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Activity Check is one thread per character for each two-month period. A reminder will be put up and emailed out at the end of each two-month period. You may check in for Activity Check at any time during this two month period.

How to Check In

1. Post a comment with your character's name and canon in the subject line. Please do this for each of your characters.

2. When you have a thread you would like to submit to activity check, post a link to the thread under your header comment. Please put the period the thread is for in the subject line.

3. Do this for each character at least once per period, and you're golden!

The current period is: December-January

( D.O.R.O.T.H.I.E. )

( The Nanites and Microchips )

( The Pink Smock Ladies )

( What Has Been Discovered )

( Some (But Not All!) Of What Remains to Be Discovered )

( Setting )

The Main Biome
The Mini-Biomes
Outside the Biome

The world outside the biome is freezing cold, the result of a nuclear winter that enveloped the Earth after a war several centuries ago. The weather has recently, as in the last hundred years, improved slightly as the dust in the atmosphere has finally begun to settle. Thus, outside, there is snow and ash everywhere, and the average temperature is cold enough that it will be distinctly uncomfortable for your characters to spend more than an hour out there in their current clothing during the day. At night, prolonged exposure will be fatal.

The winds have kicked the snow and ash into dunes, which range from a story tall to only a few inches above the ground. Some objects may be completely covered, others may be uncovered merely by tripping over them or seeing them jut out of the snow.

Within a mile of the biome, there are the remains of a densely populated city. As it's been thousands of years, most everything they find will be fossilized, if preserved at all. While this area once had forest terrain, all evidence of that has rotted away. Metal remains only in extremely fragile and damaged states, cement has mostly been destroyed by water, and stone has been eroded - it will be very hard to tell what's what unless it's been completely frozen. It is possible to find mummified remains of humans, animals or other objects inside ice blocks.

Better preserved is a 23rd century subway system under the city, which, while not usable, is at least identifiable. A few trains can be found and, while old and delapidated, appear to have been in use within the last few months. Some of them have been repaired with rigged-up combinations of other items.

Also within a mile of the biome are pieces of spacecraft wreckage, far more recent than the remains of the city (as in, the last ten years). Feel free to invent what you would like about this spacecraft wreckage, but no blackbox recordings please.

The biome is based in South America, so bear that in mind when considering what the architecture might have looked like. Some buildings are perfectly preserved in blocks of ice, though damaged by the weight of the snow on top of them; others are nothing but wreckage.

As a note, your character's powers will not work outside the biome. This includes non-human physical traits such as Noir's monochromatic coloring or Jak's ears. This is crucial as it is a plot point we're planning to hit sometime soon. The outside of the biome is now an open area that can be used without mod permission; feel free to explore it.

Found so far:

The Shadow Isles

Little is known about the mysterious Shadow Isles. An eternally thick, unnatural fog blankets the islands from the view of outsiders. It is thought that the islands are home to countless forms of undead, though no one seems eager to perform the exploration necessary to find out the truth.

In the Isles, there are many shades of death, and each is embraced rather than feared or reviled. One can only ascend from one state to the next with the magical aid of a skilled professional. The Ferryman, is one individual who serves this role. He acts as a ferryman for the Isles' undead denizens, helping them climb death's many-tiered ladder.

Many forms of undead and abominations roam the islands that are surrounded by a very dark sea. It in itself isn't filled with immediate danger but prolonged stay in the water may invite unwelcoming creatures to show you a rough time.

The islands themselves are rich in resources. Minerals, rare plants, strong wood, oil, and many others. There are also old ruins filled with both treasure and many more dangers in the forms of traps and hideous creatures that were left long ago to guard them. It is possible to live in the Shadow Isles, but those who do, do so at their own risk. Undead might be the least of your problems and those are fairly bountiful in the Shadow Isles.

The Shadow Isles Biome is a subterranean biome inside the Main Biome. It is reachable through a hatch in the Forest. Once inside, it gives the illusion of open space.

Create your own!

( The Center Biome )

( Cast )

While we accept crit, questions and suggestions in our email box at summermods@gmail[dot]com, should you prefer to use your DW accounts you may also use this post. You may use this post for:

( Crit and Suggestions )

Anon is enabled; IP logging is off. Comments are screened. If you would like to use anon, please be aware that we prefer you use sock puppet accounts or provide us with a dummy email address, as that gives us a way to follow-up on any concerns with you; however, we do not want to remove the option for purely anonymous crit.

The other contact information for the mods is thus:

Lisa | patchyshec[at]yahoo[dot]com | AIM: minkylowlife | Plurk: hotpinkcoffee
Stefan | AIM: dragoon1940 | Plurk: dragoon1940

( Frequently Asked Questions )

If you would like to canon update your character, please fill out this form:

ICly, this will be explained as DOTTIE taking them back to the Tower for recalibration. The recalibration itself can be handwaved.

( How do I submit a plot? )

If you are dropping a character, please let us know here so we can remove the character from the cast and contact lists. If you are dropping the game entirely, please put 'Game Drop' in the subject line.

If you would like to kill a character before dropping them, this is completely possible, but please let us know.

If you are going to be taking a break from RP, whether for real life circumstances or just because you want to, please let us know here! The IC explanation is that DOTTIE has taken your character into her facilities to 'recalibrate' them, during which they will be in a comatose state.

Introducing a New Character:

The application is thus:

Player Name:
Player E-Mail:
Player Plurk/AIM/DW (optional):

Character Name:
Character Canon:
Character Journal:
Canon Point Character is Taken From:
Importing Game CR (Y/N and Which Game):
If OC, a brief summary of their history:
If fan-made AU, what has changed in your character's history? What changes has the AU made to your character's personality? These changes, both to the canon and to the character's personality, must be significant enough to qualify as needing an AU.

Personality:

Writing Sample:

Character Special Abilities (can be a link to Wiki):
Items/Pets Characters Will Arrive With:

The 'personality' section should be at least a few decently-sized paragraphs, to give us an idea of what the character is like. Try to consider their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how curious they are. If they're the naturally inquisitive type, the mods can put exploration plots forth for you.

The writing sample could be a link to a thread, a request to thread with a mod, or a prose sample. It must be in prose, but other than that the sky's the limit.

( Rules and Fine Print )

Please post here! Your comment will be screened and the mods will get back to you within three days. We will probably pull you into a private chat/plurk/email so we can work out with you directly how your characters' powers or items will work in the game, or to configure your backstory if you're apping a game AU. Your comment will be unscreened after approval.

1. Be excellent to each other always. Use your common sense.
2. No godmoding or infomodding. We understand that sometimes these things happen by accident, but if you godmode as a regular behavior we will consider banning you.
3. Do not canon puncture without permission from the player.
4. Do not harass other players. No means no. While we try not to take conversations off the comm into account when modding, if you are harassing another player we will consider banning you or issuing a no-contact order.
5. Please notify the mods if you are going to canon update your characters' superpowers or enact any major changes to the setting.
6. Please label NSFW material as such, even if it's just written out. Please warn for sexual assault, torture and death, and please make sure your RP partner is comfortable with any of these topics before you try to thread them out. Having something upsetting sprung on you in the middle of a thread is incredibly uncomfortable and can ruin an RP experience for someone.
7. Play your character in-character.

Player conflicts can be resolved between each other or between the players in question and the mods. We trust you can all handle yourselves like adults, so we won't insist on mediating every dispute; however, we are a resource if you need a third party to be as impartial as they can be.

The mods reserve the right to ban or warn someone for reasons not specified on this list if the behavior is unpleasant, disruptive and persistent.