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thecontroller, apparently reserves open today and apps open on the 13th? any deets about this place?

I know I'll get called the game owner or something for this, but I thought it looked interesting.

I might reserve, I don't know. The character I want to play might not be suited.

OP here, and yeah haha I almost added "it looks pretty cool!" but I didn't want people to assume I was the mod and then ignore the game forever or something. I only found out about it through that taken page listing.

but yeah, I'm hoping there's more interest. All of the new games I like end up closing because no one else cares. :/

I only found it because someone linked it near the end of the last meme like "I BET RENNE WILL APP HERE" and thought the game actually sounded pretty neat.

But there's not much to go on yet. You wake up on a train, probably shouldn't jump off, shit's mysterious. I'll just keep watching for now.

I'm always open to PMs or comments on the FAQ/Mod Contact for questions!

Obviously I don't want to give away plot details that will spoil things, but any other questions are welcome. ♥

Hi there! I'm interested in your game but from past experience I'm a little leery about games that promise overarching plot, but it has to be discovered in-game first. Sometimes it seems like it never actually gets discovered. :/ How easy will the plot be to get into? When would you guys be open to starting it up?

I'll pm this question if necessary, I'm just curious.

I'm happy to answer this here, no PMs needed!

For the beginning, the game is planned to be pretty much slice-of-life, or as slice-of-life as you can get on a world-hopping train. This is partly so muns/characters can get acclimatized to the setting and partly because it depends on how many characters there are, what sort of genres they're from, what powers they have, and how interested they are in actually investigating, versus just making themselves comfortable or socializing, or dealing with the various events.

There are certain things they can do to start gathering clues, such as talking to the NPCs or investigating the train, but like I said, that depend on whether the characters actually DO that. (Although with a Tintin reserve, my hopes are up!)

There isn't a set-in-stone timeline because... well, I have no idea how many characters there will be or how fast-paced posting and tagging might get, but I would HOPE that it would progress enough that after perhaps two months or so, things would seriously pick up the pace, plot-wise. Again, this somewhat depends on what characters do, but I've already planned several ideas to kickstart things if people get dead-ended or just don't want to investigate. There are other NPCs waiting in the wings, for example, though any details would be a massive spoiler.

So I'd say a slow paced plot at the beginning (unless there are a hundred detective characters apped, which would be impressive and somewhat terrifying), with a sudden boost after two months or so (again, possibly longer or maybe even sooner), then either staying very plot-focused OR slowing a little - this very much depends on character motivations and abilities, though I don't want to go into too much detail - for a good while.

The entire plot (or technically plot arc) could last anywhere from a year to multiple years, but there is another 'arc' planned for after that, which will alter depending on how the first one ended.

As a note, characters of ALL types are useful, whether they're cerebral, combative, both or neither, and the plot's been set up so there aren't certain powers, canons or numbers of people needed to advance the plot. I'm more than willing to drop hints or throw in plot hooks to get characters moving if things get too slow.

The plot, while obviously a major part of the game, CAN be almost completely opted-out of with little problem for the beginning, but when things pick up speed, it'll take a little effort to ignore it. It should run at a speed whereby players/characters interested in the plot should always be able to advance it at least slightly (or even create new paths that weren't originally planned for!), but not at such a breakneck pace that you can go away for a couple of days and come back to find a half-dozen massive revelations.

As a side-note, I'm planning on creating several new mod-posts as the game progresses, not just explaining what's been discovered/happening, but also small details about the cars/setting that might be helpful to investigating characters. I won't go into detail on that.

I hope that answered your questions (my poor fingers), but feel free to ask further!

no, this is helpful, thank you! My character is an inquisitive type so perhaps I will give it a shot then.

Hi! I actually was wondering a little about the setting itself. I love a lot about the way things are set up, but I'm a little concerned about the entire cast of the game being stuck in such an enclosed space. A train's very limiting, and I feel like I'd run out of things to do sooner rather than later. Will there ever be stops/is the game world expected to open up at all as time progresses?

You caught me RIGHT as I was leaving, so I'll answer this as best I can before I head off.

This is one of those things where I would Spoil Everything if I went into too much detail, but suffice to say that:

a) the cars listed on the cars page are NOT the only ones available, and more will be becoming accessible, including various activities for characters,

b) I won't say at which point (it depends on character actions and whether people choose to opt in or not), but it IS possible for characters to leave the train at certain times for plot-related reasons or by 'accident'. They will mostly be on the train, can OOCly opt to remain on the train ALL the time, and do have to return to the train at some point though, and

c) at a further point (again depending on character actions) remaining on the train will be entirely optional. A large part of the end of the first arc is almost entirely off-train, and the second arc may be played entirely or partly-off-train depending on character actions in the first arc. For a start, that depends on whether there IS a functional train left when the first arc ends!

While characters can't ICly decide to leave the train, there will be OOC events/posts every now and then in which they can leave for a time. During the 'entirely-train-based' parts however, especially the beginning, we'd like the enclosed setting of the train to help foster CR for minor and original characters, AUs, lone canon warriors and so forth.

As I said before, I need to head out now, but I hope that helps! If you need any more detail or have other questions, I'll be checking in tomorrow. o/

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