Chaos Unraveled OOC Community

EDIT: PLEASE, EVERYONE, DO NOT CONTINUE EVENTS PAST PIRATE WEEK UNTIL THIS IS DISCUSSED WITH MOST PLAYERS. I know that it doesn't end until a few days from now, but I want to make SURE that most players have the choice to talk to me about what's contained here, as it will probably affect the future passing of time in CU.

If you guys have any ideas on how to possibly improve CU, let me know in the suggestion box. But also, I want to make a note for everyone~!

After the Blythe kidnapping thread events, I wanted to note that players may request that the days slow down more noticeably. My intention was to keep time loose in this game so that players could decide when to speed up or slow down themselves, but this isn't turning out too well. During plot-heavy events, whether characters are involved or not, i'm willing to have time go more slowly to ensure that things get worked on without forcing things too far ahead.

As an example, if we're undergoing a particularly plot-heavy period of time in CU, I AM willing to slow things down. If people need an actual representation of time being slowed so that people follow this better, we can do something where each day becomes one third of a day - and characters are not to go too far ahead. Time would still be loose, and characters could post things that go on early, noonish or late in the day regardless of which day it was, but people wouldn't really be welcomed to move ahead of that particular day yet.

I don't think the game is very friendly towards very involved threads right now, and I'm willing to think of ways to alter this somewhat with all of you. If you have any ideas, share them, and we can think about them. =3

Ah, and these suggestions can be shared here, the earlier link was for unrelated things as a reminder. XD

Heyya people! The long postponed thread for Tristan to get into Asgard is finally being written. It is backdated to the day before Bodyswap/switch Day. Sooooo, what had Strix and Tristan been up to since then?

This is where methinks we need more player discussion.

Due to the current events in the game, it is no longer possible to infiltrate Asgard if you're a member of Niflheim.

Metatron has altered his wards on the house. Any member of Niflheim who tries to enter will feel as though they are trying to walk through/spell their way through/whatever a wall. But this isn't really a big deal, because there's tons of other areas for Niflheim/Asgard interaction. But with Niflheim being as...intent on doing stuff inbetween trials...Metatron has seen it best to do this.

There will be one exception for a character that will be appearing soon because of the canon ability of that character to appear anywhere and nowhere. He'll be able to appear on the steps of Asgard and simply walk through the barrier (though he will not be able to cause harm to those inside.) But i'll announce that character tomorrow or Tuesday.

EDIT: Tristan doesn't count since he's already inside, I believe...?

Alright, that "weekend break too busy to do anything but watch over you guys" took a few extra days, unfortunately. Ah, life and its many tasks~

Still, i'll be back tomorrow and start responding to any thread where it's my turn. XD If any of my characters are in an unfinished thread with you and it's not my turn, we can discuss whether or not you want to close it/discuss what happened or if you want to keep going with the thread.

Metatron will have an important post up soon - he's very disappointed in Asgard right now D=
Buut he'll be doing his best to help out.

Also, I believe today is Inquisitive Day, a Malfunction Day, in case anyone wanted to take part in it. If you miss out on it, feel free to backdate responses/journal posts or do a thread that takes place today later.

EDIT: Also, I want to make it clear to everyone. Asgard is a safe haven like Metatron said long ago. Unlike Niflheim that has its tough people on its own to protect it themselves, Asgard is a place that, yes, you can do no real damage inside of. Sure, an Asgardian might slap another Asgardian, but that's about it. No heavy damage - and even if you tried, Asgard would instantly fix itself and heal any wounds via Metatron's power. I haven't been able to look over threads as much as I've wanted, but it was something I always thought I'd made obvious but in retrospect may require clarification despite stuff i've said about it before. XD

The reason? Because Niflheim and Asgard are simply meant to be that - safe havens. The only thing is that Lucifer expects people to be able to fend for themselves, and Metatron tries to protect his team as best he can without making their decisions for them. There's lots of other territory outside of Niflheim and Asgard, after all...xD

I'll start off by saying that I am aware this is probably perceived differently for each and every player here. We come from different cultures, different backgrounds - sometimes tv ratings aren't even the same for us. But in CU, there is a particular rating system that i've mostly figured out.

I'll include G, PG, and PG-13 here as well. Keep note - this is just for the game, to make sure that things have a more organized rating list. Also, I welcome questions or requests for further clarification - feel free to describe a scene and ask about what ratings it might have as an example, too. I'm just having trouble thinking of good examples right now.

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Can any of the animals from animal cuteness day be kept? Or do they all just disappear once the event is over?

Heyya peoples! 

The party thread will be this Monday it looks like! And I haven't planned much beyond that. XD Except that either I or Dorian-player Vicky will do the first post some time approximately on Monday. If anyone has been wondering how this super-mega-thread will go, here's an example from Chaos Unraveled Version One, at the Halloween party:

http://www.greatestjournal.com/community/chaos_unraveled/29836.html#cutid1 

One jumps in to start a line of comments, and/or one jumps a character in need of interaction. You can move from thing to thing, as long as you make it semi-clear that your character is not in two places at once of course.

Now, say if two or more players needed to get away from the party to do something? (Such as characters A and B wanted to talk alone as an example). You can post a new thread "outside" the party, like these characters did here: http://www.greatestjournal.com/community/chaos_unraveled/30872.html#cutid1

Post here for questions. If anything's murky, we can always check with Mod Lady. =D

ZOMG, hope y'all are excited!

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but: If Metatron gives people clothes, do they get nice party clothes for Dorian and Mitch's party if they want them?

I wanted to bring up something that annoys me a bit, and I hate to inconvenience other people, but..well..

Since this RP has so many OCs, I notice that it's common to use icons of characters from other shows.

Thing is, this includes Death Note. So, I've seen several icons of Light, L, Mello..etc. Thing is, since I play Light, it feels weird seeing people use icons with my character in it....yes. It's like I have twins I didn't know about.

Is there any way we can have a rule that forbids people using icons of characters already in the RP?

I've seen some fun posts and comments about the ability of the Hell side to spy on Heaven, which is something I was hoping would happen, and I was wondering. See, one of the few abilities I've really given Frank (very loosely based on his small role in canon) is that he knows when something is wrong, especially if it's supernatural in nature. Not every time, and definitely not exactly what or who, but he does. And he can probably tell at least sometimes when people aren't what they're presenting either (e.g. if someone actually tried to infiltrate from the other side or was lying to him in a disussion.)

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Okay, so my character comes from modern earth, and is very hip with new subcultures and such, it's the only thing keeping her 2,000 year old self sane. So presumably my character reads books and goes to the movies and has an interest in manga and plays World of Warcraft. So does she know that some of these people are from stories? Does she recognize that fact? Or is that sort of meta level recognition not allowed?

AND, if it is, is she allowed to use that information if she's happened to have read that book/seen that movie in particular?

I am thinking specifically of Scrubs, Transformers, and Death Note here. If my person tells another person that they're a character in a book she read, how is that going to pan out?

*is confused*

How should I address this?

An explanation about the 'journals'! Since some of us are new to this kind of RPG.

They are not journals. Yes, this may blow your mind. Yes, we use them similar to online journals, but what are they really? Online journals (unless you're a rarity) are not used like typical journals. They're communication devices.

They come in whatever form would fit your character's perception of the world - so yes, for the more modern folks who would understand it, they're probably coming off as some messaging board or online journal system. For everyone else? Who knows?

For Alice Elliot, it's a book that writes itself in the different handwritings of each character (when she makes a post and they start responding.)

For someone else, it may be a high tech communication device that transmits and records voices.

It's simply a communication system. It is not really a journal. A [private] entry will be considered something made just for oneself, that other characters can't read. But you could also, say, write a letter and wrap it up for safekeeping under your pillow and mark it [Private//Letter] or something to note that.

When a character writes something, or communicates in any way in first person that isn't directly in front of someone, you use the journals somehow. That's really how it goes. Feel free to ask questions though!

EDIT: Another creative way to use the system would be, for example, if Lucifer left an 'orb' for someone. When the person went into their room, the orb would activate and the character would hear Lucifer's message. So feel free to get wacky with it!