activity + monthly admin + arc v prep

[groundrules]

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a delightful, lucky, healthy and cheerful 2023!

Short and sweet on the admin update this round:

■ December was AC-free, but we return to regular activity requirements for January.

■ UPDATED: Story So Far with the last Arc IV + January calendar

■ The sand worms, desert & definitely-not-Sarlacc pit event of 6 January will double as a test drive meme... and an IC chance to get some valuable leverage, going into Arc V. Apps follow on 16-21 January — this time, they'll be open for anyone who has an invite or participates in the test drive meme.

Because of the tighter scheduled span of Arc V, this will probably be the only app cycle we hold until we’ve exited the Siege.

Speaking of...

ARC V: THE SIEGE

...is going to play out a little bit differently, over six to eight weeks. You’ll get full details later in the month, but a ticking countdown and territorial distribution across levels means small teams will have to take on a variety of mini-assignments against a backdrop of fusillades, ramming, curses and shattering defences. All hands on deck!

Not at all binding, but to get a sense of areas at interest — factor in your own OOC enthusiasm, and check in each of your characters at one of the relevant links below by 23:59 GMT on 22 January, if you play a character who:

■ Would manage to broker a cutthroat deal with ruthless passing merchants

■ Can & would play bodyguard to a king/prince

■ Is a medic, and wouldn’t mind spying on a patient

■ Would investigate supernatural murders at potential risk to oneself

■ Would stay behind to bitter end to hold up swarmed defences, to bide other people time to flee.

■ Can & would get actively involved in manipulating succession games, if needed last-minute.

■ Would try to run, in a cowardly but sensible manner.

■ Would go into the depths of local hell (note: this option is the most dangerous out of all of them.)

To confirm, this is just to give an indication of where to position your character and what to call on them for. You are not obliged to accept the mission just because you checked in here. It also doesn’t mean you cannot play something you didn’t check in for, later.

Separately, if you don’t mind providing some additional details, to help prep your character for the Siege...

Many thanks!

Comments

HEROES' HALL

[groundrules]

...if your character would stay behind to defend some of the area's swarmed defences. They would not necessarily die, to be clear, but it would be one of those situations where you look at the screen and say, nah, they wouldn't kill the hero in this Last Man Standing Gesture — wait, holy shit, this is actually Game of Thrones moments.

+1

[faceblocker]

martyr complex ready to go down partying

[reparo]

of course, her middle name might as well be 'reckless idiot'.

[groundrules]

No, it's... it's Jean. Still Jean. Jeanie in a bottle.

[reparo]

i'm dropping the game, that joke was terrible

[groundrules]

Mmmmno, it was pretty smooth.

[groundrules]

Heyhey! Just realised you put her down for both investigation and this — which one would you rather she do? Only one pls!

[reparo]

This one, please. I'm not sure I can commit to the central mystery plot and don't want my schedule to be letting people down.

[groundrules]

Sure thing!

+1

[kahl_175]

Literally three lines into Kahl's canon introduction, his boss said "The [enemy] has swarmed this sector, but we WILL prevail!", then Kahl went on to come up with a Last Man Standing plan to try and turn the tide.

...This went horribly for Kahl but he'll do it again anyway

[groundrules]

That's the spirit, Kahl.

+1

[bearshermark]

will absolutely throw everything he has into holding the line. doesn't afraid; he's fulfilled his role

[song_of_fire]

+1 Dany is used to going down with the ship for the sake of innocents.

+1

[wooden_one]

Self-sacrifice comes hand in hand with not valuing your own worth!

+1

[balancedwire]

Defending? Definitely his thing.

+1

[cosplayqueen]

Kamala didn't bail when she faced government officials who were trying to use Hulk weapons and machine guns on children who... check notes.... showed enhanced abilities while being brown so safe to say she'll stay for this!!

Her powerset is actually perfect for this in any case. Will anyone actually let her? Probably not.

+1

[starscollapse]

Will definitely stay behind to hold any last defenses, no question.