EVENT #12: INVOCATION - COORDINATION POST (PART 1)

[abraxasmods]

Event #12 - COORDINATION (1)

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This post is for coordination to prevent the IC Event Log from being overrun by OOC mod and player communications. Forms and instructions are available in this post.

Use this post to:

◎ Coordinate event plots with the mods
◎ Request a mod dice roll
◎ Submit noticeable actions
◎ Write rapid IC exchanges
◎ Investigate a plot point or track ongoing investigations

If you have any questions, see the Questions thread on the OOC Plotting Post.

Available Forms

For details on each form, see the sections below.
Be sure to reply under your assigned category if applicable.

Mod Communications

If you have an idea related to the event plot, communicate and coordinate with us here. This includes NPC meetings, requesting resources, destroying the environment, or anything else that may require mod permission. If we can't accommodate a request for any reason, we'll do our best to offer an alternative!

Contact Us

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Request:</b> (Describe what you'd like to do)

Randomization Request

Request a mod dice roll at any time for outcomes and consequences. Some actions require a dice roll to proceed, such as attacking an acolyte NPC or attempting to break anything major in the environment (chains, doors, walls). If you aren't sure, you can check with us.

Request here

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Action:</b> (Describe what your character is attempting to do and how) <b>Thread:</b> <a href="urlhere">Thread</a> (Link to the thread where this is taking place) <b>Notes:</b> (Anything else)

Notable Actions

Submit notable actions that are likely to gain attention from other players, such as fights or disturbances.

Submit a notable action

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>When:</b> (Approximately when is this incident taking place?) <b>Where:</b> (Where is this incident taking place?) <b>What:</b> (Describe the incident) <b>Link:</b> <a href="urlhere">Thread</a> (If applicable. Actions can be submitted without a thread if they're minor, such as if your character snores loudly every night.)

IC Exchanges

Use this option for interactions you'd like to play out, but setting up a standard IC thread would be impracticable. For instance, if your character wants to speak to several people about an event they witnessed together, you might want to do an IC exchange.

Treat this like an informal IC network thread done in person, where character reactions, snippets of dialogue, and other details can be quickly played out and concluded in-game without committing to a full log thread. Exchanges are game canon and can count towards Activity Check under the category of a Network thread.

Start an IC exchange

Using the provided form is optional. Begin a thread freeform if you prefer.

<b>Where & when:</b> (Where and when is this exchange taking place?) <b>Purpose:</b> (What's the reason for this exchange?) <b>THREAD START</b> (Write the scenario, your character's actions, and any dialogue as usual)

Investigations

Several investigation paths are available for characters to interact with. Each assignment group will have their own set of investigation paths. You can investigate something as many times as you want, as long as there's a reasonable explanation for your character making their second attempt. Interacting with investigations might carry IC consequences. We'll try to telegraph when characters are at high risk of triggering something major. To investigate, fill out the form, then comment under the item you're investigating.

Interact with an Investigation

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Other characters involved:</b> <b>Action:</b> (Describe what your character is attempting to do and how. If multiple characters are taking action, include their actions.) <b>Thread:</b> <a href="urlhere">Thread</a> (Link to a top level or any other relevant threads. This is so we can review what the characters involved have been doing to best flavor the investigation outcome for you!) <b>Notes:</b> (Anything else)

Comments

[ushiri]

Player Name: Jay
Character Name: Kyle
Other characters involved: N/A

Action: Kyle is going to request a portal to a mountainous region, if they can choose he'd try to search the mountains to the south on the border with Solvunn since there's been rumors of people going missing from the faction for some time now. He's going by himself to cover more ground with the intention of using the Gray Space to scout and get to difficult to reach places. He will initially stick with his guard, but if he finds a trail of something strange and out of reach on foot, he will absolutely ditch them to chase the lead.
Thread: Thread talking to Wilhelm about a cave. Since it's solo I'll thread out the aftermath with someone else, if that's okay!
Notes: Wards will stand out and stop him in the Gray Space, but wherever they aren't around he's going to be moving through solid objects to ignore physics and get to places that would otherwise be unreachable. Totally cool with him ending up injured by something and needing to limp back.

[abraxasmods]

Kyle would be allowed to visit the mountainous area that borders Solvunn. He needs to stay within Thorne's borders, but Thorne's wards outside of their own cities will allow him to use Gray Space to travel short distances and go or down up heights that normally might require some effort climbing. The guard will be less strict of Kyle is traveling with another Summoned as opposed to alone, but there's a sense that any guards who accompany the Summoned know they'll be in deep trouble if they return without their special charges.

As Kyle is walking, a dead bird will fall out of the tree. His travel companion, if they were there for this quest, may recognize it as a flamewing spoonce, found in the forests and mountains around Thorne and seen only in the city during migratory periods at spring. You may decide if it lands at his feet or on his head.

He can stop to examine the bird and the tree it came from, or choose to continue onward. Let us know what he'll be doing should he take a look at the tree or the bird.

[ushiri]

He will be with the guard during this, it'll land at their feet. He'll leave the guard to inspect the bird and use the Gray Space to zip up the tree, popping back out into real space on sturdy branches to inspect and look around up there, moving on if they find nothing of interest here.

[abraxasmods]

The bird is desiccated, as if it's been drained of its life force. Its normally vibrant plumes are dull, and some of its feathers have fallen out. At the top of the tree, Kyle will find deadened leaves that are equally sucked empty of both life and color. The bark and wood is also deadened, turning black.

[ushiri]

He'll scrape some of the dead, black bark off the tree. If the guard seems reluctant to carry the bird he'll put it in his satchel to carry back.

He'd continue onward after that until they find anything else - if not he will turn back when it gets dark. He'll specifically be looking for more signs of the same dessication/black rot on animals or trees around. He will also be intending to have someone look at the samples back in Thorne if there's anything to glean from that I will OOCly send them your way to ask.

(Sorry for the edit in your inbox, just wanted to consolidate potential Q's! Thank you again!)

[abraxasmods]

The guard will not carry the bird, so Kyle will need to put it in his satchel.

Should he move north, he'll find more signs of desiccated trees and another one or two dead carcasses belonging to small animals. He'll eventually reach an area where there's a concentration of deadened flora in a small vicinity.

There, on a trunk of one of the trees, he will see a peeling symbol painted on it. It may be difficult to see due to the black rotting bark, but if he looks closely, he can see the outline.

[ushiri]

He doesn't have anything to draw with so he'll quickly commit the general shape and keyhole symbol (!) to memory, commit the general location to memory and continue on for as long as he can.

[abraxasmods]

When the sun begins to set, the guard tells Kyle they should return to the castle if there's nothing else. He appears genuinely concerned for Kyle's safety, and is disturbed by the oddities found in the forest.

Kyle may compare notes with others who are investigating to determine if any patterns and clues line up regarding the wildlife, the plantlife, and the symbol, as well as the fact that the desiccated trees went northward. Should he find a sufficient lead, he can request to investigate further another day.

[ushiri]

Perfect, thank you so much! Will pass this along!