Brave New(s) World : October 2016 Edition

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BRAVE NEW(S) WORLD : OCTOBER 2016 EDITION

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

Welcome to October’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 October-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 October. 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
10/1: Activity Check
10/1: Swarm Watch!
10/2 - 10/8: Dream World Bonding
10/8: Activity Check: Warned List
10/8 - 10/15: Event
10/11: Activity Check: Eject List
10/15: Swarm Watch!
10/16 - 10/22: Dream World Bonding
10/31 - 11/5: Soulfasting

UPCOMING EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS
The following will be taking place over the month of August 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.

IT'S NOT EASY BEING CLONED
Ongoing
Starting in early October, Trainers who participated in the “battle” against Mewtwo and earned the loyalty of a clone Pokémon for their efforts may notice changes in their new friends. The former members of Mewtwo’s clone army will start becoming listless and sick, their bodies noticably in worse condition than before and their energy lower. They may begin to complain of chronic pain (more so than usual). Whatever could be causing this?

EVENT
10/8 - 10/15
Details for this event TBA.

SOULFASTING
10/31 - 11/5
Union’s celebration of the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. Ninetales Vale in particular always decks itself out for this particular holiday, with masks and costumes encouraged. The recent tradition of handing out sweets to costumed revelers - usually children, sometimes...less so - continues to become more prevalent. Be sure to give your favorite Ghost-types a treat, or they just might decide to trick you!

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!

WAR RECOVERY
The recovery and release of the Gigases and the ousting of the Emperor has opened a new chapter in the relations between Gigas and the Union Alliance, but the taste of war doesn’t fade so quickly. Players are encouraged to explore the aftermath of the war and the subsequent recovery efforts 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

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 | GRASSY KNOLL
Level 20
It’s that time of year, again, the Butterfree from up north are flocking south for the winter. They’ve made an unofficial stop at the Grassy Knoll this year, and boy are they having a good time. They’re all dancers, showboaters, and flashy as can be. This is the last time they’ll be in the area, presumably, for a whole winter so why not have a good time? Those that bond with trainers will maintain that sense of playfulness and expect the same in kind.
AVAILABLE 10/01 - 10/15

PUMPKABOO | VERDANT FOREST
Level 15
Soulfast is almost upon Union and the Pumpkaboo are out to play. These spooky little guys are all over the Verdant Forest, and are absolutely obsessed with putting on as spooktacular a show as possible. Almost to the point of trying too hard. They jump out at everyone, trying to scare them and end up being just a little silly because they’re so predictable.

AVAILABLE 10/16 - 10/31

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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