+hobbit number 2

[harthad_uluithiad]

Hey everybody! It's Buttercup and while I know a lot of you, there are others I haven't met yet, so hello!

I'll be bringing Samwise Gamgee in from the end of Fellowship of the Ring, just as he's starting to drown in the river. Good times. He will be astounded by all these Big Folk and I am really excited to throw him at everyone!

Can't wait to play with you all!

000 | game start!

[ironwood]

Does everybody know what time it is? (If you didn't shout TOOL TIME at the screen, then I'll just... go over there now.) That's right! It's...

GAME TIME!

This post officially marks the start of IC play at Tu Shanshu!

Just a few housekeeping details to accompany this most prestigious and awaited of announcements and then? HAVE AT THEE, CHELONAUTS!

TU SHANSHU, ENTRY TAGS, AND YOU:
A reminder that you should tag all entries made by your character in the tushanshu and tushanshu_logs should be tagged "post: [character name]" and any players replaying to it should have the "thread: [character name]" tag for the character they are using. Tag creation is mod-only, but everyone currently in the game should have a post and thread tag for their character(s).

If we have missed creating a tag for your character, please don't hesitate to contact us and we'll add it ASAP.

FORMATTING AND YOU:
Continuing with the cliffnotes of Tu Shanshu gameplay, just a reminder to identify any network posts or replies with the form of media, be it audio, video, or text. Also, please indicate the level of encryption, if any.

NPCs AND YOU:
Unnamed NPCs are fairly free for reference and interaction, subject to the "cap" of ten outlined in the FAQ, but if you need/want a response from or interaction one of the three named NPCs, please contact us and we will get right on that!

EVENT CALENDAR:
Curious about what's upcoming in terms of game-wide events? All mod-run plots and player-run plots that are mod-approved are blocked off on our event calendar. Details for the events will go up in the OOC communities a day or so before the events kick off at midnight (EST) the day of.

FAQ:
The FAQ has been updated a few times since OOC launch. We are now going to indicate the last time a question/reply was added or tweaked by providing the date of last update.

The major changes have been to clarify what makes a character appable here at Tu Shanshu and addressing the "cap" on NPC allies to bring it in line with the number of NPCs that can be killed before IC consequences are raised.

APPLICATION CHANGES:
We've been tweaking the application breakdown and requirements as we go. Primarily, we've clarified that other game or meme threads cannot be used as samples. Additionally, we now require a brief justification as to why a character should be housed in a particular sector and with a particular number of floors to their suite.

All adjustments to the requirements will impact applications received after August 3, 2012.

GAMEPLAY BEGINS IN 3... 2... 1... GO!