Meet the Mods

[sodder]

MOD CONTACT

Hello! Welcome to Deerington and here you can learn a little about the mods who operate the game! We believe that allowing players to interact directly with the mods creates an improved game experience as we can rely on open communication with players to provide the best gaming experience we can possibly manage.

There may be times where it takes a while for mods to get back to you as we all have real life demands. We do try to be as quick as possible and apologize ahead of time for any delays you may experience! Thank you for your patience.

The Mods

Collective Contact

Our mod team is accessible through various means of contact. Please feel free to reach out on this page or contact the mod plurk if you have a general question or if you are struggling reaching one of the listed mods.

Mod Plurk: sodder We make announcements consistently on this plurk. We do not recommend this as a private contact option as we rarely check the PMs on the mod plurk.

You may also choose to ping the mods in the Discord game chat as well.

We have a Feedback and Suggestions page as well!

Due to consistent errors on the private message feature on DW we ask that any private questions for our mod team be asked on this page so we do not lose messages. All comments have been screened for your privacy. Please try to send any private questions to this page.

Individual Contact

The following are the best way to contact individual mods as well as what each mod specializes in the game. If you are ever uncertain about who to contact or can't reach someone specific, feel free to contact one of the other mods or use one of the provided general contacts.

MILK

   ↳ Plurk: clussy

   ↳ Game Events & Game Premise

   ↳ Locations Management

   ↳ Player Plot Requests

   ↳ Surprise Grants

   ↳ FAQ and Event Questions

LAUREN

   ↳ Plurk: blauren

   ↳ Taken Management

   ↳ Housing Management

   ↳ Employment Management

   ↳ Reserves

   ↳ Application Processing

   ↳ Hiatus & Drops Management

SIMCHA

   ↳ Plurk: keshet

   ↳ Activity Check Management

   ↳ Rewards Management

   ↳ Game Calendar Upkeep

   ↳ Bestiary Management

   ↳ Test Drive Memes

   ↳ CRAU | Canon Update Management

CLAIRE

   ↳ Plurk: slanndalous

   ↳ Official Mod Helper

   ↳ Helps with game upkeep on various pages (drops, death certs, list updates)

Comments

[taiyny]

If this is a bad place to contact y'all, I apologize! I can't seem to get plurk to work on my laptop all of the sudden lmao

I was just wondering, is there a protocol for switching the username used in game? I uh. Am Extra(tm) and I miss my other Natasha username (vdova), and if I'm being frank, I miss having more than two expressions lmao

Would it be possible for me to switch, somehow?

[sodder]

This isn't a bad place at all for future reference! We of course updated the necessary information as you know, but wanted to respond to this message accordingly. Thank you for asking!

[onerous]

slides in here

Not entirely sure where to go for plotty-type questions like this BUT. I have. A couple of them...

One of Yuri's abilities allows her to track people down if she has something of theirs'--like a photo, piece of writing, etc. If Yuri attempted to use this on the letter in an attempt to track down Sodder, would it lead her anywhere?

Typically what happens is that a ghost image of the person will appear, which Yuri can see, and it will walk a path towards where the person is. The stronger the connection between the person and the item, the easier it is to find them and the stronger the "trace" is. Sometimes it'll just lead Yuri to the last place the person was seen, sometimes right to them, etc. etc. and of course it's free to send her in circles or to a certain place and then disappear, etc.

SECONDLY: Yuri's got a camera obscura, which has the potential to A. harm supernatural things and B. sometimes reveal how things used to look, or where to go to find things (for example, taking a picture of a locked door. THe picture that develops might show a different location of where one might find the key for said door).

Yuri would be interested in taking pictures of the Church, the Wastes, the Betties/townsfolk, and the Police Department, and I was wondering if there's anything she might get from these pictures? Again it's totally fine if she gets nothing but smudged images or nothing works, I just wanted to know. o7

Thank you and I can clarify on anything that needs further explanation or anything!

[sodder]

This is a perfectly fine place to ask such questions!

In regards to Sodder:

Currently, Yuri will not find anything to aid her in finding Sodder.

However, if she were to use her abilities during October, she will be able to access some unusual information. The energy of Sodder will seem to be all throughout Deerington as Sodder's presence is quite literally everywhere.

There will be some locations that stand out more than others. There will be no ghostly image of people that appear, but instead, this deer may be seen by Yuri or those with powers/tools similar to Yuri's walking near the Mayor's House, the Elementary School, Harren Hospital, and throughout the National Park. The deer will fade in and out of existence regardless of anyone's powers or how strong they may be. There will be a silver moon balanced between the antlers that will consistently change through the various phases of the moon. No one can interact with the deer, and it will not be visible to the regular eye. Photos taken of the deer will show the deer up to only one hour before the deer vanishes from the picture entirely.

Sodder's presence will only be able to be detected during months hosting large game events. Yuri will not be able to pick up much beyond these things........For right now, anyway.

In regards to your second question:

The Church and the Police Station both have locked parts of their foundation which means Yuri will not be able to take very effective pictures of either location. The most both will show is that both the Church and Police Station will have once been an ordinary church and police station with polished wooden floors and nicely painted walls and the general appearance of a functioning establishment.

Taking a picture of the Wastes will only be effective similarly to the months Sodder can be detected. Meaning if she takes a picture of them now, nothing much will be shown. But if she takes a picture of a Waste during October or other prominent months, she will find....

That they actually used to look like regular, healthy people. They also appear to be much more real than the Townsfolk. They can be seen wearing regular clothing (from the 50s still, but not the strange hyper-pastel and matching outfits of the Townsfolk), having naturally colored hair, normal signs of aging if it's an older Waste.

The Betties and Townsfolk will show no changes whatsoever. It appears as though they are exactly as they appear to be.

Let us know if you would like clarification on anything!

[onerous]

oshit. this perfect, it's a lot more than i thought i'd get, thank you v. much!!

[hondoyota]

I have a complicated question. The short version is: can Adam reach/see/feel regular Deerington in any capacity while everything is blood?

The longer version is that I’d like a mod determination of what Adam can do/influence in terms of different versions of Deerington and being able to feel/influence other versions.

Based off of sections from Adam’s powers and power warping: "Importantly, Adam’s magic does not defy reality—it’s an affinity for seeing the underlying patterns already existing in reality.” And “The dreamlike horrors of Deerington are as real—often more real—to him than the mundane facade of the small town.” I’ve mostly played him experiencing / IC theorizing that different versions of Deerington (masked, unmasked, darkness, fog, blood) are parallel layers of the dream and that he can sometimes reach other versions (I had him able to easily reach back and forth between masked and unmasked during the masquerade since they were so closely parallel, but totally locked out during the darkness, because the darkness was so psychological and I decided to warp/dampen his powers significantly during the darkness because it seemed appropriate).

Given that general basis, can he feel regular Deerington right now? If so, can he interact with it (bringing through food or supplies)? If so, can he physically step through into regular Deerington (in order to get into his warded dorm room which he's otherwise locked out of because I specifically designed that spell so that the warded dorm room is always in "regular" Deerington)?

[sodder]

No. Considering that there is an entire event to "fix" Deerington, absolutely no one can access regular Deerington at this point in any way whatsoever.

Harren Hospital

[no_reload]

While I understand that the hospital is unlocked in general, though the 3rd floor is off-limits, Reaper had a discussion with Angela Ziegler about the records room and how it was inaccessible (even if she hasn't tried explosives; what a wimp).

I would like to know if Reaper, with his ability to turn into literal mist through wraith walking can get into the records room. Is the door sealed completely? Is the records room connected by a ventilation system that he can mist his way through air vents? Or is it sealed nice and tight from all directions and he will literally have to blow a hole in the wall to get in (he will, believe me. He's determined to lounge in that room).

[sodder]

The door is not sealed entirely and he would be able to access the records, but they are mostly useless. It seems like most of the papers have been completely worn through or rotted. There seems to be no information available.

There are also vents that connect to the room that he could use!

[no_reload]

Excellent. Would he be able to access all the floors of the Hospital (including the third) through the air ducts?

Also, should I wait until the event of November is over for him to have a go at doing the records room and beyond?

[sodder]

We are sorry for the delay in this question!

He would be able to access all the floors of the hospital through the air ducts, yes!

Yes, you would have had to wait for the event of November to end anyway since the locations will still mostly be down until the December event, so it would be wisest to wait until then!

[nakedsingularity]

Hi, modlings!!

I had a couple questions about this month’s event. Is the dollhouse effect still going to be in place as we roll over into the first few days of Dec? And on that note, will the campsite still exist as an accessible location afterward? I ask the latter since I have a character who might try to stay and/or live there if it’s still going to be there. .___.

[sodder]

It will partially be in effect during the first few days of December. Players may explore this on a case by case basis. It will be like some parts of the town have returned to normal whereas other parts have not, so if you want your character to be able to return home they can technically do so though the transition will be more thoroughly explored in the December event.

The campsite will exist as an accessible location afterwards though it will not be on the official housing page, but characters can choose to stay there afterwards if they choose.

[nakedsingularity]

Ooh, this is really handy to know for scheduling some personal plots I was contemplating, ty, ty. ♥