1. Read the Rules, Ranks, and Uniform Requirements in the above tabs
   
2. Fill out this Character Sheet, per character you wish to add: http://tinyurl.com/join-mc-ffxiv
   
3. Contact a LS leader to let them know you've submitted a character, either by replying to this LS thread or by whispering a Leader in game
   

• Ojene Suinuet
  
• Sounsyy Mirke
  
• Sylbfohc Ostulmsyn (LS Owner, but try the other two first)
  

themed house (Mist W251)

1. Think about what you’d like the Maelstrom’s IC involvement to be (friends or foes?)
   
2. Figure out a loose timeline (we prefer 10 days in advance notice minimum if possible)
   
3. Fill out this Event Request form: http://tinyurl.com/mc-ffxiv-event-request
   
4. Sylb will contact you and figure something out!
   

• Interviewed for an IC article for the Crystal Chronicle
  
• Maelstrom Command struck a deal with the Realmsward Initiative IC
  
• We kicked off our To the Skies RP plot with a briefing event
  
• We got a Mist Large!!
  
• Stormblood released :o
  
• We're taking a few weeks off of RP to play through the content
  

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April 9, 2017

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Recruitment is open and we've adjusted our policy to include freelancers, foreign levy, and Maelstrom soldiers of all IC ranks – not just Captains and lower. Main characters only for freelancers, please. Alts are A OK for Maelstrom Soldiers.

If you're looking to join, please note that we adhere to the classic rank structure of lore. A squadron commander in the new barracks model is not quite the same thing as a classic Storm Commander. ^_^ Need a classic lore refresher? We've got you covered: http://tinyurl.com/mc-ffxiv-lore

We are currently:

• Planning our next LS-wide RP plot series
  
• Actively recruiting new members!
  
• Constructing new & improved armor for FC airships
  
• On the look out for a Large plot in the Mist (always and forever ;])
  

January 7, 2017

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NEWS:

• Sounsyy Mirke joined the LS Leaders team! She'll be helping with recruitment
  
• We're beginning brainstorming as a community about what we'd like to see more of RP wise for FLEET this year
  
• We're beginning to plan mini-plots that will lead FLEET into the 3.5 MSQ
  
• Event request submissions will reopen soon
  

October 9, 2016

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Recruitment will reopen this week with some fab LS/FC-wide updates:

• OOC Rules have been updated
  
• IC Rules have been added
  
• Lore based Units structure will be implemented ICly
  
• Character Sheet has been overhauled to include Sylb's IC file on your character
  
• Required lore-based Dress Uniforms have been updated
  
• Required lore-based Field Uniforms have been added
  
• DoM adaptations of the Field Uniforms have been created
  

We've also...

• Completed the first chapter in our first LS/FC-wide, server plot – The Limsa Lominsa Bombings
  
• Created a Maelstrom lore Google doc that LS/FC members add lore bits to as they discover them
  
• Created a LS Member Handbook containing all of the info that our Members need in one handy place
  
• Been doing a major crafting & gathering push to make enough gil to buy us a Large plot in the Mist
  

More to come! Stay classy, Eorzea

August 28, 2016

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Phew! It's been a busy 2 weeks since our official launch! Here's what we've been up to:

• Started creating open RP rooms in the FC house
  
• Finished decorating the FC house common areas
  
• Scheduled & promoted our first server-wide RP event (Maelstrom Grand March Parade)
  
• ICly responded to a bombing in Limsa Lominsa's Lower Decks at Nefzen's Fight Club (more info here)
  
• Entered Square Enix's "Do you even /pose" screenshot contest (see our entry here)
  
• Hosted our first server-wide RP event (Maelstrom Grand March Parade)
  
• Hosted our first LS only RP event (Maelstrom Command: Mist, grand opening)
  
• We are now 40 members strong!
  
• Our Tumblr page, maelstrom-command.tumblr.com, hit 100 followers!
  

All this and more to come! We have more bombing related investigation RP this week, and IC bunk assignments for our LS members next weekend.

August 13, 2016

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Aaaand, we are launched, people!



All IC Maelstrom personnel are now welcome to join! To do so, read the information at the top of the page and follow the instructions to join!

August 7, 2016

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Things are going great! Here's what we've accomplished this week:

• Chose an official launch Date – August 13!
  
• Planned out our server-wide launch RP event and chose a date (will advertise soon)
  
• Planned out our first two reoccurring LS-wide RP events and chose dates
  
• Unlocked the last of our Airship & Housing Prototypes
  
• Finished decorating the LS/FC House
  
• Began constructing a new fancy exterior for the house
  
• Formed some new partnerships
  
• Continued gathering lore
  

Approximately one week until official launch!!

July 31, 2016

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Our official launch is just a couple of weeks away! In the meantime, we're still moving forward with our pre-launch preparations.

Here's what we've accomplished this week:

• We got a house!!! Mist (small) W251 will be the IC location for Maelstrom Command LS/FC
  
• We've established partnerships with a handful of related LinkShells & Free Companies
  
• We've established support partnerships with a handful of reoccurring server-wide (La Noscean) event coordinators
  

We're always looking for more partners! Being a partner LS/FC of Maelstrom Command just means that we keep each other in the loop and support each other by participating in each other's RP events where needed and in whatever way is needed.

Maelstrom Command generally offers:

• IC law enforcement presence at reoccurring RP events
  
• IC enemies (in chase and battle) opposite to pirates and sky pirates
  
• IC allied support for groups petitioning for help in their quests
  
• IC investigation into matters troubling other groups
  
• Continued IC support for Doman refugee groups
  
• etc. etc.!

Keep in mind, however, that groups seeking IC battle/enemy status with Maelstrom Command need to be just as willing to lose as they are to win! Battle outcomes will be discussed OOCly ahead of time (if your group needs to win in order to advance your plot) or left to fate with /random rolls.

We seek to create realistic chase & battle scenarios in which both sides win some and lose some. It should all be in good fun OOCly. No one has time for sore losers. ;]

We will continue to work on building our lore base, making partners, and planning out our first handful of events.

More updates to come!

~ 'Til sea swallow all ~

July 23, 2016

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We're now ten members strong! Still OOC until our official launch in mid August 2016.

Our major OOC push from now until official launch is LORE! We're collecting as many lorebits about the Maelstrom, Knights of the Barracuda, Yellowjackets, and Limsan & La Noscean history as we can get our briny hands on. The goal – to have a solid lore based foundation to build upon and to have a handy compilation of all-things-maelstrom lore for anyone who's looking!

If you're a lore monger who'd like to help, contact me (MoenMoen) here in the RPC or in game on Sylbfohc Ostulmsyn and let me know!

Apart from the great lore hunt, we've accomplished some other cool things this week as well:

• Posted our first FC/LS announcement on Tumblr
  
• Hit Rank 7 for the Free Company
  
• Started reaching out to other FC & LSs about possible future IC partnerships
  
• Launched the Maelstrom Command Discord channel
  
• Started planning our first server-wide RP event

Goals for this week:

• Continue the search for a Medium house in the Mist
  
• Schedule our first server-wide RP event
  
• Lore, lore, lore!

If you're interested in joining during this OOC kickoff period, shoot me a message here in the RPC or in game on Sylbfohc Ostulmsyn. I'll ask you to fill out a character sheet for each character that you want to add, and then toss each character an invite to the LS!

Until then, onward we sail!

(07-23-2016, 02:30 PM)Aselena Wrote: Hello!

I play as a member of the Maelstrom and frequently spent my time on Vylbrand. I already have a FC and maxed out LS space atm, but if you need help with anything, I'm always willing!

I am an EU player, so my time is a bit tricky, but I happen to be a bit of a lore freak and I do my best to study Lominsan lore intensively.

I would love to meet you guys!

• We got a house!!! Mist (small) W251 will be the IC location for Maelstrom Command LS/FC
  
• We've established partnerships with a handful of related LinkShells & Free Companies
  
• We've established support partnerships with a handful of reoccurring server-wide (La Noscean) event coordinators
  

• IC law enforcement presence at reoccurring RP events
  
• IC enemies (in chase and battle) opposite to pirates and sky pirates
  
• IC allied support for groups petitioning for help in their quests
  
• IC investigation into matters troubling other groups
  
• Continued IC support for Doman refugee groups
  
• etc. etc.!

• Chose an official launch Date – August 13!
  
• Planned out our server-wide launch RP event and chose a date (will advertise soon)
  
• Planned out our first two reoccurring LS-wide RP events and chose dates
  
• Unlocked the last of our Airship & Housing Prototypes
  
• Finished decorating the LS/FC House
  
• Began constructing a new fancy exterior for the house
  
• Formed some new partnerships
  
• Continued gathering lore
  

(08-14-2016, 01:13 AM)Sarah Madain Wrote: So many members joining already! THE HYPE IS REAL!!

Thank you for making this FC+Linkshell and putting such good work and time into it Moen~ I look forward to RP'ing and building this community with you all!!

(08-21-2016, 09:13 PM)Sebastian Wrote: I've been looking for something like this since Faolan joined the Maelstrom ICly I went ahead and filled out the character sheet!