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Announcement: Game closure

Hello, everyone. I'm sure many of you expected this sort of announcement, given how long it's been. This isn't the easiest thing to admit, and it regards a decision that we didn't make easily, but given the amount of time, we decided it was high time to make it.

Raise the Earth is unfortunately closing down. We spoke last month about transforming it into a moderated musebox, but unfortunately, after making that decision, we struggled with figuring out most of the changes that were necessary for that kind of shift in focus. Most notably, we couldn't figure out answers to the questions of where to take the plot, and how to scale it and reconcile it with the resources we did and didn't have. Even a musebox requires some kind of direction, and yet, here we are a month later still struggling to figure that direction out.

Not knowing how to continue, even with less exacting demands for activity, is not fair to all of you. As much as we regret having to close the game, we don't think we can continue things as they are in a way that satisfies what's necessary to keep a game going. We apologize for those of you who waited so long for a response from us on this matter, and would like to stress that we didn't come to this decision lightly.

To everyone who played here in the short time we were open, both new players and those who are veterans from Save the Earth, we would like to thank you. We've all made important and irreplaceable friends here and in our predecessor game, and we wouldn't trade any of that for the world. Wherever the future takes us, we'll still always have that. From the mod team to you, thank you so much, again, for making this memorable, and for being a great group of role-players.

To wherever and whenever we meet again,
- Raz, Ken, and Salsa

State of The Game

Hi, everyone. We mentioned before that were talking about ways to handle activity in Raise the Earth. We've come to a couple conclusions there, and addressing them will have a couple effects on the game as a whole, so this is going to be a bit long. We're aware some of you are fine with things the way they are, but going forward with what we've come up with should be good for the game as a whole.

Before we get into the meat of things, a brief announcement: Zalein has elected to step down as a moderator. She helped us with lists and formatting for the game; we're glad to have had her, and she has our thanks and well wishes. Two moderators is a little low for something like this, so in the interim, we're promoting Razorsaw the rest of the way to a proper moderator, bringing us back to three.

So, let's talk about the game. Yes, we know it's the holidays, and people are slow in general around this time. That's not really a big surprise, but some of what we've noticed started even before the season, a month or more ago. Our concerns are more generally about activity and trends, so bear with us for a bit.

( Cut for length )

Some parts of how we'll move forward with this aren't finalized yet; if you have any suggestions, ideas, or comments, feel free to share them in this post's comments, or message the mod journal or any of the mods. This was a little bit of a long announcement; we appreciate your patience, and we hope you'll stick with us as we work through this change.

November Activity Check - Update

Happy December, everyone! We previously announced that this month's activity check would be a check-in, owing to the season and a number of players having commitments outside the game. However, we're currently looking at ways to better adapt to player activity in the game, and this AC might not mean anything depending on that decision. In light of that, we've decided to waive this month's AC entirely instead. Everyone currently in the game passes. Hiatuses taken for November won't count.

Keep an ear to the ground for further updates, and keep on rocking!

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Media Post: Winter 2015

This is a media catch-all post! It will cover the period from when it goes up (late November) to the end of 2016 ICly (2015 OOCly). After that time, we'll make a new post for relevance, and we won't account for comments to this one anymore.

( Details under the cut. )

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Plot Post: November 20th, 2015

Hey, everyone! It's time for another plot post! First off, we apologize for this not being done sooner - we said in our last plot post that it'd be part one of two, but real life and various responsibilities got in the way. The rest of November is going to be pretty light, but let's cover what's going to happen!

As always, plot events in Raise the Earth generally aren't going to take care of themselves - even phenomena that come to an end will have fallout and lingering after-effects. Take to the streets, investigate, compare notes, and take action!

( Recent Events )
( Game News )

( Media/State of the World )

( Things Coming Soon )
( Things Coming Later )

Echo Opportunities

Encountering a monster gives a plot Echo, once per character.

Using a teleporter for the first time since July 25th gives a plot Echo, even to characters that already received such Echoes before that date.

Encountering Vermini or a Vermedi for the first time since July 25th will also provide one plot echo. Just as with the teleporter, this has now reset, and you will receive an echo from them even if you had before now.

As always, canon recurrences give matching Echoes. Note that these can stack with the upcoming plot echoes as well.

That's all we have! There's a space below to ask any questions, and to plot or sign up characters to speak in the upcoming event if you're so inclined. There is also a space for anyone to submit player plots they have cooking up, so if you have something you'd like to organize, you have a space to do so!

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(no subject)

Hello everyone, we wanted to make a quick announcement. Due to the number of players on hiatus (including several mods), the recent staff changeover, and the upcoming holiday in addition to the pressures of the retail season for some of players who work, we've elected to make November a check-in month in addition to December. This means that for the upcoming Activity Check, you need not submit proof of activity, but simply check in. We also apologize for the slowness recently on our part.

Additionally, this was announced several days ago, but we wanted to repeat it here for anyone who missed: Lexi has stepped down as a moderator. We'd like to thank her for her time and service to the game.

That's all for now! Please stay tuned for further announcements in the coming days.

+1 explosive blond

HELLO HELLO.

I'm new meat and I'm thrilled to be here!! My name is Rae and I am bringing in Mello from Death Note. Except now his name is Micah Kelly, and instead of blowing things up, he actually used to be a firefighter. No, really; his infopost is here.

I look forward to plotting exciting things with you all! I live in US Central time zone, I'm mostly around evenings and weekends, and I'm available on Plurk at ventose for all your plotting and/or friending needs. c:

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*activity results

Activity Check Results - October 2015

October's activity check has ended! Without further ado, here are the results:

Everyone passed! All journals presently in the game are accounted for and had sufficient activity.

That's all for this month's activity check. We'll see you again on December 1st for our next check. As a brief note, we'd like to announce that December's activity check - the one we'll collect in January - will just be a check-in; it's a holiday gift from the mod team to you (and therefore to ourselves). Don't worry about hiatuses or stress over getting comments together; enjoy the season and recharge for the new year! Remember, though, that's not for this month's check - it's the one after that! You still need your comments this month. Happy trails!

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Plot Update: November 7th, 2015 - Part 1

Hey everyone, it's time for... part of a plot post! We're still scheming and working some things out in response to recent happenings, but we thought that in this case, some expediency was prudent so the event still seemed timely and relevant. Without further ado, let's get to what's going to be going on!

( Things happening soon! )

( Things happening later! )

Special Note: Since the plot involves New Los Angeles, and Vermini and Vermedi are common there, we're reminding everyone of their presence and that they can, in fact, provide a plot echo!

Echo Opportunities:

Encountering a monster gives a plot Echo, once per character.

Using a teleporter for the first time since July 25th gives a plot Echo, even to characters that already received such Echoes before that date.

As always, canon recurrences give matching Echoes. Note that these can stack with the upcoming plot echoes as well.

A more comprehensive plot post addressing other upcoming things, and the fallout of recent events, will be coming soon as well. Please look forward to it!

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Activity Check: Reminder

Hello everyone. This is just a reminder that the activity check for Octobober 2015 is currently ongoing. Please make sure that you have your activity turned in by 11:59 PM, PST, November 7th. If you don't get it in, your characters will be removed from the game, and you'll have to apply for them again!

The following characters have yet to turn in activity:

( Read more... )

Please get your activity in before the deadline, everyone!

(no subject)

Hey everyone! We wanted to let everyone know that, due to realizing various factors with the mods' workload, we've decided to recruit some help covering the game's NPC characters.

In that vein, we'd like to announce that

razorsaw is coming on as an official helper, specifically assisting us in picking up the slack in that area!

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*activity check

Activity Check: October 2015

This is the activity check post for October, 2015. You have until 11:59 PM, PST, November 7th to submit your activity for each of your characters. If you don't get it in, your characters will be removed from the game, and you'll have to apply for them again! Read on for details.

( Requirements )

( Hiatuses )

( Strikes )

The following groups of characters don't need to submit activity this month, and will submit something else instead:
( Special circumstances )

These are the characters that have a strike this month, and must provide activity (or a valid hiatus) to stay in the game:
( Characters with strikes )

These are the characters we found a valid hiatus that applies this month for; if you have activity, feel free to post it, but if you're on this list, you only need to check in for the month:
( Characters with hiatuses )

Copy and paste the contents of these text boxes into a comment, replacing things in ALL CAPS and removing notes in parenthesis, and submit it here by November 7th, 11:59PM PST.

Player section:

Character section:

Character: [REINCARNATION] | <user name="JOURNAL"> - Please include all journals that apply to your character! Which means if you are using alternate journals for combo apps or doppelgangers, they should be noted here!
Info Post: <a href="LINK TO INFO POST">Link</a> (If your Echoes are somewhere other than in your info post, please provide a link to them IN your info post.)
HMD: <a href="LINK TO HMD">Link</a> (You are required to have a “how’s my driving” post of some kind, and comments must be enabled on it. All of the other settings are up to you, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be in the character’s journal.)
Threads: <a href="THREAD 1">Thread with A</a> | <a href="THREAD 2">Thread with B</a> (To clear the activity check, submit at least two threads, each at least two comments long, to have a total of ten or more comments. The full rules on what you can use are in the activity check post. There’s no bonus for submitting more than what you need. Comment counts are appreciated, but optional. Please make sure your links work before you turn your AC in! It saves us time and you having to go digging for threads again. If you want to take a strike, replace your thread links with a note that you’re doing so.)
Notes: (Anything else we should know this month?)

Better keep the fire extinguisher handy...

Hey guys, Airdra here--told you I'd be back! I'm bringing not one, but two characters this go-round. I've got Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond (who I'll be playing at

actingstormThe Flash, here because together they fuse into one guy--the metahuman known as Firestorm.

Here, because I couldn't resist, they're father and son, just to make their eventual fusion difficulties that much more terrible. (I mean, would you really want to suddenly be sharing your body with your son or dad? Awkward.) Martin's a university professor in Gateway City, and Ronnie is quarterback for the Gateway City Guardians ~~because that is the least stupid football team name I could think of~~.

If anyone wants to get up to any plotting with them, I'm on Plurk at

Airdra, and I should have an intro post of some sort up for them later tonight!

Plot Update: October 16th, 2015

Hey, everyone! It's time for another plot post! The second Echo Incursion event has come and gone, and while various actions have been made against Thunder Corp, certain details still remain in the shadows.

As always, plot events in Raise the Earth generally aren't going to take care of themselves - even phenomena that come to an end will have fallout and lingering after-effects. Take to the streets, investigate, compare notes, and take action!

( Recent Events )
( Game News )
( Things Coming Soon )
( Things Coming Later )

Echo Opportunities

Using a teleporter for the first time since July 25th gives a plot Echo, even to characters that already received such Echoes before that date.

As always, canon recurrences give matching Echoes. Note that these can stack with the upcoming plot echoes as well.

That's all we have! There's a space below to ask any questions, and to plot or sign up characters to speak in the upcoming event if you're so inclined. We've also added a space for anyone to submit player plots they have cooking up, so if you have something you'd like to organize, you now have a space to do so!

-1 Birdman

Hey, guys. Airdra here, and this shouldn't come as a big surprise to anyone, but I'm dropping Torin. I've had a lot of fun here with him and with you all, but I'm becoming a little burned out on playing him. With this in mind, he's going to be relocating to a remote tropical location to watch over his dinosaurs from that Echo Incursion.

But don't think you're rid of me just yet--I've got a couple of apps in the pipeline and just need to make some icons, do some canon review, and all that fun stuff. I'll be back here in one form or another eventually. Thanks for everything! Y'all have been great.

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Activity Check Results - September 2015

This month was our first check-in, so if you provided activity or claimed a strike, you passed.

These journal(s) didn't provide enough activity to the activity check, and need to provide activity next month if they do not wish to be swept: ( Strikes )

In the case of anyone idling out, we decided that since we were a bit late on posting an activity check reminder, and everyone got in close to the due time in general, no one will be swept this month.

That's it for activity for this month! We'll see you on November 1st for our next activity check.

+1 brawler and lizard

SUP. Ken here. Here with my third (+1) character!

Reincarnated from Masaru Daimon & Agumon of Digimon Savers comes Mamoru Daigo... and... ah... Agumon!

Mamoru's from Japan, but lost quite a bit during the alien invasion. He's in America searching for... something, which rather than repeat myself you can get a better handle on from his application history :'D

Regardless, he's a fighty dude who can punch things real damned good, with a growing dinosaur sidekick. Been sitting on him for a long time, so I can't wait to give him a spin!

+1 purikyua

Hey everyone, it's Raz with his fourth character, and guess what? This game finally got a pink Precure!

That's right. Say hello to Molly Anderson, the reincarnation of Mana Aida from Dokidoki! Precure. However, Molly is distinct from Mana in a lot of ways, so if you're familiar with her, be prepared to expect some differences.

Her intro will be coming soon, and she has an IC contact here.

Journal change!

In my neverending search for new and more entertaining username puns, Summer's journal has moved from cuttoimperfection to this one! Just wanted to make sure nobody is surprised when tags roll in.

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Activity Check: September 2015

This is the activity check post for September, 2015. You have until 11:59 PM, PST, October 7th to submit your activity for each of your characters. If you don't get it in, your characters will be removed from the game, and you'll have to apply for them again! Read on for details.

( Requirements )

( Hiatuses )

( Strikes )

The following groups of characters don't need to submit activity this month, and will submit something else instead:
( Special circumstances )

These are the characters that have a strike this month, and must provide activity (or a valid hiatus) to stay in the game:
( Characters with strikes )

These are the characters we found a valid hiatus that applies this month for; if you have activity, feel free to post it, but if you're on this list, you only need to check in for the month:
( Characters with hiatuses )

Copy and paste the contents of these text boxes into a comment, replacing things in ALL CAPS and removing notes in parenthesis, and submit it here by October 7th, 11:59PM PST.

Player section:

Character section: