“To the people of the San Saba Territories and those visitors graced with being in its bountiful lands,
Nearly a year has passed since my last letter, and those of us on the Widow’s Peak have so much to share with you all.
This year provided us with an extra abundance of livestock early in the season. Too many, frankly, for us to handle appropriately. Thankfully, Clauthia Lovelace is a fine woman of good works, and she and her people were able to spread the wealth to several needy families across the San Saba territories.
Our church, under the inspired hand of Immacula Lovelace, has seen a recent expansion to the building. It is of simple design, and fine quality, and has provided extra room for worship and care. It will provide a safe place to ward against the cold; both of the spirit and the flesh.
Hard work in the soil through the growing season, and a light burning season, have provided us with a silo near bursting at the seams. Even with charitable works, we truly have an abundance. Saying bountiful would almost seem to be boasting, but we have been blessed, and blessedly able to share.
Because of these things - The grace of our bountiful harvest, the space of our comforting spaces, and the charitable nature of our family - we extend an invitation.
Come join us for the Winter Lights Festival, here upon the Peak.
Candlelight and hearth fires, songs and prayer, offerings to those who have come before, and remembrance that family is what keeps us strong and together; these are the things that will see us through the cold and dark. These will be the things that keep us safe from the predations of the Longwalkers.
Our family has been hard at work, preparing a stock of lights and candles beyond what we have had for many a year. In the spirit of community, we would share this event, and our bounty, with you.
Join us in the honest and simple joys of family, food, and the Winter Lights.
Blessed be you all,
Gregori Lovelace of Widow’s Peak”
Our event takes place loosely from Friday, December 4th - Sunday, December 6th with primary content happening from Friday, December 4th at 9pm - Saturday, December 5th at midnight.
The town of Widows Peak, San Saba Territories, Lonestar. Can you find all the Longwalkers?
Don't worry. You can't.
Registration
Registration opens Monday, November 23rd at 1:00pm. There will be two types of tickets offered:
Text-Content Only Ticket/Non Attending Ticket
This ticket type is not capped. This is the ticket to buy if you just want to purchase build for the event, or do non-mod content (and Grab Bag perks if purchased).
This ticket allows you to participate in soft-roleplay channels, OOC channels, access to our text adventures, videos, and other multimedia content. It also provides access to any general channel puzzles, minigames, and more.
Additionally, if there are mod slots with open seats at the time of the mod start, then Text Content Ticket holders are welcome to join. This ticket type still has the option to earn Cali-Co Caravan Points (our loot system) through participation.
Mod-Participation Ticket
This ticket type is capped at mod capacity. This ticket allows you to sign up for 3 online voice-participation mods during our Friday & Saturday content series. Mod signup will go live on October 16th and is limited to Mod-Participation tickets only in advance.
For both ticket types, you can backbuy extra XP, but cannot backbuy items earned.
Uncle Josiah’s Gift Bag
There will be a $5 grab bag for this month which will include some ‘gifts’ from the Lovelaces to your character. These include some pips and tags which may come in handy during the event!
3 ‘Gifts’ of your choice from Josiah Lovelace (non mechanical). These can be re-gifted to other players! They can also be turned in for a small amount of currency.
3 Pips that represent having the perfect ‘gift’ at the perfect moment to assist you during this weekend.
1 Tag
Discord Server
Discord server and Soft RP Ettiquette/Nettiquette
This month we are adding soft-rp voice channels in addition to our usual text soft rp channels and OOC hangout spaces. These spaces will be more clearly delineated and labeled.
The Lonestar Skies Discord Server is here, and is where all our primary interactive content will be held other than the text adventure(s) and multimedia content.
Announcements
This link is where you can see all Lonestar Skies related updates and content links, including info from our first two Lonestar Skies events.
Bravado Bones
We are using a Powers by the Apocalypse conversion system for Dystopia Rising: Texas to convert your LARP skills into Virtual LARP skills.
How do I use my Dystopia Rising Character Sheet for Virtual Mods?
How do I learn skills?
Please email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com to request any XP expenditures on your sheet for this event or put it on your Cali*co Caravan Points form. We are not doing Professional Focus Achievement trials at this time.
How do I craft/trade/sell things?
To simplify the logistical burden of virtual events, everyone has the ability to earn the same amount of Cali*Co Caravan points which are then converted to items, currency, and resources just for participating in our content. Please see the Cali*Co Caravan Points section of this post further down for more info.
What are Tags and Pips?
Throughout the event, a character may acquire temporary equipment, powers, or consumables in the form of Pips or Tags. Events may also provide players with the opportunity to craft Pips and Tags outside of mods.
A “Pip” is a one-time use item that adds +1 to any STAT roll. Narratively, these expendables are often grenades, drugs, or flashes of borrowed power. The use of a Pip to augment a roll must be declared before the roll is made. No STAT roll may benefit from more than one pip.
A “Tag” is an adjective noted in [brackets] on the character’s sheet for the duration of a Bones event. When a character gains a tag, that character may treat the tag as an additional achievement for the purposes of spending mind points when taking actions related to the [tag]. Narratively, Tags represent specialized equipment and knowledge the character has gained throughout the event.Example Tags: “[Explosive], [Attuned], [Researched], [Superheated], [Shielded]”
At the end of each Bones event, all Tags and unused Pips are lost, these items do not carry over.
If you require further assistance, please post in the Discord server or contact staff!
Virtual Mod Signup
Starting on Monday, November 23rd you will be able to see and signup for mods through your database login at https://characters.dystopiarisingnetwork.com/events. Each Mod-Participation ticket-holding player may sign up for three mods initially. If there are open seats on other mods before they start, the STs will put out an all-call in the discord channel for last-minute alternates. If you fill a seat last-minute, it does not count as one of your three mods.
Mod schedule is subject to change, so please check your mod schedule occasionally to ensure you’re signed up for the appropriate number of mods of your choosing.
I need help signing up!
Check this link for more information about how Mod Signup works!
Event Time Table December 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020
9:00 PM Opening Announcements.
Discord channels open for soft player-driven RP. Our wonderful room stewards will also be available to facilitate rp.
10:00 PM Act 0
This kicks off the first of 6 Acts which are scenes run by a GM to people who have signed up.
Saturday, December 5, 2020
8:00 AM Lonestar Skies: Hearthbound Text Adventure Goes Live
10:00am - 12:00pm Act 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Break for RP and Food!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Act 2
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Break for RP and Food!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Act 3
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Break for RP and Food!
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Act 4
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Break for RP and Food!
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM Act 5 (Final)
12:15 AM Closing Announcements!
— end of staff-provided content —
Sunday, December 6, 2020
10:00 PM Discord Server Closes
Cali*Co Caravan Points
Our virtual events are primarily aimed at roleplay and story, but we understand that for some, economic and crafting play is most enjoyable. While Lonestar Skies events do not provide traditional crafting opportunities or check-in skills, you are still able to earn resources and currency by engaging in the various parts of our event and then converting those experiences into Cali*Co Caravan Points.
After the event ends, a survey will go up that will ask you to indicate what you did for each of the main 10+ hours of content time. More engagement = more ability to earn Cali*Co Caravan Points. These are points you get for engaging content and your fellow players throughout the day that can be spent to generate things like items, prints, and story opportunities.
When we return to live games, Cali*Co Caravan Points may be spent at Check-in. If you are not a local DR:TX player, our logistics coordinator can work with you to have those items assigned to your character in the National Database before your next Live Event.
Cali*Co Caravan Points Assignment Rubric
10 CCP
4 CCP
+2 CCP
Per Two (2) Hour Mod in a #mod-room during a Module Series
or
Per One (1) Hour of soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during Module Series
Per Two (2) Hours spent continuously in soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during a Module Series. This Player Behavior stacks with the above.
The maximum number of CCP an individual can earn per event is capped at 30. We’re making the choice to standardize this because we think it is the most elegant and honest way to evoke the generation of resources in a setting/environment where we don’t have the same resources as when we are running live events. Storytellers are not individually empowered to give you extra CCP - but they are definitely empowered and expected to give you story rewards and consequences that affect the live playspace.
*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.
Questions?
Please message us on Discord, on Facebook, or email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com for assistance! We will do our best to answer before/during the event but responses may be delayed at peak hours.