Brave New World OOC Comm

And here we come to the end of yet another event, a very special one to us as a mod team. After this event, both Void and Sheepy will be stepping down completely and will no longer be a part of the team as we announced previously. We’d to thank them for their hard work over these last two and a half years, and wish them well in all their future endeavors. They’ve done a magnificent job creating this world and space for us to play, and they will be missed. Everyone please give them a proper sendoff in the comments below. From that first earthquake all the way up till Mewtwo, it’s been a wild ride!

We have a couple of bookkeeping announcements as well. First and foremost, we’ll be moving our mod announcements to earlier in the evening, so expect them to come around 10pm EST from now on. New weekly posts for items/eggs/Pokemon will remain at midnight EST, however. Also, we’d like to request that if you are participating in an event log that you keep in mind the 1 tag every 24 hours rule.

Second, all participants in the event will be allowed to select one Pokemon from the list below. These Pokemon will all be Level 70, fully evolved, and come with one Egg Move or Move Tutor Move of your choice. However, they will not be able to be bred with any other Pokemon. They are former members of Mewtwo’s Clone Army and as such are incomplete. We as mods will not be providing blurbs for the Pokemon selected here, however you can generally assume that they are morose, moody, and prone to occasional outbursts at first. This will fade with time, as they come to trust their new trainers.

The list of Pokemon is as follows:
Gardevoir
Alakazam
Exeggcutor
Meganium
Slowking
Aggron
Mamoswine
Wobbuffet (or Wynaut at player discretion)
Ampharos
Abomasnow
Lapras
Sceptile
Banette
Greninja
Malamar
Lucario
Aurorus
Vileplume
Gyarados
Dusknoir
Electavire
Gengar

Please note your choice below, thank you!

The groups of travelers have returned to Union. One group of diplomats spoke to a prominent farmer from Crescent, Gigas's agricultural region. The farmer refused to divulge information about Gigas's military structure or drafts but stressed how much the people of Crescent, themselves, desire peace and harmony between Gigas and Union.

One group met directly with Brigadier General Valeria and obtained terms for a ceasefire. With the borders properly mapped and conditions for peace forged, hostilities between the Union alliance and Gigas will cease.

In Refuge, one group uncovered a lost Megastone factory, and while much of the data on the stones themselves was corrupted they managed to return with a veritable treasure trove of Megastones that will be awarded to all log participants.

Another group in Refuge uncovered data on an ancient Pokemon known as “Mewtwo”. This Pokemon was created by humankind and is said to have lead an army of cloned Pokemon against humanity during the war.

Another group located an Elite Four Encampment near Glacier and recovered a coded message to their command. Codebreakers are already at work on the message, but it will take some time and likely player character involvement to crack the code.

The final group came across an unsettling egg just outside of Glacier. An enormous black thing, it was the source of a deadly taint that had begun to spread across the tundra. Thanks to timely intervention by the characters, a large number of wild pokemon were saved from a disturbing and painful death, and the taint was purged with fire by the people of Glacier.

[[ ooc: This concludes the scouting event! All participants are eligible to receive one Megastone, and may pick from the following options:

Scizorite
Pinsirite
Venusaurite

Please comment below with your character's choice! ]]

Logs will be posted midnight, January 21st. The next twenty four hours will be available for people to react and to specify if they have a preference for the log they take part in. Sign-ups will remain open until the groups are randomized tomorrow. You can find the available mission sign-ups in the comments on this post. Feel free to ask any questions you may have here.


The available missions will be as follows:

Evacuation: Groups taking part in evacuation will focus on saving trapped citizens, rescuing them, and getting them out of the line of fire.

Protection: Groups taking part in Protection will focus on defending the buildings and the people within them from Kyurem

Battle: Groups taking part in Battle will focus on fighting Kyurem and driving Sveta and her followers out of Union.


If you have no preference, you will be randomized between the three. The performance of all groups will determine the severity of the damage and the extent of the casualties at the end of th event.

Finally, with the gods coming to Union’s aid, they will all bestow a blessing upon the citizens of Union. The blessings will be active during the log, feel free to incorporate them into your posts and use them as you best see fit.

Entei and Moltres’ Blessing: A blessing of the ferocious flame, characters will have their attacks boosted and the power of their fire attacks boosted.

Articuno and Suicune’s Blessing: A blessing of the gentle waves and icy wind, characters will have a much-needed boost to their resistance to ice-based attacks. This is much needed against Kyurem, as it can avert a killing blow although taking hits from Kyurem is still highly inadvisable.

Zapdos and Raikou’s Blessing: A blessing of the flashing lightning, characters will have a boost to their speed and agility.

Darkrai’s Blessing: A blessing of the inky darkness, characters will have the ability to see humans obscured from their normal vision by perceiving their essence and the strength of their life force.

Cresselia’s Blessing: A blessing of the full moon, characters will have the ability to communicate telepathically with their allies and those in need.

??????????’s Blessing: A blessing from the two mysterious soaring dragons that have appeared in Union’s time of need, all characters will be blessed with a powerful wind that will make them feel light as a feather. Characters will have an enhanced ability to jump and fly, if applicable.

Hello everyone! We have a few small announcements this evening, as well as some information about our December event.

First and foremost, through a player exploration plot, we have opened up the Eastern Steppes for bonding. As usual, it won't be eligible for intensive search reveals for two weeks.

Secondly, we will be running a small, low-key event during the first full week of December, along with a number of goings-on throughout the month. Information about the various events happening around the month of December will be further outlined in our State of the Month post going up on December 1.

As Union readies itself for the Salvation holiday, characters will find a number of shops, businesses and other establishments are handing out slips of paper. People are encouraged to write their wishes on those slips of paper, and tie them to various trees and other similar structures around the city. These wishes can be anything from world peace, a new designer warp band, or a ponyta. The only limit here is your character's imagination.

OOCly, players are encouraged to comment on this post with one item that may be important to the character personally or impact their personal character growth. Why? Only time will tell! This items may or may not become important for the event starting on December 6.

That is it for now. We will have more information about the event itself, as well as other fun things we have planned for December in the next State of the Month post. Look forward to it!

Hey guys! This is just a brief announcement to say that our next event will be beginning September 27th at midnight EST! That is to say, the night of Saturday into Sunday. This will be the culmination of the map expand that was initiated by the discovery of the Mega Stones and will be a major plot event that will change up the dynamics of the current world and introduce new characters, civilizations, and worldviews to the game! We're looking forward to running it, and we hope you all enjoy the outcome!

Hey guys! We've got an exciting set of announcements for you tonight!

First off, everyone please give a warm welcome to the newest member of our mod team: Ax! Ax has been a dedicated member of this community for quite some time and a helper mod for the last few events; we're all extremely excited that he's agreed to come and serve in a full-time capacity. We've got lots more in store for you guys and with an extra hand around, we'll be able to keep things running much more smoothly! We'll let Ax introduce himself if he has any words to say below.

Second, we'd like to announce that our next event will be happening August 22nd and run for a week! Yes, that's only a week away; however, in light of the fact that the last few events have been heavy and serious in nature, this event will be a light-hearted opportunity for characters to take a load off and relax! Tomorrow, the leaders of Union and all the other civilizations discovered will be announcing the first ever World Fair, taking place in the city of Union itself! Caldera, Citadel, Refuge, and Sanctuary are officially invited; however, there's been some rumblings about the potential of extending an olive branch to the people of Gigas... Regardless of whether or not this happens, the rest of the fair is sure to promise an exciting time.

The following events will be occurring at the fair:

A technology showcase, a world cuisine showcase, a world fashion showcase, live music performances, an unusual Pokémon showcase, a sparring arena, an aerial jousting arena, and carnival games of all sorts! And the highlight of the fair will be a great city vs. city tug of war!

Feel free to plot for this event below and think about if your character might participate in any of the showcases/performances! Additionally, we'll be taking suggestions for more fair events! Finally, please vote on whether or not the people of Gigas will be invited; as usual, this is one vote per player!

Finally, now that everything on the current map has been explored and the power of Mega Stones has been revealed to Union, look forward to map expansion coming up! Our timeframe is not specific yet, but our current prediction is within the next month.

That’s all for tonight, thanks! As usual now, post flips will be going up tomorrow night.

The Sanctuary event has officially concluded! With the majority of the logs ending in success, the people of Union and their allies were able to drive Gigas out of the city. However, in the process, they discovered a grave secret that the rebels of Sanctuary had hidden when they first requested help. Under the oppressive yoke of Gigas, the people of Sanctuary had begun research into twisted, dark arts: the transformation of humans into puppets to control. While the collective civilizations of the world struggle to decide what to do with the magi of Sanctuary, the people of Union, perhaps, have learned that the world is not as black and white as they would like it to be.

If your threads have not fully concluded and you wish to continue, the mods will thread until they reach a satisfactory end. However, from this point on, you may resume normal IC posting. The ongoing political situation in Sanctuary will not reach a conclusion very quickly; for the moment, the status quo is uncertainty.

With the rescue of Sanctuary, applications for residents of this magical city are now open. Due to the heavy workload, we will not be able to have the full information for Sanctuary up tonight, but effective immediately, two new types of Enlightened are applicable to the game: the Sanctuary-unique Child of Knowledge Unbound and their experimentation subjects, the Homunculi. Information on these Enlightened types and information on the city will go up in our Enlightened and Outside Civilizations info pages within the next 48 hours.

Finally, for their help, everyone who participated in the event will receive an award of one Enhanced Item from the people of Sanctuary. These items will largely be magic-based but you may determine their exact effects. Please post their descriptions below. Additionally, as more and more Enhanced Items are accumulated, we are introducing a limit of three active Enhanced Items at one time, though you may switch them around in separate logs.

Thanks for playing, and we hope you enjoyed this event!

The event has begun! The initial stage of the event will be a general mingle as people react to the earthquakes. You may use the IC post as a mingle log or create your own posts within the community if you wish. The second portion of the event will begin Tuesday, April 14th and will consist once again of a more exploration-based log as the citizens of Union descend into the crevices that have opened within the earth. The log will run for a week, and the event in general will conclude a week from Tuesday. As usual, we will be asking you guys to plot together to form groups of 4-6 and sign-up in this post here. Each group will face a different scenario that will challenge their ethics and beliefs concerning their world.

Note: Due to the mechanics of this event, characters will be temporarily losing the ability to access their Enlightened abilities if they choose to participate in the second portion!

Note 2: The power loss will apply ONLY to characters participating in the logs.

We will also be having a randomization option for groups. This will close Monday, April 13th so that we can roll the groups and allow time for plotting. Sign-up for randomization is here.

Finally, Dream World will be open this week. This week’s Dream World Pokemon is… a mystery! You’ll have to roll it if you want to see what it is! If you're new to the game and you don't know how Dream World works, please see the question on the FAQ page!

First of all, we would like to thank everyone for their participation in this event, as well as our two new helper/NPC moderators, Branton and Ax. Without them, this event would not have been able to go as smoothly as it did. We tried a few new things to see how they would work (such as the Union command center), and would love to get people's input on how they felt the event went as a whole.

As stated in the IC event end post, we will be putting up a vote to determine whether or not a few Enhanced in the event should stay in the city. As mentioned, there are a few different options here:

• Union can, along with the help of Team Evolution and the event Enhanced, help construct a facility that will help future Enhanced cope with any lasting effects. This would involve a few smaller plot threads that can be done over the next few months, and will be open to any and all players that wish to pursue them. This would also require working closely alongside Team Evolution, and giving them access to Union’s network. This will give the best chance for the Enhanced surviving and living comfortably within Union.
  
• Union can decline the request to put up the Enhanced. Team Evolution will take the Enhanced to other safe houses they maintain and they will receive care and treatment there. This may have an impact on the views Enhanced and Team Evolution members hold of Union in the future.
  
• Union can opt to fight Team Evolution and take in the event Enhanced members into the city. Much like the above option, this would make it much more difficult for the city to be able to deal with any incoming Enhanced, and may have the lasted effect of creating difficulties between Team Evolution and Gigas. Refusing Team Evolution’s help will create a much higher chance of the Enhanced losing control and potentially causing high amounts of damage, being killed and/or killing others.
  
• A fourth option not listed here of your own suggestion.

Please note that, regardless of which choice you vote, we will be opening Enhanced applications with the close of this event.

Voting will close on February 14th at 12:00am EST. Votes are restricted to one vote per player. We will be open for questions during this time as well. Please direct those under the QUESTIONS top level.

Once again, thank you everyone for your participation in this event. We tried to experiment (no pun intended) with a lot of different elements, and were very happy to see how things worked.

As noted in the IC event post here, strange things have begun to happen all around the countryside! The IC post may be used as an event mingle to discuss these oddities; players may also make their own posts to explore these areas. There is the possibility that these searches may yield interesting information, though not for everyone who ventures out. Regardless, the next post of the event will go up within the next 24-48 hours.

In the meantime, the second portion of the event will begin next week and will involve action/battle logs that will take place in specific regions around Union. Sign-ups will be slightly different this time around. They are located here; please respond under the name of the region you would like your character to explore. There is a maximum of six characters allowed in each region, and it would be best if you tried to distribute them evenly. Additionally, there will also be a log for characters who wish to stay in Union. This will not be a battle log, but will entail acting as information and support for those who are traveling out into the wilderness. There is no limit on characters who wish to participate in this log.

As of 1/24/15, two new areas have been added: the Iron Mine and the Ocean. If you would like to switch the area you are currently signed up in, you may do so at this time. Nothing is final until signups close at the end of this week.

A randomization option will be available here, as usual. Respond there to be randomized to a group. You may specify if you'd only like to be considered for the battle logs or if the Union log is also acceptable. The randomizer will be rolled on Friday, January 30th.

Finally, due to the disturbances, the danger level of every area affected has increased by 5. The maximum level of the characters is not affected by this change.

Questions are here and general plotting is here! Have fun!