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Welcome to the Test Drive Meme for

escordvi! Anyone can participate in the test drive, regardless of invite eligibility. Just keep in mind that only those who have had their invitations approved by the mods can actually reserve on April 24 and apply on May 1st. Our EMP/ATP can be found here.

For your toplevel, please include the following: Character Name | Canon | Armada Choice | TDM (IF TDMING). Current players can use the same header, just without the "TDM" label. We do require those who are TDMin'g to include the label so other players can distinguish between others.

For everyone's convenience, TDM threads can be carried over in game if you wish! If you are still unsure which armada to place your character, you can play it a bit loose and vague in the TDM and make retroactive changes if you carry over the threads. The log itself is set to cover starting from April 1st until the end of the month. Characters will appear at random intervals during this time rather than all at once, so players have some more flexibility on how much more adjusted they are for someone else.

If you have any question about the TDM, comment here. If you have questions about the game in general, please comment to the Game Info.

TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated Month ##)

Canon - Character | Corsair/Paladin/Undecided
Canon - Character | Corsair/Paladin/Undecided

( PROMPTS )

seaboards posting in

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ENABLE ME TIMBERS: APRIL 2026

YO HO HO EVERYONE! This is an ATP/EMP post where players can make cast requests for people to app into, or make ads for characters they are considering bringing into the game. It works like any other ATP/EMP, but we do have a few things to note down:

» Invitations are required to reserve and apply! But you can go ahead and post to the ATP/EMP post with a note you need an invite. You can either rely on a current player for help, or you can directly request an invite from the mods.

» We have a 65 player cap.

» Players can only app 2 characters at once with a max limit of 3 in game. But since this is an ATP/EMP, feel free to put more if you're having trouble deciding!

» Our Game Info should cover everything you need, from basic premise summary to the nitty gritty details of the game mechanics. If you have any questions, post them there.

» Just want to make it clear that this is not a claims page. While we give priority to whoever is on the Reserve list, we do allow app challenges, and there is no rule against multiple players TDMing the same character. Of course we don't want there to be too much conflict, so everyone please be polite no matter who it is.

» TDM is Saturday, April 11. This TDM will double as our Something's Fishy event, but we will include a traditional "starter prompt" for TDM specific characters. Everything will be carried over as canon!

» Reservations open Friday, April 24th.

» Applications open Friday, May 1st.

» Use the following codes to write up your character or cast ad!

CHARACTER ADS:

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<div style="padding-left: 15px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3e2f22; text-shadow: 0 0 5px #827662; border-bottom: 4px double #827662;">
CHARACTER</div><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
CANON</div>
</div></raw-code>

<div style="width: 100%; text-align: justify;">
<b>Player:</b> Name | <user name="plurk" site="plurk.com"> or some other identifier
<b>Invited by:</b> Reference which player, mods, or if need of one
<b>Preferred Armada:</b> Paladin, Corsair, Undecided

WRITE YOUR BLURB</div>
</div></center>

CAST ADS:

emet_sulk posting in

escordvi

Who: Emet-Selch & Hythlodaeus
Status: Closed
Where: Eltrut
What: Old friends reaffirm their vows to one another
Warnings: None

( Read more )

lilsapphire posting in

shellphones

Type: Video
Sender ID: lilsapphire | Jester Lavorre
To: Open to all!
Subject: A Godly Reminder
Warnings: N/A

Sooooo, like, what does everyone do for fun around here?

[ The video pans to Jester who is lying on her stomach, presumably in an inn's bedroom. Her hands are propped against her cheeks and bare feet are swaying behind her, giving a nonchalant impression as she continues. ]

Also don't you think it's weird we're technically suppose to be "pirates" or something- armada this that I don't know- but no one really talks like... pirate-y around here? Sure some people do, but where is your emersion!?

Oh! Maybe we should hold a contest or something for whoever can talk the best. I'll even make the prize!

She'll pan the camera over to her sketchbook. [ It's filled the brim with different doodles she's completed throughout the day. There's one of a ship, her in a pirate costume, and is that a... dog with an eyepatch? ]

Anyway, what I really wanted to ask was... y'know, if there a god around here that we can talk to? This place is super cool and stuff but I was actually doing some really important shit back home and traveling to another plane was not on my list of things to do that day.

Jester puffs out her cheeks before releasing a loud huff of air— Ahaha! Whoa! I am so not going to get use to that.

I mean, I would speak to my god about it but none of my messages are going through. [ She stops for a half a beat before correcting: ] He's super busy right now, though! Y'know, doing a bunch of god things. So believe me, I would ask him if I could, but maybe there's god who knows stuff around here, ya?

Just lemme know if you knooow! Thanks!

haveaflare posting in

escordvi

Who: Dion and various others
Status: Closed
Where: Where the threads take place
What: Different things we've plotted
Warnings: I'll update when it's needed

crystalrepose posting in

escordvi

Who: Miriam, others!
Status: Open
Where: The sargasso sea beyond the lighthouse
What: Lonely Lighthouse investigations; these ones are mostly to explore the fog.
Warnings: N/A for now, future monster fighting in the forecast

( Row, row, out to sea )

wherethereislight posting in

escordvi

Who: Shadow and those I've plotted with
Status: Closed
Where: Wherever the prompt takes us.
What: Catch-All for the Month
Warnings: Potential violence, murder, warm fuzzies and still being an asshole.

( Read more )

esquim posting in

escordvi

Who: Lune + OTA
Status: Open!
Where: Eltrut and Elah
What: Playing music, seeing shadows, being depressed. The usual.
Warnings: None for now, but I'll update if anything comes up! The songs linked don't have any direct spoilers.
( Read more )

rokubro posting in

escordvi

Who: Rokurou and Lightning
Status: Closed
Where: Various
What: Fish in a Barrel, event later
Warnings: Definitely silly stupid—

emet_sulk posting in

shellphones

Type: Video
Sender ID: emet-sulk (Emet-Selch)
To: Public
Subject: Metallurgy expert/s required
Warnings: None

[ The video opens on Emet-Selch, sitting in his private workshop at the Adamantine Forge. It looks partly like a laboratory and partly like an office, with a wide window running across the back wall for him to view the work below. ]

Greetings, rift-farers. I require the expertise of a smith, metallurgist, or anyone in a similar field. I have here a sheet of metal salvaged from a submarine found in the underwater city that is of an unknown alloy. Whilst I do have workers of my own analysing it, surely there must be someone for whom this metal is familiar.

[ He shifts aside and aims the camera on his phone at his workbench where the piece of metal sits. It has obvious signs of long-term physical and seawater-related damage. ]

My thanks in advance.

10billionghosts posting in

dreamcodes

( code: BOP-IT - a modular event and info page code )

garudas posting in

escordvi

Who: Cidolfus Telamon & Benedikta Harman.
Status: Closed.
Where: Elah, around and about.
What: Cid & Benedikta attend a gala to steal a music box, event stuff tba later. Also NEGAAAA wisps and sad moogle friends.
Warnings: :)

( all I want is who you are. )

icefangrush posting in

escordvi

Who: Wriothesley and, surprise guest, Lyney
Status: Closed
Where: Deep in the forest on Eltrut (4/5)
What: MANTA Bounty: "Crescent Reaper" - Wriothesley took the quest for reasons. He didn't expect this one for a partner.
Warnings: Violence to follow, and not between these two really

( How do I explain...? )

seawarden posting in

escordviooc

CAPTAIN'S LOG #32: APRIL 1, 2026

( QUICK UPDATES )

( AC RESULTS )

( EXTRA NOTES )

( NILATAST UPDATES )

( SPEAKING YOUR MIND )

( SIPSABMABACAS )

( SUN & MOON )

( LAST WORDS )

seawarden posting in

escordviooc

MANTA BOARD: APRIL 2026

The MANTA Board is posted every month, but the quests are on a "2 month cycle." This means quests can last for two months with possible updates or new additions in the second month before it completely refreshes for the next cycle. Players can do older quests so long as they did not have some kind of resolution or time limit on them.

For this month's board update, some quests have been updated to reflect progress from last month, with some carrying over as is.

Quests are separated into five categories and all have flat point values: General (4pts), Corsair (4pts), Paladin (4pts), Bounties (6pts), and Specials (12pts). Crew quests are listed under "Specials" and are worth the same amount of points (12pts). Although these quests are intended for established crews, non-members are allowed to assist if the crew invites them. However, non-members would only receive 6pts. Similarly, characters helping opposing armada quests will only be rewarded 2pts for participation unless specified otherwise. Special quests won't always be available so it may appear blank at times. These can range from group quests such as for special ship upgrades or island related quests, or they could be special event quests. All quest points can be used for the Rewards Shop.

If you wish to submit a quest, comment in the appropriate field during Activity Check with the quest written and we'll add it to the next month! Crews are also still allowed to make their own quests without our approval, but if uncertain players can comment here about them.

If you have any questions regarding any current quest, comment to this entry.

( MANTA BOARD )

seaboards posting in

escordviooc

SAIL WITH ME: APRIL 2026

An abbreviated version of our CR Workship! Same concept, just a lot smaller. If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

To help coordinate specific plots for players, we have a few designated toplevels that can be used to highlight particular plots, scenarios, etc. These can be useful for players who may not want to write a full comment but have ideas. Players who do write full CR comments can still use these toplevels and link their comment if you have your ideas in there instead.

Crew Recruitment. Players can make OOC ad posts for others to join, looking to join, or make a crew. This is all for OOC coordination, so you'll have to figure out how it works ICly.
Event Plotting. If there is something specific that you'd like to do or there is a prompt that you're interested in that may require more coordination, this is the place to try and hash it out! This is not for general plotting, such as "I will be doing A, B, and C;" please save those for general meme comments! Here is recap of the event notes from the Captain's Log for easy reference. This month we have our Winterstide event that doubles as our TDM.
Current Event Notes Recap:
- Ever wanted to narrate your thoughts and actions like in a play? No? Too bad it's happening now.
- The Grand Sipsa has appeared! Will you be drawn to the strange fishes to its even stranger island, or will you try to stop those who are under its effects? Will you become a fish?
- Strange sun and moon islands have appeared out of hiding and are trying to spread their influence! But their attempts went haywire when the ancient relic they tried to use exploded and the fragments are now affecting the weather everywhere. So not only do these weird sun and moon people need to be stopped, but there's also relic fragments to try and find to fix the weather.
Side Plotting. This is for any personal plots or MANTA Board quests that require more coordination, perhaps to bring about a resolution or make an important discovery of some kind. Like with the Event toplevel, this is NOT for generic plotting that would fit a general meme comment.

PLAYER INFO

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Character
Canon: Include canon point
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.

PLANS

General: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
MANTA Board: Any plans for the MANTA Board?
Event: Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. NOTE: we have an image code for players to use as it will fix the width of the image to 400px. This is so large images don't take up entire pages. If your image is smaller than that you can remove the code, otherwise please use the code.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form!

SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON | ARMADA

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLAYER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Player:</b>
<b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">CHARACTER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Character:</b> Character
<b>Canon:</b> Include canon point
<b>Armada:</b> Paladin or Corsair

<b>About:</b> Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits, whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLANS</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>General:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
<b>MANTA Board:</b> Any plans for the MANTA Board? DELETE IF NOT USING
<b>Event:</b> Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

<b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.
<img src="IMGURL" width="400">
</div>

gruffier posting in

escordvi

Who: Clive and Jill
Status: Open to all!
Where: Elrut - Backdated to the 20th
What: It's their wedding day! Come celebrate together with them!
Warnings: TBA

( I was yearning for something gazing at the moon )

seawarden posting in

escordviooc

ACTIVITY CHECK: March 2026

Ahoy, mateys! Here be the monthly Activity Check!

In the Extra Notes section, please note the following, as well as anything else worth noting. In the Extra Notes section, please note the following, as well as anything else worth noting. Please include brief notes on how the situation was handled (or, in the case of a thread not being complete, how it has been handled so far and/or how you expect it to conclude if possible).

Updates from the expedition to Nilatast and about Enysos
Updates on the music boxes
Any findings regarding the ice snake
Any progress or findings about the girl in Pandora Tower

Please check our Activity Check guidelines on our Game Info page for complete details, but here is the quick list of what you need to know:

» Only threads dated from March 1st through March 31st count towards the month's activity. (With the exception of certain backdated threads, read the linked AC guidelines for more details.)

» Activity requires one thread of at least 5 comments. The comment count is from your character.

» Any thread counts, including those made within your own entries and subthreads within your own toplevels. Individual entry posts do not count, only the threads within the posts. TDM threads with non-game characters will count.

» Continuation threads are considered as part of the previous thread so they count as one thread not two. For the sake of ease, we would like the two threads linked together.

» You are exempt from any checks for hiatuses that last for over 21 days. Anything less and you'll still need to submit your AC unless there are other circumstances.

» Because we are a capped game, there is no strike system. If you do not make the AC requirements, you will be cut.

» Bonus AC points: All extra non-quest threads not used for AC will be worth 2 extra points that can be used for reward redemption. Please check our Rewards page for more details.

There will be no warnings. All submissions are due Tuesday, March 31st 11:59PM US Eastern.

EXTRA FIELDS: This is not required and completely optional, but included in the submission form are two optional fields: Extra and MANTA Board Posting.

For the Extra field, this is just a space for players to note anything that occurred in their threads that they think might be fun for us to know. So if something particularly interesting happened (for example: discovering a new creature or location, an old artifact, or perhaps a character has stolen something), we highly encourage players to jot them down! Who knows, we may even find a use for it… In addition, we may ask players to submit certain activity related to an event.

You may also submit MANTA board requests to be included in the upcoming board. We will try to add them immediately, otherwise we'll save them for the next Board or a time we deem fitting. If you don't have one in mind at the time of AC, you can post it later to the upcoming Captain's Log announcement.

If you have any questions, ask them here.

FORM: Fill out the following form and comment directly to this post. If you have multiple characters, please put them in one comment.

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