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As promised in the last mod post, here's your rundown on the fourth wall deets — with a preface that there will be a lot of bold and underlined text in here, so, apologies in advance:

DATES: OCTOBER 1st — 31st
A whole month, yes!
(This means your fourth wall characters are in play for a month, then gone and over with the close of the event.)

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Since membership to the City of Sin communities is moderated — and in the case of the network and logs comm (not the OOC comm), commenting is locked to members only — we will be playing with the 4th wall in a special community! One is already set up (4thwall_cos) and that community will be open for the sole purpose of the fourth wall event. New posts and membership to that comm will be open as of September 30th [since as of currently, membership to 4thwall_cos is moderated], and disallowed once the event is over on October 31st, but backtagging will remain open and welcome for as long as people want to keep started threads going.

(Any fourth wall comments by characters already in game are eligible to be used for AC. This is done on a CHARACTER basis, not PLAYER — meaning: current players can play characters they don't already have in game on this test drive, but they can't use those threads for AC.)

Everything in that community WILL BE GAME CANON; current players and characters, please keep this in mind. As such, you don't have to have your character interact here and can opt out that way, but you may not have them ICly pretend like this event didn't happen at all, because that wouldn't make any sense and would give us two different game canons. And this isn't Avengers: Endgame, for the love of god; I promise that's the only potshot at Markus and McFeely in this entry. I highly advise current players to at least subscribe to the comm even if they don't tag out in the event, so they can still easily keep up with some game canon.

That also means, for anyone not currently in game but joining us for this event, you are a welcomed guest in our community for this event, and as such, please be respectful and aware of the game's rules and settings in turn. Our current players are also always asked to adhere to these rules of conduct as well; no game-breaking stuff, respect OOC boundaries, et cetera. Our game's information is located HERE.

That said, the only two rules I'm allowing be bent for event purposes are:
01 | People messing around with AU versions of their in-game characters if they wish. Anyone else is still welcome to play AU versions too, but hey if you wanna play an AU of your canon character in the fourth wall too and not claim it for AC purposes (see above point regarding what kinds of fourth wall threads are AC eligible), go wild. As long as any AU is not under 18 and/or a pregnant character; neither of those are kosher in AU characters or not, even for the fourth wall. That would just be too much to manage in current game canon and setting.

02 | Duplicates of canon characters in game will be technically allowed in the fourth wall. In our standard rules we don't allow duplicates in game (unless the other is AU), but for fourth wall purposes ONLY, this will be lifted. These duplicate characters would not be able to be apped anyway after the event is over, so I think this just opens up the door for other ways to have temporary fourth-wall fun. Current players who want to tag into the event may obviously opt out of duplicate responses if they would like. While I'm not going to demand screencapped proof that people get permission from the current in-game player of a canon character to play a canon duplicate of theirs in the fourth wall, it is general polite human policy to ask first in any circumstance where you want to consider someone else's preferences and/or feelings. Don't be this:

It just felt like a vaguely appropriate gif to close it out with, okay, I don't know.

Ask any questions in the MOD QUESTIONS thread below.

Hi, players! For a small mod-run event/thing coming up, characters will be receiving one item from their home worlds or if they're an AU/CRAU, then they can make a request for something from their AU/CRAU worlds. Not both — AU/CRAU characters can choose where the item comes from, but in the interest of fairness, they can't pick one from each.

A few things of note:

▶ No one is forced to participate; you don't have to make a request if you don't want to.

▶ Fill out the form request for an item; this is so I have a list of who wants what and to make sure it's not too game-breaking. If your item is approved, you will get a comment reply saying so. If it isn't, I'll let you know that too, and you can certainly think of something else.

▶ Players have until the OOC date of AUGUST 15th, 2019 to make a request.

▶ Characters will NOT receive their approved items immediately. More on dates of the 'when' later.

▶ These are OOC requests, not IC ones. Meaning, you pick the item but your character doesn't ICly know about it yet, nor are you to assume has a request for the item been handwaved.

▶ The items can be magical/supernatural in nature, but please explain fully how they are. That is because these items may have to be nerfed some.

▶ The items are to be reasonably sized in nature. AKA: Don't ask for a Death Star.

▶ These requests are open to Chosen characters only. No NPCs/Magistrates.

▶ If you play more than one character, you may make one request per character.

▶ Comments are screened; any questions may be asked in the comments.

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Item request form:

<b>▶ CHARACTER NAME:</b> <b>▶ ITEM:</b> <b>▶ IS IT FROM THEIR HOME WORLD OR AN AU/CRAU WORLD?:</b> <b>▶ IS IT MAGICAL, SUPERNATURAL, ETC? IF SO, HOW?:</b> <b>▶ ITEM SIZE AND APPROXIMATE WEIGHT:</b> <b>▶ ANY OTHER NOTES/INFO/ETC THE MOD SHOULD KNOW?:</b>

Mid-week, a massive bank of dark, heavy clouds rolls in, uncharacteristically early for the season. Most citizens in the City seem to think it means more snow - a blizzard, perhaps - but they’ll be pleasantly (?) surprised. By mid-day on Wednesday, February 26, the skies open up to a thunderstorm of epic proportions, soaking the entire City for the rest of the day. And then it stops, settling down to a drizzle around midnight.

Most would think that was it, but most would be wrong. The coming morning, citizens and Chosen will find that every time they open their mouth, they’re inclined towards something that not all are necessarily familiar with: the truth.

Do have fun with that.

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This is the beginning of event notification for the truth event. It runs from now until August 22, and extent of participation is optional.

Event: Something Romantic This Way Comes

A few days before Valentine’s Day, an invitation goes out to everyone in the City, citizen and Chosen alike. This establishment doesn’t discriminate, after all: some of those Chosen are as regular customers as the citizens are. In fact, the establishment in question is a very nice apothecary and pharmacy, home to innumerable herbs and potions ingredients, crystals, other miscellaneous occult knickknacks, and general cures for what ails you.

For the holiday, such as it is, it appears that they’ve set up a small party to celebrate, and everyone is invited to join in. There’s said to be drink and music aplenty (with a bit of food floating around, too). Everyone loves a party, after all, and this one is largely for publicity. Their popularity has been waning of late.

One employee of the store, however, doesn’t see any of this as a good thing. He’s a little disgruntled, you see, and once he found out about the event going on, he takes it upon himself to create a handful of potions. These potions are set up around the party as filled chocolates, advertised as ‘something to share with your sweet’ and toted as a very hot ticket item for the evening.

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As for anyone not interested? Well, have fun at the party anyway!

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This is a mod-driven event and players are not obligated to participate in it. The party will take place from June 27 - 29, OOCly, or on February 14 in game time. There will be a log posted.

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Event: A Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes

Sometimes things in the City happen for a reason. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they occur naturally - or as naturally as anything does, around those parts - and blow in with the weather. During the morning of January 16, a strange looking storm rolls in, complete with dark purple clouds that seem to crackle with lightning, lighting the clouds up into lavender and royal purple tones. It’s probably abundantly clear to everyone that it’s definitely not a normal storm with normal lightning. Far from.

In fact, there’s no real explanation for it, and it doesn’t seem to bring any rain - which is nice - but it does bring other oddities with it. And those oddities culminate in a very nice pop.

Around noon, every Chosen in the City will hear that gentle pop, and it’s at that time that something very strange is going to happen: they’re going to swap powers.

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This is a mod-driven event and players are not obligated to participate in it. The event will take place from April 1 to April 18, OOCly, or from January 16 to January 21 in game time. There will be a narrative announcement when the event kicks in, and another to signal its close, though players are free to backdate and/or backtag to their heart’s content.

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Have a question that isn’t answered here? Feel free to ask us below! Additionally, please use this as a plotting post!

Event: The Darkness Arrives



For the last little while, things in the City have been even. Ish. The curfew provided most individuals a vexing time, particularly those who wanted to partake in the nightlife for whatever reason. But as of late, the reason for exactly why the curfew was placed became slightly more obvious.

Whether you’ve noticed or not, the fog creeping into the City every evening, growing more and more thick until the City’s streets are hard to navigate thanks to the inability to see five feet in front of you, has brought with it some nasty little creatures. Some citizens may remember the influential demons that reside in dark corners of the City. These are not them. These are demons all their own, and they’re out for blood.

It’s true that they’re a little easier to kill than the influential demons, requiring only a well-placed blow, but they’re also a lot more determined to take chunks out of people. The murder rate is up lately, and this is why.

But that isn’t the only thing the fog’s bringing in.

The smaller demons are just a precursor, a way of easing citizens into what Big Bad is coming. And there is indeed something more coming.

In the late hours of September 27 (OOC: May 5), a rather large demonic creature (think this sort of thing) will crawl out from the depths of the waters next to the City and set about casually making itself at home. The citizens whisper hushed warnings about the Darkness; its goal is the Tower, and though it’s not making true attempts to kill anyone living in the City, it certainly doesn’t seem bothered by a little death. It seems to have another purpose in mind, though what that is, no one knows.

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This is a two-part event, and players are not obligated to participate in any part of it. The first part is the smaller demon attacks, taking place from now until May 4, OOCly. The second part is the large-scale battle, wherein a handful of characters will be needed to take the attacking demon out. Anyone keen on fighting back is able to sign up and coordinate with other players to figure out what’s going to happen. There will be a log for the second half of the plot, but involvement in the first half is up to players.

This is a mod-run plot, taking place from September 24 - 28 in game, and April 24 - May 8 OOCly. There will be reminders in the State of the Game, and a log will go up for players to fight the Darkness on May 4.

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Have a question that isn’t answered here? Feel free to ask us below! Additionally, please use this as a plotting post!

Event: Is That an Island?

Of late, things have been relatively quiet for the Chosen and the citizens of the City. (Somewhere, there’s a sign reading 3 Days since last accident!.) The Magistrates have been keeping things going steady, there has been no additional news in regards to Justice’s latest mental break, and generally, things are all right.

With any luck, things will continue to be all right in the City. Outside the City, however - and there is an outside of the City - might be a different story.

On July 26, the Moon will take to the network in a rare appearance and invite all those willing to hop on a ferry to a nearby island. The citizens of the City don’t seem terribly surprised by said island, though it may be a surprise to the Chosen, who have believed, until now, that the City is a very isolated entity. Apparently, though, this island is being overrun by low- and mid-level demons, and that’s making it a not very nice place.

Suffice to say, he wants a little help.

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This is a mod-run plot, taking place from July 26 to July 28 in game, and October 30 to November 7 OOCly. There will be a network post to announce the official invitation, and a log for characters to participate in.

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If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask below. Feel free to use this as a plotting post!

Event: Only If In A Dream

With strange changes to the time of sunrise and set come strange changes to the City itself. It’s only natural for this sort of bizarre behaviour to foretell something a little ominously, after all; the City has never been one to spring changes upon its citizens.

Around 3 PM on May 1, the sun will begin to set. Too early, yet again, but with another little change: instead of being a beautiful sight of pinks and yellows streaking across a blue sky, it will appear almost as though a thunderstorm is coming up on the horizon, rolling in at precisely the same time. The sky will, for half an hour, be the dark, angry blue-purple of a bruise, with orange trying to peek through in places until dark finally falls. Shortly thereafter, the rain that looked like it was coming in will fall in a booming thunderstorm until the evening.

The next day, the citizens of the City of Sin get to find out precisely what that odd sunset and accompanying rainstorm foretold: at random intervals, people begin to fall asleep wherever they are. It doesn’t last for too long - five minutes in most cases, though some people can experience naps up to half an hour - but it’s definitely inconvenient. It doesn’t matter where you are or what you were doing, if the urge comes upon you to sleep, then sleep you will. There’s no fighting the drooping of eyelids this time.

Of course, what’s even more inconvenient is the fact that these brief naps appear to trigger something in the network devices that displays whatever characters happen to be dreaming about at the time. Hopefully it’s nothing incriminating.

Fortunately, everything in the City must come to an end, and late on May 6, another thunderstorm will roll in, lasting the entire night. When everyone wakes up the next morning, the strange City-wide narcolepsy won’t be a problem any more, but the results of it will remain.

What no one knows - not even the Magistrates, or so they claim - is that this is a very direct response to some of the political goings-on of late. Someone isn’t happy.

This is a mod-run plot, taking place from May 1 to May 6 in game, and February 14 to March 3 OOCly. There will be an announcement in the State of the City to remind players, and a short mod notice to declare the event officially open on the day of.

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If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask below. Plotting here is optional but not necessary, as a little bit of surprise might be fun!