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June 2022 Newsletter
JUNE 2022 NEWSLETTER
Welcome to Deer Country's Newsletter! This is a half IC, half OOC informational post. We strongly urge our player base to read all Newsletters posted to the community as they contain important information about that month's weather, environmental changes, other plot-important information, important dates, and any important mod announcements. Newsletters will allow a chance for players to post about the impact their characters may have made in the setting using the form down below.
You can always feel free to ask questions on newsletters. Of course, we may sometimes suggest you wait until the event for certain questions, but for the most part, we should be able to help you out! Players are welcome to engage with the prompts/elements from Newsletter as soon as they are accepted into the game. Players may also use newsletter prompts as a basis for writing samples in applications.
You can always feel free to ask questions on newsletters. Of course, we may sometimes suggest you wait until the event for certain questions, but for the most part, we should be able to help you out! Players are welcome to engage with the prompts/elements from Newsletter as soon as they are accepted into the game. Players may also use newsletter prompts as a basis for writing samples in applications.
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Enviormental Changes • Influences on Blood Types • Monthly Calendar • Mod Announcements • Impact Summaries • Newsletter Questions
ENVIORMENTAL CHANGES (IC)
Enviormental Changes • Influences on Blood Types • Monthly Calendar • Mod Announcements • Impact Summaries • Newsletter Questions
CURRENT SEASON:: This is the last month of the Season of Tears. You can feel the start of summer creeping in, and while growing plants is usually more difficult in Trench, there will be a multitude of blossomed trees that are turning out ripened fruit this month! The air smells heavily sweet with it.
THE MOON:: The Flushed Moon is a deeper rose pink and it still leaves a warm and comfortable glow. People who stare at it may find themselves feeling nostalgia for things from home.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: Remina is about even more so than usual and she seems to be particularly keen on sharing her knowledge. She's completely incapable of being damaged or killed, so don't try to fight her. Just be kind to her and she's likely to share some knowledge with you. She'll blink in and out of existence all over the city and will frequently land on the heads and shoulders of sleepers, making herself comfortable. She will enjoy reflecting on old memories with you or even show you the histories of other worlds. She'll heavily encourage people to spend more time in the archives: be sure to be respectful of any books you take out! Remina has killed people for damaging manuscripts in the past.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: On your Blessed Day this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a Memory Box. This is a small, rectangular box made out of a dark stained wood. The lid has a burned carving of the receivers omen that seems to glow when it's exposed to moonlight. The box holds every memory of the receiver inside of it. If they wish, they can use it to share their memories with others by merely focusing in on the memory they want to share when they open the lid. It will project from the box like a holographic image and play out in rich detail for both viewers. If the receiver has memories that were blocked, lost, or stolen from them, they may find they are able to have them restored by the memory box, though it is possible that if the event was traumatic enough, it will only come back in pieces (this will be left up to player discretion). Given the personal nature of the gift, the box will not work for anyone but the one it was gifted too.
THE WEATHER:: The days are growing hotter and the nights are starting to get a comfortable warmth to them. Plants are now in full bloom around Trench and many of the flowers are starting to make way for ripening fruit. The air is thick and rich with the smell of it and as the month goes on, it will start to add to the humidity. You may start to feel tempted to take some of the fruit right off the tree and bite into it just to feel a little cooler. It really works! Hopefully there aren't any pesky side effects in anyone's favorites.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: None at this time.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: Most of the insects have started to disappear from last month, though your typical fruit flies are definitely lingering about for the rest of June.
MONTHLY INFLUENCE ON BLOOD TYPES (IC)
THE MOON:: The Flushed Moon is a deeper rose pink and it still leaves a warm and comfortable glow. People who stare at it may find themselves feeling nostalgia for things from home.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: Remina is about even more so than usual and she seems to be particularly keen on sharing her knowledge. She's completely incapable of being damaged or killed, so don't try to fight her. Just be kind to her and she's likely to share some knowledge with you. She'll blink in and out of existence all over the city and will frequently land on the heads and shoulders of sleepers, making herself comfortable. She will enjoy reflecting on old memories with you or even show you the histories of other worlds. She'll heavily encourage people to spend more time in the archives: be sure to be respectful of any books you take out! Remina has killed people for damaging manuscripts in the past.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: On your Blessed Day this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a Memory Box. This is a small, rectangular box made out of a dark stained wood. The lid has a burned carving of the receivers omen that seems to glow when it's exposed to moonlight. The box holds every memory of the receiver inside of it. If they wish, they can use it to share their memories with others by merely focusing in on the memory they want to share when they open the lid. It will project from the box like a holographic image and play out in rich detail for both viewers. If the receiver has memories that were blocked, lost, or stolen from them, they may find they are able to have them restored by the memory box, though it is possible that if the event was traumatic enough, it will only come back in pieces (this will be left up to player discretion). Given the personal nature of the gift, the box will not work for anyone but the one it was gifted too.
THE WEATHER:: The days are growing hotter and the nights are starting to get a comfortable warmth to them. Plants are now in full bloom around Trench and many of the flowers are starting to make way for ripening fruit. The air is thick and rich with the smell of it and as the month goes on, it will start to add to the humidity. You may start to feel tempted to take some of the fruit right off the tree and bite into it just to feel a little cooler. It really works! Hopefully there aren't any pesky side effects in anyone's favorites.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: None at this time.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: Most of the insects have started to disappear from last month, though your typical fruit flies are definitely lingering about for the rest of June.
Each month, blood types will be impacted differently depending on events, Pthumerians, and moon cycles. These changes will vary significantly. These changes are meant to represent the intricate relationship between Sleeper blood and the world around them.
Players are always welcome to opt-out of anything in this section, but we do strongly encourage participants to help create a consistent atmosphere for the game. To those who opt-out OOCly, characters cannot ICly contradict these events.
There will be some months where all blood types are impacted or only some blood types are impacted. Rarely will there be months where no blood types are impacted.
WARMBLOODS:: Warmbloods will find themselves drawn to teach others this month. It doesn't matter the topic, whether it's something typically associated with education such as math or science, or just something they're passionate about, or a skill they're trained in, they will want to spread any knowledge they have to anyone who will sit long enough to listen. Teaching others will give them a clear mind and they'll feel refreshed after every lesson. They will have a hard time listening when someone says they aren't interested, however, so hopefully what they have to teach isn't putting anyone to sleep.
COLDBLOODS:: Coldbloods will crave adventure, even more so than usual. They will look for new experiences in every shape and form, from making new friends to exploring new areas to fighting a new enemy with nothing but their bare hands. If Indiana Jones would do it, so would they, and they will completely ignore any and all danger that might come with it. Time to find some ancient ruins to desecrate, mate. Hopefully you don't get too injured in the process.
PALEBLOODS:: Palebloods will find themselves even more strongly drawn to the fruit than other blood types. While this could put them at risk during the event, it might be well worth it in the end. They will want to cook with fruit, bake with fruit, make jam, and will try to pass it out to others. Anything they bake with the fruit will be emotionally healing to others and can even help to rid another of corruption or turn them back from beasthood. These goods can be preserved in full for up to 6 months. Jams specifically can be preserved for up to one year.
VILEBLOODS:: Vilebloods will be find they've been gifted with an internal compass, a natural knack for finding their way out of tight spaces or around new areas without having to look at a map or ask for directions. This could be very handy if someone were to get stuck in some sort of twisted, underground maze at some point in the near future.
DARKBLOODS:: Darkbloods will be given the gift of psychometry. When they touch an object, they will be able to hear conversations from the past that were had around that object, or by the people who touched that object before them. With OOC permission, this can also extend to touching people and getting small, blurry/broken clips of their past. If they touch another Darkblood, they may even end up sharing a piece of their own past with them.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION:: High, particularly during the event. Eating the fruit can help to slightly calm corruption levels throughout the month.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD:: Low. Eating the fruit will make it less likely for people to turn into beasts this month.
MONTHLY CALENDAR (OOC)
Players are always welcome to opt-out of anything in this section, but we do strongly encourage participants to help create a consistent atmosphere for the game. To those who opt-out OOCly, characters cannot ICly contradict these events.
There will be some months where all blood types are impacted or only some blood types are impacted. Rarely will there be months where no blood types are impacted.
WARMBLOODS:: Warmbloods will find themselves drawn to teach others this month. It doesn't matter the topic, whether it's something typically associated with education such as math or science, or just something they're passionate about, or a skill they're trained in, they will want to spread any knowledge they have to anyone who will sit long enough to listen. Teaching others will give them a clear mind and they'll feel refreshed after every lesson. They will have a hard time listening when someone says they aren't interested, however, so hopefully what they have to teach isn't putting anyone to sleep.
COLDBLOODS:: Coldbloods will crave adventure, even more so than usual. They will look for new experiences in every shape and form, from making new friends to exploring new areas to fighting a new enemy with nothing but their bare hands. If Indiana Jones would do it, so would they, and they will completely ignore any and all danger that might come with it. Time to find some ancient ruins to desecrate, mate. Hopefully you don't get too injured in the process.
PALEBLOODS:: Palebloods will find themselves even more strongly drawn to the fruit than other blood types. While this could put them at risk during the event, it might be well worth it in the end. They will want to cook with fruit, bake with fruit, make jam, and will try to pass it out to others. Anything they bake with the fruit will be emotionally healing to others and can even help to rid another of corruption or turn them back from beasthood. These goods can be preserved in full for up to 6 months. Jams specifically can be preserved for up to one year.
VILEBLOODS:: Vilebloods will be find they've been gifted with an internal compass, a natural knack for finding their way out of tight spaces or around new areas without having to look at a map or ask for directions. This could be very handy if someone were to get stuck in some sort of twisted, underground maze at some point in the near future.
DARKBLOODS:: Darkbloods will be given the gift of psychometry. When they touch an object, they will be able to hear conversations from the past that were had around that object, or by the people who touched that object before them. With OOC permission, this can also extend to touching people and getting small, blurry/broken clips of their past. If they touch another Darkblood, they may even end up sharing a piece of their own past with them.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION:: High, particularly during the event. Eating the fruit can help to slightly calm corruption levels throughout the month.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD:: Low. Eating the fruit will make it less likely for people to turn into beasts this month.
All Newsletters will be posted around the end of each month.
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MOD ANNOUNCEMENTS (OOC)
1st:
Activity Check opens at 12:00 am.Rolling 2-5th::
Reserves close at 12:00 am.
Application Cycle opens at 12:00 am.
OOC Introduction Post made for new players. Will be posted upon first batch of replies sent to applicants.5th:
Application cycle close at 12:00 am.Rolling 5-10th::
Activity Check closes at 12:00 am.
Event Plotting Post incountryclub
Activity Check results posted including allowances for error correction.8th:
House keeping post included with Activity Check Results.
Game Event goes live in15th:
Character Relationship Meme posted to24th-26th::
Test Drive Meme goes live in26th:
Reserves open.
As was previously announced, Milk has stepped down from her position as mod, and Simcha is now head mod. Again, if you have any questions about the game, plot, events or newsletters in the future, please feel free to reach out to her at any time, either on plurk (![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
keshet), in the Discord server, or on a private discord message (cunnilinguist#4424). You can also still continue to use official mod channels and PMs to the mod journal.
With this change, and the fact that we are coming up on our one year anniversary in August, we are hoping for some general feedback about the game so far and are interested in hearing what everyone would like to see from the game going forward. This can be general prompt ideas for the event, requests for specific types of plot (exploration, lore, etc.), improvements in mod communication, etc. Please leave any feedback you have on this post or on our mod contact page! We'll be checking in regularly.
IMPACT SUMMARIES (OOC/IC)
With this change, and the fact that we are coming up on our one year anniversary in August, we are hoping for some general feedback about the game so far and are interested in hearing what everyone would like to see from the game going forward. This can be general prompt ideas for the event, requests for specific types of plot (exploration, lore, etc.), improvements in mod communication, etc. Please leave any feedback you have on this post or on our mod contact page! We'll be checking in regularly.
Did your character start a new business last month? Did they have a massive fight? Solve some mysteries? Then this is the place to summarize the impact they have had on the setting! We hope this makes it easier for everyone to collectively stay in the loop about what other players are doing. This is not required but we feel it will help provide a sense of community among the characters. All impacts summarized should be incidents that could be publically discovered or referenced. Impacts can be from player plots, mod events, TDMs, character-created businesses, or other such concepts.
This will also serve as a light plotting post for those who are interested in bringing on more people for whatever they have done/how they plan to continue with their personal plots. Please fill out the following form and post it as a comment on this page!
Impact summaries are more or less meant to keep characters and/or players in the loop. This does not take the place of proper CR memes or plotting posts for events.
There will be a OOC Impact Top Level comment players can use to discuss OOC impacts in a more formal, OOC manner where players can discuss the nitty-gritty details and ask questions or plot. This is where you can use the form:
This will also serve as a light plotting post for those who are interested in bringing on more people for whatever they have done/how they plan to continue with their personal plots. Please fill out the following form and post it as a comment on this page!
Impact summaries are more or less meant to keep characters and/or players in the loop. This does not take the place of proper CR memes or plotting posts for events.
There will be a OOC Impact Top Level comment players can use to discuss OOC impacts in a more formal, OOC manner where players can discuss the nitty-gritty details and ask questions or plot. This is where you can use the form:
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