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]

1. They'll notice that the boulder remains a stable presence in their surroundings. The air around them continues to shift strangely as before.

2. Pushing the boulder will cause it to slowly budge a few inches. The boulder is not shaped to roll, so it'll need to be pushed or pulled along the ground. As it moves, they'll notice some debris beginning to rain down from above. Looking up, they can see that the boulder is preventing a rockfall, so they'll need to find a way to move it without rocks collapsing on top of them or covering the opening they're trying to clear.

3. Henry can continue to sense that there's something pulsing behind the boulder. If the group would like to encounter the Bone Serpent, he can also sense the creature lurking above. A vine-like tendril will extend downward. The group can choose to deal with it how they wish and force it to retreat or remove one of its many legs.

4. The hivemind won't provide too many clues, but it does feel mindlessly hungry. It isn't malicious or an excessive hunger, just the sensation of a something seeking to nourish itself like any plant or fungus.

[vecna]

Thank you for this!

Regarding the boulder itself, the group is not against using brute strength to push it along the ground if they need to. Another option is bring back the vines that Henry and Sylvain noticed in a tunnel during one of their investigations to pull it out and away, if that’s easier. We were wondering if they’d also be able to use these vines to rig a sort of makeshift “netting” above the boulder to keep the rocks above from falling?

We would also like for them to encounter the Bone Serpent because we’re mean. :’) Henry and Louis would act as support; Henry would try to disorient it the creature mentally while Louis could use his strength/speed as a distraction if needed, with the help of Castiel’s monster shroud. The rest of the group would fight it head-on. Steve would rely on brute strength to rip a leg or two off (he is temporarily no longer suffering from paranoia, if this helps), Sylvain would use fire-based magic, and Claude’s would use wind magic to “cut” through it.

Also, how many legs would they need to remove in order to disable it or make it retreat?

[abraxasmods]

1. Both options would be viable. They can also use a combination if they like. Vines can form a netting if they have someone capable of securing it in place. It will prevent the larger rocks from falling. The vines are thorny, so working with them will be difficult but it would be possible. They can also consider climbing up and forcing the rockfall to slide in a controlled direction before removing the boulder.

2. They only need to remove one or two legs. It's sensitive to fire. Its legs are spiky, but underneath its protective hide the bones are weak and snap easily. You may decide between each other what injuries you would like to inflict on your characters as a result of this encounter!

[vecna]

Wonderful, thank you very much!! Looking forward to playing out the fight. We will loop back around to y'all if we have any further questions or if the thread progresses more with regards to creating the netting.