ph_ooc | State of the Game [July]

The Monthly Happenings

- Last call for Activity check! It will be closing on 7/7. If you need an extension, you let a moderator know as soon as possible!

- The Pen-Pal program has reopened! You can find the July sign-ups here.

- The Calendar has been updated! Check out the plotting post for more information on the upcoming events.

- The plotting post for the month is up! Feel free to use it to coordinate plans with your fellow players throughout the month.

- The first reprint of our summer TDM will be going up on Friday, July 11th!

Cast Updates

New Characters
- Henry Blake (M*A*S*H)
- Basil (Omori)
- Vickie Reeds [Nyx] (Changeling: the Lost)
- Aldo Bellini (Conclave)
- Henry of Skalitz (Kingdom Come: Deliverance)
- Stefan Richter (City of Heroes)

Dropped Characters
- Chris Freeman
- Heather Harne
- Claude von Riegan [DTNPC]
- Johnny (Life Eater)
- Tom Howell

Mod Notes

Hope the start of July, and the summer for our northern hemisphere folks, has been going well!

For this upcoming month, we're front-loaded with events, with the back half of the month emptier to allow folks to take as much time with the events as they'd like. With the heat tough on everyone, and the fall of Efrain still fresh, the plot continues to move (albeit slowly) for this next month, with more on the horizon!

Here's our mod notes for the month:

Change of SOTG and Plotting Post Release Schedule
As a quick note so people know what to anticipate, going forward, the mod team will be posting the state of the game on the first weekend of every month, instead of the first. This gives us the time we need to write and format it, without having to contend with the work week!

Taken Page Updates!
We've made a small adjustment to help the readability of our Taken page, as well as to help with any confusion with new players to our game - we've now separated our characters with special states of being taken (DTNPC, Infernal Servants, etc) into their own page! If characters are ever un-DTNPC'd or break their Infernal Contracts to become full-time characters, we can move them easily back to the primary taken page. Let us know if you've got any questions on this, or if we've moved any characters in error!

Final Recruitment Push - Tell Your Friends!
With the end game starting to get ever-closer, we're entering the final stretch that would make sense to have new characters join the game. If you know of anyone who would be a good fit, or would like to advertise on the EMP, now would be the best time to do so! When we are nearing the portion where invitations and applications will be closed, we will make sure to note this in advance.

Nyarlathotep Identity Reveal - Seeking Opinions
Considering that many characters are nearing the reveal on their own, and many players have deduced the identity of our most elusive antagonist, we're looking to know if players would like us to reveal Nyarlathotep's identity OOCly, in advance of the actual reveal. We had done so with Dahlia's reveal to be the Pine Devil, and are interested in people's thoughts on the matter! We've created this comment on the plotting post for people to give their opinions. Would you like everyone to know? Should it be on a voluntary basis? Would you rather us keep the secret just a bit longer, until the reveal occurs in a thread? Let us know!

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Be sure to check out our plotting post to see what's coming up! If you have any questions about any of the topics covered, feel free to PM the journal or message us in the Discord! Thanks for reading, and keep your lanterns lit, Pumpkin Hollow!

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