EVENT #17: EPULUM - COORDINATION POST

[abraxasmods]

Event #17 - Coordination

OOC Plotting Post ⦁ IC Event Log ⦁ Nocwich

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:

◎ Contact the mods
◎ Submit your suspected culprit
◎ Investigate the crime or track ongoing investigations
◎ Submit noticeable actions
◎ Write rapid IC exchanges

Available Forms

For details on each form, see the sections below.
Be sure to reply under the applicable category as required.

Mod Communications

If you have any questions about the limits or scope of what you can do before you formalize it in an investigation, you can go over the details with us here. You can also submit the suspect to Celeste under the appropriate heading. Submitting the name of the suspect is not required to complete the mystery, but doing so may contribute to whether the suspect is caught or escapes.

If you have questions about non-investigative aspects of the event, see the Questions thread on the OOC Plotting Post.

Contact Us

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Submission:</b> (Describe your question OR write the name of the Witness your character will accuse as the suspect)

Investigations

To leave opportunities for others, please limit the scope of your actions per submission. For example, if you'd like to test a key, you must specify a narrow set of locks in a particular section. Additionally, while there are no strict limits on how many investigations you can be involved in, we do ask that you try to stagger them a little to help us keep pace.

You can investigate something multiple times as long as it makes sense for your character to try again. This includes following up with witnesses if characters learn new information. To investigate, fill out the form, then comment under the item you're investigating.

Investigate a witness, scene, or evidence

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Other characters involved:</b> <b>Witness/Scene/Evidence:</b> (What is the witness, scene, or evidence your character is exploring?) <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> (If applicable. Linking a thread is NOT required, but can help us tailor our responses) <b>Notes:</b> (Anything else)

IC Exchanges

Use this option if you have an interaction you'd like to play out, but setting up a standard IC thread would be impracticable. For example, if your character wants to speak to several people about a piece of evidence, you might want to do an IC exchange. IC exchanges can take place in the real world or the Horizon.

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)

Notable Actions

Submit any 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.)

Comments

[gynvael]

Player Name: Noa
Character Name: Geralt
Other characters involved: Alucard

Witness/Scene/Evidence: Vault!
Action: Geralt is mostly using Alucard to see if his vampire-ness will narrow down if the blood signature is vampire or draconae, if that's possible, or anything else they might be able to find out that'll point them to a witness to start with.

Geralt will also return to the ward to use Alucard to confirm he feels the same weird energy.

Thread: Thread Just started for now
Notes: We're mostly looking for where they might go next to keep investigating for evidence!

[abraxasmods]

If Alucard is able to obtain vampire blood from any of the other vampire, or has had contact with them prior to investigating, then he would be able to find that the blood signature is most likely that of a vampire's due to similarities. The guards would recommend speaking to one of the three Ikorran witnesses listed above, each of whom might've seen or heard something unusual over the past week or two.

Alucard would be able to sense a similar energy. It appears that the Summoned are capable of doing so while the natives are not.

[gynvael]

Since Alucard hasn't had contact with vampire blood yet, he's going to want to seduce another vampire and use his own vampire-ness to try to sniff or taste their blood through a mutual blood exchange...would this be possible? We were thinking of just any one of the party vamps who might be mostly drunk and looking for a good time.

Just clarifying this is for the "see if it smells familiar like vamp blood or not in general" part, not for making a match or anything with the witnesses.

[abraxasmods]

This would be possible! You are not required to return to this investigation to follow up on this aspect and may assume the information presented above once Alucard has acquired what he needs.

If you wish to examine any of the witnesses afterwards, please begin a new investigation under the appropriate header.