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sunshine_ooc2015-04-27 02:20 pm
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Clarification
Alright everyone, there is a lot, and I do mean a lot of confusion over how this game works. Some points we were worried over was how plotting should work, and NPC account... lack of use shall we say.
The war, for instance, we've been trying to get going since last year. Due to events, every time a thread seemed to be going in a direction where it might happen, the character was dropped or the thread got handwaved. We kept throwing out opportunities at the players anyway in hopes one of them would carry through.
People seemed to have trouble making up their own missions that weren't the plot related ones, so we put ones that could be relevant to the plot or not, depending how it was handled, to the players. That helped, but people were still acting like their characters weren't taking missions outside those, and in some cases probably not realizing that was so. Characters are not landlocked to their villages if they don't have missions handed down by mods guys, we're sure they're doing missions between those.
As for the broad big plots... there really isn't anything specific mapped for the future save a few particular big outliers that players will have plenty of warning about.
Because of that, there is no such thing as stepping on the toes where plot is concerned. Most of the plot missions? Made up on the spot only after people claimed them. The rallying cry for 'more details!!'? Again, made up on the spot usually when people asked for them.
Yes, we had some under tensions prior to the war kickoff, and Otogakure, at least, was trying to keep themselves off the grid when the game started. In game stuff changed that, and now, we as mods have forced the war plot into action to try and get people more active.
This post is the War Update post. It is the current situation in game, as well as all plots that we, as the mods are aware of that affect more than one character. We made it to hopefully clear up confusion, and keep you guys updated on what we're doing. We also hope that you'll tell us your plots so that we can be kept updated on what our players are doing.
All we need is a heads up and a quick 'hey I want to do this' and players can get an answer, or even help, in fleshing out the plots that come to mind. They'll also be added to that post.
If people want to bounce off villains, or any other assorted NPCs really, then usesunshinenpcs. We made it to be used, and will have more details to help with that later. The password is in an entry only members of the game can see, so anyone can use it at any time, and you don't need to wait for mod permission.
NPC means any character not played officially by a player. This could be anyone from Minato, to Bee, to that guy who sells water on the side of the road, or maybe even random kid #4 who is giggling at you from around the corner. They do not have to be canon fleshed out characters, nor do they even have to have names if it's not important to the thread.
If players wish to post entries to the journal with NPC details? Be it broad types or an idea you have for how certain groups in the war fight, maybe something about the fashion choices of the people in an unnamed group in the middle of nowhere? We are more than okay with that. We just ask that you leave the navigation entry alone, and no one change the password. We trust you guys so we figure those go without saying though.
So please, everyone. We mods are here to guide you, not be the dictators that tell everyone how everything must be. Talk to us. If something won't work, we'll tell you, and tell you why, but it's unlikely that you will need to worry about that happening often at all. If you need clarifications on how something works, we'll get the information out there. We made a whole page about how Scrolls work because of one such concern even!
Above all though, talk to each other. The NPC account was created for you all to take things into your own hands, and the plot is open to the players making what they will of it.
But, if none of that is your cup of tea, you don't have to do any of it. We want you to have fun, above all else, because that's most important.
Thank you.
The war, for instance, we've been trying to get going since last year. Due to events, every time a thread seemed to be going in a direction where it might happen, the character was dropped or the thread got handwaved. We kept throwing out opportunities at the players anyway in hopes one of them would carry through.
People seemed to have trouble making up their own missions that weren't the plot related ones, so we put ones that could be relevant to the plot or not, depending how it was handled, to the players. That helped, but people were still acting like their characters weren't taking missions outside those, and in some cases probably not realizing that was so. Characters are not landlocked to their villages if they don't have missions handed down by mods guys, we're sure they're doing missions between those.
As for the broad big plots... there really isn't anything specific mapped for the future save a few particular big outliers that players will have plenty of warning about.
Because of that, there is no such thing as stepping on the toes where plot is concerned. Most of the plot missions? Made up on the spot only after people claimed them. The rallying cry for 'more details!!'? Again, made up on the spot usually when people asked for them.
Yes, we had some under tensions prior to the war kickoff, and Otogakure, at least, was trying to keep themselves off the grid when the game started. In game stuff changed that, and now, we as mods have forced the war plot into action to try and get people more active.
This post is the War Update post. It is the current situation in game, as well as all plots that we, as the mods are aware of that affect more than one character. We made it to hopefully clear up confusion, and keep you guys updated on what we're doing. We also hope that you'll tell us your plots so that we can be kept updated on what our players are doing.
All we need is a heads up and a quick 'hey I want to do this' and players can get an answer, or even help, in fleshing out the plots that come to mind. They'll also be added to that post.
If people want to bounce off villains, or any other assorted NPCs really, then use
sunshinenpcs. We made it to be used, and will have more details to help with that later. The password is in an entry only members of the game can see, so anyone can use it at any time, and you don't need to wait for mod permission.NPC means any character not played officially by a player. This could be anyone from Minato, to Bee, to that guy who sells water on the side of the road, or maybe even random kid #4 who is giggling at you from around the corner. They do not have to be canon fleshed out characters, nor do they even have to have names if it's not important to the thread.
If players wish to post entries to the journal with NPC details? Be it broad types or an idea you have for how certain groups in the war fight, maybe something about the fashion choices of the people in an unnamed group in the middle of nowhere? We are more than okay with that. We just ask that you leave the navigation entry alone, and no one change the password. We trust you guys so we figure those go without saying though.
So please, everyone. We mods are here to guide you, not be the dictators that tell everyone how everything must be. Talk to us. If something won't work, we'll tell you, and tell you why, but it's unlikely that you will need to worry about that happening often at all. If you need clarifications on how something works, we'll get the information out there. We made a whole page about how Scrolls work because of one such concern even!
Above all though, talk to each other. The NPC account was created for you all to take things into your own hands, and the plot is open to the players making what they will of it.
But, if none of that is your cup of tea, you don't have to do any of it. We want you to have fun, above all else, because that's most important.
Thank you.