Kismet Loop OOC

A big THANK YOU to the following who have shown continued interest in the game:

Dragon (Xan, Thundercracker)
Lunnaei (Wing, Breakdown, Subzero, Jendayi)
Katt (Bulkhead, Bumblebee)
Brittany (Samantha Patchowski)
Kiwi (The Spine Walter)
April/Storm (Shadowmaru)
Jolie/Cee (Hiro Hamada)
Ryo (Drift, Knock Out)
Muffin (Jetstorm)
Susan/Tanks (Jadewing/Lea)

We're preparing to start getting this game going again, and we're glad you'll be joining us. 

The following characters have been removed from the game:
Wanijima Akito
Gunmax
Hare Becile
Blurr
Dirge
Skyfire
Ratchet
Soundwave

We're sad to see you go.

It's time again for another event.  I know this is a crazy busy time of year, so this event will be simple.
( Those coulds are looking ominous... )

Today is a special day Kismeters. As of today, KL has been going for one year. That's right, it's the one year anniversary of the game. I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your interest in the game, and that you've stuck with us this long.

At this point we'd like to take a moment to do a few things.
( Important Happy Stuff )

July is quickly approaching, it's just around the corner. In the US July 4th is a day of celebration, most commonly celebrated with fireworks. And what do fireworks mean? Explosions.

Starting Midnight EST July 3, and ending Midnight EST July 13 Haven will be rocked with all kinds of explosions.

Some of these explosions will be harmless, nothing more than bright lights, loud noises, maybe even a proper firework bursting in the sky and raining harmless sparks of color. Or perhaps they're just so small they do nothing more than leave a smudge of soot on the wall.

Other explosions will not be harmless at all. They will rock buildings, blow out windows or even walls. Hopefully you're not caught in any of these explosions.

Explosions can be of any size or type you'd like, and do as much or as little damage as you want (within reason, okay?)

And to add yet one more element to this insanity, these explosions just might seem to follow your character. Your character may start to feel like they're being stalked, watched. They just might think they get a glimpse of someone if they look in just the right direction right after an explosion.

Plot, ask questions, have fun!

*~*~*~ACTIVITY CHECK!~*~*~*

<b>Character:</b> <b>Activity Summary:</b> (This can be as long or short as you like, in paragraph form, bullet list, whatever you prefer. This just gives us - and you - a reference for what your character has been up to.)

AC RULES:

++ Copy/paste and fill out the above textbox in a comment to this post. You may comment once for all of your characters or make separate comments for each, as you choose.
++ This check is for activity spanning from APRIL 1 to MAY 31.
++ You will need only an Activity Summary for each character in-game. (See below for details.)
++ Characters accepted within the last two weeks are not required to provide an AC Summary. They will, however, be expected to check in now and to provide AC starting with the next check.
++ You have one week from the date of this posting to submit AC for all of your characters.


( ACTIVITY SUMMARY )

( EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS )

( FAILING ACTIVITY CHECK )

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT


In the spirit of the season, this event is going to be a doubt whammy. Valentines Day is February 14 and Chinese New Year is February 19. You know what that means? We're celebrating both!

Valentines Day Event
On February 14 hundreds of thousands of valentines cards will litter the streets of Haven, stirred up by the wind to float through the city like confetti. Anyone who reads a card will develop intense feelings for the next person they speak to. Do you fall madly in love with your next conversational partner? Do you become lustfully obsessed? Or perhaps, instead of love, intense hate buds in your heart? Maybe even extreme guilt? Over what? Perhaps that not-so-flattering thought you had about them last month.

Whatever the feelings, you now have to work out what to do with them. Do you profess your undying love? Do you try to seduce your target into bed? Or maybe you plot their murder? Or perhaps you think of every way you can to gain their forgiveness?

You are welcome to read more than one card, of course, and speak to as many as you like. Plan, play, and have fun with the fallout.

Chinese New Year
As you likely know by now, this is the year of the Ram. In honor of the new year there will be various areas around Haven that will give you certain...characteristics. If you happen upon one of these areas you will find yourself with a lovely set of ram's horns and ears, and a compulsive need to ram your head against hard surfaces or other people.

Event Start
Event start announcement will go up as a News Post on Saturday, February 14.
Event End
Event will end on Saturday, February 21

Plot, ask questions, or request NPCs here, and have fun!

Activity Check is now closed.  Final results will be posted tomorrow evening.

A narrative summarizing the end of the battle has just been posted.  Please see the post here.

I was deliberately vague with who did what, exactly.  If anyone wants to jump in and claim actions, or just coordinate how things went down for your characters for later CR, please feel free to do so either there or here.  As of now, this took place almost a month ago.  Life has gotten back to normal, including healing.  Those poor souls who should have died in the explosion last month, shortly before Galos's final move, have done so, and everyone else has recovered nicely.

THANK YOU SO MUCH from all of the mod staff for jumping into this new game with us and for participating in this first major plot - and to our new players for joining us now as well!  We wanted to start things off with a bang.  We promise that things will not be this grand normally.

As the holiday season is approaching, the mod staff has discussed doing an Item Drop in the next week or so, if there seems to be interest.  Also, we do have a Random Events page and a Plots page.

We hope you have all been enjoying the game so far, and will continue to do so!

Can you believe it?  We've been open for almost two months now!  *CONFETTI TIME*  Big thanks to everyone who jumped in with us.  Also, with this little anniversary upcoming also comes our first

That's right!  KL's first AC will go up December 1st. It will be open for one week, so be sure you tag into it before midnight PST on the 7th. If you have any questions about what AC will look like, please see this previous post. In this case, the active time period will be from October 1st to November 30th. We deliberately made AC pretty easy, but if you still don't have it yet, now's the time to make sure you do!

And secondly, regarding the current plot - it was our thought to have it wrapped up by the end of this month (originally, before Lunnaei left on vacation). We discussed posting a summary of how things end, but we wanted to open up to the playerbase for discussion before we presumed to do so. Thoughts, guys?

It is time for the next phase of this metaplot to begin.

So here's a quick run-down of what's happened so far:
~The Lambda has exploded in your face, resulting in a temporal rip that has hauled you some 1,000 years into Haven's future. (Asking around, you won't find anyone who's been here longer than 500+ [most of the Guardians] so they wouldn't know, but actual number is around 1,000.)

~Yes, you are indeed in the future of Haven, the same one you were in before. The temples of the First-forged are in ruins, and the city has changed, but it is the home you once knew. (Which you're welcome to explore - more info is here).

~People aren't healing as they should be. This includes all people, from organics to robots...and there seems to be no scientific evidence as to why. (Yes, I'm looking at you, Blackarachnia and Knock Out - science has failed you in this instance. No experiments have showed any scientific reason...though...they may have noted a strange ambient energy through the city that seems different and yet similar to the Miasma. Aside from that, they'll not have been able to discover much.)

~With the recent explosion, our stand-in doctor has learned that those who should have died...aren't dying. They're not getting better, but neither are they dying as they "should be" considering their injuries. (Ah...news post for this will be going up soon.)

~Along with the non-healing injuries and people not dying, people have gone missing. Including, most recently, the healer Guardian, Paian.

And that brings us to the now. In a few days, more people will go missing, but this time, those people are going to be some of you.

What does this mean? It means that some PCs will be left in the city wondering where some of their friends have gone, and some PCs will be spirited off to some unknown location where they'll find themselves suddenly part of the mystery.

Please note: BOTH SIDES WILL HAVE THINGS TO DO!

What will being kidnapped mean for your character?
~They'll likely be injured
~They could be party or witness to disturbing things
~They'll have choices to make that will not only affect them but all of the city

Those not kidnapped will have quite a fight on their hands.

Sound like something you might be interested in?

As we've got only 15 player characters in-game right now, we'll be accepting 8 characters (about half our number) to be kidnapped for the metaplot. They will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you're interested, please comment on this post.

If you play more than one character, please only volunteer one for kidnapping.


1. Gunmax
2. Blurr
3. Wing
4. Lea
5. Bulkhead
6. Sentinel
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