HMD



It's time for the HMD! After all, a reckoning cannot be postponed indefinitely as they say-and that includes what you you guys have to say about our performance this round! After all, it's you guys who make this game what it is, and you absolutely made this round amazing. Seriously, this round was great, and we can only hope that we can keep improving your experience, so that the next round will be even better than this one!

Also, backtagging will continue for as long as you guys would like us to do it-and of course, the graveyard will continue in between rounds! Keep in mind, however, that in about a week, there will be an update for the graveyard-one that, like with the ending for the living's side, will lead into R6. So, stay tuned for that!

And-with that, we will see you in October of 2019 for R6-and the conclusion of this arc of 15 Strangers!

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of lost memories. Comments are screened!

Yup! It's time for endgame! The Final Week has already been put up, while the Final Investigation will be put up on Thursday! Like with normal Investigations, it will close on Friday at midnight EST, or earlier if all the clues have been found beforehand, with the Final Trial going up, at the earliest, this Friday at 12 PM EST and at the latest, this Saturday at 2PM EST!

To make things a little bit easier, we will be splitting characters into two groups:


TEAM A
McBurn
Caleb
Ris
Mithos

TEAM B
RGB
King
Towa
Minato
Charlotte


Team A will be investigating Areas 1-4, while Team B will be investigating Areas 5-8.

However, in order for players to get the best possible ending, all living characters must participate in BOTH the Investigation and Trial, and certain character actions will matter in determining the ending you get. Currently, characters are capable of getting a good ending, a neutral ending, and a bad ending.

Players may continue to thread investigations from Weeks 1-4 and uncover any clues they may have not found yet, to do any remaining Deep Cuts, and trade in relevant threads in the Baggage Claim until Thursday, when the Final Investigation is posted. The Bazaar Trade, meanwhile, will close on Monday at noon, so players will not be able to trade in or upgrade items after that for Week 4 items, so please keep that all in mind if you plan on doing so!

All players with characters still living must also respond to this post so we know they have read this post!
We are also adding Activity Check here, which, for all players, is a check-in!

Thank you and we'll see you in the Final Week post!

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of lost memories. Comments are screened!

It's time for weekly AC! Please present proof of 20 comments total from your character and proof of Inquisition participation, either in the Investigation or Trial, here!

Remember, threads used for AC must have a minimum of five comments from your character, and a minimum of two threads and a maximum of four threads may be used for AC! Private conversations may be used, but will only count for half of AC, or 10 comments maximum.

There is no minimum comment requirement for the Inquisition proof, and can be from either the Investigation or the Trial posts.

Week 3 AC must be turned in no later than Sunday, August 11th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of lost memories. Comments are screened!

It's time for weekly AC! Please present proof of 20 comments total from your character and proof of Inquisition participation, either in the Investigation or Trial, here!

Remember, threads used for AC must have a minimum of five comments from your character, and a minimum of two threads and a maximum of four threads may be used for AC! Private conversations may be used, but will only count for half of AC, or 10 comments maximum.

There is no minimum comment requirement for the Inquisition proof, and can be from either the Investigation or the Trial posts.

Week 2 AC must be turned in no later than Sunday, August 4th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

It's time for weekly AC! Please present proof of 20 comments total from your character here!

Remember, threads used for AC must have a minimum of five comments from your character, and a minimum of two threads and a maximum of four threads may be used for AC! Private conversations may be used, but will only count for half of AC, or 10 comments maximum.


Week 1 AC must be turned in no later than Saturday, July 27th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

15 STRANGERS ROUND 5
MODIFIED TEST DRIVE MEME

That's right! It's that time again, for a new mock...test...moctesdriek...Modified Test Drive Meme!

Wait, what? I hear you ask. Why not just have a mock week and a test drive? Well, there is a reason, and...well, we were thinking about making a mock week, but unfortunately we realized a full mock week would unfortunately be impossible to make properly in the limited time we have. So, we have a this instead, a test drive with modifications that come from a mock week, including:

So to start, the OoC FAQ page for Round 5 can be applied on the whole to this Modified TDM. We also have a few other things to point out for this Modified TDM:

A full mostly-unique-to-the-TDM map! Yup, you guys get a slightly different map from Round 5, just for this Test Drive! A unique TDM-only NPC! Yup! This NPC will only appear in here for your NPC needs! Though how helpful they are is debatable... One item per character/Item prompt! You have the choice of having your character will find that one de-powered item has come with them!...somewhere on the train. Use this item to your advantage for the prompts below!

And with that, welcome...to the HML Vespertine!


( Premise )

Hey everyone! Ni here. We have some pretty big announcements to make regarding the game, and it's future.

The first and biggest one is that we are moving forward with Round 5. In fact, it will be in July! Reserves will open Saturday, July 6th, and the game proper will open on Monday, July 15th! The Modified TDM and all of the pages relevant to the round will also be open in the last week of June, so everyone can prepare for what is to come!

We also have another, big announcement. Unfortunately, Des has decided to step down from the moderator team, due to RL making it increasingly difficult for her to continue on as a moderator (and absolutely not because one of our new mods challenged her to a duel and Des ended up impaled in the fracas). Lita and I have always treasured her as an essential member of the team, and I for one cannot begin to emphasize how amazing she is, and how lucky any mod team would be to have her with them! She will be staying with us as a player, and even as we say farewell to her, we are happy to say that she won't be disappearing anytime soon!

And, yes, we have two new mods-Kay and RJ! Give these guys around of applause (after you have trembled in fear and worry as to which one of them managed to impale Des in a fair fight)-they have already been a great deal of help as we prepare the next two rounds for everyone to play and enjoy! And yes-we have been looking at the HMD, and there will definitely be some changes to future rounds based on what you, the players, have given us.

With that said, enjoy your June-and we will see you on Monday, June 24th for the unveiling of Round 5!

HMD




Hey everyone! It's time for HMD!

This round has been amazing, because of you, the players. We are incredibly happy that we have such a great player base, who managed to help make amazing what was, we will more than readily admit, a difficult round for the moderators. Between the loss of a long-time moderator, real-life issues, and new mechanics that were tried out for the very first time in this round, we definitely made mistakes, and we are definitely looking at ways to improve the game from here on out, and welcome any and all feedback that can be given by you.

You guys have always been incredible, and this round is no exception. The players are what make this game what it is, and we hope that we can continue to help that still be the case in the future!

The graveyard remains open for R4, and players are allowed to continue to thread into posts and the Epilogue in the meantime. Likewise, dead players may continue to play in the graveyard the entire time between rounds.

However, we have determined that in order for the game to continue, we will need new mods. Please check out this post for the applications! They will remain open for two weeks, after which we will discuss the date availability among the members of our new team. If we are unable to recruit, we may be looking at delays or even cancellations of the future rounds, in which case we will free the graveyard IC to avoid unfair waits. Please be patient with us while we undergo these necessary growing pains, and we hope you will join us again whether as players or as mods!

Howdy friends, fiends and strangers! As you know, mods often come and go, and now, the time has come to elect a new member to the team. We love 15 Strangers and are committed to giving our players the best experience possible. Running a murder game requires a lot of hands, though, and after R4 we have determined that there are significant gaps to fill. So, if you meet our criteria and would like to see the game continue, we hope to receive your application!

The particular traits we are hoping to see in a mod are consistent weekly availability to keep up with IC and play NPCs as needed, as well as a willingness to pick up new canons due to the round themes our games always have. They would also need to be able to help us write clues in the downtime between rounds so they can be finished before the round starts, and might be needed to write up posts and communicate with players OOC as needed. Helping players with casework would be optional but appreciated. No experience is needed, but if you have any we will keep it in mind. As for the specific role you would play as a mod, we tend to be flexible and would try to put you where you want to be. Feel free to tell us in the application if there is anything specific you want to do, such as running the dead community or playing a major NPC in the main game.

If you are interested in applying, please provide us with the following information.

Name/Contact: Discord is strongly preferred as a means of contact, but plurk is also useful, so feel free to include it.

Timezone/Availability:

Skills & Experience: example prior game modded, coding, whatever seems helpful. Previous experience is not necessary to join but it helps!

Desired mod roles: examples graveyard mod, host NPC, event runner, etc

We will be accepting mod applications from today until the end of Sunday, Jun 9th, 2019. Thank you, and good luck!

<b>Name/Contact:</b> Discord is strongly preferred as a means of contact, but plurk is also useful, so feel free to include it. <b>Timezone/Availability:</b> <b>Skills & Experience:</b> <b>Desired mod roles:</b>

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of corrupted memories. Comments are screened!

Yup! It's time for endgame! There will be a Final Week put up today, while the Final Investigation will be put up on Thursday! Like with normal Investigations, it will close on Friday at midnight EST, or earlier if all the clues have been found beforehand, with the Final Trial going up, at the earliest, this Friday at 12 PM EST and at the latest, this Saturday at 2PM EST!

To make things a little bit easier, we will be splitting characters into two groups:


TEAM A
Krone
Eric
Arthur

TEAM B
Emma
Ambrosine
Harriet
Osomatsu


Team A will be investigating Areas 1 and 2, while Team B will be investigating Areas 3 and 4.

However, in order for players to get the best possible ending, all living characters must participate in BOTH the Investigation and Trial, and certain character actions will matter in determining the ending you get. Currently, characters are capable of getting a good ending, a neutral ending, and a bad ending.

All players with characters still living must also respond to this post so we know they have read this post!

We are also adding Activity Check here, which, for all players, is a check-in!

Thank you and we'll see you in the Final Week post!```

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of corrupted memories. Comments are screened!

It's time for weekly AC! Please present proof of 20 comments total from your character and proof of Inquisition participation, either in the Investigation or Trial, here!

Remember, threads used for AC must have a minimum of five comments from your character, and a minimum of two threads and a maximum of four threads may be used for AC! Private conversations may be used, but will only count for half of AC, or 10 comments maximum.

Dead characters are check-in only!

Week 2 AC must be turned in no later than Saturday, May 18th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

Congratulations, Titled! You have successfully completed an Inquisition.

Please post here one memory you would like your characters to have restored, based on their list of corrupted memories. Comments are screened!

It's time for weekly AC! Please present proof of 20 comments total from your character and proof of Inquisition participation, either in the Investigation or Trial, here!

Remember, threads used for AC must have a minimum of five comments from your character, and a minimum of two threads and a maximum of four threads may be used for AC! Private conversations may be used, but will only count for half of AC, or 10 comments maximum.

Dead characters are check-in only!

Week 2 AC must be turned in no later than Saturday, May 11th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

Hey, everyone! Ni here.

It's a little late, but after considering the poll results and feedback, we have decided not to add a NSFW/adult channel to the Discord. At the present, the group is evenly split, and ultimately, it wouldn't make sense to add a channel of this kind to the server when we don't have a majority of people who would support having it. So, for now, we will keep the server as is.

Thank you for your input, and we hope you're all enjoying the game so far!