Hadriel's OOC community

Good morning, Hadriel! As March comes to an end, we want to inform all of you that the plot of Hadriel is beginning its endgame stages. We know that there will undoubtedly be a lot of questions and concerns as a result of this, but we will do our best to address everything in this post- if there's something you're still confused about, please let us know in the comments and we will be more than happy to answer.

Our game has always had three plot arcs planned out: the Revival, the Conflict, and the Resolution. While things may have gotten bumpy and been rewritten at times along the way, we have always adhered to this three arc setup and in turn, always had intended on closing our game in 2019. As it is now, the game is set to close at the end of June, with what we hope is a satisfying resolution of the game's plot. This gives everyone three months from the time of this post to hopefully get some closure to meaningful CR and character development.

What does this mean in the immediate future? For one thing, our April app round is the last app round we will accept new characters, as we do not want players to feel as if their new characters will not get enough development or CR before endgame. Our April Test Drive Meme will be the final one. We will have an app round in May, for reapped or returning characters only, in case anyone decides that they want to bring their previous characters in to see how the game ends. Additionally, April will have the last Activity Check for the game.

As far as a post-endgame is concerned, we will not be managing one. While it depends a little on how Hadriel ends, there is likely to be open-ended content and you're welcome to continue playing within the Hadriel setting, either in Hadriel itself, or with the assumption that the Door will transport your characters back home or to one another's worlds. We will not continue playing NPCs however, and there will be no further planned plot for the game to follow.

While we've been setting it up for awhile now, April is the month that we begin our endgame plot in earnest. How will the characters and gods handle the ever-present threat of the Null? Will they simply try to leave the galaxy and start anew? Will they try to change something vital about the Null to allow them to coexist? Will they attempt an assault on the Null hivemind to destroy as much as they can?

These (and more) are all possible scenarios that your characters can pursue, and we have potential plot threads to offer volunteers with interest in ending this conflict. It cannot be said enough- please reach out to us if you want to help, as we want this to be as character-driven, with as many character ideas as possible. We encourage multiple paths to be taken in our road to endgame and we hope that you continue to enjoy the game as it winds to a close. If not enough characters volunteer their ideas, then we will simply have the gods come up with their own ideas on how to resolve this conflict and seek out volunteers to go on missions in order to bring about this endgame. We've got contingency plans, so no worries either way.

As the characters begin to put the various plans into action, the Null will attack again at the end of May, this time for a full-scale war. We were lucky and were able to pick our planet based on the expeditions which revealed maps of the galaxy- now we have to stand our ground.

The Null slaughter is unprecedented and there's nowhere to go to hide from them- it's now, more than ever, that we need those plans to come through. If enough ideas and plots are successful, then June will be spent fighting and then in recovery, rebuilding and bringing about closure... if not, then June will be spent in hiding again, running and sustaining heavy losses before Sorrow decides to send everyone home through the Door and face oblivion.

More detailed rundowns will of course happen on a month-to-month basis. We hope that you continue to enjoy this game, and we're excited to see how it all ends!

Thank you again- we've had so much fun over the past three and a half years and it wouldn't be possible without any of you. We appreciate everything that you guys have done for us, and the dedication that you've shown to playing in our game. With that being said, let's open up the final chapter in Hadriel!