Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

[lucetimods]

Hello everyone! So. It's December. But we're still doing stuff, dammit! First off, this is a little overdue, but have the friend/add for this last cycle. All of them. Add 'em!

friend add once_knighted friend add thundercrusher friend add derek_bliss friend add wildkotetsu friend add odastillhatesme friend add flameson friend add cookingshinji friend add rollypolyclover friend add vervainsheriff friend add loyalotter friend add fruitblocked friend add redheadlion friend add brotonashi friend add debelnerdlinger friend add hackedcode friend add elixirsoup friend add thefinaljedi friend add etudism friend add the_mighty_foot friend add mykimlasca friend add hogsphonelines friend add kindofamouthful friend add willfindigneel friend add pose_andsparkle friend add wantsaprince friend add asquiet friend add quippable friend add flockingjustice friend add nocorsetsplease friend add fffffacepalm friend add pinkyizpower friend add redwhitemiko friend add itisloooord friend add loves_a_samurai friend add deadlydebutante friend add keepsthelight friend add sodeadpan friend add magicats friend add shinydeadaliens friend add command_medli friend add needsmorefiagra friend add belikeaweed friend add fujoshiqueen friend add beliedhisfaith friend add slaythemoon friend add killbroforidol friend add nevermyproblem friend add godlyspeed friend add proudprince friend add dun_measure_up friend add outwalks friend add circlesewn friend add no_ice_please friend add sardines4power friend add insertsparkles friend add magicalesbian friend add whatdeheckisdat friend add soulboundhunter friend add flaringblossom friend add albioreii friend add albioreiii friend add his_apprentice friend add poorqueequeg friend add subsultive friend add oftheyin friend add zeroexposure friend add hoennian friend add soundfrequency friend add immadragon friend add shred_the_sky friend add redjacketthief friend add entwiningfate friend add thepopulargood friend add encryptedpages friend add nicepartner friend add felltohate friend remove theteadragon friend remove sortabeautiful friend remove flicker_flash friend remove decauldron friend remove weepingprincess friend remove adeadringer friend remove break_the_past friend remove emperorsnewswag friend remove forafee friend remove hecalledmebrave friend remove iishhungry friend remove illusionarydoll friend remove needabourbon friend remove pimpinwings friend remove ringsandrockets friend remove soulphile friend remove turntodarkness friend remove voropedia friend remove whatmusicislike friend remove pianissimoe friend remove fictionalniece friend remove coolstempers friend remove maidenofdemise friend remove notomboysplz friend remove healsforjustice friend remove not_klonoa friend remove my-yoke-broke friend remove paranoidpatriot friend remove kakeravoyager friend remove after_themoon friend remove sortabeautiful friend remove platinumtrinity friend remove reporting_weird friend remove howkindyouare friend remove dependable friend remove endthem friend remove betmyarm friend remove pyroclastics friend remove static_ice_make friend remove witchsgame friend remove erodingearth friend remove thegreatashley friend remove zehahaha friend remove gearsandcola friend remove mommylenshunter friend remove gasconadead friend remove paintsthewalls friend remove hi_no_dansu friend remove molinet friend remove erythrophilia friend remove cuteobsessed friend remove notakor friend remove companyf friend remove jouer_sans_voir friend remove outdoing friend remove subsulcus friend remove yellowthirteen friend remove pactofheart friend remove idkmybffbocchan

Copy paste the above into here to get all the latest new adds and removes!

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Now then. Let's talk about what we're going to do. First off, we're going to Christmas this place up a bit. While there will be no big event, the Malnosso will be doing their part to spread some Christmas cheer starting tomorrow night. For instance, at night, all the houses will be lit up with Christmas lights. There are no discernible wires or source for the lights. They're just there! And they are pretty! Any evergreen trees in and around the immediate village will also have the same effect.

Some doorways might also have some mistletoe under them! They won't make people kiss, but it will make people more open to the idea if they're under it. There must be something in the air, because there will be an ever so slight increase of cheeriness for all. It's like suddenly all our petty differences don't matter as much! All of this will last until the end of Christmas day. (Naturally, characters can opt out of any special effects like the mistletoe or cheeriness).

On Christmas day, villagers will find a gift from the Malnosso beside their beds. Nothing quite as grand as Bil's presents last year. With CJ running the Christmas shenanigans this year, presents will vary from T-Shirts, coffee mugs, mousepads, toilet bowl covers, slippers, and other useless trinkets. All with the Malnosso logo on them. As a bonus, anyone who has been on a Mission will also receive a personalized message from CJ himself. (This message being 'personalized' in the sense that their name is used instead of 'insert name here'). The message consists of:

Merry Christmas, [Insert Name Here]! We at the Malnosso appreciate your continued efforts on making this a better world for everyone! Enjoy the holiday and have some damn eggnog, because you damn well deserve it! C.J. RP Manager

While these 'gag gifts' aren't quite as fun as they were last year, we'll make it up to you all a little later. The Malnosso aren't all as stingy as CJ! So a little patience!

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Wait! There's more. We're also going to have a draft. There will be a signup post following this post soon enough. It will take place from the 15th through the 19th. Because what puts you in the Christmas spirit more than a little deadly combat? There's a few twists this time. We will NOT be using the Recruitment post anymore. Instead, on the upcoming post, you will be able to volunteer up to two of your characters to be sent out. Furthermore, this time around, there will be a method for capturing Third Party soldiers by 'tagging them', allowing them to be detained by the Malnosso instead of killing them.

As for a setting? Think massive underground shaft. Tunnels, caverns, bottomless pits, and mine carts. More details later!

Bear in mind that while everyone else is off on this draft, the weather calender will be predicting some serious winter weather incoming for the 15th and 16th. Those staying behind might have a rough time of it back in Luceti.

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FINALLY. I know you guys are wondering about Fourth Wall. Instead of having it in December, we'll be moving it to the later part of January. We'll have a more definitive date for it later on, so you can invite people to hop into it.

And that's all! We'll have more information on the draft and the Fourth Wall later. Mod questions in the first thread, as always.

Comments

MOD QUESTIONS

[lucetimods]

They go here

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[crisisrain]

Is there going to be a limit on how many people can volunteer for the draft, or can literally the entire playerbase join in?

[wingalinged.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure if I understand the difference between the old recruitment post and the new "volunteering your characters" set up. Are we essentially signing up characters for individual drafts, as opposed to signing them up for the draft and letting it fall to luck of the order?

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[silversnowfall]

Following up to Raven, what (if we can know :P ) will be the method of choosing which characters of the 5000 volunteers end up actually drafted? If it's even necessary, I guess.

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[consultmybooks]

Does volunteering a character under this new system mean that they're ICly volunteering as well?

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

/WIBBLES FOREVER ABOUT BEING SCROOGED OUT OF A PROPER DECEMBER FOURTH WALL

WHAT IS ALL THIS CHANGE.

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[odastillhatesme.livejournal.com]

You'll probably be explaining this in the draft entry, but for my own peace of mind (and plotting purposes):

Will characters be sent back to a hotel after so-and-so many hours of being out on the battlefield? Or will this be like the rain forest where they're stuck out there for the full five days?

[fortunefail]

"We will NOT be using the Recruitment post anymore"

... Permanently? Or is this a one-time thing?

[albioreii.livejournal.com]

Question about the lights: Are they white or multi-colored and do they blink and twinkle, incandecent or LED?

[falenandawn]

Oh my goodness this sounds so awesome.

[consultmybooks]

Oh, boy. Underground cave with treacherous and unknowable geography. Those worked out so well for Giles last time. Yeah, I'll probably be volunteering him.

...yeah, he might not be in favor of that tagging system too much. Everyone else can focus on prisoners. Giles will focus on being able to kill these guys.

Also, good god, that note. Anyone who writes a note like that deserves to be smacked on general principle.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like this new way of recruitment!

Also the tunnel draft setting sounds fun... Kain will HATE this being underground thing, which of course means it'll be all the more amusing for me. HORRIBLE TIMES AHEAD. XD

[mistlegacy]

Poor Kain. Rydia will try to help, as much as she can!

[honorthecode.livejournal.com]

Yay! The sewers underground tunnels! :D

[folklorist]

Just a quuuick question. Thinking of sending Starscream and his size is...yeah big. So should he be sized down or are the caves big enough to have a 30+ foot tall robot in them?

[lucetimods]

Ask again on the follow up post. There should be some areas that are big and wide enough for him to manage.

[i_am_not_cute]

Eeeeeee I can finally send Pao-lin on a draft! Happy fucking holidays, indeed.

[wildkotetsu]

Tell me about it, man.

[eyesofstrength]

By the way, in the friend add and remove subsulcus is in both the lists. Figured you guys would want her not in the add any longer.

And yay for a draft!

[godbent]

by the same notion "idkmybffbocchan" and "pactofheart" both dropped despite apping this cycle but they're on add, not remove.

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

Underground Tunnels? Caverns? Minecarts?

This sounds like a job for Mega Man!

[ironizing.livejournal.com]

Or Donkey Kong.

Or both!

[hiken_ace]

Hm......throwing Ace up for plot in the draft, since I'm pretty sure I'll sign him up unless my teachers lie about the test dates.

[daisy023]

I really need to read the FM 7-9 and FM 90-70. There's at least got to be a manual on underground or bunker warfare somewhere...

[ima-greywarden.livejournal.com]

........................................




The draft is in the Deep Roads?



Oh boy. It's gonna be cozy.

[semper_cogitans]

SO. This will be great for Kazooie! You know, seeing as she's a bird and somewhat claustrophobic.

Though she does have some experience with mines. *eyes Glitter Gulch Mine* Granted, it was huge and open and full of gems. So this is going to suck in comparison.

Better tell her not to use the Grenade Eggs...

[notshadowfever.livejournal.com]

Mystic Cave Zone?

Now I wish Eggman could use his drill mecha from Sonic 2