![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
January 2023 Newsletter
JANUARY 2023 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.
[NAVIGATION]
Environmental Changes • Influences on Blood Types • Monthly Calendar • Mod Announcements • Impact Summaries • Newsletter Questions
ENVIROMENTAL CHANGES (IC)
Environmental Changes • Influences on Blood Types • Monthly Calendar • Mod Announcements • Impact Summaries • Newsletter Questions
CURRENT SEASON:: We're still in Bone Season but it's becoming less harsh. As the Bone Moon shifts to Egg Moon, we are to remember that with death also comes life and renewal.
THE MOON:: The Egg Moon hatches and fills the sky with a calming yellow light that's more reminiscent of a flickering candle, steady in the cold night. Moon Presence can be found slumbering by the Salt Lake. She seems to be content this month. It may be a good month for rituals and blessings based around the moon. Many Trenchies believe that the Egg Moon is when the moon is at its strongest.
January and the Egg Moon serve to represent the New Year. Trenchies believe the symbol of eggs and the breaking of eggs represents the cycle of life and death. Finding egg-themed décor around this time of year is extremely common, and you will likely see egg-shaped candleholders burning bright in many windows.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: Madam Generosity. Normally, she is out and about among the city this time of year, but her presences is noted as being far less great this year. Her skin seems to be shedding in unusually flakey patches, and the scales that are left behind are sometimes coated with blood. She looks paler and weaker than usual, but she still will do her best to protect those around her, and to provide food and other necessities to all those who need it. Trenchies seem to be deeply upset by how much pain Madam Generosity is in and will want to help Sleepers in any way they can to figure out what's going on with the Pthumerians.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: Once again, Madam Generosity will bless ALL SLEEPERS with an outfit for her annual party. The outfit looks perfectly made for your character down to style, fit, color, themes, material, and other factors a character would find ideal in a fancy fit. To some this might raise suspicion, but hopefully others who remember from last year will note that the outfits themselves are (probably) harmless.
For those whose Blessed Day is this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a lunch tin. The tin will be able to produce one meal per day, made up of whatever food the person holding it thinks of. This tin can be lost, but can't be destroyed. The tin can be given away to another person if the owner so desires, but will not work if it is taken without permission.
THE WEATHER:: Snow continues to fall in Trench. Snow can be piled as high as people's knees in some areas, but Madam Generosity has helped to smooth out roads and walkways as best as she can. There is still ice just about everywhere, so be careful of where you walk and make sure to dress warmly since lockjoint is still a threat.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: The cold is becoming less painful and more of a comfortable winter's evening. While people are worried for Madam Generosity, there is an overall sense of good cheer throughout the city.
Those who like to push the boundaries of how far they can go from the city limits will find that, if they still possess the compass from October, they are able to go farther than they could before. If they were to climb above the tree line, they could look out and see the faded tips of a tall church and a few city buildings in the distance. It's hard to tell for sure though as the buildings don't seem to sit still. Optical illusion from the weather? Possibly! But you never know in this place. For the moment, character's still aren't able to get any closer to this city, but it's interesting to know there's something there. Maybe if they just keep charging their compass, they'll get lucky soon enough.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: Lockjoint is still present and Winter Mournings can still be used. The city is still changing shape on occasion due to the Tower's ongoing illness and the feeling of skittishness, while lessened, is still present as Dorothea continues to suffer as well.
MONTHLY INFLUENCE ON BLOOD TYPES (IC)
THE MOON:: The Egg Moon hatches and fills the sky with a calming yellow light that's more reminiscent of a flickering candle, steady in the cold night. Moon Presence can be found slumbering by the Salt Lake. She seems to be content this month. It may be a good month for rituals and blessings based around the moon. Many Trenchies believe that the Egg Moon is when the moon is at its strongest.
January and the Egg Moon serve to represent the New Year. Trenchies believe the symbol of eggs and the breaking of eggs represents the cycle of life and death. Finding egg-themed décor around this time of year is extremely common, and you will likely see egg-shaped candleholders burning bright in many windows.
PATRON PTHUMERIAN:: Madam Generosity. Normally, she is out and about among the city this time of year, but her presences is noted as being far less great this year. Her skin seems to be shedding in unusually flakey patches, and the scales that are left behind are sometimes coated with blood. She looks paler and weaker than usual, but she still will do her best to protect those around her, and to provide food and other necessities to all those who need it. Trenchies seem to be deeply upset by how much pain Madam Generosity is in and will want to help Sleepers in any way they can to figure out what's going on with the Pthumerians.
MONTHLY BLESSINGS:: Once again, Madam Generosity will bless ALL SLEEPERS with an outfit for her annual party. The outfit looks perfectly made for your character down to style, fit, color, themes, material, and other factors a character would find ideal in a fancy fit. To some this might raise suspicion, but hopefully others who remember from last year will note that the outfits themselves are (probably) harmless.
For those whose Blessed Day is this month, your Patron Pthumerian will bless you with a lunch tin. The tin will be able to produce one meal per day, made up of whatever food the person holding it thinks of. This tin can be lost, but can't be destroyed. The tin can be given away to another person if the owner so desires, but will not work if it is taken without permission.
THE WEATHER:: Snow continues to fall in Trench. Snow can be piled as high as people's knees in some areas, but Madam Generosity has helped to smooth out roads and walkways as best as she can. There is still ice just about everywhere, so be careful of where you walk and make sure to dress warmly since lockjoint is still a threat.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:: The cold is becoming less painful and more of a comfortable winter's evening. While people are worried for Madam Generosity, there is an overall sense of good cheer throughout the city.
Those who like to push the boundaries of how far they can go from the city limits will find that, if they still possess the compass from October, they are able to go farther than they could before. If they were to climb above the tree line, they could look out and see the faded tips of a tall church and a few city buildings in the distance. It's hard to tell for sure though as the buildings don't seem to sit still. Optical illusion from the weather? Possibly! But you never know in this place. For the moment, character's still aren't able to get any closer to this city, but it's interesting to know there's something there. Maybe if they just keep charging their compass, they'll get lucky soon enough.
EFFECTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTH:: Lockjoint is still present and Winter Mournings can still be used. The city is still changing shape on occasion due to the Tower's ongoing illness and the feeling of skittishness, while lessened, is still present as Dorothea continues to suffer as well.
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 are no blood influences this month.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION: High.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD: 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 are no blood influences this month.
LEVELS OF CORRUPTION: High.
LEVELS OF BEASTHOOD: High.
All Newsletters will be posted around the end of each month.
1st:
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 23=26::
Test Drive Meme goes live in25th:
Reserves open at midnight EST.
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: