High Reaches Weyr . PernMUSH: October 09, 2008 Sands Informational Meeting
Search Cycle: Autumn 2008
Sands Informational Meeting
Oct 09, 2008

I'daur flops. Okay, guys, meeting time. Pull up a seat and get comfortable, and I have halloween chocolate chip cookies for all. Satiet is on her way home for the night, so I get to run this shindig. ^^

Luttrell says, "Woo!"

Sunniva pilfers cookies. c.c

I'daur says, "A'ight, going to try to be quick, but let me know if I'm too fast or you have questions or anything."

Luttrell wonders where everyone else is... O.o

I'daur says, "The shirkers. XD"

Sunniva bahs! *fistshakes*

Ananta says, "I can stand in for one shirkee."

I'daur says, "Anyway, first off, we have a hatching time, woohoo. ^^ It's this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 pm ET. Check out http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html if you need to convert that time to another zone. Time zones, the bane of MUSH life."

I'daur says, "We're also looking to do the whole hatching in an hour, too. Those hatchlings, they don't waste any time around here."

Sunniva says, "Thank /GOODNESS/."

Luttrell had a brief emergency but is back now.

I'daur says, "And in keeping with the Halloweeny time of year, we have some special circumstances planned for this hatching: it's going to be at midnight ICly. Everybody say oooo~ XD This means that Saturday will be normal daytime for the day, but starting about 6 pm ET, we'll jump ahead to the middle of the night so that all you candidates can have time to play that part of the hatching. ICly, you'll know that Saturday is probably going to be the day--although nobody excepts the hatchlings to put in a night entrance. ;)"

Ananta says, "aaahhhh"

Luttrell says, "Oooo~"

I'daur says, "We'd like all candidates to be on by 30 minutes prior to the hatching if at all possible. We like starting on time, and to do that, we need everybody here on time, too. ^^"

I'daur says, "As for the IC aspects of the hatching: the headwomen will have a robe bin in the barracks, so feel free to play around that. You don't have to desc yourself up in one, just play that for the hatching you're wearing it. Also, candidates with long hair will be required to pull it back. We do, though, have thick-soled shoes for you to wear--no flimsy sandals that'll let your feet just fry. ;)"

I'daur says, "Once you're on the sands, there won't be a group bow pose, but ICly all the candidates will bow toward the clutch parents before they form up in a loose semi-circle. Please don't pose touching any of the dragons or eggs until you impress (you'll know if that happens). Also, don't pose any of the NPCs getting knocked over, mauled, etc. We'd love other NPC flavor, though, but if you're spammed, don't feel compelled to pose them on the sands. We'll handle all the NPC impressions. :)"

Luttrell always has his hair tied back...

I'daur hee.

I'daur says, "On NPC impressions--If you have any NPC candidates you'd like to see Impress, please +mail hrwadmin by tomorrow night (Thursday) with their name, the place they were Searched from, and a description/personality snippet as well as what color you might see them on. After that, we can't make any promises."

I'daur says, "Now, for some general posing guidelines. The general rule of thumb is one pose per egg/hatchling pose. When scenes get to be that big, personally I like to focus on the characters physically closest to mine, so it's like a smaller cluster within a larger scene, and I know some people like to follow the 'pose once every 3-4 other poses.' You don't have to pose frequently, just try to do it consistantly so we know you're still alive. ^^"

I'daur says, "And please, don't worry about pose order. XD"

I'daur says, "Something else that really helps us is if you try not to emit whenever possible. It really helps us keep track of who's posed and who hasn't when yur name is at the front of the pose. Also, try not to get too spammy in posing: it's a big, busy scene, so try to keep things under eight or so lines if you can."

I'daur says, "Still with me? ^^"

Ananta )

Luttrell says, "yep"

I'daur woot, good.

Sunniva thumbs up.

I'daur says, "If you impress, you'll know it. You can't miss the big impression messages scrolling across your screen. ^^ Impression messages tend to include your new name/honorific and the dragon's name. Some areas ask that you say your dragon's name in your post-Impression pose, but as it is your moment, feel free to act according to how your character would react. We would appreciate it if you did include the new dragon's name in the pose, even if not spoken. :)"

I'daur says, "IF! You do not like dragon name and absolutely cannot live with it, skip mentioning the name entirely and +mail hrwadmin. We will discuss options with you at a later point that night when things are not as spammy. We would like to suggest that you spend a night sleeping on it; some names just grow on you. Some don't. We want you to be happy with it, in the end."

I'daur says, "After impression, you'll be led off the sands to a quieter area to care for your new dragon's needs. They can be puppetted for as long after that as you want. You can also +watch/on sands to continue watching all the action on the sands. ^^"

I'daur says, "Here at NorCon, we also try to make the code as simple as possible for you. You don't have to chown your dragon; that's done automatically for you. You will also have a DTU as soon as you impress. The only thing for you to do is set up a BPC after the hatching. You can read up on it under +help bpc, or just talk to one of the WLM staff for help. That's me, Persie, Leova, and C'mryn, for reference. :)"

I'daur says, "If you do not Impress, please give us and yourself a day to think on it, then contact hrwadmin by +mail, or page Satiet if you'd rather. We'll set up a time to chat, but we would really appreciate at least one night to sleep on it and wake up refreshed in order to give you our undivided, unfrazzled attention."

I'daur says, "I think that's the big stuff, just a few more little details for you. It's a lot, I know. Not swamping you, am I? x.x"

Sunniva nahs. You're doing fine! :D

Luttrell is good

I'daur says, "If you cannot make the hatching, never fear! We do not require you to be on the sands in order to Impress. If you are slated to Impress, we will write a fill-in pose that lets your fellow candidates and the spectators know you Impressed and to what, but you do not have to physically -be- online if you cannot be. So! Hurray, no scrambling for puppets."

Sunniva ooohs. Now that's nice. :o

Luttrell says, "Yeah, you always worry about that."

I'daur says, "If the game goes boom (cross fingers), we will have the hatching on Too instead. too.logrus.com 6660, then @tel #237."

I'daur says, "Also, for some tips on code and highlighting/spawning from a client, check out http://hatchfaq.hrweyr.net/"

I'daur says, "And lastly, for up-to-the-minute hatching results, I present the aptly-named +hatch/results command. ^^"

I'daur says, "And... I think that's everything on my Big List of Stuff to Talk About. Questions, comments, anything? Bueller? XD"

Ananta says, "weee, that was fun"

Sunniva nopes! "That's good for me." :D

Luttrell had a question but it vanished when I had a small finger in the eye. I can't remember now...

Ananta says, "ouch"

I'daur ack. It poked brain out? x.x

Luttrell notes that parenting is dangerous.

Ananta says, "oh, one of those little fingers, they especially like to endanger while you are online :)"

Luttrell says, "I wouldn't say that much... lol"

I'daur hee. Well, if you think of it, you can always page one of us later and we'll be happy to answer it. ^^

Luttrell says, "Yeah, I was putting him to sleep and poke, right in the eye. I was reading with one eye closed."

Luttrell says, "Thankfully it wasn't my good eye. *nods*"

Ananta says, "I think I need both of mine. Depth perception, ya know?"

I'daur is going to scoot for now. I'll see y'all later, and don't forget, if you have questions, let us know. :)

Sunniva nods. Thanks, I'daur! :D