Channelknight Fadran

I need some volunteers to lead the following activities/threads: Christmas Stories Art Gallery Writing Gallery Sanderson Carols (@Nathrangking) White Elephant...? Should we make this like a forum game or something?

"Are you guys planning on saving her?"

I added something to the doc. @Ookla the Shadowed @Ookla's Dice @Chasmgoat @OoklaWasTaken @Ookla the Sprinkle

"Who took her?"

Chris clears his throat.

Thanks, Exp! Some stuff off the top of my head: One word: Tree Star Fire Light Shadow Mist Two words: Christmas tree Happy memories Junk mail Christmas Present Three words: Things you love Things you hate Things you want 17th Shard's Christmas Four words: People you care about Things you can't remember Five words: Heck I'm out of ideas I've gone and run dry

*Ahem* When did this place decide to exist? Why wasn't I invited?

Listen, Exp... I forgot everyone. Don't worry too much about it.

@everyone who's responded to this thread. Boy... what I'd give for something like that. Currently, the PMs are for coming up with ideas. Depending on what we come up with, we'll likely kick people out or add people in (the Advent Calendar guys, for example, will likely only consist of a few people that have advent ideas to contribute). We're going to make some more threads as well so that this one doesn't become an anarchatic mess. If you decide to make a thread for the 17th Shard's Christmas, then I must ask you to follow an easy format: simply give it the tag "17th Shard's Christmas" and highlight it. If you don't know how to highlight a tag, I have a short tutorial down in a spoiler box. Be sure to give the thread a few more tags based on what it is, including whether you're doing something daily, weekly, once over the month, etc. Tutorial:

*checks thread name* This exists??? And NO ONE BOTHERED TO TELL ME???? *regains composure* Alright, then. I have a list. I am grateful for apple cider. What can I say? Apple cider is delicious. I am grateful for root beer. I am grateful for eggnog. Alright, that's enough with the drinks... Now for the food. I am grateful for brussels sprouts! Laugh me to scorn and call me a heretic, but they are good, dang it! What's the best food? Good question. What's the best pie? Pumpkin!! Chocolate. Just... Chocolate. Now that the food's out of the way... let's get more vague I'm grateful for the box of tissues on my bedstand! I'm grateful for water in all its forms I'm grateful that, one day, somebody sat down and invented the shaving razor. If they hadn't, I'd be writing this with a prepubescent-style beard, and a massive fluffy mustache. I'm grateful for discord! As chaotic as it can get at times, it's a really conventient way to chat with friends (who, at this point, are mainly you guys). I get to hang out with you guys, sometimes even over voice chat (though I'm usually just playing piano through VC...) I'm grateful for those cork board things (the ones that you can stick thumbtacks in). I hang up all my worldbuilding notes there (or... well, no, not actually. Most of my worldbuilding notes are in my notebook. I'm still grateful for the board, though!) I'm grateful for LEGEND OF ZELDA. BRANDON SANDERSON J.K. ROWLING J.R.R. TOLKIEN Time to finish it off with some emotion. Captain, set our sentiment levels to ludicrous speed! @Ookla the Grammatical! Probably my closest Shardbuddy ever since Queen vanished. You're basically my partner in crime for literally all the RPs. If I post somewhere, I can count on you to post back. You're also pretty dang hot from what I can gather from brief video calls. @Ookla the Dragon! Emi, you are the best. There's a long list of hugs waiting for me from all the Sharders, but if I could only choose one Sharder to hug, then it would be you! I WANT EMI HUGS, DANG IT!! @Ookla the Scandalous. I don't know what's wrong with me. You're a scudding safehand revealer! Why the heck do I love you so much?? @Vapor. You're not an ookla? Thank goodness. I'd like to thank you for being a really nice stand-up person, who isn't afraid to tell us how you feel or how you're feeling. @Ookla the Shadowed and @Frustration. You want to know what's really Frustrating? Despite all my Experience in RPs and whatnot, I am still completely incapable of telling you two apart! Maybe I should be not thankful... Nah. I'm grateful for you two! If not for the ability to tag you guys whenever I'm writing down the words @Experience or @Frustration, then because of your constant presence on the Shard! @Ookla the Intimidating. You are a WONDERFUL person. I hope you realize that. WONDERFUL. NO LESS. NO DOUBTING YOURSELF, BECAUSE YOU ARE GREAT. @Mist! My wife (long story). Out of the three water sisters, I probably know you the least (which is sad; I wish I knew all three of you the exact same), but I can tell you that you're really mature, super nice, incredibly good at singing, and a force that can be either silly or grounding to perfectly fit a situation. Also, you're welcome for keeping you alive in SE. Speaking of which... @Quinn0928, @Ookla's Dice, @Ookla the Disproportionate, Turtle, Ghanderflaffle, and Gears (SCUD! I'M OUT OF TAGS!!!). Thanks all of you for helping me on my way to joining SE! Now, I was gonna continue, but apparently I can't tag anyone else. Wait... hold up... @eltruT, @Gears, @Ookla the Sarcastic! Woo! There. You've been summoned. Thank you Chaos for existing and being the best admin hecking ever (I'm opting not to tag you to be nice)! Thanks to @Ookla the Sly for hugs. You gave me hugs. I am eternally grateful. To get back into the theme of RPs, I have to thank @00kla so much for creating Siren's Call! If you hadn't created Siren's Call, then I never would've created Janice, and this would've been a sad, dark world. @Nathrangking! You are a blast to RP with, whether it be because of your amazing poetic posts or because of the times that Nath decides to go insane and explode the planet. @Ookla the Naxdin. Hugspren. You are a hugspren. Remember what I said earlier about hugs? I need hugs, Kindness. And you have hugs. SO YOU'RE AN AMAZING PERSON BY DEFAULT. The list goes on. Hecking heck, the list goes on for a while. I doubt I could mention every Sharder here that I'm grateful for. As much as I'd love to mention @DramaQueen and talk about how great she is, she hasn't been on in ages, and would likely never see the notification. I tagged her anyways. What about all the anon people who've read my book? The ones who haven't posted on the thread? Thanks to you guys! The thousands of people in the RP subforum that I can't list? Thanks to them, too! How about the people who completely exploded my 17th Shard's Christmas idea? A bunch of bloody geniuses who've indulged my insatiable desire for sentiment. What more could a Sharder ask for? So... yeah. There you go. A small fraction of everything I'm grateful for. *Phew* Yep. Don't die! (Please) ~ Fadran

"You don't know what I'm talking about, huh?"

Hello there!

"Whatever! Enough arguing. What are we doing next?"

Ellis swings his sword in a three-sixty.

"So why don't we just hold you hostage and use you as a bargaining chip?"

Aaaand I must go do the sleeping thing. Seey'all in the morning!

@Ookla The Female Chicken @Ookla the Steampunked

This is... getting out of hand. Join us anyways!

"How long will this take? Not to sound impatient, of course. Just wondering."

"Fine. I'll play along." Ellis attacks the illusion.

Things that will probably require PMs: Secret Santa Advent Calendar Chapter-by-chapter Prompted works Things that probably won't require PMs: Unprompted works Christmas Stories Cosmere Carols

Can I be added to all PMs? Or would you guys like me to make the PMs?

Have people made PM's already?