arc v: alem | cr & plotting meme

[groundrules]

ALEM

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Sound the drums, head on to war — seized citadel Alem has already been there for the lion's share of a year.

Under the Scavengers' guidance, the four sand worms the party captured gently graze underground corridors allowing the group to reach halfway up Mount Attevar. From there, they quickly infiltrate Alem through a bustling trade route.

Young King Deimar strikes a simple bargain: serve Alem in its bitter last days until inevitable downfall, and the citadel will grant access to its Beacon before the final evacuation is completed.

Sounds simple enough. Now, survive it.

Characters arrive today, with our first proper taste of event chaos due on 27-28 January. Get your character settled in, check out the setting and their assignment, and strike some CR:

■ Arc setting & locations

■ Character assignments

■ New NPC inbox — more this round, because most won't make it so every level has a patron. As usual, reach out to NPCs at will and please share findings with the class!

■ Questions

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<b><small>PLAYER</small>:</b> <b><small>PREFERRED CONTACT</small>:</b> Are you open to plurk / discord friending? <b><small>CHARACTER & CANON</small>:</b> <b><small>THEIR ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH</small>:</b> <b><small>THEIR ASSIGNED LEVEL & ROLE IN ALEM</small></b> <b><small>WHY THEY'RE GOING TO MESS EVERYTHING UP, REALLY</small>:</b> <b><small>THEY'VE SECRETLY GOT A THING FOR RATHAKKU, DON'T THEY?</small></b> Just look at that handsome face. <b><small>PLOTS AND PLANS</small>:</b> <b><small>WHAT THEY CAN OFFER</small>:</b> <b><small>CR YOU WANT</small>:</b> Specificity is key!

Comments

[margenes]

well.

we have to make them interact somehow.

[soloritur]

Absolutely yes. Marcos has a child with his sort-of-sister so he should definitely get invited to those family dinners. Which are happening. In this situation.

Marcos will enjoy how refreshingly familiar Pietro's power is. And assume he's a mutant who doesn't know he's a mutant, it happens.

[margenes]

just the idea of any kind of family dinner is super sweet to consider... listen, if lorna and wanda are gonna be scary about murder, these two can just hang out, right? sort-of-brothers-in-law is a good title to bear

and honestly... no thoughts about being a mutant, other than him thinking it's cool af

[soloritur]

Is Wanda getting Lorna into murder again, dammit she's been so good... They can hang out though! Marcos would love to know about this family connection but until that magically happens we'll just have to happenstance them together.

Marcos really should marry the woman he loves and has a kid with, but being a mutant fugitive really puts a damper on things. Be happy you missed out on all the less cool parts of it and nothing bad has ever happened to you because you have powers ahem.

[margenes]

i'm sure something like that floated around. lmao it feels to me like these guys are just going to have to found family each other for this connection ;w; but yes! happenstance sounds good

NOTHING BAD HAS EVER HAPPENED EVER congrats on being a dad tho, marcos can tell pietro about his kid and thinks that's cool. wow, commitment, imagine.

[soloritur]

It'll happen! Poor Lorna would probably love to find out she has family that isn't Magneto aha... Marcos is naturally sympathetic to people like him and his sister though, he'd be looking out for them.

Thanks he tried real hard to be a dad. :( Lorna broke up with him while she was pregnant and he only got to hold his daughter like three times. Watch them completely glaze over these facts. They're together now and they were never on the opposite sides of anything!

[margenes]

weh, adopted by marcos.. sounds cool. but yeah WE HAVE TO figure out the magneto kids thing in some way that makes sense for them lmao ;w;

sounds rough buddy.......at least you're together now?

[soloritur]

Yes;; it's what they deserve. Throw in Xavier here and there's all kinds of weird connections they didn't know about.

Nothing like trauma to bring people together. Pietro gets it.

[margenes]

professor x is the one who can throw them together into this thread of connections.. (kinda) mutant family unite, please

these two are going to be the best of friends, i can't wait