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jesterlies posting in

Good evening members of the Grove, now that you've likely been awoken.

Your ever lovable Shadow Milk Cookie is here to remind everyone the importance of

signs.

Alas, what's done is done, however! There's nothing for it! I will be working on getting the door closed, so do not be alarmed, unless your skin starts melting off or something, in which case you should report that to me ASAP!

If you get a loud visit upon your doors warning you of the mist, please heed him! He is warning everyone on my orders, so take him seriously.

sticksandbonesmods posting in

sticksandbones

I CALL MYSELF A SHELL

lupusxylem posting in

sticksandbones

Figured I'd go ahead and let ya'll know that I popped the question to Ain last month.

I know I know, its devastating. I've been ball and chained. Don't worry, I can only get worse from here. Dunno yet what we'll do in terms of celebrations and shit, I figured I'd let Ain handle that part cause he seems to enjoy that sorta thing.

If it helps though, I haven't lost all of my charm. I gave him a rock. But in my defense it's a VERY cool rock.

indigo_league posting in

the_plateau

Activity Check Results

The following characters have not responded to AC:

Keldor |

behindblueskin
Edward Elric (Manga) |

milkisgross
~~Bido | uncannytoo~~

You have two days to respond to the Activity Check comment and respond to this post, linking your AC. Otherwise you will be swept.

Please remember that:

If you are on hiatus for less than half the AC month, you must still fulfill AC.
If you are on hiatus for more than half the AC month (but not the entire month), you need to respond to AC and link your hiatus comment.

If there's been a mistake, please contact us immediately. Thank you!

thebladebringstheflame posting in

sticksandbones

Who: Flamebringer and you!
What: Till died so he's having a mental breakdown
When: After Roseroot, before Nov event
Where: Various
Warnings: death, lots of self-deprecation, flamebringer being himself, tons of violence, more TBA
( he's doing fine, i don't know what you're on about he's totally okay see )

styxiedust posting in

victory_road

Who: Spirit Sapphics in Your Area (AKA Botan and Korra)
Where: Their home!
When: October 31st (ignore that this is going up in November)
Summary: Once upon a time, the literal avatar and the literal grim reaper got married on Halloween. It was very cute. Today marks the two year anniversary and while obviously nobody forgot, the wives tend to get caught up in their work and need to be nudged at by their Pokemon.
Rating: A RANDY HOT AND SWEATY--probably PG, I mean it's just going to be mushy.

[Is it difficult to get a small home set up in a suitably spooky but festive manner?

Yes.

Is Botan attempting it anyway?

Of course she is. She's even getting assistance! ...If one can count her Greavard staring and watching with his tail wagging and tongue lolling as assistance, at any rate. There is at least an advantage to her being on the taller side for a lady as she can put up the Pumpkaboo lights across the doorways with no trouble.

Her lack of planning ahead and tendency towards impulsiveness, however, is a disadvantage. The only thing that was planned was her outfit, the menu, and Korra's present. Three out of five isn't bad!]

mooninthewater posting in

sticksandbones

Who: The Grove!
What: ~~Halloween~~ Witch's Feast Celebrations!
When: Today! (10/31)
Where: Town center/around the well
Warnings: None currently.
( read more... )

epitaffio posting in

victory_road

( action & video )

((OOC: Expect tags from both Emporio and Doppio, with big thanks to Usagi for proposing this very silly idea <3 This marks my official return from hiatus, andddd I know I said I'd be picking old threads back up but I absolutely need a clean slate for Personal Life Reasons, so I'm very sorry about that. OTL Feel free to hit me up over Discord/Plurk/PM if there's anything you want to handwave.))

sticksandbonesmods posting in

outofsticks

Once upon a time, in the continent of Ostorn, there was a town called Haven. After a deadly plague had ravaged the lands, a man decided to strike out and pave a new trade route to cities barred by a lack of roads and an abundance of natural blockades...

Welcome to our newest past life plotting toplevel! Sticks and Bones is a setting where player characters are the reincarnations of previous residents of the town that Aldric founded within the woods as a midway stop between cities on his new trade route. The continent of Ostorn and the world of Sticks and Bones is a magical land inspired by the Tales of series, among other games. Below in the comments are some explanations, locations and pre-existing NPCs who can be referenced!

Players with dropped characters are encouraged to include their dropped characters if only for potential backstory purposes for others, but it is not a requirement.

While we don't want to restrict things a lot, we must ask you keep the following in mind!

Although this is a magical setting where plant-animals and beasts like the Guardians exist, characters must be human in their past life, with few exceptions. Please speak to the mods if you feel something else is better for your character.
The level of technology was a bit skewed, but largely it was very basic electricity that just... happened to be magic. Light bulbs, the magic of indoor plumbing.
Speaking of magic, while there are forms of magic such as enchantment and standard RPG mechanics, the Celestial magic that's been included in the game plot is not open to characters in their past lives.
You are more than welcome to include new locations or expand on current ones, though if it is noted to reach out to a specific player about it, please do that. Ostorn is a large continent, and there is an even bigger world out there.
The Goddesses are known, but very distantly as ancient history. Religion depends on the region, but Guardians, being demigod animals, are frequent objects of worship.
Your past life should not be a 1:1 parallel to your current life! Things change, situations change, and the new reincarnations got off very badly actually.

When you're ready, please use this form and then tag out!

Name: it u
Place of Birth: where u from
Reasons for Joining the Grove: why u here
History: whahappun
Role: what u doin
Looking for: what are you most interested in having for your past life cr?
Wants and Wishes: anything else!

sticksandbonesmods posting in

outofsticks

SETTING UPDATES

Colder weather creeps in, setting frost that melts in the morning across the grove and early snows a week or so into the month. The plantimals are going to continue invading for warmth, though many will likely be much sleepier now that the cold is setting in more.
Mr. Bonejangle’s house despawns! I like to think it is in a colorful cloud of confetti. Goodbye house.
The sky takes a drearier turn, as befitting the weather.
We have several new buildings:
- Shadow Milk Cookie has regained the research hall! This is where his past life conducted classes and also necromantic experiments. Yay!
- Ras has a dojo open to the public! Yay!
- Kyojuro has a house that I assume is not open to the public but might be! Yay!
There is a map channel in the Discord server now with an MSPaint-ified version of the old map from way back when. Unfortunately Wolfie’s old map program causes nothing but issues these days, so we return to the ancient art of MSPaint doodles.

PLOT UPDATES

It’s been a rough fall, hasn’t it? The grove is quiet while wounds and spirits heal. Ydalir and Heimr hang star shaped lanterns throughout the Grove, and invite you to join them- lanterns have always been important to them, and something about the light brings a sense of security.
Visiting Ydalir’s tent or Heimr’s private abode in the back of the General Store also means getting treated to a home cooked meal. Ydalir’s tent will specifically allow her to treat you to a meal from your home world if it’s made with specific ingredients you wouldn’t find elsewhere.
About mid-month, a dark green mist rolls from within the Grove. Unlike other recent mists, it seems to only be about waist-high, but as you wander it you will find… yourself. Your past life self, specifically. This will be an opportunity to meet the “you” that used to be, for better or worse.
Also within the mist will be Morrigan, the Lady Death. Or- is it?
Turns out someone opened the door to the afterlife in the basement of Shadow Milk’s research hall, and it’s going to need to be closed, unless you really want to live on the sliver of existence between life and death. More so than usual, I mean.
Once this is settled, Heimr and Renard will take a few days to let people rest, but it’s time for a community feast! They will encourage everyone to come to the Inn for a shared meal, for community, for love and warmth. It’s been a terrible time, after all, and they worry so.

STATE OF THE NPCS

HEIMR is an old man. He’s still running the store, and welcomes company and business alike. He’s very smitten with Renard. Do you think he likes him…
RENARD likes Heimr :) And realistically will continue doing what he does best, which is making very tiny trinkets and being a Disney princess with his animal friends.
NENE is harvesting from her garden and eager to share her vegetables- very large, high quality produce that will probably taste better than anything you’ll ever have had before. But with the cold setting in and her being part plant and all, she’s going to be getting much sleepier too.
TERHO was resurrected, but he’s never been good with people and also wanted to see his husband asap.
CALLISTO has kept to herself, experimenting with wines and meads, and watching everyone around her. She seems pretty contemplative most of the time.
EVAN and RILLIAN are awake! But they seem pretty skittish. That said, if they think your house or inn room may be lacking, they’ll be delivering blankets and supplies. Don’t freeze, people that they used to know.
THE GUARDIANS & SEHUL are fine (source needed) after their soirée in the mountains. They will return to the usual “doing things around the Grove” pattern.
ZONARI is ? ? ? ? back to form it seems, only popping in late at night to see the animals and leave. Her motivations still remain unclear.
THE LORD OF THE MOUNTAINS remains uncontactable after sending everyone back post-minivent, but know that he appreciates you guys.
YDALIR is having a mental health crisis but is otherwise back to dissociating about her identity; we will have a quest about this eventually.

OOC UPDATES

All in all, November is going to be a month about recovery from the wringer we’ve been putting you through! Aside from the death. But maybe death isn’t as scary as one might think?
As you can see, we’re also including more information on the NPCs, for more opportunity for NPC CR, and because they too exist in this world- just because we aren’t looking at them doesn’t mean things don’t progress for them, too.
Fun stuff aside, we’re making some policy changes-
- From now on, you have 72 hours upon acceptance to submit your acceptance tasks! If you fail to do so, you and/or your new character will automatically be swept from the game and be unable to be re-apped for one month after.
  - Acceptance tasks include: Joining both comms, creating a toplevel on the AC page, filling out the taken page, and making an IC Inbox.
  - Mod Lavvy is going to tweak the code on our Taken page to include an IC Inbox link when she has time. Please do not make her go out of her way to ask you to make an IC Inbox; please ensure you have one easily accessible now. We have been lenient about IC Inboxes in the past, but going forward it will be a requirement.
  - Mod Lavvy is also undergoing a very busy season at work; please be patient while she gets our pages updated. If anything urgently needs doing/updating, tap Mod Wolfie in the interim.
- We are also no longer being as lenient for AC. Missing AC comments or Hiatus comments will receive a strike by default, meaning that Mod Wolfie will not chase you down to tap you about doing your checkins/main AC/hiatus comments. Your strikes will be given as a mod comment after AC is processed.
  - As a reminder, our strike system requires double AC to be turned in the next month.
  - Mod Wolfie posts AC reminders in the Discord during the week leading up to AC being due. If you don’t use the Discord and are time-blind, setting up a recurring calendar reminder via your calendar app is the way to go.
November is, as is tradition, a check-in month for AC, as is December. We want to make the holidays easy on you. If you receive a strike this month, however, you will owe AC for Nov to make up for Oct; if you fail to make Nov check-in or strike AC, you will be assumed fully inactive and swept from the game, unless otherwise communicated with the mod team ahead of time.
Your AC for October is due today, and is still our typical 2 threads of 5 from you. Please submit that by the end of the day!

Please use the following form for plotting:

Character:
Canon:
CR: Who is your character? Any special powers or things they have going on? Any specific CR you want to kickstart?
Plans: What’s on the agenda for this month? Any interactions with the monthly event? Other things you want to do?
Not Seeking: Anything you'd like to avoid.
Anything Else: A permissions post, opt-in for a character-specific power or whatever else.
Recent Posts or Toplevels: For things you posted that you want additional tag-ins on or that might’ve gone missed.
Past Life Plotting Toplevel: From ye olde post.
Meme: Make us laugh.

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Not long after Genya starts banging on doors

EVENT 30

[Zygarde gave you a pebble]

October Activity Check Summary

Activity Check Results

[OPEN] right foot in the roses, left foot on a landmine

[CLOSED] Not-so-spooky, really-not-scary, not-even-skeletons

Witch's Feast! (Halloween) (Open Mingle)

happy halloween?

PAST LIFE PLOTTING: THE LONG OVERDUE 5TH

OOC PLOTTING: time to rest (in peace) (wait no)