The OOC Community for The Calling

As mentioned in the OOC note yesterday, your characters have just been made aware that the CALL Network is now open to a number of people who have not been 'processed' by McAran Industries.

Or their mysterious counterparts, it seems.

What this boils down to is that we've got something of a perpetual Fourth Wall event: posting and play in calling_net does not require an application. That means that if you think your character would benefit from X's great character, they can do a thread with you that you can work into your character growth without them having to go through the hoops. That means players who are interested but don't really want a commitment can pop in or out as they like. It means that if you're considering bringing another character to the game, you can try them out on the network, see how it works for you, without going through the hassle. It also means that fully apped characters may be more apt to use the HERO or CAD networks (as well as privacy settings) since there's now no telling who might be reading CALL Network posts. Not to mention meeting in person in the SFC! Or bringing folks back to homeworlds! Etc. etc. etc.

Of course, 'unprocessed' characters (unapped) can app whenever they like. Apps ARE always open. But, we're hoping, this will open up some new avenues for play and create a unique opportunity for interesting interactions. Of course, all players need to abide by the rules, though. And any player who experiences bad behavior should report it as needed to a mod to be handled appropriately. But while we prepare for the negative, we'd like to focus on the positives.

For more specifics, the network faq has been updated, as has the CALL device app page to make clear who has access to what. TL;DR: unapped folks have access to just the CALL Network and basic phone stuff.

Hey guys.

As you might have noticed, no AC check was posted for Sept. This was actually intentional ^_^ Since your mod team is shifting around a few things and wasn't present for part of the month, I figured you guys deserve a break as much as anyone else.

As such, the next AC check will be at the end of OCTOBER. The normal amount of activity will be required as would have been required in Sept, you just have an extra month to get it done. And I'm going to try and make sure there's a few events to help get activity up this month.

Questions, concerns, etc, can be directed here or at the mod account!

So here's the deal guys: this game PRETTY much has one mod. And said mod is going on a much needed vacation at the end of the month. So as of today after I get the broadcast up, applications are CLOSED and consider me off duty but on call until Sept 6th.

So if there's a situation, absolutely ping the plurk account or send a message to this journal. ABSOLUTELY. But other mod work is going to be put down while I'm at the beach. I'm probably still going to play as a PLAYER but everything but emergency mod duties are being put down for the moment.

But expect some spiffy new stuff once I get back since I'm working on a few things ^_^

Questions, comments, concerns, etc, leave 'em here and I'll address as I can.

Hey folks! You know me: there's always something new and interesting to add to the FAQs. Today's updates have to do with WSFC Broadcasts and Timeskipping your character.

Since we've got a few new people, I thought it might be time to go over some of the basics on the WSFC Broadcasts, how they can be used, and what they can do for you. This might be news for even some of the older folks, so take a look.

Over on the regular FAQ, there's now a section on Timeskipping your character, should you want to move ahead in your canon for whatever reason without playing out the inbetween. So for anyone who was interested in doing that or wondering how it works, *Will Smith arms*

Smaller note: there's now a form for dropping a character over on the Cast List, should you need to do so.

As always, questions, concerns, issues, recipes for especially good dessert: right here and I'll get to it ASAP!

So... guess who doesn't have power back home?

Which means that while I'm going to try and get a couple things done while I'm here at work, please be aware that it may take a little more time to get to questions, etc. but that I'm on it and WILL get to it. I happen to work at a place with a generator and internet so the latest it should be is Monday, but I've still got my phone and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

Just a little note that new locations have been added to each section of the City, one apiece.

If anyone has any questions or any requests for specific kinds of locations that haven't been represented, feel free to leave the comments here!

Hey folks. Thank you all for participating in the survey; your voices have been heard. Which, of course, is why your characters all have a brand new app on their CALL devices. The wonders of McAran Industries, everyone.

What this is starting is what we'll be calling Missions: things your character can do to help expand, explore, shape, and define things in the SFC. We'll be starting with a few islands, as the gentleman from the Mapmaker's Guild explained. They've even been so good as to charter interested parties the necessary transportation.

Missions have no time limit and they're not just going to be limited to the islands; think of them like side quests. In some cases, multiple groups/people can do them and in other cases, it'll be one time use. The mission briefing will make that clear, such as it did in this case: they're looking for as much information as possible, so feel free to double up if you really want to! As for missions in general, they've got their own tag, so if you're ever looking for something that your character can go and do, feel free to check out the missions tag and see what's left open.

Feel free to chat over the net, work out teams, decide you want nothing to do with it, or otherwise interact with Missions however you please, though the actual mission work should be on the linked posts to keep everything neat and tidy.

ETA: An OOC Plotting Post for mission planning, as per Dave-mun's suggestion!

As always, questions, comments, concerns, etc. can be left here or asked on Plurk.

Hey folks!

For those of you who may have had questions (or who didn't even realize they had some questions but who wanted to know these things), we've updated the FAQ to add plenty of new information and what we hope will be an easier to navigate interface.

Expect the SFC FAQ to get a similar facelift in the future!

Of course, if you guys have questions, concerns, or just want to check in, feel free to add them there on the FAQ, pop us a PM, or ping us on Plurk.

So, for those watching, you might have noticed a broadcast going up today on calling_net. This broadcast is how we'll be communicating plot starters, mod-run plots, events, and other goodies for your character to encounter on any given day. The broadcasts are going to run in roughly two week chunks, though there may be 'emergency' broadcasts for certain plots, and whether your character is in the SFC or not at the time, the podcast will be added to their CALL Device at that time.

The radio host, the ever enigmatic [ static ], is happy to take viewer questions, read advertisements on the air, and otherwise interact with UCs and NCs as needed, so feel free to 'call' in if you have questions about a news story or need an address for a place mentioned on the 'cast.

And of course, questions, comments, etc. can go here or over at the FAQ. Or prod on the_calling_rp if you like. We're small so no need to be formal ^_^