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lostcompass2022-04-03 07:24 pm
groundrules) wrote in lostcompass2022-04-03 07:24 pm
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make way for the lion
Have a look & plot for what to expect in the mod log of 6-7 April! There will be some additional exploration/adventure opportunities, but this covers items that could benefit from plotting, planning and sign-ups.
Uncovered so far:
- ■ The Beastmaster was formerly Hyang-Won, relative of blind prophet Hyang-Tai. The
village bulliesHok-Shinn clan give him regular tribute.
■ Ke-Waihu locals fear serpents and the blind witches, whose gifts emerged after the last volcano eruption.
■ Villagers have struggled with drought and famine. Young, beautiful or skilled young villagers have been mysteriously disappearing.
■ Some plants, crops and animals have been corrupted by dark water, which once also dried up local up well waters. The long-disappeared Anui may be connected to this.
■ The volcano hosts an underground labyrinth, occupied by strange tar-like, feral creatures.
■ The Huntress wishes to witness the volcano’s eruption. She is at odds with the Beastmaster.
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
This mission takes place before the Huntress' arrival: pursuing a lead, Wen Qing is captured by a feral half human, half serpent creature. Wen Qing, her taskmate Hermione or a well-meaning peasant can sound the alarm about the abduction.
The group can find Wen Qing in a large and deeply-dug pit, filled with dormant nagas and serpents. Retrieving her will require either fast brute force or very delicate infiltration into the depths.
After, help her get forest opiates to combat her new... serpentine affliction.
→ Get involved with Wen Qing’s rescue & cure.
This mission takes place before the Huntress' arrival: pursuing a lead, Wen Qing is captured by a feral half human, half serpent creature. Wen Qing, her taskmate Hermione or a well-meaning peasant can sound the alarm about the abduction.
The group can find Wen Qing in a large and deeply-dug pit, filled with dormant nagas and serpents. Retrieving her will require either fast brute force or very delicate infiltration into the depths.
After, help her get forest opiates to combat her new... serpentine affliction.
→ Get involved with Wen Qing’s rescue & cure.
THE MAIDEN’S WATCH
The Huntress arrives, deprived of her powers. The group will be taking her in.
They will need to figure out where to shelter her (the woods? The fetters? A cave? Get some local inspo) and defend her against wild beasts, which besiege her. We'll go with the shelter location that gets the most support by 23:59 GMT on 5 April.
The Huntress largely prays and weeps, but stops long enough to pay up in knowledge:
The Huntress arrives, deprived of her powers. The group will be taking her in.
They will need to figure out where to shelter her (the woods? The fetters? A cave? Get some local inspo) and defend her against wild beasts, which besiege her. We'll go with the shelter location that gets the most support by 23:59 GMT on 5 April.
The Huntress largely prays and weeps, but stops long enough to pay up in knowledge:
- ■ The Beastmaster becomes more human as the volcano nears eruption.
■ Local animals obey the Beastmaster and spy for him. This excludes ravens.
■ To avoid the pull of the Beastmaster and his Hunt: locate a forest temple raised by the white wanderer, and wear wood or stone from it. These pieces will have to be replaced.
■ Alternatively: cross a fragile and narrow bridge high above a misted abyss, to reach the second village Ke-Waiar and steal some well water. Drop a line if you want to go to Ke-Waiar.
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THE HUNT
The Beastmaster, his xenomorphic creatures and mutated animals arrive in Ke-Waihu, awaiting the volcanic eruption. He takes residence in the village, guarded by his beasts.
The Hok-Shinn and an envoy of Ke-Waiar each present 10 distinguished but eerily listless youths of their village to the Beastmaster. These tributes are afterwards closely watched by the Hok-Shinn and held in an abandoned home. Get in and rescue some tributes.
The Beastmaster’s arrival triggers the start of the Hunting season.
The Beastmaster, his xenomorphic creatures and mutated animals arrive in Ke-Waihu, awaiting the volcanic eruption. He takes residence in the village, guarded by his beasts.
The Hok-Shinn and an envoy of Ke-Waiar each present 10 distinguished but eerily listless youths of their village to the Beastmaster. These tributes are afterwards closely watched by the Hok-Shinn and held in an abandoned home. Get in and rescue some tributes.
The Beastmaster’s arrival triggers the start of the Hunting season.
- ■ For five nights, come moonrise, characters feel compelled to flee into the forests and run, hide or avoid detection — alternatively, they join the Beastmaster’s creatures as hunters, chasing this quarry.
■ Anyone can ‘hunt’ or ‘be hunted.' Roles can swap across the five nights. Characters can develop overnight instincts akin to a specific animal of hunt or prey, and they will be helped by these animals for the night.
■ Hunting can be vicious (seeking to injure, kill or consume prey) or symbolic (just violently giving chase).
■ Certain characters will feel especially compelled to join the hunt and to protect the Beastmaster outside of it. These include characters who are given to war, hunting, violence, wrath, gluttony or feral/animal characteristics. It also applies to those who previously turned xenomorphic during the Beastmaster's trip in Taravast, or whom he marked (sup, Jon, Wrathion?).
■ To avoid the hunt, stay out of the forest, apply the Huntress’ cures or lock yourself very tightly indoors.
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN
The dormant volcano shows subtle signs of upcoming eruption: soil swells, increases in local temperature and small, low-grade earthquakes.
One night, characters wake to screams, as a handsome young jeweller is dragged by a group of Ke-Waihu's
SIGN-UPS
We'll choose the 'lucky' winner by RNG draw, but comment by 23:59 GMT on 9 April for a chance to chat with:
Small request to please be consistently available to tag this. Your mission is to have your character to get as much information about Ke-Waihu, the volcano or the Brotherhood.
Otherwise, to plot and plan, fill out:
RESCUE THE TRIBUTES
Comment with a suggestion to get these poor lads and ladies free like birds. Or +1 an existing suggestion. Just do your thing*
*please note: historically, the group's 'thing' has been crossdressing
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- cause a distraction
- extract the tributes
- set everything on fire
Wifi can offer to investigate the place as a paperman first to find where the people are, but yes, hello. Five, you'll love it, Wangji, you'll hate it.
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That said, Marcos would really be a better fit for "setting everything on fire" because... rescuing people and setting fires is literally his entire thing.
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in no way is this at all flawed I'm very sure
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or full on groundhog day him
but yes this is clearly the way
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He got really close to being stupid with them in Taravast, but he was too tired. Sometime when someone really wants to die in front of him and watch him rewind seconds, let's do it.
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or
create a storm
or something
etc
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storms are also good distractions for scaring people away from and area
(she has definitely never done this before 👌🏻👌🏻)
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+1
( The paperman would be interesting to Xie Yun )
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though also in the back of my head i'm hearing, "cool guys don't look back at explosions, they just walk on" SEEMS SUS
paperman! one of the don't squish him kind, versus... the squishables
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LMFAO
It's canon that he walks away without looking back. (Especially when said provisions/wine/rice/things that went KABOOM belonged to the bad guy. lol)
( I love the paperman. lol )
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... You know, as you do
AKLSJD man that always seems like it's inviting it being too obvious you did the thing, or also, getting smacked with flying flaming debris but HEY
(Paperman is great, I'm glad I've been able to use him often in game here! In various of his functions)
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Ahem.
No, but for real, Yennefer can help with that.
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Seriously yes, Yenne, lead the charge of "and then it burned" property damage central
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- mind control (what it says on the tin -- take control of the mind of an enemy for up to 30 seconds)
- psychic scream (basically a psychic blast that makes people run away/disorients them for ~8 seconds)
- mind vision (see through the eyes of a target -- psychic spying!)
He could maybe help investigate psychically to give them a little more info before they start setting everything on fire? HAHA -- OR maybe help with the distraction by just literally getting into the guards' heads?? it'd be super brief but get them a head start, and give them a glimpse of the Other Side of the Light Soft Boy
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Help by being there to ensure the guards on rotation aren't seeing the targets as they're being removed GET IN ALL THAT FREAKY STUFF also it would be great to do some mind vision and match up to anything Wifi does with paperman investigation, Anduin's is much more flexible for As It Happens, and he can be great with psychic scream to hit when the distraction portion needs to take off SO YES
bring it on, Light Boy, we can use all your mad skillz that are less than dancing sunbeams in wildflower meadows or... or something!!!
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Bonus point if this is actually totally accidental because while Moran is all for rescuing the people, you guys seem to have it handled and too many cooks, you know what they say.
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