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TASK O3: PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!

For Task 03, we've chosen to take it to an AU level for your characters. Just for fun, imagine your character as well-known person on YouTube! Influencer, content creator, social media BNF - whatever they consider themselves, they know they are popular for what they do on the app, and the algorithm loves them. You can describe the channel, their lives and celebrityism beyond their channel (if they have that: published books, conventions, scandals, weirdos on tumblr trying to use their faces for characters...👀👀). This task can be presented in any way you choose: a write-up, picset, graphics, bulletpoints, combination thereof. Mod Luna has found some fun youtube psd templates, optional for people to use: [1]...[2]...[3]

this task idea was the brainchild of @tempestaslokni's mun Laura!

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EVENT 3 PART 2: THE TOWER

By whatever means you use to investigate and enter through the mysterious locked door at the end of the tunnel, you are greeted with a large circular room. There are two more similar looking doors in the room, multiple entrances from different tunnels that all converge here. Looking up you see just how high up the space is, and you can make out about three more floors above you. Ascending the spiral staircase, you can see the first floor holds multiple different rooms, many of them filled with rows of filing cabinets with who knows what inside. Another room, that exudes a soft technicolor glow, home to many crystals similar to your bracelets. And lastly, a room that looks like a med center, though the restraints on the stainless steel bed might suggest otherwise. The second floor is less a space for rooms but more of a massive enclosure for countless servers. There are wires everywhere, leading every which way, though many of them connect down to the ground floor to the lone door in the middle of the room. The third floor seems a bit more quaint, though eerie if you think about it for too long. There are multiple different rooms that suggested people were living in this tower 24/7. This floor feels almost like a shared college dorm with different rooms with beds, some gathering areas that remind you of a break room, with communal bathrooms and kitchen areas too. Though there is one room that seems different from the rest, given it's behind large double doors that appear to be locked. And finally the top floor. A large room encircled by multiple rows of large monitors connected to confusing looking control panels. Thick tinted windows outside look out to a catwalk circling the top, and some graffiti sprayed on some windows: KALA MEATY, MISS TERRI, SKOOOOOOOOOORJ.

OOC INFO:

This event has opened up the Tower for exploration! Characters can investigate at will and on their own time. And at their own risk.

Note: the only ways to get into the Tower are through the somewhat inconvenient weird underground tunnels and vault doors. There's no door on the outside of the Tower structure on ground level.

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EVENT 03. PART 1: THE DOOR

There are tunnels carved out of the island's bedrock. Man-made tunnels, some with their own ventilation and lighting, others without, or with at least attempts that had fallen into disrepair. One, under the mass grave pit behind the Medicentre. Other tunnels located around some cave systems around the island.

A few brave (or reckless?) souls have already taken it upon themselves to traverse these tunnels - and their intrepid natures are now rewarded at the end. Because there was an end of each tunnel is a door, with a strict warning:

And behind each thick metal vault-door, is an eerie glow, a constant hum.

These doors won't open, not without extreme force or some other trick. Isn't is helpful, that this motley crew of survivors all how powers? However people manage to get through the doors, it's what's beyond that makes the effort worth it...hopefully.

A circular room, large enough to fit about 80 people. An iron stairwell curves up, up, up to floors above - blocked for now. Lining the walls are computer systems, but nothing seems to be working. In the middle of the room, circled by guard rails, stands a single door-frame. The frame is clearly a machine, covered in the same smooth white futuristic shell as the generators.

And the 'door' itself, is a glowing blue light, humming with a mysterious power.

Who dares approach it? Where the stairs lead? Where is this strange circular structure that can only be accessed by underground tunnels?

OOC INFO:

Not a big mystery here: it's the inside of the Tower! There are multiple tunnels that open into the Tower, their entrance to the tower leading up to the ground floor of the Tower. One set of stairs lead to multiple floors above and presumably to the top of the Tower. It's NOT accessible to characters yet.

Characters are free to:

find more tunnels leading up to the ground floor

open the heavy vault doors that give them access

explore the ground floor of the Tower, and experiment with the computer systems lining the walls

figure out the strange free-standing doorway in the middle of the room

So far, everything seems to be in stasis, waiting for some special instruction, program, keycard...it's unclear what will make it all work. The pieces are here, but what's to be done about it?

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Where did January 2025 gooooo? All this time, Panopticon RPG has been chugging along, our lovely little characters getting into all sorts of trouble, secrets revealed, people discovered. Now, they will soon be thrust into yet another event - that's right! Event 03 is gearing up, getting ready to launch in late February. Hey lovely lurkers! Why not jump into the fun with that awesome character you've been longing to write! We have some open skeletons on offer: El Dorado, Xanadu, Narnia, Zerzura, or Olympus . We also have two lovely Wanted Connections in need of some love, if that's more your vibe!

~ Mod Gigi 🧿 and Mod Luna 🌙

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SECRET SATAN - a Panopticon mini-exchange!

credit to the lovely G (@chancedarling & @unathorn) for the idea!

Everyone has to sleep. Or doze off, take a quick nap. Let their guard down somehow, with closed eyes and a switched-off mind. It's what you wake up to, that perhaps makes you wonder how you can ever sleep again.

A long strip of thin paper like a ribbon, is perched beside you, as if waiting. Some might recognize it as an old sort of teletype tape, mostly now seen in museums or history books about World Wars. But this one has your name on it, and then the words 'HERE IS A SECRET'. The rest of the sentence is a secret indeed, divulged without actual names, describing some past moment or thought from the outside world.

This ribbon of paper holds someone's secret. Who out there is holding your secret?

SCHEDULE

December 16 - 21: please send the main an ask, detailing a secret belonging to your character! The secret can be an incident, a thought/decision. It can be silly or serious. It can seem innocuous or be major. The only requirement is that it's a secret your character doesn't want to share with others.

December 24: The secrets are jumbled and distributed to another character! All characters participating will receive a secret from a 'mystery' character, that they'll need to uncover.

December - mid-January: the Mods encourage everyone participating to at least begin a thread pertaining to the secret discovery, with the 'mystery' character!

OOC RULES

Participation is optional! Non-participating characters can be aware, but no secret-trading for them.

Muns can choose one or two of their characters to participate!

The guessing game is for the characters to deduct, not the muns. Therefore, Muns will know the character the secret belongs to.

Secrets must have some sort of impact. Whether it's embarrassment, fear, a tainted reputation, shame, denial, etc - there has to be a reason why it's a secret: your character perceives it as a dastardly thing. Whether others agree, is part of the fun.

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The end of 2024 is nigh - perfect time to join an RP group, right? Find your creative space to write all the blorbo adventures and feel all the feelings.

What you get: an small and imaginative squad to develop your character! Plots custom to your character! Superpowers! What we get: possibly one of our open skeletons: El Dorado, Xanadu, Narnia, Zerzura, or Olympus . We also have two lovely Wanted Connections in need of some love, if that's more your vibe!

We have a special Year End mini-event planned, so now's a great time to join!

~ Mod Gigi 🧿 and Mod Luna 🌙

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AL-KHAN AL-AZRAQ

Name: Charles 'Charlie' Gano

Age: 49

Gender: cis man, he/him

Power: illusion

FC: Omar Sy

You were supposed to set an example, to be the voice of a generation, to be an inspiration to others. Your parents gave you a better chance, they fled their land for you. That way you could become whatever you wanted to be. And for their sakes, and the sake of the whole community, you’d be the best possible person. You’d be friendly, you wouldn’t cheat, you’d study every moment of the day that you could study. But you feared being a disappointment, so you hid all your failures. You’d request no second chances, you’d take responsibility for mistakes but you’d grow more and more wary that they might happen again. You had rivalries with other students, but it only made you more like them. Ready to throw someone else under the bus for your own gain. You almost do it, you almost destroy someone else’s career to further your own. Until you realise the person you’re bringing down is exactly like you. You’re fighting someone who is also trying to be an inspiration. While you were busy destroying yourself and someone like you, others took advantage, and the bright future you saw for yourself - that your parents and all your fans saw for you too - was now further away than ever. So you fled away from home, decided to start your occupation elsewhere, away from their eyes, but always in contact with them. To show them how good your life was. And your ex-wife went along with it, and your children, and eventually those illusions were real enough that there wasn’t much to lie about anymore. Except for that very small thing: you never told them you got divorced. And you really planned to explain it all to them, really, but was it so terrible that life had other plans for you? Whisking you away to some fantastical island?

CONNECTIONS:

wanted connection for @akhilaasthana

This skeleton is TAKEN

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Due to personal reasons, please unfollow:

@shieldxofelliot

@cityofevelynx

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@charlie-s-illusions

@steveharrsion

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Welcome to your forever home paradise! We’re so excited to have you! Details are under the read more. Please:

read and follow the checklist!

send your character blog within the next 48 hours or it will be reopened!

once we get your account, the Mods will send an invite to discord!

al-Khan al-Azraq aka Charles Gano for Niek /Power: Illusion with Omar Sy FC wanted connection for @akhilaasthana Brigadoon aka Steve Harrison for Dion /Power: power augmenter with Dan Levy FC

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NARAKA

Name: Calamity (Jane) Darling

Age: 36

Gender: cis woman, she/they

Power: time reversal

FC: Ritu Arya

Childhood was irrelevant, a rote of basic lessons and needs fulfilled like checkmarks on a to-do list. You always had your sights set on adulthood, whatever that meant.  Written in songs and acted in videos, movies, TV shows too 'mature' for little ears - it was your aspiration. You taught your adopted younger brother as much as well, big plans for the two of you to be...everything. Anything you wanted, whenever you wanted.   The climb was a bit more up and down for you than it was for him, but you were okay with that.  You needed to hone your sword and temper your shield against the world and all the sick, perverse, twisted things it had to offer.  A veritable candy store of new experiences and opportunities as far as you were concerned, and you felt up for the challenge.  And that challenge was...something to be figured out later.  For now: fun.  Fun at the expense of others, never yourself.  You weren't the best or the brightest, but you were the shiniest and the funnest. People adored you and you made them earn it. With your innate talent for owning a stage (and a little help from baby brother), you rubbed shoulders with the créme de la créme - ironic, how the créme of any group were mostly dishonest, cruel, and vicious.    You rode them all hard for your notoriety, and not for any noble reason.  And you never figured out the challenges in life, because you were having too much damn fun.    You were strung out one morning in some penthouse, only barely conscious enough to slip out of bed, make it to the bathroom.  But you never did - because the island was your final destination.  With the blink of an eye you lose everything - except, at least, the most precious thing in your life: your brother.

CONNECTIONS:

wanted connection for @chancedarling

This skeleton is TAKEN

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KALOKAIRI

Name: Ratana “Crystal” Bun Ma

Age: 33

Gender: cis woman, she/her

Power: invisibility

FC: Davika Hoorne

A small town, a boring life, and working day in and day out to make ends meet. That was all you knew, and you always dreamed of something more. Longing for adventure, to spread your wings to see where the wind could take you, though it didn't seem to get you far. Stability was a foreign concept to you as most of your life you’ve been moved around from one place to the next. Telling tall tales about your life was an easy way to survive the lifestyle that was thrust upon you. You let your imagination run wild of all the different things your life could have been while also attracting a crowd of people fascinated by the life you claim to lead. And if they find out the truth? You’d be gone before it even mattered. Even when you grew up and had to settle down to not break the bank, you still found ways to fudge the truth or slip in eccentric stories between idle chatter. You loved the way people looked at you when you made up something interesting to share, or acted like you’ve shared their experiences. And that seemed to satisfy the cravings for adventure you knew you could never afford. But one day, when you find yourself on a beach that feels straight out of a vacation flier, it feels as though you won a free all expenses paid dream vacation. Will a place like this give you the fulfillment you wanted to finally find your authentic self? Or will you continue to have your fun, making up lie after lie even though there will be nowhere to run or hide once the truth comes out.

CONNECTIONS:

n/a

This skeleton is TAKEN

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Due to personal reasons, please unfollow:

@choihyejinx

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is it possible to take a skeleton and a wanted connection with the same character, or would you prefer if those were kept seperate?

Hey thanks for your ask! At this point, we have no problem with a skeleton also filling a wanted connection, provided you contact the wc requestor as requested. A skeleton application can just note that it also fulfills the wanted connection.

Hope that helps!

~ Mod Gigi 🧿 and Mod Luna 🌙

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with the rp having been open for a while, how do new players fit in?

Hi there, thanks for your ask! New players must app either as a skeleton or a wanted connection. Both options have connections built-in, and so that's a great jumping-off point for getting acclimated.

Also our group is very friendly - which I know is what most RP groups say! But we can confidently attest that any mun open to creative reciprocity, will be met in kind.

~ Mod Gigi 🧿 and Mod Luna 🌙