The Dirge Wiki:Current news

A news log for the Dirge Wiki, summarizing current events and recent changes to site rulings.

November 7th, 2013

 * The Wiki is currently undergoing cleanup and recategorization. Pages have been moved, redirected and recategorized for your convenience.

October 6th, 2013

 * On May 17, Sikla Alkis was promoted to the position of General RP ST, becoming an official member of the Dirge's ST staff.


 * A number of updates have been made to the Dirge's rules, including the removal of Grievous Damage, changes to the houserules for the Werewolf and Vampire splats, a new system of Willpower regeneration, and more.


 * Member Amethyst has been promoted to Assistant Genius Storyteller, relieving Sikla Alkis of her duties as the temporary replacement ST of Genius: the Transgression. In addition, Sikla Alkis has gone on ST hiatus as of September 19th. She will complete the threads she is currently STing, but will otherwise abstain from her other ST duties in favor of playing her characters until her hiatus is over.

April 25th, 2013

 * In February, new rules were set in place regarding M-rated roleplay: http://www.thedirge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=553 The final consensus: M-rated RP for purposes beyond simply eroticism will be allowed within special "hide tags," which have been implemented successfully.


 * The thesis thread for three members of the Atlanta Collaborative has begun: http://www.thedirge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=579


 * Isador has stepped back on activity due to RL work load; member Sikla Alkis has stepped in as a temporary replacement ST.

February 21st, 2013

 * More tweaks have been made to the house rules to better fit Vampires into the chronicle, and to better fit a forum format. See the Changelog for more information, starting here: http://www.thedirge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10567&f=27#p10567

December 19th, 2012

 * Further apologies for a lack of updates; real life has swamped many.


 * Two new events have been posted; they are Going Viral and Voices In the Deep.


 * Grading is now closed; threads will no longer be graded for XP. You may continue to swap AP gained through posting for XP, however. :)


 * The Guestbook can no longer be posted in due to an influx of spambots. If you are a guest and you need help, please post in the C-box at the bottom of the page. Quiet Man tweaked some of the coding as well, so that certain problems with the site layout are now fixed.


 * The list of revised Werewolf gifts is now complete.

October 3rd, 2012

 * We'd like to apologize for the lack of updates; the beginning of autumn (Northern Hemisphere)/spring (Southern Hemisphere) has been a busy one for real life.


 * MrBelinski has left the site and is no longer an Assistant ST, even though he may still be in that group. Kazakura has taken a leave of absence due to issues in real life. Sjakal is also no longer an ST, though he formally left a while ago and the news editor forgot to announce it.


 * The Hunter event, Radio Free Atlanta (link at ), began and ended with exciting new introductions. The city of Atlanta is not as "out of the know" as the supernaturals believe it is....


 * The shapeshifter event, The First Step, has been put on hold/ended until further notice.


 * Wiki editing and editors for the TV Tropes page have waned. If you are interested in a) editing the TV Tropes page to add new tropes, b) have not had your character sheet and bio put in seperate pages or have been categorized, c) apply to both of these categories, please PM an ST or leave a note in the C-box. :)

August 23rd, 2012

 * Due to issues with too much Willpower being used too freely, changes have been made to the system in which Willpower is gained. You can read all about it here:

August 7th, 2012

 * In Chattahoochee National Forest, a locus has appeared, revolving around a tree. To join the thread, you must be a shapeshifter; thread is located at

August 3rd, 2012

 * The Occult skill has received an expanded explanation on how it relates to the crossover chronicle, in light of players overestimating character abilities.


 * Resources have also received an expanded explanation as to how they work on the forum.


 * Vampires and ghouling rules have also had information posted on how they work in relation to the site.


 * The Bezoar Merit from WAtP has been reworked for balancing reasons. Werewolves themselves cannot make Bezoars, but they can steal them from other shapeshifters who can.


 * Finally, the STs would like to remind everyone that four-dot and five-dot Skills for a starting character MUST have some sort of decent background explanation. This is to prevent Mary-Sues from running rampant on the forum.


 * For more info on the first three news items, please visit the Changelog at

July 20th, 2012

 * Current Events Page created to summarize forum goings-on for newcomers and those returning.


 * AP can no longer be donated between characters owned by the same player.


 * The IC event A Long Night (click here to read) has wrapped up, introducing a set of Hunter antagonists to the forum in the form of a Long Night cell. Great job to everyone who participated!


 * We have a new Genius ST, MrBelinski, to help out wih Genius-related characters and matters on the site. Werewolf and Mortal positions are still open.


 * Added in a bunch of Categories related to events, and Wiki entries for graded/in-grading threads are slowly being added.