ooc Equestria Forward (OOC)

[EnderPrince 49]

Ok, who are we waiting on to post now? I'm not rushing anyone, I just want to know.

 

And no, I will not post myself, I sort of set my character in a position to not do anything noteworthy or significant until Friday rolls along in the RP.

[skbl17 199]

I don't double post, so I'm out for now. bronislav84 won't be able to post again until Tuesday. IllusivePony's still around, you're still around, Cajunbony23 isn't roleplaying (I got a PM from him about that,) and half the other players are MIA or inactive.

 

At the moment, I'm not really waiting for anyone to post.

[skbl17 199]

I'm considering "weeding out" the Registered Players list to mark some users as inactive. I won't do that today, but by Friday, March 6. Just eyeballing the list, two haven't posted at all and a couple haven't posted since December. Of course, I wanted to seek input before doing something like that.

 

Also, look for another detail post soon!

[skbl17 199]

Speaking of which, I know I said Tuesday but it's going to have to be today. I was still recovering from the Con yesterday. Also I wrote a blog about it!

 

Tonight I'll be updating RPs I'm in.

 

Anyway I think this is a good idea, but PM them first, or @them so they are drawn to the post where you say they'll be dropped soon. Just my 2 bits.

 

I do agree on notifying them first, I don't want to just drop people without at least giving them advance notice.

 

I'll be notifying specific users over the next few days about this.

UPDATE: Rule #10 has been added. Remember to post in the roleplay thread at least once every 14 days! No, this rule is not retroactive; it is effective from today (February 18, 2015). I'll be checking activity levels again on March 4, 2015; if you fail to meet the provisions of rule #10, you will be kicked from the roleplay on March 6.

Edited February 19, 2015 by skbl17

[skbl17 199]

I haven't forgotten, but my cold is pretty bad that I don't feel like getting out of bed. I'll see how I feel in the coming days. I'm getting treated and haven't given up on the RP.

That's fine; get well soon! You have until March 4 (per rule #10), but I'm sure you'll recover much sooner than that.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

So what's the current date as of now?

[skbl17 199]

It's still late Tuesday morning.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

Not exactly necessary to add such but I feel I should.tell, expect a post later. I had planned sometime yesterday but became rather occupied.

[EnderPrince 49]

It was mentioned earlier in this thread that the time in the RP may "skip ahead" a couple of days if events get a little low. When, if at all, would we do that?

[skbl17 199]

It was mentioned earlier in this thread that the time in the RP may "skip ahead" a couple of days if events get a little low. When, if at all, would we do that?

 

I'm planning to do that soon, but I'm still waiting for @@bronislav84 to post; our characters are still in the middle of a conversation.

 

The next detail post will come Saturday; I have an exam and a project to finish first.

[skbl17 199]

I'm sorry! I'm planning to post Friday if mom doesn't wanna go anywhere. I'm feeling better now. Still taking Motrin and coughing, but definitely better. No temp or headache.

 

Yay! Glad to see you're feeling better.

[skbl17 199]

Crap, I said I was going to get a new detail post out yesterday! Ah well, here it is (a day late). This will be the shortest detail post.

 

Weather and climate

Of all the aspects of Equestrian life changed by Equestria Forward, climate was the least affected. For the most part, weather continues to lie in the domain of pony control, and the diverse climates of Equestria are completely untouched. However, little change does not mean no change, a situation that presents itself regularly in the nation's weather.

 

Weather

As I previously stated, pegasi still control the country's weather. However, there has been an uptick in so called "Everfree systems" - uncontrollable weather patterns that are the result of ejections of energy from the Everfree Forest in the west of the country - which have led to increases in unpredictable and usually severe weather events. This uptick has been occurring for a while, and some professors at Canterlotian universities suspect that it is the result of a breakdown in magical energy that has, in the past, contained Everfree systems from forming.

 

Initially, Equestria was largely powerless to prevent these systems from forming; they were rare enough that nopony bothered to set up some kind of detection and warning system, and whenever severe weather threatened, most ponies simply hid in their homes or workplaces. As the frequency of Everfree systems began to increase, it became clear that some kind of forecasting and warning system would be needed.

 

On February 4, 1102, all of the various "weather patrols" in the country were merged into a new government agency, the Meteorological Service of Equestria, or Meteo Equestria for short. The Cloudsdale-based agency was tasked with creating daily weather schedules, manufacturing clouds, creating forecasts, and warning the public in case uncontrollable severe weather threatens. All forecasts and weather schedules are created by 25 regional weather offices (RWOs), who are given primary forecast responsibility for their particular region.

 

Climate zones

Equestria has an incredibly diverse climate, and is one of the few countries in which no one climate is more dominant than the others. The principality is home to desert climes in the center of the country (Durango and Saddleshire), tropical rain forests (Haywaii and the Hen Islands), mountain climes in the west of the country, humid climes, cold weather climes, and so on. In general however, much of the country is mild-to-hot and fairly humid in the summer, and cool in the winter.

[EnderPrince 49]

*evil snicker* Thank you, my friend. This information may prove useful in the future.

[skbl17 199]

Okay, so three points:

 

1) I've decided to add a timestamp to my posts, detailing the current time in-roleplay.

 

2) Yes, it's still Tuesday. Don't worry, I still plan on speeding up the time within a few more posts.

 

3) I got a PM from @@EnderPrince regarding the status of religion in Equestria. I'll make that a detail post, which I should have up within the week. There's too much information for me to fit in a simple reply to a PM.

 

Anyway, per rule #10, March 4 is when I'll be checking for inactivity and notifying posters. March 6 is the first 'cutoff' date.

[skbl17 199]

Well, today is March 4, 2015, or the end of the first two weeks since rule #10 was imposed. Registered players who have not met the requirements of rule #10 were just notified about their options. No players are being kicked today.

 

Furthermore, as promised, the next detail post regarding religion will be posted before the end of the week (and don't worry, it will be on time!)

[skbl17 199]

A few notes this Tuesday morning (in real life):

 

1) I had the "religion" post done, but I went back through it, and it didn't make much sense. Spring Break for me is coming up next week, so I will have a LOT more time to get everything caught up on, and yes, everything will make more sense. Sorry about that.

 

2) To answer @@bronislav84's question, In relation to canon cities, Applelanta is located in the southeastern part of the country. Basically, far southwest of Baltimare/Manehattan/Fillydelphia, far southeast of Canterlot, and almost due east of Los Pegasus.

 

3) As promised, I did kick inactive players on March 6. If any of them are reading this, they'll have to go through the registration process again.

 

4) Roleplay time, it's still late Tuesday morning, but I plan on wrapping up a conversation in-roleplay. Nothing will happen on Wednesday or Thursday in-roleplay, so I'll skip to Friday (yes, I know some of you were waiting for that).

 

My to-do-list:

 

1) Get the bloody religion post rewritten!

2) Get an OC profile done for Sparkwing.

3) Wrap up the conversation with @@bronislav84.

4) Skip ahead to Friday morning or Thursday night.

[skbl17 199]

(1) Thanks for the info. So what would she call your character though? High just sounds odd.

 

(2) By the way,the way her Magitek works is stuff doesn't *run* off magic as a source of power, just stuff that would be computer systems is a magic based form of interaction and display. Think of it like the operating system. The generator is controlled by manipulating the spell now as opposed to interacting with a computer. It still runs like it would otherwise on electrical systems. It's enchanting, and protects the system from being fried because it's not electrical. Only once electricity leaves the generator complex does it connect to electrical systems cause that's needed to deliver the power.

 

(1) Full name, preferably. She'll probably soften to the use of 'HV' over time, though. 

 

(2) That's what I thought when I was making that post, hence my backpedaling to "something else must have happened", as shown in the last paragraph in my post.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

@@skbl17

Hey there.

 

I'm not trying to excuse myself to being lazy. But can I reserve myself until Friday in the roleplay?

 

Not that I'm lacking interest. But I'm finding increasingly difficult to think of things to add on or posts.

 

If that's okay? I understand if I can't.

[skbl17 199]

Am I holding up the RP again? Just wondering. I'd like to have Lektra come along with HV, mostly because she really has nothing else to do in Appleanta otherwise than help others.

 

In a way. I have at least one active player (Ender) waiting for Friday, but it's still Tuesday in-roleplay.

 

In light of that, I'm suspending the biweekly inactivity check this week. I feel that the RP is moving along at a snail's pace, and I'd like to speed things up a bit, just to boost activity. Also, since I'm on break from college this week, I have more time to focus on the roleplays I'm a part of.

 

As for tagging along, I don't see why not.

Edited March 18, 2015 by skbl17

[FancyHorse 1,209]

Hey there.

 

I apologize if I've asked this before but is there a limit to how many OCs we can play as?

[skbl17 199]

Hey there.

 

I apologize if I've asked this before but is there a limit to how many OCs we can play as?

 

There's no formal limit, but if you plan to use many OCs, try not to cause confusion.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

Just wanted to ask around to my fellow players. How would you describe the quality of my posts?

 

Do I send out my actions clearly? Do I make my posts too vague or confusing?

 

There's a bit of lack of confidence on my part. I just wanted to ask.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

Oh.

 

I'm not exactly grade A material for lengthy paragraphs. I'm rather straight to the point.

 

I don't know how exactly to make things exciting...

 

I just simply type what I.feel is satisfying.

[FancyHorse 1,209]

Its okay. I hope we'll get to interact as a whole shortly.

[skbl17 199]

I'm thinking that this is a perfect time to skip ahead. Probably have a post in the RP thread starting with "And so...", before moving ahead.

 

Thoughts?