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I AM SO, SO PROUD OF YOU.
NEWS BULLETIN.
First of all, everyone passed our first activity check! Yay! So let's move on to some quick updates.
And that's it for the quick and easy deets.
- ACTIVITY: We're going to adjust the reminder each month from the 25th to the 1st. Don't ask me why it was originally on the 25th; I (hi, this is Nix) asked myself the same question when I was processing everything and had no answer. The 1st makes way more sense.
- CR MEME: Due up tomorrow! Additionally, we plan to try moving the CR meme next month so it coincides with our event log. Naturally, we'll let you know when it's up, so you don't have to do anything differently.
- REWARDS: You can find our adjusted pricing here! Please fill out and submit the form on that page if you aren't sure where an item fits (especially if it isn't mentioned in the examples), it's somehow canon-specific, or you're trying to purchase an item that costs 100 or more points.
- QUESTS: There's a player quest! You can find an IC broadcast here and a log here.
And that's it for the quick and easy deets.
ALPELBETS AND YOU.
I guess we're calling it the Apelbet now? Because...I made it...(this is Pel speaking).
Anyway, some people have been speculating about the nature of the freaky deaky writing found in the ruins. Fun fact: it is entirely solvable. But not everyone uses chat, so here's a rundown of the info people have been able to pry out of me. After this point, people will have to buy clues on the rewards page; however, if someone makes a correct guess, I'll confirm it so long as they can prove to me that it's something their characters figured out on their own. It is entirely possible to decode the writing without buying any hints.
The most important thing to know about the writing system is it's nonessential to the plot of the game. If no one cracks it, no one will get blocked out of any special plot content. We included it as a potential fun thing for characters and players to focus on and, well, play with. But its use in the game is affected by your interest in it, so don't worry if you find this totally boring or stupid. It's completely avoidable.
Here are all of the examples of the writing system so far:
Some notes:
We'll link this post on the information page; players can add new details every time someone buys a clue or figures something out, along with any future examples of the writing system.
Feel free to use this page to speculate amongst yourselves!
Anyway, some people have been speculating about the nature of the freaky deaky writing found in the ruins. Fun fact: it is entirely solvable. But not everyone uses chat, so here's a rundown of the info people have been able to pry out of me. After this point, people will have to buy clues on the rewards page; however, if someone makes a correct guess, I'll confirm it so long as they can prove to me that it's something their characters figured out on their own. It is entirely possible to decode the writing without buying any hints.
The most important thing to know about the writing system is it's nonessential to the plot of the game. If no one cracks it, no one will get blocked out of any special plot content. We included it as a potential fun thing for characters and players to focus on and, well, play with. But its use in the game is affected by your interest in it, so don't worry if you find this totally boring or stupid. It's completely avoidable.
Here are all of the examples of the writing system so far:
Some notes:
- Variations in the angle, width, and depth of characters are attributable to my handwriting, rather than what the characters mean. All characters were made to look distinct as possible; #3 shows a "standardized" font.
- The line means something, but it is not mathematical. There is a numeric system in this writing system, but it hasn't come up yet. Perhaps ironically, it involves no lines.
- It is not mirror-based or mirror-themed. In fact, it wasn't even originally made for the game. As such, nothing about the writing system or its characters is inherently relevant to the game's themes.
- OOCly, anyone literate in English has all the tools necessary to decode the messages. ICly, because of the setting's fancy written-down-is-translated rules, feel free to handwave an ESL or non-English-speaking character being able to decode them as well. It would be shitty of us as mods to block out the characters who don't speak English from participating in this, if they want to.
- The writing system has no inherently magical properties and, with the exception of the writing on the Wall, can be erased or smudged.
- The best way to solve this is how you crack any code: Look for patterns. Test and extrapolate. Etc.
- For anything else, you gotta buy a clue. ;)
We'll link this post on the information page; players can add new details every time someone buys a clue or figures something out, along with any future examples of the writing system.
Feel free to use this page to speculate amongst yourselves!