November 2022 Roundup! Important Announcement!

The harvest season has not been very good this year, and there may be those who will go hungry… There are reasons for celebration, though: it seems like the Affliction has finally receded, and the Harvest Masquerade is a bright occasion in an otherwise dreary wintertime.

🎁 IMPORTANT changes to the staff team!

New Admin Apel: New year, new admin! I (admin frank) am so excited to announce that Mod Apel has been promoted to co-admin! Apel's gorgeous graphics, compelling characters and fresh ideas have have added richness to Anathema's community and texture to its world from the very start. I feel very lucky to have them here and happy to put them in the big chair. I'm so excited to see what future events and features will pop out of Apel's enormous brain!!

Admin Franknsteins Stepping Down: Bittersweetly, Apel will be taking the reins as I step down from being the administrator of Anathema. It has been an absolute pleasure gathering this community alongside Anathema's staff team, seeing the incredible works Anathema has inspired, and, of course, meeting everyone who joined this silly pig hat game of ours ❤ I'll still be poking my head in when I can, and am confident that Anathema will continue to get even better in the extraordinary loving care of its moderators present and future.

I will be seeing out the remainder of December while Apel gets their sea legs, and leaving staff officially with the end of 2022. Thank you for the wonderful two years, Anathema! I can't wait to watch this game continue to evolve and grow. 💕

Early in 2023, there will be a search for some new moderators! Keep an eye on the #announcements channel on discord!

🎅 secret santas have been sent out!

Everyone who signed up to participate in this year’s Secret Santa should have got their gift recipients in a message here on Toyhouse. If yours is missing, let us know via Modmail!

📌 notes and reminders!

To be able to participate in giveaways, make sure you have posted in the #introductions channel!

The reward for referring new players has been raised! Make sure a new player mentions you when they submit their character, and you will both get 50 gold! Get that pig money 💸

🎅 it's almost secret santa time!

Giving season is upon us! Keep an eye out for another bulletin after Curse of the Corrupted wraps up to sign up for Secret Santa 2022! Create gifts for your fellow Anathema members for warm feelings and fabulous prizes! ✨✨✨

✨ November 2022 story prompt

Every month, we provide a brief narrative prompt, with four potential choices for your character to make. Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. Collaborations and roleplay are not valid responses to the monthly Story Prompt.

Click here (or scroll down to this bulletin's comments!) to view the prompt for December!

To see the rewards for Novembers's prompt, click here after December 14! You have until 12/14 to complete prompts for November!

🧾 Seeking player-made story prompts!

Players are invited to submit their own story prompts for all Anathema players to enjoy! These prompts are open for two months at a time, and anyone can reply! Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. Collaborations and roleplay are not valid responses to the monthly Story Prompt.

Click here to view the rewards for the for October-November 2022, written by Diregull !

If you have ideas for a prompt of your own, send them in via Modmail on our Discord server!

🐎🐖🐄🐫🐐🦌 November's new arrivals:

Meet all the characters who joined us during the month of November 2022:

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december 2022 Story Prompt:

A wet and muddy autumn has turned into an uncommonly early, cold winter.

This year’s harvest season was a bad one, and some people will go hungry. Lingering fears and worries about the strange Affliction have marred the annual Harvest Masquerade festivities. Mage and non-mage tensions continue as people fear yet another monster outbreak.

Overall, most people agree that this is not shaping up to be a good winter.

What does your character do to endure the hard times?

Keep their head down and plod onwards despite circumstances; better times will come. Your character has earned -1 Cost. If your character already has 0 Cost, you may choose to take +1 Corruption instead.
There is always something to celebrate, regardless of how dreary things seem to be! Your character has earned +1 Power.
Blame someone else—this is not your character’s fault. Your character has earned +1 Corruption.
Figure out a way to improve the situation—there is always something one can do. Your character has earned +1 Discipline.

Prompt responses must be worth at least 1 gold (i.e. at least 100 words or at least an uncolored headshot).
Upload your response like any other art or literature submission, tag this character profile, and claim your gold; collect double your total count for prompt responses. Responses to this prompt should be done individually, one character per response.