the imperious... imprints? impresses?

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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!

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EVENT QUESTIONS

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Step right up...!

TEST DRIVE MEME QUESTIONS

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Here for all your "?" needs.

You can ask event-linked questions here too, but for any character specifics.

THE IMPERIOUS

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LET'S BURN HER DOOOOOOOOWWW —

Which is to say, that would be dreadful and irresponsible. Let's definitely not do that.

( Unless. )

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Pre-empting one: ...yes, the fish can tell Su Xunxian there is undead trouble in the sea. I'm afraid I'm not certain how they'd describe mermaids. Poetically, perhaps, as 'that which has noble hair, now freezy, also sharp teeth.'

[darkeststars]

Oh boy here we go y'all!!

Before this really gets into full swing, I would just mainly like to note that my character is supposed to be a decent leader, but personally logistics are extremely not my strong suit lmao. When in doubt assume everyone is competent and we did something that makes sense. Unless it's more fun not to, I suppose.

EDIT: oh boy that sure is a creepy ass giant mirror

Hey boarding party do we want to take the creepy ass giant mirror (now shattered apparently) or let it sink to the bottom so the mermaids uhhhhhhh get what... they want... kinda........

[jeoha]

Okay so from the post I gather that during the ship ride itself, no powers, no memories, though memories slowly start coming back. What about for the rescue? Is there a point where TDM chars will be able to use powers for that, or are they nulled until after the event?

[topoiran]

Upper limbs like you lower limbs like us... or something. And yes, sharp teeth.

Are there NOT undead mermaids?

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Pre-storm, the mermaids are very much alive and well. Post-storm, well... climate change strikes them.

The mermaids swam alongside the ship, so they came from warmer pastures, without their winter coats :(

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Entirely up to you. If you last had your character visit the mirror, say, the day before the rescue, then you'd need 2-4 days from that point. You can play with each of the effects to the extent that you find attractive for your character's experience during the voyage. But the effects would not simply disappear just because the character's left the ship, if that makes sense — they are not confined to that single space.

[sankta]

Do newbies know how they appeared on the ship at all?? or just remember waking there?

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At this point in time, the last thing they recall is waking in front of that mirror — to whatever (or none!) of the effects listed, whichever way you prefer it.

[foxable]

Perfect, thank you!

[sankta]

perfect <3

question 2 - how do the undead like direct sunlight.......??

[weifinder]

For what it can help! Wei Wuxian is not a sea-man, but a river man, so his experience with boats has that cast, but that said, piers being blocked means no river trade, so he would be a voice to bring up that if the boat is being sunk, sail it out of the pier to do so, both so it's not blocking port (since in theory one way out they have is by boat, and if boats can't go, then they don't go that way) and also have a means to get back in (so a smaller dinghy or whatnot to get off, he has no idea if people can fly or otherwise walk on water, or heck, swim without getting hypothermia and dying) once its sunk.

Also if anyone has the extra skillset to shove the ship back out of the shallows of port because otherwise, if they all need to sail it, that's another concern.

(There is one sad joke here, and that joke is once they're in the thick of it and have zombie mermaids around, I can ask how his success rate of getting zombie mermaids to help haul the ship out into waters deep enough to sink could go, but prior to that he has zero skill or ability to move the ship himself.)

[groundrules]

Iiiiiiinteresting.

Question in return: does Alina's light power travel underwater? So, would it be visible for anyone underwater, or does it only illuminate when in air ?

[darkeststars]

So what else is in the harbor vaguely near the Imperious? Any smaller boats anchored nearby? Or structures such as like, small wooden buildings, things along those lines?

(Trying to think of what items might be around that Arche could realistically Force-shove against the ship to start knocking it further out into the harbor.)

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To confirm: you are asking if the dead mermaids unfairly subjugated by thrall and sorcery and addicted to a seemingly malicious mirror, having been cruelly slain in iced waters, can then be raised to Deliveroo your ship, for the lazy party?

Do I have this right?

[sankta]

At her current levels, with two amplifiers, she would need to light above the water but the rays would pierce the water like normal sunlight. So the closer she can get her light to the water, the more it would illuminate the surface levels.

Additionally, she has the Cut which can cut through a mountain, so could easily slice through the water (she'd only access this closer to being saved rather than early on in the voyage).

[darkeststars]

Yeah, it's been kind of buried deep in threads here and there lmao but Karsa pointed out we couldn't sink the ship right there in the harbor so Arche is planning to try to shove it further out to sea. Telekinesis is part of his skill set and while he certainly can't sit there juggling boats all day I imagine he can manage a few really good pushes, so that is absolutely planned.

Trying to get the zombie mermaids to help us out would honestly be pretty fantastic, though...

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It's a trade harbour — I would expect other large ships that've brought in merchandise and some smaller maintenance ships.

Possibly also some fishermen's rafts or small vessels nearby.

Also. Dead mermaids.

[darkeststars]

Pelting the deck with dead mermaids like the world's grossest catch, clearly the way to go here.

Thank you!

[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]

Okay, so:

Dead or alive, the mermaids are far more accustomed to life deep under the sea. Their eyes aren't suited to exposure to deep light, and they will naturally recoil from it. They might also go blind easier, so if Alina's got a soft stomach about that... well.

However: the mermaids are not stupid. If Alina burns them with the light a bit, and she ever falls overboard, they will go after her. With a vengeance.

Some of Unhalad's undead will also be noticeably put off or frightened by pure light. It has no actual effect on their health, but they do not like it, and will turn away from it.

[sankta]

note to self DON'T FALL IN THE WATER

thank you <333

[weifinder]

Or fall in the water and get a necromancer's immediate attention, we've got like. Two. I think. Maybe three, we can save you, Alina, probably!