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July Newsletter
JULY 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:: Season of Blood; the season of change and movement. The days are as long as they get right now and they'll be steadily growing shorter.
THE MOON:: Beast Moon; this moon is a deep orange, and it emanates a dark, corrupting energy. People who stay out under the moon for too long or stare directly at it will find that wrongs from the past, no matter how slight, will start to bug them more. Anything perceived as a misstep from peers will cause harsh, unforgiving reactions from those impacted by the moon. There will be a high chance that those who have been out in the moon for too long will start to undergo signs of corruption or even fully transform into beasts.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: July's Patron Pthumerian is The Reckoning. Known as the most ruthless and violent of all the Pthumerians, she will be on the prowl even more than usual for those who are committing wrongs. Minor crimes such as theft can lead to being imprisoned and tortured, while major crimes such as murder will result in immediate execution by the Reckoning. If your actions have pure intentions, they will not bring the Reckoning down on you. However, those who protect their loved ones at all costs from wrong doings or who manage to talk others out of committing crime will be rewarded by the Reckoning. She will reward you with a single, small Moon Drop. The Reckoning will give you this gift whether she is your Patron Pthumerian or not.
For those who missed the original Moon Drops or who need a refresher: A Moon Drop is a highly valuable stone that can completely cure beasthood, blood pollution, injuries, and even bring one back from death. It can only be used once. To those who have it used on them, they may experience hallucinations and a commune with Moon Presence, feeling as though she is in your head.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: On your Blessed Day this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a gold crescent necklace that will enhance feelings of bravery and compassion and can lessen the impacts from the effects of the moon. If worn by someone you love, you will be able to sense where they are at all times. If you've previously undergone a bonding ritual with the person who is wearing your necklace, it will strengthen your connection, and allow you to even teleport to where they are if they are in trouble. This necklace will work year round and will help to lessen the impacts of the moon with the same strength each month, unless otherwise noted by an event.
THE WEATHER:: This month will be overwhelmingly hot and humid. There will be no reprieve from the heat, even at night. Hopefully you have ice powers or know someone generous with them so that you can maybe get a little relief from them. The ocean will now be warm enough to swim in, but proceed with caution! The waves seem to be getting overwhelmingly rough over the course of the month, and more and more people will start to be swept out to sea or even drowned if they aren't careful. Thunderstorms will be frequent, but they don't bring any relief from the humidity.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: The citizens of Trench will start to become more aggressive towards one another and towards Sleepers this month. Generosity and kindness will start to decrease until it seems to disappear all together by mid-July. Fights are started frequently and people may find themselves kicked out of non-Sleeper establishments on a regular basis. This starts earliest with Warmbloods and Vilebloods, but no blood type will be safe from discrimination in the end.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: The fruit will start to fall from the trees and rot on the ground. It will bring awful bouts of flies around and the smell will be fairly unbearable the more they ferment. It will no longer be cursed, but who even wants to eat it? Try and help clean some up, if you're feeling nice!
MONTHLY INFLUENCE ON BLOOD TYPES (IC)
THE MOON:: Beast Moon; this moon is a deep orange, and it emanates a dark, corrupting energy. People who stay out under the moon for too long or stare directly at it will find that wrongs from the past, no matter how slight, will start to bug them more. Anything perceived as a misstep from peers will cause harsh, unforgiving reactions from those impacted by the moon. There will be a high chance that those who have been out in the moon for too long will start to undergo signs of corruption or even fully transform into beasts.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: July's Patron Pthumerian is The Reckoning. Known as the most ruthless and violent of all the Pthumerians, she will be on the prowl even more than usual for those who are committing wrongs. Minor crimes such as theft can lead to being imprisoned and tortured, while major crimes such as murder will result in immediate execution by the Reckoning. If your actions have pure intentions, they will not bring the Reckoning down on you. However, those who protect their loved ones at all costs from wrong doings or who manage to talk others out of committing crime will be rewarded by the Reckoning. She will reward you with a single, small Moon Drop. The Reckoning will give you this gift whether she is your Patron Pthumerian or not.
For those who missed the original Moon Drops or who need a refresher: A Moon Drop is a highly valuable stone that can completely cure beasthood, blood pollution, injuries, and even bring one back from death. It can only be used once. To those who have it used on them, they may experience hallucinations and a commune with Moon Presence, feeling as though she is in your head.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: On your Blessed Day this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a gold crescent necklace that will enhance feelings of bravery and compassion and can lessen the impacts from the effects of the moon. If worn by someone you love, you will be able to sense where they are at all times. If you've previously undergone a bonding ritual with the person who is wearing your necklace, it will strengthen your connection, and allow you to even teleport to where they are if they are in trouble. This necklace will work year round and will help to lessen the impacts of the moon with the same strength each month, unless otherwise noted by an event.
THE WEATHER:: This month will be overwhelmingly hot and humid. There will be no reprieve from the heat, even at night. Hopefully you have ice powers or know someone generous with them so that you can maybe get a little relief from them. The ocean will now be warm enough to swim in, but proceed with caution! The waves seem to be getting overwhelmingly rough over the course of the month, and more and more people will start to be swept out to sea or even drowned if they aren't careful. Thunderstorms will be frequent, but they don't bring any relief from the humidity.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: The citizens of Trench will start to become more aggressive towards one another and towards Sleepers this month. Generosity and kindness will start to decrease until it seems to disappear all together by mid-July. Fights are started frequently and people may find themselves kicked out of non-Sleeper establishments on a regular basis. This starts earliest with Warmbloods and Vilebloods, but no blood type will be safe from discrimination in the end.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: The fruit will start to fall from the trees and rot on the ground. It will bring awful bouts of flies around and the smell will be fairly unbearable the more they ferment. It will no longer be cursed, but who even wants to eat it? Try and help clean some up, if you're feeling nice!
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. This is one of those rare moments.
NO BLOOD TYPES are impacted this month. Instead, there will be a slowly increasing level of anger and resentment in Sleepers. Fights will be more frequent and violent urges will be harder to suppress. Eye for an eye will become the dominant belief that seems like a pretty reasonable way to handle conflict. Again, players can choose to opt-out of this, but it will be the dominant feeling in both Sleepers and Trenchies.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION:: Corruption levels will be VERY HIGH.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD:: Chances of beasthood will be VERY HIGH.
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. This is one of those rare moments.
NO BLOOD TYPES are impacted this month. Instead, there will be a slowly increasing level of anger and resentment in Sleepers. Fights will be more frequent and violent urges will be harder to suppress. Eye for an eye will become the dominant belief that seems like a pretty reasonable way to handle conflict. Again, players can choose to opt-out of this, but it will be the dominant feeling in both Sleepers and Trenchies.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION:: Corruption levels will be VERY HIGH.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD:: Chances of beasthood will be VERY HIGH.
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 toRolling 24th-25th::
Test Drive Meme goes live in26th:
Reserves open.
If we have anything to say, you'll be the first to know.
IMPACT SUMMARIES (OOC/IC)
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: