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Game Crossover Event: Living the Dream
Season’s greetings! What’s that you say? It’s summer in Manhattan? No, clearly it is time for a winter holiday event. In the open spirit of the monthly dream parties, Big Applesauce will be participating in a 4th wall/crossover event with a game called We the Lost (wethelost) in December. WtL is panfandom game the same size as Big Applesauce, set in a small bubble world called the Meadous owned and operated by a godling named Zephyr (divinefluff) who collects lost characters in need of a home.
The Short Version:
There is going to be a dream-based crossover with another community. The initial dreams will be posted by them, and we are welcome to crash them; the final dream will be posted here and take the form of a typical dream party. Their game only allows characters who have previously appeared in other games (referred to as CRAU); all characters from Big Applesauce automatically qualify to appear in the portion of the event being held in the other community, as do any who have appeared in our dream parties.
The Long Version:
It’s winter time in Zephyr’s world, and Zephyr has decided to celebrate by creating a dream-sharing environment in which dreamers are able to set up their ‘ideal winter holiday.’ This can mean a Christmas or a New Year’s party, a Winter Solstice Celebration, a Leavings Party, a day of sledding, a murder spree in the snow… whatever your character personally would find enjoyable during the winter holiday season. This part of the event will take place in We the Lost’s comms starting on December 13th (August 8 in BA game time). Zephyr will be drawing in dreamers from outside their world (the more friends the better, right?), and characters from Big Applesauce and other games will be allowed to participate in the event log and other dreaming activities.* Characters will not be physically transferred to the WtL world, but will only be present in dreams, similarly to how BA’s dream parties work.
Now, the bad news for Zephyr is that a little thing like having some of its playthings’ minds pulled out of its Dreaming and into someone else’s for several days/nights in a row is not going to escape the Rift’s notice. The Rift will be paying attention, and it will not be happy about sharing its toys. Taking someone else’s toys, though? That it can get behind. On the day of BA’s monthly dream party (to be posted December 27, which will be overnight from August 11-12 in BA game time), the Rift will snatch all those dreaming minds out of the Meadous and over to its side of the multiverse. The non-Manhattanites’ minds will get pulled back to their rightful place ICly on August 12 and Zephyr will close down the shared dreaming for fear of further influence from the Rift.
*For the We the Lost log of this event, 4th Wall characters brought in must be CRAU. However, CRAU characters DO NOT have to be from The Big Applesauce to participate. The nature of Zephyr’s abilities and the Rift’s power will allow for CRAU characters from ANY game to participate. CRAU means that your character has participated in a game or long-term dressing room. The participation in a game may be brief, such as one of the BA’s dream parties or a canon 4th Wall Event at another game.
For The Big Applesauce dream log of this event, all characters are welcome, as per the usual rules.
Copypasta from the WtL rules for the event:
May I opt out?
You may if you’d like! Perhaps Zephyr’s been working so hard that they just missed your character in their excitement to get things up and running in dreams.
Okay, wait… this is taking place in two different comms?
Yes!wethelost will play host to the first part of the event in mid-December and we will transfer the action over to bigapplesauce to continue it with BA’s late-December dream party. The characters will eventually find their way back to their proper games, though!
Wait if I bring a character in for 4th wall shenanigans, they have to be CRAU?
Yes and no! We the Lost is a CRAU kind of party, best to keep things simple after all. Any characters brought to the log posted on thewethelost comm must be CRAU. The dream party on the bigapplesauce comm later in the month will be open to any and all characters, though.
How much CRAU does my character have to have to participate?
Any amount will do as long as it’s ICly part of an established game or Dressing Room! Have they participated in other 4th Wall events for other games? Have they maybe popped into one of Applesauce’s monthly dream parties? They are most welcome on the Meadous side of things! If you’re not certain, please just ask the mods!
Does my dream world have to look like the Meadous?
Nope, it’s a dream after all, it can look like anything that would pop into your character’s head.
If my character dies in a dream will they die in real life?!?!?
Yes. Yes, they will. They will wake to find themselves a few hours closer to that ultimate demise, that equalizer of all things: the grave. We are all of us food for worms and daisies eventually, are we not?
In reality, they’ll just wake up and be a bit confused if anything. What a strange dream! Clearly they need to not drink eggnog before bed.
If my character hurts someone in a dream will they be punished by Zephyr?
Nope. It’s a dream after all. Though Zephyr will peep disapprovingly at you. How rude.
Can my character move between dreams? How?
They can, indeed! The world of dreams is going to be connected thanks to Zephyr’s meddling, like a web with many paths leading to each person’s little dream bubble. Your character may deliberately leave a dream they’ve entered into by whatever means they have. Or perhaps they’ll only stumble, uncertain how to go about things. You can handwave the exact mechanics of how they tag around to various dreams.
Can my character cause mayhem in someone else’s dream?
Certainly! Dreams are dreams after all. Though that’s rather mean of them, Zephyr is just giving you the most disappointed face right now. Please also bear in mind that the owners of the dreams are the only ones who can alter the reality fabric of their dreams. Always be sure to check with the other player if you’re going to do something big, please!
Oh, cool! My character can change their dreams entirely?
Up to a point! They should remain holiday themed, and full dream world shifts are probably more the providence of characters who are experienced lucid dreamers or have special abilities related to dreams.
Will my character be aware that they’re dreaming?
That is up to you! They may be unaware or fully aware. Even when wandering into another’s dream, they might mistake it as their own. Alternatively, your character is free to point out to others that they’re in a dream. Whether or not the character believes you. Well… we’ll see.
What will characters be doing when awake?
Oh the usual, arguing on the bulletin board and wondering what is going on. Characters are free to contact Zephyr to try and piece together what is going on. This after all is something new and strange for the young godling as it is their flock. We encourage mass speculation and characters knocking their heads together to think things through.
The world will go on as normal in Manhattan as well. As usual, characters may remember or forget their shared dreams to any extent decided by the players involved. Remember, it’s unusual for the same shared dream setting to repeat several nights in a row, so characters may realize something out of the ordinary is happening.
So, what if I want to join We the Lost after participating in this?
Wonderful! Brilliant! We’d love to have you! If you app into and are accepted for WtL after participating in our 4th Wall/Crossover event, you’ll be able to count any points you’ve earned during the event toward your point totals. These can be used for AC for your first month or wishes.
wethelost) in December. WtL is panfandom game the same size as Big Applesauce, set in a small bubble world called the Meadous owned and operated by a godling named Zephyr (divinefluff) who collects lost characters in need of a home. The Short Version:
There is going to be a dream-based crossover with another community. The initial dreams will be posted by them, and we are welcome to crash them; the final dream will be posted here and take the form of a typical dream party. Their game only allows characters who have previously appeared in other games (referred to as CRAU); all characters from Big Applesauce automatically qualify to appear in the portion of the event being held in the other community, as do any who have appeared in our dream parties.
The Long Version:
It’s winter time in Zephyr’s world, and Zephyr has decided to celebrate by creating a dream-sharing environment in which dreamers are able to set up their ‘ideal winter holiday.’ This can mean a Christmas or a New Year’s party, a Winter Solstice Celebration, a Leavings Party, a day of sledding, a murder spree in the snow… whatever your character personally would find enjoyable during the winter holiday season. This part of the event will take place in We the Lost’s comms starting on December 13th (August 8 in BA game time). Zephyr will be drawing in dreamers from outside their world (the more friends the better, right?), and characters from Big Applesauce and other games will be allowed to participate in the event log and other dreaming activities.* Characters will not be physically transferred to the WtL world, but will only be present in dreams, similarly to how BA’s dream parties work.
Now, the bad news for Zephyr is that a little thing like having some of its playthings’ minds pulled out of its Dreaming and into someone else’s for several days/nights in a row is not going to escape the Rift’s notice. The Rift will be paying attention, and it will not be happy about sharing its toys. Taking someone else’s toys, though? That it can get behind. On the day of BA’s monthly dream party (to be posted December 27, which will be overnight from August 11-12 in BA game time), the Rift will snatch all those dreaming minds out of the Meadous and over to its side of the multiverse. The non-Manhattanites’ minds will get pulled back to their rightful place ICly on August 12 and Zephyr will close down the shared dreaming for fear of further influence from the Rift.
*For the We the Lost log of this event, 4th Wall characters brought in must be CRAU. However, CRAU characters DO NOT have to be from The Big Applesauce to participate. The nature of Zephyr’s abilities and the Rift’s power will allow for CRAU characters from ANY game to participate. CRAU means that your character has participated in a game or long-term dressing room. The participation in a game may be brief, such as one of the BA’s dream parties or a canon 4th Wall Event at another game.
For The Big Applesauce dream log of this event, all characters are welcome, as per the usual rules.
Copypasta from the WtL rules for the event:
May I opt out?
You may if you’d like! Perhaps Zephyr’s been working so hard that they just missed your character in their excitement to get things up and running in dreams.
Okay, wait… this is taking place in two different comms?
Yes!
wethelost will play host to the first part of the event in mid-December and we will transfer the action over to bigapplesauce to continue it with BA’s late-December dream party. The characters will eventually find their way back to their proper games, though!Wait if I bring a character in for 4th wall shenanigans, they have to be CRAU?
Yes and no! We the Lost is a CRAU kind of party, best to keep things simple after all. Any characters brought to the log posted on the
wethelost comm must be CRAU. The dream party on the bigapplesauce comm later in the month will be open to any and all characters, though.How much CRAU does my character have to have to participate?
Any amount will do as long as it’s ICly part of an established game or Dressing Room! Have they participated in other 4th Wall events for other games? Have they maybe popped into one of Applesauce’s monthly dream parties? They are most welcome on the Meadous side of things! If you’re not certain, please just ask the mods!
Does my dream world have to look like the Meadous?
Nope, it’s a dream after all, it can look like anything that would pop into your character’s head.
If my character dies in a dream will they die in real life?!?!?
Yes. Yes, they will. They will wake to find themselves a few hours closer to that ultimate demise, that equalizer of all things: the grave. We are all of us food for worms and daisies eventually, are we not?
In reality, they’ll just wake up and be a bit confused if anything. What a strange dream! Clearly they need to not drink eggnog before bed.
If my character hurts someone in a dream will they be punished by Zephyr?
Nope. It’s a dream after all. Though Zephyr will peep disapprovingly at you. How rude.
Can my character move between dreams? How?
They can, indeed! The world of dreams is going to be connected thanks to Zephyr’s meddling, like a web with many paths leading to each person’s little dream bubble. Your character may deliberately leave a dream they’ve entered into by whatever means they have. Or perhaps they’ll only stumble, uncertain how to go about things. You can handwave the exact mechanics of how they tag around to various dreams.
Can my character cause mayhem in someone else’s dream?
Certainly! Dreams are dreams after all. Though that’s rather mean of them, Zephyr is just giving you the most disappointed face right now. Please also bear in mind that the owners of the dreams are the only ones who can alter the reality fabric of their dreams. Always be sure to check with the other player if you’re going to do something big, please!
Oh, cool! My character can change their dreams entirely?
Up to a point! They should remain holiday themed, and full dream world shifts are probably more the providence of characters who are experienced lucid dreamers or have special abilities related to dreams.
Will my character be aware that they’re dreaming?
That is up to you! They may be unaware or fully aware. Even when wandering into another’s dream, they might mistake it as their own. Alternatively, your character is free to point out to others that they’re in a dream. Whether or not the character believes you. Well… we’ll see.
What will characters be doing when awake?
Oh the usual, arguing on the bulletin board and wondering what is going on. Characters are free to contact Zephyr to try and piece together what is going on. This after all is something new and strange for the young godling as it is their flock. We encourage mass speculation and characters knocking their heads together to think things through.
The world will go on as normal in Manhattan as well. As usual, characters may remember or forget their shared dreams to any extent decided by the players involved. Remember, it’s unusual for the same shared dream setting to repeat several nights in a row, so characters may realize something out of the ordinary is happening.
So, what if I want to join We the Lost after participating in this?
Wonderful! Brilliant! We’d love to have you! If you app into and are accepted for WtL after participating in our 4th Wall/Crossover event, you’ll be able to count any points you’ve earned during the event toward your point totals. These can be used for AC for your first month or wishes.
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