Out of character community for 'After Impact RPG'

So...we've all been busy lately, especially me. I'm suspending posting requirements for the game until further notice. I haven't had time to devote to the RPG that it deserves and I'm not going to penalize anyone for not writing when I have been lucky to get one scene in over two weeks.

I'm not going to kill the game, but I might let the week changes go by a little more slowly until December and I'm done with school.

Anyone have something they'd like to see in future weeks?

Since so many of us were out of town or sick, I went ahead and moved what would have happened in week 03 (the raid, the bunker) to week 04. I'll be reposting the Bridget-Enly scene as a week 04 scene here after while.

Gots questions? Ping me!

All right ladies and gent, we're two months real time and four game weeks into After Impact and I have questions for you. I do hope you have answers.

What are your likes and dislikes so far?

What sorts of things would you like to see that you haven't?

Are there any specific plotlines you'd like to see explored?

What is the airspeed of a coconut-bearing African Swallow?

Thanks!

Your friendly neighborhood moderator.

Hello my wonderful and talented fellow writers,

Just a reminder, I'm going to be away for Dragon*Con starting tomorrow 8/31 until sometime on Tuesday 9/6. I'd hoped to get some writing in before then, but family commitments and now homework have sucked up all my time and that isn't going to happen.

I'll miss all of you and will be anxious and eager to write when I return!

All the best,

Tim

FYI...I got hurricaned yesterday. Yep, my town took a direct hit from that stupid thing (for reference, I live about 25 miles west of the Outer Banks of NC). Yay us. I'm writing this from a Starbucks 45 minutes from my house, because that's the closest place I could find with power and wireless internet. At my house? No power. I have no idea when it'll be back on and until it does, I won't be around. Instead, I'll be sitting around my house bored to death. Don't miss me too much. ;)

edit: Power isn't back up yet, but now we have a generator! And more importantly, the phone/DSL line has been repaired, so I have internet! Good thing, too, because I was dying of boredom and about to go do something stupid like dye my hair purple or go to the mall and buy a bunch of stuff I can't afford.

( Here's all the news thats fit to print. )

Ok gentleman and ladies,

The fall semester starts for me tomorrow, which means my available time is going to shrink. I have class on Mondays and Wednesdays, and I typically won't be on at all on those days. Tuesdays and Thursdays I probably will only be online for a few hours. I can still be gotten hold of via e-mail, and I can probably get a few tags a day without much trouble. I'll still be around on the weekends.

Labor Day weekend however, I'll be incommunicado as I will be at Dragon*Con in Atlanta and will not have access to the internet. I'll be gone Wednesday night and get home sometime Monday evening. I've taken the Tuesday after Labor Day off so I should be around for at least some of the day, and resume my normal schedule on that Wednesday.

We now return you to regularly scheduled programming.

Placeholders updated!

Don't forget, we have a week change coming up on Friday! Any scenes you need for this game week that aren't done by then should have a placeholder up Thursday evening or Friday morning.

Thanks!
Your friendly neighborhood moderator.

From now on, instead of putting the date in the subject line (ie Sunday May 15) please put 'Week XX - day' (Example: Week 01 - Tuesday). This is to eliminate confusion and simplify things.

Please change the scenes you've already put up to reflect this when you get time, thanks.

(Edit: This applies only to the main community. The backstory community should stay with a general time (ie month, year) in the past unless you know for certain an event happens on a specific day.)

That is all, you can go about your business.

Move along.

Because I should have given folks more notice and the fact that I've confused more than a few with the week zero/week one thing, any scenes from the first game week (week zero) that aren't done yet can go ahead and be posted out of order. Just please date them appropriately and include the 'week 00' tag.

IN THE FUTURE: I'll put a warning up the Wednesday before week change. Anyone who needs to put up a placeholder should do it before the following Friday evening. You'll have until the next game week (two real life weeks) to get the scene done.

*cue porky pig impersonator* T-t-t-t-that's all folks! */end porky pig impersonator*

( Otherwise known as what the heck is going on in Kansas City? )

Hey everybody! You should have gotten an email a day or two ago, but I want to give a formal welcome to Trinity (AIM spoongirltrinity), who's bringing in Gabe Covey gogreengabe, who will be the head cook and handle making sure everyone has enough to eat. We've retconned that he joined the tribe back in the fall, so everyone who's been with the tribe before game start will know him already.

Everybody please give her a big welcome and make her feel at home.

Welcome aboard Trinity!

Hi everybody,

We've got our first new writer! Please give a huge welcome to Lily, who is bringing in former star baseball player Andrew James Dorsen (ad_pitches) to join our little band of misfits. :)

Welcome Lily, we're all excited to have you with us!

( vroom vroom )

Hi Everybody! Tim here! It's really good to see so much interest in the game, I'm flattered that everyone liked the concept enough to make characters and join up. I only hope I'm up to the task of modding as it has been a long time indeed since I've done this sort of thing.

I know just about everyone, but everyone doesn't know everybody else. :) So for the folks from The Colony, please give a big welcome to Stargazer (AIM Citygoat69)0, who is bringing in Justine Gilmore. Some of you are aware that Rory (AIM Brightestday87) who joined the Colony right before it crashed has brought Lincoln into this game. Please give him a warm welcome and make him feel at home as well.

I'm expecting a few other writers to join in the next couple days, so keep an eye on the OOC for announcements. Please let anyone you think might be interested know about the RPG, I'd like us to have a large and diverse group of writers to help keep things fresh.

For those who don't already know I can be reached at AIM: striderramses

Now, to steal an idea from Erin, my characters are:



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Bridget Mackenzie
Leader, sister, den mother, cat-herder-in-chief
Bridget is the accidental founder of the tribe and tries very hard to make sure everyone gets what they need even if they don't get what they want. She prefers living low-tech when possible, feeling that it is better to get used to it now than be forced to deal with it suddenly later as things wear out. At the moment she's still privately in mourning for her recently deceased husband and adjusting to the fact that she's pregnant by him.


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Greg Blair
Scout, guard, hunter, archaic weapons and martial-arts trainer
Greg was one of the first people to join Bridget, Jake, and Mike on the road, deciding he liked the trio and that there was safety in numbers. He's fallen into the role of unofficial head of security and tries hard to make sure that the other guards/scouts have the skills they need to be effective in keeping everyone safe. Romantically involved with Abby Theien.

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I'm Erin--I can be reached on AIM at beerandsuckers

I have three here at Impact, all three are imports from previous game, and had a little tweaking done. They are:


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Abigail Theien
Spit-fire, Country-girl, Texan
Abby's been with the traders since they came back through Amarillo last February. She's got a bit of a mouth on her, and is romantically involved with Greg Blair.



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Meghan Callahan
Sarcastic Sweetheart, Radio Expert, Blind woman
Meg (along with her husband Sean and adopted son Zachary) has been in the group for about a year. Blind from birth, but extremely well adapted, she's never seen without her guide dog, Sarge.



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Margot Beauford
Social butterfly, record keeper, Creole.
Margot was very recently rescued from an outfit of post-apocalyptic slavers, and is still trying to find her place with the caravan. She speaks fluent French and has mild OCD, but is otherwise extremely friendly and helpful.

Hello, all! I'm Linny. it's good to see some familiar faces around here, and for those of you I haven't met yet, pleased to meetcha! I'm taking a bit of a vacation at the moment, which means I'll be internetless from the 15 through the 22 nd, and then have sporadic Internet through the 28th. If you see me online, definitely ping me! I'm excited to see what you all come up with, and look forward to playing with you. My AIM is kitkat50311, and barring this mini break from the Internet, I am usually around in the evenings.