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Ishuli | Fri 14-Dec-18 12:07 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2017
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#2893, "Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange (Secret Santa)"
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***The deadline to enter is Monday the 17th. By then send a note to Ishuli stating you want to join***. ***This is an IN CHARACTER 'Secret Santa' event. The details are below, but the main idea is that everyone will be assigned a random person to give a gift to. You should try to get them a 'fitting' gift without letting it be known that they are your recipient. If there are any extra questions, feel free to email me and I'll respond ASAP.*** ***PLEASE DO NOT JOIN if you aren't going to be available to actually give the gifts. We're all busy during the holidays, so don't over-commit if you can't ***
Fri Dec 14 11:02:02 2018 From : Ishuli To : all Subject: Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange
Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange
In hopes of gaining knowledge as to the intricacies of gift-giving, I will be hosting a unique gift exchange for those that decide to take part. The details are as follows:
1) Those who join this event will be assigned another person partaking, and will endeavor to gather a gift fit specifically for them. The recipient will not know who gave the gift, and the giver will remain anonymous for most purposes.
2) The gift-giver must remain anonymous to the target. Aim to be subtle if gathering information. If you broadcast your target, you will be disqualified.
3) When a gift has been decided, it will be given to me (Ishuli) and I will ensure its safe delivery to the target.
4) The recipient will then, based on the gift received, attempt to guess who was assigned to them.
5) Only one entry per player, do not enter with multiple characters.
Special attention will be given to fitting gifts and successful guesses. Everyone who takes part will both give a gift and receive a gift.
For those interested in the above, send me a note in response, simply telling me that you are taking part. Assuming I get enough participants, I will send a follow-up note to those who joined.
This event will proceed over the next week or two, so do consider that when deciding whether or not you will be joining. Those who join, then fail to follow through, will be appropriately punished by me.
Keep in mind, by joining you are committing.
I do hope you decide to participate. The deadline for sending a note to Ishuli joining the event is: Monday, December 17th
-Ishuli
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COMPLETION AND SUMMARY,
Ishuli,
26-Dec-18 03:40 PM, #8
RE: COMPLETION AND SUMMARY,
Amora,
27-Dec-18 10:47 AM, #9
RE: COMPLETION AND SUMMARY,
Ishuli,
27-Dec-18 10:52 AM, #12
I can imagine this sucked to run,
Java,
27-Dec-18 12:54 PM, #13
There was a live even,
Yulemule (Anonymous),
27-Dec-18 03:10 PM, #14
It was awesome, thanks for the fun!,
Kstatida,
28-Dec-18 12:42 PM, #15
UPDATE AND GIFT DEADLINE,
Ishuli,
17-Dec-18 02:56 PM, #3
All targets given.,
Ishuli,
17-Dec-18 10:15 PM, #4
Progress,
Ishuli,
19-Dec-18 10:28 PM, #5
Best gift?,
Yulemule (Anonymous),
27-Dec-18 10:47 AM, #6
RE: Best gift?,
Ishuli,
27-Dec-18 10:49 AM, #10
who has won ? (n/t),
a gift (Anonymous),
27-Dec-18 10:47 AM, #7
In the true Yuletide spirit...,
Ishuli,
27-Dec-18 10:52 AM, #11
Is this a live event?,
Java,
14-Dec-18 02:20 PM, #1
RE: Is this a live event?,
Ishuli,
14-Dec-18 02:28 PM, #2
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Ishuli | Wed 26-Dec-18 03:40 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2017
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#2902, "COMPLETION AND SUMMARY"
In response to Reply #0
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The week-long event is over! I was crazy impressed with the sincerity and quality of a number of the gifts given, and that made this a lot of fun. I'll include a list of participants and their match-ups below, as I tracked them on excel, but I'm sure you'll be understanding as to why I blocked out the gifts and their descriptions. You can hang out with the people in game to find out .
As to what you see below, you'll find the giver, their target, and then the target's guess. Green means correct guess, orange/not-green means incorrect guess.
Some people did amazing gifts based on description, others on a history between characters, and others simply based on what seemed like a cool match up for their target. But all around, the gifts were pretty awesome, and I was impressed with the effort I saw people put into them.
Hopefully everyone had a fun time making history at the first CF-Secret-Santa (AKA Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange).
As to the event itself, I don't think I'll do it again. Or at least I won't do it as it is. Between some sparse logins, deletions, etc. it was definitely a strain given how much time I spent sitting around. If I do it again, I'd probably have something like "required check-ins" every day or two, at the risk of disqualification. But even then it's tough since this sort of event REQUIRES pairs. Still, lessons learned!
-Ish
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Amora | Thu 27-Dec-18 02:25 AM |
Member since 28th Feb 2006
123 posts
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#2903, "RE: COMPLETION AND SUMMARY"
In response to Reply #8
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Thanks for doing this! Appreciated the extra time and thought you put into this!
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#2908, "There was a live even"
In response to Reply #13
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But only like 2 mortals made it along with 3 or 4 immortals
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Kstatida | Fri 28-Dec-18 08:22 AM |
Member since 12th Feb 2015
2214 posts
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#2909, "It was awesome, thanks for the fun!"
In response to Reply #8
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Ish being the greatest of them all (except for Emnon, ofc) still stands.
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Ishuli | Mon 17-Dec-18 02:56 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2017
2145 posts
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#2896, "UPDATE AND GIFT DEADLINE"
In response to Reply #0
Edited on Mon 17-Dec-18 02:56 PM
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Summary: GIFT DEADLINE Friday, December 21st, at 7PM System Time (8PM EST).
Everyone who sent me a note is in! We've got a decent number of participants, so on we go.
I'll send out a note to each person individually soon, telling them their recipient. So look out for the note!
Once you know your target, try to pick a fitting gift between your character and theirs. Don't let them know you're their gift-giver! In fact, don't tell anyone in general! It's supposed to be **secret** until the end of the event. So do your best to make sure nobody figures out which gift is/was yours!
Your deadline for giving me your gift is Friday, December 21st, at 7PM System Time (8PM EST).
If you're confused as to how to deliver the gift, just use 'who' and look for Ishuli. Send me a tell and I'll come pick it up. Otherwise, you can PRAY to get my attention. I'll hopefully have some christmas elves helping out to pick things up when I can't . Remember, don't hand them your gift on your own, you want to keep your identity a secret!
And just to reiterate for people who love details - the goal is to pick a clever/fitting gift for your target. So have fun with it!
The in game note is below:
From : Ishuli To : all Subject: Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange
**No more entries into the Yuletide Secret Gift Exchange will be accepted.**
Everyone who sent me a note stating their intent is taking part.
I will be sending each participant the name of their target shortly.
Brief review of the rules:
Find a TANGIBLE gift for your target. The ones that are clever, the best fit, or are exceptional in other ways will be recognized.
Keep your target a **SECRET**.
Give your gift to Ishuli for safe-keeping and delivery and tell Ishuli the recipient. I will aim to be available for everyone in question, and will gladly respond to prayers. Gifts will be accepted all week.
The deadline for gift giving and receiving is: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST by 7PM System Time (8PM EST).
I will be taking seat in the Eternal Star around the deadline, for those who wish to sit and discuss their gifts. Do still keep your targets secret, though, as the guessing game will take place thereafter.
Do feel free to ask if you have any questions.
-Ishuli
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#2900, "Best gift?"
In response to Reply #5
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Any prizes for best gift?
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#2901, "who has won ? (n/t)"
In response to Reply #5
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Ishuli | Fri 14-Dec-18 02:23 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2017
2145 posts
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#2895, "RE: Is this a live event?"
In response to Reply #1
Edited on Fri 14-Dec-18 02:28 PM
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Not live, since I'm trying to make it so people can be on whenever during the holidays.
The idea is that, IF I get enough people joining, I'll then send (by note) each person their assigned target. They then have a week to give the gift to me (Ishuli) and I'll keep an eye out for the recipient and hand it off to them.
So timeline wise, probably about a full week long once we get enough participants.
In character does mean in character, so it would be funky for an Acolyte to give a Scarab a +5 Axe of Innocent-Killing. Coal would be fine, or anything else clever you can think of (use the pen skill and write them a note about not killing people, and give them mittens). Edited to add, almost every event allows a bit more leeway than normal IC stuff. IE: Any event where good and evil even STAND near each other without killing each other. So instead just use your char to put a flavorful spin on the gift!
Gifts don't have to be valuable, they're being rated based on cleverness, if they 'fit' between the two chars, and just how plain cool they can be. All gifts should be TANGIBLE though. Something you can give me to give the person. Feel free to put a note with your gift, and throw both into a sack or something if you want.
I hope it'll be fun. It's sort of a test run, and if this goes well, maybe we'll do it again next year.
-Ish
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