In that case, and after reading the comments below, I do have one more question… or a jumble of several?
Now that I’ve had a chance to read around and think about it some more, I’m realizing that I’ve been very confused about the cave’s description and access. The cavern and flowers were announced in the Monthly Dream Notes and put into the World Directory, implying that this is a location open to all players. However, from your replies, this was actually a secret location for a player’s plot, and therefore known only to a few players. Also, the destruction of the area wasn't announced in this month’s Notes, and the Directory still lists it as healthy and thriving with flowers and ents. So I’m finding conflicting information depending on where I look for worldbuilding updates. it’s Schrodinger's cave
Likewise, I’m also concerned that new players coming into the game will have no way of knowing this is an exclusive – or changed – location. In the Directory, it looks like just another place characters can find and wander around.
There seem to be multiple snags here, and admittedly, worldbuilding games like this with lots of individual story threads are a challenge to keep organized! I wanted to broach this to you first, but I can also comment on the State of the Game post if that would be easier for the mod team?
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Now that I’ve had a chance to read around and think about it some more, I’m realizing that I’ve been very confused about the cave’s description and access. The cavern and flowers were announced in the Monthly Dream Notes and put into the World Directory, implying that this is a location open to all players. However, from your replies, this was actually a secret location for a player’s plot, and therefore known only to a few players. Also, the destruction of the area wasn't announced in this month’s Notes, and the Directory still lists it as healthy and thriving with flowers and ents. So I’m finding conflicting information depending on where I look for worldbuilding updates.
it’s Schrodinger's caveLikewise, I’m also concerned that new players coming into the game will have no way of knowing this is an exclusive – or changed – location. In the Directory, it looks like just another place characters can find and wander around.
There seem to be multiple snags here, and admittedly, worldbuilding games like this with lots of individual story threads are a challenge to keep organized! I wanted to broach this to you first, but I can also comment on the State of the Game post if that would be easier for the mod team?