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

[durge]

Player Name: Ammay
Character Name: Haelva
Other characters involved: Astarion

Witness/Scene/Evidence: Scene - The Bathing Tents
Action: Haelva and Astarion are investigating the sauna that's out of commission, and she will be using herself to be the distraction -- as it's the first time anyone can see her neck, she'll be having conversations with those who show interest in seeing if she's willing to let them feed from her as well as using the ravens from Zalyshyty to both distract and act as a lookout. Astarion will be doing the lockpicking/looking for the moment.
Thread: Thread
Notes: Would the ravens that come to Haelva's aid be at all useful in investigating anything further?

[abraxasmods]

The sauna appears identical to all the others at first glance, but one of the ravens will fly in and peck at one of the stone bricks in the wall. Examining the stone, it appears to be slightly loose.

However, there's a chance that disturbing it could cause more trouble than it's worth. Astarion and Haelva can decide to loosen the stone and see what it does, or they can choose to take precautions, find someone who knows protective magic, and return later.

[ancunin]

WELL... he rolled a 5 for Investigation so clearly nothing too strange here, they're definitely going to loosen the stone. He rolled a 21 for Sleight of Hand... if that... helps...

[abraxasmods]

Upon loosening the stone, an enormously fat leech the size of a small mouse will leap out of the crevice at him. Sleight of hand will make sure it doesn't attach itself to any part of his face, but it will latch onto another part of him, such as a palm, a leg, or his neck. It will immediately begin sucking down his blood. While it isn't dangerous unless not removed for several hours, he should still pull it off as soon as possible. It can be easily stomped or squished, and will burst into a gory puddle of blood.

From the crevice, they can recover a small container filled with someone's blood, though the container itself is mostly empty. It seems this very hungry leech creature must've become attracted to the blood that leaked out and drank its fill.

Due to the commotion, they should exit the place quickly.

[ancunin]

He is absolutely going to removed and squish that leech in a panic, and they will exit with the container is a rush.

Is there enough blood in the container to do a sniffy sniff? Unless it's from someone he fed on before which probably isn't the case here he can't identify who it belongs to off the bat, but if someone gave him a sample to compare he would be able to. He can likely tell if it's Draconae or human or vampire. Only other thing he could detect right away is if there are any especially weird impurities, like someone intentionally altering their blood or it's especially cursed in some way.

[abraxasmods]

Yes! He can tell right away it's vampire blood. Haelva's ravens will also react aggressively to the container as though it contains something or is associated with something they do not like.

There's enough blood in it to perform one test. They can choose to:

1. Hold onto the vial and wait for more information, then try to match it to the person they believe is the culprit. This would make it admissible as evidence should the right person be caught.

2. Bring it to the Vaults and perform a match with the blood signature. This will confirm that the vial is connected to the crime and not a red herring, but would still leave the identity of the person unknown.

[ancunin]

Team murder will go with option 1 and wait for more info from other investigators, thank you!

[ancunin]

ONE THOUSAND YEARS LATER

They will go to the Vaults to do a matchy match, otherwise it's going to end up in someone's bag of holding for like two months forgotten about...

[abraxasmods]

The blood in the vial is a match! While this doesn't yet identify the suspect, it can be entered into evidence for prosecution should they catch the culprit.