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4th Wall Weekend!
Sorry about the late notice, but with the tournament coming to a close, it's time for...
You know how our lovely rockets have been having trouble... a lot of trouble, with this pesky little machine? Well, they decided to try to find a safer place for it, and late in the evening on Friday, nearing midnight, a few of the scientists begin the delicate procedure of safely relocating it.
See, the admins been a little suspicious of the new Rockets we've got on hand. While they've got quite a few good men from other worlds, the problem is that they're smart. Real smart. Smart enough to probably find where the machine is hidden. The main concern is - if they find the machine, would they use it to go home? That would shorthand the Rockets! Or worse! Use it for their own nefarious scheming, or even break and tamper with it! These are dangerous times... So after a quiet meeting held behind closed doors, they decided to move the machine out of Goldenrod. Talking to one of the Johto-native grunts, who was mysteriously promoted to Private recently, they decide to send a few pokénative rocket scientists off to Kanto to move the machine.
Unfortunately, they activated it. Cue the explosions, spontaneous teleportation, overpopulation, the "holy hell how did that get in my house" reactions, and the like.
The scientists, while all of you guys are trying to figure out what's going on, decide to continue the procedure. And then, they...
Well, all you need to know is that 1) the machine will no longer be in Rocket hands, 2) the machine will.... well, it won't be in anyone's hands, and 3) partial memory retaining.
What a twist!
See, in the process of losing the machine, the power used to erase everyone's memories has been completely pulled from anyone. The machine itself will correct itself in due time and send away all of the visitors, right any physical wrongs, and the like, but you can remember quite a few incidences that happen, very vividly. Not all of it, but definitely enough to know that weird stuff is going on. The memories will be a bit fractured and mixed up, but they'll at least be memories this time; even if you can only remember that sudden panic while standing on the the top of Mt. Silver, or the fact that Ash Ketchum handed you a pokéball and told you to dream. But why did you go up there to begin with? Weren't you eating dinner with Gary before that? Perhaps? It'll all be a little (or very) confusing, but now you'll know for certain you definitely weren't having odd dreams.
And do note that next time, it'll be even more different!
As usual, following the cue from a mod post, there will be a loud crack and a flash of white light in Johto. When your characters blink a few times, the scene before their eyes will return to normal... however... there will be a lot more people, or beings, in the cities, or along the routes, or even just trolling about on the PokéConnect.
Paths will be ridiculously easy to pass, or, if you want, ridiculously difficult. It can take as long or as little as you want it to in order to go from city to city, and you can check out whatever building you want. Hell, if your character is accidentally caught in the glitch, they may wake up in an unfamiliar place!
What's a fourth wall, you ask?
The Fourth Wall event is where people from other games, random characters, even players themselves, just randomly interact with your characters. It's a literal breaking of that invisible "fourth wall" that separates the game-verse from... the rest of the internet.
How do you participate?
In short, a character makes a post in their journal and others tag it. You could tag other entries if you don't want to make a post. You do not have to use just your character journal to tag; you can use characters from other games, crack accounts, player accounts, and the like, to interact with the character who made the post. We would like to request that you keep all fourth wall activities to your character journals and not the logs community because of the security settings on the logs community (however, feel free to log in your journals).
What kind of characters can participate?
Anything and everything, from AU versions to characters in-game or those from other games, ponies, disembodied heads, zombies, Arceus with a saddle, the players, Hello Kitty, and the list goes on... You can choose whether your character remembers the previous fourth wall or not.
*NEW!* Will my character remember the 4th wall?
Your character will remember some events as an actual event in-game. The machine itself will confuse most of the thoughts, but your character can remember parts!
As well as the three-day time difference. There's no explanation for that one. The Professors will just say everyone fell asleep, again. Whether you believe it or not! To make it worse, you may not be where you were last... feel free to remain where you traveled during the incident, or anywhere else...
What about people coming in, can they have a pokémon too?
Sure thing! You can bring in any pokémon from any generation and challenge whoever you want for however much you want. Feel free to knock down or burn down anything. Current players are also allowed to have whatever else they want in their party, but your party will return to what you had in-game after the event.
What if I don't want to participate?
The fourth wall is not a required event. However, it does affect the game's setting, so logging would have to be backdated or forward-dated to before or after the fourth wall. Please keep in mind that due to the size of the game, your posts may get lost in the event-related posts. If you choose not to participate, your character may enter a glitch or be asleep during the event.
What if I just arrived and haven't made an in-character introduction post yet?
Feel free to arrive in the middle of the event! Your character will probably just be that much more confused. You may also hold off until after the event if you wish, in order to not become lost in the confusion.
Would my non-human character remain in their form for the event? What about powers?
Up to you! Your character can return to their original form, powers intact, or whatever you like! Have fun.
*NEW!* Can my character catch pokémon during the event?
Yes, they may. However, they won't be able to keep all of them. Feel free to saddle your character with some odd pokémon they weren't expecting to have, like that odd Magikarp that happened to swim in their packs. Those not listed on the normal routes may not be kept; but you may have your character keep a pokémon that is not on their current route of travel.
Does this count for the activity check?
Yes. Yes, it does. :D
MORE QUESTIONS? ASK HERE!
4th WALL WEEKEND!
The event will take place from Saturday, Nov 24th through Monday, Nov 26th.
With a twist!
The event will take place from Saturday, Nov 24th through Monday, Nov 26th.
With a twist!
You know how our lovely rockets have been having trouble... a lot of trouble, with this pesky little machine? Well, they decided to try to find a safer place for it, and late in the evening on Friday, nearing midnight, a few of the scientists begin the delicate procedure of safely relocating it.
See, the admins been a little suspicious of the new Rockets we've got on hand. While they've got quite a few good men from other worlds, the problem is that they're smart. Real smart. Smart enough to probably find where the machine is hidden. The main concern is - if they find the machine, would they use it to go home? That would shorthand the Rockets! Or worse! Use it for their own nefarious scheming, or even break and tamper with it! These are dangerous times... So after a quiet meeting held behind closed doors, they decided to move the machine out of Goldenrod. Talking to one of the Johto-native grunts, who was mysteriously promoted to Private recently, they decide to send a few pokénative rocket scientists off to Kanto to move the machine.
Unfortunately, they activated it. Cue the explosions, spontaneous teleportation, overpopulation, the "holy hell how did that get in my house" reactions, and the like.
The scientists, while all of you guys are trying to figure out what's going on, decide to continue the procedure. And then, they...
Well, all you need to know is that 1) the machine will no longer be in Rocket hands, 2) the machine will.... well, it won't be in anyone's hands, and 3) partial memory retaining.
What a twist!
See, in the process of losing the machine, the power used to erase everyone's memories has been completely pulled from anyone. The machine itself will correct itself in due time and send away all of the visitors, right any physical wrongs, and the like, but you can remember quite a few incidences that happen, very vividly. Not all of it, but definitely enough to know that weird stuff is going on. The memories will be a bit fractured and mixed up, but they'll at least be memories this time; even if you can only remember that sudden panic while standing on the the top of Mt. Silver, or the fact that Ash Ketchum handed you a pokéball and told you to dream. But why did you go up there to begin with? Weren't you eating dinner with Gary before that? Perhaps? It'll all be a little (or very) confusing, but now you'll know for certain you definitely weren't having odd dreams.
And do note that next time, it'll be even more different!
As usual, following the cue from a mod post, there will be a loud crack and a flash of white light in Johto. When your characters blink a few times, the scene before their eyes will return to normal... however... there will be a lot more people, or beings, in the cities, or along the routes, or even just trolling about on the PokéConnect.
Paths will be ridiculously easy to pass, or, if you want, ridiculously difficult. It can take as long or as little as you want it to in order to go from city to city, and you can check out whatever building you want. Hell, if your character is accidentally caught in the glitch, they may wake up in an unfamiliar place!
What's a fourth wall, you ask?
The Fourth Wall event is where people from other games, random characters, even players themselves, just randomly interact with your characters. It's a literal breaking of that invisible "fourth wall" that separates the game-verse from... the rest of the internet.
How do you participate?
In short, a character makes a post in their journal and others tag it. You could tag other entries if you don't want to make a post. You do not have to use just your character journal to tag; you can use characters from other games, crack accounts, player accounts, and the like, to interact with the character who made the post. We would like to request that you keep all fourth wall activities to your character journals and not the logs community because of the security settings on the logs community (however, feel free to log in your journals).
What kind of characters can participate?
Anything and everything, from AU versions to characters in-game or those from other games, ponies, disembodied heads, zombies, Arceus with a saddle, the players, Hello Kitty, and the list goes on... You can choose whether your character remembers the previous fourth wall or not.
*NEW!* Will my character remember the 4th wall?
Your character will remember some events as an actual event in-game. The machine itself will confuse most of the thoughts, but your character can remember parts!
As well as the three-day time difference. There's no explanation for that one. The Professors will just say everyone fell asleep, again. Whether you believe it or not! To make it worse, you may not be where you were last... feel free to remain where you traveled during the incident, or anywhere else...
What about people coming in, can they have a pokémon too?
Sure thing! You can bring in any pokémon from any generation and challenge whoever you want for however much you want. Feel free to knock down or burn down anything. Current players are also allowed to have whatever else they want in their party, but your party will return to what you had in-game after the event.
What if I don't want to participate?
The fourth wall is not a required event. However, it does affect the game's setting, so logging would have to be backdated or forward-dated to before or after the fourth wall. Please keep in mind that due to the size of the game, your posts may get lost in the event-related posts. If you choose not to participate, your character may enter a glitch or be asleep during the event.
What if I just arrived and haven't made an in-character introduction post yet?
Feel free to arrive in the middle of the event! Your character will probably just be that much more confused. You may also hold off until after the event if you wish, in order to not become lost in the confusion.
Would my non-human character remain in their form for the event? What about powers?
Up to you! Your character can return to their original form, powers intact, or whatever you like! Have fun.
*NEW!* Can my character catch pokémon during the event?
Yes, they may. However, they won't be able to keep all of them. Feel free to saddle your character with some odd pokémon they weren't expecting to have, like that odd Magikarp that happened to swim in their packs. Those not listed on the normal routes may not be kept; but you may have your character keep a pokémon that is not on their current route of travel.
Does this count for the activity check?
Yes. Yes, it does. :D
MORE QUESTIONS? ASK HERE!
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