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

CR & PLOTTING MEME


<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

[bravelyrunsaway]

Down in the guts, are there any scent trails that may be followed? Licyn's a good tracker because he's got an excellent nose, (easy enough to disrupt saying there's something that blows his scenting nose up/numbs it, magically or otherwise), so he'd try to find avenues that don't smell of the dead to navigate people through. Survival thing, etc etc!

[groundrules]

Yes! There are definite hints of human, unhuman and undead travellers in both the mines and the glaciers. There are also very faint signs of blood spillage, indicating there was bloodshed, but very limited.

He can also find signs of where the old passageways were — Deimar's people have now closed them off. There are clear signs of undead there, hinting they were discovered by the dead at some point.

And sure, feel free to assume his nose is guiding him through to find good corridors!

[bravelyrunsaway]

Will Galatea call him a good boy and give him headpats? /solemn question

But really, thank you! Great things for me to work with!

[groundrules]

Everyone wants a piece of Galatea, eh.

[weifinder]

He would legitimately happily sleep with any of the not-the-deathlord npcs

But since he's relegated to lower levels he's got the paladins, do either of them need a good lay, asking for my character, and his eternal thirst apparently, sobs

WHICH SEEMS WRONG FROM THIS ACCOUNT wei wuxian's eternal thirst is a different matter

[groundrules]

...yeah, sure, it's the verge of an apocalypse, and they don't have chastity vows.

[weifinder]

... sweet, Licyn is a happy bed partner for either one anytime they like, this whole arc, until they're dead or evacuated

... let it be known? /laughs

[groundrules]

This is an incredible account choice.

You can't have Galatea, because everyone wants her apparently, but you can have Vataz and some anonymous paladin NPCs.

[weifinder]

The guy who can't even get laid with his own husband versus the guy who is happy slipping in and out of everyone's bed, my duality apparently

This sounds wonderful (for him) (and his partners, he's at least a good lay, may you be happy before you possibly die Vataz and random paladin NPCs), thank you! I'm going to just. Be amused at this, thank you. Especially since anytime I have had him bounce off NPCs and hit on them they've all been "I don't swing for that team" finally, I didn't thread with anyone, and he got a hit!!!