activity + monthly admin

[groundrules]

Hi everyone — Happy New Year!

Start of-the-month round-up, ahead of the January bustle…

NEW YEAR, NEW ADMIN

■ Activity: after the December break, Activity Check (AC) requirements are back as of January. To pass AC, you’ll need just one proof among the following three options:

ONE network post or
FIVE log comments or
TEN network / text / inbox-style comments

AC remains mod-tallied at this time.

■ Story So Far: the Story So Far page summarising Arc goings-on has been overhauled, and you can now find the Taravast latest. Moving forward, the main entry will only house the latest Arc summary.

■ NPC inbox: a fresh NPC inbox has been launched for the Ellethia interlude and Arc III, to rotate NPCs. This comes into effect on 3 January. As a note for newer folks: characters can reach out to NPCs and try to wrestle information at any time — but unlike mod inquiries, these are short RP interactions, and it’s down to characters to figure out how to tease intel.

■ Calendar: the January calendar is now up. In the short term, expect the event & plotting post on 3 January and the CR meme on 3-4 January.

■ Applications: The Ellethia setup makes it a trifle more challenging to incorporate impromptu appearances, so we’ll have to briefly do timed and bulk application cycles in January. The relevant periods for when apps close / open are listed on both the calendar and the applications page.

■ Locations: the Locations page will be updated over the upcoming weeks. A Taravast blurb will join the existing Sa-Hareth one. Characters can freely travel in and out of Taravast and Sa-Hareth, as they please, if they secure transport.