October Announcements & Mod Announcement

[godsoffortune]

October Announcements

Here we are again, bringing you the news of Near and Far Shore events for the month of October!



Happenings

The Near Shore

It's February! The cold and gray weather still lingers, but brightly colored chocolate displays are popping up in every store from exclusive to convenience to counteract the chill.

• Feb 3 is Setsubun, marking (despite the weather) the official beginning of spring. Bean-throwing rituals to cast evil spirits out and welcome happiness in are a part of the Setsubun tradition, and all of those freshly evicted spirits are wandering the streets in annoyance, looking for a new place to settle in.


• The approach of Valentine's Day means a sudden influx of prayers from young women looking for divine guidance for their romantic troubles. Do they dare make homemade chocolates for the cute boy in homeroom? How can they make sure that their crush realizes that this isn't just obligation chocolate? Please, God, let this batch look good!


• A high-class department store in Ginza is holding a huge sale, and people are going wild for it! Fights are even breaking out over the best deals or the last available items. The poor sales staff can't keep up with this mayhem, and it's supposed to last for an entire week. They need help keeping the peace... and if you just wanted to snag some amazing designer deals, it's bound to be easier for an invisible shopper!

The Far Shore

It might be spring according to the lunar calendar, but it's still chilly and sometimes even snowy in the Heavens. The camellias continue to bloom, and the frosty tracery on windows lingers.

• The koi seem to have been annoyed by the volcanic eruption. Although they're back in their usual haunts among the rivers and canals of the Far Shore, they're in a terrible mood, and prone to spit well-aimed pebbles at unsuspecting passersby or declaim ominous or insulting haiku. It's probably best just to ignore them, if you can.


• Wherever ash from the volcanic explosion lingers, despite the cold, beautiful new flowers are sprouting. Creeping purple and white wildflowers, spikes of red blooms, big golden cup-shaped poppies and more; none of them are quite familiar, but they're all very pretty.


• The number of crows in the Heavens seems to have increased markedly. Maybe they were chased out of their mountain homes? Regardless, flocks of them can be seen lingering in trees, lining up on fences, or hopping around looking for small animals or fallen chestnuts. Those who offer them food or treat them well might find that the crows begin bringing them small gifts in return: coins, broken jewelry, or other little treasures. Those who throw things or shout may find that they've made many very clever enemies with wings.

Noteworthy Ayakashi

• Oni ayakashi are stomping through the streets, glaring and shaking their horns at everyone as they look for a new place to stay. Wherever they settle in, bad luck and bad tempers will flare.


• Sparrow ayakashi are fluttering from place to place, nesting under the eaves of homes and twittering endlessly about the bad intentions of those around them. Those who listen to the sparrows too much will find themselves spreading malicious gossip, too, and believing the worst of everyone they meet.

Weather

Here you can see the weather starting on February 1.

Event

Sweet Dreams

• A strange sleepiness is spreading through the Heavens. People who fall asleep are hard to wake up, and the people who touch them find themselves settling down for a nap too... and, while they sleep, gods and shinki alike will find themselves wandering into other characters' dreams. The world of dreams can be terrifying, but it can also be seductive. To escape, they will have to help each other realize that their dreams are only dreams, before they find themselves sleeping forever.
• IC Date: January 30 & 31
• If you have any questions, feel free to reply to the comment marked 'Event' on this post.
• To participate in the event, you will just need to comment to the event log after it goes up on October 1 at 7PM EST.

Past Happenings in the Heavens

Major Events

July Announcements	August Announcements	September Announcements
October Announcements	November Announcements	December Announcements
January Announcements	February Announcements	March Annoucements
April Announcements	May Announcements	June Annoucements
July Announcements	August Annoucements	September Announcements

• Last month on January 14 - 16, a volcanic eruption in the Western District threatened the Heavens, and led to the discovery of another child god who seems to have a grudge against the Heavenly order.
• On January 22, new arrivals were brought to the Meeting Hall for orientation and training, as well as asked to help clean up debris from the volcano.

Player Plots

A few badly-behaved shinki drew attention to themselves this month: Joscelin Fitzthomas went on a rampage through the Central District and injured several white-robed Heavenly shinki, and Sha Gojyo tried to punch his way into Amaterasu's temple for a talk.

If your characters have been up to anything this month that other characters may have noticed -- parties, ayakashi attacks, violent rampages through the Far Shore -- leave a comment on this post to let your fellow players know what's going on!

Mod Announcement & Call For Volunteers

Hello all, Kira here! I am planning an upcoming cross-country move and change in career next spring. I'm excited about the opportunity, but unfortunately as it gets closer I'm not going to have a lot of free time -- and because of the new job I expect to not have much reliable free time for at least a year afterwards.

Because of this, I'm going to have to step down as a mod of The Far Shore after our January 2019 event. That event should mark the wrap-up of a few of the plot threads that I've been writing, but others will remain open, and we hope to be able to continue as a game! To do that, though, we will need your help -- we're looking for anyone who has interest in writing events, announcements and intro posts, in playing NPCs, and in helping to maintain lists.

Are you interested? If so, please contact us at godsoffortune@gmail.com OR hit me up on Plurk at tinwateringcan.

Comments

EVENT QUESTIONS

[godsoffortune]

Questions about the event? Ask here!

[priforprince]

When characters wander into others' dreams, can they be versions of themselves from their own dreams? Like, if Hibiki visited Wendy's dream, would Hibiki have to be her TFS self or could I age her down if she was having a dream about being a kid elsewhere on the log?

[godsoffortune]

Yes, they can! As long as they're in a dream, they can be a dream version of themselves, even if it isn't their dream.

[priforprince]

Fun times. Thank you!

[smilingbullet]

So as a follow-up question: Is it alright to use an alternative account for any potential age-change dream-appearances?

[godsoffortune]

That would be fine.

[yasei]

o7 Awesome!

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[twin_star]

I had a question about shinki dreams. Are they only allowed to dream about people or things they know about since dying? Or can they somehow dream things about their life, either in the specific or abstract? Thanks!

[godsoffortune]

Shinki memories are repressed, not actually absent, so it is possible for them to dream things about their life. However, in the event that they do so, they will not remember any details about the dream when they wake up.

For instance, Hokuto might dream about cooking with Seishiro and Subaru, but when she woke up she'd remember something like "I had a dream that I was making cookies. There were a couple of other people there, but I can't remember who."

Other characters who wander into shinki dreams can remember details, but would experience a sense of overwhelming dread at the thought of mentioning any of those details to the shinki in question (the same sort of sensation that gods have at the thought of mentioning a shinki's past to them.)

[twin_star]

Okay, thank you! That's very helpful.

[sing_for_me]

Idk if this is question to save for the actual event post, but will gods be able to use their god-powers in dreams or can shinki use spells and stuff or naw?

[godsoffortune]

Dreams don't necessarily work on "real world" logic, so it's up to you whether your character's powers work or not!

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[subtract]

HEY SO on the event log it says "Those nightmare monsters might just be a dream, but any injuries that they inflict are real." Does that mean injuries sustained in a nightmare can appear on the sleeping person's body? or am I taking things too literally here?

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[godsoffortune]

That could definitely happen. That said, this is flexible -- dreams are weird! -- and it could be that wounds matching the ones on their dream selves only appear when the person wakes up, or that the person will appear to be in pain and physical distress while sleeping but won't have actual, physical wounds.

(Consider yourself free to Rule of Cool this aspect, in other words!)

[unlucky7]

Since shinki can't remember dreams/conversations where they have their memories when they wake up, is it possible to buy a regain to remember a dream/conversation?

[godsoffortune]

Since the dreams aren't events in their life, you can't specifically buy a regain for a dream conversation. However, if a shinki regained the memory or memories that their dream was based on, they could be able to fill in the missing parts of the dream.

ANNOUNCEMENT QUESTIONS

[godsoffortune]

Do you have questions about something that's not the event? Ask here!