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

[abraxasmods]

Soraya will recall Kyle from the vaults, so she'll be straightforward with him about the body and the weapons. Archeologists have not been able to identify the fossilized body, but they believe it belongs to that of a vampire due to evidence of quick-healing bone damage on its ribcage that would rule out a human.

The wards are set by important members of the Ikorran Pact, trusted representatives of Ikorr. Celeste is one such member. It typically requires more than one to accomplish, which is why she believes that if this was a single individual then they must have some additional power from another source.

She tells him she examined the wards herself throughout the weeks leading up to the carnivale. She's been here often, working well past overtime to make sure everything is in order.

If Kyle asks the other Sentinels, they'll confirm this is true. In fact, Soraya has occasionally been down here alone in the late hours.

[ushiri]

He'll be trying to get a quick vibe check, so just two questions on that:

1) Does Soraya give any sense of being defensive about the overtime she's worked or otherwise stressed in any way when speaking about that, or does she remain straightforward the whole conversation?

2) When the Sentinels mention her being down there alone, do most of them seem to accept the overtime as a logical reason/excuse? Do they seem generally respectful of her?

Thank you!

[abraxasmods]

1. Soraya will sound mildly irritated when the overtime is mentioned, though there's no indication that her superiors made her feel as if she had to work extra hours.

2. The Sentinels accept it as a logical reason...for Soraya. She has a reputation of overworking when her personal life isn't going well, which they believe is the real reason as opposed to concerns about security. They're respectful of her, so they'll be reluctant to say too much about it at first, but Kyle may get the feeling that like any set of officers who work long and occasionally boring shifts, they're not immune to gossiping about their boss, no matter how much they like her.