EVENT #12: INVOCATION - COORDINATION POST (PART 2)

[abraxasmods]

Event #12 - COORDINATION ( 2 )

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This post is for coordination while the event is ongoing, to prevent the IC Event Log from being overrun by OOC mod and player communications. The comments section will contain applicable comments and forms for you to reply to as needed.

Use this post to:

◎ Coordinate event plots with the mods
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Comments

[aquaveiled]

And I am hopping on on behalf of the Infiltration Team!

If the Negotiation Team is successful in getting the attention of a few (?) Acolytes with Option 1, then the Infiltration Team would like to use the same path that Nero and Steve left from. They understand that it's very narrow so they would be going in one by one.

They all will try not to garner attention as they make their way to the Altar Room but they are prepared to deal with any obstacles that come in their way, whether that be monsters or other Acolytes roaming about.
- Notably Alucard is planning on descending in his bat form and using that to slip by unnoticed.
- Himeka will try to cast her "Sleep" spell on a few of the Acolytes if she can. (The spell itself only lasts 30 seconds in game and anyone can be woken up if they're hit.)
- Thancred and Natasha are both skilled in stealth.
- Sam, Jo, and Dean also canonically are used to sneaking around places.

There is some interest (Thancred and Alucard) in fighting the Bone Serpent if he's still around. Some of us were also curious if the ceiling monster is about and available for combat too, or any other beasties roused by the activity.

In total the group is eight people trying to rescue nine (this is excluding Steve and Nero). Do we know how many people they would successfully be able to get out before the flooding starts, if at all? What would the Acolytes try to do if the Team is interrupted in sneaking people out?

[abraxasmods]

Infiltrating the Tunnel
Alucard can use his bat form to enter successfully. Himeka may use her Sleep spell, though a falling rock or two might strike one of those she's put to sleep, waking them up.

While the remainder can successfully sneak in to a degree, they will soon be intercepted by the Bone Serpent. They can fight and injure it as players decide, though the monster is difficult to kill. They will see for the first time its full appearance rather than only its legs.

During this fight, the ceiling monster will also break free of of the rocks trapping it at this time. It will attack the Bone Serpent and the Acolytes, creating a distraction that characters can take advantage of.

Remaining Acolytes
The faithful Acolytes will attack the Infiltration Team when they're alerted by the Bone Serpent. They rely heavily on illusion magic to strike. Their weapons are daggers. However, the Bone Serpent and the ceiling monster will attack indiscriminately, so they will struggle with the monsters at the same time.

Retrieving the Lost
Under the cover of chaos, the Infiltration Team can lead three characters up towards the tunnel path. One character can make it out entirely to the surface. The remaining two will be inside the tunnel when the cavern system collapses, and will need to be rescued.

The character who reaches the surface can join Steve, Nero, and the Negotiation Team. The surface group will be out of the main path of destruction during the collapse, meaning they will have a higher chance of reaching the turtle first, uninjured. They can best help anyone who was inside the island's cave, many of whom will be in the water.

Note that in the middle of all this, the Acolytes who have agreed to surrender to the Negotiation Team will be returning to release the Lost held inside the altar room. You can choose when this happens to best suit the timeline of your plans.