the imperious... imprints? impresses?

[groundrules]

The Imperious and her delicious cargo are slowly creep-creeping their way to the icy port citadel of Sa-Hareth, leaving a narrow opportunity for the Archeval-led rescue mission of incoming captives .

To keep things tidy, everyone’s welcome to ask general event questions or specific test-drive meme ones, and to chatter about the fate of the Imperious. Remember: actions have consequences, and sinking the boat too close to the port could congest naval traffic for the foreseeable future.

Test-driving players: Eastbound’s so far survived on locust-style enthusiasm for out-of-the-box plotting, so don’t be afraid to pitch plots or ask tangential questions. The general guideline is that as long as you don’t break the sandbox, you don’t need mod permission, and you can check out the locations page if you need a map or general grasp of Sa-Hareth.

Hydrate & have fun, now with zombie mermaids!

Comments

[weifinder]

See the other thing here is what are we doing with the mirror, because if we sink it for the dead mermaids is that going to fix anything for... the dead mermaids...

Also look if you just give me the resentful energies of the citadel I'm happy letting the mermaids off, since for who knows what reason we can make spirits affect the physical world, and imagine resentful energies alone sending the ship back out of port!!!

[groundrules]

I am willing to negotiate custody of the necromanced mermaids, but it will come at a cost. Secondly, the mermaids are under the mirror's thrall, so you are fighting that influence, meaning they'll require more exertion to be pulled under Wei Wuxian's control. Thirdly, mermaids are not human, so I want an imperfect control of them, based purely on the fact that... they probably can't communicate or resonate as well with Wei Wuxian on that basis.

So I can give you:
1. three mermaids, for four-five hours, 90% control
2. five mermaids for three hours, 80% control, Wei Wuxian is absolutely exhausted for a day or two.
3. eight-ten mermaids for one-two hours, 75% control, Wei Wuxian is dramatically out of it for two-three days, fainting, salts, bring a chair, this man is pregnant, the entire spiel, possibly with backup dancers. No magic for him for days, no bouncing around, nothing. He is useless during the recovery period after this.

Pick an option, if you'd like to go ahead, but know that I can't promise a peaceful follow-up to the event.

[weifinder]

If we were expecting a peaceful follow-up we'd probably be tackling the Sith Lord and not letting anyone sink the boat or having funded explosions to get everyone out, but hey, we live we learn—

I adore imperfect control and him trying to convince fish perspectives to work with him, that'll be fun. Realistically, given his issues with not being in control, he'd probably end up ICly going for option 1, on the pretext that he starts with one mermaid and that difficulty, adds in another, another, finds the fourth sinks his ability to direct what they're doing, sticks to three after letting the fourth go again. Would that work? ... And can I make it exhaust him anyway given the thrall he's fighting on the mirror's behalf?

At that rate he'd only aim for them to help protect people fallen overboard and get them out of waters again, and to help lift the anchor/s if the other mermaid undead hadn't ripped those out already (are the undead mermaids scaling the anchor chains).

[groundrules]

That works, sure.

You are always welcome to make things a character so much more than I originally put forward. That's absolutely fine.

[weifinder]

Great, he's getting wrecked between this, energy use, the likely dive into the water, and we're sorry Lan Wangji.

Thank you so much!