event 01 plotting

[thestewards]

Welcome to the first plotting post of A Gentle Night.

The first event of the game will see characters arriving in Draega in the wee hours of the night—and immediately suffering an attack from the Hunter Guild. The Hunter Guild loathes the Blood, and they have decided that Queen Fayura's actions must be answered with immediate and severe violence. Meanwhile, the Queen is no where to be found and the Old Town Bazaar burns.

You can read the full event here. The post is currently locked for responses and will open at 8PM EST on the 24th. Take this time to talk to each other about what you're interested in doing and accomplishing in this event.

Questions should be asked here. As both Allairavar and Loren are out and about in this event, you may request that they engage with your character using our NPC request form. Comment to the appropriate character's top-level. For events like this, simply let us know which of your prompts you'd like the NPC to respond to. Remember that members of Fayura's First Circle appear in the event and as minor NPCs can be driven by players at-will.

This is also a good time to talk to your fellow players about the jobs and activities around Draega that will allow you to gain influence this month.

After this event…

► Players can assume that characters know all the information given in the info pages. Whether you handwave a conversation with random NPCs or assume that Loren answered your characters' questions, as of the end of the event all PCs have been informed of the landen Guilds, the Ebon Council, and the state of the world.

► Characters may move out of the Queen's Residence and establish their homes elsewhere. Many buildings in the city are empty and in need of repairs, but no one will stop Strangers from moving in.

► Any one who remains at the Queen's Residence will receive a modest stipend, enough to cover food and drink. Loren will make clear that Strangers who do not live at the residence will not be afforded this money but also that Strangers who do stay are considered part of the Queen's court in as much as actions they take will reflect back on the court.

► Allairavar reminds everyone who chooses to stay at the residence that if you live with the court, you practice with the court. He expects all the Strangers who stay to be on the practice fields with everyone else at dawn. To those who are reticent, he explains that no one needs to learn how to fight only how to defend long enough for help (he seems to imply himself) to arrive.

Comments

[stickypete]

Two questions.

1) In the opening bit where they wake up and there's screaming, is that them vs. possible npcing or can they find fellow PC buddies there?

2) With the farcasters, is the network they communicate to fellow Strangers something that can be accessed by other parties, like the Court or the guilds? And if so, are there ways for the tech-savvy to somehow make communicating to fellow Strangers more secure.

Thanks, mods! Event looks awesome!

[thestewards]

1. The intent was to give you guys the flexibility to choose whether or not you'd like to be attacked. If you choose to write a top-level with option i., the screams you hear could be another PC or it could be an NPC in the court. There's really no wrong read here unless you say it's Fayura.

2. The Strangers have what amounts to their own list-serve with the farcaster. Messages can be made more or less secure, or filtered to people in whatever kinds of groups you'd like. Messages that are left unfiltered can be seen by anyone.

[stickypete]

Sorry, one more question. For tdm threads that are going to be considered canon are they icly timed as being before or after this plot?

[thestewards]

TDM threads will occur immediately after this event. This is the only time (as far as we have planned!) that this will happen.

[stickypete]

Thanks for all the fast responses, mods!