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Activity

Children of Bahamut is a check-in game that will not require comment counts for activity. Instead, players will be asked to leave a comment if they're still interested in remaining in the game! Anything else they wish to submit for activity will be entirely optional and outlined below.

Due to this, there will be no hiatus page. If you need to ask for a retroactive hiatus or will be unable to comment by the end of the month due to extenuating circumstances, please use the mod contact page.

Activity Rewards

Charlie's Wishes

If you want an item, object, building or any other material items from home (or otherwise), Charlie is a godish and can help with that! That said, his power is tremendously diminished due to, again, saving the world from the brink of collapse. You must contribute the necessary energy to him in the form of bonds.

What are bonds? Well, they're like they sound! Your bonds are those forged to the realm and the other residents within it. The more interactions you have, the deeper your bonds will become. You can then trade this energy to Charlie so that he can help summon what you desire without further depleting his own pool of energy that he is working on recovering to send you all home! You are helping him cast a form of the Wish spell, after all!

How do bonds work?

Bonds = Points.
Although our unique way of defining it, bonds are essentially points that you can optionally tally up to get an item, object, building or any other material items from home (or otherwise). Obviously, bigger things will cost more bonds.

Where do threads need to be to count?
Any comments posted in childrenofbahamut, childrenofbahamutlogs, childrenofbajablast, or character inboxes will count.

If using TDM threads, characters do not need to be accepted into the game for the threads to count! We understand that plans fall through and TDMs are sometimes just for funsies. This shouldn't punish the characters in-game though and you'll be able to count these threads as normal whether or not the person you were threading with joined the game proper or not.

Only completed threads will count.
This is defined as either 1) completed by the two players or 2) finished out in the form of a write-up or little mini-fic hashed out between all players involved.

In the case of a player dropping, we still encourage people to hash out/summarize how a thread would have gone when they're informed of this decision! If that isn't possible, we'll leave it to the remaining player to decide the best outcome for their character when summarizing for bonds. (Added 12/31/2024)

Additionally, bonds can only be submitted the month the threads occurred - if a thread goes on for a few months though, submitting it in the month it was officially completed is acceptable!

After some feedback and re-evaluating the activity reward system, we've made an adjustment to the way it works! Our goal was to incentivize activity, not limit or punish people, and hopefully these changes reflect that. While we are keeping the monthly limit of twenty (20) bonds per month to pace rewards to incentivize and reward long-term investment, we are no longer requiring that completed threads may only be submitted in the month they were completed. Going forward, players can bank excess bond points to be able to turn in whenever they so wish.

So long as threads are completed or handwaved with a write-up, it does not matter how old they are. For example, if you finished a thread in October but already had your 20 point limit, you can turn that thread in instead in November, December, and so on. That way, even on slow activity months, you can use prior threads to be able to hit your 20 point cap if you so wish! As of right now, we are also not putting an expiration date on any threads but may re-evaluate that later.

This will ultimately be the player's responsibility to keep track of and ensure that they are not re-using threads already submitted. (We'll also check to make sure, but appreciate the assistance on your end as well!)
(Added 11/30/2024)

The type of thread determines the amount of bonds.
⁂ 1 fully completed action or log thread = Five (5) bonds.
⁂ 1 fully completed conversation/text thread = One (1) bond.

Why are text threads less than action brackets/prose threads?
Although some text threads can get quite intensive, they tend to be the 'easier' ones for people to complete. They also tend to be limited to one-on-one communications through the sending-stones.

By contrast, action brackets/prose threads are where characters are interacting with each other in real time. This is not only more intimate by nature but also might see them engaging with the world around them including the natives of the world. Since that's what these bonds are all about, we want to reward people for having their characters engaging with the setting versus sitting at home on their smart rock.

Is there a monthly limit?
While we appreciate the enthusiasm, we don't want people to burn out either! For this reason, the limit is currently twenty (20) bonds or four completed threads/write-ups per calendar month.

Bonds are also limited to be per character rather than per player as of our answer here on the FAQ. This means that bonds are capped at twenty (20) bonds per character a month. Rewards that are 40 will take 2 months, 60 will take 3 months, and so on. (Added 10/31/2024)

What if my threads take a long time to complete?
That's completely fine! In fact, it's encouraged. The point of this isn't to rush anyone into completing threads or make it a race to see who can tag the fastest. We expect it to take some time before bonds are generated by players for submission since... Well, that's the point of literal bonds too!

Again, this is entirely optional and not to force anyone to tag at a faster pace and why we offered the option of a write-up in place of a completed thread. So long as people are communicating and on the same page about their character's interactions, that's all we hope for.

Example Rewards & Costs

Here are some examples as to what characters can expect to be able to summon as their bonds to the world and others grow stronger!



⁂ Five Bonds - A small-sized item from home, such as a personal handheld device or a favorite book. Be warned though: the service here is non-existent so anything that connects to the internet usually... won't.

⁂ Ten Bonds - A medium-sized item from home, such as a familiar piece of furniture or musical instrument.

⁂ Fifteen Bonds - An animal companion. This could be your best friend from home or a companion from another canon, your design, etc. As long as they're not an appable character, they can be summoned.

⁂ Twenty Bonds - An item they had back home that would provide long-term assistance within the setting. A collection of scrolls for a wizard, for example, or a rogue's fully-loaded thieves tool kit.

⁂ Thirty Bonds - A personal setting addition! This could be a building of the character's choice whether from home or a business title (tavern, produce farm, etc) and location to operate their own within the game.

⁂ Forty Bonds - An additional character slot. The strings of fate (you, that's you in this scenario) are able to summon forth another character and bypass the limit in place of only two; however, you can have no more than four (4) under your control.

⁂ Sixty Bonds - A "get resurrected by Charlie for free" pass. This can be purchased and used for anyone who happens to die, not just the one who asked for the pass! This will negate the cost of death although we ask that it be limited to once every two quarters (or six months.)


Please note this is not an extensive list. If you or your character want something that is not explicitly listed, please feel free to post a comment requesting it and we'll guesstimate how much it will cost. We will reach out to let you know before your submission is completely processed to see if you'd like to continue with the request as well.

For power regains, feel free to also guesstimate or contact the moderators directly to hash things out! Since powers can vary wildly, our hope is as we receive more of these requests that we'll have a better idea of how much ones will cost overall. (Added 10/31/2024)

Activity Submission

Once you are accepted into the game, please post a comment with your name, and then your character's name in a subheader below that. Here is an example of what it should look like posted by the mod journal.

After seeing some people do both a check-in and bond submission, we wanted to clarify you only need to do one. If you turned in activity/bonds, then you don't need to check-in! Alternatively, if you have no bonds to submit you only need to check-in. We provided examples of both simply to show the differences, not indicate that you needed to do both types. We apologize for any confusion! (Added 11/01/2024)

General Activity

For your monthly check-in, there is no specific format! Funny meme posts and gifs are optional, but enjoyed.

Just make sure you comment under the appropriate character header on the correct journal and we'll take it from there.

Bond Submissions

If no bonds were earned in the current month, that's totally fine! Please just comment saying so. While we will remind players on the last day of the month to submit any threads they might have completed for bonds, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure this is done.

Otherwise, please post the header "MONTH (BONDS)", and use the following to submit for rewards points:


BOND(S) SUBMISSION FORM
<b>Completed Threads</b> <ul>⁂ <a href="URL_HERE">Network Thread</a> (1 bond) ⁂ <a href="URL_HERE">Log/Action Thread</a> (5 bonds)</ul> OR (<a href="URL_HERE">Original Thread</a>) <ul><b>Thread Write-Up</b>: [How the thread would have gone/concluded per discussion between all parties involved in the thread.] <b>Bonds Gained</b>: 1 bond / 5 bonds</ul>
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