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Astral Observatory Forums

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The front page of the forums.

Name Astral Observatory Forums
URL https://astralobservatory.net/forum/index.php
Type Forums
Affiliation Astral Observatory
Date October 31st, 2018
Status Active

The Astral Observatory Forums are the main form of communication used by the members of the Astral Observatory. Though players only first discovered them on October 31st of 2018, an earlier incarnation of them had supposedly existed since July of that same year. These forums hosted countless character interactions for the players, making them a very important location.

Story

The Astral Observatory was founded sometime in July of 2018. It is implied that along with the creation of Astralobservatory.net, the forums were created around this time as well. While IsocelesAssassin, Moonman, and José all joined the site with the intention of putting a stop to Nocta's plans, other users such as Kaiden Zoromichi, Yuukichan, and NotAHoax all flocked to the site naturally with no secondary motivations. The users all seemed to get along well. Kaiden, IsocelesAssassin, and Yuukichan all participated in a roleplay together. There was also supposedly a "Kemono Friends" thread with over 1000 pages.

Nocta later created a board titled "The Truth" on the Astral Observatory Forums. This board was locked and the login information was only given out to users he trusted. For an unspecified amount of time, the password to access this board was "pqbxhtlopa". This board contained a thread detailing the group's history and a link to the Subspace - a secret section of Astralobservatory.net that contained the group's more occult knowledge. Over time, the Astral Observatory Forums were revealed to be more of an indoctrination tool that Nocta uses to gain more members for the Subspace.

On October 21st, Astralobservatory.net went offline, resulting in massive data loss and the corruption of the forums. Nocta blamed this on Johnisdead.com supposedly stealing the site's bandwidth. The players discovered Astralobservatory.net on October 24th. Due to their past involvement with Johnisdead.com, Nocta portrayed the players as if they were potentially responsible for the loss of the forums. On October 31st, the Astral Observatory Forums had been recreated. The players were now able to chat with the other members of the forums. Around this time, Nocta made a post about the players in "The Truth" board. The exact contents of this post are unknown, however.

An example of a thread on the Astral Observatory Forums.

Players began prying for more information about the Astral Observatory and their connection to the Lunar Children. On November 11th, Moonman reached out to the players in PM's, offering to give them more information in a secure location. This led to the creation of the Safe Haven Discord Server, where players could chat with Moonman in a more controlled environment. On November 13th, Nocta reached out to the player ARGdov, seeing potential in adding him to the group's inner circle.

On November 26th, Nocta discovered that Moonman was a traitor who had been giving the players information. After this, the login information for "The Truth" was changed to "mindconstruct". Moonman was not given this password and he no longer had access to the cult's inner circle. Despite this, Moonman later found his way back into the board - possibly though being given the password by another member or by simply hacking his way back in. Here, he discovered that the players ARGdov and CelestialLight had both been granted access to "The Truth" as well.

At some point in early 2019, Yuukichan was ascended and her spirit was trapped within Astralobservatory.net. Despite this, she was seemingly able to continue using her account as if nothing were wrong - similar to Jeremy Jarvis as seen on the Lunar Children Forums. Over time, however, oddities began cropping up surrounding her account, such as her sending the player Wolfcat a message simply reading "thewoods" repeated over 100 times.

On April 23rd, the Astral Observatory Forums went down - presumably both as a threat from Nocta and due to Yuukichan's spirit slowly corrupting the site. On June 5th, Moonman hacked the forums and gave all of the players moderator access. Here, they discovered that Yuukichan had indeed been ascended earlier in the year. On July 26th, IsocelesAssassin finally returned to the forums after the player Wolfcat submitted the "New Wave Bossa Nova". IsocelesAssassin soon joined the Safe Haven Discord server and began chatting with the players there alongside Moonman.

Over time, the forums slowly corrupted more and more - both because of Yuukichan's presence and due to an influx of "spambots" summoned by Moonman. On August 8th, Nocta announced that Moonman had been banned from the forums. In reality, Moonman had been trapped within the Parallelos within a section of the site's Subspace. IsocelesAssassin's ally, GHOSTBABEL, assisted the players in saving Moonman. This process caused the site to undergo some strange sort of temporal flux, however, resulting in posts from the forum members from different timelines appearing for a brief period of time.

The Astral Observatory Forums experiencing temporal chaos.

With Moonman saved, the players managed to scare Nocta away from the site, who was likely fearful considering the temporal chaos it had just underwent. This chaos also allowed Pumpkinhead to enter into the Astral Timeline, who then proceeded to pretend to be the player Wolfcat. On April 20th, 2020, IsocelesAssassin, Moonman, and the Hacker Group began to enact a plan to get the players into the Subspace and, by extension, Johnisdead.com. This required the use of a Data Bomb. It was then that Pumpkinhead made his move, destroying the Safe Haven Discord server and stealing away the Data Bomb. Fortunately, the Hacker Group was able to send the players a second Data Bomb, which was then posted in "The Truth" by the player ARGdov. This resulted in the site corrupting further, allowing the players to access the Subspace.

On May 12th, players began using the Astral Observatory Forums as their main form of communication once again. On July 3rd, Pumpkinhead attacked once again by locking the players' Ocarina powers within the Astral Observatory Forums. The players were then forced to explore a labyrinth of pages in the Sanctum Hole in order to regain access to the forums. The "Sanctum" hole was finally completed on September 1st, as the players discovered the username was "finalastralbarrier" and the password was "fleetingdream".

On December 21st, IsocelesAssassin and GHOSTBABEL informed the players that they had hatched a new plan to regain communication with the Hacker Group. The players were to scour Johnisdead.com for a transmission code that they would then plug in to a new page on the Astral Observatory Subspace. The players accomplished their mission on December 22nd. On December 23rd, GHOSTBABEL would begin occasionally posting transmissions from the Hacker Group on the Astral Observatory Forums, offering the players to send questions in the form of posts to ask the group.

Archive

Below is an archive of all threads that contain canon interactions.

Forum

Welcome

Helpful topics for those new

Help & FAQ

A board for asking questions that either nocta or another can answer; the board rules are also posted in here.

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7/28/18 - "Forum Rules" - nocta

Summary

  • Nocta outlines the basic rules of the Astral Observatory Forums. These also include a warning for users to not to try and break into "The Truth" board.
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6/5/19 - "!?!" - moonman31

Summary

  • Moonman urges the players to act after just having recently given them all moderator status on the forums.
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8/8/19 - (Unarchived Title) - nocta

Summary

  • Nocta announces that Moonman has been banned from the forums.
Introductions

Introduce yourself here

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10/31/18 - "We starting over?" - moonman31

Summary

  • Moonman introduces himself on the forums. His past trolling escapades are alluded to.
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10/31/18 - "AAAAH WE'RE BAAAACK" - yuukichan

Summary

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10/31/18 - "Nice to be back." - NotAHoax_M12

Summary

  • NotAHoax introduces themselves on the forums.
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10/31/18 - "What's up, spookboys" - Wolfcat

Summary

  • The player Wolfcat introduces himself on the forums. The various characters greet him warmly. Nocta seems to already be aware that both the players Wolfcat and Jos are members of the Internet Detectives.
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11/3/18 - "Brand New" - F.N

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight introduces themselves on the forums. Yuukichan welcomes them.
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11/5/18 - "My Introduction" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight introduces themselves on the forums under their new account. NotAHoax and Yuukichan both welcome her.
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11/6/18 - "Hellooo" - CircleHunter

Summary

  • The player Circlehunter introduces himself on the forums. Nocta is already aware that he is a member of the Internet Detectives. [[Yuukichan also seems to be somewhat aware, referring to him as a "Ben Drowned guy".
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11/12/18 - "I have returned." - Kaiden_Zoromichi

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7/26/19 - "Seems we are back." - IsocelesAssassin

Summary

General Discussion

Talk about anything not relevant to the other discussion forums here

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10/31/18 - "A N I M E" - yuukichan

Summary

  • Yuukichan creates a thread for anime discussion. It is implied that there was a thread centered around anime on the original Astral Observatory Forums that reached 1000 pages. General anime discussion proceeds to take place between players and various characters.
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10/31/18 - "Hehe how funny..." - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos jokingly posts a fetish video. Moonman mocks him for his tastes.
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11/3/18 - "G O O D MUSIC" - Dense

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11/2/18 - "Favorite Videogames" - DeadHead

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11/12/18 - "Ok, this is important." - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos explains some strange circumstances he's been thrown into recently. Moonman gives him some advice, while Kaiden Zoromichi makes reference to his past roleplays.
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11/29/18 - "Kingdom Hearts" - Wolfcat

Summary

  • The player Wolfcat asks if any users are interested in the game series "Kingdom Hearts". Kaiden_Zoromichi reveals that he is a fan.
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11/29/18 - "My Little Pony" - Wolfcat

Summary

  • The player Wolfcat asks if any users are interested in the cartoon "My Little Pony". Kaiden_Zoromichi reveals that he is a fan
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11/29/18 - "Video Games" - Darkzero

Summary

  • The player Darkzero creates a thread about video games. Kaiden Zoromichi claims he is currently playing "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" and "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" and he is considering speed-running them.
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11/29/18 - "Art" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about art. Players begin creating art depicting the various users of the forums. Kaiden Zoromichi asks players for commissions while Yuukichan is flattered by her fanart.
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2/5/19 - "Webcomic General" - ADULT_LINK

Summary

  • The player ADULT_LINK asks if anyone is interested in webcomics. NotAHoax reveals that he is a fan of "Perry Bible Fellowship" while Yuukichan enjoys "Homestuck".
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3/10/19 - "What Happened to Everyone?" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight questions where everyone went after the forums dipped in activity. Drama breaks out in the thread, resulting in Moonman chiding them and posting a Vaporwave track.
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5/17/19 - "Man is this place dead or what?" - NotAHoax_M12

Summary

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7/19/19 - "Adventures of Kaiden Zoromichi: Abridged" - Astral Observatory Forums

Summary

Safehaven

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5/12/20 - "Regrouping" - IsocelesAssassin

Summary

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6/11/20 - "This One" - Pumpkinhead

Summary

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7/3/20 - "Witness" - IsocelesAssassin

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11/11/20 - "Initiative" - IsocelesAssassin

Summary

  • IsocelesAssassin contacts the players in this new thread after regaining his account from Pumpkinhead. IsocelesAssassin and GHOSTBABEL work alongside the players to establish a connection with the Hacker Group. Once they are successul, GHOSTBABEL begins posting transmission from the Hacker Group in the thread.
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11/12/20 - "Thought you should know." - the_jaeger

Summary

  • The Jaeger makes a threatening statement towards Moonman, implying he was responsible for the recent hauntings plaguing his home.
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3/17/21 - "Hey guys." - moonman31

Summary

Theories and Discussion

Aliens & Visitors

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10/31/18 - "What are your thoughts about visitors?" - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos creates a thread about aliens. NotAHoax believes that they do indeed exist, explaining his history with what he believes to be the supernatural after his parents were supposedly stolen away by aliens when he was a child.
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11/7/18 - "Harvard Agrees: They're Out There" - NotAHoax_M12

Summary

  • NotAHoax links to an online news article relating to aliens.
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2/3/19 - "do you have any alien proof?" - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos creates a thread about the proof of aliens, claiming that he has some photographic evidence. NotAHoax becomes interested, asking him for the pictures.
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2/5/19 - "Aliens Spotted" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestiaLight creates a thread for dicussing aliens. Nocta locks the thread due to its similarity to pre-existing threads.

Ghosts / Demonology

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11/1/18 - "Idk if this happened to you guys..." - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos brings up the subject of ghosts and hauntings. NotAHoax chips in, claiming he believes exist and relates them to aliens.
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11/3/18 - "Paranormal Encounter" - F.N

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about various paranormal encounters. Yuukichan claims that she has been within the presence of ghosts since she was a young child. She notes that her mother began going a bit insane and wrote on the walls of her home.
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11/5/18 - "Moon Children" - Deadhead

Summary

  • The player Deadhead creates a thread centered around the Moon Children. NotAHoax takes interest in the subject, while Moonman comments on the fact that the cult has had a presence on the internet for quite some time. After drama breaks out among the players, Dawn attempts to quell them - something NotAHoax commends him for.
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11/22/18 - "Spirit World" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread surrounding the concept of the "Spirit World". Yuukichan chips in, referencing the Parallelos and its connection to such things.
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6/10/18 - "Well" - Jos

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7/29/19 - "Ghosts are scary" - Wolfcat

Summary

Political Conspiracy

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11/1/18 - "MKUltra" - Wolfcat

Summary

  • The player Wolfcat creates a thread surrounding the "MK ULTRA" experiments. NotAHoax chips in, relating the subject to aliens.
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11/24/18 - "Page suspended" - Jos

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2/1/19 - "The Hidden Truth" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about the government concealing various truths. NotAHoax and Moonman both agree that this occurs.

Supernatural, Folklore & Etc

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10/31/18 - "JohnIsDead.com" - moonman31

Summary

  • Moonman creates a thread questioning the logistics of Johnisdead.com supposedly stealing bandwidth of Astralobservatory.net. Nocta suggests that they all drop the subject. The player Dense posts the description of J J S K K N V G H, which is later deleted by Nocta. After the players begin asking about the various characters' knowledge of Johnisdead.com, Nocta locks the thread.
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11/11/18 - "Cryptids" - CircleHunter

Summary

  • The player Circlehunter creates a thread for discussing cryptids. Moonman brings up "Slenderman".
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11/13/18 - "Does anyone have/ever tried to do a Tulpa?" - Jos

Summary

  • The player Jos creates a thread surrounding the concept of tulpas. NotAHoax responds, unaware of what they are.
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11/29/18 - "Magic" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about general magic discussion. Kaiden Zoromichi ponders if time travel could be considered magic.
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1/21/19 - "Haunted houses" - Yuukichan

Summary

  • Yuukichan creates a thread about haunted houses, asking others about their experiences with them. Yuuki claims that she had just recently visited one and took photos of it, but those photos were now lost. After claiming she wished she could will them back into existence, players discovered the photos on Johnisdead.com. When shown these photots, Yuukichan reacted with surprise.
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1/30/19 - "Timelines and time travel" - Mercury

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2/1/19 - "The Weather And Will Power" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about controlling the weather. Moonman joking responds with a comic book reference.
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3/19/19 - "Dragons" - CelestialLight

Summary

  • The player CelestialLight creates a thread about dragons. Nocta suggests that perhaps dragons could indeed exist. Kaiden_Zoromichi implies that the dragon "Tiamat" is real.
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7/21/19 - "Vague Memories" - Kaiden_Zoromichi

Summary

  • Kaiden_Zoromichi creates a thread about memories. He claims he has many memories he cannot fully remember that take the form of dreams. IsocelesAssassin then submits the "Sonata of Awakening", causing some of Kaiden's memories to return.

The Truth

Only those chosen may enter here; the greatest truths that only the ready minds are capable of discussing are within here; to access you will need to belong to the 'Believers' usergroup or above

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??/??/18 - "Test" - nocta

Summary

  • The contents of this thread are unknown, as it was deleted before the players could recover it. It was most likely a simple test by Nocta.
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11/5/18 - "Internet Detectives" - nocta

Summary

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11/12/18 - "The History of Us" - nocta

Summary

  • The contents of this thread are unknown, as it was deleted before the players could recover it. It likely once detailed the history of the Astral Observatory.
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??/??/19 - "ascension" - yuukichan

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2/5/19 - "Welcoming a new brother into our fold." - nocta

Summary

  • Nocta announces the promotion of the players ARGdov and CelestialLight to the "Believer" rank, which has gained them access to "The Truth" board. The various characters congratulate them, while Moonman expresses his confusion over Nocta's sudden decision. Kaiden_Zoromichi also expresses his displeasure with Nocta following the Yuukichan situation.
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7/22/19 - "Controller" - Wolfcat

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4/21/20 - "HERE YA GO" - ARGdov

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