event 03 plotting

[thestewards]

Another month comes and goes.

This month, Strangers arrive peacefully and are expected when they arrive. Alas, the Queen's Residence is still in chaos, and there's much afoot. The Strangers have arrived just in time for a six day festival that coincides with the spring equinox and the beginning of the planting season around Draega.

You can read the full event here. The post is currently locked for responses and will open at 8PM EST on the 21st. 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. For this event, Strangers have the chance to run into all major NPCs except for Queen Fayura. As such, please use the top-levels below to hash out plans with the NPCs. You don't need to do this, however! NPCs may crash your threads just because. As always, you may drive the cityfolk as you please.

Some additional information…

► The Guilds have a significantly stronger presence in the city than they have had in previous months. The landens are far more raucous and belligerent with the Blood. Should you wish for a little more conflict, you are welcome to work confrontations between landen and Blood into your threads. Bear in mind, the landens will be the instigators here.

► The Blood and the Ebon Council's presence has been weakened. The Blood are quieter and wary, avoiding confrontation as much as they can. Landens are far more obvious in their use of Muters and their carrying of Breakers.

► While Strangers won't be able to interact with Fayura during this event, she is out and about in the city. Strangers will find her helping decorate and actively participating in the celebrations during the first three days.

After this event…

► New 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

[mollymocked]

GOD THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD OPTIONS, but yes let's Harvest Close Redux. Maybe Molly will let him detect magic properly before he runs off and gets distracted and forgets he asked.

ALSO GOD THE "OH YEAH I'M DEAD BUT ALSO NOT" CONVERSATION IS GONNA BE PAINFUL.

[sunborne]

So never ever leave Daylight alone with Medico Lam even for a minute in a crowded room. Gotcha.

I'm sorry everyone who wanted to use the carousel before Daylight thought he could ride on it. It's for the influence and for the humour.

[1019]

I MEAN, HEY, THAT'S AN UNDERSTANDABLE AND NOT-UNCOMMON REACTION TO LUCAS, poor Jon - and yes, good; let there be comparisons of the mutants and monsters of differing mutant-and-monsterworlds down the line.

[sunborne]

Aw yeah I'm so excited for this. There's no way this is going to go wrong for anyone.

And I'll definitely be putting up a toplevel for the event! I'll link to it back here for you to tag, if you want to do that. I'm just super excited for them to meet! This is going to be fun. \ o /

[sunborne]

Absolutely. Emil will get the best portrait ever drawn from Day, he promises! Anything for a friend. \ o /

(And dfdss now I'm imagining the meme of the butterfly that has Emil's face photoshopped over it.)

[sunborne]

Awesome! I'll hit up your toplevel, then, if you plan to throw one up for when the event is up tomorrow. :>

Ren Suzugamori | Cardfight!! Vanguard

[thedarkbond]

Ren will be glad to have some reprieve after last month, so here's what I'm thinking for him so far:

-Party Planning: Ren is not a fan of physical labour At All so he's going to go help some people make bread, because cooking is fun and he's actually pretty good at it despite his affinity for just pretending to throw a bunch of random stuff in a pot.

-Festival: Ren loves this sort of thing so he will be Here For This, and absolutely willing to poke any nervous people who aren't so familiar with rides and things into joining him on them. He loves carousels. He may also play some games if any catch his eye, because games are kind of his thing.

-Planting: Again, physical labour isn't really his thing...but organising people definitely is, so if you need someone to point you where to go next or have the right stuff prepared, he's your guy.

Feel free to hit me up here or at reviseleviathan for anything more specific!

[sunborne]

Oh my gosh - Daylight is going to ride the carousel and there's a 99% chance he's going to break it under his weight. Help him with this, Takame. He thought this would be safer than dancing. (And, also, press F for the poor ride that was only trying to bring joy to others.)

Poor Takame... I hope he's ready to get directed and asked to put things up and carry things around and stuff like that from Zita's end. :'> This is a poor sunshine man who needs to get treated to a food both or something after this. It's only fair.

[illequipped]

lmao i WISH he actually knew what anime is....sad

Re: Ren Suzugamori | Cardfight!! Vanguard

[theladyofwinterfell]

ok awesome because sansa is going to want to ride this carousel and they don't have stuff like this where she comes from so help her pls.

[agentlenpc]

One possible read of that is to never be alone. But it could also be "He's just very [sweet]. You may find out that he [bakes] the [best cookies]. And Niall may or may not know about how Lam [moonlights as a cookie baker to feed the children in the slums]."

The Tinker Guild is going to have to figure out how to reinforce everything they make. This is a good challenge. They're pleased.

[thricefold]

Ahhh- I adore Sansa in return; I love our thread with the two so I would be open to this. :>

I'm planning to have a toplevel up for the event for Zita. There'll be a prompt of her using her healing magic on someone who needs it + offering to teach it to others if they want to pitch in too. You're free to tag into that if you want!

[theladyofwinterfell]

Awesome, I will do that very thing!

[thricefold]

Aw yeah - I hope Jon is ready to have a very sweet and gentle and persistent lady insisting she need help with setting up the decorations and moving the booths and setting up the banners and so on. This is a great bonding experience for everyone, she swears.

[thricefold]

Oh my gosh yes. I love that idea so much.

A fun fact! Zita can actually do some conjuring magic that involves pretty lights and stuff. Not a lot but... She can do that for Molly's performance to help enhance it. Please don't make her do anything like sing or entertain the crowd directly. She would be a deer in headlights.

[thricefold]

Aces!! I'll link it back here to this thread so you can find it ASAP. If you ever need me to change or edit anything re: the prompt so it better suits your character, let me know! I'm really excited for them to interact some more.

[theladyofwinterfell]

I am too! I was gushing to my husband last night about how great Zita is and he was like tl;dr and I was just nooo this character is really good.

All of our OCs in game are fabulous. I love everyone in this bar.

[thricefold]

I would love to hit up your toplevel when it's up! I really enjoy Mordred and Zita's CR and would like them to do something fun and lighthearted, considering what they're doing at the moment.

Would you want them to meet up at the food booths or meet up at when helping out with the farming?

[agentlenpc]

Look, she helps him out with keeping the peace at the festival since the landens are all squirrely, and he slide Mordred some extra marks for food buying!

[agentlenpc]

Excellent, I will look forward to it!

[thedarkbond]

he will absolutely share the joy of carousels with her, and probably also talk about how much more ridiculous rides in his world are

[yesterweek]

I'd love a thread with Katniss at some point. Maybe during the ritual? Because Calvin's also going to be kind of weirded out by the blood ritual, even if he'll have the tact not to make a fuss, even if he doesn't have the tact not to visibly react to it

[burn_with_us]

Ooo yes, I am definitely game!

[yesterweek]

If she needs anyone to help carry stuff for her for party planning while having no idea what he's doing, and being almost no help otherwise then Calvin's good for that

[theladyofwinterfell]

Sure thing! She enjoys you, Calvin