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Search Requests

And no one knows how far it goes

As a central element to the game, Search Requests may seem very daunting at first. Never fear! Below is a table of contents for this page that may help answer your questions, giving you the confidence to venture forth into the great unknown.

[ ♆ ] What Are Search Requests?
[ ♆ ] What Impacts a Search Request?
[ ♆ ] How Many Search Requests Can I Make?
[ ♆ ] Why are Searches Limited?
[ ♆ ] Islands Available
[ ♆ ] Search Request Form

What Are Search Requests?

The contents of many islands that make up the archipelago of LifeAftr require player exploration and participation to uncover and chart, as everything from the potential dangers, obstructions, and resources are randomized. Alongside adding weight to the potential dangers characters may face, it also gives you the potential to influence the game as much as possible.

Upon arrival to a new island, a blank map of the island's general shape will be provided with a grid, parsing the island into square sections for the purposes of exploration. Each of these squares are a base size of one mile by one mile in terms of width and breadth, unless otherwise noted. Each square is also labeled for player convenience. Characters who have access to boats or another means of traversing the ocean waters can perform search requests on surrounding waters.

Search Requests are intended to be used as a prompt for IC interactions. While not all search results will hold something of particular interest, such as finding new seeds or fruit, but in circumstances where enemies or information has been located, we encourage ICly threading out these results, or using them to foster new CR.

What Impacts a Search Request?
As of July 2018, there are new factors to take into account when submitting a Search Request:

[ ♆ ] GROUP SIZE limits the timeframe in which a search request can be completed. While a single mile may not seem so far to walk, thoroughly investigating a square mile is a different matter altogether. Depending on the size of a group, characters may choose to push on into an additional square at the cost of spending the night in the wilderness, potentially exposing themselves to other dangers - or in groups of four or more, split the group to cover the additional ground. Search Requests are currently limited to two squares maximum at a time, regardless of group size.

[ ♆ ] DIFFICULT TERRAIN such as mountainous regions, thickly wooded areas, or those under the sway of severe weather conditions may severely hamper a group in covering new ground. Due to this, search requests may be limited on occasion to one square per search, regardless of the group size. This restriction will be announced when relevant.

[ ♆ ] POTENTIAL RISKS can and will hinder characters set on searching more than one square. If searching an area thoroughly, it is assumed that your character is both taking their time, and covering as much of the ground in that square as possible. Obstructions, predators and catastrophes should be predominantly unavoidable due to this.

How Many Search Requests Can I Make?
Each character is limited to submitting one search per week, of up to two squares. When searching in a group of three people or fewer, a second square may only be searched if characters intend to spend the night camping out, which puts them at risk for additional dangers.

Beyond submitting a search, characters may also band together with others for an additional two search requests, but these requests must be submitted by another character.

Additionally, Search Requests may only be forward-dated up to two days ahead of the current date. As LifeAftr may sometimes see events suddenly beginning, forward-dating is limited to avoid the need to retcon.

Why are Searches Limited?
The introduction of limitations to the number of search requests characters can conduct is to ensure moderation of the game's pacing, in addition to ensuring all players have a chance to affect the plot, regardless of their tagging speed or RL obligations. Previously, search requests have been unlimited due to an agreeably slow pacing as LifeAftr established itself. The beginning of July saw the game expanding and going through a new teething stage that required a few new aspects to our search requests system, in addition to discarding mechanics that simply weren't being used.

In some circumstances, such as when an island is due to disappear - potentially for good! - we may lift these restrictions to allow those who'd like to further explore islands to go wild.

Maps Available:
The current islands, their descriptions, and how much area has already been unveiled can be found on the Locations Page. A key describing the area, resources, and dangers can also be found.

The following island(s) are currently available for exploration:

ENSŌ
NASTRANDIR
The following island(s) are not currently available, but have individual locations pages for player perusal:

AI'TUOH
CAHYPDO
CHOL
IO
MAATI
MONSUN
NUIDAN
UMUI
ZIZIPHUS

Search Request Form
To submit a search request, please post the below form in a new comment. Before submitting your request, keep in mind that map updates may lag depending on mod work schedules. Checking the last few posted searches may avoid doubling up accidentally.

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Player name: Katy
Character name: Shion
Character journal:

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Character(s) accompanying: Connor Murphy
Area searched: Maati E3
Date of search: 28th November
Additional notes: Looking for anything but Shion is always interested in plants!

The Search Begins...
E3 is not the easiest land to traverse, as it happens. Maati was already a bit of a rough trip due to the rocky nature of its landscape, but most of E3 is blocked out by looming cliffs. Only a sliver of the landscape can actually be safely traveled - the rest of the region, unless you happen to have brought climbing equipment, is more or less completely inaccessible.

But one can probably hear the sound of waves, if they listen closely. E3 does come right up against Maati's shore, after all; it's just that there's no conceivable way to scale those cliffs without the proper tools and take a look for yourself.

That's all right. We have the feeling you're going to be plenty distracted anyway.

♆ E3 has been unlocked on the map of the area! ♆

Crave that Mineral
Atop those cliffs, a small group of creatures that very much resemble goats are having no trouble at all moving along the crags and sheer slopes. It's those hooved feet that lend them a wonderful sense of balance, ideal for the rocky terrain. It's no surprise why they've settled here.

You'd be forgiven for presuming them to be goats from a distance. But they're not...exactly that.

Spanish Plated Goats have been unlocked in the bestiary! The Spanish Plated Goat is a type of chimera originating in Eastern Spain, and their name is highly indicative as to their physical appearance. With three-toed, cloven feet, these creatures are both furred and plated. Scales often run down the lengths of their backs and down their chest. Due to their shaggy coats and hooves, Spanish Plated Goats can last in colder temperatures and high altitudes, just like their less scaly counterparts. In addition, they are also graced with a magnificent lung capacity - which is to say, they breathe fire, both when elated and when feeling aggressed. One of their favorite pastimes, in fact, is to char the ground and darken their coats in the ashes and snowmelt. As they grow, they tend to develop thick manes reminiscent of those of lions, befitting their "chimera" species.

The most notable thing about these little beasts is their capacity to breathe fire if they feel threatened, but their meat is edible, if rather gamey. Additionally, their hides can be tanned into a peculiar but nonetheless robust sort of leather.

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