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

[yesterweek]

Excellent. Nothing better for bonding than mutual discomfort with a ritual!

[yesterweek]

Hopefully his near uselessness in party planning won't change her feelings on that

[yesterweek]

Calvin is very much in the same boat re: farming, so he can join in the uncertainty and fear of fucking up

Calvin Lee | Original Character

[yesterweek]

Two days late, but shh

- Calvin is not a party planner by nature. But he's pretty determined to help the Queen out right now in whatever small way he can, so he'll awkwardly wander around here and and do what people tell him.

- The festival will probably be the thing that Calvin enjoys most here. He'll play some games, eat some foods, try to relax and have fun despite the fact that he's unexpectedly found himself in another world. He also may or may not get drunk if given the option.

- The ritual is going to be pretty weird to him as a very non-religious guy. He'll hold off on saying anything, but anyone near him during it will be able to notice his discomfort with it.

- He's also not much of a farmer, so while he'll give planting an attempt, he's gonna have no idea what he's doing here either, and probably just make a small mess of things. Maybe eventually he'll just start playing fetch for anything the real farmers ask him to get them.

Tyrion Lannister | Game of Thrones

[whettedmind]

Party planning: Tyrion will be baffled at being roped into this immediately upon waking up, but he likes a good celebration, so why not. Especially if it gives him a chance to inspect the heraldry and whose symbols hang in which area, because that's always useful information.

Festival: Let's be real, he's mostly here for food and wine. And also the carousel and the light show, because those are fascinating and advanced beyond anything he has any experience with.

Planting: Physical labour isn't really Tyrion's strong suit, and he knows very little about the practical aspects of farming, but he excels at organization, and can help keep track of what's been done and what needs to be done and who's where.

Re: Tyrion Lannister | Game of Thrones

[theladyofwinterfell]

Sansa will be telling Bucky that Tyrion is friend, not foe, basically as soon as she spots him at breakfast. Fear not, Lord Tyrion. She's got you fam.

[kesi]

F...

Listen Zita, you're talking to someone who is at his most content when being told what to do and he never expects anything back. she gud fam.

[arrogator]

I am definitely good with doing something a little lighter given...everything in their other threads. The food would probably be the funner option so we can go with that?

I'm going to work on a top level tonight and hopefully have that done before I crash for the night. If not, it'll be up tomorrow!

[arrogator]

Hey if Fay wants to give her extra money too she'll take it

And that works, she can definitely help with keeping the peace!

[sunborne]

Here's Daylight's toplevel! Feel free to use the wildcard option if none of the prompts are too your liking or if you want me to make a private sub-toplevel for Lucas.

[sunborne]

Don't mind me being in Day's account. Just fiddling with stuff eyyy.

Zita and Calvin can nervously stare at the seeds and rakes together. She'll also be happy to interact with him some more! She'll like to know how he's been handling himself so far since the last time they had a chat.

[midship]

Can she explain to Horatio how having fun outside with lots of people also there is fun :|a

[midship]

I have nothing to add I am just in love with those panels ;;

[midship]

Does she want a hard-work buddy to not have to talk much with? :|a

[midship]

Hi hello I want them to keep having smol cute bonding times but I don't know with what c:

[midship]

I SWEAR I AM TAGGING YOU THIS MONTH volunteering this goober as tribute for being roped into party planning or getting the Inside Scoop on carnival games (which honestly if she talks physics to him they'll be besties that's how he works).

[midship]

Also hi hello did you say class field trip to wreck a carousel

[thricefold]

!!!! Oh my gosh I'm so flattered to hear that. /w\ I'm so happy OCs here are welcomed and everyone I've threaded with so far likes Zita! It's such a relief because this is the first time I've played her outside of a few PSLs, haha.

And! My toplevel is finally up. If you want to get it, it's right over here.

[thricefold]

Oh yeah that'll be fun! Since Zita has lived in a carnival for a long time for her vagabond standards, so maybe she can help recommend Mordred on what food to get?

When you have it up, let me know! I'll try to keep an eye out for it on my timeline but feel free to drop it here so I can get to it soon as I can.

[thricefold]

I hope you've been doing okay!! Take your time in tagging because real life first and I'll do what I can to help you with AC or whatever else you need.

And oh my gosh that'll be cute. Let Zita help you point out how the bottle throw isn't meant to be won that easily and why the darn dart game is harder than it looks.

[burn_with_us]

Yes Katniss would love you Horatio because you hate talking as much as she does haha

[theladyofwinterfell]

If you’d like for them to meet at breakfast or anything I’m game for that too! She really likes Horatio and thinks he’s very sweet

[ilves]

he is... a very special boy!!

let him give horatio a cute-and-not-at-all-spooky carnival prize

[sinistral]

but isn't that the normal way to greet people? have i been doing it wrong this entire time?!?

this seriously could not have worked out any better i'm so pleased

[sinistral]

o m g jon put the straw away already geez