<strong>The Descriptions of different phases of Roleplay</strong><br/><br/>For those who are not familiar with what a “phase” is within a group game, it is more or less what you would assume.  It is a period that occurs within the circus, that will allow us to separate different times and help us to advance within the story.  This means that when one phase is occurring, all roleplay that occurs in that time is bound to one time frame.  The benefits of this system is that a character is able to roleplay in different sections of the game at the same time without worrying about gaps in time.  More or less, it keeps us from having one group of people still rolelpaying events that occurred in the first week of IC time while others are playing events that occur in week three IC time.<br/><br/>The game will begin in what will be one of the more common game phases.  It will begin at the end of a week’s worth of performances.  This phase will be labeled “After Party/Strike” and will occur for<strong>approximately</strong>(I do not like setting a certain date, because if we are 2 weeks in and the game is still vibrant and without need for advancement then it will go longer) two weeks.  It will be a short phase as far as IC time is concerned.  It will be the after party, directly after the last show, and the strike the next day.  For those unfamiliar with what a Strike is, it is more or less the breakdown of the entire show.<br/><br/>The next phase that will occur will be a “Train Phase.”  This will be another common phase that will occur between circuses, when they are travelling.  This will be a time more set aside for character and plot building.  Some may find them boring, but I believe that they are vital to the games advancement.<br/><br/>Other phases will include things like an “Arrival” phase.  This will be a time for the building of everything, training for acts and clowns, time set aside for shopping and things of the like.  These will be relatively short phases.  Then we have the circus phases themselves.<br/><br/>The Circus phases will likely be the longest.  It will be set aside into two main parts.  It will have the circus itself, where Acts will be able to perform their characters, clowns will be able to do their shows, and the burlesque show*(Will need one of those fancy codes that lets you click the word Burlesque Show and be lowered to its description)will be written out.  Alongside that will be the before and after of the show.  This will be where everyone has the most freedom to write where they want.  Unlike the Train, Arrival, and After Party/Strike phases the Circus phase will let you write in just about any part of the game.  Descriptions of different locations for writing will be given shortly.