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pluviosamods) wrote2023-09-03 10:07 am
pluviosamods) wrote2023-09-03 10:07 am
HIATUS & CANON UPDATE
HIATUS
If you need to take a hiatus for any reason, this is the place to do it. Fill out the form below and post it as a reply to this post, with the subject line format HIATUS - [your name] - [Dates of hiatus].
When do I need to hiatus? If you are going to be gone for more than ten days but less than a month, please fill out a normal hiatus post! If you're going to be gone for more than a month, please contact the mod team so that we can work out a more specific solution. If you are going to be gone for less than ten days, please do not fill out a hiatus form. Instead, just be sure to inform the mods and your fellow players as needed.
What happens OOCly? A hiatus exempts you from Activity Check-in if one occurs during the period you're gone, and lets the mods know that you'll be out of the game for a while. Since check-in is prompted by mods noticing that multiple players have been inactive for a while, this helps reduce check-ins for everyone.
Should I check in on this page when I return? Please do! It makes it easier for the mods to keep track of (and if you opted-in for a bonus and we have one to give you, then we can make sure you get it).
What are the rules for taking a hiatus?: You can't take a hiatus two months in a row without go-ahead from the mod team. Please contact us directly if that's likely to be the case (rather than just disappearing) as noticing a significant player absence may prompt the mods to do an Activity Check-in.
... That's it. While we prefer not to have retroactive hiatuses, we will still accept them. Both complete absence and partial hiatus ("slowatus") periods are acceptable forms of hiatus. If you can't tag but you're still being nosy in the Discord, that's fine. The mod team has no intention of punishing players for not doing hiatus "correctly" - if you need time, you get the time.
What happens ICly? There are several options for characters on hiatus:
Please note that there is no "go home" or "disappeared" type of hiatus option. Characters on hiatus remain on the ship in some way, even if out of sight and out of play.
What is the bonus opt-in for? At your option, mods may give one of your characters something fun to play with upon your return - this might be a lore teaser, your character belatedly experiencing the effects of an event that occurred while you were on hiatus, or something else! The goal is to give you something to help you jump back into the game with, since trying to come back after a hiatus with nothing more than an "I'm back" can be difficult for some players. Please note that this is at mod discretion and based on mod energy levels; no bonus is guaranteed if you opt in.
When do I need to hiatus? If you are going to be gone for more than ten days but less than a month, please fill out a normal hiatus post! If you're going to be gone for more than a month, please contact the mod team so that we can work out a more specific solution. If you are going to be gone for less than ten days, please do not fill out a hiatus form. Instead, just be sure to inform the mods and your fellow players as needed.
What happens OOCly? A hiatus exempts you from Activity Check-in if one occurs during the period you're gone, and lets the mods know that you'll be out of the game for a while. Since check-in is prompted by mods noticing that multiple players have been inactive for a while, this helps reduce check-ins for everyone.
Should I check in on this page when I return? Please do! It makes it easier for the mods to keep track of (and if you opted-in for a bonus and we have one to give you, then we can make sure you get it).
What are the rules for taking a hiatus?: You can't take a hiatus two months in a row without go-ahead from the mod team. Please contact us directly if that's likely to be the case (rather than just disappearing) as noticing a significant player absence may prompt the mods to do an Activity Check-in.
... That's it. While we prefer not to have retroactive hiatuses, we will still accept them. Both complete absence and partial hiatus ("slowatus") periods are acceptable forms of hiatus. If you can't tag but you're still being nosy in the Discord, that's fine. The mod team has no intention of punishing players for not doing hiatus "correctly" - if you need time, you get the time.
What happens ICly? There are several options for characters on hiatus:
- If the character dies around the time of hiatus, or the player wishes to kill them off for hiatus reasons, their revival can simply take longer than usual, as needed for the duration of hiatus. (As with all deaths, characters who die will have no awareness of what happened while they were gone.)
- Characters who go wandering in the ship can get lost and come stumbling back to the safe and solid areas of the ship days later. Players can arrange with mods to have a specific reason for getting lost if they so desire, and mods may contact 'getting lost' players with things their character finds. Characters who get lost will have awareness of certain ship-wide events that also affect wherever they have gotten lost, but not anything that occurred between other characters.
- The character falls into a strange coma that hovers between life and death. Generally, characters who choose this option will wake at the end of hiatus with no perception that time has passed and no awareness of events they have missed.
- Auto-pilot option. Characters continue to go through their daily routines, but in a zoned out sort of way where their responses aren't especially meaningful most of the time. This is the best "semi-hiatus" option, because characters can still have conversations and observe events, but won't be playing any major roles. If you want your character to know what happened while they were gone, this is your only option.
Please note that there is no "go home" or "disappeared" type of hiatus option. Characters on hiatus remain on the ship in some way, even if out of sight and out of play.
What is the bonus opt-in for? At your option, mods may give one of your characters something fun to play with upon your return - this might be a lore teaser, your character belatedly experiencing the effects of an event that occurred while you were on hiatus, or something else! The goal is to give you something to help you jump back into the game with, since trying to come back after a hiatus with nothing more than an "I'm back" can be difficult for some players. Please note that this is at mod discretion and based on mod energy levels; no bonus is guaranteed if you opt in.