enablemeplz | May EMP Meme

May EMP Meme

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meme goes up on the Second Saturday of every month
FOR GAME ADS:

➤ Put an ad up with the characters / crew / pairings / fetish you want for your game under the correct game header. This meme is primarily going to be focused on DWRP games but IJ and LJ games are allowed.

➤ PLEASE NOTE A RULE CHANGE HERE. ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding (no font size > size 4 or 3 "big" tags, no oversized banners (they must be 250px in height or less), no blinking text, no obnoxious table html that doesn't collapse easily, no sparklies, no large pictures). Use all the colors you like, but please remember 3 "big" tags is the limit and that's only for headers or title text rather than for all the text in an ad.

FOR GAME QUESTIONS:

➤ RPers interested in a game can create a header for the game and ask questions about that game that aren't easy to find on faqs, such as the actual pace vs. what's listed/what kind of plots are run/if the game leans more towards plotty or slice of life/if a game leans more towards network or logs, etc. Both anon questions and anon answers are welcome in this section just like in the rest of the meme.

➤ This thread is not for speaking about wank or drama in a game. There are anoncomms that exist for that. This thread is specifically for general questions about a game that rpers want to get perspective on from players already in the game. Answers can be slightly negative (such as saying app response is slow or that the plots are repetitive or similar things) but this should at least be worded politely. Unnecessary vitriol, any mention of personal drama or wank, or mod teams/individual mods/players being singled out, will be either frozen or screened (based on what seems right based on the content).

FOR CHARACTER ADS:

➤ Put up an ad about the characters you are offering. For PSL ads, there is a separate subthread but for character ads for games, post directly to the meme post. Others will comment to you with the games/casts they want you to join.

➤ There is a "Find a Castmate" section, where you can talk about a cast you play in at a game, and try to lure people to join it. Not all games post to the meme or have a "wanted" section, so players that want to tempt people to their cast on their own can use this section for it. Please format this the same as the PSL section, where you post your character's canons in your subject. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find a Castmate" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. When listing who's currently in a cast, please do this in sentence form (with commas) rather than in list form.

➤ There is a "Find Crosscanon" section, where you can talk about a character you play and and desired crosscanon for that character. Please make sure this is not too generalized a search, because just wanting general crosscanon can be accomplished with the other sections of the meme. This is for specific characters or character types you're looking for. In the subject, please list the "Looking for [canon you're looking for]" rather than your character's canon. If looking for a character type, list the character type in as few words as possible. Do not make the subject huge or I'll screen your comment. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find Crosscanon" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. This section is only for game crosscanon as in the psl section people can list their preferences.

➤ Examples of crosscanon you can search for: You play The Flash from DC Comics and your dream CR is fellow speedster Quicksilver from Marvel. Or you might play a witch and want cr with other witches in general. Or maybe you play a good character messed up by evil parents and want to play against a villain character you know has evil parents, because you know it'd lead to some interesting negative CR.

➤ ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding, with the same rules as the Game Ads Section above.

➤ If you're recommending a game to someone, try to match your suggestion to their needs. It's okay if part of your game rec is copy-pasted (such as what the game's about), but at least some part of the rec must be personalized to their ad. Try not to recommend the same game to every single ad, either. Ad spam that isn't individualized in some way will also be frozen or screened. Keep in mind this needs to be more specific than "this game has easy AC like you're asking for but meets none of your other requirements." Make sure you're advertising games that might click with that specific character, where a few elements fit what they're looking for. You should be thinking about the story reasons of how the character might click with the game.

IN GENERAL:

➤ Don't be a dick. This isn't one of the anoncomms, so any snide comments or unnecessary commentary on the RP plans of others will be frozen or screened.

➤ All mod responses regardless of whether they're rule breaks, correction requests (like someone posting in the wrong section), or thwapping someone for spamming copy-paste ads, have always been and will almost universally be public. If someone sends a PM and the conversation gets combative, this will also be made public and posted to the comments of the mod contact page. This is for the sake of transparency so people can judge the emp mod's communications for fairness themselves.

There are times where the player's post may be screened (such as if they posted to the wrong section) but the mod's response will be left unscreened.

➤ Players may sometimes be allowed more than one strike for copy-paste ads since this is often just enthusiasm behind it, but game mods should know better. They'll get one warning for copy-paste ads, and if they spam anymore copy-paste ads after the warning, they'll be banned from the meme.

MOD CONTACT:

If there's trouble, tell me HERE, please!

RESOURCES:

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➤ Important note: IP logging has turned on due to multiple instances past and present of problem players trying to return to the dwrp community via emp after being banned other places, so I'll be IP logging from now on, and will compare notes with the rpa and wg mods (as well as game mods) where appropriate if it seems like someone that has been mass banned. I will not pay attention to IPs otherwise. I don't care what people like playing or who's who. So please feel comfortable to keep doing your thing, anon or otherwise. The knowledge will only be used for really egregious problem cases.

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Premise & Story: At an unknown date on an unknown planet, a meteor of catastrophic proportion struck the world and ended it...Except for the sanctuary of Newcomb University. Newcomb University was a high-end research facility with the brightest minds working on a way to save their world from this incoming meteor. While they failed to save their world, they somehow managed to preserve their university in a time loop: the 31 days leading up to the meteor's collision.

Every 31 days, the meteor collides again, and it seems to rip open time and space, accidentally tearing people and things away from other universes to populate Newcomb. While the original scholars of Newcomb have long passed, their university is still in beautifully functioning condition, ready to be taken advantage of by the new people dragged into the situation.

This apocalyptic meteor tends to distort the campus in challenging ways whether drastically impacting the weather, bringing in violent creatures, bending time and reality, and so much more. Characters will need to adjust to the new setting and brace themselves for the meteor, but with each strike of the meteor comes new information about their situation.

It seems as if the scholars of Newcomb knew their legacy would be carried on through these alien interlopers forced in from worlds beyond.

Genre: Dark academic setting and vibes with a focus on scholastic activities in addition to heavy science fiction tropes. There will be apocalyptic elements and themes of psychological thrills. Occasional horror may make an appearance. There will be very rare instances of fantasy.

Structure: This game is intended to have monthly events, monthly TDMs, memes, and activity checks. It will be an open game and will not require invites to join. The overall rating of the game will be generally for mature audiences. Players are welcome to play out violence, sex, and substance use at will, but those themes will be used sparingly in events with violence the most likely.

Academic Setting: Characters will join the setting and take up the position of "student" or "faculty" upon entry. Characters can be professors, janitorial staff, cooks, and groundskeepers, or they can strictly stick to hitting the books. There will be dorms for the students and townhomes & apartments for faculty.

Although there is an overall story, one can also expect academic events such as dances, competitions, parties, sports events, and more. Players will be heavily encouraged to participate in the setting with what their characters would typically do in academia.

Self-Reliant Community: Everything a small community could need to survive is preserved in this time loop. The campus has an incredible agriculture program that includes crops, several greenhouses, and livestock. The science center provides an internet connection and electricity. There is a medical center on the campus as well as security.

AI presence: An artificial intelligence program has been left behind to help guide and maintain the campus. This AI program will have a similar presence as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey...Except maybe this time it isn't corrupt. Cross your fingers!

Mysterious Circumstances: There will be plenty of story-rich involvement for characters. The more active players are during an event, the more likely they will get to enjoy unveiled documents from past scholars to help build what truly happened with the meteor and at Newcomb University. Events will generally serve as enrichment to the setting and plot rather than being completely randomized. Documents provided by the AI program will be uploaded to the Archives for characters to study.

Projections: There is a general plan to have the first TDM ready for June depending on interest checks. You can keep up to date with more information on plurk newcomb

While there is an overall storyline for the game, there is no current deadline for when the game might "end" especially since story progression will only be available ala consistent participation from players. The game is intended to last for many years (hopefully!).

I can't think of anything else right now but if you have any questions or comments or just wanna state your interest, that would be amazing! Thanks! Hope this sounds interesting to some folks.

You can check out our full interest check including prospective player discussion here.

Edited 2024-05-12 19:14 (UTC)

I think it sounds really interesting and I would like to know more! Do you have any examples of possibly planned events?

Thank you for your interest!

Many events and the storyline itself are going to be inspired by actual scientific theories, thought experiments, and paradoxical theories to reflect the unfortunate nature of the time loop. For example, using elements of the Dark Forest theory as a persistent theme throughout the game which suggests:

"Alien civilizations exist throughout the universe, but they are both silent and hostile, maintaining their undetectability for fear of being destroyed by another hostile and undetected civilization."

There will be several events wherein characters will be able to physically engage with different points in time both from their own life and the past/future of Newcomb University. These events, along with the previously mentioned, will be critical in patching together the information surrounding what happened and what characters can hope to do about it.

There will be some more straightforward events that involve bizarre weather caused by the meteor or unusual creatures or flora being unleashed on campus through the event. So, characters who are a bit more used to fighting monsters and problem-solving in a more tangible sense will have plenty of time to shine as well.

In addition to all the above, there will be academic-inspired events too! Things like dances, parties, academic competitions, sporting events, festivals, and more!

We know this isn't an overly specific response, but we do hope it helps to paint a clear picture of what you can expect (generally) from events!

perhaps i'm missing something, but why would characters suddenly become students (or faculty)? does the AI force them into roles?

They will feel compelled to get involved in the community by the setting! We are also relying on players to lean into the elements of the game to create a fun cohesive experience for everyone who wants to be involved in a dark academia setting.

Yes. Just yes. I would be so interested in this game. Especially since the sex element is optional.

Haven't got the braincell for a proper question, but may I ask if the setting's going to be full AU or a jamjar? I think I might have missed this somewhere, and I'm sorry if I have.

We are so happy to hear that!

It will be a panfandom jamjar, essentially. Character memories can be impacted by the setting and events, however, so the potential for AU is technically there.

I see. That's wonderful! I'll look forward to the tdm and the day the game opens! Good luck, mods!

are you aware that multiple images on your 'Arrival and Conditions" page are AI-generated? I haven't source checked everything, but I've confirmed that at least two are; I'm hoping that this is just an oversight. If it is, then you have my sympathies (google's impossible these days), but I would encourage you to do a thorough check over all your images and replace them with non-AI generated pieces. If this isn't an oversight, and you chose them intentionally, then I am no longer interested in the game despite the creative premise.

Oh goodness, no! We had no idea. Thank you so much for letting us know. Would you mind telling us which ones so we can promptly remove them and replace them with authentic images? We appreciate the heads up. Rest assured that we absolutely do not support AI in this game (despite the irony of an AI program being part of the storyline).

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f1/03/76/f10376f0ea22c3cae055131c008bde72.jpg
this one of the backpack and
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/e7/62/cae762fd8eb47ce209f717d389d85151.jpg
this one of the tablet were the ones I was able to figure out for sure (they trace back to profiles of users who state they use generative AI).

thank you so much for taking this seriously and working to fix it, I really appreciate it. :) (and don't worry, I love a good AI in storytelling too!)

Perfect! Thank you for letting us know. We have removed those images. We also think we may have accidentally used another AI image for one of the buildings which we replaced too. We're used to catching AI art with people but not so much AI generated items haha.

Of course! We definitely do not want to support AI art so we genuinely appreciate you reaching out about it.

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