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Applications: ON

feeds@yuku.com (jleebean) — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:17:37 GMT

Alrighty, so it's been almost a week now since the time jump (WHERE ARE ALL THE POSTINGS? D:) which means YUS, applications are now open for everybody again.

So if you know of anybody that's been wanting to play or have been wanting to apply for another character, head on over to the applications forum! <3

TIME JUMP

feeds@yuku.com (jleebean) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:44:20 GMT

TIME JUMP=ON.

Post post post! :3

Changes and Time Jump

feeds@yuku.com (jleebean) — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:46:24 GMT

If you haven't been keeping track at Deeper Shades, Shades is now under new management.

Hi. :)

I'm Jlee, the new Big Boss (wo)Man. There's also been a few changes within the mods, but no new faces as far as I can tell. So in keeping with the shift in power, there'll be quite a few changes happening...

Applications Closed

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Tue, 16 May 2006 11:52:36 GMT

By now you have all probably noticed that Shades is slowing down for the summer, that Fi and I have only infrequent computer access (though hopefully that should be improving for me soon), and that Shades is Really Big.

Therefore, Fi and I are taking this dramatic step:

From today, 16 May 2006, Shades is by-invitation-only. This means that unsolicited applications WILL BE REJECTED. If you have a friend who wants to join, or you know of a person who would be a player we cannot...

End of Activity Check--Player Dismissals

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:06:22 GMT

Adries, Dragon Bite, Mirarle, and Rizengrad have been removed from Shades due to their failure to post in the activity check.

This is also a reminder that all players are expected to post at least once a week in all of their active threads.

-Fi

Can you feel the hearts of the children aching for home, for something of their very own?

Reaching hands with nothing to hold on to, but hope for a better day, a...

Player Dismissal and Activity Check.

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:14:43 GMT
We regret to inform the community Nibi Nekomata has been removed for failure to comply with the new posting rules. She had a tag waiting on her since April 11th in "The Price of Tea in Kusa."

Furthermore, Shades will be conducting an activity check. Please post in this thread or else your membership and characters will be...

A Change In Rules--Housekeeping

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:19:52 GMT
The delay in posting for threads is becoming ridiculous. Therefore, in an executive, dictatorial decision, Ki and I are modifying the rules as follows.

IF A PLAYER DOES NOT POST AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN EACH THREAD HE OR SHE HAS CHARACTERS IN, THE PLAYER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME AND ALL CHARACTERS DISPOSED OF.

Furthermore,

ALL LEAVES OF ABSENCE MUST BE CLEARED BY ONE OF THE MODS (me, Ki, zuul, squeak, or...

Changes in Moderation, Kazekage's Death

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:06:05 GMT
Many of you are already aware of this matter, but with this post it becomes official. Effective as of Saturday 25 March 2006, I (Kilerkki) am stepping down as moderator of Kaze no Kuni and as player of Fuugai Makaze, the Shodai Hokage. Makaze's death on 8 May 22 occured as a result of the sealing of the Ichibi bijuu; further details may be obtained here. His...

Member Dismissal

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:39:52 GMT
Khelil has been removed as a player in Shades due to inactivity.

Shukaku is currently an NPC. Tokei and Yukio have been removed. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Can you feel the hearts of the children aching for home, for something of their very own?

Reaching hands with nothing to hold on to, but hope for a better day, a better day.

Shades Restructures!

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:02:16 GMT
Recent events have convinced Fi and I that the way we were running Shades is neither the way to maintain a successful, healthy RP, nor the way to maintain a happy, healthy sanity. With that in mind, we have decided to shift a great deal of the responsibility for running Shades away from ourselves and onto the shoulders of the players who love it--in other words, you...

Konoha ANBU Assignments

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:57:32 GMT
Konoha's ANBU have been reorganized over the timeskip. After spending a month training, and then three months cycling through missions with the different teams in the ANBU, the rookies were finally been sorted into (semi-)permanent squads, where they have served for the past three months.

Gekkou Tsuba is assigned to One Squad, serving under Dragon and with Ferret and Bear (also a rookie.)

Inuzuka Hige and Insatsuki Jouhi are assigned to Three Squad, working under Badger and with...

Time Skip Information

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:16:31 GMT
The Time Skip has officially begun!

This does not, however, mean that you are free to begin posting quite yet. We have several important plot threads that we need to set in motion that will set the stage for the action in which your characters will take part. It will probably take all weekend for us to get these threads going, so please be patient with us.

ATTN: Time Skip

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:53:59 GMT
By no later than 10 February 2006, Shades of War will be implimenting its first time-skip. On that day, board time will move to May, Year 22, seven months after current in-game time.

What that means for players

Players have the opportunity to kill off characters they no longer wish to play, with the exception of canon characters and characters needed for the plot. If you wish...

Holidays Part Deux (temporary hold on applications)

feeds@yuku.com (iamzuul) — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:19:11 GMT
Due to requests from the parents (I live at home, woe. x_x), I will being doing holiday family things for the next four days (Friday through Monday). This means one of the two mods left will not be online for a few days. This means that any more applications that come through will have to be put on hold, because the rules require that two mods, at the very least, have to agree on an application before it can pass. Since only Squeak will be online regularly for those four days, well, she can't...

Holidays

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:36:34 GMT
With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, and many of us going home to visit family and stuff ourselves on food that is neither frozen nor boxed nor ramen, the forum will be slowing down. Fi and I will both be on limited internet access; we'll do our best to check Shades as often as we can, but this will probably be no more than once a day for me, and even less often for Fi.

We are both reachable at our shared email account, shadows.of.fire@gmail.com, and also at our livejournal,...

Application Restrictions

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:57:10 GMT
As of 12/14/05, our character ratios are unbalanced enough that we are currently no longer accepting jounin or special jounin applications for Konohagakure. If you desperately desire to have a jounin, jounin sensei, or special jounin, apply at Kumogakure or Sunagakure; otherwise, take a look at a chuunin or genin character!

Player Left: Seiche, Heimi, and Kaiyo

feeds@yuku.com (PhoenixofEternity) — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:09:02 GMT
Ki and I found out last night that Connie has decided to leave Shades through a post on Connie's LJ.

Quote:
Let me preface the (most likely unavoidable) ensuing drama with the following statement:

The internet is a hobby and should be. It cannot mimic actual social interaction, but is a tool of communication nonetheless. Talking face to face is better than over the phone, but we can take what we get. That also...

Modly Stuff

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:14:34 GMT
Made some adminly-changes, including updating the plot summary and closing several threads. We're finished in Southern Nishiguchi, folks! And the war is on!

It is 21 years since the founding of Konoha, and the Shodai Hokage is dead at the hands of Cloud ANBU. Now the Nidaime Hokage is taking his revengeand declaring war against Kumogakure and Rai no Kuni.

Elsewhere on the continent, trouble...

Shades of War Official Soundtrack, Vol 1

feeds@yuku.com (iamzuul) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 06:02:20 GMT

Bwahaha!

Art and Fics Journal

feeds@yuku.com (Kilerkki) — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 06:35:33 GMT
Please check out and--if you have a livejournal--affiliate yourself with Deeper Shades, the new livejournal community our wondrous sna created to house Shades-related art, fiction, and more which would otherwise get lost on the site or in members' ljs.

I'm already excited about this community, and I hope sna and I won't be the only ones posting there. Show your Shades-love!...