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SEPTEMBER STORY LOG
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A catch all post for any extra works created for the month of September. Art, short stories, etc can all be posted here. Please remember that you cannot use these entries for Activity Check, but may use them for Activity Check Reward Points. Each entry will yield 1 reward point, up to a maximum of four per month.
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monstertruckers posting in route666oocHello Drifters, and welcome to the Badlands! Harsh temperatures, sandy deserts, and towering red rocks make up this section of the trip… Along with the odd structure fused into the rocks. For whatever reason, the Moon Warps have caused various libraries and data bases to become part of the canyons.
Drifters can examine these data bases to learn various things about the world of Revan; history of the world, hunting logs from the Steel Wardens, how to tune up machines or modify the Convoy, etc. Sometimes these books offer a clarifying touch which can restore a Drifter’s mental state. But there are also hazards in the library, in the form of Husk monsters, and even the potential for other books to transform Drifters into monsters.
This includes our Event Monster for this month, the Sphinx. We will also be giving special attention to Manticore as well! Both these monsters are closely linked to guardianship, knowledge, and protecting places. In some cases, the libraries almost want to keep the transformed Drifters here, acting as protectors.
There are also rampant storms sweeping through the canyon, though bold Drifters can modify their vehicles to catch the lightning and use it to power the Convoy. This means no more powering down the electronics, and the machines can run all night!
There is an extra hazard with the canyon; the rocks can sing and reflect various sounds back on Drifters, once again from their pasts. This can renew the Haunting Echo from last month. But there’s a price to all this, as this time Drifters are susceptible to a Dark Echo. (Particularly if they have been out exposed to thunder storms!) This can potentially overload a Drifter’s mind and cause them to develop amnesia. There are two outcomes to this:
Reset: wipes memories back to the Drifter’s original canon point, with no recall of the game events they’ve taken part in.
Blank Slate: makes Drifters believe they’ve ALWAYS been a monster, and their traits have always been a part of them; or that it’s natural for them to be manifesting.
These effects can wear off through magic, cleansing touch, restorative waters, or the passage of time… Though the later will take an extra month to wear off.
Finally, Drifters can find a Desert Oasis at the bottom of the canyon with restoring waters. These waters can either revert a transformation, heal injuries, or restore a Drifter’s mind… But it’s advised to fill up quickly, given the cactuars swarming the area.
For our TDM this month, new arrivals will be dealing with extreme temperatures up on top of the mesas and canyons, as well as the Event Monsters… And swarms of unfriendly Husk Monsters! We’ll also be posting an EMP once the second Saturday of the month rolls around!
And that is our route planned for the month! We hope you enjoy this event, and feel free to plan in the comments below!
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androidvictoriam posting in route666rpWho: Danse, Deacon, open to everyone
What: Free homemade booze and light conversation
When: Late August/early September
Where: The Hubcap bar
Warnings: Drinking, nothing else at the moment
( and here I thought it was just an excuse to get drunk on a weekday )
What: Free homemade booze and light conversation
When: Late August/early September
Where: The Hubcap bar
Warnings: Drinking, nothing else at the moment
( and here I thought it was just an excuse to get drunk on a weekday )
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dw_maintenancePer the dw_news post regarding the MS/TN blocks, we are doing a small code push shortly in order to get the code live. As per usual, please let us know if you see anything wonky.
There is some code cleanup we've been doing that is going out with this push but I don't think there is any new/reworked functionality, so it should be pretty invisible if all goes well.
denise posting in dw_newsA reminder to everyone that starting tomorrow, we are being forced to block access to any IP address that geolocates to the state of Mississippi for legal reasons while we and Netchoice continue fighting the law in court. People whose IP addresses geolocate to Mississippi will only be able to access a page that explains the issue and lets them know that we'll be back to offer them service as soon as the legal risk to us is less existential.
The block page will include the apology but I'll repeat it here: we don't do geolocation ourselves, so we're limited to the geolocation ability of our network provider. Our anti-spam geolocation blocks have shown us that their geolocation database has a number of mistakes in it. If one of your friends who doesn't live in Mississippi gets the block message, there is nothing we can do on our end to adjust the block, because we don't control it. The only way to fix a mistaken block is to change your IP address to one that doesn't register as being in Mississippi, either by disconnecting your internet connection and reconnecting it (if you don't have a static IP address) or using a VPN.
In related news, the judge in our challenge to Tennessee's social media age verification, parental consent, and parental surveillance law (which we are also part of the fight against!) ruled last month that we had not met the threshold for a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the law while the court case proceeds.
The Tennesee law is less onerous than the Mississippi law and the fines for violating it are slightly less ruinous (slightly), but it's still a risk to us. While the fight goes on, we've decided to prevent any new account signups from anyone under 18 in Tennessee to protect ourselves against risk. We do not need to block access from the whole state: this only applies to new account creation.
Because we don't do any geolocation on our users and our network provider's geolocation services only apply to blocking access to the site entirely, the way we're implementing this is a new mandatory question on the account creation form asking if you live in Tennessee. If you do, you'll be unable to register an account if you're under 18, not just the under 13 restriction mandated by COPPA. Like the restrictions on the state of Mississippi, we absolutely hate having to do this, we're sorry, and we hope we'll be able to undo it as soon as possible.
Finally, I'd like to thank every one of you who's commented with a message of support for this fight or who's bought paid time to help keep us running. The fact we're entirely user-supported and you all genuinely understand why this fight is so important for everyone is a huge part of why we can continue to do this work. I've also sent a lot of your comments to the lawyers who are fighting the actual battles in court, and they find your wholehearted support just as encouraging and motivating as I do. Thank you all once again for being the best users any social media site could ever hope for. You make me proud and even more determined to yell at state attorneys general on your behalf.