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ENABLE ME TIMBERS: AUGUST 2025

YO HO HO EVERYONE! This is an ATP/EMP post where players can make cast requests for people to app into, or make ads for characters they are considering bringing into the game. It works like any other ATP/EMP, but we do have a few things to note down:

» We are at 65 player cap, which means applications and invitations are closed to the public. Only current players can apply characters at this time. However, even though this round is closed to new players, if anyone is still interested and may try in the November round, you are still welcome to participate!

» Players can only app 2 characters at once with a max limit of 3 in game. But since this is an ATP/EMP, feel free to put more if you're having trouble deciding!

» Our Game Info should cover everything you need, from basic premise summary to the nitty gritty details of the game mechanics. If you have any questions, post them there.

» Just want to make it clear that this is not a claims page. While we give priority to whoever is on the Reserve list, we do allow app challenges, and there is no rule against multiple players TDMing the same character. Of course we don't want there to be too much conflict, so everyone please be polite no matter who it is.

» TDM is Saturday, August 16. This TDM will double as our "Into the Deep" event, but we will include a traditional "starter prompt" for TDM specific characters. Everything will be carried over as canon!

» Reservations open Monday, August 25th.

» Applications open Monday, September 1st.

» Use the following codes to write up your character or cast ad!

CHARACTER ADS:

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<div style="padding-left: 15px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #3e2f22; text-shadow: 0 0 5px #827662; border-bottom: 4px double #827662;">
CHARACTER</div><div style="font-family: palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
CANON</div>
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<div style="width: 100%; text-align: justify;">
<b>Player:</b> Name | <user name="plurk" site="plurk.com"> or some other identifier
<b>Invited by:</b> Reference which player, mods, or if need of one
<b>Preferred Armada:</b> Paladin, Corsair, Undecided

WRITE YOUR BLURB</div>
</div></center>

CAST ADS:

garudas posting in

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Who: Benedikta Harman and whoever.
Status: Closed.
Where: Wherever.
What: Catch-all log. Neve and Benedikta investigate the inky phantoms.
Warnings: N/A

( high heels in the morning. )

starshower posting in

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Who: Tifa Lockhart and whoever.
Status: Closed.
Where: Eltrut?
What: Catch-all log. Tifa is in need of a distraction, and so she and Vincent seek out the praying mantis.
Warnings: N/A

( that's when something wild calls you home. )

baymaxing posting in

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Who: Hiro Hamada
Status: Open
Where: Out and about with MANTA board stuff
What: Catch-all for August for MANTA quests and things.
Warnings: Does Tadashi come with his own warning? He should. By which, I mean there's always the chance of that coming up for Hiro. So, loss/grief/guilt with that and his resulting trauma and response. Maybe mentions of previous bullying. Mostly in the prompt regarding the Phantoms.

( Read more )

$fractales: (Wear yourself out with all the world hol)$

fractales posting in

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Who: Turo & Y O U
Status: Open
Where: Cosmo Conservatory, Eltrut
What: Recovery Time™ after a week of torture and being rescued.
Warnings: Mentions of torture/injury and all that comes with it. Will add what comes up in threads.

( what did you come for? )

(OOC: Feel free to hit this up with brackets/action instead of prose, I'll match you. Can also just wildcard this in prompts etc. If you want to check if something works feel free to PM or catch me in the game's Discord.)

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Who: Maelle & You~
Status: Open Says Me
Where: ... yes.
What: August's Manta Board & Catch-All
Warnings: Just sass for now...

Let's Spill Some Ink

Manta Board: General: Picture of Dorina Gray

Yeah.. I'm not here to get a painting.

[ Before you say anything else about it. ]

Instead, I'll just be here to support you.

[ If anything goes wrong, she leaves unsaid. She smiles so kindly, even if the words maybe don't make too much sense, the grin of confidence is at least reassuring. She'll open the door of Dorina's studio and gesture for you to go in first. ]

Manta Board: General: Beneath the Ink

[ She kneels down before a black inky trail. ]

I think we're close.

What did they say they were drawn to again?

[ She remembers it wasn't so different from those moths before, right?

She stands looking around a bit. At least they're not in any immediate danger for the time being. ]

Manta Board: Corsairs: Graven Trinkets

[ She's not exactly one for treasure hunting but.. powerful artifacts just lying around out there? Someone should probably consider taking care of it. And, honestly, it would be nice to just go out and see more of this place. So for those reasons she's on a boat, and for those reasons so are you, or whatever your reasons might be.

She'll step over to wherever you're standing, hands behind her back as she leans a little in greeting. ]

They're saying we should be close now.

[ She looks out to the speck of wreckage on the horizon. That's probably what they've been looking for. ]

Think anything's even left?

Manta Board: Corsairs: Vestment Vendetta

[ This place seems... adequately suspicious. Vendors and hawkers crowd a thin alley with everything ready to pick up and go at a moment's notice. People walk by with whispers to buy or sell, someone might grab an arm or shoulder to grab attention.

And Maelle is wholly uncomfortable with it all. She slides around people, swift to get out of the way or keep some peddler off. She ducks and dodges, looking back to make sure she hasn't lost you in the crowd. She manages to step to the side, a little quieter in a smaller nook amid the haphazard stalls. ]

Are we sure the diving suits are here? It seems like a bunch of junk to me.

[ Honestly, Gestral "treasures" would probably be more valuable. ]

Wildcard:
PM, plurk or @ me on discord if you'd like to do something else~ Bounties especially! ♥

sos_pilot posting in

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Who: Della Duck & You!
Status: Open
Where: General location
What: August Catch-All Quest shenanigans plus Game Club fun!
Warnings: N/A, will update if needed

( barely gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin' )

garudas posting in

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Who: Cidolfus Telamon & Benedikta Harman.
Status: Closed.
Where: The Naughtilust. Nilatast.
What: Cid and Benedikta sneak into a fashion show to steal back the stolen suits. Event stuff TBA.
Warnings: The usual.

( jumpstart my heart with your love. )

wherethereislight posting in

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Who: Shadow the Hedgehog and whomever I've plot things with.
Status: Closed
Where: Wherever the prompts take us.
What: Catch-all for the month.
Warnings: Potential violence, murder, warm fuzzies and still being an asshole.

( It's babysitting month, I guess )

philancer posting in

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Who: Sylvain + you!
Status: Open
Where: Various
What: MANTA quests for August
Warnings: tba

( Read more )

menaceunleashed posting in

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Who: Characters involved
Status: Semi-open; please see this post
Where: The Desert Wind, docked at a small nondescript island
What: Turo Rescue Party!
Warnings: Violence, past trauma/torture/etc

( ask and you shall receive )

onebullet posting in

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Who: Shepard & Friends
Status: Closed (HMU if you want to do something)
Where: Here & there
What: MANTA shenanigans
Warnings: Drowning and violence, probably!

( Read more )

deepstar posting in

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Who: Claude/Khalid + You
Status: Open
Where: Varies
What: MANTA questing
Warnings: TBD

( and the world will be as one )

seawarden posting in

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CAPTAIN'S LOG #24: AUGUST 1, 2025

( QUICK UPDATES )

( AC RESULTS )

( EXTRA NOTES )

( ELAH'S RETURN )

( INTO THE DEEP )

( LAST WORDS )

seawarden posting in

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MANTA BOARD: AUGUST 2025

The MANTA Board is posted every month, but the quests are on a "2 month cycle." This means quests can last for two months with possible updates or new additions in the second month before it completely refreshes for the next cycle.

For this month's board update, some quests have been updated to reflect progress from last month, with some carrying over as is.

Quests are separated into five categories and all have flat point values: General (4pts), Corsair (4pts), Paladin (4pts), Bounties (6pts), and Specials (12pts). Crew quests are listed under "Specials" and are worth the same amount of points (12pts). Although these quests are intended for established crews, non-members are allowed to assist if the crew invites them. However, non-members would only receive 6pts. Similarly, characters helping opposing armada quests will only be rewarded 2pts for participation unless specified otherwise. Special quests won't always be available so it may appear blank at times. These can range from group quests such as for special ship upgrades or island related quests, or they could be special event quests. All quest points can be used for the Rewards Shop.

If you wish to submit a quest, comment in the appropriate field during Activity Check with the quest written and we'll add it to the next month! Crews are also still allowed to make their own quests without our approval, but if uncertain players can comment here about them.

If you have any questions regarding any current quest, comment to this entry.

( MANTA BOARD )

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SAIL WITH ME: AUGUST 2025

An abbreviated version of our CR Workship! Same concept, just a lot smaller. If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

We also include a designated toplevel for Crew Recruitment where players can make OOC ad posts for others to either join or request to join or make a crew. This is all for OOC coordination, so you'll have to figure out how it works ICly.

PLAYER INFO

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Character
Canon: Include canon point
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.

PLANS

General: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
MANTA Board: Any plans for the MANTA Board?
Event: Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. NOTE: we have an image code for players to use as it will fix the width of the image to 400px. This is so large images don't take up entire pages. If your image is smaller than that you can remove the code, otherwise please use the code.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form!

SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON | ARMADA

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLAYER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Player:</b>
<b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">CHARACTER INFO</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Character:</b> Character
<b>Canon:</b> Include canon point
<b>Armada:</b> Paladin or Corsair

<b>About:</b> Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits, whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.
</div>

<font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLANS</font>

<div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>General:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
<b>MANTA Board:</b> Any plans for the MANTA Board? DELETE IF NOT USING
<b>Event:</b> Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

<b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.
<img src="IMGURL" width="400">
</div>

menaceunleashed posting in

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This is a bit overdue and I apologize!

( plot details: cw for kidnapping, character death, torture, violence )

seawarden posting in

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ACTIVITY CHECK: JULY 2025

Ahoy, mateys! Here be the monthly Activity Check!

In the Extra Notes section, please note the following, as well as anything else worth noting:

Any gear, equipment, etc. made for the deep sea expedition
Any deep folk creatures encountered that could be helpful or dangerous
Any other interesting things that we could feature or try to incorporate for the deep ocean expedition
Any tributes or progress for Elah's return
Information or solutions found about the Phantom Thief situation
Results of helping/not helping the dragon whelp
If Captain Calico's graven trinkets were stolen or otherwise
Any findings for The Wy's Have It

Please check our Activity Check guidelines on our Game Info page for complete details, but here is the quick list of what you need to know:

» Only threads dated from July 1st through July 31st count towards the month's activity. (With the exception of certain backdated threads, read the linked AC guidelines for more details.)

» Activity requires one thread of at least 5 comments. The comment count is from your character.

» Any thread counts, including those made within your own entries and subthreads within your own toplevels. Individual entry posts do not count, only the threads within the posts. TDM threads with non-game characters will count.

» Continuation threads are considered as part of the previous thread so they count as one thread not two. For the sake of ease, we would like the two threads linked together.

» You are exempt from any checks for hiatuses that last for over 21 days. Anything less and you'll still need to submit your AC unless there are other circumstances.

» Because we are a capped game, there is no strike system. If you do not make the AC requirements, you will be cut.

» Bonus AC points: All extra non-quest threads not used for AC will be worth 2 extra points that can be used for reward redemption. Please check our Rewards page for more details.

There will be no warnings. All submissions are due Thursday, July 31st 11:59PM US Eastern.

EXTRA FIELDS: This is not required and completely optional, but included in the submission form are two optional fields: Extra and MANTA Board Posting.

For the Extra field, this is just a space for players to note anything that occurred in their threads that they think might be fun for us to know. So if something particularly interesting happened (for example: discovering a new creature or location, an old artifact, or perhaps a character has stolen something), we highly encourage players to jot them down! Who knows, we may even find a use for it… In addition, we may ask players to submit certain activity related to an event.

You may also submit MANTA board requests to be included in the upcoming board. We will try to add them immediately, otherwise we'll save them for the next Board or a time we deem fitting. If you don't have one in mind at the time of AC, you can post it later to the upcoming Captain's Log announcement.

If you have any questions, ask them here.

FORM: Fill out the following form and comment directly to this post. If you have multiple characters, please put them in one comment.

i'm here to even the odds

any objections?

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« enable me timbers!! august 2025 »

closed 🪶 i like turning heads, breaking necks

closed 🌠 chase the sky into the ocean

Now I know I'm here because I have you near

OPEN || To the Wild, I Traveled the Unknown

[Open]: Manta manta manta

workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' (open)

closed 🪶⚡ you charge me up like electricity...

Log 6

[ OPEN ] MANTA questing!

when there's water all around you, and you're lost beneath the surface

Through fire and water

[ open ] I hope someday you'll join us

« captain's log #24: august 1, 2025 »

« manta board: august 2025 »

« sail with me: august 2025 »

player plot; Turo/Sidestep/Ganondorf Schenanigins/signup/organization

« activity check: july 2025 »