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The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand when it visits Fallgourd Float in the North Shroud, from the 2nd to the 4th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Our stand has been opening once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our stand’s next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand at its next opening at Saint Reinette’s Forum in the Foundation of Ishgard, from the 7th to the 9th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Our stand has been opening once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our stand’s next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand at its next opening at Revenant’s Toll, from the 2nd to the 4th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
For at least the rest of the moon, our stand shall open once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our stand’s next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
Cathedral Chats: an Ishgardian Orthodox learning and discussion series at Saint Reymanaud’s, beginning the 8th Sun of Thaliak’s Moon, at the 7th bell past noon.
Whether you are a cleric, seminarian, or layperson — of the long-faithful or a curious unbeliever — you are welcome. Pray only come in a spirit of respect and peace, that all may learn and grow closer to Halone.
Though as the tale of Renaut of the White Mountain teaches us, our tempers at times may run high, we humbly beg you not to violate the sanctity of the Cathedral, and bring neither weapons, lest you have a knight’s privilege to bear them, nor a spirit of combativeness or bad faith.
If you have any questions or wish to present a lecture, pray contact the facilitator, acolyte Valroit Faucheux de Pepin.
C l u b C r e s c e n t
❤️️ V a l e n t i o n e ’ s 2 0 2 2❤️️
Club nights at Crescent return with one of our favorite holidays! Whether you’re single, looking, in a relationship, or picky as hell, come with a mind for lighthearted flirting and good humor as we explore love and love-lost through special music, dancing, contests, and games!
Who:You, your friends, and any lonely hearts
What: IC Dance Club with immersive music streaming courtesy of our very own DJ Lionheart (Rear Admiral de l'Amour) @ser-rex
When: SATURDAY, February 26th @ 8:00PM EST
Where: Goblet 18:5 [Balmung]
Dress theme: Valentione’s Day… and PIRATES.
A big welcome to our new event partners at @redlanterns-ffxiv, who will be providing hosts to make sure everyone has a wonderful time on the dance floor!
❤️️ Masterlink: [ HERE ] ❤️️
((Crescent club night are meant to be a joyous occasion and we certainly understand if this type of RP is not for you/your characters. We simply enjoy sharing music and getting to know our patrons but understand if high volume events cause some panic. You’re welcome to slip into any of our rooms marked with a ★ symbol , as those are free to RP in or to take a break from the dreaded chat log scroll! ))
My wife is being induced TOMORROW (Wednesday June 16th), so obviously the previous date time no longer works, especially wrangling a toddler AND a newborn ;)
The original post was as follows, but we will be revising the event premise and planning in greater detail for showtime!
Following our “comeback tour” with the Battle of Paglth’an [1] [2], we are happy to announce our next big event for FFXIV’s Death Unto Dawn Part 2! Taking what we learned with our previous foray (which was our first large-scale event in over 2 years), we will be refining our system to offer an even smoother experience that brings your OCs close to the main story action!
Thismilitary-themedMSQ event will take place in a “stand-in set” for the Carteneau Flats. 5.5 Part 2 spoilers goes without saying. All Crystal RPers are welcome to this event on the Balmung server. Read on to learn more!
Link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/rqnE2bjKRj
Link to our Carrd: https://4thcombinedbrigade.carrd.co/
Following our “comeback tour” with the Battle of Paglth’an [1] [2], we are happy to announce our next big event for FFXIV’s Death Unto Dawn Part 2! Taking what we learned with our previous foray (which was our first large-scale event in over 2 years), we will be refining our system to offer an even smoother experience that brings your OCs close to the main story action!
Thismilitary-themedMSQ event will take place in a “stand-in set” for the Carteneau Flats. Due to developments in the main story of FFXIV, tempering of your characters may be possible (albeit temporary), as is RPvP as a consequence…
5.5 Part 2 spoilers goes without saying. All Crystal RPers are welcome to this event on the Balmung server. Read on to learn more!
Link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/rqnE2bjKRj
Link to our Carrd: https://4thcombinedbrigade.carrd.co/
This event will have a fixed structure to accommodate the potentially large number of players in attendance (over 30 last time!). In addition, an event guide will be written for participants to have access to on the day.
- Prelude: Up to an hour before the official start time is some unofficial RP for our characters to get to know each other, set at the Immortal Flames outpost in Carteneau.
- Act 1 (“Trash mobs”): After an initial clash of our RP army with a large enemy force, our characters split up into pre-determined squadrons to fight the enemy in easier-to-GM “mini-events”.
- Act 2 (“Boss fight”): A lunar primal will descend upon the battlefield, potentially tempering your character and resulting in an RPvP sequence following modified Grindstone rules (including the ability to gang up). Don’t worry! If the heroes are defeated, a “deus ex machina” is planned to save the day ;)
- Act 3: Rather than have an unofficial denouement, an epilogue will be rolled into the official event time to allow our characters to properly process the battle. This would involve tending to the injured and tempered with porxies etc!
As can be found on our Carrd, please keep in mind our 3 guiding principles:
- We do NOT do DND-style tabletop events: Your characters are not arranged on a board with a defined number of enemies who have a set amount of hitpoints you have to whittle down. In most cases, there is a vaguely defined enemy force. This allows for a large-scale military conflict to be properly simulated.
- Roll first, THEN emote: Outside of RPvP, your characters will roll to meet a success/fail threshold, then emote accordingly. This is contextual, and depends on the specific GM post.
- It’s on You, the Writer: In order to alleviate as much stress as possible from the GMs, it is expected that event participants take the initiative in writing their character out in whatever happenings are taking place. We are here to provide a creative platform for your characters to be a part of something greater than themselves, rather than have RP spoon-fed directly to you. When something happens, take the initiative! Be bold and confident in writing your character in a structured but freeform story. That isn’t to say your characters will be ignored by the GMs, however, quite the contrary…
In addition, patienceandgracearerequiredfor these events. All 4 of the GMs are older adults with significant RL commitments, including a parent of a toddler and incoming newborn. It can feel stressful, especially RPvP, to be part of these large-scale events; but don’t worry! If you keep the above in mind, you WILL have fun being a Big Damn Hero of FFXIV’s Main Story Quest!
If you have any more questions, join our Discord server up above!
Since the Telophoroi’s emergence, mysterious towers have appeared all across the Three Great Continents, with no doubt nefarious intent. As one of many measures taken in response, the Eorzean Alliance has commissioned a reserve regiment led by Flame Commander Khaleed Quartzwall, a veteran leader of both adventurers and soldiers alike, most famously during Operation Rhalgr’s Beacon.
Intermittent skirmishes against the Telophoroi at the frontier has seen little reason for the regiment’s activation and deployment…however, with a dark moon rising, the fates may have aught else in mind…
Thismilitary-themed MSQ event will take place in southern Thanalan as a “stand-in set” for Paglth’an’s Valley of No One and Zolm’ak Citadel. Uniformed soldiers and adventurers are heeded to answer the Alliance’s clarion call!
5.5 Part 1 spoilers goes without saying. All Crystal RPers are welcome to this event on the Balmung server. Read on to learn more!
Link to the temporary Discord server: https://discord.gg/mdmR5YyBE3
The meeting point is the Immortal Flames encampment at X: 18.0 Y: 18.0 in southern Thanalan, just down from Little Ala Mhigo on Balmung. In-character, this locale is also an Immortal Flames encampment, located in Paglth’an and serving as a staging area for the event regiment.
I need…
- Co-GMs - Experience necessary, particularly with events that focus on teamwork,inclusivity, and action set pieces!
- Soldiers and sworn adventurers from the Alliance armies - As a military operation, uniforms will be required, though the uniform requirements will pull from the wardrobes of multiple expansions.
- Possible antagonists - This can be in the form of “NPCs” riding dragon or magitek mounts; due to the MSQ story situation, it is unlikely to be “RPvP”, but bad guy stand-ins to take down are welcome!
- Photographer(s) - A photographer does not necessarily have to be a participant!
- DJ - Someone to run the BGM for the event.
If you’re interested, go ahead and join the temporary event Discord server here: https://discord.gg/rqnE2bjKRj
FAQ
How can a large-scale combat event even work?
I have led and co-led similar events before in the 2017-18 timeframe, alongside some fantastic GMs. The key is to have multiple GMs in constant communication with one another, prioritizing funandheroics over anything else. Because an MSQ event already has a pre-determined outcome, the focus is on what is easiest for maximum enjoyment.
Examples of previous large-scale combat events I have led or co-led:
- Liberation of Ala Mhigo #1,#2,#3, and #4 (RPvE, RPvP)
- Operation Heavenly Hammer(RPvP)
- The Second Grand Melee(RPvP)
- The Calamity Returns (RPvE, RPvP)
What will the combat system be?
This is TBD, but will be a system that focuses on the above philosophy of “the most fun for the most amount of people”. For example, it may be a traditional roll vs roll when the event is split into smaller squadrons, but for the finale, all participants will be instructed to simply roll over a certain number then react accordingly. The latter system allows for grand scenes to take place, such as the heroes clashing with an indeterminately large number of enemies in a massive melee.
My character is super tough, a Warrior of Light, and has special permission from their Grand Company to wear what they want!
That’s great! But that’s not really how militaries work, where everyone must be uniform (geddit?). The focus of this event will very much be teamwork because it is a military operation, and not a series of lone wolves trying to pull off their ultimate attacks without regard to their compatriots. This allows for inclusivity,where everyone is given a role and purpose, and nobody is sidelined. Combat being directed by an IC leader enables this. Do not be put off by by the military theme or IC strictness; everyone is included and can be a hero with this style of event!
If you have any more questions, join the temporary event Discord server up above!
((Giveaway announcement in the OOC section at the bottom!))
“It’s that time again friends! Wow, the moon went by so quickly. We have another wonderful edition of The Paissa Press for all of you all. We were so overwhelmed by the support that we received about last edition, it was quite wonderful.
This volume has a spooky theme given that All Saints’ Wake is right around the corner! Keep your eye out for our amazing themed featured columns. Llinos Silvernail makes her Paissa Press debut with her Creepy Couture article! L’rinhi Kett returns with another yummy dish. Leei Awan had a rockin’ review of the beloved Savo. Don’t miss The Lonely Hearts Club, which you could enter to be part of too. And of course… another world famous Aegir comic!
Look out for our couriers who are handing out copies in every major city!”
((We really cannot thank our fans enough. You have been the driving force behind this publication. Thank you all! You can access the newspaper via our open link to Google Drive.
It would help us tremendously if you would all be kind enough to reblog and likethis post. One re-blogger will be selected at random for a prize from the Mog Station on October 15th, 2018!
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Thanks for reporting on this, and thanks to the Eorzean Alliance RPers who came out to participate in the Calamity re-enactments!