Welcome to the launch of the second cycle in our first season! Beginning at site rollover tonight, for Parabellum - Cycle 2, you will have three months total to complete the "Event Long" competitions, with some competitions in the first and last month respectively. There will also be short-run button comps throughout.

A general reminder that this is not a Vendetta activity. Instead, this is a continuous activity pattern that will drive the fictional narrative of the club while providing opportunity for special rewards.

You can track your progress towards the scoring gates on the Season 1: Parabellum container via the featured trophy system located under the competition details! Your current trophy rank, progress towards the next rank, and the next rank's reward are all listed there.

The Story Thus Far

As seen in the recent PulseFeed:

The Brotherhood’s call to help train the next generation of soldiers, including ones for the Severian Principate was answered. With many battle-tested members arriving on Arx, the troops were pushed to their physical and mental limits before proving they were worthy of wearing their uniforms.

Elsewhere, a vault packed with treasure, artifacts, weapons, and more carefully pilfered from. Will the owners ever notice? Only time will tell.

Finally, deep within the confines of their home system, the Collective continues to amass forces, largely aided by the Tenixir Revenants. Rath Oligard’s obsession pushed the dangerous organization to adopt even more extreme measures and cybernetic enhancements.

Major Links:

• Season 1 Container
  
• Season 1 - Cycle 2 Competitions
  
• Season 1 - Cycle 2 Opening Fiction
  

Seasonal Structure

Cycles

• Cycle 1: 2025/02/03 - 2025/03/02
• Cycle 2: 2025/05/05 - 2025/07/27 <-- YOU ARE HERE
• Cycle 3: 2025/09/01 - 2025/11/30
• Cycle 4: 2026/02/02 - 2026/03/29

Cycle Plot Pledge

Members participating within a Season have the opportunity to make a pledge of their activity towards a desired outcome for each cycle. In this way, member participation drives the fictional developments throughout a cycle.

Each singular participation within a recognized pillar of activity within the cycle (Fiction, Graphics, Gaming) counts towards a desired outcome for a maximum of 3 potential votes. Miscellaneous competitions don't count towards an outcome.

Participation

Competitions in each Cycle are divided into competition types, or 'bins'. The first time a member participates in a competition in each primary bin, excluding Miscellaneous, in a Cycle it counts towards that cycle's fictional path pledge.

Any active member of the club can participate in any competition released under the Seasons umbrella. That includes members of the Council, so long as they are not running that particular competition. Standard participation rules apply as per relevant activity policies and the details of each competition. Additionally, there will be no Clan restrictions when it comes to any team competitions.

Placements

Members will earn novae based on top placements overall in each pillar of activity, represented by the bins, in addition to standard placement crescents. Additionally, they will be awarded at the container level.

• 1st place: 4 points
• 2nd place: 3 points
• 3rd place: 2 point
• All other participants: 1 point
• Ties will be broken by the number of competitions entered, broken further by the number of higher placements

Closing

If you find any errors in competitions or have questions about rules, please email myself, Bubba, and the competition organizers. Do not message us on Discord with questions, as it’s nearly impossible for us to track everything that way. Any updates or clarifications to competition rules will be announced on the news page.

We all hope you have as much fun participating in this event as we have had in conceiving and organizing it!

Quick Reference Links

• Season 1 Container
  
• Season 1 - Cycle 2 Competitions
• Fiction Center (Past Updates)
  
• Seasons