built and sitting on land (so to speak) like a playground for children. Did they find this? Did they drunkenly grab chairs and tables and bits of wood to build it themselves? Who knows. But it sure is... vaguely boat-shaped.]

Now as you can see here, the great Mr. Sherlock Holmes and yours truly are currently on board a boat! And as you can also see- [He tilts his head down slightly so that the camera gets a better angle on all his burgundy-colored hair.] -my hair is quite red! But have we run into any bad luck on our voyage? Nooope~! Aaaand POOF! Myth busted!

[At this point Sherlock chimes in drunkenly from off-screen:]

Heizou, did we test all the ways to swirl the alcohol? Did we forget one? [Since obviously up and down is an option-] The taste didn't change at all!

[Someone should... probably stop them. Or maybe join them! Decisions, decisions...]

seaboards posting in

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ENABLE ME TIMBERS: OCTOBER 2025

YO HO HO EVERYONE! This is an ATP/EMP post where players can make cast requests for people to app into, or make ads for characters they are considering bringing into the game. It works like any other ATP/EMP, but we do have a few things to note down:

» Invitations are required to reserve and apply! But you can go ahead and post to the ATP/EMP post with a note you need an invite. If you know a current player, they can comment here to submit their invite for approval. Direct requests to the mods are currently closed.

» We have a 65 player cap.

» Players can only app 2 characters at once with a max limit of 3 in game. But since this is an ATP/EMP, feel free to put more if you're having trouble deciding!

» Our Game Info should cover everything you need, from basic premise summary to the nitty gritty details of the game mechanics. If you have any questions, post them there.

» Just want to make it clear that this is not a claims page. While we give priority to whoever is on the Reserve list, we do allow app challenges, and there is no rule against multiple players TDMing the same character. Of course we don't want there to be too much conflict, so everyone please be polite no matter who it is.

» TDM is Wednesday, October 15. This TDM will double as our Ghoul's Moon event, but we will include a traditional "starter prompt" for TDM specific characters. Everything will be carried over as canon!

» Reservations open Saturday, October 25th.

» Applications open Saturday, November1st.

» Use the following codes to write up your character or cast ad!

CHARACTER ADS:

<raw-code><div style="max-width: 100px;"><img src="IMGURL" width="100" height="100" style="object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; border: 6px solid #3e2f22;"></div>

<div style="padding-left: 15px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3e2f22; text-shadow: 0 0 5px #827662; border-bottom: 4px double #827662;">
CHARACTER</div><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
CANON</div>
</div></raw-code>

<div style="width: 100%; text-align: justify;">
<b>Player:</b> Name | <user name="plurk" site="plurk.com"> or some other identifier
<b>Invited by:</b> Reference which player, mods, or if need of one
<b>Preferred Armada:</b> Paladin, Corsair, Undecided

WRITE YOUR BLURB</div>
</div></center>

CAST ADS:

talizoraaah posting in

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Who: Tali, Garrus
Status: Open!
Where: Dive Bar on Turtle Island
What: Shepard's left the island and Garrus is taking it ... as well as anyone who knows him might expect. To avoid having him take off and do a bunch of murder about it, she's dragging him to a bar to get wasted like a good friend would. Feel free to run into him, her or both of them to offer drinks, condolences and generally bad (or good) advice.
Warnings: Drinking. Will add anything else if it comes up.

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Tali'zorah vas Normandy

[ With Garrus thoroughly sloshed and in need of a refill, Tali makes a break for the bar. She's rubbing the side of her head as she waits for both a refill of their hard liquor and a pitcher of beer for the table. ]

Keelah.

[ There would never have been a good time for Shepard to leave this place, and she knew from experience now that who came and went was entirely at the whims of luck or fate. It certainly wasn't Shepard's fault.

All the same she felt herself oscillating between her own grief and something simmering that felt a lot like anger. Shepard was her friend, and one of the most important people in her life. She missed her and felt abandoned at the same time. Despite knowing it wasn't her fault, she resented her absence. And what it was doing to Garrus. With them splintered and scattered as it already felt to be outside of the familiarity of the Normandy, it felt like their Commander abandoned ship.

Not that there was any point in bringing this up with Garrus, lost in his own heartbreak as he was. She sighs. ]

If this place excels at one thing, it's fantastic timing.

Garrus Vakarian

[ With Tali up, Garrus is left alone at the rickety, alcohol-soaked table. There are a couple spare chairs around it, wood-grain well worn from a combination of use and neglect. He's staring into the empty glass in his hands, eyes distant and unfocused. You could sit right next to him and he probably wouldn't notice, a rare mood for a man who's usually so alert. ]

Please stop and cheer this sad bird dinosaur man up. ]

emet_sulk posting in

shellphones

Type: Video
Sender ID: emet-sulk (Emet-Selch)
To: Public
Subject: Wind-up Mammets
Warnings: None save for it being the spoopy time of year

[ Greetings, Escordvi. It's your resident recluse, sorcerer, and magitech tinkerer, Emet-Selch. He has two mechanical figures on display in front of him, about the size of one's open hand: a bluebird and a tortoise. The bluebird goes through the motions of pecking at the ground strutting a few steps whilst the tortoise ambles at a more sedate pace. ]

As All Hallow's Eve is approaching, so too does the end of the year. I've developed these mammets lately together with the clockmakers of the Forge. Should you wish to commission a gift, I suggest you do so sooner rather than later.

[ The bird and tortoise abruptly go scattering as a copper, clockwork T-rex jumps on to the table and begins playfully snapping at them. ]

Oh, for the love of--

seawarden posting in

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CAPTAIN'S LOG #26: OCTOBER 1, 2025

( QUICK UPDATES )

( AC RESULTS )

( EXTRA NOTES )

( GHOUL'S MOON )

( LAST WORDS )

seawarden posting in

escordviooc

MANTA BOARD: OCTOBER 2025

The MANTA Board is posted every month, but the quests are on a "2 month cycle." This means quests can last for two months with possible updates or new additions in the second month before it completely refreshes for the next cycle.

For this month's board update, some quests have been updated to reflect progress from last month, with some carrying over as is.

Quests are separated into five categories and all have flat point values: General (4pts), Corsair (4pts), Paladin (4pts), Bounties (6pts), and Specials (12pts). Crew quests are listed under "Specials" and are worth the same amount of points (12pts). Although these quests are intended for established crews, non-members are allowed to assist if the crew invites them. However, non-members would only receive 6pts. Similarly, characters helping opposing armada quests will only be rewarded 2pts for participation unless specified otherwise. Special quests won't always be available so it may appear blank at times. These can range from group quests such as for special ship upgrades or island related quests, or they could be special event quests. All quest points can be used for the Rewards Shop.

If you wish to submit a quest, comment in the appropriate field during Activity Check with the quest written and we'll add it to the next month! Crews are also still allowed to make their own quests without our approval, but if uncertain players can comment here about them.

If you have any questions regarding any current quest, comment to this entry.

( MANTA BOARD )

seaboards posting in

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SAIL WITH ME: OCTOBER 2025

An abbreviated version of our CR Workship! Same concept, just a lot smaller. If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

We also include a designated toplevel for Crew Recruitment where players can make OOC ad posts for others to either join or request to join or make a crew. This is all for OOC coordination, so you'll have to figure out how it works ICly.

PLAYER INFO

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Character
Canon: Include canon point
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.

PLANS

General: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
MANTA Board: Any plans for the MANTA Board?
Event: Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. NOTE: we have an image code for players to use as it will fix the width of the image to 400px. This is so large images don't take up entire pages. If your image is smaller than that you can remove the code, otherwise please use the code.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form!

SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON | ARMADA

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLAYER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Player:</b>
<b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">CHARACTER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Character:</b> Character
<b>Canon:</b> Include canon point
<b>Armada:</b> Paladin or Corsair

<b>About:</b> Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits, whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLANS</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>General:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
<b>MANTA Board:</b> Any plans for the MANTA Board? DELETE IF NOT USING
<b>Event:</b> Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

<b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.
<img src="IMGURL" width="400">
</div>

octoblot posting in

shellphones

Type: Video

Sender ID: octoblot (Azul Ashengrotto)

To: Everyone

Subject: Advertising for Ghoul's Moon/Halloween, also as always hiring for the Mostro Lounge

Warnings: ... Halloween Capitalism?? In all seriousness nothing yet but will add if something comes up.

( under a cut because Azul yaps for longer than I thought I would be writing lmao )

makoglow posting in

escordvi

Who: Avalanche + Anyone and Everyone
Status: OPEN!!!!
Where: Seventh Heaven
What: Happy Harvest and Spooky Season! Come down to the Seventh Heaven and have some fun.
Warnings: Silliness, alcohol

( INFO GRAPHIC AND PROMPTS )

seawarden posting in

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ACTIVITY CHECK: SEPTEMBER 2025

Ahoy, mateys! Here be the monthly Activity Check!

In the Extra Notes section, please note the following, as well as anything else worth noting. Please include brief notes on how the situation was handled (or, in the case of a thread not being complete, how it has been handled so far and/or how you expect it to conclude if possible).

Any notes or results on retrieving the stolen pearl art piece in Thread Wars
Merfolk that were helped, killed or otherwise in the Ruby Seas/Fish in a Barrel quests
Bread Island: Any cures/remedy developments (or ideas for what it could be)
Bread Island: Any hints, theories, or signs of cause of curse
Bread Island: Any signs of the bread curse worsening
Nilatast: Any further research into the city
Nilatast: Any headway in clearing the miasma
Nilatast: Any stories uncovered or ghosts helped, especially any to help with the tech

For the Treasure Hunt, please tally up the points as per the event log. There is a field on the AC submission for this month for players to put it down. At the end of the AC period, we will total them up and announce the winning armada.

Please check our Activity Check guidelines on our Game Info page for complete details, but here is the quick list of what you need to know:

» Only threads dated from September 1st through September 30th count towards the month's activity. (With the exception of certain backdated threads, read the linked AC guidelines for more details.)

» Activity requires one thread of at least 5 comments. The comment count is from your character.

» Any thread counts, including those made within your own entries and subthreads within your own toplevels. Individual entry posts do not count, only the threads within the posts. TDM threads with non-game characters will count.

» Continuation threads are considered as part of the previous thread so they count as one thread not two. For the sake of ease, we would like the two threads linked together.

» You are exempt from any checks for hiatuses that last for over 21 days. Anything less and you'll still need to submit your AC unless there are other circumstances.

» Because we are a capped game, there is no strike system. If you do not make the AC requirements, you will be cut.

» Bonus AC points: All extra non-quest threads not used for AC will be worth 2 extra points that can be used for reward redemption. Please check our Rewards page for more details.

There will be no warnings. All submissions are due Tuesday, September 30th 11:59PM US Eastern.

EXTRA FIELDS: This is not required and completely optional, but included in the submission form are two optional fields: Extra and MANTA Board Posting.

For the Extra field, this is just a space for players to note anything that occurred in their threads that they think might be fun for us to know. So if something particularly interesting happened (for example: discovering a new creature or location, an old artifact, or perhaps a character has stolen something), we highly encourage players to jot them down! Who knows, we may even find a use for it… In addition, we may ask players to submit certain activity related to an event.

You may also submit MANTA board requests to be included in the upcoming board. We will try to add them immediately, otherwise we'll save them for the next Board or a time we deem fitting. If you don't have one in mind at the time of AC, you can post it later to the upcoming Captain's Log announcement.

If you have any questions, ask them here.

FORM: Fill out the following form and comment directly to this post. If you have multiple characters, please put them in one comment.

laminitis posting in

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can sum1 teech me how 2 bake in a way that izn't stoopid boring
i hate following direkshuns

followup qwestchun how can i make a cek exsplode w/o akshually hurting sum1

scooba posting in

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Um...

I suppose I should post this here. People having been saying I should be more confident in myself so...

I guess I wanted to let you know my birthday is coming up soon. So, I'm not too sure how to celebrate it here.

withermarked posting in

escordvi

Who: Faulkner + maybe you
Status: Open
Where: Nilatast, Elah, Nogard
What: Catch-all/manta quests. Hanging out in a flooded church in Nilatast, helping some merfolk, trying to befriend a raven.
Warnings: Nothing yet
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