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

[takeatrip]

Player Name: Ami
Character Name: Jayden, Kell

Action: Jayden and Kell are going to target a pair of Acolytes (just randos, not ones with the special Acolyte), and see if they can grab a mask, to try and figure out if there might be any special about it, any symbols or writing of note on either side, etc etc. The goal isn't really to seriously hurt the Acolytes or anything, so it's going to be more an attempt to just surprise them (preferably through ambushing them if there's an opportunity for that, such as while they're distracted with refreshing the spells, but if not they'll try something like one of them distracting the Acolytes while the other surprises them), get a few temporarily incapacitating hits in, snatch a mask, and retreat.
Thread: Thread
Notes: In addition to the mask itself, trying to get a glimpse of any of the Acolytes' faces is also something they'll be going for.

[abraxasmods]

They will be able to successfully ambush one of the Acolytes. They will not be able to fully incapacitate them but they will keep them down long enough to retrieve a mask. They will notice that the Acolyte's face is very strange and that where you normally find eyes are two empty sockets that look like large keyholes.

When they examine the mask later, they will find out that the front looks very plain and there are no holes for visibility. On the backside of the mask there are long sharp prongs sticking out of it. They may not want to try it on themselves.

[takeatrip]

Aaaah, that's so weird and I love it, thank you! Ran and I did have a few quick followup questions, so hopefully this is an okay place for them.

Since the mask has the sharp prongs, could it potentially be used as a tool or even a weapon if necessary? (Related edit since I just thought of it: could the mask be broken to either isolate the spikes/just split the mask in half?)

Will there be any later appearances of the Acolyte missing their mask, or will all in the future have masks (whether because this one got a new one, isn't around, w/e)?

By the Acolyte's face being 'very strange', does that mean there's anything particularly noteworthy aside from the keyhole eyesockets which are wonderfully terrible, or is it still mostly just human-ish (not, you know, like cthulhu tentacle face or something)?

Thanks again!

[abraxasmods]

The face is human. However, when the Acolyte moves to get away, they will notice that he appears discombobulated and has his hands out in front him, as though he can longer see without his mask. He will quickly disappear in a cloud of mist.

No Acolytes will appear without their mask. It will not be possible at this time to tell if he has returned with a new mask or he has vanished forever...but they or someone else may discover his fate later depending on how the situation unfolds.

[takeatrip]

That's awesome, thanks! And oooooh, interesting~