Okay the past weeks kinda took a turn for me personally, so I wasn't in the position to get done what I wanted to, namely the map additions. I did want to stop by with some fun additions to the calendar however, part of the initiative to keep the world feeling more alive. Part of me thought about keeping special events like these a secret until they come up in the campaign, but decided against it, largely because this is a world that some PCs might have some history with for some time before the story begins for real. Even so, if I were to play a character experiencing the world for the first time, then I'd probably ignore these things until the story reaches that far. Up to you though.
🛍️ CLEARANCE DAY - The original event, that heart-warming occasion when the generosity of moguls came hand in hand with the competitive spirit of businessmon to make a united front in behalf of another land ravaged by disaster many years ago, has been commemorated ever since by upstanding merchants all across the known world! Taken to Aurora by Lucky Koban traders, every year more and more new store owners adopt the tradition of generous sales and borderline ill-advised price-slashing. Many stores will boast some of the deepest limited-time deals in the year, sales so deep in fact, that not even a secluded shop can escape... from the savings!
🎣 KING SINKER COMPETITION - Ever since landlocked mon first tied lines to sticks, presumably to express their perceived dominance over the wild and watery denizens they literally looked down upon, the question of ''Who can catch the biggest one?'' has inevitably taunted the imagination of many an idly expecting angler. Plenty of shores across the seas will have their annual try at an answer, and the King Sinker Competition is how the Gulf reels in old and new anglers alike. For three days, Swift Breeze Harbor opens up to any number of eager casters, with exciting prizes awaiting anyone persistent enough to bring the greatest catches to the surface!
📦 UNCLAIMED PACKAGE SWEEP - It's only natural that even the best in the business can be left with the odds and ends of circumstances beyond their control, and of course Zephyr is no exception to this. For any number of reasons, letters and packages can be left unclaimed, the parties involved in their delivery left unaccounted for, with the office involuntarily holding the bag every time. In response, in days like this, all Zephyr locations will clear their stores of disowned deliveries neglected for thirty days or longer. Privacy when it comes to letters is respected right down to their disposal, but certain channels exist for lost parcels depending on their value.
These were fun ideas I came up with, but each for a slightly different reason, and they represent three types of special events to come on the calendar: (1) a passive feature for the whole day, (2) a full on event over one or more days, and (3) an operational function that can lead dynamically to other things down the line. Now when it comes to set events like contests and celebrations, what immediately comes to mind is the matter of how important attendance will wind up being. For now, I feel as though things like competitions may very well be optional in the end, unless we manage to incorporate them into our respective stories. It'll likely be important then to make our intentions known one way or another in advance. That's all I have time for currently. I'll be back sooner next time. Take care.
🛍️ CLEARANCE DAY - The original event, that heart-warming occasion when the generosity of moguls came hand in hand with the competitive spirit of businessmon to make a united front in behalf of another land ravaged by disaster many years ago, has been commemorated ever since by upstanding merchants all across the known world! Taken to Aurora by Lucky Koban traders, every year more and more new store owners adopt the tradition of generous sales and borderline ill-advised price-slashing. Many stores will boast some of the deepest limited-time deals in the year, sales so deep in fact, that not even a secluded shop can escape... from the savings!
🎣 KING SINKER COMPETITION - Ever since landlocked mon first tied lines to sticks, presumably to express their perceived dominance over the wild and watery denizens they literally looked down upon, the question of ''Who can catch the biggest one?'' has inevitably taunted the imagination of many an idly expecting angler. Plenty of shores across the seas will have their annual try at an answer, and the King Sinker Competition is how the Gulf reels in old and new anglers alike. For three days, Swift Breeze Harbor opens up to any number of eager casters, with exciting prizes awaiting anyone persistent enough to bring the greatest catches to the surface!
📦 UNCLAIMED PACKAGE SWEEP - It's only natural that even the best in the business can be left with the odds and ends of circumstances beyond their control, and of course Zephyr is no exception to this. For any number of reasons, letters and packages can be left unclaimed, the parties involved in their delivery left unaccounted for, with the office involuntarily holding the bag every time. In response, in days like this, all Zephyr locations will clear their stores of disowned deliveries neglected for thirty days or longer. Privacy when it comes to letters is respected right down to their disposal, but certain channels exist for lost parcels depending on their value.
These were fun ideas I came up with, but each for a slightly different reason, and they represent three types of special events to come on the calendar: (1) a passive feature for the whole day, (2) a full on event over one or more days, and (3) an operational function that can lead dynamically to other things down the line. Now when it comes to set events like contests and celebrations, what immediately comes to mind is the matter of how important attendance will wind up being. For now, I feel as though things like competitions may very well be optional in the end, unless we manage to incorporate them into our respective stories. It'll likely be important then to make our intentions known one way or another in advance. That's all I have time for currently. I'll be back sooner next time. Take care.