#october newsletter

[asburyparkrp]

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

Tourist season has finally come to an end! Beachgoers no longer have to pay admission or show a season badge to access the beach, and evenings on the Asbury boardwalk come with that crisp, cool air that feels really nice, not to mention the sweet smell of apple cider donuts. Shifting gears from summer solidly into fall, you start to see pumpkin decorations on porches and leaves turning yellow and bright orange. Exciting!

ooc note: Here are all of the activities your character can do around town this month! Feel free to incorporate them into starters, social media posts (don't forget to tag #asburymedia), and anything else you come up with!

ZOMBIE WALK ON THE BOARDWALK

That's right, the Zombie Walk is back! What is a Zombie Walk? It is an organized public gathering of people who dress up like zombies and then make their way around city streets in an orderly fashion for fun.

The Asbury Park Zombie Walk is consistently one of the Garden State’s largest Halloween-season gatherings. Everyone is invited to join in for a day of thrills, chills and laughter throughout the community. Zombies of all ages participate in this family-friendly event. Best of all, the Zombie Walk is completely FREE!

WONDER BAR

Howl-O-Ween Bash: Dress your pet in costume for a chance to win prizes at this dog-friendly event featuring live music and doggie treats for the best costume winner!

Monster Mash: Enjoy local bands performing Halloween-themed sets, with a costume contest for attendees.

CONFECTIONS OF A ROCKSTAR

Fall Treats Workshop: Join a fun baking class where participants create fall and spooky themed desserts.

ASBURY LANES

Halloween Bowling Night: Enjoy glow-in-the-dark bowling with Halloween music and costume prizes.

HORIZON BAR AND GRILL

Pumpkin Carving Contest: Guests will carve pumpkins on-site, with prizes for the best designs. $5 to enter, with $100, $50, and $30 prizes going to the top three pumpkins.

SILVERBALL RETRO ARCADE

Retro Halloween Costume Party: Dress up as your favorite arcade character for a night of FREE arcade games.

BLACK LOTUS TATTOO

Halloween Flash Sale: A selection of spooky tattoo designs available at a discount all month long.

GROOVY GRAVEYARD

Vinyl Swap & Spooky Story Night: Bring your vinyl records to trade and enjoy spooky tales.

SUNSET DINER

Fall Breakfast Specials: Special breakfast menu items, including pumpkin pancakes.

PARANORMAL BOOKS/THE PARANORMAL MUSEUM

Ghost Hunting Workshop: Learn about paranormal investigation techniques, followed by a night tour.

Paranormal Investigation Night: A guided investigation exploring the museum’s haunted artifacts.

JOHN ABBOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Fall Festival: A family-friendly event with games, food trucks, and a pumpkin patch.

Community Pumpkin Patch: Pumpkin picking, games, and a costume parade for kids.

SANDOVAL DOLLAR

Dollar Drink Night: Affordable drinks with a Halloween theme.

Spooky Trivia Night: A Halloween-themed trivia night with fun prizes.

ECLIPSE

Halloween Masquerade Ball: A spooky fabulous night of dancing with a costumed theme. $20 entry.

SHOWROOM CINEMA

Horror Film Festival: Screenings of classic horror films every weekend.

Cult Classic Series: Screenings of cult classic horror films with themed snacks.

VOODOO DOUGHNUT

Witching Hour Doughnut Tasting: Sample special Halloween-themed doughnuts.

MOVIES AT THE BARONET ROOFTOP (THE ASBURY HOTEL) OCTOBER 4/5/6 — Carrie (1976) OCTOBER 11/12/13 — Scream (1996) OCTOBER 18/19/20 — The Witch (2015) OCTOBER 25/26/27 — Halloween (1978) OCTOBER 31 — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

BIRTHDAYS 🎉 OCTOBER 9 — Hollis Jones

[theofficersacademy]

Happy October! This month is a relatively calm one on the official side of things, so take the time to get caught up on threads or plan out ways to celebrate the autumn season.

Housekeeping

Current Month in TOA: Harpstring Moon

Thank you again to everyone who submitted and voted on our anniversary mission tasks! We’ve added new prompts for the skill points with the most votes. Check them out here!

Due to a lack of entries, the 2nd TOA zine will not at this point in time be moving forward. We may try again in the future if there looks to be enough interest.

Don't forget to take a moment to fill out this month's feedback form! But please read the section below first.

Other

The mod team is constantly working to improve TOA's combat, even when combat events are not actively happening. One of the big things that we've noticed tripping everyone up is the speed stat.

From the combat manual:

A character’s Speed affects their opponent’s accuracy, similar to Avoid, but interacts directly with an opponent’s current Speed. When two units enter combat, the character with the highest Speed will be designated as the character holding the Speed stat, but the other character’s Speed will be added to or subtracted from that number. For example, Character A has +4 Speed and attacks Character B, who has +2 Speed. Character A will be designated as the holder of the speed stat, but Character B’s current speed (+2) will be subtracted from Character A’s, so that the matchup will essentially be +2 Speed vs +0 Speed. This +2 Speed will then work like +2 Avoid and subtract 2 from Character B’s rolls against them. Speed also works with negative numbers. If Character A has +4 Speed and attacks Character B, who has -2 Speed, the negative speed will be added to Character A’s current Speed. The matchup then becomes the equivalent of +6 Speed vs +0 Speed. Speed caps at +6, so even if character B had -4 Speed, Character A would only ever gather +6 Speed from the difference between their stats. At +6 Speed, a character will lose its avoid bonus, but will be able to initiate a follow-up attack. This allows the character to attack again after their opponent’s counterattack, or launch two counterattacks of their own in a row. The table below illustrates how Speed interacts between two players.

As the speed stat works currently, negative speed does not exist in practice. In a matchup, speed is pooled together between player and enemy, and the character with the highest starting speed takes the combined number, always leaving the other character with 0 speed in practice.

We're considering changing it in one of two ways:

Speed will be pooled to determine if a character can use a follow-up attack, but then any remaining speed stat on a character - positive or negative - will be converted to avoid. - Player with +2 speed versus Enemy with +2 speed would put +2 avoid on both. - Player with -2 speed versus Enemy with +2 speed would put -2 avoid on Player and +2 avoid on Enemy - Player with +4 speed versus Enemy with -2 speed would pool both speed to give Player +6 and a follow-up attack. No avoid conversion when a follow-up triggers

Speed will only exist as a positive number. All items and abilities in the combat manual that inflict a speed debuff will be retuned, most of which will become -avoid but some may be changed in other ways. Tentatively, speed will otherwise work exactly like it does in its current iteration, except that there will be no instances of negative speed coming into play. This may require that we raise the speed cap, however, so that it's not as hard to trigger follow-up attacks.

Of course, you can also vote to leave the system as-is. Regardless, we appreciate your feedback!

BIRTHDAYS

October Mun Birthdays: Rua (2nd), Dewa (2nd), Alina (4th), Metal (6th), Mirae (11th), Birdie (13th), Soji (14th), Queenie (18th), Ruaidhrí (25th)

October Muse Birthdays: Etie (1st), Alcryst (15th), Merric (16th), Deirdre (16th), Ashe (17th), Lloyd (20th), Elincia (23rd), Randal (23rd), Panette (23rd), Farina (25th), Ishtar (28th)

MUN ANNIVERSARIES

1st year: Mar (19th), Regina (21st)

2nd year: Kusa (16th)

3rd year: none

4th year: none

5th year: Nat (2nd)

MUSE ANNIVERSARIES

1st year: Emma (4th), Ishtar (5th), Knoll (15th), Nephenee (16th), Severa (19th), Miranda (20th)

2nd year: Valter (7th), Ares (16th)

3rd year: none

4th year: none

5th year: none

Muses who have been in the group for a solid year will also be granted an Academy Brooch to put in their inventory. It doesn’t do anything. It just lets others know your character has been around the block. These characters are also granted a new opportunity to change houses if they wish to do so.

- The House Leaders

[chloehazeljane]

[arsquare]

Hello everyone!

As I take on more projects and expand my practice, it feels prudent to write monthly newsletter posts to keep followers up to date on what projects I'm currently undertaking. So here's the update for October/November 2024!

Zines

Currently I'm participating in two zines, both of which will likely be released in November!

One is the Detective Conan Fanzine, which is dedicated to the 26 movies of the franchise. I was assigned Movie 2, and I've posted a preview below! The full illustration will be available on INPRNT after the zine releases.

The other is the Counter-Pale Resistance (@de-fanzine-cpr-pale), which is a Disco Elysium fanzine. Participants take inspiration from song lyrics to create their piece, whether it's an illustration, comic, or writing. I created an illustration of Harry and Dolores for this zine! I quite like this piece-- it will be available on INPRNT after the zine releases, and I'll also be making gold foil postcards of it. Stay tuned!

Additionally, COMPASS: A Heishin Anthology (@haidocityzines), which I did several illustrations for, has been released for free digitally! Download your copy here. There are also merch bundles remaining if you're interested.

Merchandise

I've been putting together a Kaishin merch bundle in the past several months to go with a polished print version of Breaking Stasis (link goes to the original version-- polished version will be uploaded at a later date), my 2021 Kaishin Secret Santa manga. There's going to be a bookmark, a memopad, and a postcard in addition to the book. I'm waiting for the last of the merch samples to arrive! When they do, I'll photograph them and open up pre-orders.

Remember this? The pages are now fully toned and I've fixed the illustrations that were bothering me...

Pre-orders will likely open on Friday, Nov. 8th, and will close before the end of the month. A more detailed announcement is coming in early November!

Additionally, I've added several prints to my INPRNT:

Commissions

Commissions are currently closed! However, you may contact me at any time via email at soharsquare@gmail.com or soharsquare on Discord to add your name to the waitlist. Folks on the waitlist will get priority when commissions open up again.

Upcoming Events

November 23rd: Tabling at KDF26 (Tainan, Taiwan)

December 10th: Lecture on creating fanzines and doujinshi, hosted by the NCKU Manga Club (Tainan, Taiwan)

December 14th-15th: Tabling at FFK17 (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

This probably isn't relevant to most people here, but I figured I'd put this out there just in case!

CHORUS

CHORUS is my current comic project! It's a 16-chapter BIRDMEN fan manga, and we've just uploaded the last pages of ACT 2. If you liked my previous comics, please consider checking it out at @birdmenfanmanga! Most of my love at this time is going into this project.

A more extended newsletter on CHORUS can be found here.

Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Elsewhere

In times like this when social media websites are imploding for one reason or another, I think it's nice to have multiple bases of communication. Of course, monthly newsletters will always be posted on Tumblr, but you can also join my Community Discord for these updates as well. I have also set up an email subscription list.

Thank you all for the support thus far!

Love, Soh Arsquare. Oct. 27, 2024.

[INPRNT | Ko-fi | Commission info]

[radiant-vulpine]

This October 6th, I'll be releasing the first in a series of ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTERS for Vision Crew. It's hard to believe it's already been a whole year since I started my SoundCloud! Stay tuned for a Newsletter full of interesting things to gawk about! Game progress, character information, artwork, development insight... No Penumbra Phantasm, though.

[projectjumpstart]

Project Jumpstart October 2024 Newsletter

[sindar-princeling]

today's a reading day!

[k-she-rambles]

'And more deadly to Frodo was this!' He stooped again and lifted up a long thin knife. There was a cold gleam in it. As Strider raised it they saw that near the end its edge was notched and the point was broken off. But even as he held it up in the growing light, they gazed in astonishment, for the blade seemed to melt, and vanished like a smoke in the air, leaving only the hilt in Strider's hand. 'Alas!' he cried. 'It was this accursed knife that gave the wound. Few now have the skill in healing to match such evil weapons. But I will do what I can.'

 He sat down on the ground, and taking the dagger-hilt laid it on his knees, and he sang over it a slow song in a strange tongue. Then setting it aside, he turned to Frodo and in a soft tone spoke words the others could not catch. From the pouch at his belt he drew out the long leaves of a plant.

 'These leaves,' he said, 'I have walked far to find; for this plant does not grow in the bare hills; but in the thickets away south of the Road I found it in the dark by the scent of its leaves.' He crushed a leaf in his fingers, and it gave out a sweet and pungent fragrance. 'It is fortunate that I could find it, for it is a healing plant that the Men of the West brought to Middle-earth.

👀 okay but if Aragorn was speaking elvish the narrator would have said elvish, wouldn't he?

Is Aragorn using human magic?

Also athelas isn't native to the continent???

[shldbwriting]

Celebrate Autumn with a short story, original artwork, and an award winning recipe

Hey y'all! Read October's newsletter to find a cook-off winning chili recipe and a sweet story about Basel and her guest. #shortstory #chilirecipe #recipe #newsletter

October‘s Newsletter An Update Recipe: 2023 chili cookoff winner This month’s story:Basel’s Guest Hello, y’all. Welcome to October. What do you think of my Scarecrow and Pumpkins art piece for this month’s cover? I love autumn. It’s my favorite season. I love the crisp fall air. The beautiful colors of nature. And, of course, Halloween. I can’t wait to see what monsters, princesses, and…

[theofficersacademy]

Happy October! This year, TOA won't see the return of its annual autumn mini-event, so members who wish to make their own Halloween fun this season are more than welcome to! However, we have a more important announcement to make...

Saying Farewell to Mod Bren

Bren is one of TOA's original founders, but after four years, they have decided to step down. Their art and lettering has become iconic for TOA's events over the years and will remain immortalized in the blog's archive. They will also remain within the community as a regular member.

Now Introducing... Mod N!

N, a longterm member of the community, has agreed to step up and fill Bren's spot. He has had a couple weeks of onboarding already, so we believe that he will do phenomenally in this position. Please give him a hearty congratulations, and look forward to what we have in store for you in January!

Housekeeping:

Current Month in TOA: Harpstring Moon

In place of Midsommar, we will be re-running TOA's advice box near the end of the month.

Thank you again to everyone who submitted and voted on our anniversary mission tasks! We've added new prompts for the skill points with the most votes. Check them out here!

REMINDER: Please delete your title posts when starting new threads. Keeping them on your blog makes it harder for the mods to check your activity at the end of the month. These title posts do not need to remain on your blog in order for the thread to be valid, and you can in fact delete them from the dash as soon as you save them to your drafts.

Game Liveblogging channel: Members are now allowed to create threads for their liveblogging experiences, and we encourage you to do so if you know that you will be liveblogging a game for a while.

Mentor signups are open! Please sign up if you’re interested in helping a newcomer get acclimated to the group. Of note: it is now a requirement to be 18+ in order to apply to be a mentor.

And don't forget to take a moment to fill out this month's feedback form! Please do not submit blank forms.

Other

October Mun Birthdays: Rua (2nd), Dewa (2nd), Alina (4th), Mirae (11th), Red (13th), Soji (14th), Emm (14th), Cody (16th), Queen (18th), Nicolai (25th), Audrey (30th)

October Muse Birthdays: M!Byleth (2nd), Lilina (4th), F!Corrin (4th), Alcryst (15th), Merric (16th), Deirdre (16th), Ashe (17th), Reyson (19th), Lloyd (20th), Selkie (20th), Elincia (23rd), Farina (25th), Ayra (27th), Thrasir (31st)

First-year mun anniversaries this month: Kusa (16th), Chuu (21st), Nik (24th)

Second-year mun anniversaries this month: Sage (18th)

Fourth-year mun anniversaries this month: Nat (2nd), Key (4th)

First-year muse anniversaries this month: Valter (7th), Ares (16th)

Second-year muse anniversaries this month: Ethlyn (10th)

Muses who have been in the group for a solid year will also be granted an Academy Brooch to put in their inventory. It doesn’t do anything. It just lets others know your character has been around the block. These characters are also granted a new opportunity to change houses if they wish to do so.

- The House Leaders

[atomsokc]

October 2024

It's time for our annual picnic. This will be our October meeting. The picnic will be located at Wiley Post Park, where we've been the last few years.

Date/Time: Sunday October 20, 2024, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Location: Wiley Post Park; OKC.

Map and Directions

Hamburgers, Side Dishes,* condiments, chips and drinks are provided. Feel free to bring something.

* We currently have someone bringing pasta, potato, salads and baked beans. Feel free to bring something.

We don't have anyone bringing cookies or cakes.

Questions or comments call, text, email or group text Alan.

Image by Luna Eastwood from Pixabay

[kyreniacommentator]

ISLANDSBC QUARTERLY BRIDGE NEWSLETTER – OCT 24

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[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Year - 2023 Edition

Welcome to our special edition newsletter recapping the best news from the past year. I've picked one highlight from each month to give you a snapshot of 2023. No frills, just straightforward news that mattered. Let's relive the good stuff that made our year shine.

January - London: Girl with incurable cancer recovers after pioneering treatment

A girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body after what scientists have described as the most sophisticated cell engineering to date.

2. February - Utah legislature unanimously passes ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy

The Utah State Legislature has unanimously approved a bill that enshrines into law a ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy.

3. March - First vaccine for honeybees could save billions

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the world’s first-ever vaccine intended to address the global decline of honeybees. It will help protect honeybees from American foulbrood, a contagious bacterial disease which can destroy entire colonies.

4. April - Fungi discovered that can eat plastic in just 140 days

Australian scientists have successfully used backyard mould to break down one of the world's most stubborn plastics — a discovery they hope could ease the burden of the global recycling crisis within years. 

5. May - Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

The Dutch offshore restoration project, Ocean Cleanup, says it has reached a milestone. The organization's plastic catching efforts have now fished more than 200,000 kilograms of plastic out of the Pacific Ocean, Ocean Cleanup said on Twitter.

6. June - U.S. judge blocks Florida ban on care for trans minors in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.

7. July - World’s largest Phosphate deposit discovered in Norway

A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock in Norway, pitched as the world’s largest, is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 50 years, according to the company exploiting the resource.

8. August - Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic levitation of LK-99

If the claim by Sukbae Lee and Ji-Hoon Kim of South Korea’s Quantum Energy Research Centre holds up, the material could usher in all sorts of technological marvels, such as levitating vehicles and perfectly efficient electrical grids.

9. September - World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials

The ability to regrow your own teeth could be just around the corner. A team of scientists, led by a Japanese pharmaceutical startup, are getting set to start human trials on a new drug that has successfully grown new teeth in animal test subjects.

10. October - Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize.

11. November - No cases of cancer caused by HPV in Norwegian 25-year olds, the first cohort to be mass vaccinated for HPV.

Last year there were zero cases of cervical cancer in the group that was vaccinated in 2009 against the HPV virus, which can cause the cancer in women.

12. December - President Biden announces he’s pardoning all convictions of federal marijuana possession

President Joe Biden announced Friday he's issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted.

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And there you have it – a year's worth of uplifting news! I hope these positive stories brought a bit of joy to your inbox. As I wrap up this special edition, I want to thank all my supporters!

Buy me a coffee ❤️

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[neongreencoffin]

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