Brave New(s) World : April 2016 Edition

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BRAVE NEW(S) WORLD : APRIL 2016 EDITION

OOC Announcements | Upcoming Events | Ongoing Events | Swarm Watch | Questions

Welcome to April’s Brave New(s) World post! Here you’ll find a collection of information concerning events planned and ongoing throughout the month, as well as April-specific OOC announcements, swarms and other information and important links!

OOC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below are a few housekeeping things that are going on throughout the month of April. Here you'll find information about our calendar for the month, activity check, and other important news.

ACTIVITY CHECK
ACTIVITY CHECK IS LIVE
Activity Check is conducted every month. You’ll find the rules outlined in the post linked above.


TENTATIVE CALENDAR
Ongoing: Union Clean-up/Reconstructio
3/27 - 4/2: Dream World Bonding
4/2 - 4/19: Event: Gigas
4/1: Activity Check
4/1: Swarm Watch!
4/8: Activity Check: Warned List
4/10 - 4/16: Dream World Bonding
4/11: Activity Check: Eject List
4/16: Swarm Watch!
4/24 - 4/30 Dream World Bonding
4/27 - 5/1 Event: The Thawing

UPCOMING EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS
The following will be taking place over the month of April only, and may or may not be accompanied with a mod-run log. These include game-wide events, player plots and holidays celebrated around the map. Participation is encouraged but by no means required.

A Metropolis Unmasked
April 2-April 19
Union’s diplomatic delegates must have made some sort of impression on the Gigas officials when they met in late February/early March. Now the mighty city, whose imperialist tendencies have caused so much trouble in the past, reaches out to Union again...Can two societies with such different worldviews ever live in peace together? The people of Union (and their allies) may finally get a chance to find out.

The Thawing
April 27th-May 1st
With spring upon the land, Glacier has come alive with celebration. An ancient tradition called the Thawing is a three day long revel of the coming of spring. The date varies from year to year, due to the extreme temperatures and lengthy winters. A feast is spread out around the town and nearby hamlets, People and Pokemon alike dress in green and erect large poles. Young and single people of marriageable age dance around them, praying for blessings. There are contests and games as well. A mod-made mingle log will go up but it will primarily be a low-key log for unwinding after the major event..

ONGOING EVENTS
These mini events have no active expiration date, and will continue until they are resolved, and may or may not have a lasting impact on the game as a whole. These mini-events can be initiated by any players in the game through a plot request (submitted here), and may garner the attention of an event-specific NPC, so be on guard!

UNITED
After the attacks on Union, the city works to rebuild. Players are encouraged to incorporate this into their posts.

MAP EXPAND
With the recent signal expansion, there are still many areas yet to be explored! Trainers seeking new discoveries or experiences are encouraged to check them out!
CURRENT AREAS UNEXPLORED: Frozen Delta, Western Coast, The Great Crater

SWARM WATCH!
A swarm will appear in a location for two weeks. Pokémon in a swarm act as an Ultra Common to that area and scale with their level. Requests for a swarm Pokémon can be made in the Map Post for that particular week. Players are not required to make a post in the swarm area, but are highly encouraged. Shiny chaining does apply to swarms, and works the same way as in other areas. Swarm Pokémon are not eligible for blurbs and will follow the general behavior provided.

Butterfree | SANCTUARY
Level 15
With spring coming, hundreds of Butterfree are migrating back north towards the Hinterlands and areas that were too cold for them to inhabit during the winter. These Pokemon are all generally optimistic, happy to be alive, and young by nature and will happily bond with any trainer that shows them respect and promises of excitement.
AVAILABLE 04/01 - 04/15

Seel | Glacier
Level 15
It’s time again for a large migration of mating Seel, a yearly event every spring in Glacier. However this year the Pokemon seem more friendly to humans than usual. They’re all extremely chill, laid back beach bums that just want to hang out in the cool surf, man. Just relaaaaaax, chill out!
AVAILABLE 04/16 - 04/30

Please feel free to ask us questions down below, or use this post to actively plot for things coming up throughout the month!

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