KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY LANCE ASSEMBLE

[marionettenjager]

Or at least they would if he wasn't the only one. Yo, folks. My name is AOB and I bring to you this vaguely familiar face. His name is Eins, he's from Persona 2, and... why, yes, he is a robot. Specifically a Nazi robot built to serve as one of the commanders of the Last Battalion, the group that rescued Adolf Hitler from his bunker as the Russians were storming into Berlin. They fled and made their way over to Antarctica where there are six million Nazis preparing for their return to the world.

... yes, he's from a Persona game. He was originally a part of the Marionettenjager, the Anti-Persona Squadron, but since the rules dictate he should be from an AU... he's more or less a self-aware robot that knows he doesn't exist. You know, since the Last Battalion is really just one big conspiracy. Totally untrue.

... not that that would stop him from establishing the Prospero-chapter of the Last Battalion. At any rate, +1 Nazi. I look forward to playing against you!

Maiya and Kiritsugu's Day Out

[ex_cashcow493]

I've been making mention of this on Plurk, but haven't really gotten around to it here. Oops. First things first: I'm back from hiatus. Expect modly dates in a day or so! Second, there's sort of a closed plot going on that involves a lot of the Fate/Zero cast. Due to Maiya being in-game, things have gotten a lot more tense in terms of letting Servants roam freely. After Ryuunosuke's stunt, it's only more proof in her eyes that things Need To Happen.

As of April 10th, Saber (the blue one) will be killed. She'll be missing for weeks on end, because a) she would give away the people in charge of this and b) I'd like to focus on this plot with Maiya. We're looking for volunteers of the Fate/Zero cast as well as their CR (which can include the Fifth War participants in all honesty) to be killed. Chances are it would be a sniped shot and the body disposed of quickly, but I wouldn't personally deny someone who wants to investigate these disappearances.

I especially don't want to make it seem like it's a Fate/circlejerk either, so please come forth if your character would like to be involved. I initially put it in as a closed request because not too many people can be alerted to this, although I'm game for a certain prosecutor putting at least one of these people on trial.

Provided they don't break out of jail. Ahhh modern times and explosives.

So let's plot.

Ugh, go me

[here_we_go]

So I want to apologize. I thought that I had posted up a hiatus when I actually hadn't. The last few weeks have been absolutely hellish for me, which would explain why I've been absent since, gosh, lateish-March? Totally unacceptable, I know. Anyway, just letting you guys know that I am back, if y'all will have me (I don't even know if Iori got expelled from the game, but I assume because she's still on the taken page...).

If you're not big on backtags, let me know. I'll also have a post up later today. Would anyone be willing to get me back up to speed?

Co-mod applications

[velvetyhelpers]

The Velvet Key has always been a fairly active game. I haven't been here from the start personally, but long enough to see it go through a number of changes. There's so many players here that are eager to help out the two mods that this game does have, so I've decided that we should take on a couple of mods to assist with things. Before considering, please read through this entire post to get a better understanding of what will be expected of any potential mod applicants.

Availability:
Honestly with tvk being such a small game, one might be expected to do mod-work that equals up to a hour or two a week. If you're hard to get in touch with it (if you don't answer private plurks or are never on AIM), we ask that you don't consider joining the app team. Communication is important and if something does come up, the other mods will need to be able to communicate with you. Time zones don't matter so long as you can reply in a timely fashion.

Demeanor:
Becoming a mod is a pretty tough job and a pretty thankless one for the most part. We've been blessed to have great players, but there may come a time where a player brings up something that you might take offense to. Everyone has bad days, but we're looking for people who generally get along with everyone. If you dislike a certain group of players in game, it's not ideal to become a mod. Players may approach you personally regarding an issue in game: a co-mod must be able to remain unbiased about this issue and address it to the best of their skill.

Expectations:
Co-mods will be expected to do any handful of tasks that may be overlooked during busy times such as processing drops, updating reserves, approving Persona, and keeping lists updated. If you don't know HTML, we'll give you the appropriate codes to fill in for things. Co-mods will also be asked to assist with the Full Moon Logs by playing enemy Shadows for players to engage in. Additionally, they will give input on questions asked in the FAQ, all plots (player and game), and applications. Finally, it might be asked that a co-mod play the role of a NPC on occasion.

For the most part, a lot of the grunt work is taken care of by myself and I feel that the plot could advance fluently if there's more assistance in the listed areas. So I've compiled a very short application that I hope is easy to fill out for those who are interested in helping out. Keep in mind that Bill and myself will be carefully considering each application to choose those who are the most qualified. Heck, if we think three people are great candidates, we might just take all of them. Before announcing our mods, there will be a brief training period to catch them up with the game and how things are being run, so there will be some delay in getting back to the community with the news.

Co-mod applications will be open from April 11th ~ April 16th. This is a short period, but this is also a tiny game that tends to make decisions fairly quick (it was voted we move from LJ->DW within a couple of hours easily). Everyone will receive confirmation that their application has been accepted and if they have been denied after. Bill and myself may actually take an applicant to the side to privately talk with them before considering as well. It should also be noted that we're only accepting co-mod applications from players in-game only. New co-mods will be contacted after with the news and will be caught up to date with things. I'm not going to give an estimated date before we announce them in case training takes a bit longer, but as soon as it looks good, I'll give word to the community. If you're still interested after all of that babble, please fill out the following form:

<b>Name:</b> Your name obviously <b>Characters:</b> What characters do you play in game. You must be a current member of TVK to be considered. <b>Timezone & Contact Information:</b> What timezone are you currently in and do you have any way for the current mods to contact you personally? <b>Persona Knowledge:</b> How familiar are you with the current game premise, setting, as well as Persona 3? Being canon blind doesn't mean an auto-rejection. <b>What do you like or don't like about the game currently?:</b> Are there improvements you think can be made in certain areas? Is there something you really like about this game? Please let us know how you feel. <b>Modwork/HTML:</b> Are you familiar with coding on Dreamwidth and the requirements listed above? Is there any area you feel you might be weak in or will need additional assistance with?

Please post your app in this post as a single comment if possible. Comments will be screened. Linked applications will be declined right away. Please make sure the account you're posting with has PM's open to anyone so that we can contact you. If you have any questions, go ahead and ask them here as well.

Micro Hiatus

[assaultedramen]

So Imma be pretty busy and or incredibly drunk over these next few day so I probably won't be around much. Just an fyi to y'all~ See you Tuesdayish.

Congratulations, you are now all officially my unwitting pawns.

[just_as_planned]

Hello all, this is Jess again with her third character, the infamous David Xanatos. You might recognize him from such tropes as the Xanatos Gambit, or you might not. For those of you who don't know who he is, imagine if someone crossed Tony Stark with Batman and removed 90% of the resulting creation's morals. But that's not to say he can't be nice! He's actually very affable for a ruthless villain and is genuinely a people person (in addition to being the biggest ham ever), he just also happens to be considering about a dozen ways he can make you benefit him from the moment he meets you.

He's taken from immediately post The Journey, so he's toned down the evil in his evil schemes, made peace with the Gargoyles and fully accepted that he is capable of love. I still wouldn't suggest trusting him, though, unless you want to end up furthering his goals. I would, however, suggest investing in his business ventures, because he'll probably be running an incredibly successful company again in no time.