User blog:Flamefang/Announcements for Tuesday, September 5th 2011

It's been a while since our last Announcements blog, so there's a decent amount to cover here. First:

Featured News Report from the Nearby Town:

“The world is a dark and mysterious place. Countless legends and tales of folklore can found about monstrous creatures and ominous beings all across the lands. Of course, in most cases, these legends have been debunked as merely the imaginations of the uneducated people from the area surrounding the legend. However, in light of recent occurrences around town, I believe most everyone has begin to reconsider this assumption. As most of you have probably heard, there is...something roaming around here that has been destroying properties and slaughtering animals. Rumors say that its presence is preceded by a scraping sound and at times a voice calls out from it and it calls itself ‘The Emissary’. If you are like me, “An emissary of what?” you may ask yourself. The answer to that question, no one seems to know. Regardless of all the belief resting upon this tale, this reporter does not truly believe that something like this cou--...Wh-what’s that? Do you hear that!? It sounds like scraping! Oh my...Nooooo--”

Yes, a new mysterious character is lurking about! Over the next month or so you may spot him here and there, going about his shady business. This character will be operated through the new Admin Sockpuppet Account I'll be explaining later. Those clever enough may even be able to track his movements through this account's contributions!

Sins of the Father Missions
The Development and Design Department is proud to announce the start of SotF mission testing under the guidance of Azrael the Sorrowful (aka Az)! Please note that the members partaking in this testing have already been selected, however in the coming weeks you too may be able to take the fight to the enemy!

Broken Covenant Missions and Quests
The Broken Covenant has waited long enough! It has lurked too long in the shadows! It is time for those united against the gods to reveal their true strength in arms and spirit! Come brothers and sisters in cause! Forward, for what you know to be the right! The Development and Design Department is pleased to announce the start of Broken Covenant Mission and Quest testing with Firebird14 (aka Fire), Lele, and Oblivion. Over the next few weeks we'll be releasing more information on how you can contribute to the cause!

CTF
Don't worry! The department still working on CTF! We've made some significant progress over the past few weeks and should be opening testing this weekend. So, make sure to keep an eye out for the sign up page as it'll be first come first serve!

CTF Banner Contest
Those of you with artistic abilities, this is your time to shine! Whether you can draw amazing pictures or edit pre-made images I'm calling upon you to make a Capture the Flag Banner that will be posted on the CTF page upon its release! The banner should be 1000px wide and 500px tall, it may be subject to resizing. The winner will be garunteed a spot on the CTF testing team!

You can find the contest page here.

Autumn Dance
Fall is right around the corner and we've got something planned! Yes, another dance! Although the last one ended in something of a disaster I assure you this one should include a little less fire and much, much, more partying! Members of the Development and Design Department as well as those of the Activities Department will be explaining the details in coming weeks.

Administrator Sockpuppet Account
This is an accout exclusively for Administrator/Bureaucrat use. Designed for situations where absolute neutrality is necessary, anonymity is in order, or the exact nature of certain characters has yet to be revealed, this account will be in operation rarely and should be used on Roleplaying Pages only. This is a legal sockpuppet so, please, don't try to use this as justification for the creation of your own sockpuppet.

Development and Design Department
The below is exclusively directed towards members of the Development and Design Department.

Guys, CTF is currently taking center stage and so should become your top priority. I don't care what you're working on right now but I want each of you to post at least two new powers on the CTF Abilities page by sunday or you'll be losing your position in our department. Also, if you volunteer, or have volunteered, to assist King or Az, please follow through. Disregarding promises to assist others is not only shameful but incredibly rude.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Flamefang 02:25, September 6, 2011 (UTC)