#stardewtm:opening

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱ tomorrow is the day, my friends! while i'm so honored and thrilled that you've all decided to join this little group, i just wanted to post a little explanation as to everything that tomorrow will entail.

            tomorrow at 11 a.m. cst / 12 p.m. est / 6 p.m. cest / 2 a.m. aest, we'll be opening for plotting and intros! this is when you'll post your intros, get the ball rolling with plots and get to read about everyone else's awesome muses. additionally, around this time, i will be posting our first task, which is a questionnaire that you can fill out in character as your muse would.

            to avoid anyone missing out due to time zones and life in general, (i myself will be on sporadically after intros are first posted!) we'll be devoting about 3 hours to plotting and intros, just to give everyone time to post theirs when it works for them. however, please know that if you're unable to be on at all tomorrow, that is okay too! post your intros within 48 hours of our opening and you'll be golden. further, after the three hours are up for plotting, you’re free to post your starters!

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            please remember to plot with everyone and, once starters are being posted, reply to at least 3 starters before posting your own. of course, if there aren't any starters in the tag or less than 3, then go ahead!

            this is so exciting. again, thank you so much for joining. i am honored that you chose stardewtm to bring your muses to!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱   the clock just struck 11 and i'm flirting with danger by scheduling this using tumblr's feature, haha. it's officially time to open! please follow everyone on the blogroll here and, check often as there will be more members joining us as we go along. remember, if you're not able to be around or in a rush, take your time. you've got 3 hours for plotting and intros. if it takes a little longer than that, there’s absolutely no rush. we also have the task, but that is a rolling task and therefore, you can post it when you get to it! also . . . make sure to follow stardewboards, as that will work as our town bulletin board / gossip blog. thanks again to the kind anon who helped create that idea!

i also wanted to, once more, thank everyone for taking the time to apply and bring these incredible muses. let’s hope that pelican town is a wonderful place for all of us; i promise i will do everything in my power to ensure that.

happy plotting! remember to tag your intros with stardewtm:intro and your starters with stardew

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱  a little under two hours until we officially open for intros and plotting. yay! i can’t wait to read all about everyone’s muses, can’t you? please remember that you have 3 hours (11 am - 2 pm cst) for plotting & intros. this is intended to give everyone time to post what they need to, then starters can start at 2 pm cst (refer to this post for more information about opening and this one for the task!) if you worry that you’re shadow-banned / not showing up in the appropriate tags, reach out to the main~!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱ anon sent a letter:      hii do you mind elaborating how opening day will go? sorry i read the prev asks and was still a little confused

i don’t mind one bit! sorry for not making it clearer, as i tend to ramble. our opening day will be just that -- an opening day, so fret not if you won’t be around for our official opening time, which looks like it will be saturday, june 25th at 11 a.m. cst / 12 p.m. est / 6 p.m. cest / 11 p.m. gmt+8. i understand that it’s sort of an odd time, but there will be festivities posted via the main throughout the day to help spark inspiration.

further, at our opening time, it will be strictly for plotting and posting starters. you won’t miss out on any starters or anything of the like if you can’t be on right then and there. i’ve also added a new tag to the main: stardewtm:opening, for better access to anything opening day related. so if anything changes, check there! 

so basically, the group will open this saturday ( !!! ) for plotting and intros. we’ll also have our first task posted late friday night, so people can get the ball rolling for fleshing out their muse. if you’re not able to be around at the specific opening time, please don’t worry, as there will be fun to be had for all, regardless of what time works for you!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱    we’ve got ten accounts! i repeat: we’ve got ten accounts. how exciting is that? it also makes our poll a little more pertinent. to our new members, please fill out what time works best for you, and please know that we’ll have an opening day and not so much an opening time, just so everyone can be involved no matter what time they log on & post their intro! and to our friends with reserves: no rush -- this won’t be happening until this friday, june 24th at the earliest.

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱      members, would you like the introductory task posted early on the morning that we open for intros (which, as the poll stands right now, looks like it will be this friday, june 24th @ 2 p.m. cst / 3 p.m. est / 9 p.m. cest / 2 a.m. gmt+8 - but there's still time to vote!) just so you can have time to flesh out your character before opening for intros and plotting? let me know!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱  seven accounts are in, which is huge! while we wait for the final three, i think it'd be helpful to start brainstorming ideas for opening dates & times. keep in mind that the last thing i want to do is exclude anyone, so our opening date will be quite laxed in that we'll open for plotting / intros first and then move onto starters a while thereafter. this anon here said it best (and the second option they’re referring to is us opening for intros, give everyone ample time for plotting, such as 2-3 or even more hours and then post starters).

basically, to make a long post short, keep an eye out soon for i’ll be posting a poll so that we can all come to an agreement on what dates & times work for all of us!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱ anon sent a letter:     Oooh, i really like the second option personally because there's no like fomo about missing out on opening day things, but also gives people some time to get intros up and get to plotting without any immediate rush? But i can also see opening all at once being helpful. sorry thats no help haha

that’s what i was worried about, too! i don’t want anyone to have to rush / not be allowed the time needed to fully realize their muse. i’m up for whichever our muns would like. thank you for your very, very helpful input!

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꒰ ꕤ ꒱ anon sent a letter:     sorry if this is a dumb question, admin! are intros supposed to be posted 24 hours after acceptances starting now or when the rp officially opens?

there are no dumb questions, and even if there were, your question wouldn’t qualify because it’s a great one! for our opening date, whenever that is, starters will have 24 hours to be posted from the time the final acceptance is posted. i will make a formal announcement so that everyone can know when the 24 hours will start.