Hi, my dearest friends. Devinstone is finally back from our very much-needed hiatus, and it feels so great to be back. I hope everyone is doing well --- we’ve missed y’all so much.
So with Sofie stepping down, I'll be joining the admin team alongside Mel. I am so incredibly happy and excited and looking forward to this position --- I love this group with my whole heart and can't wait to help out ♥️
That being said, the first order of business --- if you’re still around and wish to stay with the group, you have till Monday, June 8th to like this post --- and if you have multiple characters, please let us know if you’re still keeping all characters or dropping any. Failure to do so will result in your character(s) being removed from the group. Thank you!
Hello friendos! This has been a long time coming, honestly, but today really sealed the deal for me. I’ve been dealing with a lot in real life, both personal and through work, and have been more stressed than I have been in a long time. On my days off, I’ve turned to Devinstone for an escape from reality but have found it hard getting into the headspace of my characters when I’ve been so focused on being an admin instead. So that being said, for a week or two, or maybe longer, I will be stepping down as admin, or taking a hiatus of some sort to focus on my own mental health and give myself time to focus on my characters. In the meantime, Mel will be taking care of the main as she has done since 2017 alongside with me and we’ll be taking on Kate to help out as well. Devinstone is my baby, it has been for three years, but I trust Mel and Kate to keep it safe while I focus on myself. I’ll be doing tonight’s acceptances in a few hours and then I’ll be logging off. Thank you.
So, I know I’ve been lacking on the main lately and I know we have some apps to accept and some other pages to update. This will have to wait until tomorrow, though. I’m really not feeling good, both mentally and physically, and I’m not going to ask Mel to pick up my slack when she’s been basically carrying the main all by herself. So, while I take the rest of the night off to watch Netflix and eat my weight in snacks, I promise I’ll get to the main tomorrow. Much love to all of you.
With Devinstone having been open for almost an entire month, we figured it was time for our very first writing task! At this point, most, if not all, characters have interacted with each other one way or another but we thought it’d be fun to take your characters out of their comfort zone and throw them something unexpected to deal with.
So for this writing task, your characters will be split into pairs and assigned a situation that you’ll have to write out. All pairs are randomly selected, as is the situation assigned to each pair, to make this as fair to everyone as possible. Keep reading under the cut for more information on your pairs and situations to write out.
Information & requirements for this task
Your character will be matched with another character that you will have to interact with for this task.
Each pair will be assigned a situation that they will have to write out on the dash, to take everyone out of their comfort zone.
Once you’ve figured out who your partner is, please do reach out to them and talk it out a bit. The situation provided is very basic, but you, the players, have the opportunity to control how it’s played out, and who’s going to be Muse A and Muse B. Be creative!
This task is mandatory and we expect to see all these situations played out on the dash.
All task starters should be tagged with #devinstone.task and #devinstone.task001, and please, make sure you @ devinstonerpg in the starter so we can keep track!
You have a week (seven days) to at least get a starter out for the task, but we’d love to see the thread go a bit further than that! That means that every pair should at least have a starter out before February 10th.
There’s no limit on when you should be done with this task. We just want everyone to be writing.
Pairs & situations
Madeline & Everett →
Muse A is listening to their most guilty pleasure music with their headphones on at the coffee shop. But their bluetooth connection has failed and Muse B is ready to jump in to break the embarrassing news.
Mia & Nina →
Muse A has been craving a certain kind of snack all week but at the store, there’s only one left and just as they’re about to throw it into their basket, Muse B reaches for the same bag.
Althea & Isabelle →
Muse A has walked past the same cafe for times because they’re hopelessly lost. Muse B is sitting by the window with their coffee, watching and laughing as Muse A comes right back around for the fifth time. Muse A notices them and goes in, pleading them to 1) stop laughing and 2) help them.
Abraham & Erik →
Muse A is paying for something (coffee? food? up to you!) but are realizing they don’t have their money or wallet on them and Muse B is standing behind them in line, feeling bad.
Athena & Astoria →
While out somewhere, Muse A sees someone they want to avoid at all costs but sees them coming their way. They quickly turn to Muse B and ask them for a save, or to play along as a cover story to make the unwanted guest go away.
Luca & Perseus →
Muse A has had a really awful day, or maybe even week, and starts kicking a car out of frustration – the problem? Said car belongs to Muse B.
Reagan & Aveline →
Muse A starts banging at Muse B’s door loudly at 3am because they got the wrong apartment. But Muse B can’t fall back asleep after this interruption and invites Muse A in for tea/coffee to gossip about the person they thought lived there.
Jake & Tony →
Muse A just watched Muse B slip on the ice and wind up on their ass in the snowbank beside the parking lot. Muse A can’t stop laughing but end up slipping on the ice as well, landing face first in the snowbank across from Muse B.
Georgina & Emma →
Muse A just threw away a winning lottery ticket in a park garbage can by accident and is freaking out. Seeing Muse B walk by, they quickly yell at them to please help them look for it with the promise of giving them a portion of the winnings. Said lottery ticket could be a winner, but Muse A most likely misread the numbers on it.
Sophia & Michael →
Muse A has two concert tickets but none of their friends want to go because they’re not into the artist/band, but then Muse A overhears Muse B talking about said artist/band and see this as an opportunity to offer up one of their tickets.
Madison & Isaac →
Muse A and Muse B are neighbors, and a friend drops an unmarked package at Muse A’s door meant for Muse B. They open it out of curiosity and see something really personal, perhaps very embarrassing, quickly figuring out it’s not meant for them. Muse A tries to sneakily leave it at the right door, just as Muse B opens the door and finds Muse A with their package in their arms.
The Ambrosia’s, along with their estate are proud to invite you to the
WINTER MASQUERADE
Enjoy the mystery, clad in your best gown & sporting the most beautiful mask as we welcome you into our home for what promises to be the most beautiful masquerade of all times, in celebration of the Ambrosia Estate Anniversary. With the Christmas festivities done and over with, we invite you for one last night of celebration joined with the most esteemed families in the town we all love; yours included. Join us to celebrate the true values of the Ambrosia lineage: loyalty, selflessness, and what we strive to be the most, a family that’s always there for each other.
Bring your lovely family to join us in what promises to be the most beautiful night in Devinstone,
With love,
PS. We do suggest wearing darker colors & do not forget to wear your mask.
( Please read below for event information. )
In order to give everyone a fair chance to join the event, it will stretch from January 24 to January 26, though the event will last an evening for the characters. Considering that the event stretches throughout the weekend, we will not be holding acceptances on Saturday, but will go through with these on Sunday instead. All other interactions should be placed on hold for the event and if there’s an event-related thread you have not finished before the event is over, you have a week to finish it.
The event officially starts at 6pm EST on Friday, January 24.
The tags used for the event should be #devinstone.starter as well as #devinstone.event001.
To track updates and information surrounding the event, please use the tag #devinstone.event.
The event officially ends at 6pm EST on Sunday, January 26.
Hello friends! After talking to a few people about this I decided to make this post. So, I’m about to head into a crazy work period where I’ll be working eleven days straight and those of you who know me, know I work crazy hours that have me home well after midnight most evenings. That being said, through this work period, I’ve decided to put the main on a bit of a break. During these eleven days, I won’t be actively promoting the main, nor will I be holding acceptances. This is because I know I’ll be extremely stressed and having the pressure of having to go online the main every night is not going to do me any good. While the main is on this little bit of a break, I’ll be focusing on my characters and getting to write them as they have been put second to the main since we opened.
That being said, we’ll still check the main and answer questions people might have, but again, we won’t be holding acceptances or activity promoting while the main is on a break. During this time, we do EXPECT people to uphold their activity! We will be holding activity checks and removing those who aren’t active. This is not us giving up on the roleplay in any way, shape or form and we want active members still. Sometimes you just need to prioritize real life a bit, you know?
Once the main’s back from its break, we might be changing the theme and the graphics. We’ll be back to actively promoting and accepting again in eleven days. Again, I can’t stress this enough, we are NOT closing the group! We’re merely taking a bit of a break from promoting and accepting to focus on real life and our characters for that bit of stress relief that we need. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to im me or Mel either through this account, through our characters or through the ooc blog. Please like this post once you’ve read it.
Here’s a fun little thing for you all to be working on while we fix our main writing task to include our new players!
We want your characters to be writing letters. Just one each. And it can be to absolutely anyone, whether it be someone in their past, someone in their present or perhaps someone in their future. It could even be to themselves. But we want you to dig deep -- if your character could unload themselves and their thoughts into one single letter, one that will never be sent but one they need to write anyway, what would it say, and to whom would it be addressed?
This is not a mandatory task by any means, just a chance for us all to dig a little deeper into our characters’ minds and get a little emotional, perhaps. If you decide to partake in this task, please tag your posts with #devinstone.task and #devinstone.task002 and make sure to @ devinstonerpg so we can read them!
Alright, kids, here’s the dealio! I’ve noticed a significant decline in activity while the main has been on hiatus and as I said in that last admin post, I’d be expecting activity to be kept up on the dash. It hasn’t, unfortunately, not even from my own side of things. So, this is what we’re going to do: if you’re still around, lurking, you have until february 26th to like this post. If you fail to do so, your character(s) will be removed from the roleplay as we open back up. Thank you!
