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

[abraxasmods]

Polly will not recognize the symbol. She explains to tell Kyle that she doesn't have much time to leave her business, so she doesn't see a lot of what goes on beyond her inn and the marketplace she visits.

The group will indeed attract some attention. In particular, a member or two of the thieves' guild, which operates in Nott, will take notice of Natasha. They may be looking at any jewelry or expensive trinket she's wearing. If she leaves alone, they will follow her. They're subtle and skilled, but if characters know what to look for, they'll be able to spot the thieves. You can decide where and how your group approaches the thieves. They'll be lightly armed, but these thieves rely on intimidating easy targets and picking pockets rather than bloodshed to get what they want.

If the group bribes them, the thieves will cooperate immediately. Otherwise, they may require some moderate physical intimidation first. Once they give up, they'll insist that they're only interested in stealing money and jewels, not people. They admit that only a few days ago, they were following a young man to steal his gold, but when they turned a corner down an empty alleyway to confront him the man had disappeared. Although mages using portals are a common sight in Castle Thorne, regular people in Nott would not practice such magic. They will point the group towards the alleyway which lies behind either 1. a seedy brothel or 2. a seedy gambling hall, depending on your group's preference.

[ushiri]

Makes sense, ty!

We were wondering if they might've got any gold from Thorne for this little operation - if we had to state that before we commented here then no worries! Otherwise Kyle has some silver on him from his work, and may offer some of his offbrand goodberries on top of that to be cheeky (they taste really good!) But I imagine there might be some physical intimidation from Natasha and co at the start when the thieves try to corner her, so maybe a little bit of column a and little bit of column b (we are still threading)!

Seedy gambling hall sounds rad! They will follow the directions to they alleyway with the expectation that this could be a trap.

[abraxasmods]

Yes, Thorne will grant them some gold to do this operation. They'll need to explain what their plan is, but they'll be given permission and can sign out an allocated sum.

Once they reach the alleyway, they'll find that there is unexpectedly a fresh trail of blood. It's possible this isn't related to the disappearance as it appears very new, but they may conclude that this could be part of a new abduction attempt. They can also follow the trail to make sure no one is in trouble regardless of whether or not it helps their current investigation.

They can, of course, ignore the blood and go inside the gambling hall to question patrons, split up, report back to Thorne, or otherwise approach this how best suits your plans.

[ushiri]

All three of them will investigate the blood trail together, reasoning pretty quick that the gambling hall'll still be there if they hit a dead end on that trail. They'll each be on guard since the blood is pretty fresh, just in case they're walking into a fight or trap!

[abraxasmods]

Following the blood trail, they discover that it leads in strange circles, as though the victim has been wandering aimlessly. Eventually, they can track him to the forest west of Nott. There, they will find a gravely injured man beneath a tree. Nearby, there's a hypnotic floating light. The irrswisch, or will-o'-the-wisp, are usually only found in lowland wetlands, which Thonre has almost none of.

You can decide how much if any of them fall under the irrswisch's sway. The irrswisch itself appears confused, like it's also lost, and flits around the woods without direction.

If any of them are familiar with common myths and legends on earth, they might recognize what the light is.