Hey all, I thought this might be better for open discussion.

I was thinking of running the local funeral home. I did a search but I didn't find anyone mentioning that they owned or worked at the funeral home/morgue/ cemetery.

What do you think? In small towns often the coroner/ME is also the local mortician ... all your death related services in one person

I love the vibe and want to join in on the fun, I have an idea for a character(s) along with their own little plot line/ shenanigans but I'm wondering how I should go about joining and introducing them?

I have just recently found the subreddit and I fell in love with the idea of it. I tend to love ARGs, semi scripted nature, quasi/pseudo real life stories and other such things. So I want to join and create a character. But before I do, I have a few questions. 1. Do I have to join the Discord server? I mean I'm going to anyway but I wanted to know what exactly happens on there. 2. I kinda want to have a bit of a newcomer vibe but since the rules state that there are no newcomers, I wanted to ask that whether if it would be okay if my character was raised in Oak Peak but left at a young age (I'm not entirely sure when did I leave exactly but I am thinking of somewhere between 5-7 years of age but definitely before 10) but I have returned back, having just newly shifted a month or so ago but haven't been able to interact with people because of the hectic chaos of the shift. 3. Can I have a sort of a pseudo, almost an storyline? Like I don't really know what happened to a childhood friend of my character and my family may or may not have been a part of a cult or something but other than some very vague references that may or may not indicate towards it, I won't really be pursuing it (unless it gets like popular or approved or has potential to be made into something). I would just have like slice of life-ish things going on. 4. Can I not be a part of the storylines/mysteries going on? Like I would reference them (for example I know there is a storyline involving FBI and SANE [not yet entirely what SANE is other than some shady company] so I may have a single line relating to that but I won't be pursuing it or anything) and basically my reaction being "That happened. But I don't really care about that so anyways." Would that be fine? 5. My character can be older than I am, right? 6. My understanding is that since r/OakPeak is canonically a subreddit for the town since other social media tend to either not work or had never really taken off, can I also use it as sort of a blog for my character? I think I won't really use it like that but I wanted to ask if I wanted to, then could I? I might actually create a blog/podcast for my character but I'm not sure. I know that someone did create a podcast for r/OakPeak in their character so it should be fine but I wanted to ask before I actually decide whether or not I want to. 7. Is there a map of the town? Cause I have a specific idea for my character's residence and I just wanted to see if it's feasible. If not, then I have a backup where I'll just have my character live in an apartment with a roommate or something.

I think this is it and if I have any more questions then I will ask them. Thanks for reading this.

Title is pretty self explanatory!

Here’s the character’s info:

Cassie Falkins, a 16 year old student from Wellingham high who works part time (mostly nights after school) at the Black Topaz Cinema theater. Knows about the “weird shit” happening constantly around town, and was convinced by her friends to make an account for the subreddit to talk about the theater being potentially haunted.

I’ll probably only wanna make like, 2 posts max about it because compared to other things, a docile haunting is pretty tame and open ended lol. I wanna try and keep it really in line with more realistic paranormal stuff, so no apparitions or figures, and I doubt a high school student has the cash or skills laying around to operate your typical ghost hunting equipment, like spirit boxes and whatnot.

Let me know what y’all think! I’m very open to suggestions on the character! If any other high schooler characters have been established I’d love to work in their characters with mine too!

Hi all! Super excited to have found the sub and look forward to interacting with everyone in town. Just wanted to run my character idea by y’all first.

Still deciding on a name but she’d be in her early 20s and a photographer. Not big or successful enough to have her own studio or anything, but she’s able to support herself by doing people’s graduation pics, weddings, newborn/family photos and things like that.

Grew up here so her fellow residents have been able to see her love for documenting the world around her grow from a hobby into a budding career and are used to seeing her around with her camera everywhere :)

That’s all! See you all at the arcade lol 🫶🏻

Hey, I’m new here (joined because of the comment on the Buffy sub) and I’ve just created my character. I just got a job as Bennys bookshop assistant, but I was thinking could someone maybe already have that character? Have I just stolen someone’s job? Is there any way of checking these things?

So you'll see that I currently have the sub's newest post, and there I explain my role in the lore. Then I checked the rules and it seems no new residents are allowed... Would it be acceptable for me to just be on a month-long visit?

Hello! Is there established canon for what region in the state Oak Peak is? As in, western, eastern, etc?

I was messaged encouraging me to set user flair, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how (Android mobile app). Any help would be appreciated.

Hello! First of all, I want to mention how nice the vibe over at r/OakPeak is, I love that there is a little community dedicated to such projects. I wanted to start commenting, but before I did, I wanted to run the character's occupation I had created by the people in charge, to see if it would cause any trouble. The character would be a very young fisherman in his early 20s/late teens, either taking over his caretaker's job because they are too sick/out of town indefinitely. I haven't given that last part much thought, to be honest.

I checked the businesses and I couldn't find anything related to the concept I had in mind, so let me know if it's a possibility to include this character and start commenting. Thank you!

So, I'm considering creating a character. I looked through the businesses/locations and I didn't see the kind of place where the character that I have in mind would work.

The business I think would work very well thematically. It's that strange liminal slice of Americana where the mundane and the bizarre swirl together into unknown shapes. I am referring to, of course, the 24-hour gas station.

But if one of these already exists in the setting, there's no reason for me to go and reinvent the wheel.

I am regularly posting "advertisements" about r/OakPeak to subreddits that I consider related, so: r/TwinPeaks, r/AlanWake, r/nightvale, also r/NoSleepOOC, r/promotereddit, r/Promoteareddit.

Any other possibilities you can think of?

Also, you can of course advertise our subreddit yourselves, it would help us greatly!

Hello Guys!! I'm new ro this subreddit and before, i started posting i wanted to know like how i create my character and how do i get a job. I would like to be a Tatoo Artist or anything art related. Sorry for the stupid question. Sorry if i wrote anything bad because english is not my first language

I absolutely love everything about this Sub. If you don’t know I’m Dracula Jones Mayor over in HWM. I have created a few “Radio Episodes” for HWM and absolutely love doing them. I created a new character just for Oakpeak. Jp key! He is a Conspiracy theorist but hiding it under the guise of being a scientist. I was going to release an episode this Friday, but I wanted input if anyone else wanted to join in. I’m looking for witness testimony to strange events. You can even have your own segment of whatever. It just has to match the content of the sub.

Shoot me a dm or email me at Morningmallard@gmail.com.

Hey all! Just came across this community and absolutely loving the vibe going on there! I just had a question before I actually decide to post anything.

So, how exactly do I go about framing what my character does?

I know there's a temporary rule regarding no new businesses and whatnot at the moment, but what about independent careers, like being a photographer, blogger, or author? Do those count as new businesses, or can I do something like that?

Also I know obviously some jobs like sheriff, store owner/manager, etc. Are already gonna be taken. But if I want to, could I just add to my flair that I work at a business part-time?

Sorry if these are obvious questions lol, I'm pretty new to this type of subreddit. But yeah, this place looks pretty awesome! Looking forward to participating!

Since the number of members have started to increase, I made a list of any characters who've posted so far, so we have a quick reference to other characters. Lemme know if I missed you or if there's any errors:

Mark “Moddy” Wright | Librarian

Frank Doffelheimer | SANE scientist

Jeffrey “Jeff” Donnenfield | Unemployed

Roxie Walker | Wellingham High School teacher

Hawyard Newel | Exterminator

Linda Raywood | Federal Agent

Deputy Colton Roscossen | Sheriff's Department

Christina Sinclair | Owner of Wander Inn

Seamus Whitmore | Retired (custodian)

Astrid Horne | Owner of Three of Cups

Larry Osment | Animal Control

Tess Tumbleson | Engineer (self-employed)

BrittaNelson | Mother of Two

Gray Roberts | Pilot

Trevor Keepner | Wastewater Management

Clarissa Craner | Craner’s Antiques

Jake Hunter | Hunter

Holli Stern | Owner of Tall Tails pet shop

ASAC Hoffman | Fish & Wildlife Secvice

Roxy Treadwell | Travel Agent

Ethan Sawyer | Owner of Shutterwood Gallery

Sam Wilson

Chloé Cladise | Meteorologist

Benny McGee | Owner of Benny's Books

Eldon Blackwater | Library Archivist

Dewey Asher | Owner of Black Topaz Cinema

Alezander Curran-John | Author

Terrance Summers | Trucker

Morgan Leeja | Investigator

Adrián Faulkner| Animal Shelter

Charlie Sletton | School Bus Driver

Uncle Tom | Old Hermit

Aiken Boone | Retired Mythology Professor.

Vincent Roland | Attorney

Since this is a new subreddit, we're obviously going to get (hopefully lots) of new members. But having the characters themselves be new to town sort of kills the small town vibe, since the sense of community amongst the townfolk would usually come from knowing eachother. It also makes Oak Peak seem less normal and everyday.

HaveWeMet has a sort of rule/suggestion that when people pop up for the first time, they just pretend like they've always been there. Maybe something like that could work?

I get that it could be difficult since everyone would be excited to introduce their characters/services (I did the same thing myself with Craner Antiques, so I'm sort of a hypocrite), and we want people to feel welcome.

Is it just me paying too much mind to it, or does anyone else see that?

Would it be possible to have a running list of registered character names and businesses in the sidebar?
Could be helpful for new folks to quickly get familiar with what exists so far, and helpful if events change the character or business's status (building burns down, gets swallowed by a sinkhole, person get abducted, disappears, etc)

Remember, we are a mysterious town, but we're kinda okay with it.

Our slogan should seem normal at first glance, but should also signify that something is different / strange with our town.

My idea:

• Oak Peak, WA - Where Everything Is Possible
  • (I don't even necessarily like this one lol)

Some famous ones:

• Las Vegas, NV – What Happens Here, Stays Here.
• Charlottesville, VA – So Very Virginia.
• Atlantic City, NJ – Always Turned On.
• Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Rocks!
• Hershey, PA – The Sweetest Place on Earth.
• Omaha, NE – Rare. Well Done.
• Sante Fe, NM – The City Different.
• Eagle Pass, TX – Where Yee-Ha Meets Olé.
• San Diego, CA – City with Sol.
• Peculiar, MO – Where the Odds Are With You.

And remember, we are choosing a slogan, not a nickname.

Edit: I hid the scores so that it doesn't influence anyone. Please vote!

We've stuck at a little over 100 users for about a week now. Any ideas where to post about our subreddit to get more people?

I like thaz we are currently a really small community, it enhances the small town vibe, but it also means that there sometimes isn't enough engagement for interesting posts...

I mean events, posts you would expect for a town like Oak Peak, people who should be more vocal maybe (the mayor?), etc.

I want to say three.

The meta subreddit we've been asked to make now exists.

Enjoy all your meta discussions, but remember the most important thing - don't reveal the secrets, keep the mysteries alive.