Sky of Diamonds (OOC)

Hey guys! It has been brought to our attention that maybe we weren't very clear on this aspect, and would like to give you as much time as possible to take advantage of it before the pilgrimage occurs on May 1st*. What is "this aspect"?

NPCs. While we have certainly made it known that most Workers mooks will not give Sleepers the light of day, we want to emphasize that the main five listed on the NPC page will be your largest source of info until you are kicked out to the curb and can begin investigating within the City. This includes contacting the Caretaker over the network, which any Sleeper can find as a viable option by inquiring of any Worker. Please, please, please do not feel awkward requesting a thread with one or more of them if you would like your character to interact.

Books in the library are well and good; you can definitely glean information from them. Problem is that we can't possibly lay it all out in the worldbuilding post because we don't know specific places the characters will be looking! If you have questions or would like to know about nitty-gritty little things for Sleepers to find out, give us a nudge. Assumption is cool, too, but just know that we totally don't mind making stuff up for you and the rest of your fellow players to work off.

Keep in mind that it's easier to make a person slip up or say something unexpected than it is to locate something on-topic in a book.

* Chronologically-speaking, that is. The log will still be going up early on April 29th as we mentioned before.

Small note to start, then we'll get into the important stuff. As of this morning, the sapphires in the Cave's ceiling have begun reflecting with a distinct sea green color in place of its usual deep blue.

Now: in about a week, characters will be sent off to pilgrimage to the Diamond City. Let's talk about what this means for you!

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On April 29th, we'll be putting up a forward-dated pilgrimage log. We estimate about a week of travel time for characters (making the arrival on May 6th or 7th), but depending on the speed in which the log itself goes and how you guys feel about it, we may forward-date their arrival to keep everyone out of limbo.

A few things to keep in mind about the pilgrimage: characters will be given plenty of provisions for the trip. Everyone wants the Sleepers to make it there safe and sound, after all! This will include plenty of food, medicine and supplies for shelter, along with knives and stun rifles for protection. Sleepers are allowed to refuse weaponry and all that, but you'd probably get into an argument with the Workers over it. The mods will be doing a few dice rolls to see what characters might come across in their travels — danger is a given, and characters may be injured. We will leave open one death slot if someone really wants their character to die and not make it to the City for another three weeks.

If your character is introduced one week before a pilgrimage, they have the option of simply staying in the Cave to continue to "readjust". Based on the current number of characters, everyone will be sent out in a single group. Feel free to use this post to plan around for the pilgrimage or ask questions! We will post more specifics when the log itself goes up.