#thread; max & xiao

[w0lf9an9]

— (@irrwicht liked for a starter!)

"I'm looking for something." Max stated, hands tucking into his pockets as he stared down the other in the darkness of night. He had a bad feeling about this - analyzed it from all sides and admitted it was dumb. Getting involved with the Roppongi Six was stupid. But he was desperate, yearning to try to find something to break this curse of his. "Can you help me find it?"

[xiaoluclair]

🥹 😍 My precious, beloved Xiao, if you’d be so kind as to indulge me:

4. A gentle hand holding the other’s neck while staring into their eyes

for you? anything at all 😘

---

When he is four, his maman places her hands on his shoulders and says, "We never, ever hurt people. Ever." Behind her, the girl he was fighting with glares at him from around the tissue pressed to her face and makes a shape with her hand, like a number one. It does not feel like a number one; it feels meaner. Still, he nods, “Sorry,” and feels the soft stinging dig of thumbs against his purpling neck, a kiss on his forehead. I am proud of you.

The first time he wins a championship race is no record. "There will be lots of those," laughs his brother. There will, he thinks, when he is older but still young enough, and Lorenzo grips him with joy and his fumbling hands as they hug. He is still sweaty and sticky but his brother does not seem to mind as he holds by his collar and squeezes against his back, I am proud of you.

An unequivocal thing, he thinks, is when someone twenty and none says, "We did it, papa." A breath. "I signed." When hands reach, but not too far, not too free, and he takes them or perhaps they take him. When skin rests against skin, salty and wet and painful, and a person's touch exists against someone's nape and replies, I am proud of us. I am proud of you.

He is seventeen, twenty, twenty and one. He is eighteen and nineteen and twenty and two, twenty and three, and so on and so on. He is sat on gravel and against fibreglass and staring at the stars, reaching up and around and feeling for his own throat. Pressing into his own fingers, the warmth of his skin and throb of his pulse great and grieving and alive under his thumb. He is whispering, I am proud of you.

Infinite. Stretched across space and time, unravelled to thread and bone and blood. Red stains his lips, his clothes, the tips of his sight and sore fingers. He stumbles into its halo, catches his breath. Glances up to something blue and gold and hurrying towards him, reaching. It finds his nape, a drape of hot skin beneath as their helmets bump and his visor is pushed up to shining eyes. It takes his name, his number, his dream, plucks it right out of the sky and writes it somewhere on a thousand pages in a thousand books in a thousand versions of history. It holds him gently around his neck and squeezes. I am proud of you, says Max. I am proud of you, I am proud of you, I am proud of you.

[weekinethereum]

May 3, 2018

Ethereum News and Links

Protocol

Vitalik published shard fork choice POC, “a fork choice rule-based mechanism for how sharding can be bolted on top of the current ethereum main chain, with a specialized random beacon and shard block times of <10 seconds” (source with lots more)

Prysmatic Labs: sharding update

More VB: Cross-links between main chain and shards

Latest Casper standup

Justin Drake: Plasma chain for offchain gas payments

VB: Optimistic cheap multi-exit for Plasma

Kelvin Fichter: Reliable exits of “limbo exits”

Swarm POC3 released ahead of their summit in Ljubljana next week

 Stuff for developers

State machine testing with Echidna

documentation for Chanterelle, FOAM’s Truffle competitor in Purescript

Proof of concept for a trustless ethereum mixer using zksnarks

Writing a dominance assurance contract

Set up a light geth node for 35 bucks

Detecting batchOverflow (and similar flaws) using Mythril.  Or you can watch Bernhard’s conference talk

Releases

Geth v1.8.7 - fix for archive nodes exceeding 1 tebibyte

web3j v3.4.0 with dynamic gas support

“is live on mainnet” section

p2p video streaming platform Livepeer’s alpha release live on mainnet.  See also Reddit thread.

Dharma live on mainnet, though in closed beta for bug bounty

KnownOrigin ERC721 marketplace live on mainnet

Reversible ETH with Silverwire live on mainnet, with a 5 gwei gas subsidy.  Similar to Tabby from BlockCat

Ecosystem

Next cohort of Ethereum Foundation grants

18 Ideas for 0x Relayers in 2018

b0x margin trading is live on Ropsten.  Their contrast with dY/dX and Lendroid

Practical Plasma game examples from Loom

PoA sidechain bridge launches May 10th for tokens

Truebit April research update

ConsenSys Academy is developing a Coursera class

Open Source Money will BUIDL the Open Source Ecosystem

Infura: 15,000 registered devs, over 6 billion daily API requests, moving 1.6 petabytes monthly

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance releases architecture stack

Governance and Standards

Hudson Jameson and Nick Johnson talk current Ethereum governance process.  Or check Dan Finlay’s flowchart of EIP process. Also summaries of the EIP0 breakout sessions.

Aragon’s road to decentralization: minimum viable foundation

Discussion on ERC948 about a subscription standard

EIP1052: proposal for new EXTCODEHASH opcode

EIP1051: Arithmetic overflow detection for the EVM

ERC1056: Lightweight identity

Project Updates

Jaak launches music rights database pilot with Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell, BMG and Global Music Rights

Brave growth stats: now over 2.2M monthly active users, 75% mobile (where it’s a must use).  If you don’t use Brave yet, here’s my referral code.

How to Launch a Newsroom on Civil

Q&A on the Cellarius universe

Kyber Network to rebrand and also “facilitate ICOs”

localethereum adds 22 payment methods worldwide

Spankchain review of 1 month of beta

The Kauri stack

RightMesh video demo (2 mins)

A deep dive into Golem architecture

Hoard building an NFT exchange on OmiseGo.  The FreeMyVunk idea lives.

An update to the OmiseGo roadmap

Interviews, Podcasts, Videos, Talks 

Zaki Manian on Hashing It Out

Linda Xie and Avichal Garg on YC podcast

Zero Knowledge podcast does intro to zk proofs.  So meta.

Text interview with Christian Reitwießner

A video walkthrough of Status Incubate

Podcast with Max Stein from Balanc3

Podcast with Nick Johnson on governance

Brian Fabian Crain on the other side of the mic with Software Engineering Daily

  Tokens 

Two reputation-like take on TCRs: layered TCRs and graded TCRs

Matt Lockyer on use cases for ERC998 composable NFTs

Livepeer’s “MerkleMine” token distribution method

Cofound.it’s Actionable Research, a product-market fit tool.  Also their Q1 report

FOAM white paper

Wendy Xiao Schadeck: how to efficiently distribute tokens

  General

Russia wants to become a leading geographic hub for blockchains, and Paul Vigna reports that perhaps American regulators want to help them.  SEC and CFTC folks are meeting May 7 to discuss their approach to this space.

Joe Lubin: Ether is not a security and regulators understand that

Cosmos is “85% of the way to launch.”

Brave WSJ op-ed: The Internet’s ‘Original Sin’ Endangers More Than Privacy

GoldmanSachs to trade Bitcoin futures

Is Coinbase creating a centralized or decentralized financial system?

Next episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley is named “Initial Coin Offering.” Maybe the only surprise is that it is this season and not last.

Sergey Brin’s 2017 letter: “boom in computing . . . stemming from . . . the GPU-friendly proof-of-work algorithms found in some of today’s leading cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum.”

Dates of Note

Upcoming dates of note:

May 3-5 -- Edcon in Toronto (livestream)

May 7-11 -- Swarm Summit in Ljubljana

May 10 -- Fluidity Summit on finance (NYC)

May 10 -- CryptoCup opens for World Cup predictions

May 11-12 -- Ethereal (NYC)

May 15 -- Kleros sale

May 16-17 -- Token Summit (NYC)

May 17 -- Blockchain, Accounting, Audit, and Tax conference (NYC)

May 17-19 -- Melonport hackthon in Zug

May 18-20 -- EthMemphis hackathon

May 19-20 -- Hacketh (Warsaw)

May 25 - 28th -- EthBuenosAires hackathon

June 1 – Blockchain for Social Impact Conference (Washington, DC)

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[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, December 9th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Gigant Inn & Springs or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Say hello to the new muses! Please follow these blogs if you haven’t already.

Andrea

Danny

Elder Dragon: Ventuswill*

Eve*

Masked Man (Matai)

Mimi

Wayne*

Hiatus:

Agate [Hiatus until December 23rd]

Alicia [Hiatus until December 23rd]

Angela [Hiatus until November 27th]

Bianca [Hiatus until December 21st]

Dia [Hiatus until December 21st]

Elder Dragon: Ventuswill [Hiatus until December 23rd]

Iluka [Hiatus until December 23rd]

Iris Noire [Semi-Hiatus until December 9th]

Kross [Hiatus until November 29th]

Mark [Hiatus until December 21st]

Pam [Hiatus until November 29th]

Pete [Hiatus until December 6th]

Pia [Hiatus until December 23rd]

Sara [Hiatus until December 9th]

Sharron [Hiatus until December 21st]

Sofia [Semi-Hiatus until December 9th]

Wayne [Hiatus until December 21st]

Passed:

Abigail [Hiatus ended this week.]

Amanda

Bo [Hiatus ended this week.]

Elder Dragon: Aquaticus

Elder Dragon: Fiersome [Hiatus ended this week.]

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Elliott (SV) [Hiatus ended this week.]

Evelyn

Ford

Fritz

Gaius

Georgia

Hart

Iris (SoS)

Jake

Kai

Karen [Hiatus ended this week.]

Kathy

Leah

Licorice

Luke

Lumina [Hiatus ended this week.]

Maerwen [Hiatus ended this week.]

Margaret

Marlin [Hiatus ended this week.]

Max

Mist

Molly

Neil

Popuri

Ray

Rick [Hiatus ended this week.]

Russell

Sabrina (TLV)

Sam

Sebastian

Selphy

Soseki

Trent

Vaughn

Violet

Vishnal

Failed:

Amir

Cecilia

Charles

Chase

Elli

Gill

Harvest Goddess (Marina)

Harvest King

Jamie

Leon

Mary

Xiao Pai

Yuri (Phillip)

Dropped:

Minori - Dropped due to failure to report back in after hiatus ended. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Clorica

Gelwein

Raguna

[getgamez]

The Endless Journey

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[topkhojworld-blog]

After many leaks and rumors, Xiaomi has finally announced the flagship Xiaomi Mi Max 3 smartphone. This is a successor of Mi Max 2 and arrives with several improvements. Here is the full detail of Xiaomi Mi Max 3 price specifications, features, and availability.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Price Specifications

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Price

The Xiaomi Mi 3 comes in total 4 variant according to RAM and Storage. So the 64 GB storage + 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage + 4 GB variants are priced at 1,699 Yuan (~$252) and 1,999 Yuan (~$296) respectively.

On the other hands, the 64 GB storage + 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage + 6 GB models carry price tags of 1,699 Yuan (~$252) and 1,999 Yuan (~$296) respectively. The Mi Max 3 will be available for buying through multiple platforms in China such as Xiaomi Home, Gome, Suning, Xiaomi Mall app, Tmall, Jingdong and other online and offline stores from July 20. The Mi Max 3 will be available in Black Stone, Deep Sea Blue, and Dream Gold color options.

However, Xiaomi is also expected to announce the higher version of Mi Max 3 at a launch event today evening at 7:30 PM in China. Xiaomi President Lin Bin updated on Weibo that it will be announcing “one more thing” at the event. At the event, he may announce the release date of Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition.

Specifications of Xiaomi Mi Max 3

The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 comes with a 6.9 inches FHD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display with the aspect ratio of 18:9. According to Xiaomi, the Mi Max 3 offers a screen-to-body ratio of 85.19 percent. Thr display comes with increased brightness by 19 percent and 50 percent higher contrast. It also offers 17% more color gamut. Because of a large screen it also offers split-screen and picture-in-picture features.

  A Snapdragon 636 SoC powering the Mi Mix 3 that delivers 40% better performance than SD625 (Mi Max 2). The SoC consumes less power and delivers smoother and better performance while multitasking. Its chipset is coupled with 6GB RAM, 128 GB storage and 4GB RAM, 64GB storage. For higher graphics gameplay the Mi Max 3 offers high frame multi-core multi-threading. It also offers gaming features like a game toolbox, one-click acceleration, screen and video capture as well as quickly reply on WeChat.

For photography, the smartphone 3 features dual rear camera setup of 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel AI camera with a pixel size of 1.4μm. The cameras also come with dual PD dual-core focus that offers faster and accurate autofocus. Its AI driven rear cameras also offer better low-light photography. It has also support for up to 206 kinds of scene detection, object recognition, on and portrait shots.

While on the front there’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera with a dedicated soft-light LED flash. Its AI selfie camera can capture selfie shots with bokeh effect. You can see the camera samples below, released by Xiaomi:

Rear Camera Sample-1

Rear Camera Sample-2

Front camera sample-1

Front camera sample-2

Other features and battery information of Xiaomi Mi Max 3

It offers dual speakers for stereo sound output while watching movies and enjoying games. For security, the smartphone offers a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner as well as face unlock feature. The smartphone has supports of microSD slot, 4G VoLTE, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack

The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with the latest edition of MIUI. The latest MIUI offers Xiao AI voice assistant. The Mi Max 3 packs a 5,500mAh battery that offers 2 days of battery backup on a single charge. Its standby time is one month, massive.

READ MORE: Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition launch on July 24 with translucent glass back

Moreover, the battery has support for Quick Charge 3.0 that allows it to gain 71% of battery in an hour. Xiaomi also includes a reverse charging feature. So it can be used as a power bank for charging other devices like phones, smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets.

  Xiaomi Mi Max 3 comes with 5,500mAh battery; Price and specifications After many leaks and rumors, Xiaomi has finally announced the flagship Xiaomi Mi Max 3 smartphone. This is a successor of Mi Max 2 and arrives with several improvements.

[mrblazey]

NIME 2017 - Personal Highlights

I’ve just returned from my first NIME Conference (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) and wanted to make a record of some of my favourite parts, mainly for my own future reference, but also in the hope that it might be useful to other musicians/makers/researchers.

NIMECraft Workshop – Exploring the Subtleties of Digital Lutherie

Associated poster presentation - http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0074/index.html

Getting thrown into group-based instrument making at 8.15 on the Monday was a great way to get started and meet a good chunk of people. The workshop started with a discussion on how the finer points of ‘digital lutherie’ (Jorda, 2005 - http://mtg.upf.edu/node/449 ) can be disseminated effectively – NIME papers tend to focus on technical details and developments at the expense of all the finer details and artistic choices that go into the look and feel of a finished instrument. My group got a bit sidetracked talking about the differences between making instruments for yourself vs. for other people; for example, when making for yourself you are likely to be happier to put up with material or programming flaws because you know the causes and how to get around the problem. You are also likely to test and problem solve individual aspects of the disassembled instrument, as well as incorporate programming and building developments into a tight feedback loop with your own playing/testing. This approach can afford to be quite haphazard and based on junky/recycled aesthetic and materials, whereas making for other people involves more craft and more engineering – you need to be confident that the instrument can withstand heavy handedness and that a stranger can operate it easily without your help/presence.

After the discussion we got on with modifying prototype DMIs (based on Bela boards) in groups, using a nice big mix of materials and adhesives. One great thing about this workshop was that we all started with a pre-programmed simple instrument. This meant that less tech-savvy folk like me could focus on fun ways to physically modify and actuate the instrument, but those who wanted to could get into the programming side as well – either way, everyone ended up with a working instrument and no one was left stuck at the programming stage. Another great thing that emerged was the way that various groups chose to work together – my group split into two pairs and made one instrument per pair. Some divided the instrument into four sections and worked on one each. Another approach was to think in terms of the ‘whole animal,’ with one group requiring all members at once to play the instrument effectively.

This Digital Lutherie thread is still being followed by Bela and Queen Mary University of London so keep an eye out on their twitters etc if you would like to take part in something like this.

@qmul_mat

@belaplatform

Papers

Designing a Multi-Touch eTextile for Music Performances – Maurin Donneaud, Cedric Honnet, Paul Strohmeier.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0002/index.html

One thing I really liked about these guys was the open-source mentality – there was no academic hoodwinking or holding cards close to their chest, but rather a big emphasis on this being something that you can do yourself, including links to all the resources and materials you would need to do so ( https://etextile.github.io/resistiveMatrix/ ) ..not that I experienced any of this hoodwinking at NIME – pretty much everyone was very open to chat about their work and swap info, influences and experiences.

Self-Resonating Feedback Cello: Interfacing gestural and generative processes in improvised performance – Alice Eldridge, Chris Kiefer.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0005/index.html

A big intention for Kalimbo has been to streamline all the elements of my performance ecology (acoustic instrument, effects, synths, samples and controls) into one object that does not require the player to remove their hands to manipulate effects etc. The Feedback Cello is a good example of an instrument that does this very well. The inclusion of a speaker and transducers in/on the body adds another dimension of feedback, with the added possibility of manipulating the audio between pickups and speaker with analogue or audio effects, or even another musician’s setup, as they did during one of the concerts with Thor Magnusson. They have also used it as a kind of resonating effects unit for live coding sets, adding some rich physicality to a sound world that can risk being a bit too ‘in the box’.

Fragile Instruments: Constructing Destructable Musical Interfaces - Don Derek Hadad, Xiao Xiao, Tod Machover, Joseph Paradiso.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0006/index.html

Some people say that laptop or electronic sets can be too clinical or stark and therefore err towards chin-stroking appreciation and away from more abandoned enjoyment. Xiao pointed out that this probably stems from the expense and associated preciousness of all the equipment involved. Guitars can be expensive but they are readily available, especially to the high profile musicians who have famously smashed them to bits. This paper demonstrates a great method for bringing some destruction and danger into electronic performances. Some people questioned the authenticity of this danger, as the bits being destroyed were basically a proxy for the actual expensive, precious bits of equipment, but I still found the sentiment inspiring. I’m hoping to start work on a performance approach wherein the building of a performance ecology is integral to the performance, in a way that provides an instant narrative as well as legibility of form for the audience. I had already envisioned the deconstruction/disassembly of the ecology as a good way to end the performance, but after this paper it seems so obvious that smashing it to pieces would be way more engaging and fun, not to mention cathartic!

Gibberwocky: New Live-Coding Instruments for Musical Performance - Charles Roberts, Graham Wakefield.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0024/index.html

While I have enjoyed quite a few live coding performances by this point, I’ve always seen it as something other people do, rather than something that would benefit my own practice. One reason I have felt this way is that I know from years of experience how to get the kind of sounds I want from certain equipment and software. Some purists might not agree with the approach afforded by Gibberwocky, but during the talk I had a definite lightbulb moment of “I could use that!’ Basically it enables you to easily tie in coding instructions with existing programs like Max or Ableton. For example, I might have a synth that I like to use, knowing that automating 2 or 3 parameters will have a pleasing effect. With Gibberwocky, this could be set up in a generative/algorithmic way. I’m yet to try any live coding, so I don’t know how experienced coders would feel about this approach, but it certainly seemed like something I would like to try out.

Current Iteration of a Course on Physical Interaction Design for Music - Sasha Leitman.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0025/index.html

I think this paper is well worth reading for anyone that teaches in the realm of sound art, digital instrument design or any kind of digital creative practice. These areas tend to be approached by people from very different creative backgrounds, with different intentions and most importantly completely different base levels of technical knowledge. The main thing I took from this paper as useful to my own teaching was Sasha’s approach to dealing with this – students are first given a quiz on technical knowledge, complete with answers and directions to online resources which will allow you teach yourself how to get them. This is followed up by another quiz without the answers and finally, depending on individual weak spots, further help and one-on-one tuition to level the playing field.

MM-RT: A Tabletop Musical Instrument for Musical Wonderers  - Akito von Troyer.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0035/index.html

Again, connections with my own past and future work made this instrument stand out for me. Part of Kalimbo’s appeal is the less-than-deliberate control system – you may not be able to create precise rhythms for drums or melody, but you can navigate soundscapes and ’find’ beats through gestural exploration. MM-RT also promotes an exploratory approach, but using sounds from physical materials. My upcoming work with the performative ecology building is going to involve individually controlled, non-quantised motorised percussion and un-synced tape loops. Akito’s demonstrations mainly involved short rhythmic loops, but he cited john cage’s generative works as an influence, and when talking to him at his demo he did say these kind of generative polyrythms are possible with MM-RT. The legibility of form is also a big factor in how engaging this instrument is, as the audience sees you pick up various objects and materials and inevitably gets drawn into how each one is about to sound.

Design for Longevity: Ongoing Use of Instruments from NIME 2010-2014 - Fabio Morreale, Andrew McPherson.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0036/index.html

I have been developing Kalimbo entirely as a tool for my own performance. However, along the way, a couple of people have asked if they could have one. This is an exciting prospect but got me thinking about what would actually be necessary to allow me to hand one off to someone else and expect it to work. This paper looked at just under 100 instruments presented at NIME, before whittling these down to a tiny handful that became commercially available, regularly used in performances and sold to the public. This, along with the discussion from the digital lutherie workshop and lots of useful feedback from my demo session, gave me the inspiration to develop the instrument into something worth selling on, as well as a pretty good set of blueprints of the requirements to make this a possibility. If you make DMIs and would like them to be successfully sold on to the public, definitely read this and learn from what has worked or failed for others.

SALTO: A System for Musical Expression in the Aerial Arts - Christiana Rose.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0058/index.html

Scoring choreography of any kind to music, or writing music for any piece of choreography, is bound to include matching up sound and movement in perfect timing (not always, but often enough…). The approach in this paper allows you to use the performers’ movements, along with things like muscle strain and speed etc., to trigger and generate sounds directly. It’s almost as if the compositional structure is given to you for free, just leaving you with sound design choices. Lots of scope!

Cyther: A Human-Playable, Self-Tuning Robotic Zither - Scott Barton, Ethan Prihar, Paulo Carvalho.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0061/index.html

Not too much to say about this one apart from it sounds great and works great – the robotic capabilities are very versatile and dynamically expressive, and the design elegantly places all of the robotic workings beneath the strings, leaving the playing surface completely open to a human performer. As mentioned above, my own work so far is heavily tailored to me being the performer, whereas this instrument can be played by various people to get drastically different results, as demonstrated in the Expressive Machines Musical Instruments concert on Wednesday; Ben Taylor used live coding to generate patterns that would be impossible for a human to achieve, whereas Scott Barton incorporated a lot more human interaction and extended techniques in collaboration with the robotics.

Demos/Posters

Sounding Architecture: Inter-disciplinary Studio at HKU - Álvaro Barbarosa, Thomas Tsang.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0010/index.html

Beautiful, large-scale sculptural instruments based on architectural designs.

Live Coding YouTube: Organizing Streaming Media for and Audiovisual Performance - Sang Won Lee, Jungho Bang and George Essl.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0049/index.html

Quite a practical, technical paper and not something I’m likely to use myself, but included in my highlights because Sang’s performance on Wednesday with multiple jabbering Donald Trumps was brilliantly terrifying.

Design Considerations for Instruments for Users with Complex Needs in SEN Settings – Asha Blatherwick, Luke Woodbury, Tom Davis.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0040/index.html

Asha was in my workshop group when we discussed how instruments intended for people other than yourself need to be self-explanatory and hard-wearing, particularly in SEN settings where explaining how to use an instrument and how not to break it can be difficult.

Robotically Augmented Electric Guitar for Shared Control - Takumi Ogata, Gil Weinberg.

http://homes.create.aau.dk/dano/nime17/papers/0092/index.html

Really cool looking instrument, and again, judging from my observation of a few demo participants, really versatile from player to player. I also really liked the drum sequencer style of the control program, complete with randomiser for a nice variety of precision or chaos.

Performances

I think most of these were filmed, as was my own performance, but they aren’t yet online. I’ll add links when they are available.

Anthony T. Morasco – Listening – Composition based around a very cool homemade piano-toll/music box and soprano singer.

Hans Peter Stubbe - Spatial Piano - Improvisation where the disklavier acts like a second player, reacting to player input.

Sabina Hyoju Ahn - Breath - Amazing performance where sound, light and visuals were generated and controlled with Sabina’s breath, using DIY circuits and a lighting rig made from e-waste that looked like a mini post-apocalyptic city scape.

D. Andrew Stewart and Sang Won Lee - Disappearing: Live Writing – Stream of consciousness typing, generating sounds and seamlessly evolving into beautiful visuals and minimal beats.

Matthew Steinke – Robotic Musical Performance - All of the robotic performances were impressive but this one had the most charm in my opinion. Musically engaging, visually reminiscent of Victorian tinny automatons and with great collage-y visual and audio snippets.

(EDIT - excerpt here - https://youtu.be/f8KkhRJ2Ltc )

Sang Won Lee, Jungho Bang and George Essl – Live Coding YouTube - What’s more terrifying than Trump? Lots of Trumps. Turning them into elements of a piece of music helped take the edge off...

Jeff Snyder – Ghostline - Four performers have their movements tracked by webcam, interacting with an on-screen ‘ghostline’ to trigger sounds. Visualisations and sonifications merge and shift over time in a composition where the sights and sounds are merged perfectly.

Yemin Oh – Time Discontinuum - The sound and video of a piano performance is recorded over one minute. This material is then fragmented, repitched and replayed along with the live performer as his movements across the keyboard dictate how the original material gets regenerated.

Jonghyun Kim – Vehicle Music – Noisy, cheeky and fun. A radio-controlled car generates synth signals through its movements, parading around the performance space between occasionally smashing into cymbals, drinks and most importantly a loud, distorted guitar laying in the centre of the space. An older performance can be seen here  - https://vimeo.com/36848457    

There were a few timing clashes with my performance, sound check and demo, and I opted to prioritise late night concerts over early morning paper sessions so I did miss a handful of talks and performances. I’ve also focussed on things that related to my own work and/or inspired me the most so this list is by no means comprehensive but still, plenty of inspiration for me to be getting on with. Overall, NIME was an amazing event full of great people and I really hope I can be part of the conversation and return in the future.

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Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, October 14th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Gigant Inn & Springs or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Say hello to the new muses! Please follow these blogs if you haven’t already.

Bianca

Electra*

Selphy

Hiatus:

Amir [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Bado [Semi-Hiatus until October 12th]

Dia [Semi-Hiatus until October 11th]

Cecilia [Semi-Hiatus until after check]

Charles [Semi-Hiatus until October 12th]

Clorica [Hiatus until October 22nd]

Elise [Semi-Hiatus until October 12th]

Harvest King [Semi-Hiatus until after check]

Iroha [Semi-Hiatus until October 11th]

Jamie [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Kai [Hiatus until October 19th]

Leon [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Ludus [Semi-Hiatus until October 12th]

Luke [Hiatus until October 22nd]

Margaret [Hiatus until October 22nd]

Marina [Semi-Hiatus until October 12th]

Mark [Semi-Hiatus until October 11th]

Molly [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Popuri [Hiatus until October 19th]

Russell [Hiatus until October 19th]

Sam [Hiatus until October 27th]

Sharron [Semi-Hiatus until October 11th]

Sebastian [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Soseki [Hiatus until October 19th]

Vaughn [Hiatus until October 19th]

Vishnal [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Xiao Pai [Semi-Hiatus until October 7th]

Passed:

Abigail

Agate

Alex (SV)

Alicia

Andrea

Angela

Calvin

Chase

Claire

Doug

Elder Dragon: Aquaticus

Elliot (SV)

Evelyn

Georgia

Hart

Iluka

Jake

Leia

Licorice

Lily (SI)

Maerwen

Mary

Max

Minori

Muffy

Nadi

Neil

Pam

Pandora

Pete

Pia

Raeger

Raguna

Ray

Rick

Sabrina

Sofia

Violet

Failed:

Amanda

Harvest Goddess (Sephia)

Lumina

Maya

Wizard (Gale)

Dropped:

Beatrix - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Holly - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Kiel - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Lillian - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Ying - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Arthur

Ash

Gill

Hinata

Julius

Kamil (blog changed)

Louisa

Marlin

Maru

Rock

Rosalind

Sonja

Tatsumi

Witch Princess (Nessa)

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, August 19th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Gigant Inn & Springs or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Aaron

Claire*

Elena

Elliot (SV)

Lumina*

Marlin

Maya*

Ray

Rick

Shara*

Woofio

Hiatus:

Alicia [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Amber [Hiatus until August 31st]

Ann [Semi-Hiatus until August 10th]

Ash [Hiatus until August 30th]

Bado [Hiatus until August 27th]

Bianca [Hiatus until August 27th]

Charles [Hiatus until August 27th]

Claire [Semi-Hiatus until August 6th]

Clorica [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Dia [Hiatus until August 27th]

Dorothy [Hiatus until August 26th]

Doug [Semi-Hiatus until August 6th]

Dylas [Hiatus until August 27th]

Elise [Hiatus until August 26th]

Frey [Hiatus until August 19th]

Fritz [Semi-Hiatus until August 10th]

Gabriel [Hiatus until August 19th]

Hiro [Semi-Hiatus until August 10th]

Holly [Hiatus until August 28th]

Iluka [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Julius [Hiatus until August 19th]

Kai [Hiatus until August 26th]

Kamil [Hiatus until August 19th]

Kana [Hiatus until August 19th]

Karina [Hiatus until August 26th]

Lillian [Hiatus until August 28th]

Luke [Semi-Hiatus until August 7th]

Margaret [Semi-Hiatus until August 7th]

Mark [Hiatus until August 27th]

Maru [Hiatus until August 19th]

Minori [Hiatus until August 26th]

Muffy [Hiatus until September 2nd]

Pia [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Pico [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Rock [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Rod [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Rosalind [Hiatus until September 2nd]

Sabrina [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Sephia [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Shara [Semi-Hiatus until August 10th]

Sharron [Hiatus until August 27th]

Sofia [Semi-Hiatus until August 18th]

Sonja [Hiatus until September 2nd]

Witch (Vivi) [Hiatus until August 19th]

Witch Princess (Nessa) [Hiatus until August 19th]

Wizard (Gale) [Hiatus until August 31st]

Yuzuki [Hiatus until August 19th]

Passed:

Abigail

Alex (SV)

Andrea

Angela

Ayame

Brodik

Calvin

Chase

Dirk

Dolce

Elder Dragon: Aquaticus

Evelyn

Georgia

Jake

Jamie

Johnny

Kasey

Kiel

Kyle

Leia

Lily (SI)

Ludus

Mary

Max

Melody

Pandora

Pete

Popuri

Raeger

Raguna

Raven

Russell

Sam

Sebastian

Soseki

Vishnal

Wayne

Failed:

Leon

Nami

Siluka

Xiao Pai

Dropped:

No one was dropped by us this time around!

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Bo

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Life

Micah

Toy

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FOUR RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FOUR RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This is applicable for people with hiatuses, as well--- if you get off of hiatus and/or report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and, if you’ve passed, apply these money changes to your bank account (via an activity marker post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, March 30th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Gigant Inn & Springs or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Say hello to the new muses! Please follow these blogs if you haven’t already.

Amanda (Ella)

Claire

Flora

Iris Blanche

Jin

Kana

Karen

Kyle

Lanche*

Maya

Minori*

Nadi

Ondorus

Rock*

Witch (Vivi)

Hiatus:

Emiko [Hiatus ends after check.]

Haley [Hiatus ends after check.]

Ivan (RF) [Hiatus ends after check.]

Passed:

Agate

Alex (SV)

Alicia

Alisa

Ann

Arthur

Aurelia

Calvin

Chase

Clorica

Danny

Denny

Elise

Elli

Elliot (SI)

Evelyn

Felicity (ANB)

Ford

Frey

Fritz

Gelwein

Georgia

Gill

Gray

Iluka

Iris (SoS)

Jake

Jill

Julia (RF)

Kamil

Kasey

Kathy

Komari

Lanna

Leah

Lest

Licorice

Lillie

Lily (RF)

Lloyd

Louis

Luke

Luna

Lyla

Marian (RF)

Masked Man 

Max

Mikhail

Mist

Mistel

Muffy

Neil

Phillip

Pia

Pierre

Popuri

Porcoline

Rebecca

Rosalind

Shara

Sherry

Skye

Sonja

Soseki

Tina

Trent

Violet 

Wayne

Wizard

Yuzuki

Zavier

Failed:

Forte

Jamie

Kasumi

Leon

Margaret

Sofia

Dropped:

No one was dropped by us this time! Great job!

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Lillian

Xiao Pai

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, May 13th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Piece of Pie B&B or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Aquaticus

Ash

Basil*

Chelsea*

Felicity (RF)

Karen

Klaus

Leia*

Margaret

Mark

Marla

Melanie

Michelle

Paolo

Raven

Sara

Skye

Sonja*

Wizard (Gale)*

Hiatus:

Carl [Semi-Hiatus until May 15th]

Fritz [Semi-Hiatus until May 15th]

Hinata [Hiatus until May 13th]

Hiro [Semi-Hiatus until May 15th]

Minori [Semi-Hiatus until May 8th]

Rock [Hiatus until May 8th]

Sebastian [Semi-Hiatus until May 4th]

Selphy [Semi-Hiatus until May 4th]

Sofia [Hiatus until May 8th]

Will [Hiatus until May 8th]

Yuzuki [Hiatus until May 26th]

Passed:

Aaron

Alicia

Ayame

Bo

Cecilia

Chase

Cinnamon

Claire

Dorothy

Doug

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Elise

Evelyn

Frey

Gabriel

Georgia

Iluka

Jake

James

Kai

Kana

Karin

Komari

Lest

Lily (SI)

Luke

Max

Micah

Mikoto

Molly

Muffy

Natalie

Nina

Pandora

Pia

Rachel

Raeger

Raguna

Rosalind

Russell

Sam

Soseki

Violet

Witch Princess (Nessa)

Failed:

Allen

Andrea

Angela

Jamie

Kasumi

Siluka

Xiao Pai

Dropped:

Elliot (SV) - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Rod - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Eve

Joe (RF)

Lisette

Tina

Wayne

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, July 22nd!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Piece of Pie B&B or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Ann

Doug

Dylas 

Karina

Lillian

Maru

Phoebe

Witch (Vivi)

Hiatus:

Andrea [Hiatus until August 1st]

Angela [Hiatus until August 2nd]

Ayame [Hiatus until August 2nd]

Brodik [Hiatus until August 1st]

Charles [Semi-Hiatus until July 21st]

Bado [Semi-Hiatus until July 21st]

Dirk [Semi-Hiatus until July 22nd]

Jamie [Semi-Hiatus until July 20th]

Kiel [Semi-Hiatus until July 22nd]

Leia [Hiatus until August 1st]

Leon [Semi-Hiatus until July 20th]

Pandora [Hiatus until August 1st]

Popuri [Semi-Hiatus until July 16th]

Raeger [Hiatus until August 2nd]

Rod [Semi-Hiatus until after check]

Russell [Semi-Hiatus until July 16th]

Sephia [Semi-Hiatus until after check]

Soseki [Semi-Hiatus until July 16th]

Xiao Pai [Semi-Hiatus until July 20th]

Passed:

Alicia

Amber

Ash

Bianca

Bo

Calvin

Dan

Dia

Dolce

Dorothy

Elder Dragon: Aquaticus

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Elise

Elli

Evelyn

Frey

Fritz

Gabriel

Georgia

Harvest Goddess (Sephia)

Hiro

Holly

Iluka

Jake

Kai

Kamil

Kana

Kyle

Life

Lily (SI)

Ludus

Luke

Margaret

Mark

Mary

Max

Micah

Minori

Muffy

Pete

Pia

Pico

Raguna

Raven

Rock

Rosalind

Sam

Sebastian

Sofia

Sonja

Toby

Vishnal

Witch Princess (Nessa)

Wizard (Gale)

Failed:

Ash

Cecilia

Molly

Yuzuki

Dropped:

Alice - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Luke (TLV) - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Marlin - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Chase

Chelsea

Claire

Gray

Keira

Komari

Lest

Lillie

Nina

Rachel

Selena

Vaughn

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, April 29th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Piece of Pie B&B or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Allen

Chase

Frey

Kasumi

Pia

Rachel

Raguna

Siluka

Tina

Xiao Pai

Hiatus:

Aaron [Hiatus until April 27th]

Bo [Semi-Hiatus until April 21st]

Dorothy [Semi-Hiatus until April 24th]

Elise [Semi-Hiatus until April 24th]

Eve [Semi-Hiatus until April 21st]

Hinata [Hiatus until May 13th]

Jamie [Semi-Hiatus until April 2nd]

Kai [Semi-Hiatus until April 24th]

Micah [Semi-Hiatus until April 21st]

Mikoto [Hiatus until April 27th]

Minori [Semi-Hiatus until April 24th]

Natalie [Hiatus until April 30th]

Nina [Semi-Hiatus until April 24th]

Rock [Hiatus until April 28th]

Sebastian [Semi-Hiatus until April 20th]

Selphy [Semi-Hiatus until April 20th]

Sofia [Hiatus until April 28th]

Terrable [Semi-Hiatus until April 21st]

Wayne [Hiatus until April 27th]

Will [Hiatus until April 28th]

Witch Princess (Nessa) [Hiatus until April 28th]

Passed:

Andrea

Angela

Carl

Cecilia

Cinnamon

Claire

Doug

Evelyn

Fritz

Gabriel

Georgia

Hiro

Jake

James

Joe (RF)

Kana

Karin

Komari

Lest

Lily (SI)

Lisette

Max

Muffy

Pandora

Raeger

Russell

Sam

Soseki

Violet

Yuzuki

Failed:

Alicia 

Ayame

Elliot (SV)

Iluka 

Luke 

Molly

Rod

Rosalind 

Dropped:

Abigail - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Ann - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Ellen - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Gill - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Harvest Goddess (Sephia) - Dropped due to failure to report back in after hiatus ended. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Joe (MM) - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Brodik

Chase

Daachan

Dylas

Lily (RF)

Maya

Pierre

Raven

Veronica

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, April 1st!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Piece of Pie B&B or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from Arcadia Community College’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Abigail

Brodik*

Calvin

Chase

Claire

Doug

Dylas

Ford*

Gill*

Hinata

Kana

Karin

Lisette

Ludus

Maya

Micah

Molly

Natalie

Pierre

Wayne

Will

Hiatus:

Aaron [Hiatus until April 12th]

Angela [Semi-Hiatus until April 1st]

Ayame [Semi-Hiatus until April 1st]

Daachan [Hiatus until April 12th]

Dia [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Dorothy [Hiatus until March 26th]

Elise [Hiatus until March 26th]

Harvest Goddess (Sephia) [Hiatus until April 1st]

Louis [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Kai [Hiatus until March 26th]

Mark [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Mikoto [Hiatus until April 12th]

Minori [Hiatus until March 26th]

Natalie [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Nina [Hiatus until March 26th]

Nori [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Raeger [Semi-Hiatus until April 1st]

Sharron [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Veronica [Semi-Hiatus until April 1st]

Wayne [Hiatus until April 12th]

Passed:

Andrea

Ann

Bo

Carl

Cinnamon

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Ellen

Evelyn

Fritz

Gabriel

Georgia

Hiro

Iluka

Jake

Jamie

Joe (MM)

Joe (RF)

Lest

Lily (RF)

Luke

Mary

Max

Melody

Muffy

Pandora

Rosalind

Russell

Sam

Sebastian

Selphy

Violet

Failed:

Lily (SI)

Margaret

Rock

Sofia

Witch Princess (Nessa)

Wizard (Gale)

Dropped:

Charles - Dropped due to failure to report back in after their hiatus ended. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Elder Dragon: Aquaticus - Dropped due to failure to report back in after their hiatus ended. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Harvest King (Ignis) - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Kross - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Xiao Pai -  Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Alice

Gretel

Henry

Julius

Lillian

Michelle

Mistel

Molly

Paolo

Reina

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, March 18th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Miyako or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Bo

Cinnamon

Gabriel

Iluka

Joe (RF)

Mary

Michelle*

Selphy

Hiatus:

Alice [Hiatus until March 15th]

Ann [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Aquaticus [Hiatus until after check]

Charles [Hiatus until after check]

Dia [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Dorothy [Hiatus until March 26th]

Elise [Hiatus until March 26th]

Ellen [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Gretel [Hiatus until March 21st]

Henry [Hiatus until March 21st]

Joe [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Julius [Semi-Hiatus until March 9th]

Lest [Hiatus until March 15th]

Lillian [Hiatus until March 21st]

Lily (SI) [Semi-Hiatus until March 6th]

Louis [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Luke [Hiatus until March 28th]

Kai [Hiatus until March 26th]

Margaret [Hiatus until March 28th]

Mark [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Minori [Hiatus until March 26th]

Mistel [Semi-Hiatus until March 9th]

Muffy [Hiatus until March 15th]

Nina [Hiatus until March 26th]

Nori [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Paolo [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Reina [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Rosalind [Hiatus until March 15th]

Sharron [Semi-Hiatus until March 26th]

Witch Princess (Nessa) [Semi-Hiatus until March 9th]

Passed:

Aaron

Andrea

Angela

Ayame

Carl

Daachan

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Evelyn

Fritz

Georgia

Harvest Goddess (Sephia)

Hiro

Jake

Lily (RF)

Max

Melody

Mikoto

Pandora

Raeger

Rock

Russell

Sam

Sebastian

Sofia

Veronica

Violet

Wizard (Gale)

Failed:

Harvest King (Ignis)

Jamie

Kross

Molly

Xiao Pai

Dropped:

Kasey - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Rod - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Abigail

Celia

Katie

Lumina

Neil

Popuri

Rachel

Rick

[thepelagoislands]

Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FIVE RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FIVE RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This also applies for people with hiatuses-- if you get off of hiatus and report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and -- if you’ve passed -- apply these money changes to your bank account (via a money update post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, March 4th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Miyako or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For updating your info in the Character Information doc.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Carl

Elder Dragon: Terrable

Hiro

Lumina

Russell

Xiao Pai

Hiatus:

Aaron [Semi-Hiatus until February 28th]

Abigail [Semi-Hiatus until March 3rd]

Alice [Hiatus until March 15th]

Ann [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Aquaticus [Hiatus until March 3rd]

Charles [Hiatus until March 3rd]

Daachan [Semi-Hiatus until February 28th]

Dia [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Dorothy [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Elise [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Ellen [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Gretel [Hiatus until February 24th]

Henry [Hiatus until February 24th]

Joe [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Kross [Semi-Hiatus until after check]

Lest [Hiatus until March 15th]

Lillian [Hiatus until February 24th]

Lily (SI) [Semi-Hiatus until March 6th]

Louis [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Luke [Hiatus until February 28th]

Kai [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Margaret [Hiatus until February 28th]

Mark [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Mikoto [Semi-Hiatus until February 28th]

Minori [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Muffy [Hiatus until March 15th]

Neil [Hiatus until February 28th]

Nina [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Nori [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Paolo [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Rachel [Hiatus until February 28th]

Reina [Semi-Hiatus until March 14th]

Rick [Semi-Hiatus until March 4th]

Rosalind [Hiatus until March 15th]

Sebastian [Semi-Hiatus until March 3rd]

Sharron [Semi-Hiatus until February 26th]

Passed:

Andrea

Angela

Celia

Evelyn

Fritz

Georgia

Harvest Goddess (Sephia)

Harvest King (Ignis)

Jake

Jamie

Lily (RF)

Max

Melody

Molly

Popuri

Raeger

Rock

Sam

Sofia

Veronica

Violet

Wizard (Gale)

Failed:

Ayame

Julius

Katie

Kasey

Mistel

Pandora

Rod

Witch Princess (Nessa)

Dropped:

Claire - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

Doug - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks. (Please read the Activity Check bullet on the RULES page before reserving again.)

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Chelsea

Gill

Laney

Lynette

Soseki