Two important things!

[paradisamods]

FOURTH WALL EVENT

We will be holding our annual Fourth Wall Event on August 18-24th. (If you haven't seen one in action, check out last year's post!) Although it is a month away, with app_this_plz this weekend it might be a good idea to start spreading the word soon so that we can have a lot of participation.

I also want to address an issue that may have been a point of concern for those that were aware of it. We had a suggestion to change the Fourth Wall Event from being a purely OOC event to being an IC event. If you notice on the calendar, we did mention that we would consider the idea.

After much consideration and lots of discussion, we have decided not to make this an IC event, and it will remain purely OOC.

We did have some really neat ideas on how to make it work, but the more we discussed how to handle the repercussions of those "3 day castmates," the more we realized that the exceptions and loopholes required to protect characters and CR would just not be worth the hassle. The last thing we want to do is interrupt any in-game plotlines or character building.

As such, feel free to invite all of your friends and/or potential castmates to participates. Whether they are characters from a different game or original muses, everyone is encouraged to have fun with Paradisa's premise during the Fourth Wall week.

Be sure to spread the word, and we can't wait to kick off the event next month. :)


But wait, there's more!

RETURNING CHARACTERS

During our July round of returning characters, we had zero applications. Sadness! As such, we'd like to get some feedback from the playerbase with regards to the frequency of these app rounds.

We currently open returning character applications on a quarterly basis. However, if this is too frequent, we may consider switching this to twice a year.

Please respond to the poll below only once!

Poll #13950

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 29

How often should returning character applications open?

Every three months
23 (79.3%)

Every six months
6 (20.7%)

Other (specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

The Sorting Ceremony (and other sign-ups)

[courageous_wit]

All right everybody, it's the sign-ups you've all been waiting for: The Sorting Ceremony! Please place your character's name under the appropriate subject heading. Giving their year isn't necessary unless you want it for reference. If you are signing up to be a teacher, please indicate which subject your character will be teaching. Furthermore, if your character is playing Quidditch, let me know what position!

There is the added bonus of signing up to be a prefect. This is available for all students in their fifth year and above. Basically the prefects guide the younger students around and try to help them. You also get special bathroom privileges!

A little bit about Quidditch, for those who don't know: it's a very popular game in the wizard world, played on broomsticks. There are a total of seven players on each team: three Chasers (do the scoring), two Beaters (try to knock the opposing team off their brooms), one Keeper (guarding the goals) and one Seeker (finding the Snitch). The Snitch is the smallest ball in play and the game won't be over until the Snitch is caught. There can be more than seven players, but try to keep a balanced team in mind. Don't everybody try to be a Chaser or Seeker.

Remember that the teaching and staff positions are: History of Magic, Astronomy, Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Divinations, Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies, Herbology, Broomstick Instructor/Quidditch Referee, School Nurse, Caretaker, Groundskeeper. Defense Against the Dark Arts will not be available for plot purposes. Don't worry if not all teaching positions are filled!

Also, because Ang reminded me, there is also available the chance to be a Head of House. That is one teacher responsible for all the students in a certain House.

Gryffindor | Ravenclaw | Hufflepuff | Slytherin | Teacher/Staff | Other

Drop

[legacydeck]

I hate writing drop posts, but sometimes it's for the best. Me and this game are just not a good fit for each other, so Clow and Thamuris are going home.

Howl, Felix, and Vanyel are welcome to fight over Clow's wardrobe and notes (along with his favorite armchair), and he leaves the refurbished and rechristened pie shop to Wade and Aradia.

Felix, Duke, and Gideom are welcome to Thamuris's notes, though it's mostly medical stuff and star charts right now.

hiatus

[psych0p0mps]

Hello guys. My activity has been kind of shit lately because I've felt super burned out in terms of both RP and life in general. I'm having a hard time thinking up things for my characters to do and then even when I do I never end up following through on it.

So uh. I'm gonna take a couple weeks off, clear out my inbox, clear out my head. Kinda step back and figure out what the hell I'm doing. Maybe get a job and/or move house while I'm at it. I dunno. Oh, and I guess finals week is coming up soon and I should probably study for that. Might chip away at backtags if I feel up to it, I dunno, but I can't get involved in anything new, that's for dang sure. At least not successfully.

Aradia will be turned into a little plush doll of herself for the duration, left in the care of the Doctor.
Ib will become a small painting of herself, hung up in her room.
Neither will be capable of movement or aware of their surroundings, but please don't propertydamage them.

So yeah, see ya soon.

heyyy remember me?

[kethedammit]

Sooo I went on hiatus recently in hopes that it would give me the strength and energy to continue with this game, but it didn't go as expected. I've been having more and more trouble with Paradisa, and I'd rather just leave than idle out, especially considering how idle I was before. Paradisa is a fun, great experience, and I'm thankful to everyone who made it a great time, but the way it's structured just isn't for me. I'm sorry to anyone I've left hanging, as I'm sure I have, but I don't have the energy for a game that's this difficult for me to engage with. Nothing personal, I wish you all the best <3