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BASIC INFORMATION

Premise ~ Rules ~ FAQ ~ Gameplay

Monthly Information ~ Story So Far ~ Mission Guide

PLAYERS AND CHARACTERS

Taken ~ Reservations ~ Applications

Hiatus ~ Drop ~ Player Contact ~ Permissions Directory

IN GAME

Setting ~ ICP Information ~ SCA Information ~ Recipes ~ Passenger Roster

On Board Shop ~ Voting Pool ~ Character Initiatives ~ Pets and Companions

CARRIAGE INFORMATION

Sleeper Cabins ~ Hire Carriage

Cinema ~ Games ~ Library

ADMINISTRATIVE

Calendar ~ Character Shenanigans ~ Player Plot Organisation ~ Deaths

Mod Contact ~ NPC Handlers

BOARDS

Logs | Network | Worlds | OOC

APPLYING: Who/what can be apped, CRAUs, ratings, cast caps, etc.
CHARACTER SPECIFICS: Power nerfing, diets, disabilities, etc.
ITEMS: Items characters can come in with, obtain, limitations.
HIATUS, AC, REWARDS: Rules, posting for others, how everything works
MISSION, TEAMS, EVENTS: How mission works, teams,
GAME MECHANICS AND MISC: IC:OOC time, life on the train, items of importance, language and accessibility (electronic, spiritual), etc.

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Hire Carriage

HIRE CARRIAGES

This carriage is a double carriage with a staircase at each end. Both floors have a corridor running down the left-hand side. On each floor, there are three doors to the right; the bottom floor has glass doors, whereas upstairs has sliding sleeper carriage doors.

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Permissions Masterlist

While general roleplay permissions posts are accessible via the Taken page, some characters have skills, history, or other aspects to them that require further permission.

Please take time to check through these permissions posts for anything that might be relevant to your characters, and fill out those posts.

~ TELEPATHY/PSYCHICS (For characters that are able to read minds or otherwise affect them)
~ SPECIAL SENSES (For characters who can perceive unusual things)
~ TECHNOLOGY (For characters with powers or skill in hacking or otherwise accessing technology)
~ VILLAINY (For characters likely to attack or otherwise negatively affect other characters)
~ POSSESSION (For characters able to inhabit or control other characters)
~ THEFT (For characters who might try to steal from others)
~ HEALING/ALTERATION (For characters who have abilities that could heal or change another character and may do it without IC permission)
~ PHOBIA/SENSITIVE TOPICS (For characters who may trigger IC or OOC phobias either by actions or existence, or have a focus on topics or themes that may be sensitive and require warnings)
~ SPOILERS (For characters from recently-released or recent parts of canons that may need to avoid giving spoilers for those canons)

Please post a link to your character's permissions post to the relevant toplevel category. If a relevant toplevel doesn't exist, you can comment to request one, or contact a mod via mod contact or #heymods on Discord to have one added.

If your permissions post falls into multiple categories, feel free to link it in all relevant toplevels with a note that it has been crossposted.

The Story So Far...

Here is a round up post for the broad strokes of plot and developments that have happened so far as well as some links for further reading for those interested in the overall meta plot! If you are brand new or this all looks very confusing don't worry! You do not in any way need to know any of this to play the game, this page is for those who are interested in getting their teeth into the mystery behind the Voidtrecker Express and the characters being onboard!

Timeline

Chapter One: A Whole New Void

Apple "A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles."

~ The first ten characters boarded the train!
~ On day 7 they received their first mission. [To Climb | Briefing | Info] This took place on Hub world #5739 aka Ciyesia.
~ They received a medical carriage and new passengers. The first passenger leaves the train.
~ On day 24 the void engines failed and the Voidtrecker Express found itself in space with no gravity. [Expulsion | OOC]
~ On day 25 the first train poll asking 'what will make you happy' appeared. The passengers voted 'Games'.

Bassoon “The journey not the arrival matters.”

~ The train gets a games carriage and new passengers.
~ Characters who usually can see the future received strange visions of a strange world.
~ Day 7 saw them sent on their first real mission. [A City Falls | Brief | OOC] This took part on Planet #25768. Notably in this mission Blue and Red team had to rely on the SCA evacuation to get them out of the blast that stopped the goblin hoard.
~ On day 25 inspectors board the train. [Tickets Please | OOC] These creepy inspectors spoke of a Void ministry, inter-dimensional law and Void travel agencies. They claimed the passengers should had void travel training and that if they believed they had been kidnapped they should file a report. Curufin and Reigen did so, finding themselves in a white room where they filed a report before being returned to the luggage carriage of the train. The inspectors also mentioned the possibility of a void sickness being the reason passengers couldn't remember their training.
~ The next day a message explaining that the overwhelming fear and heightened sound of void music during the inspection had been to do with void particles entering the train.

Catfish "It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end."

~ The rock garden carriage is added.
~ On day eight, a couple of days after some prophetic dreams another mission started. [Race Against Time | Brief | OOC] This took part on World #16125. The scientists there had called for help from the void to help evacuate a dying world.
~ On day 24 the train arrived on world #9126110, they discovered the rock garden's roof could open and enjoyed some snowy winter fun. [Message | Winter Wonderland]

Chapter Two: Unravelling History

Domino "Life was made for good friends and great adventures."

~ The feedback post appears on the ICP.
~ Day five brought a new mission. [Let it Snow | Brief | OOC] This took part on World #58291. During this mission, when Blue team was plunged into darkness a flashlight appeared on their SCA.
~ A poll appeared on the network asking if passengers could swim.
~ When new passengers arrived a countdown timer was added to the SCA.
~ On day twenty, strange debris hits the window in the games carriage and passengers fall into a strange sleep that lasts the whole day and results in shared dreams. [Breach]. Just before they woke many passengers experienced the same, terrible dream.

Egret "Great things never came from comfort zones."

~ The garden carriage is added!
~ The Voidtrecker went on a mission to system #7212108. [Screw Your Courage to the Sticking Place | Brief | OOC] Notably the people here stated they did not request void help but allowed the Voidtreckers to help once they read the name of the train.
~ During this mission a passenger (Joscelin Fitzthomas) died and returned to the train the next day, voidtreckers learned that death was not permanent.
~ A train log appeared on the ICP.
~ Later in the month passengers who normally have mission-related prophetic dreams had the same strange dream of shapes in the sky as passengers had seen during the breach.
~ On day 25 there was an unusual second mission. [Abort: Part One | OOC]. This took place on World#27462947582. Five hours into their mission strange shapes arrived in the sky and all passengers were pulled back to the train. [Abort part two]

Fiddlesticks “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”

~ The dining and kitchen carriages were enlarged and the cinema carriage was added to the train.
~ On day five the voidtreckers arrived in Planet #7625000129523. [Under the Sea | Brief | OOC] During this mission their SCA's activated a comms device when the teams needed to work together to figure out a ritual.
~ The training gym was added to the train.
~ On day twenty two a message was received on the ICP's. Soon after the ICP's shut down, as did the translation capabilities on the train. [Error 4639]
~ The next day when the ICPs returned there was something new!
~ An information piece on voidsickness appeared on the ICP as well as a poll.

Grasshopper "Find the journey's end in every step."

~ The music carriage was added to the train.
~ On day five passengers arrived in System #789327772 [Deep Dweller | Brief | OOC]
~ The medical and quiet coaches become double carriages.
~ On day twenty three passengers visited World #2554098133741 for a three day holiday. [Healing Waters | OOC]
~ During this holiday passengers found themselves sharing memories with each other before facing each other in a cave to discuss what they had seen. Three of the passengers (Enna, Nita and Minako) found themselves together and seeing another set of memories as well as each others. [Mysterious memories | IC information sharing]

Horseshoe "Friendship is the comfort of knowing that even if you feel alone, you aren’t."

~ The library carriage was added to the train.
~ On day 6 passengers arrived in World # 5382110341. [Adventure On | OOC]
~ An armoury carriage was added to the train.
~ MT refused to board the train and woke up in the luggage carriage, teaching that refusing to board the train results in death.
~ On day 20 the train entered a void storm. [IC information | Echoes in a Void | OOC]

Imagination "We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."

~ A spa was added to the train.
~ On day seven passengers arrived on System #6416. [Not with a Bang | OOC]
~ On day nine, five Voidtreckers (Curufin, Kaiba, Koumyou, Roland and Reno) found their SCA's picking up a distress call. They met a downed pilot called Halo. After the mission they were able to access a message on her SCA.
~ A triage carriage was added to the train.
~ On day Twenty One passengers were given the opportunity to ask three questions each of the train. [Questions Three]
~ On day Twenty Five passengers visited the Winter Faire on World#5562102022. [OOC | IC]

Chapter Three: Chaos in the Void

Jelly "No-one is useless in these worlds who lightens the burdens of another."

~ On day Six passengers arrived in System #2207385. [Fierce New World | OOC | Ongoing]
~ On day Twenty Two a strange event occurred that caused some passengers to become young once more. [Make the Clock Reverse | OOC

Kazoo "A journey well shared is a journey well enjoyed."

~ On day six passengers arrived in System #86525656412355. [The Will to Fight | OOC | Puzzlesolving]
~ Whilst on this world passengers encountered a small droid and later on a void traveller.
~ On day Twenty One the train made an Announcement
~ Passengers then arrived on World #398050. [The Endless River]

Llama "With every falling apart, there is a coming together."

~ On day five passengers arrived in System #93426194992. [What their Eyes See | OOC | Ongoing | Finale]
~ Anan and Chiff made another appearance. [Initial | Comms | Rooftop | Conclusion]
~ On day 22 the Voidtreckers visited another void nexus. This time to visit a religious order who could teach them something about bolstering themselves against the effects of the void and of illusion magic. [Let's Get Down to Business | OOC Information]
~ Another poll appeared on the ICP

Merriment "Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something"

~ A lab carriage was added to the train.
~ On day 6 the train announced a mission to a system that did not have a system number, nor was there much information about it all. As the train drew close something happened that made the voidtreckers come to on the world, fully believing they had always been citizens there. They weren't the only one, they learned that everyone here was from different worlds and some of them were very familliar. [So Familiar a Gleam | OOC Start | OOC Ongoing]
~ Anan, Chiff and their small crew had also been caught up in the world and Chiff managed to send out a message for a meeting.
~ With Anan and her crews help the Voidtreckers managed to evacuate everyone who wasn't tethered to a voidcraft, talk the chaos entity down and seal the world off from the void. It was a success and everyone escaped the world.
~ This whole situation led to some strange affects.

Interlude

~ On day 22 the train announced that the Voidtreckers were in need of a rest. They travelled to system #5562102024 to Aquafir holiday park. [Rest and Relaxation | OOC Information]

Nebula "Make new friends, but don’t forget the old, One is silver, the other is gold."

~ On day six Voidtreckers travelled to System #222904810412112 to a world of floating islands. [Wings of Wonder | OOC Start | Power Information | OOC Ongoing]

Chapter Four: Meeting the Ministry

~ On day Fourteen the train shared some Logs
~ On Day twenty one Voidtreckers were surprised to find themselves going on a second mission in the month of Nebula to system #903849 [Enemy Unknown | OOC Information]
~ It turned out this mission was a false one, designed by the ministry in order for the inspectors to question some of the voidtreckers

Orchestra "Don't be afraid to take big steps. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps".

~ On Day Seven the Voidtrecker Express encountered a Void Storm [Brace the Storm | OOC Info]
~ On Day Fourteen the train attempted to answer some questions.
~ On Day Eighteen the train relayed a message from Anan
~ Voidtreckers went to visit Anan on the planet of Osiga in system #78961112094711. [The Waking of Neran | Comms | OOC Info]
~ Whilst there they had the opportunity to speak to a ministry representative named Tan-Nank. A few days after the voidtreckers left they received some further Reading Material from them.

Poi "If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your own path".

~ The shop gained another section called the Voting pool where passengers could put votes into carriages and upgrades that they wanted.
~ On day five there was a message from a member of the ministry. The ministry had decided that the voidtreckers should be allowed to continue but also brought closer to the ministry, as they had concern for their tethers. It asked that if the voidtreckers agreed they should go to system #281992471 to take part in a larger centralised mission.
~ On day eight voidtreckers arrived in system #281992471. [Fissures of Time | OOC]
~ Some of the changes passengers voted for were implemented such as scaffolding in the greenhouse carriage, weather in the gardens, fancy sheets and candy dropping onto their bed each morning.
~ An art carriage was added to the train.
~ Some of the passengers who had spoken to the ministry and asked about their worlds got updates.
~ On Poi 21 the train announced that it would be letting passengers return home if they wished. However things did not go to plan. [No Place Like Home Train | On their Worlds | OOC]
~ On day 26 the Voidtrecker Express finally communicated with the passengers and told them how to anchor those lost in their worlds back to the train. [No Place Like Home Return | OOC]
~ In the exhaustion that hit passengers afterwards some experienced a dream.
~ The train made an announcement thanking voidtreckers for their efforts.

Quicksand "I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light."

~ Some more changes voted on by passengers included documentaries in the cinema, first aid kits for every voidtrecker and regular supplies of meat.
~ On day seven passengers received a message from a commander Orlaith of the ministry explaining that the trains attempts at sending them home had caused ripples in the void that had become a problem. She asked them to go to system #5739 to help. [Swirling Consequences | OOC]

Chapter Five: Scrambling Onwards

~ The Stables and Kennels carriage was added to the train, passengers were given the option of buying large animals in the shop.
~ On Day 24 the train was given notice of a catastrophe mission that bore similarities to other incidents with the mysterious world eaters. The world in question was #78961112094711- a system they had visited previous and home of their ally Anan. [Crashing Down | OOC | Comms | Conclusion]
~ A group of passengers began trying to search the train systems, looking for information on its past and trying to unlock the missing memories.

Rabbit "When we forget old friends, it is a sign we have forgotten ourselves."

~ Research continued and eventually the passengers found some Information
~ In an attempt to assist in the finding of memories the train returned the crew to system #2554098133741, island of Jema'grethy where passengers shared memories and hunted for the missing fragments that the train had forgotten. [12 of Beetroot | Memory Cave | OOC]
~ The passengers voted for a Dance Studio.
~ On day 22 the passengers were taken to a void base- one of the places that was housing the refugees from system #78961112094711. Here they took part in experiments, research and continued their attempts to unlock the memories of the train. [In Pursuit of Knowledge | Network | OOC]
~ They also began efforts to reach out to departed voidtreckers to draw them back.
~ Finally the pieces clicked together and they were able to view the trains missing memory. [OOC Explainer]

Symphony "“Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place..""

~ On day 5 of Symphony voidtreckers received a missive.
~ On day 8 they were called to a catastrophe mission which happened to be on one of the systems the ministry had been investigating. [You are Not Alone | OOC]
~ During this mission they found some scientists who had lost their void craft and returned them to the void hub.
~ They returned to the Void Hub to share their information and take part in more research. They had made some progress on tethers and could loop voidtrecker tethers to the base itself.
~ On day twenty five of the month of Symphony they were called by Till, the head scientist who told them they had discovered a permanent void storm. The voidtreckers were asked to investigate.[Into the Unknown | OOC]
~ In the centre of the storm they found a rift, where the shapes were entering and exiting the void. The train escaped but not without damage to both the inside and outside of the train.
~ The ministry gifted them a crystal which would help in their efforts to reach out. They also announced that they had found a way to block the train from grabbing anyone new, but they gave the voidtreckers the chance to try and pull back any of their lost comrades first.

Endgame: Doing the Impossible

Tribulation "Trains are safe in stations, but that's not what trains are for."

~ They successfully brought more of their fellow voidtreckers back to the train.
~ After a few days catching up on the train they returned to the void hub where the ministry outlined their plan for dealing with the shapes. [Fighting Headstrong in our Final Hour | OOC]

Other Information

The Library holds a lot of books with more being added to every day. Here are some of the ones you may wish to glance at that explain a little more about the void and voidtravelling for those who want to dive deeper into the lore of the wider multiverse.

On Board Shop

Scattered through the train in the small entrance areas there are screens set into the wall with a slot for a ticket and a vending machine style collection point.

The screen directs characters to insert their ticket. The amount of points available will show on the screen followed by a list of options.

~ Snacks (3 Points)
~ Entertainment- Random (5 Points)
~ Entertainment- Specific (8 Points)
~ Merchandise (10 Points)
~ Alcohol and Tobacco (12 Points)
~ Non Uniform Clothes- Random (15 Points)
~ Meal for Four (20 Points)
~ Small Item (25 Points)
~ Small Animal (30 Points)
~ Item (45 Points)
~ Ammunition (50 Points)
~ Non Uniform Clothes (60 Points)
~ Weapon (80 Points)
~ Medium Animal (100 Points)
~ Large Item (150 Points)
~ Large Animal (180 Points)

To use the shop reply under the top level for the category you want to buy.

Library

LIBRARY

This a double carriage. On the bottom floor there is a corridor running along one side, with a door to enter the carriage itself in the middle of the corridor. Up the stairs on either end of the carriage, the space is open, relatively.

Downstairs appears similar to a public library. The walls are painted brightly and lined with shelves, most of which are empty. Labels indicate that fiction books should be stored here. The wall facing the door is alternating windows looking out into the Void, and posters that seem to be large, blown-up book covers for the more popular fiction books in the train.

Four tables with linked chairs are spaced throughout the car, each one painted one of the team colours, and beanbag chairs similar to those found in the Games carriage can also be seen scattered in a pile in one corner.

A little wooden train with shelves built into it winds its way through the tables, its shelves filled with all of the previously-purchased Merry Little Void Train literature and the first book of several of the encountered but unpurchased MLVT series, including several colouring books. There's room on its shelves for far more than it currently contains. Kheli the rabbit is painted leaning out of the engine window, waving.

Along the far wall to the right are two scanning machines, which can do the following: register new books - as a helpful tutorial on the screen will inform you; provide summaries of books if given a specific title; or check books out if presented with a valid ticket. Passengers can have up to eight books checked out at a time; if someone walks out of the carriage carrying a book not checked out by them, the ICP speakers in that carriage will beep obnoxiously for ten seconds.

Upstairs resembles an academic library. The wall next to the stairs is a similar bank of windows as downstairs, although lacking the colourful posters, instead dotted with landscape paintings of previously visited worlds and unknown worlds both. Rows of shelves divide the space into six smaller workspaces, each with a single-person desk with lamp and bookstand and another window above, bracketed by shelves on either side. The bookshelves muffle sound, creating semi-private spaces around each desk.

The shelves are empty, with labels on each shelf indicating that non-fiction books belong up here.

We will not OOCly be tracking books being checked in and out. If a book is not being returned, please reply to that book's comment to let people know that it isn't available.

Please comment below with any books your character is registering with the library computers, using the following form, to either the fiction or non-fiction top level and under the correct genre or subsection with the book's title as the subject header:

BOOK SEARCHES ~ FICTION ~ NON-FICTION
FICTION: Merry Little Voidtrain ~ Action/Adventure ~ Crime ~ War/Epic ~ Drama/Slice Of Life ~ Horror
NON-FICTION: Void ~ Historical/Travel ~ Educational ~ Entertainment ~ Arts/Sports ~ Philosophy/Religion ~ Health
OTHER: Recipes ~ Passenger Documents

Memory Shares

An archive of the memories used in the Healing Waters Event.

Please note the content warnings at the top of each set of memories!

Pets and Companions

Animals, familiars and other NPC creatures can be either brought along with a character's arrival, or purchased from the On-Board Shop. This page is to help everyone keep track of who owns what, where. Click the creature's name to see the full information posted by the owner's player.

Animal Rules
As of July 2021

Small (30)
These are small domestic animals, such as mice, rabbits, ferrets, geckos, birds such as parakeets or pigeons, turtles and fish. Some miniature dogs and cats can be purchased here, but they would be handbag pets - munchkins and chihuahuas. The rule of thumb for small animal purchases is that they should be able to live comfortably in a cage or tank.

Medium (100)
These are the more generic domestic pet animals. Cats, small or medium-sized dogs, badgers, foxes, monkeys. Miniature goats and deer, large birds such as eagles or vultures. The rule of thumb for medium animal purchases is that they should be a manageable pet size. An adult human should be able to lift and handle them without difficulty. Animals may be larger in height or length than the examples given, provided they are not bulky and cannot be mounts.

If an animal is capable of evolving or transforming into a larger animal, the catalyst for this transformation will cost the difference between the animal's current and new size category. A creature's adult size is what is considered for purchase categories.

We cannot give specific sizes for Pokemon due to the inconsistencies in source - anime, game etc, so the rules of thumb should be applied in good faith. The important thing is to ensure that you keep the size of your fictional animals consistent in play.

Starter companions, which take up the character's starting item slot, are an exception, and can be any size of creature provided they are not large enough and/or sturdy enough to be a mount.

Summoned creatures are not affected by these rules provided their summoning is for a limited duration.

• Amar

- Wooloo, owned by Katsuya Jonouchi

• Bambosh the Brave

- Higgledy, owned by Roland Crane

• Cait Sith

- cat creature, owned by Najaran

• Decoy

- Culdcept Card, owned by Najaran

• Eidolon

- small monster, owned by Najaran

• Gargoyle

- sentient suit of armour, owned by Najaran

• Gremlin

- a gremlin, owned by Najaran

• Goligan

- man-headed cane, owned by Najaran

• Gyōkō

- jerboa, owned by Taiki

• Hibber-Gibber the Hopeful (Gibbs or Gibbers)

- Higgledy, owned by Tidus

• Kaseri

- galaran ponyta, owned by Katsuya Jonouchi

• Knight

- sentient suit of armour, owned by Najaran

• Lady Wiggles

- demonic cat, owned by Koumyou Sanzo

• Lili

- large Flemish Giant rabbit, owned by Jiang Cheng

• Link Jr.

- Pokemon - Minccino, owned by Allen Walker

• Little Rabbit

- white rabbit, owned by Lan WangJi

• Little Rabbit

- white rabbit, owned by Lan WangJi

• Mort

- Chthonic Companion plush mouse, owned by Thanatos

• Orion

- espurr, owned by Senku Ishigami

• Sir Beepers

- companion drone, owned by Devero

• Snapper

- applin, owned by Seto Kaiba

• Thunderbeak

- dinosaur dragon, owned by Najaran

• Timcampy

- Golem, owned by Allen Walker

• Unnamed

- Hedgehog, owned by Little One

Please fill out the following form to register your companion:

Owner: Cabin: Name: Type: (familiar, animal, pokemon, etc; the name of its species.) Description: (physical appearance, size etc. Link to an image if preferred) Behaviour: (will they approach people? Are they friendly? Do they have magical abilities?) Location: (where do they live? A crate in the cabin, free-roaming, an enclosure?) Permissions: (what is acceptable for other players to assume with this animal? Can it be petted/carried around etc without the owner being present?)

Player Plot Calendar

Here is the place for scheduling player-driven events!

If you are planning a gathering- be that a party, a meeting or another big, noticeable event that you plan to be a big mingle post then please fill out the following form. These do not need mod approval but we would like them on the calendar so people can check when things are happening and what is going on that they might want their characters to join in on!

If you are planning a plot that is more serious and will effect a large number of passengers or large parts of the train please fill in the following form. These events do need mod approval. We know that sometimes such things come quickly from IC situations but try and give us some notice so people can be informed ooc and have time to plan and that we can make sure that safeguards such as opt outs are all in place!

Alternatively if you have an idea for a big player plot that would warrant an event let us know here what you have in mind and we will work with you to make your dream a reality!

Character Initiatives

CHARACTER INITIATIVES

As happens when you put a bunch of people on a train, there are levels of organisation, attempts to give out information and other player-led things.

Here is a listing of them. If your character is doing something for the train as a whole (welcome leaflets, attempts at organisations, etc), then post here so they can be added! For groups, please give an IC contact so people know who to reach out to if they want to get involved.

ORGANISATIONS

~ Fight Club: While not a real club, it's a collection of individuals who host training sessions to train characters skills in fighting. A Fight Club' log is occasionally put up for such activities. Those offering lessons can be found here.

~ White Squad: A group formed by Spider (Kumoko) from the premise of Yuffie Kisaragi's Black Squad, White Squad are individuals who wear white armbands that denote that they carry medical supplies, have healing abilities, are doctors or otherwise trained in medicine.

~ Communal Mission Supplies: These are supplies being collected with an inventory list compiled in the armoury carriage. This includes equipment both mystical and mundane, medical supplies, food and drink, and boosting consumables. (IC contact: Tidus and Leia Organa)

TEAM BASED ORGANISATION

~ Purple Team Overview: An IC/OOC available pamphlet on the usual tasks of Purple Team, and the available roles to take on during missions. People are free to help in whatever way they like. (Contact: Hera Syndulla, Tidus, Inigo)

~ Purple Team Inventory: Supplies always available during missions (Contact: Trunks and Cassie Cage)

~ Blue Team Survey: A survey for Blue Team-interested parties to fill out (Contact: Lan Wangji)

~ Red team: Is very loosely ran, Thanatos and Elidibus make sure everyone has healing items and are around to help with questions but don't try and give instructions or orders. (Contact: Thanatos)

PUBLICATIONS

~ Eva's Welcome Leaflet (Contact: Eva Iden'no)
~ Lightning's Mission Guide (Outdated)
~ List of Medicine and Medical Supplies - kept in the Medical carriage.
~ Medical Skills Tracker (Contact: Dani)

SERVICES

~ There is a desktop computer set up in the standard coach. It has a simple operating system with a writing program, a basic drawing program (think like paint), a program for spreadsheets and a solitaire game. It doesn't have any access to any Internet or to the ICP but will be able to connect to the printer. It also has a plug in webcam.

~ There is a printer set up in the standard coach for those who wish to print things. They will need to have a device that they can type on and print from, like the desktop computer. There is also a digital photo printer.

~ There is an Earth 3D Printer and a Kree 3D printer in the standard carriage.

~ For a more comprehensive list of everything people are offering in regards to training and services, please look here.

~ A Bounty Board was set up by Mami Tomoe for passengers to request items they would like from the on-board point shop, in the event that they don't have enough points, and in the hopes that someone who does will help them out.

FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT

~ In the cinema there is a table-top popcorn machine. Bags of kernels appear in the luggage carriage to refill it. (IC Contact: Romeo)

OOC INFORMATION MEMES

~ Common Knowledge and Rumours.
~ Home decorating and vandalism.

Cinema

CINEMA

This carriage is as tall as a double carriage, but has only the one floor. Instead, it features sloped seating. To enter the carriage from the sleeper carriage side, you must first go upstairs. You enter at the top of the carriage, in the centre aisle, with paired seating sloping downwards on either side. On the opposite wall there is a large screen and there is a door to the left of the screen once you get to ground level, to allow you into the next carriage.

There are some spider web hammocks at the back, allowing for lounging without being too in the way of viewing.

On the right of the screen there is an ICP and in this carriage it has a catalogue of films and TV series. There are hundreds to choose from.

Given the variety of footage available, you can decide what you want your characters to watch. Bear in mind, nothing is going to be quite what they know from home. Actors will be different (many won't be human). They might find a couple of familiar films, but most will be different, new and somewhat strange. Beware the fourth wall! Use your common sense; a good rule of thumb is the more likely characters from a film are to be in roleplay, the less the film in the cinema can be anything like the original.

So for example, whilst there are no doubt many superhero films in the catalogue, any featuring existing superheroes will not be. Broad story themes can be similar, but make your own superheroes up! Likewise there may be a space opera, it might even have laser swords, but that is as close to Star Wars as it will get.

Films that are very unlikely to have characters showing up can be shown a bit more true to themselves. There is also the option of course to make a completely new film up!

For the most part, you can just go with whatever, but if you have a great idea or want to share a film that you've thought of, feel free to post story/plot ideas here.

Starting from the month of Quicksand (March 2022), documentaries are available. These are an eclectic mix, from sports documentaries to 'how it works' pieces on different technology, to histories of random worlds. There is a little on the void - on the history and basics of void travel, and you can assume if there is a book in the library about a subject, they can find a documentary about it! There is nothing about the Voidtrecker's homeworld, or the Voidtrecker Express itself.

Here are some examples to start you off:

MOVIE EXAMPLES: (Click to show)

Sing Cat Sing!

An animated film about cats flying fighter jets and engaging in epic karaoke battles. The songs are annoyingly catchy and there are even dance moves to copy! The plot is a bit... non-existent. But it is a lot of fun.

Silence Without

A high-tension horror film about the final hours of a doomed space station. Three friends desperately try to escape their fate as systems fail and the hostile realities of space set in.

Tilt of an Eye

A period drama, silent and in black and white. Very pretentious, clearly won a lot of whatever its origin world's version of Oscars were. It tells the story of forbidden love between two members of warring factions of a psionic insect species.

Merry Little Voidtrain

The adventures of everyone's favourite green and magenta train and her best friend Kheli the rabbit! This bright children's cartoon runs for 26 seasons and has five feature length films. Kheli and her voidtrain travel the multiverse to help people and make new friends. All the people on all the worlds are animals. It is the type of children's cartoon that is very watchable by adults, it has strong but simple plot lines and its messaging is clear without being hammered home. Be kind, have adventures and do small things to make the worlds better. It does however have an incredibly annoying and catchy theme song, which cannot be skipped.

Star Hunter

A well-written series about a detective who chases criminals through the multiverse. Lydi is a detective who started off a simple space cop, until one case changed things. Soon she is world hopping, trying to solve the case of her life.

Bees on a Train

Despite the spoofy name, this is a disaster horror film. Set on a world that seems to have a mix of different human and nonhuman people, it is set on a regular land train travelling across a vast country.

Unfortunately for everyone, one of the passengers is a smuggler and is transporting a hive of Zanti bees he has brought in from off-planet. Zanti bees are a rare and endangered species from a far distant planet. They are a protected species and their honey is said to be fit for gods. They are also extremely deadly.

The bees get loose, chaos ensues. The train is sealed to prevent the bees escaping. The film cuts between the passengers, trying to fend off and hide from a swarm of bees on a train that refuses to stop, and an emergency meeting between decision makers trying to solve the problem.

Do they allow a train full of people to die? Do they risk harming a protected species of bees? Do they allow the bees out into the world? Can they be contained?

Meanwhile a train-load of people are being hunted by eighty thousand bees.

Safety Control Apparatus

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Games

VR GAMES

The upper carriage of the games carriages has an area sectioned off for virtual reality games. It has its own ICP, and four headsets and controllers to play them on. The available games are as follows:

Knight Quest: A game that can either be played on single adventure mode or with the other three headsets in a campaign mode. It is a typical fantasy rpg about a young hero who is searching for a magical item to save the world. The story is simple but fun and engaging. The hero has a sword and shield and fighting in this game requires some physical skill, but practice makes perfect!

Space Racer: A multiplayer game where you race your friends on spacecraft through crazy galaxy type obstacle courses. Throwing alien fish at each other is not only permitted, but encouraged.

Star rise over Gulati: A very serious alien fighting game, you fight in a small fighter craft and have to protect a planet called Gulati. It is very difficult, you need very quick reaction times and small mistakes or misfires can lead to the planets demise or your own craft’s destruction. Try not to rage quit.

Crisis on...: This game can be played with two to four players. It is essentially a crisis simulator mixed with an escape room. You can choose the scenario (the bridge of a space ship, a camp in a jungle, a high rise building, a sailing ship etc), where you're then thrown into the middle of some crisis. Teamwork and a cool head are important, as is using the surroundings wisely.

For more games found in the carriages, please look here.

Calendar

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Recipes

The month of Symphony has the key ingredient of kidney beans.

The following recipes are available on the ICPs in the Kitchen carriage, under the Recipes option.

vegan alternatives

teas

quirky teas

meats

greenhouse

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here

Mod Contact

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Player Plots

Got a idea for a big player plot? That's great! Let us know here what you have in mind and we will work with you to make your dream a reality! Comments are screened so the details of your schemes remain secret until your plot is put into play!

Deaths

Whilst we are not out to kill your characters some of the missions can be risky! If your character dies though they will find they just wake up the next day in the luggage compartment, in one of the suitcases or trunks (not trapped, just in one).

If your character does die please let us know here.

Character Shenanigans!

Sometimes things happen that may have consequences further down the line. Sometimes characters decide to do things that might have immidiate reprecussion. As mods we want to have our fingers on the pulse of the game as it were, but we are also aware that we won't be able to read every single thing!

So that's where this post comes in. If your character has done something 'noticable' that you think we might need to know about, throw us a link here. Some might require a response, some will just be noted.

Example: "Over *here* my character is trying to smash the windows of the engine!"

Sometimes you might have an idea in mind that you believe will have consequences and be in the midst of writing the thread, however you want to know what those consequences will be for threads going forward. Or you might still be in the planning stages and would like to know how things might pan out. That's also what this post is for!

Example: "At the end of this event my character is planning to not rejoin the train and instead ride off into the sunset! What happens?"

Ask away!