HMD




Hey everyone! It's time for HMD! We want to thank you for making this an amazing round. Seriously, I had a lot of fun, personally (I being...well, Ni. Hello everyone!) and I truly hope you guys had a great time as well. As always, what makes these rounds so amazing is you, the players, and players both old and new truly made this round a memorable experience.

However, there's always room for improvement, and of course, this round was not perfect on our end, no matter how much work we put in - we know it wasn't and isn't. Nevertheless, we always strive to do our best to do better and be better as time goes by and as each round is completed, we want to know how well of a job we've done to try and meet those expectations. And so, we leave it to you to let us know how we're doing.

Anon will be allowed. Have fun y'all, and we will hopefully see you...come Round 8!

Yup! It's time for endgame! Holy crap. We are here.

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:

1+2
Akane Kuroshiki
Hubert von Vestra
Gai Tsutsugami

3+4
Alastor
Hermes
Roland Fortis

5+6
Yoshikage Kira
Makima
Ritsu Onozu

Team 1+2 will be investigating Areas 1 and 2, while Team 3+4 will be investigating Areas 3 and 4, and Team 5+6 will be investigating Areas 5 and 6.

However, in order for players to have a chance 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 Golden End, a good ending, a neutral ending, and a bad ending.

Players may continue to thread investigations from Weeks 1-5 and uncover any clues or items they may have not found yet and trade in relevant threads in the Gimme post until Thursday, when the Final Investigation is posted!

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!

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. The dead need to only check in!

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 Saturday, Sunday, July 8 at 11:59pm EST. (We're a little late, oops!) 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, June 24th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

HMD




Hey there, everyone! It's time for an HMD! The last HMD of 15 Strangers...current overarching story arc. And man has it been a ride. And it's a ride we've been proud to go on alongside you guys as R6 ended with a Golden End!

We've said it before and we will keep saying it, but what makes this game as successful as it is, is you, the players. You guys are our lifeblood, our literal and metaphorical heart. You guys are what help to drive the story, the characters, and ultimately the future of the game. And, we always try and implement what you guys suggest when HMD comes up after every round, though it's not always fully successful or consistently implemented (Hey there, links to weekday menus! Where'd you go after Round 3? Did someone forget you? :/ ). But your critiques and suggestions are always welcome, and the end of this round is no different. Even if this is the end of Camazotz's reign of Tabooty terror, it's not the end of the game.

Looking back, we can say there's been good, there's been bad, and there's been Round 4. And one other thing we as the mods all agreed upon as Rounds 6 came to pass was our own little critique of ourselves. Namely, that the mod team definitely needs to take a break. 15 Strangers has been a labor of love for a little over three years, and it's been one that everyone has been working hard to try and make as excellent as possible, no matter if a mod joined the team in R1 or R5, no matter what's been thrown our way.

So does this mean this is the last round of 15 Strangers in the end? No. (In the end? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.) In fact, we're planning on continuing the game, and R7's story was decided some time ago. In fact, this particular round has been in the works for...well, some time actually. And you're probably all going to scream once you see it, when it is finally announced.

The overarching plot will also still be present, with callbacks here and there-after all, as as a certain brain said, the Meme is ever-present and cannot be contained. But future rounds won't be as Extra-Strength Plot Concentrate as it has been and will be more self-contained. At least, that is the hope!

In the meantime, though, we're taking a murdergame mod vacation. We'll still be here, as will backtagging, the 15 Strangers Round AU meme that we will be putting up in the near future, and probably a tiny bit of incessant R7 teasing over the coming months. Possibly even a Mock Week 4, hmm? But this spring and summer at the very least, we're going to take a rest and come back recharged and ready to go.

And with that...thank you. Thank you so much, all of you, and we'll see you again some time in autumn, 2020!

Yup! It's time for endgame! Holy crap. We are here.

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
Arthur
King
Eric

TEAM B
Caleb
Ambrosine
Estelle
Karma
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 have a chance to get the best possible ending, all living characters must participate in BOTH the Investigation and Trial, all Host items found must be returned to their rightful owner, and certain character actions will matter in determining the ending you get, alongside those secret levels we've been tracking through the game. Currently, characters are capable of getting Golden End, a good ending, a neutral ending, and a bad ending.

Players may continue to thread investigations from Weeks 1-4 and uncover any clues or items they may have not found yet and trade in relevant threads in the Vending post until Thursday, when the Final Investigation is posted!

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!

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. The dead need to only check in!

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 Saturday, February 15th at 11:59pm EST. Comments are screened. Thank you, and good luck!

HMD: MOCK WEEK 3



Guess what? It's time for another HMD!

We are absolutely glad with how this third Mock Week turned out. And you know who is responsible for it? You! That's right, you, the players. Without you, this game would not be what it is, mock weeks included! And that includes all of the feedback you can give to us as to what we've done good, and what we can do better!

We also would like to me an announcement about Round 6's date of beginning. After taking consideration varying factors, such as our own schedules and the existence of other games with definitive dates, we've decided that Round 6's reserves will open on Saturday, January 18th, 2020, and the round itself will open on Sunday, January 26th, 2020. Information pages will be revealed in early January for those interested in joining us for our All-Star Game - a game which Mock Week 3 characters can also participate in alongside characters from the previous five rounds and Mock Week 2!

And with that, have a happy holiday, an excellent New Year, never stop backtagging, and remember:

The end of your journeys thus far shall approach.

I̷T̷͢ ҉̀I̛Ś͏̡ ̷͠IN̡E҉V͡I̵͠T̵A͟B͏͟͞Ļ̛͠E͟.