Stalemate

Let me know what costume recipes interest you guys, and thanks for stepping up.

I'm guessing winged boots for Kreetch?

I've posted a new thread in the Player Events section, including our new poster:

Interesting...

I got mine today.

It's actually watching me type this.

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Nobody told me they were alive.

Indeed - thanks for pointing that out JWB.

This would not affect your character's lore or reputation in any way, for those applying for the cameos.

Also, anyone who hosts an event on July 9 will be offered the option of tying into the Day of Vigilance plotline (but no obligation to do so). Some have already proposed activities with this in mind, and we're still awaiting some confirmations from others.

This is a great way to get some spotlight upon your SG / VG, and could be used as a venue to recruit or promote if you're looking to expand.

Recruiting Extras

The next 8 people who post a character name they want to appear in the Day of Vigilance story here will be picked for a cameo role in an upcoming story.

You also get your pick of any costume recipe (salvage included), if you want one, courtesy of the Mentor Project.

Come on down!


NB - anyone posting after the initial 8 may still be picked, at writer's discretion

If your intent was to get the badge, be reassured.

Since the former record of 3000 players was exceeded during last night's testing to 4000, the badge will be available to any who log in this weekend (account wide). The objective was to get at least 2500 people on for this offer to occur.

If you log on during the weekend, you should be fine.

Also, just FYI, there are a lot of people involved in keeping the server calendar (protectorvigilance.has.it) updated. The Praetorian Invasion dates were in there as well. Clicking the title of an event in it offer to add it to your own personal calendar (if you have a Google account).

You can find more ways to have the calendar fit your own needs in the original thread for it.

[Protector: Day of Vigilance - Official Storyline]


Reflections of the Past

Receiving an encrypted message was nothing new in my business. Professionally or in my “other” functions, it was a common occurrence. What was less common was that the cypher key had not been shared. Someone was playing hard to get, or wanted to see if I could manage my way around this.

I set a brute force process in motion. Quantum computing and distributed processing made quick work of it once the encryption method was recognized: a Fermat pseodoprime variant. Exotic.

The message was requesting an audience for the purpose of discussing the recent resurgence of FREEM technology. Since the Countess had betrayed me and stolen my research I was an outlaw using my own discovery: FRacas Effect Energy Manipulation. Even if they could not bring their own developments of the technology to the level I had managed, they were still trying to usurp my ideas by force of law and intimidation.

I lost interest in the content. There was little for me to gain by sticking my head out that particular window. I looked back at the screen, more intrigued by the box than by its contents. The encryption key was still displayed on the OLED monitor’s lightly curved surface. A pattern was now visible.

The deciphering key was 2002523746, repeated until its end.

Year, month, day. A date.

And a time.

I flinched and felt blood rush to my head. Rage replaced curiosity. Someone wanted to grab my attention and had done so - with both hands, screaming into my face. The memories started flooding in.

For someone to use this information meant that they were either suicidal, or desperate.

I decided to wait it out, keep the upper hand by not replying just yet. If I was to be honest with myself, I would have admitted being too upset by this reminder of this dread anniversary to craft a coherent reply anyhow.

Where Crey had stolen my professional life, the Rikti had done the same for my personal one - just minutes before the date and time used in the cypher. In fact, a long torturous path had taken me from that point in time to where I was now in Grandville. From light into darkness.

Even if I had wanted to reply immediately, the flood of memories was overflowing. My mind started reeling and unraveling the past years, trying to make sense of it all, again. It was time for introspection. It was time to take a long hard look at my motivations for taking this road into infamy for the purpose of seeking truth.

In the end, I was left conflicted.

I was convinced that doing wrong, for the right reasons, was justifiable at one point. But until you’re knee-deep in it, it’s hard to see where the swamp starts. My actions at one point could perhaps have been justified, but now, months later with nothing to show for it but a path of destruction carved into the landscape of my life, I could no longer ignore the fact.

I wasn’t doing this to find the truth behind it all. Justice had little to do with what I had perpetrated in the name of making sense of my family’s demise.

I was in it for revenge.

Amazing what a string of numbers can do.

It can create structures, explain the complex process of life, or even render matter into its component building blocks.

In my case, it had pierced the abscess of my delusion.

It was going to be hard to keep pretending.

also of note, for when you need assistance ingame in realtime: the Mentor Project can assist (link in my sig).

Join the "N P C" channel for when you're not available to help her. There is quite a number of knowledgeable folks in there.

Nah, I think River's trying to stay civil and not mention Quebec by name.

To be honest, I'm not overly fond of it myself - and I've lived there for 90% of my life so far.

I'll be there tonight on one of my son's alts since I don't think I have anything on Freedom I can use.

To those who were waiting on me for the level 34-43 Tree of Thorns Trial, sorry.

I lost my Internet feed and am still waiting for it.

I'll try out again tomorrow.

For those curious, here's a rundown of the current people who have confirmed their involvement in this event, and their main roles (not necessarily exclusive, and deliberately kept at minimal information):

• Shining Magic (original concept)
• Stalemate (coordination)
• EtherFalcon (plot design)
• Ferria (plot design)
• JWBullfrog (main writer)
• DJ Kyo (KJSR.net)
• Madame Pistacio (P.E.R.C. chair)
• Toxic Striker (P.E.R.C. rep)
• Golden Ace (involved in plotline)
• Lorax (TF runs)
• Drake Crator (Rikti Mothership Bombing run)
• Troy Hickman (Character Design Panel)
• Kult (involved in plotline)
• TwoHeadedBoy (TF runs)
• Rastafariman (TBD)
• Talbein Vikshus (TBD)
• The Protector Mentor Project mentors:
  
  - Archiviste
  - Globetrotter
  - Demon Shell
  - nonexistence

There are still some players and organizations that have not yet confirmed, which I will add as they come in.


And believe it or not, there's still room for more.

Had gobs of fun last night.

And note to self: Never brag about how great your pulls are going before ALL the heroes are individually pulled.

Picked up mine last night.

Now, son wants one of his blaster, and I'll have to ask for one of Stalemate's new white and black armor.

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Anyone need a kidney?

Cheap!

I'll add a little more information in regards to this now, to make sure there's no misunderstandings later.



On July 9th, although KJSR.net has offered to relay some of the information out to their listeners, the only way to ensure we can properly coordinate activities that day will be to use the Protector Vigilance channel, the Calendar and the Twitter feed.

Of course, other channels are more than welcome to glean whatever information they wish to redistribute to their members. As a matter of fact, if you moderate another channel and you have any questions that I can't answer here in public, please contact me and I will answer any questions you may have to the best of my abilities.

To anyone who has not yet done so, for whatever reasons, I cordially extend the invitation for you to type in /chanjoin "Protector Vigilance" and keep track of this, and all other server activities.

Can we color customize the imps?