Carnaval de la Lumière

( December )

Hello! It's been a while since we've had one of these, sorry. The festive season has no doubt kept you all busy (I hope you all had a happy and safe new year!), but hopefully the next couple of weeks will see people getting back into the swing of things, and what better way than with some plotting? ;)

The general idea here is that you fill out the form below for each of your characters, while others do the same for theirs. Then everyone comments on everyone else's surveys (or those characters they’re interested in throwing one of theirs at, anyway) and we get some interaction/plotting going. You don’t have to fill these in if you don’t want to though.

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>What have they been doing of late?:</b> <b>Do you have any plans/goals for them for the future?:</b> <b>What sorts of interactions are you looking for?:</b> <b>Anything else?:</b>

(My planning didn't extend to this fortnight, but I will have a destination and plot done tomorrow. I realise that things are quiet and that a number of people are on hiatus at the moment, but hopefully some plotting can still happen! :)

Happy New Year!

It’s activity check time. If you’re wondering what the heck this is all about, check the FAQ. To summarise, though, we use a points based system to keep abreast of player and character activity. Players can then use their character’s points to purchase things for them. These points will be available once checks are over (you can check your character’s current tally here). Checks last for one week.

Let’s get down to business though. There are a couple of forms below. The first, thankfully, is the one to copy and paste first - it includes a few questions for you as a player before getting into the points tallying. The second is only relevant to those of you with more than one character - it’s a blank character tally form to paste below the first.

Hopefully things are clear enough in the forms themselves. But as a general rule, if there are words in CAPS they should be read, deleted and their instructions followed. If there are words in [square brackets] they should be replaced with what they say/the result of a calculation.

All players are expected to check in and tally their own points (this is where tags come in handy). The activity requirement is a total of 35 points and at least one thread/log per month. You don’t have to meet these requirements on characters that have been introduced in the past fortnight though. Exceptions may also be made for the characters of players who have been on hiatus throughout the month. Since so many folk have been on hiatus throughout December and it's 'that time of year' players aren't expected to meet the requirements this check (though virtual cookies for you if you did :). I will be tallying points in a more timely fashion this check too. Apologies for last month. OH! And if you didn't manage to check in last month, please add those points to this check as well and make a note of it. Thanks!

C&P in the comments:
<b>Your Name:</b> <b>Are you dropping any characters?:</b> IF YES, PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME AND JOURNAL AND DELETE THE CAPS. IF NO, PLEASE ALSO DELETE THE CAPS. <b>If so, what happened to them and who would you like their points to go to?:</b> <b>Have you introed a new character in the past fortnight?:</b> IF YES, PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME AND JOURNAL AND DELETE THE CAPS. IF NO, PLEASE ALSO DELETE THE CAPS. <b>If so, are you leaving the tallying of their points till the next check?:</b> <span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;">[Character Name]</span> <b>Open Threads:</b> [# of !open posts] x 20 = [total open thread points] <b>Closed Threads:</b> [# of !closed posts] x 15 = [total closed thread points] <b>Conversations:</b> [# of !convo posts] x 10 = [total conversation points] <b>Plot Threads:</b> [# of !plot posts] x 25 = [total plot points] <b>Thread Requirement:</b> <a href=PASTE A LINK TO A THREAD OR LOG THIS CHARACTER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN HERE>link</a> <b>Notes:</b> [# of !note posts] x 5 = [total notes points] <b>Letters:</b> [# of !letter posts] x 5 = [total letters points] <b>Gifts:</b> [# of !gift posts] x 5 = [total gifts points] <b>Journals</b> [# of !journal posts] x 5 = [total journal points] <b><u>Total:</u></b> [Add up ALL the points!]

C&P for additional characters (multiple characters can go in the same comment):
<span style="color: #cc3300; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;">[Character Name]</span> <b>Open Threads:</b> [# of !open posts] x 20 = [total open thread points] <b>Closed Threads:</b> [# of !closed posts] x 15 = [total closed thread points] <b>Conversations:</b> [# of !convo posts] x 10 = [total conversation points] <b>Plot Threads:</b> [# of !plot posts] x 25 = [total plot points] <b>Thread Requirement:</b> <a href=PASTE A LINK TO A THREAD OR LOG THIS CHARACTER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN HERE>link</a> <b>Notes:</b> [# of !note posts] x 5 = [total notes points] <b>Letters:</b> [# of !letter posts] x 5 = [total letters points] <b>Gifts:</b> [# of !gift posts] x 5 = [total gifts points] <b>Journals</b> [# of !journal posts] x 5 = [total journal points] <b><u>Total:</u></b> [Add up ALL the points!]

As always, if you have any questions please do ask them. :)

Thanks!