June EMP Meme
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FOR GAME ADS: ➤ Put an ad up with the characters / crew / pairings / kink you want for your game under the correct game header. This meme is primarily going to be focused on DWRP games but IJ and LJ games are allowed. ➤ PLEASE NOTE A RULE CHANGE HERE. ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding (no font size > size 4 or 3 "big" tags, no oversized banners (they must be 250px in height or less), no blinking text, no obnoxious table html that doesn't collapse easily, no fonts and other html that make ads super long, no sparklies, no large pictures). Use all the colors you like, but please remember 3 "big" tags is the limit and that's only for headers or title text rather than for all the text in an ad. FOR GAME QUESTIONS: ➤ RPers interested in a game can create a header for the game and ask questions about that game that aren't easy to find on faqs, such as the actual pace vs. what's listed/what kind of plots are run/if the game leans more towards plotty or slice of life/if a game leans more towards network or logs, etc. Both anon questions and anon answers are welcome in this section just like in the rest of the meme. ➤ This thread is not for speaking about wank or drama in a game. There are anoncomms that exist for that. This thread is specifically for general questions about a game that rpers want to get perspective on from players already in the game. Answers can be slightly negative (such as saying app response is slow or that the plots are repetitive or similar things) but this should at least be worded politely. Unnecessary vitriol, any mention of personal drama or wank, or mod teams/individual mods/players being singled out, will be either frozen or screened (based on what seems right based on the content). FOR CHARACTER ADS: ➤ Put up an ad about the characters you are offering. For PSL ads, there is a separate subthread but for character ads for games, post directly to the meme post. Others will comment to you with the games/casts they want you to join. ➤ There is a "Find a Castmate" section, where you can talk about a cast you play in at a game, and try to lure people to join it. Not all games post to the meme or have a "wanted" section, so players that want to tempt people to their cast on their own can use this section for it. Please format this the same as the PSL section, where you post your character's canon in your subject. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find a Castmate" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. When listing who's currently in a cast, please do this in sentence form (with commas) rather than in list form. ➤ There is a "Find Crosscanon" section, where you can talk about a character you play and and desired crosscanon for that character. Please make sure this is not too generalized a search, because just wanting general crosscanon can be accomplished with the other sections of the meme. This is for specific characters or character types you're looking for. In the subject, please list the "Looking for [canon you're looking for]" rather than your character's canon. If looking for a character type, list the character type in as few words as possible. Do not make the subject huge or I'll screen your comment. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find Crosscanon" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. This section is only for game crosscanon as in the psl section people can list their preferences. ➤ Examples of crosscanon you can search for: You play The Flash from DC Comics and your dream CR is fellow speedster Quicksilver from Marvel. Or you might play a witch and want cr with other witches in general. Or maybe you play a good character messed up by evil parents and want to play against a villain character you know has evil parents, because you know it'd lead to some interesting negative CR. ➤ There is a "Pairings You Want to Play" section, where you can ask for castmates or crosscanon you'd like to ship with. Please format this with "[YOUR CANON] seeking [CASTMATE/OTHER CANON (if crosscanon)/SEE DESCRIPTION (if a general character type)]. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Pairings You Want to Play" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. Alongside castmates and crosscanon, you can choose to ask for OCs or general character types as well. Try not to get too wordy and please don't outline entire scenarios. ➤ ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding, with the same rules as the Game Ads Section above. ➤ If you're recommending a game to someone, try to match your suggestion to their needs. It's okay if part of your game rec is copy-pasted (such as what the game's about), but at least some part of the rec must be personalized to their ad. Try not to recommend the same game to every single ad, either. Ad spam that isn't individualized in some way will also be frozen or screened. Keep in mind this needs to be more specific than "this game has easy AC like you're asking for but meets none of your other requirements." Make sure you're advertising games that might click with that specific character, where a few elements fit what they're looking for. You should be thinking about the story reasons of how the character might click with the game. IN GENERAL: ➤ Don't be a dick. This isn't one of the anoncomms, so any snide comments or unnecessary commentary on the RP plans of others will be frozen or screened. ➤ All mod responses regardless of whether they're rule breaks, correction requests (like someone posting in the wrong section), or thwapping someone for spamming copy-paste ads, have always been and will almost universally be public. If someone sends a PM and the conversation gets combative, this will also be made public and posted to the comments of the mod contact page. This is for the sake of transparency so people can judge the emp mod's communications for fairness themselves. There are times where the player's post may be screened (such as if they posted to the wrong section) but the mod's response will be left unscreened. ➤ Players may sometimes be allowed more than one strike for copy-paste ads since this is often just enthusiasm behind it, but game mods should know better. They'll get one warning for copy-paste ads, and if they spam anymore copy-paste ads after the warning, they'll be banned from the meme. ➤ The meme is for fiction-based RP only (with the only exception being involvement of fictionalized historical figures or historical settings.) Celeb or RPF RP advertising, whether for games or players, is not allowed. MOD CONTACT: If there's trouble, tell me HERE, please! RESOURCES: ![]() ![]() GAME/AD LINKS: General Game/Dressing Room Ads Link - New Games - Small Games - Medium/Large Games - Museboxes/Memes/Dressing Rooms/Misc. - Game Questions - Game Start Discussions/Questions PSL Offerings Find a Castmate Find Crosscanon Pairings You Want to Play Latest Page Textboxes |
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➤ Important note: IP logging has turned on due to multiple instances past and present of problem players trying to return to the dwrp community via emp after being banned other places, so I'll be IP logging from now on, and will compare notes with the rpa and wg mods (as well as game mods) where appropriate if it seems like someone that has been mass banned. I will not pay attention to IPs otherwise. I don't care what people like playing or who's who. So please feel comfortable to keep doing your thing, anon or otherwise. The knowledge will only be used for really egregious problem cases. |
Sitting Pretty Isn't Something He Can Do
Jun. 11th, 2025 12:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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WHO: Keith, OPEN
WHERE: Station, Planet, Glitter Food
WHAT: Exploring, Haunting, Trying not to get in more trouble
WHEN: During the haunting event (backdated)
WARNINGS: Will add as needed, but yes... creepy stuff's going on in here... also emeto mention in the space station part, but not because of Keith
( I'm not late, you're early. )
WHERE: Station, Planet, Glitter Food
WHAT: Exploring, Haunting, Trying not to get in more trouble
WHEN: During the haunting event (backdated)
WARNINGS: Will add as needed, but yes... creepy stuff's going on in here... also emeto mention in the space station part, but not because of Keith
( I'm not late, you're early. )
May Activity Check Summary
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Swept Characters
The following characters will be swept:
None!
If there's been a mistake, please contact us immediately. Thank you!
All Alone In The Night: Conclusions
Jun. 11th, 2025 10:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Answers start to fall into place slowly but surely. First comes that data from the space station, which ultimately was the goal of the whole expedition. With some analysis from semi-purged databanks, paired with some specialized insight from a certain Jedi, one thing because clear. Yes, this place was once used by whatever people (likely the Atroma) created Venidelosia and trained the Agrii. But there was something more than that. A possible reason for what the He Rows have been experiencing.
Sure, the data returns information that this was the base Venidelosia was built at, and that there were experiments related to the energy creatures on the planet’s surface, but it’s also clear that much of that was abandoned. Research pivoted instead to the ‘singing star’ cores that were used later among the Drift Fleet, things that would later serve as the center of sentient ships that were more like being manifesting upon their own evolutionary path, with their own wills and desires. But the original purpose of research here was for the study of ‘inferior’ species that the Atroma were encountering. Biological species specifically.
Ultimately the pulling up metaphorical stakes had some repercussions. As Cal came to sense, there was a section of discontented researchers, who did not like the pivot. Perhaps this caused a rift, especially since it’s very clear that some of the research done here, for there is clearly research on the storm elementals and how their biology could be replicated to interesting effect elsewhere, was taken from this place. Taken by angry, spiteful Atroma who intended to prove themselves better than their fellows. Who wanted to prove a point.
Searching on the surface has its own rewards. There were plenty of parts available to repair shuttles to get them airborne again. That in and of itself was a valuable success. But there was also much to be seen of the state of the planet itself. Dead, dessicated, broken. And, it becomes obvious as the underground facility is reached and inspected, a lot of that comes back to the native energy beings. Their distaste for technology has been made rather clear. That said, gear for advanced shielding from similar attacks was found and brought back. Reverse engineering that to harden already available technology seems quite promising and interesting to pursue.
As for the haunting…
Turns out the attempt to purge Venidelosia’s systems of malicious code was not quite as successful as one might have hoped. Veda, in her desire to better interface with her He Row companions had been working on a manner of holographic projection for herself, and during downcycles the malicious code in the system was making its own form of havok. Pulling the in progress system up along with He Row’s records, playing with the He Row Emergency Recovery And Supply System (used for Soup Lies and life saving purposes), and messing with atmospheric controls. Which was just bundles of fun for everyone!
Thankfully the hard work of He Rows in investigating led to discovery of the problem and working with Veda to quarantine the non-essential programs for the return trip, so that a more full diagnostic and repair cycle could happen upon return to Agra-10. Which of course is the matter of the day.
Transit back is peaceful enough, and perhaps all too soon (or not soon enough for some), the ships once more orbit Agra-10, here at the start of a beautiful summer season. Which of course means time to head back down to the planet with your new information to analyze it further and make new plans with Veda and Venidelosia as to where your next journey should be. Oh, and of course, to figure out how your new Agrii settlers are doing with their Plantkin guides.
Thankfully things seem pretty positive on that front. Summers have been brutal on the planet in the past, but thankfully that is not true this year on Agra-10. Sure, it's hot, sure it's sunny, and sure it's a bit dry, but hey, it's pleasant this year. Perhaps it's because in the month you’ve been away, the city has become quite green. Around the city the Agrii settlers move around happily with their Plantkin guides and teachers, planting plenty of shade plants around the edges of buildings, or digging up areas to turn into ponds or other water features. In a way the place is turning into a beautiful sort of get away. If you ignore all of the broken and falling buildings around the ruins of the former city that is.
There's a bit more comfort available to be had on the top of the Civics Center or at the edge of the remains of the Flooded Plain. Here the Agrii have clearly focused their work more heavily. Comfortable chairs from the Agrii ship have been brought down, there is a wealth of things to dry off with, and often trays of food laid out. New sources of water to frolic in are clearly not going to be passed up by this semi-aquatic race. It isn't uncommon to see them splashing around or to see pink and purple forms diving into the great depths of any bit of water they can get themselves to.
For those looking for a bit less of a crowded place to enjoy the summer heat, there is always the beach south of Temba. Given it's summer the green lobsters are away from the beach and in the watery depths. Of course settling down here to enjoy the cool sea waters can be its own form of frustrating. After all, there are still the Birbs to deal with. They're more mischievous than even the brightest Corvid. They will steal just about anything they can carry away if you aren't careful.
Then, of course, there is Sh'Ka. The other city, having been forbidden to the Agrii by the local Plantkin, remains hot, dry, and unpleasant. Thankfully there's plenty of places to beat the heat once you're off the connecting train and waiting for a trip back. The stone buildings actually manage to keep the heat out pretty good, and there's also a lot of shade under the large stone trees. But maybe it isn't wise to hang out under the trees, as the local Deleon population is in herding part of the year. It is rare for them to gather as a herd, but when they do it's to protect their young. This makes them way more riled up and likely to attack anything they deem as a threat.
Your local Plantkin friends seem to be doing well, and a small group of Agrii, including Mu Ly and the translator twins will be present to greet the He Rows upon their return. Actually, the Wanderer will be there too, with a little change in their own appearance. It seems like they are going to have a bit of bud! There is green on the tips of many of its stems and twigs and it’s getting a shaggy look to it. Often Funfrond sproutlings are visible playing on and over its form, or bedecking it in moss or flowers. And, strangely enough, the Wanderer seems very at ease with this behavior.
While Mu Ly will speak at length about how good the Agrii are doing, those who are observant might notice the Wanderer has picked up a new He Row mannerism: rolling the glowing pits of its ‘eyes’. Maybe it doesn’t agree with how well the Agrii are doing on their own. But there will always be chances to isolate it, or other Agrii, to find out.
The Hotel area will prove to be very busy, with one of the first floor areas having been cleared out and converted into a dining area more to the style the Agrii are used to. Nothing of the calm diner environment the He Rows may be used to. No, it’s cafeteria style seating and the chaotic sort of kitchen the Agrii used on their own ship when they weren’t eating from food dispensers. And clearly the Agrii here are not making use of those. Though, interestingly enough, the heightened aggressive tendencies seem to have settled.
Or maybe just found a ‘better’ outlet. There is definitely no end to the options of meat, poultry, or fish heavy dishes in the Agrii kitchen, even if they aren’t cooked in what is always the most attractive manner. At least the Agrii are good at gathering their discarded waste and moving it to places for the Funfronds to access, as they had agreed to do. So it seems like things are going okay enough for now.
Though perhaps those He Rows living in the Hotel may be bothered to find out just how many new neighbors they have, given a second group of Agrii, all without faction sashes, have clearly come down to check out the potential of the ruined city.
If you have any questions about the return to Temba or before that, or need an NPC to interact with, please let us know in the comment below!
State of the Game - 5/25 - 6/7
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Look'it who's back on schedule!
[Event/Log] Some things aren't handled as well as others.. Open log!
[Event/Inbox] Idle questions.
Activity Check Reminder - Correction!
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Hello All, AC time approaches. And with it comes your AC reminder list for May's Activity Check-In. You have until 11:59 PM Pacific (UTC-8) June 9th to get your AC in.
Please note because of HelperMod's accident in posting and needing to repost, the deadline has been extended to the 9th. The list has been updated to reflect AC check-in as of right now as well.
Please check these lists, see if one of your characters (or those of your friends) are on it, and make sure to complete your Activity Check. This list will update as people turn in their AC, so we'll see you on the other side!
AC Needed
Alec Lightwood
Leonardo
Winter Soldier
Strike Needing Cleared
Conan Edogawa
If you have already submitted AC for one of these character, please let us know in the comment below.
Please note because of HelperMod's accident in posting and needing to repost, the deadline has been extended to the 9th. The list has been updated to reflect AC check-in as of right now as well.
Please check these lists, see if one of your characters (or those of your friends) are on it, and make sure to complete your Activity Check. This list will update as people turn in their AC, so we'll see you on the other side!
AC Needed
Alec Lightwood
Leonardo
Winter Soldier
Strike Needing Cleared
Conan Edogawa
If you have already submitted AC for one of these character, please let us know in the comment below.
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Living in this world has been better than my home world in every way but one of my favorite ways is that there are no ants here. Or mosquitos. Or mites. Or ticks. You can lay in the grass and nothing bad will happen.
I know we have ant Pokemon but they are the size of small dogs and I can hear them coming.
I know we have ant Pokemon but they are the size of small dogs and I can hear them coming.
Summer 2025 TDM!
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SUMMER TEST DRIVE MEME
Application FAQ | Taken Characters | Reserves | Application
Welcome to the Current Test Drive for The Revival Project!
This game is a spin-off from the closed The Drift Fleet game. For more information about the game, including more details on the setting, please check out the FAQ here or the premise here.
A thread on the TDM will be required for all applications. Please view the FAQ for information about how this works. Any questions about the game please direct to the comment section of the FAQ as well.
If you are a Drift Fleet alumni bringing your character from the game, please label your character as 'DFAU' on your top level. Also, keep in mind you have complete flexibility on how your character comes here. They could be taken before endgame, after endgame, two years after, one year before, etc. It's up to you! If you want to completely restart your character, they're not considered DFAU anymore and won't need the label.
So go! Explore Agra 10! And, as always, HAVE FUN!
( Prompts after the jump... )
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