E-MAIL CROSS POST.
Greetings EVERYONE. Our cast list is ... FINALIZED FOR THE MOST PART >_>
We currently have not filled FOUR ROLES. I would VERY MUCH SO like to fill at least TWO of these roles. We REALLY need someone to take up Assistant #1 for Marketing (I told the person who held them that they could apply for them quickly, if they haven't replied to me by tomorrow it is fair game. comment here if interested). The 'sign' at their name means this: Assistant #1 was passed up for the promotion to Head in favor of Clarissa Chang. Rumors have been flying about the promotion... <-- so this is general knowledge around the company.
All of you who have one character please consider applying for another! As I said above, comment here if you are interested.
As you should all know, our set opening date is FEBRUARY 9th. I have a tradition of opening my games up with a "midnight chat" to count down till we open and hope that all of you can/will participate! We will be in AIM chatroom "the murder gang." If you need an invite you can ping me at ITSJUSTCATE. If you guys want to start utilizing chatroom now -- go for it!
Yes, well -- February 9th IS a bit ahead so let me go ahead and detail what we have to do BEFORE that date.
#1) Read the information about the Vance Corporation -- there have been a FEW updates. It has been updated (NOTE: not very updated since I seem to have AUGGGH lost the information I wanted to post .. only a few new things, but read what is up now!) as our cast has grown and people have brought in new elements for me to expand the information.
#2) In order to help keep me sane while I'm traveling, fill out the information HERE. I could go and do it but it'd take me ages and this way I don't have to go and fix any mistakes that I might make. This will make everything much easier for us to reference various characters.
#3) Review journal information/instructions.
#4) Make sure you have joined ALL the communities: themurdergang (ooc), strandedinchina (rpg), vancebackstory (backstory -- OPTIONAL) and RUN THE FRIENDING CONSOLE
#5) Introduce yourself and your character in OOC!
Do your best to respond to everyone else and give people at least a LITTLE feel about how your character might respond to theirs.
#6) Start to develop backstory/relationships/dynamics with other characters. Try to determine who would be their FRIENDS, their ENEMIES, people they gossip about, and, most importantly -- what dirt they would have on your character, and what dirt you might have on theirs. PLEASE REMEMBER that we will need to start coming up with MOTIVES soon.
#7) ... Continuing from #6! I will be emailing EACH OF YOU with a short list of characters (sometime next week, I do hope -- If I don't think people have established enough relationships I'll wait until Feb 11th) and I'll need you to determine what MOTIVES AND METHODS your character might have to kill the various people on the list. I will be choosing the murderers based on these answers, so please think about this! While methods are not set in stone, the character should not simply 'lose all motivation.' I will be e-mailing a list of characters -- but that doesn't mean all of them are going to die. DO NOT -- DO NOT -- compare lists with each other, okay? I'm trying to make some things a surprise. I want to keep you on your toes. (Yes there WILL be multiple murders!)
#8) Feel free to start backstorying! You can let your LITTLE SECRETS out if necessary, but please keep the BIG SECRETS in your jacket till the game is UNDERWAY.
#9) Review the AIRPLANE LAYOUT and HOTEL LAYOUT and learn where your character will be staying. ** I WILL NOT BE CHANGING THESE ** I understand that you might have ideas, that you might want so and so to be roomed next to him and her, but if I listen to one person and make an exception for them I'll have to do exceptions for everyone and I just don't have the time! If your character hates it -- well, blame it on Mr Vance!
#10) ... Ok, this isn't a thing to DO but I'm giving you information regarding the first few days of gameplay.
FEBRUARY 9th - MIDNIGHT EST OUR TIME is MIDNIGHT Seattle GAME TIME MARCH 7TH, 2008. All those who are going to China have JUST BOARDED THE AIRPLANE. If they are coming from Miami, Chicago, or San Francisco they arrived EARLIER DURING THURSDAY. FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS every THREE HOURS of REAL TIME = 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME (16 hour flight). When it is EIGHT AM, MARCH 8th (FEBRUARY 11th, OUR TIME) they will have arrived in HONG KONG.
GENERALLY SPEAKING the game will run to 1 Real Day = 1 Hour Game Time. This will occasionally be 'fudged.' Some hours will be skipped altogether and some hours will be doubled if a very important part of the plot happens.
OKAY. Soooo that was a little TL;DR. I'm sorry! This is my first time modding an original game and I just want to make sure EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. I am SO excited about everyone who is a part of this game and I think that we are going to manage to do something really terrific together. I COULD NOT DO THIS without such awesome participants. Please love me despite my seeming OBSESSIVENESS. Once the game is rolling I doubt I will ever have to do big notices like this. As long as we all understand the way the world works, we're going to do FAB. FAB, DARLINGS, FAB.
Regards,
Cate
Fondly known as "The Mod Who Cried Death"