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

[thedevilwhorose]

More family than I'd expect.

Our Father is capital-G God which I know means nothing for your 'sphere' but is impossibly hard for any of us to swallow here. The thought of even attempting High Magic no matter the mixed results honestly is rather disgusting. The maggots were the clean part of that whole thing.

[cointosser]

[That is a bit to take in -- he does understand somewhat, if this is related to what Nadine's told him about -- but only one question comes to mind:]

Why does it matter if the letter is a capital..?

[thedevilwhorose]

[it matters because the others are little squirming parasites that are worse than humans and demons combined]

Think of it like a hierarchy. He bore the universe. The rest came after, and like humans were just taking whatever scraps they saw fit.

[cointosser]

Oh, I wasn't expecting a real answer. One of those one-god creation stories. Seems a bit nitpicky if you ask me, but I'm not here to disrespect one's beliefs.

Unless you're a lionheaded spider cultist. Awful people.

[thedevilwhorose]

So sorry my family life isn't just a story.

Wait.

Wait, sorry, what.

Lionheaded spider cultists?

[cointosser]

What? Family story? You're -- right, one of those nutters.

I mean, it's exactly as you read it. Lionheaded spider cultists. They've a spot for all sorts of nasty stuff. Cannibalism, human sacrifice. Living in the sewers. Ugh! Image doing that willingly because a giant spider's told you to.

[thedevilwhorose]

Oh, ouch. It's been awhile since I was called a nutter.

I suppose that it depends--are there a lot of giant spiders or the like of your world? I've sure seen something like a giant centipede, so perhaps overlarge bugs are just a thing you have to deal with. But I could see how the regular mortal may look at a singular giant bug and see something to obey.

[cointosser]

One can be perfectly right and still a nutter. It's a frame of mind.

There's plenty of spiders. There's also plenty of the world that, despite my travels, I haven't seen, so I would not put it upon fate to correct me if my assumption was that giant spiders did not exist.

Also, kikimore are basically spiders, and giant, but they have faces. I think the answer is "close enough," really. There's also giant centipedes, and I think it also had a face. It's a bit of a theme. You could stumble on any acre of the Continent and find some large, wet monster that some nutter will find worship...able.

But still. Ew.

wrap this?

[thedevilwhorose]

It definitely had a face of sorts. I killed the myriapod that came from your world.

[It was an Extremely Bad Time.]

So yeah, I'll agree on the lionheaded spider cultists and their leader being awful.

perfect! 🎀 wrapped

[cointosser]

Ugh, really? I don't envy you that... ooh, though I would've loved to see it. Just because it's a good visual, the ugh face and all the wiggly arms.

[He might still write a song about it anyway.]

Perhaps we'll be lucky and those portals won't open again. Though... I am not one to bet on it.