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  1. It's time for a new thing aaah! This time I've got something a little bit more serious! ? Something which I think is very topical when it comes to discussions about edgy humor, freedom of speech, etc.

    This is a really good video, and I've heard good things about NonCompete before, but never actually checked out the channel prior to having this pop up in my recommendations. 10/10 would recommend watching this vid!

     

     


  2. For as long as I can remember, @Pippin's been mentioning eating banana bread every now and then and how great it is, and I've never had it before. So I decided to try and make some ?.

    I've never baked bread in my life, and the last bread-type thing I made was a potica in 2015, so this endeavour is something I've been thinking about for ages, but always put off because I found it too daunting. And for some reason, today, I saw we had some extra bananas and I was like "today is the day". The banans called to me ? 

    Behold, my first bread child!

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    Well, it's kinda bread. Banana bread is arguably more of a cake than bread ? But it's called bread, and it's mine, so it's my first bread child!

    I love how soft and fluffy it came out. And look at the bottom! Such good spongy texture! I'm so proud of my firstborn ?

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    I was scared about the flavor but it also tastes super nice! Although I don't know how good of a judge I can be since I've never had any banana bread before ? 

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    And don't worry, I didn't burn it ? The reason it's so dark is because I added cinnamon. 


  3. Hey everyone!

    It's time for our largest club yet - the Guild Wars 2 club!

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    Joining the Club

    If you're already familiar with IPS clubs from our Creators' Corner, or Let's Game club, you'll be familiar with the functionalities here. If not, let's get right into it!

    To start posting, all you have to do is click on the "Join Club" button on the top right. Then you're in and you can start posting straight away. This doesn't have to be manually confirmed, so you can automatically join without any wait times.

    Note: If you posted any threads in any of the old Guild Wars 2 forums, you were automatically added to the club. You can leave and/or rejoin at will.

     

    Clubs offer a variety of really cool features, allowing players to pick and choose which sections of the community they're interested in and participate there, rather than be met with a flurry of forums every time they load the page. The GW2 features all of the previous Guild Wars 2 discussion boards, as well as a brand new GW2 screenshot gallery, both for personal screenshots and for events!

     

    Discussion Boards

    • Tyrian Tavern
      • The general GW2 chat on our forums, for all and any discussions related to Guild Wars 2! This board contains all the posts from the Tyrian Tavern forum, as well as everything from the previously separate Raids forum, now both merged into one.
    • Guides
      • The place to drop guides of any sort relating to anything in Guild Wars 2!
    • GW2 Questions
      • Converted from the old Raid Q&A, the new GW2 Questions section is open to anyone to ask and answer questions related to Guild Wars 2!

     

    The Gallery

    The gallery offers a new and easier way to share screenshot and moments from Guild Wars 2! Whether it's screenshots from your personal exploits, or memories from a community event, here's the place to post them!

    To start posting, you can either create your own album, or, in case of community events, choose an existing one!

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    Once you've created the album, you can upload images to it at will, and users will be able to comment individually on pictures, or on the entire album. You can also post updates or link to the album from anywhere else on the website.

     

    Follow the Content You Enjoy!

    In IPS, you can follow any content - be it a specific thread, a board, a gallery, or even an entire club! Simply click on the "Follow" button, usually found in the top right corner of any post, forum, gallery, or any other content, and you'll be able to pick how, when, and where you receive notifications regarding that specific content.

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    You can follow and unfollow any content at will, and can even set to follow content without other members being able to ese!

     

    Give Feedback & Share Suggestions

    Clubs are very flexible, and can be changed according to our needs as a community, so if the current set up ends up being not exactly what we need, it can be expanded, contracted, or reworked in a way that makes it more convenient to use!

    Comment to let us know what you think about the features and whether you find them useful, or if anything is missing!

     

    As always, if there are any issues, you can message me here on the website directly, or reply to this thread!


  4. This time I decided draw the same character that they were drawing, mostly because I wanted to try and draw a specific face, and because HORNS! But, because we're so busy with all the various announcements, changes, and the Community Assembly, I'm probably not going to be able to finish her this weekend, so here's my sketch!

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    I tried drawing her way bigger than I'm used to, mostly so I get to focus on details.

    As a bonus, earlier, I also did some practice drawing the faces straight on. The top two were based on the same scary terry, and were mostly a practice of differentiating the same base. These are also twice the sizes of faces I usually draw, and I'm quite pleased with them tbh ? The one on the bottom left is an even bigger face, and I wanted to try an expression. It's the first time in a long time that I've drawn an open mouth of any sort (the last one I drew made @Wolfie yawn every time she looked at it), and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out ? 

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    I got distracted and also drew the dude's body ?. As you can see by the eraser smudges, the hand on the hip gave me tons of trouble ? 


  5. Oh hey, it's time for another video! This one is from ColdFusion, a channel with one of the chillest voices I've ever heard. Dagogo makes really cool videos, usually about new technology and related topics.

    This is his newest one on the spoopy new Google Stadia! (I have to say I'm not used to him using such clickbaity thumbnails ? )

    Honestly, Stadia and cloud gaming in general fills me with a ton of dread ? It's always concerning when too many things become a subscription service rather than we get to actually own them.


  6. 20.3.2019

    As per the latest announcement, the Guild Information has been updated.

    The following line has been added.

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    Member Responsibilities

    • Members should help and guide each other in our guild and outside of it, and do their best to follow the guild etiquette

    The following sections have been amended.

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    Guild Features

    • OpenCommunity guild: DV is fully integrated as an OpenCommunity guild - we operate on the OC teamspeak, attend OC events, post news here on the OC website, and have several OC commanders in the DV ranks
    • Monthly newsletter: In addition to the Message of the Day as a source of news about OpenCommunity and DV, we also send out a monthly newsletter via the in-game mail, informing members of recent changes / updates in the guild or the community
    • Event notifications: All guild members receive in-game notifications about events happening in DV or the community via a guild message and a personal whisper from a commander. These can safely be ignored if the member doesn't wish to attend the event - our desire is to inform members of events happening, not to force them to join

    Member Responsibilities

    • Members are expected to keep updated on the MotD and monthly newsletter - it's assumed that all members have read the information provided in those

    Guild Ranks

    • Honored Member
      • This rank is used for members who are exempt from the DV activity system. These include guild founders, former guild officers or leaders, as well as guild leaders / officials from other guilds that wish to maintain a connection with DV.
    • Member
      • The general member rank. Most members in DV have this rank at the start of every month. This is also the rank new members get.

     

    New Version

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    Guild Features

    • OpenCommunity guild: DV is an OpenCommunity guild - we operate on the OC teamspeak, and attend and organise OC events
    • Newsletter: In addition to the Message of the Day as a source of news about OpenCommunity and DV, we also send out a newsletter via the in-game mail, informing members of recent changes / updates in the guild or the community
    • Event notifications: All guild members receive in-game notifications about events happening in DV or the community via guild messages, newsletters, and/or the MOTD. These can safely be ignored if the member doesn't wish to attend the event - our desire is to inform members of upcoming events, not to force them to join

    Member Responsibilities

    • It's assumed that all members that have received newsletters have read the information provided in them

    Guild Ranks

    • Honored Member
      • This rank is used for members with special past contributions and notable connections to the guild. These include guild founders, former guild officers or leaders, as well as guild leaders / officials from other guilds that wish to maintain a connection with DV.
      • The Honored Member rank does not bestow any additional rights or abilities, aside from scribing. It is mainly a cosmetic rank.
    • Member
      • The general member rank. Most members have this rank.

     

     

    The following sections have been removed

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    Guild Features

      • Monthly raffle: In order to reward active members, we have a built-in monthly activity system (for more information, see the "Activity System" section below), and a monthly prize raffle!

      Member Responsibilities

      • Members should join guild activities regularly (more information in the "Activity System" section)
      • If a member knows they wont be able to be active for a time period of a month or more, they should contact a guild Leader or Officer so they can be marked as "Away" so they do not receive notifications about inactivity, or get removed from the guild for being inactive

         

        Activity System

        DV has a monthly activity system to reward active players and make sure that we cycle out inactive players to make room for new members.

        Participating in guild activities earns members a "level up" in their activity rank. At the end of the month, these ranks are recorded, members are assigned prize raffle tickets based on their rank, a prize winner is announced, and everyone's ranks are reset back to "Member". Non-winning raffle tickets are transferred into the next month's raffle, so active players have a bigger chance to win each month.

          Guild activities:

          • Guild missions
            • We organize guild missions several times a week at various times to allow members to join based on what their work & life schedules allow. Guild missions are currently the way most members receive activity ticks. At a random point during guild missions, the coordinator will usually ask for a prompt from those attending to validate participation.
          • Assisting with the DV in-game newsletter
            • Assisting with the newsletter takes about 15 minutes, and is, unlike guild missions, not tied to a specific hour in the day, which makes it an easy way of bumping up one's activity to Active Member at the start of the month. If you would like to assist with the newsletter, contact a guild Leader or Officer.
            • Note: Due to account limitations, free-to-play accounts cannot assist with sending newsletters.
          • OpenCommunity raids
            • Attending OC Raids is another way for members to show that they're active in the guild and in the community. After joining a raid, simply contact a Coordinator, Officer or Leader and you'll receive the activity tick.
          • Joining one of the OC Teams
            • Commanding as part of an OC Team, such as the TT Team, Event Team, or Raid Team, is a way to gain activity ticks! After commanding, simply contact a Coordinator, Officer or Leader and you'll receive the activity tick.
          • PvP Group
            • Doing PvP with a DV PvP group earns an activity tick. After participating in a PvP match that counts as a team match, simply contact a Coordinator, Officer or Leader and you'll receive the activity tick.
          • Specialist roles at Triple Trouble
            • Egg blocking or husk handling at an OpenCommunity Triple Trouble run earns an activity tick. Since a Coordinator may not be present at the event, there are two steps to this:
              • During the gathering phase, whisper your commander that you'll be needing an activity uprank. Commanders cannot rank you up, but they will be able to confirm to a Coordinator that you were there and did actually perform that role.
              • After the event, message a DV Coordinator and inform them what role you performed and with which commander. They'll be able to check with the commander, and you'll receive the activity tick.
            • Note: coming late to the event (past its scheduled time on our calendar), refusing to communicate, or afking during the event can lead to your activity not being recognised.
          • Special Team at Dry Top
            • Participating in the Special / Roaming Team at a Dry Top event earns an activity tick. Since a Coordinator may not be present at the event, there are two steps to this:
              • During the preparation phase, whisper your commander that you'll be needing an activity uprank. Commanders cannot rank you up, but they will be able to confirm to a Coordinator that you were there and did actually participate in the special team.
              • After the event, message a DV coordinator and inform them you participated in the special team, and when. They'll be able to check with the commander, and you'll receive the activity tick.
            • Note: coming late to the event (past its scheduled time on our calendar), refusing to communicate, or afking during the event can lead to your activity not being recognised.

          Activity ranks:

          • Member [participated in 0 activities]
          • Active Member [participated in 1 activity]
          • Shiny Member [participated in 2 or more activities]

          The system is in place not to punish or shame inactive players, but simply because without this, DV would be consistently at 500 members, which is the population cap for guilds, so we could not accept any new active players, while the guild could be filled with many inactive ones. Players who have been removed for inactivity can rejoin the guild when they become active again without any detriment to their rank or status in the guild.

          Away status:

          If a member finds themselves unable to join activities for a period of 1 month or more, they can contact a guild leader or officer to temporarily obtain the Away rank for the time they are away, generally for a maximum of 3 months, upon which time it needs to be renewed. While a member has the Away status, their activity will not decay back to Member and will remain on Away for the duration.

          This allows members who are going on a break or are experiencing a busy time in their life, but are still planning to return to the game, to not be counted as inactive. This protects them from being kicked for inactivity, and from losing the monthly raffle tickets.

           

           

          Monthly Raffle

          The monthly activity raffle usually contains a prize worth around 50-100 in-game gold, commonly a black lion weapon skin. Tickets are awarded in the following manner by rank:

          • Shiny Member
            • 3 tickets awarded at the end of the month
          • Active Member
            • 1 ticket awarded at the end of the month
          • Member
            • All existing tickets are wiped at the end of the month
          • Honored Member / Scribe
            • Earns no tickets at the end of the month
            • May earn one ticket for assisting with mails
          • Away
            • Cannot earn any tickets, but previously owned tickets are still kept
          • Coordinator / Officer
            • Earns 1 ticket per activity coordinated, up to a maximum of 3 each month
            • May earn an additional ticket for assisting with mails
          • Leader
            • Earns no tickets ;_;

           

          Guild Ranks

          • Shiny Member
            • The general member rank, activity level 2. This is noted down & reset to Member every month.
          • Active Member
            • The general member rank, activity level 1. This is noted down & reset to Member every month.
          • Away
            • A temporary rank given out to people who are taking a break from the game or unable to join activities for an amount of time. Members with this rank are exempt from the activity system, and will not be removed from the guild due to inactivity as long as they have this rank. In order to obtain this rank, please talk to a guild Leader or Officer.

           

           


        • Hello everyone!

          In our continuous effort to refresh and update our website, we've given a facelift to our old Let's Game forum. Welcome to the Let's Game club!

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          The Let's Game club is the new go-to place to talk about anything game-related. Talk about your favorite games, share screenshots and discuss specific games the community's playing en masse, or just share stories from your single-player adventures!

          Joining the Club

          If you're already familiar with IPS clubs from our Creators' Corner, you'll be familiar with the functionalities here. If not, let's get right into it!

          To start posting, all you have to do is click on the "Join Club" button on the top right. Then you're in and you can start posting straight away. This doesn't have to be manually confirmed, so you can automatically join without any wait times.

          Note: If you posted any threads in the old Let's Game or Minecraft forum, you were automatically added to the club. You can leave and/or rejoin at will.

           

          Club Features

          The club feature is an easy way for people to tailor their browsing experience to what they're interested in, and not have a massive list of unread forums glaring at them when they load the page. Instead, a list of clubs will allow for browsing of content you're interested in.

          This club features two previous discussion boards - the Let's Game general discussion board and the Minecraft discussion board. It also features a new gallery which members can use to upload screenshots from their video game adventures.

          • Following the content you like!

            One of IPS' best features is the ability to follow specific things, and set how exactly you wish to receive notifications regarding certain things. When you click Follow on a particular thread, forum, gallery, or any other database, it will give you a notification of your choice when something is posted. This makes it really easy to keep in touch with the things you like to see!

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            You can choose to follow specific threads, people, or even entire categories, and individually set the notifications for each one. For example, if you'd like to receive notifications whenever anything, from posts, to images, to comments, is posted in the the club, you can follow the Club Overview itself. Alternatively, if you just want to get updates when new images are posted in a specific album, you can follow that.

          • Using the Gallery

            The brand new empty gallery may appear a little bit scary at first, but it can be used very easily, so don't be scared to post in there! If you go to the Screenshot Gallery tab in the club, you should see an "Add Images" button.

            Click the button, and you'll get a popup asking if you want to add images to the category directly, create a new album, or if you want to use an existing album.

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            If it's your first time posting, or if you're beginning to post a new project, the best option is to "Create a new album", so all your related images are contained in the same place.

            Once you've created the album, you can upload images to it at will, and users will be able to comment individually on pictures, or on the entire album. You can also post updates or link to the album from anywhere else on the website.

           

          Give Feedback & Share Suggestions

          The club set up is flexible and can be changed according to our needs, so if the current set up ends up being not exactly what we need, it can be expanded, contracted, or reworked in a way that makes it more convenient to use!

          Let us know what you think about the features and whether you find them useful, or if anything is missing!

           

          As always, if there are any issues, you can message me here on the website directly, or reply to this thread!


        • Hey hey!

          It is Wendesday, so it's time for another episode of Pub Draw!

          I was a bit worried that if we do it every week it'll be too fast, but turns out that some of the episodes will be practising and improving stuff we've already learned, with some advanced techniques. It also features Laura drawing on a tablet, so anyone who's not using paper, now you wont feel left out! ? 

          This episode is another head drawing episode, this time it's from a slightly different angle, so that we can better learn how to work with heads as an actual 3D object rather than just flat faces drawn from straight ahead.

          Timestamps:

          • 2:08 - Skip the ad
          • 3:30 - Intro
          • 6:15 - Start drawing

          If they're gonna keep starting so quickly, I don't think I'll keep including timestamps ? 


        • 2 hours ago, BIG bad Bull said:

          maybe put this in the DV MotD and remove the schedule.

          for Myself i had a little break too and wondered what happend the letter came a bit later.

          So it might be nice to include this in the welcom message.

           

          Greetz & happy life.

           

          Already done. The event schedule was already removed a while ago, but guild mission times remained since some coordinators said they'd continue to do them. I put the rest of this information in the MOTD this morning, before the newsletters were dispatched ? 

          The downtime announcement was sent out to all members in November as well, (I checked and according to our logs, you also received this letter,) with further updates in December and February. 

          All OC newsletters are also stored in the Newsletter archives, in case you ever miss them.


        • The Future of DV [Dispatched on March 17th)

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          Hey everyone!

          As mentioned in our last newsletter, DV is going through some pretty major changes, along with the rest of OpenCommunity.

          We recently made a post summarizing most of these changes - please make sure to give it a read! You can find it at:
          theopencommunity.org/topic/4807-future

          Don't forget to check out the most recent OC announcements for other info on upcoming changes!

          To discuss these changes, you can also join us on the Community Assembly on Saturday, March 23rd!

          See you there!

           


        • 30 minutes ago, Serpentes said:

          Hello @Lelling

          I noticed the recruitment is closed. I wish to ask tho what about people in my situation?

          My situation:

          i joined DV in August 2016 and after some very nice times i quit GW2 and hence quit all the guilds i was in. Ofc i loved DV most not just because of events but because of teamspeak chat ?

          When i returned to GW2 in 2018 november i saw that OC is in downtime so i reapplied to join my favorite guild DV but the recruitment is now closed.

           

          Do you think after everything is reorganized i can rejoin the guild? Honestly i had most fun in GW when i was in DV and id like to rejoin now that im playing again.

           

          Lemme know if its possible to rejoin or if recruitment is fully closed for everyone not in DV atm.

           

          Hey ^^

          This is a really good question. While public / open recruitment is closed, we'll still be responding to personal invite requests.

          I sent you an invite ? 

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        • Hello everyone!

          Since OpenCommunity went into downtime in November, there hasn't been a lot of word regarding what exactly will be happening with DV. Now it's time to post an update, and plot the future for DV!

          I'll be honest and say that this decision did not come easily. There was a lot of back and forth, talking with the rest of the OC staff, taking advice wherever I could find it, and I changed my mind on this subject at least a couple times before making the final decision. ?

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          Recent Happenings

          As most of you already know, OpenCommunity is no longer a GW2 event provider, outside of a couple charity events per year. We made this decision because being seen as a service provider of that sort proved unsustainable, and eventually ended up draining all of our interest in GW2, as it became a place of work, rather than a place of leisure.

          It also made actually playing or just hanging out with people difficult, as any socialisation would turn into a member-leader type engagement, so it became a matter of all work, no play.

          However, despite wishing to move on from OC-hosted events, we knew that there were some commanders and members who still wanted to do events, so we decided to assist with the founding of a new group focused on doing events!

          For more details on this decision, you can read the original announcement.

           

          Changing Times

          Since OC is no longer doing regular events, and we're shifting away from hosting guilds in the same way we have up to now, the purpose of the integrated OC guilds came into question. We'd like to have a more relaxed community of friends, and that's what we're aiming for with the future of OC. Doing guild missions 3 times per week, a rigorous activity system, etc. are not things that are needed in a more casual and relaxed guild, and in fact, in the past have stood in the way of creating such an atmosphere.

          • Activity System Inactive

          DV's activity system will no longer be in use. Since we didn't do a raffle in November or October, some of the leftover raffle prizes will be raffled off to those who were active in those months. Think of it as a late Wintersday present ? The rest can be used as prizes for charity events, such as the upcoming Toga party. This also renders the "Away" rank obsolete. 

          • No More Spam Mails

          We will also no longer be sending the newsletters on a monthly basis. Instead, they'll only be sent for important events and announcements, cutting the number of mails sent per year a little bit. Mailboxes rejoice!

          • Abort Mission

          Guild missions will no longer be happening 3 times a week, and for now, have just been unscheduled. If people still want to do guild missions, if any of our coordinators wishes to continue doing guild missions on a regular basis, we can try to arrange a time, but for now, missions have been suspended.

          • Recruitment Suspended

          For the time being, recruitment of new members has been suspended, as we move forward with reshaping DV into a smaller family guild.

           

          What does the future hold?

          In the future, rather than focused on every day events, we're hoping DV will remain a guild of friends, who can feel comfortable casually chatting, hanging out, and playing together, even outside of GW2, rather than a group of strangers doing events while never getting to know each other.

          Personally, I'm still taking a little bit of a break from actively playing GW2, but if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me ^^ If you can't catch me in-game, you can always send me a message on the website! And just because we don't have scheduled events, doesn't mean we can't do something fun from time to time.

          Also, speaking of the future, we may not be doing daily events anymore, but we've still got some big stuff coming up! We have the Toga Party for Multiple Sclerosis event coming up on May 11! Stay tuned for an announcement as we'll start looking for volunteers soon!

          For more information on the future of OC, check out the most recent announcements, and don't forget about the Community Assembly on Saturday, March 23rd!

           

          A more serious note

          Some people may wonder why I made this decision as opposed to also transferring DV over or disbanding it.

          I did consider all three options, because I know there are many DV members who only joined for the regular events, but I also know there are members in DV who joined it specifically because of the positive environment and who stay in the guild because they enjoy an environment where they feel more secure.

          Those people are the reason we founded OpenCommunity in the first place. If you ever felt like DV was a shelter from the storm of toxicity in the outside world, if you ever needed a space where you know the concern over your comfort wouldn't just be waved away with a "deal with it", if you ever wanted to share a cool build you came up with and not be told "that's not meta tho", or if you ever wanted to join a group and have your team trust your ability rather than tell you to link all sorts of kill proof, if you want a place where casual racism, homophobia, and transphobia will not be tolerated, then you're one of the reasons I wanted to make OC in the first place, and the future I want for DV.

          I'm inviting everyone who's interested in staying in a smaller guild more in line with OpenCommunity's ideals to stick around, and join us in a new era!

          Also, consider participating in any of the discussions here on the website ^^ Join the drawing classes in the Creators' Corner, or start your own discussion! ?

           

          Still want to join regular events?

          For those interested in continuing to join regularly scheduled events - we have transferred ownership of [PvE] to its former commanders, and it is now the flagship guild of the autonomous group of commanders who continue to do events on the OC TS, so anyone who wishes to continue joining events can join them.

          Anyone interested in joining the guild, contact @ktommo10 (Kalinunil.4958) or @Atreyu (Atreyu.4920) for an invite into [PvE]

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        • DV's 2019 Newsletter #1 [Sent around February 7th]

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          Hello everyone!

          A little while ago we announced the 1st OpenCommunity update of 2019, which includes our plans for the community in 2019 and beyond.

          You can check out the announcement at

          theopencommunity.org/topic/4741-oc

          Further information, specifically pertaining to the OC integrated guilds (DV, KIT and PvE), will be posted at a later date.

          We're looking forward to starting this new journey in OpenCommunity's story!

           


        • DV's December Newsletter

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          Merry Wintersday everyone!

          It's been a wonderful year for DV and OpenCommunity, and so many amazing things have happened over the past few months! We hope everyone's enjoying the event downtime. We're all looking forward to 2019, with brand new and exciting stuff coming up!

          More announcements regarding new stuff will be going out in January!


          We hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and having a wonderful Wintersday, and wish everyone a happy New Year!

          ♡♡♡

           


        • DV's November Newsletter

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          Hey everyone!

          The Pink Day season is over, and now we get to wind down and relax.

          -> OpenCommunity downtime, November 12th

          We'll be taking a few weeks to work on various aspects of the community. Several parts of OC will be inactive during this time period including the website, calendar, and our teams. There may also be disruptions in DV guild missions.

          The Teamspeak and Minecraft servers will still be running.

           


        • Hey everyone!

          Since we're doing a cleanup and rework of the site, I figured it would be a good idea to revisit this forum and see whether we still want to use it, so I put up a lil poll ? 

          What it's meant to do

          The purpose of this forum is basically twofold - one is a way for people to introduce themselves, and say something about themselves, their interests, etc. This makes it easier not only to get to know each other, but also for any member who sees the introduction to point the person in the direction of the things they're interested in ? 

          The other purpose is that it works as a way to encourage people to make their first post - not everyone is super confident with just entering a discussion, and people might feel too shy to post in a thread about something. This forum basically says "Post your first thing here!" and creates an obvious place for people to make their first post, and once they've made the one, they might feel more comfortable posting elsewhere!

           

          Do you think it achieves these goals? Do you have any alternative suggestions? Did it help you make your first post? Let's hear it!


        • And here's what I drew after Episode 1! I didn't draw Keyleth, the character they're drawing, instead I went for a merfolk, cause I love drawing merfolk! ? ? She's not very symmetrical, but rather than keep erasing and fixing things, I figured I'd focus more on working with my errors, noticing them, and then trying not to repeat them when drawing something else.

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          If you want, come along on this journey and let's have some fun! If anyone else is following the tutorial, post what you drew ?

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        • So, despite spending most of my school days doodling away and actually spending more time drawing than taking notes, @Wolfie can tell you that I never actually practiced any techniques, and that's painfully apparent in my anatomy, hairy lines, and just general lack of consistency, so I thought it would be really cool to actually learn how to draw with some basic techniques, and it might actually improve my skill ? 

          Enter Pub Draw

          And lo and behold, just recently, Critical Role came out with this brand new show called Pub Draw, where seasoned artist Babs Tarr teaches Marisha Ray (and occasional guests) how to draw! The goal of the show is to basically teach us how to draw a character - like your D&D character - over the course of a couple episodes, so it'll even have some cool stuff for drawing other races!

          I thought it would be really cool to follow the show and post what I've managed to cook up, and maybe some other people might want to join in too! Don't be shy!

          Here's Episode 1:

          Because this is a live show, it does have a little bit of extra chat, but during the actual drawing it's nice cause it gives you time to draw and catch up ? Here are some useful timestamps though:

          • 5:30 to skip the start and the sponsor shoutout
          • 13:00 to skip the intro (which is mostly going through tools and encouragement ? )
          • 15:57 to jump straight into it and start drawing! ?

           

           

          Also, if you want to do some extra credit, before Pub Draw became a show, Babs and Marisha actually already did a similar drawing lesson, which basically functioned as a pilot for this show. It's basically the same procedure as in this first episode, but I also watched that one because I thought the practice would be good ?

           

          The episodes come out once every 2 weeks, and so far there's only been I think two or three, so once we catch up there'll be plenty of time between each episode for everyone to participate without a huge time pressure!

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        • Some more developments have happened since the last time, including the construction of a Stonehenge-esque thing and some stone walls, and the expansion of farmlands! I'm having some trouble fitting everything in one screenshot though ? 

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        • HEY remember this thread? ?

          Well, a lot has happened since I made it, and CritRole is now in its second campaign for a while, and they just started a kickstarter for a special animated episode, which hit its goal in less than an hour and is now about to hit 4 million USD, still within 24 hours of being announced.

          I love this show and the people on it continue to be an inspiration to me, and I'm so happy to see them succeed!

           

          If you're a fan of fantasy animation - check it out!

           

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