august activity + taravast, quests, game chat, admin... and BADGES

[groundrules]

AUGUST AC & UPDATES

ACTIVITY CHECK | ARHA | TARAVAST, QUESTS & EVENTS | GAME CHAT? | BADGES


AUGUST ACTIVITY

Hi guys! The activity check (AC) is handled by Ye Olde Modde, and you do not need to do anything unless I couldn’t find activity proof for your character and they’re on the below list. Please don’t forget to use character tags for posts and logs you tag into — it helps fish out your activity.

Regular activity requirements are one of the following during the AC month:

a network post

OR 10 text/network-style comments across at most two threads

OR five log comments across at most two threads

Activity counts whether conducted on either the game communities or character inboxes.

In July, I couldn’t find sufficient activity for...

Lee Chang | jeoha | RECLAIMED for regular August activity
Yennefer | conjurechaos
Alina Starkov | sankta | RECLAIMED for two network posts or 15 text/network comments across 2-4 threads or 7 log comments across 2-3 threads in August
Gilbert Nightray | corvis | RECLAIMED for regular August activity

Comment below or PM @ groundrules until 5 August if you’d like to reclaim your character, or if they have July activity I missed!

ARHA

Quite a lot has been unearthed on the past of Lady Hatisse, Lord Arha and his ghostly battalion — leaving their fate uncertain.

What we learned in recent days:

Arha’s stone tomb is among those revealed for exploration following the Allison-led incursion into the harpies’ nest. It remains unopened and can be accessed by everyone.

Opening the temples released ghostly figures of a previous merchant caravan, slaughtered by Arha.

Attempts to reveal his demise have driven Arha unhinged, pushing him to float the prospect of carnage. As one does.

At the core of the harpies are bone pieces collected from the tombs of the buried ghost army.

Lady Hatisse attempted to dissuade Arha’s rescue efforts, then led her lover into the murderous hands of her sisters and their former enemies, when he continued his military advance.

Folks who want to get involved, please comment here to brainstorm any potential character actions, or if you’d like to leave Arha and his folks alone. An outcome can be rolled for you tomorrow, ideally leaving until 5 August to finish out playing with Arha and the aftermath. We can, but ideally won't need to adjust the timeline!

Arha plot wrap...!

OTHER ADMIN

Most of the August calendar remains subject to update once Arc II has been set up, but you can find loose indications here. The calendar will be updated, likely next week.

The location setup for Arc II, “team” and identity assignments and a small event will go up 6-8 August. Thank you for everyone's help with assignments — now no longer taking input.

Some characters will receive individual quests/aftermath instructions, following on mod talks or events in Arc I and the Stairs of Sighs. At this time, they are Five, Archeval and Eleven. Two other characters are slated for optional quests based on Taravast’s setup — Zhou Zishu and Wen Qing. Their agendas haven’t been forgotten, and all that info will be laid out when we hit Taravast. Bear with me!

If there is a longer-term character arc that you want to work on and need some environmental or mod help with, hit up the player suggestions area!

Moving forward, the Story So Far page will (hopefully) be updated with summaries on a monthly basis, to help our newcomers.

Lastly, given the clue and plot-oriented nature of Eastbound, some folks have asked about a potential game Discord chat. While I’d be happy to set one up, I’m not currently in a place where I could actively moderate a chatroom — if you have thoughts on how we could go about making a non-mod-led one happen (or if you feel one is needed to begin with), happy to hear them!

CHARACTER BADGES

We now have a slew of new Interlude Arc: Stairs of Sighs badges that can be added to your collection. Check’em out below!

To the newbies among us: character budges are optional OOC fun times markers for what you feel represents your character’s activity or milestones in an Arc. They are purely for laughs. You can pick, choose and display them as you see fit — here is the archive of general badges and the Arc I: Sa-Hareth set. We also have code for a badge wallet to showcase them.

STAIRS OF SIGHS BADGES

                

                

             

And a new general badge, beloved by all:

Comments

[weifinder]

... Dibs on the sword and bow--

More seriously, Wei Wuxian will do what he can in tombs to uh. Cripes. So with what the harpies are, will the merchant party ghosts be willing to work with him to fight the harpies off/fend them off or no?

Either way, Wei Wuxian will provide support, like a necromantic bard doing little more than debuffing the ghosts, okay, that's his life right now. Also: he can be the living touch to the wards once the tomb's opened, specifically because he deserves suffering, and also if he saw anyone else trying he'd be like "NO DO NOT" and then there, he's the touch!

He will help with injuries after, as much as he can, after properly being talked to and under Wen Qing's guidance (most likely, though he'll listen to anyone who knows decent amounts about caring for injuries) and quite probably won't have too much energy past that. Let him stir something as food. Do not let him add any spices to said food.

[scrapgege]

let Xie Lian do the live wire touching Wei Wuxian at least he won't die

[weifinder]

Can they touch it together and Shizun should also be here and touching it and suddenly 3 of MXTX protags have touched a live wire together

is that bonding?

[scrapgege]

I.... guess?

[weifinder]

xie lian, realise more people also don't want you injured even if you cannot die

like these two other guys who've also been dead before, or thought dead, or presumed mostly dead

what is mxtx protag death changes over time lmf

[scrapgege]

xie lian might be the only one who has not actually died, but I guess Hua Cheng did so that balances out

[weifinder]

i feel it's so much worse for xie lian because he feels everything up to the point of no longer feeling anything but that's when he passes out of consciousness instead of dies

nice built in horror there

[scrapgege]

hhahahahaha we don't.... talk about that thank you very much.

[groundrules]

They can both be idiots who burn, as far as I'm concerned.

[scrapgege]

well that sounds like a plan

[groundrules]

Both fools can burn, that's fine by me.

[weifinder]

Hahaha thank you, please someone lecture him later

[groundrules]

Re: harpies and merchant ghosts — depends. Yes, if the merchant ghosts believe the raiders are here to purify their bones and rid them the Arha's evil.

No, if they hear anything about the raiders wanting to free Arha.

[weifinder]

Being in tombs and having handed off the outside to Xue Yang (I cry), he is here for ridding them of... this... but he'll only head toward asking that when it looks necessary, because he has this bae he's trying not to worry and a son he is likewise trying not to worry.

RESTRAINT, but this raider won't be talking of freeing Arha, at the least