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October Event Information
October Event InformationBecause characters will be unconscious during the October event, we will also not be processing any applications from October 15th until November 1st. Apps for both new and current players will remain open, but new characters will not be accepted into the game until after the event's conclusion. Please keep this in mind if there's a character you'd like to bring into the game before the event!
Sleep, Dreams... and Nightmares
The world has finally decided that people need to sleep, and everyone has a lot of catching up to do. All characters in the game will suddenly and simultaneously drop in exhaustion, whether they normally require sleep or not. Resisting this is impossible, and characters will not awaken until the event has concluded. Pets and summons may also be included in this if you would like your character to bring them along. While unconscious, the minds of the sleeping characters will begin to mix into a shared dream, where they will be able to interact with one another as they would in the waking world.
The fact that this is a dream won't be immediately obvious to characters, though some may catch on quicker than others, particularly characters with ties to dreams and nightmares. The level of awareness that characters have throughout the event is at the discretion of the players.
However, this will not be a simple or peaceful dream - the influence of a new location will seep into this shared dream, and everyone will instead be pulled into a nightmarish dreamworld. Dreaming characters will be unable to leave this location, and they will be antagonized by nightmares drawn from their collective fears and memories for as long as they remain trapped. We will be giving everyone free reign on how you want to interpret these nightmares. They can be as concrete as a terrifying monster to as vague as a fear of heights, and can manifest as they are or as an imprint-like combination of two or more different ideas. We encourage you to workshop with other players to create interesting scenarios for all parties involved! We will also provide a number of nightmares based on the world's understanding of fear, courtesy of everyone who participated in False History part of September's event.
No matter what anyone tries to do, they will find themselves unable to escape their nightmares for the entire month. This doesn't mean they'll be completely helpless, however...
Lucid Dreaming
Because this event takes place in the collective subconscious of the player characters, individual influence is much stronger than usual. The world’s understood mechanics (or lack thereof) need not apply here. All character abilities (including technological devices) may be used to their full extent within the dreamscape, short of escaping from the dream itself. You may also choose to have your character's abilities remain nerfed for the event, or gradually come back as they become more lucid.
This logic doesn't just apply to character abilities, however. Just as they will be able to function, so too will previously unestablished concepts such as injury and death. If your character dies in the dream, something interesting might happen - if it does, you must contact us and we will advise you on how to proceed.
Participation in this event is not mandatory. However, if you choose to opt-out your character will still be unconscious for the duration of the event. They will awaken at the same time as the other characters, but will not remember what they dreamt about.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the upcoming event, you may leave us a comment in the questions thread below and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!
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Merlin event discussion!
More seriously though, a summary of Merlin's abilities can be found in his app, but the short version is that he's a powerful mage with particular affinity for both illusions and plants, and his incubus heritage grants him the ability to feed on emotions and influence/control dreams. He WILL be taking full advantage of these abilities upon finding himself able to... but because it's Merlin, this is just as likely to mean creating elaborate arcadian dreamscapes as it is to mean causing trouble. Similarly, he'll absolutely be feeding on what emotions they can... but not necessarily targeting/drawing from any one person in particular, if at all.
All of which means a few things:
1. If you do want to do something specific taking advantage of Merlin's powers, let me know!
2. If you want/need a character to tell your character that this IS a dream, that can be either arranged or handwaved, just let me know.
3. If you want to assume Merlin's influence is present in a thread (temporary changes to the dreamscape, feeling strangely drained from having emotions fed on, etc) you can feel free to handwave/include it in your own threads if you want. I'd appreciate a heads up/link, but generally speaking you don't need to ask first.
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Because Merlin is totally going to fill a dreamscape with flowers. :D
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But yes, whichever works best!
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