The Full Cold Moon

[Knave]

An envelope, pristine and elegant, arrives at your door [or linkshell headquarters]. Glancing over the letter you notice that it was simply addressed to 'you' and that the envelope was sealed with candle wax, pressed with the seal of a noble from Ul'dah. Inside is a card..

 

 

Flipping it over produced a few more details regarding the event but not much else. So far you've gathered: The party is being held on 11th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon (December 11) at early evening (3 PM Eastern, 12 PM/Noon Pacific, 8 PM/20:00 London), a ticket is necessary to enter and you are to dress nicely and wear a mask.

 

 

 

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THE FULL COLD MOON

Besaid's first annual roleplayers' winter gala

 

When: 11 December @

• 3 PM Eastern

12 PM/Noon Pacific

8 PM/20:00 London [/list:u]

 

Where:

• OOCLY> Milvaneth Sacrarium, between the Weaver's Guild Sunsilk Tapestries and The Mining Guild, Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern.

ICLY> A grand room in the Mavanix mansion.[/list:u]

 

Hosted by: Oria Argall and co-hosted by Sin Darius, if Sin cannot make the event then the beautiful and talented dancer, Remilia Levana will substitute in. Any questions and concerns should be directed to Oria.

 

Description: While disguised as a socalite masquerade it's really a gathering for people ranging in all castes to gather, socialize and potentially boost Mavanix's "good" reputation. Players will need to buy tickets in order to attend the event, 10 gil for a couple (2 tickets) or 20 for a single (1 ticket). Each player will be given a number which will get them a chance to win an item or money! You're strongly encouraged to purchase a ticket early to save Oria's player some headaches.

 

Purpose of event: There are new members in Mog House and people to the RPC who are having trouble breaking into RP so the event is more for people who want to meet others and make connections. Also, shameless excuse to experiment with a new way of working events.

 

Rules:

• [*]Be kind and courteous. Griefers and trollers will be immediately blacklisted and reported to a GM. IC troublemakers will be escorted out by guards, yes I just ruined all of your fun.

[*]Please keep OOC limited in /say, or take it to whispers. Do not clog up the chat log, please.

[*]Don't be a hermit and talk to just your linkshell buddies, cause I will come over there and break you up! Grr! Grr! This is a masquerade, you shouldn't recognize some folks!

[*]Most important -- HAVE FUN.[/list:u]

 

===F.A.Q.===

Q. I don't have anything nice to wear!

A. Lazy, go find something nice to wear! Honestly, if you're having trouble getting gil and finding nice clothes, get in touch with me in the thread, in-game or by PM and I'll make an exception.

 

Q. Can I have some gil?

A. No.

 

Q. Define formal wear.

A. Formal wear can be anything from a nice shirt and top, dress or ceremonial armor. Try not to be.. too um.. raunchy looking. I might cut some slack for our pirate friends, but please do get in touch with me first before showing up looking like you just lost a bar fight. You must however wear a facial covering of some kind, either a helm with the visor down, a scarf or half-mask are acceptable.

 

Q. Why do I have to pay real gil to go to the event?

A. The gil made from tickets goes into the JACKPOT. Whoever wins, gets all the money. HOWEVER, if we have a large amount some of the gil will go to compensating the people who donated and guards for their time.

 

Q. But what if I don't win anything! You took my money!

A. THEY FOUND ME OUT. RUN AWAY! I can't guarantee you'll win, but it's a small amount for the ticket which can be easily made up -- on the sunny side, at least you had fun?

 

Q. If I donate an item or gil to the event, do I still have to pay for a ticket?

A. No and you will receive a free ticket so you'll be a part of the raffle and JACKPOT. However, I am limiting the number of people I'll accept donations from.

 

Q. Can I do something crazy like get really wasted and remove my pants?

A. Talk to me about it first and we'll see.

 

Q. How can I purchase a ticket?

A. Due to time constraints and arranging meetings to get this done ICly, it is assumed your player has already learned of the event through the invitation and the tickets arrived later through the mail. Once you've given your gil to me in-game (Oria), your name will be written down on a list and that list will be given to the guards so they'll know to let you pass through.

 

Q. I don't trust you..

A. Neither do I! Don't worry, the gil both earned and donated along with items will be kept separate from my things. I'll keep a list both physical and online to keep track of everything which will be made for public viewing.

[Knave]

===MASTER LIST===

JACKPOT: 1,000,000 Gil

 

DONATIONS:

Amalthea Ghoulheart (Items)

Ami Trubble (Items)

Sin Darius (Items)

Vale Hartstrong (Gil)

Magnus Vanguard (Gil)

Aki Sakata (Gil)

Nee Ninean (Items)

Ami Faye (Gil)

Erika Duvette (Items)

Keir Loell (Gil)

Satori Miroquette (Gil)

Mian Amaya (Gil)

Gnarl Tetherack (Gil)

 

COOKS:

Saya Kainda

 

GUARDS:

Endemerrin Rosethorne

Aki Sakata

D'vislian'l Tar'neil (Eternal Darkness)

Ami Faye

The Onion

Vertigo

Nira Muzyka

Krealden Rhodosha

[Nira Muzyka]

Just an idea, encourage people to turn player names off for the duration of the event, so the only way they can recognize someone is by appearance.

[Knave]

UPDATE bump!

 

• Saya has lost her mind cooking. I've never seen so much food.
  
• The JACKPOT is reaching half a million and everyday I wish this was for me.
  
• We could use some more guards. :<
  
• We've also almost got a time worked out!

[Knave]

UPDATE double bump!

 

• We have a finalized time and date now! Woo~!
  
• We're merging with Silver Anvil's SUPER auction! Yahoo~~!!
  
• Music will be playing and we're still working those knots out.
  
• I made the IC invitations! SO PROUD.

[Aveline]

Aw cute invites! The server-wide RP masquerade we had last week was a huge success so yours should have a good number of attendees too ^.^ good luck!

[Kylin]

All attached threads moved to new topic in Assembly Room to avoid mucking up this thread and get to the heart of the matter seeing as it's an important topic.

[DAISHI]

Let it be known. I'm committing a 100,000 gil to the event to bump the jackpot over 1,000,000 gil.

[DAISHI]

Also. Mog House. For the win.

[Knave]

JUST A HEADS UP (H.U.D? :V)

 

As previously stated, we are merging with the Silver Anvil auction with the event (that's this weekened). If you have anything you would like to auction off please get in contact with Nikolai Petrilio, give him your item and set your price!

[Knave]

We hit the 1 million gil marker! Hurray! Thank you everyone who donated! Any extra gil and gil from those who wish to continue donating will be divided equally amongst the guards and our beloved cook, Saya as a thank you for the time and effort they have put into helping make this event badass. :3

[DAISHI]

Technically the jackpot should be over 1,000,000 considering how much I gave you. Or is that going toward overhead expenses?

[Knave]

Technically the jackpot should be over 100' date='000 considering how much I gave you. Or is that going toward overhead expenses?[/quote']

 

Overhead.

[Nikolai]

I've received only two external submissions for the silent auction thus far. If you'd like to submit something to be sold, you don't have to physically get the item to me by tonight, but I least need to know you intend to submit it.

 

Around midnight tonight (PST), I'll be posting a list of the items for sale along with the lowest acceptable bid here in this thread. As I expect my chat log will be busy enough as it is, I ask that all bids be sent via PM here on the RPC forums.

 

IC, I imagine the items would be on display atop a table with a white table cloth, the tables perhaps decorated with bouquets of white and red flowers. Each item would be accompanied by notes on little stands listing its benefactor (unless they specify that they wish to remain anonymous) and lowest acceptable bid, and aside each would be a wicker basket, a quill pen, a vial of ink, and a stack of small pieces of parchment that ask for your name and your bid. Within the wicker basket would already be a few pieces of parchment, folded up to conceal the bids.

 

Now that I've painted such a pretty picture, we can't have that table left bereft of items, can we? The items don't need to have been made by yourself. If you think you have something for which there may be an interest, contact me through a PM right away!

[Nikolai]

Double post~

 

Here is the final list of submissions I've received

 

Willow Wand -- 10,000 gil -- Keir Loell

Ash Macuahuitl -- 15,000 gil -- Keir Loell

Oiled Bronze Pickaxe -- 30,000 gil -- Nikolai Petrilio

Velveteen gown (red) -- 60,000 -- Castiel Mavanix -- "Weaved by House Mavanix's greatest designers, it's only been worn once by none other than the heir to the house."

Velveteen chausses (red) -- 50,000 gil -- Castiel Mavanix

Siren Statue* -- 150,000 gil -- Castiel Mavanix -- "A beautifully crafted statue of a mermaid holding a harp. Legend has it that the statue was blessed and enchanted by Llymlaen herself and supposedly wards off all kinds of sea serpents while at sea. Legend also says that Nophica at one time cursed it as well during a spat with her sister, though the details of the curse were never uncovered..."

Harrier's Jacket (Black) -- 150,000 gil -- Seirra Lanzce

 

No more submissions are being accepted, but we have quite an assortment now! Please PM me with your bids!

 

*Castiel's Siren Statue "is an IC bid and nothing more. Nobody has to really pay gil for it aside from ICly, though it may be a good idea to have to prove that they have the gil in the trade box as to avoid people just spouting random absurd prices. Starting IC bid will be 150,000 gil ^^. Size of the statue is about knee high (to a hyur)."

[Kylin]

Three cheers for a super successful event!

 

The chat box was super insane to follow most of the time. But I do believe just about every remaining active RP shell was represented at this event by at least one member from each shell! Talk about bringing the community together! :bounce:

 

Lots of prizes were given away and lots of data was gathered for the future Eorzean Olympics and Epic. Thank you Oria and everyone else who helped with this, whether it was guard duty, cooking, donations, auction preparations, and whatever other tasks went into this awesome event! I think there were over 10 staff members.

[Alona]

I think I can say with great confidence that everyone from Sanctus Refero enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The food was amazing!

 

Edited: Due to stupid auto correct on my iphone when I first typed this before being stuck in traffic for an hour!

[Tiergan]

This was a blast! I have never, ever seen so many RPers on one place. The chat was sort of difficult to follow at times, but it was awesome seeing everyone all dressed up. Especially folks who normally sort of dress pretty conservatively IC.

 

I wish I had been more brave when there was so much time to make friends with many, MANY people IC, but there was just such a big crowd, I honestly felt at loss on where to start. (I'm sort of shy. ) I tried to mingle little by little with folks though! Great job Oria and all the staff! It was a great accomplishment and I look forward to more mass-scale events like this one!

[Knave]

Thank you everybody who came, donated, splurged their money, etc! I hope you all enjoyed it and had a wonderful time! According to my list which I used for the raffle, there were at least fifty (50) people in attendance!

 

A few highlights:

• Oria got caught hiding from the party behind furniture trying to eat a blood currant tart.
  
• Castiel got slapped by his woman.
  
• The original winner of the million gil respectfully declined and there had to be another drawing.
  
• Sterne won a date with Sin.
  
• Sin got everyone to line dance. No, really, he did.
  
• Everyone's pretty sure Endemerrin was asleep under his helm.
  
• Amalthea ate a whole shark raw.

[RikumaSatori]

That was a very fun event, and I am really glad so many folks turned out and engaged in general japery. Thanks to Oria, Sin, Castiel, Nikolai, Saya, Merri, and everyone else who worked so hard to make it such a smooth & enjoyable experience for me. It was great seeing awesome people who I hadn't role-played with in a long while, as well as meeting a bunch of new faces. I can't wait for more events like these!

 

-Satori

[DAISHI]

Well as usual, I was the best part of this party. Unfortunately I had a d/c later on and had to be somewhere, so I didn't log back in.

 

Highlights of the festivities:

 

1.) Sin Darius doing summersaults to the lottery bag.

2.) Sin Darius getting drunk.

3.) Sin Darius getting a line dance going. Twice.

4.) Sin Darius getting the Feats of Strength going.

5.) Sin Darius creating crazy new names for contest winners.

6.) Sin Darius.

7.) I guess Oria helped.

[Popolink]

Whatever, Dai.

 

I had great fun. Thank you so much.

[Sterne]

^.^ I had a lot of fun. I just wish there was a better way to clear up the clog caused by so many RPers! Despite that fact I had fun with Alona and a few other people.

 

Great job on organization and sheer force of will

[Wren]

To re-state things already stated.. That was awesome Lots of fun, and y'know.... I'm making more food next time. Just in case, cause it actually ran fairly close this time, had a few people buying several items at once. Which was good! But I'll definitely have to do more next time. That, and figure out a flashier outfit.

[Alona]

To re-state things already stated.. That was awesome Lots of fun' date=' and y'know.... I'm making more food next time. Just in case, cause it actually ran fairly close this time, had a few people buying several items at once. Which was good! But I'll definitely have to do more next time. That, and figure out a flashier outfit.[/quote']

 

Yeah... more drinks. Alona is a fatty.