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Hey everyone! This is just a quick note to let you all know that the current plot will be ending Sunday night/Monday morning at midnight (EST). All characters will wake up in the morning in their regular beds and everything will have returned to Colligo standards of "normal". The only exception to this will be anyone who was killed in the course of the plot. They will either wake up where they were buried, or return through the library in the event that their body was fully destroyed and therefore incapable of being buried. Obviously, if you want to have your characters post starting at midnight about waking up with their memories returned and whatnot, feel free. No one is going to make you wait until Monday morning to actually post.

As an additional note, Adam Young made a post here about people with reality-warping abilities. In that post, he and Jesse Winchester discussed all of those capable of doing such a thing getting together and deciding, at one time, that everyone in Colligo will remember who they are, etc. That is how we are ending the plot. The actual action itself will simply be handwaved, as there are too many characters in the city who fall under this category to feasibly do a thread. However, if you feel your character might qualify - and obviously we're mostly talking about any who can control/manipulate reality and/or thoughts of those around them - then please have them either respond to that post or let us mods know you'd like them involved. It's really that simple.

Thank you all for making this plot such a success! We will have a new one ready to go soon and, as always, if you have any suggestions for possible upcoming plots, feel free to respond here or contact us.

♥ ♥ ♥
Colligo Mod Squad

Hey guys!

With that little musical interlude over and done with, the Collector has decided to toss out a situation that has the potential for both angst and hilarity. Introducing the Canon Ageswap Plot! Beginning at midnight tonight (EST), Asaph will be influencing certain individuals in the city to swap places with either an younger or older version of themselves that exists within their canon.

Of course, this is entirely voluntary. Not everyone has to be swapped nor will everyone necessarily be able to.

Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind for the plot. ( Cut to spare the flist. )

Also, please note that characters who are changed for this plot will have no knowledge of their time in Colligo. They will wake up wherever they normally sleep, already changed into another version of themselves, and will not know where they are or any of that. It's very similar to bringing in a character, except they won't arrive in the library.

And that's it! If you have any questions/comments/ideas whatsoever, please respond to this post or contact us and, remember, have fun with this!

♥ - The Mod Squad

Hello everyone! At midnight tonight (EST), the bodyswap plot will start. This plot, brought to you not by Asaph but rather by a very bored Q Junior, will begin with a post from the troublemaker responsible. After that, everyone who is affected is welcome to begin posting with their character in the body they've been assigned.

Below the cut, you're going to see the list of pairings. There is also a list of guidelines and reminders. Please make certain to read over them and, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to respond to this post!

Also, as it is so close for time for the plot to begin, we are no longer taking volunteers. If you would still like your character(s) involved, please contact us and we'll see what we can work out.

( The guidelines and pairings! )

If we have accidentally left someone off the list, please let us know ASAP so we can fix it. And, once again, thanks for making Colligo such a smashing success! You guys rock!

♥ ♥ ♥ - The Mods

Hey all!

This is just a note to let everyone know that the plot ended at midnight tonight! We meant to post this sooner but real life got the better of us today, unfortunately. Sorry about that!

Anyway. So yes. The plot ended. For those characters who might not have noticed and went to sleep in the same bed with their 'temporary spouse', they will wake up in their own bed tomorrow morning instead. For those who might notice through some way, shape, or form, feel free to run with it and have them separate sooner rather than later.

We want to thank you all for making this plot the success it has been. We'll have the details of the next upcoming plot posted soon!

~ The Colligo Mods

Okay! So, since the initial post about the upcoming New Years plot has already gotten over 170 comments and therefore is tricky to navigate, we decided to put up another one.

Please respond here if you do not have pairings for your characters so we can get the rest of the folks paired off before the plot starts! We know there are still some out there who either haven't been able to find anyone or who weren't able to get online yesterday to comment, and we don't want to leave anyone out!

Once again, the rules to the plot can be found here and, if you have any questions/comments/suggestions/etc. feel free to contact the mods!

♥ - Colligo Mod Squad

Hey everyone!

The Mods here, with information regarding the Halloween plot! This plot will begin at midnight, Monday night (October 31) going into Tuesday (November 1) and will end at midnight the following Sunday night (November 6) going into Monday (November 7).

• Along with trick-or-treating for the younger crowds (and those who might be taking the younger crowds out), there will also be a costume party on Monday night. This is being thrown by Gabriel, the resident Archangel, at the nightclub The Serpent's Den that he just inherited from AJ Crowley.

• Come midnight anyone who is in costume - whether they are at the party, at home and simply asleep with their costume on, walking down the street, whatever - will turn into their costume for the remainder of the plot. This means they will actually think they are whatever it is they dressed as for Halloween. So if your character is dressed as a pirate, they are going to think, and behave, as though they are a pirate until the plot ends.

• The only exception to this are if your character dressed as some sort of inanimate object. Obviously, if they are dressed as an M&M or a fire hydrant, they won't physically become these things. However, they can and will become animals if they opt to dress as a cat or shark or something.

• If there are characters who opt to dress as bad guys/pschos/monsters/etc., they can feel free to kill, maim, and/or attack as many locals as they'd like. Please make sure you have full player permission before doing the same to any played character, though, and keep in mind if you opt to have your character killed off by someone dressed as Michael Myers, they will stay dead until the plot ends.

• Feel free to have fun with this plot but do keep in mind that no characters will turn back to themselves until it ends.

So! To recap: If your character is in costume at midnight on Halloween, they are going to become that costume. If they die, they're dead until it's over. If they kill people, they'll be killing people until it's over. If you don't want them to become their costume but still want them to participate in the party and various other Halloween-themed events in the city, dress them as something that isn't living. Or feel free to have them out of costume by midnight, when the change occurs. That works too.

Comments? Questions? Professions of undying love? Feel free to respond here or contact us!

Enjoy the event and happy Halloween, everybody!

♥ - The Mods

Hello all! The mods here, with a couple quick things.

• First up, as we mentioned earlier, the Christmas In July plot is starting to wind to a close. Over the next few days, the temperatures are going to start rising and the snow is going to melt. The decorations will slowly start being taken down in shops and Christmas music will stop. This is going to happen gradually but all of it will be gone entirely by August 1st.

• It's also time for a new plot! Starting at midnight tonight, characters are going to start changing ages. Whether they get older or younger is up to you. You can even age them up for a bit then age them down for a while, or vice versa. The plot is fairly lax in that regard and, as always, you don't have to participate at all if you'd rather not. However, we do have a few rules to go with whichever option you choose.

( READ! THERE WILL BE A TEST! )

And that's about it! Once again, the plot will start at midnight tonight and will run two, possibly three, weeks depending on player interest. If you have any questions, feel free to respond here or contact us!

♥ - The Mods

Hello all! The mods here with a few quick announcements.

• As the month of June draws to an end, so does the current plot. The Glitch Plot will officially end at midnight tomorrow night (June 30th, heading into July 1st). At that point, all fail!filters/DYAC/mass!texting/etc. will cease and the PDAs will begin to function normally once more.

• At the same time that plot ends, another will begin. We will have more specifics on this tomorrow so keep an eye on your friends' page!

• We wanted to take a second to remind people that the locals, while certainly capable of being 'turned off' if asked the correct questions, are still very much functional people. They aren't wholly incompetent nor are they slow-witted. They actually keep the bulk of the city running and range in personality and employment just like citizens of any other city.

• We have recently changed the added note in the acceptance message that covers the damage done to the city following the Christmas Invasion. There is still damage to be found but there is clear progress being made in the rebuilding process, so feel free to have your characters take note (or not) if you'd like!

And that's about it for now. Once again, we'll be in touch tomorrow with more information regarding the upcoming plot. If you have any questions or comments to the above information or anything else, feel free to respond here or contact us!

Thanks and keep being fantastic!

~ The Colligo Mod Squad

Hello lovelies!

Just a note from the mods real quick to cover a few questions we've been asked regarding a recent gamewide development. Namely, the Collector's decision to bring various places/things/beings from other realities to Colligo.

For the most part, this is meant to signify a shift in the game. Now that the city isn't shut off from the rest of the planet, and exploration is possible even if living outside of the city currently is not, the Collector wants reasons for people to want to stick around too. Which is why he's decided to allow things from home to start popping up. However, we of course don't want things to get completely out of hand, so there are a few guidelines.

( Cut to spare the friends page. Please read! )

As each situation is unique and this is something fairly new that can impact the game in a large way, we ask for the time being that anyone who wants to bring in any item/being/place from home that they please ask us first. You can feel free to respond to this post, if you would like, or you can also contact us via our mod post.

Thanks and if you have any comments or questions, feel free to ask!

~ Jessy, on behalf of the Colligo Mod Squad

Hello all! Just a quick note from the Modly Ones.

As today is Friday the 13th, we couldn't let this superstitious day go by without doing something to the poor sods at Colligo. So! Starting this morning, which means that yes, backdating is allowed (including network and comm posts), everyone in the city is going to be experiencing the worst luck ever. Basically, consider this day a Murphy's Law sort of day. Meaning anything that can go wrong quite likely will and odds are will do so in a very big way.

At midnight going into Saturday (EST), the bad luck streak will end and things will return to Colligo's idea of normal. And, of course, if you have any questions/comments/idea/etc feel free to respond here or the mod contact post. Thanks and keep being awesome!

~ Jessy, on behalf of the Colligo Mod Squad

Hello lovelies! This is just a quick note from us because there seems to be a touch of confusion out there as to what this particular plot we're currently having entails. To clarify:

• This plot is solely up to your discretion. You can opt in as many of your characters as you would like or you can opt to simply sit back and watch the chaos.

• Should you want to include your characters in the madness, you can pick any of our previous plots (minus the invasion ones) we've had in game before. You can even pick more than one, at a time, or one right after the other.

• All rules that applied to each plot will also apply to your character if you use that plot now. For example: If someone is de-aged to a small child, they will not know who anyone is they have met in game as an adult unless they have also met them in their own reality or know of them through some canon puncturing source (if allowed by the character being punctured, obviously). Please refer to the posts in colligo to see the specific rules of each plot as they were introduced to the game.

• The overall Collector's Greatest Hits plot ends at the end of April. However you can choose to have your character go back to normal well before that, if you would like. The end of the plot, in this instance, merely means that all characters still affected by the 'cut off' date will default back to normal at that point.

Hopefully this clears things up but, if you have any questions, feel free to respond here or our handy, dandy mod contact post!

Thanks and keep at it. You guys rock!

♥

Jessy, on behalf of the Colligo Mod Squad

Hello guys and gals! So after being asked a few questions in regards to the ins and outs of bringing someone back from the dead following the invasion, we decided to make a post to try and explain things in a bit more detail.

( Click and read! There will be a test! Okay, not really, but still click and read! )

That should just about cover it! If anyone has any questions or wants something clarified, or would like to know something that wasn't covered here, please feel free to ask here or contact us!

~ The Mod Squad

So it's the holidays and the city of Colligo is getting in the Christmas spirit.

Starting this evening there will be snow. Not a blizzard, just a nice light snow that will build up over the week and make things nice and pretty and Winter Wonderland-y. Enjoy it. Make snow angels. Build snowmen. Construct an igloo if that's what you really want. The lake in the park will be completely frozen, for those of you who enjoy ice skating. Basically there's just going to be some nice winter weather to put everyone in the right mood.

Or, if you don't want to go out in the snow, you can stay inside by the fire with some hot chocolate. Yes, all the apartments now have fireplaces in them. No, nobody knows where they came from, but it's safe to assume that the Collector has made some adjustments to the layout of the apartments. But really, he's just doing everyone a favor. How else will Santa get in to give everyone presents?

Ah mistletoe! Nothing says wintery affection like a poisonous plant hanging over your head. Am I right? Well, Colligo has mistletoe hanging all around the city in various locations, and people are welcome to put it up in their apartments if they choose. But the city's mistletoe is a little more aggressive than other varieties. Anyone who stands under the mistletoe will feel an overwhelming urge to kiss whoever is there with them, no matter who that person is. The feeling will fade once they've kissed, but we look forward to fun and embarrassing times for all.

On a slightly less fun note, Colligo will be experiencing a Christmas Invasion. Starting Christmas morning, Toclafane will be showing up in the city and attacking. Check out the link for more information on them. They're vicious little creatures, so don't take them lightly. There will be another post later this week with a more detailed explanation of the invasion. Until then, have fun with your Christmasy surprises.

Time for the ninth day of presents from the Collector to your characters.

The characters have found the following gifts in their respective flats:

( gifts )

Check back tomorrow for more gifts!

♥

The Colligo Mods

Okay folks. In three hours time (at midnight EST), the AU plot will officially come to an end. Everyone will turn back to normal. Whether characters remember what happened to them or not is up to you. All we ask is that any characters from the future not remember anything too specific.

Also, don't forget to request items from home for the Present Exchange 2010!! This will be running until December 24, with a game-wide plot (details coming soon) to follow immediately after.

That's it for now. Thank you all for making this game such a success and we'll be posting shortly with the first recipients of presents so keep an eye out!

~ The Colligo Mods

Hello, everyone!

Oh no, another plot! Don't worry, this plot will probably be non-fatal, so you get a break from the angst and the drama and the death. Seriously, Didi is already tired, and she's been here for one plot.

As we all know, Halloween is approaching. Yay Halloween! And with Halloween comes candy. Yay candy! Hush...you guys try writing this stuff. It's not as easy as it looks. So characters will have been buying candy, having it around their apartments for trick or treaters, and probably eating some. They may buy some discounted on Monday and eat it then. It's candy, after all, and who doesn't like candy?

Well, if your character has been eating any candy, they're in for a surprise. Come midnight at the start Halloween (Saturday night into Sunday), anyone who has been eating candy will start to behave differently. They'll regress to how they acted as a teenager. Obvious, children and teens will not be affected by this, but they'll get to react to their teenage-minded friends and loved ones. This effect will continue for anyone who eats the candy after Halloween, and people probably won't guess the cause right away. So have some fun with this.

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( PLEASE READ FOR SOME GUIDELINES AND RULES FOR THE HALLOWEEN CANDY PLOT! )

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please comment here or contact one of the mods. Additionally, you may use this post as a plotting post to discuss things that may happen with your characters. The plot will end a week from Sunday.

-The Modly Trio

The zombie plot will be ending at midnight on Saturday, October 23rd. As per the deal Azazel has with God, anyone who was hurt or killed during the plot will be brought back to life. The characters coming back to life will find themselves in the library with no memory of what happened during the time they were dead. The locals killed will simply reappear within the city, acting as though nothing ever happened.

So if you're planning on killing anyone, now is the time to do so. And thank you all for your participation in this plot. It went over better than we could have anticipated!

~ The Colligo Mods

So time for the last twist in the honesty plot.

From now until the plot ends on the 9^th, there are no more filters on the network, or rather nobody will be using filters. That's right. Everything your characters say is open for everyone else to see.

They can still text, but we do not want this to be a substitute to avoid saying things publicly. Don't avoid the network comm. This is supposed to be fun and awkward.

Strikeouts are also not to be used for the duration of the plot.

Enjoy.

-The Modly Trio

As people seem to be having fun with the honesty plot, we're going to extend it through to October 9th. Keep those confessions coming!

Hi guys.

You're doing great with the honesty plot. So now, it's time to kick it up a notch.

That's right. It's time for your characters to unburden themselves. Whatever secrets they have or things they've been keeping to themselves, they have a strong desire to share them with someone. Whether this will end well or badly for them is hard to say, but just have fun with it. This will continue until the 30^th of September.

And the genderswap has come to a close. Anyone who went to sleep the opposite gender will wake up tomorrow back to their normal selves, and anyone still awake will notice the change instantly. But they will also find something far more disconcerting as happened to them than altering genders...

They can't lie.

From today until the end of the month, Colligo will be undergoing an increase in honesty. In fact, it will be complete honesty. From now until the 25th, any questions which your characters are asked, they will have to answer as truthfully as they can. As of right now, they do not have to volunteer any information that isn't requested off them, but on the 25th, The Collector will be cranking up the intensity.

From the 25th until the end of September, your characters will feel the urge to unburden themselves. Whether it be to family, close friends, their SO, or just that random stranger across the hall, it's up to you, but they will want to talk to someone about the things in their life that they might otherwise keep silent on.

How much you participate in this event is fully up to your own discretion, but these urges will be affecting every character in colligo. So everyone remember, the truth will set you free. Or possibly get you punched in the face. Either or. ;)

Just a little note from the mods. Tomorrow night at 12:00 EST, the genderswap will be over. At that point, any characters who have not yet swapped back will do so. Everyone will have the appropriate parts and whatnot. Rejoice and be glad.

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Also at midnight another event will be starting up. We'll tell you details tomorrow night, but this one will effect everyone. Cower in fear Be ready! /Cue ominous music

Power has now been restored to the city. Everyone bask in the glow of the fluorescent lights, charge your PDAs, and replace the food that went bad. There is still no explanation for the sudden prolonged loss of power, but locals feel now that it's back, there is no need to burden themselves with finding out. And the Collector approves. Especially since the out of town residents are soon going to find themselves with something much more disconcerting to deal with.

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Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept 7th), Colligo will be experiencing a genderswap phenomenon. Your character may go to bed tonight a man and wake up tomorrow a woman. Not everyone may change right away. So characters that don't wake up the opposite gender tomorrow, don't think you're safe because it may be your turn later on down the line. Not everyone will necessarily be effected. Feel free to have your character stress over the possibility only to have nothing happen to them. It's completely up to you who, when, and whether you swap them over at all.

There is one rather large exception, however:

The Collector is considerate enough that he won't be messing with anyone expecting, so pregnant gals, your gender and baby will remain both safely intact.

If anyone is still having trouble finding an opposite gender PB for their character, feel free to reply her or in the mod drop box to ask for suggestions.

From this point until the blackout is over, the PDAs have lost power, and the network will no longer be functioning until the power is back on. Feel free to use colligo_comms for handwritten notes, letters, and various non-electronic produced items. The Collector should feel inclined to restore the power sometime in the next few days.

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Once this mini-event is over, we will be having a longer event and it will be a genderswap. Start considering what PBs you want to use for the characters who are affected now, so you're not stuck at the last minute. And if you need any PB help, plese don't hesitate to come to the mods.

Hey guys! A couple notes from your mods.

First, Colligo is going to be experiencing a blackout for a little bit. Starting tonight at 7:00 PM EST, the power is going to go out in the city. This is going to last for a couple days, but no more than three or four. Some notes.

•Water will still run fine. The apartments are hooked up to city water, which runs in blackouts.
•The Library will still have power. It always has power.
•Similarly, buildings with back-up generators, such as the clinic and other places, will still function normally.
•PDAs will work at the start, but they do have to charge, so they will die. They'll probably make it through the evening and part of tomorrow, but all of them should be dead by 24 hours in. The net community shouldn't be used after that. The communications community will still be functional, as there are means of communication that don't involve electricity, but try to keep the smoke signals to a minimum. Take this as an opportunity to thread and have fun with it.
•Stock up on your candles and your coolers full of ice/practice your freezing charms/come bug Sylar to keep your stuff cold!

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Once this mini-event is over, we will be having a longer event and it will be a genderswap. Start considering what PBs you want to use for the characters who are affected now, so you're not stuck at the last minute. And if you need any PB help, plese don't hesitate to come to the mods.

- The Modly Trio

As per this thread and this one, Lucifer is now gone and all characters who were killed have been brought back to life. God restored those who were fallen to the way they were beforehand and your character either returned to life in the same location where they died or in their apartment - whichever you'd prefer.

If you would like to post something in colligo_threads or colligo_network that takes place after Lucifer's death but before the dead are alive again, please simply mark your posts with an OOC note stating that's when it takes place (as Lucifer was killed at night and God returned the next morning). Otherwise, this portion of the plot is officially over.

However, other baddies do remain within the city and characters can still be killed by these baddies. The Collector will return them to life once all of the baddies have been dealt with (meaning: when we call this entire plot officially over) so don't hesitate to jump in if you feel the urge!

As for the city itself, the majority of the dark, dangerous feel has lifted and the streets are no longer empty. Things are mostly back to normal, just with a few nasties still out there to keep things interesting. The threat of needing to stay indoors lest you die, however, is now past.

If you have any comments/questions, don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, enjoy the rest of this event and we'll post again as soon as we wrap it up!

Okay lovely players of Colligo, we have a quick announcement to make!

As some of you may have noticed, the Leverage Team (with a few new members) have recently undergone one of their infamous cons. Specifically, they robbed a bank and framed the mean, nasty bank manager.

What does this mean to you? Well, here's the deal. ( Cut to save f-lists. READ. It's important! )

If you have any questions or comments regarding this, feel free to contact the mods!

~ THE COLLIGO MODS

How irritating, The Collector thought to himself as he lounged back in his chair, the monitors that showed him what was happening in his city flashing from building to building and person to person, from this angle and that, showing him nothing of great interest.

This was never his intention, to let his collection get so comfortable within his city and yet, some of them were. They were mingling and making friends, developing romantic relationships and other such bonds that were making their interim here in his city more of an interstellar vacation and not the experiment he'd been conducting. It was an interesting set of details to add to the many notes he'd taken on their interactions thus far, but he did not desire for them to be happy. If he wanted that, he would have left them where they were and observed them in their natural habitats. No, he wanted to collect them, to hoard them and keep them in his city, acting the way he wanted them to act.

And this was not the way he wanted things. Not at all.

"Time to do something about that, wouldn't you say..." He turned to face a figure standing at his right. "...Barbas?"

"Like I said, I'll create your chaos for you... Just so long as I get to do what I wish with the Charmed Ones," Barbas drawled, fingers steepling as his gaze flashed out over the monitor. Piper, Paige, and Prue, all three caged in and in the perfect position for the ultimate revenge.

"Do not let them occupy your attentions. I expect you to make all of them suffer."

"Oh, I will. They will. They won't even know what hit them."

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Okay! We're going to try to keep this as short and sweet as possible, but as this is going to be covering the ins and outs of the next baddie to come to Colligo, everyone please read it all the way through, okay?

( Cut to save the friends pages )

A fire has been started in Housing Building B by an NPC doing the Collector's bidding. The building is going to burn to the ground and all characters within that building will be relocated to Housing Building D, located across the city.

Any and all threads that cover the fire itself are to take place here. All rules pertaining to this mini-event can also be found in the same post.

If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please contact us here.

Enjoy!!

I know, I know, you're all getting pretty tired of seeing mod posts everywhere, but hopefully this one will brighten everyone's day! After fiddling in photoshop for an hour or two -- and please, do excuse how some of the lines appear shaky, as I am without access to a tablet at the moment for pretty, straight lines -- I present to you a basic map of Colligo!


Please keep the locations of major buildings -- the apartments, hospital, mall, schools, police station -- in mind when gaming. Unused buildings, of course, are free to be labeled as whatever the players see fit: McDonald's, a video store, bars, restaurants, Wal-Mart, an abandoned building... You get the picture. Any questions? Please ask!

- THE MODLY TRIO

Attention players!!

At midnight EST, it will be the 10th of August and the current event taking place in-game will be over. As we realize that not everyone is online at the same time, we are going to allow everyone to somewhat space out their characters' return to normal over a 24 hour period. This means by midnight (EST) on the 11th of August all characters should be returned to normal. There is only one exception to this and it is as follows.

If you want to keep a character of yours AU/older/younger, please reply to this post with the appropriate information. However, please note that there are a few stipulations.

• If you have five characters or less, you can only keep one their AU/future/past self.
• If you have five characters or more, you can only keep two their AU/future/past self.
• If, at any point, we feel that you are losing sight of the character and turning them grossly OOC, we retain the right to request you change the character back to normal or, in extreme cases, drop the character entirely.

Obviously, the third stipulation is only for situations where it is painfully obvious that the character is OOC without a significant change in canon to explain such a major personality change. We don't want rampant OOCness and borderline OCs and/or Sue's and Stu's overrunning the game so this is simply a precaution. Thus far everyone has been amazing at playing their chosen AU!characters!!

And really, that's it. As of midnight, feel free to begin turning characters back to normal and all characters should be back to normal within twenty-four hours of that mark.

Thank you all for your amazing commitment to this game and for an extremely successful Event! Keep your eyes peeled for the next one to take place and, as always, if you have any suggestions for a possible event and/or 'baddie of the week' simply respond to this post with the information!!

As always, if you have any comments/questions/concerns feel free to contact us here.

~ The Colligo Mods

The results of the voting are in and have been tallied! Junior officially locked all of the colligo_network posts that took place before the current in-game Event kicked off. This means that none of the characters - whether they were affected by this plot or not - are able to read any posts dated before July 11, 2009. If they try, it will just show that 'no posts are available' much like if you scroll back too far in a community/forum somewhere online.

Feel free to have your characters notice this and comment, or don't. The choice is obviously up to you!

Now, on to something else in regards to this Event. A lot of folks have been asking and after a brief chat amongst us mods, we've decided on a few things. First and foremost is the most important:

THIS EVENT IS SET TO END ON AUGUST 10, 2009.

( Click for more! )

Quick question for everyone!

We realized, a bit belatedly, that there is a way for characters to 'see' what their non-AU/past/future selves were doing in Colligo before the Event kicked off. Essentially, all they'd have to do is check the old message board posts that date back to before the Event began. However, as some people may not want their characters to know that they really were here before, or see their 'true' selves, or what-have-you, we've come up with a solution: Junior, when he snapped his fingers and changed the people he opted to change, he also put up a 'block' on the old message board posts. So as far as the characters are concerned, they can't see any posts from before this weekend (when the Event began).

Now here's the thing. Because this Event is meant to be player-driven (ergo, minimal mod 'guidelines' to follow) we don't want to make this call ourselves. So we're asking for your vote!

Please respond to this post and tell us: Do you want the characters able to read the old message board posts or would you rather Junior have put a block on all of them?

We'll give you until FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, MIDNIGHT EST to reply. Once that deadline comes and/or everyone responds with their vote, we'll tally them up and let you know what the official outcome is going to be.

Also, to keep people from feeling 'pressured' to vote either way, we're screening all posts.

Thanks!!
~ The Colligo Mods

Junior was bored and boredom, when it came to a being such as he, was never a good thing. Especially when said being happened to find great thrills in creating as much chaos as possible without incurring the wrath of the Continuum and/or finding himself smack dab back in that stupid petri dish. And in a place like Colligo there were plenty of thrills to be had, if one was creative enough.

The problem was, there were almost too many creative things he could do. While Amanda may have talked him out of dropping a carnivorous beast or two in the city streets, that didn't mean he didn't have other ideas. An invasion of the Borg, for instance, could be fun to see. As could Species 8472. Or possibly one of the other multitude of threats, most of which the likes none of the bipeds in the city had ever seen.

Still, he could practically hear the speech his father would give him if he took the Borg route. The same would likely go for a fair majority of the other ideas, as well. Junior supposed he could understand in a way, too, even if he didn't want to admit as much. After all it wasn't very fair to put everyone directly in harm's way just for his own amusement. And while he wasn't quite as focused on fair as the rest of the Continuum, he did hate that petri dish.

That didn't mean he couldn't do something to the people being collected within the city however. As long as he avoided doing something that would most assuredly cause their immediate harm, he wasn't breaking any of the 'rules' (which were honestly more like guidelines if he was being honest) that he was expected to follow. Which meant he could sit back and enjoy the fun without the consequences that always seemed to follow.

With a grin, Junior immediately realized just what he could do, too. Something that even his father would appreciate, he was certain. Something that wouldn't cause direct harm yet would certainly prove amusing. It would also stop a fair majority of them all from complaining for a decent bit of time, too. Yes, he had a perfect idea, he decided from his perch on the rooftop of the Grand Library.

He peered out at the city with his arms crossed in front of his chest and a smirk upon his face. "Let's have some fun, my little bipeds. Shall we?" he mused as he unfolded his arms. A snap of his fingers later, and his plan was in motion. A few changes to timelines here, a couple of age alterations there, and now the fun could really begin.

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!! Mod Note:

Here we go! The new Event has begun!!

All characters who are undergoing changes (AU, past, future) are now officially 'changed'. If they were asleep, they're going to wake up different. If they were awake, they're suddenly changed. However you want to do it. Just remember: They won't return to the library but this will seem like the first time they've been in Colligo.

For those who aren't changing: enjoy the crazy and feel free to be the welcome wagon. Or not. The choice is yours. The whole point of this plot is to HAVE FUN!!!

And again, if you wish to use a different journal for this plot, please inform us ASAP so we can get it added to the comms.

Thanks and enjoy!

~ The Colligo Mods

Members are probably wondering what this, the colligo comm is for. This community follows a new trend among games in which a separate community exists solely for important game updates/changes and the archiving of information that does not belong in the mod journal, yet needs a place to be stored. Thus, it is the Game Updates Community. All major changes to the game will be posted in this comm to prevent important announcements from being lost and buried within other posts in the OOC comm, where such things would have been posted if this comm did not exist. Major changes include, but are not limited to: new rule additions, a change in the mod team, and activity checks. Important game-wide plot information will also be posted here, along with archive posts (that will be set up soon) that will list important events that happen each month within the game. Things such as annoucing new and removed/dropped characters will still be posted to the OOC comm.

Our first post here deals with an addition to the game's organization/gameplay: Housing Assignments. The mods ask that everyone familiarize themselves with the IC element of the housing, as well as chose a room for their character(s). And yes, this is a mandatory feature.

Questions? Please ask! We welcome feedback and suggestions.