Taking down Malicant!

[raavashing]

Let's try to get this organized!

At the end of the possession attempt (which happened on October 25th), both Wan and Valdis came away with a vision of how to destroy Malicant. This vision was then shared with Raine. That's a little over a week ago both IC and OOC. During that time, the vision will be shared with anyone who wants to see it via the Turtle Hatchlings.

Raine suggested that the room seen in the vision is one that is 'protected' by some sort of strange effect that causes people who enter to start bleeding (from their ears, maybe?). What she ICly suggested was 'telepathic pressure'.

We need a way to deal with this and to get a group together who's willing to investigate the chamber. On an OOC level, I personally have no clue where to start on dealing with the effect. On an IC level, I'd like to get some meetings done (handwaved if needed) to do some info sharing.

Anyone who is up for that, please reply and maybe we can get a real plan together.

Thank you!

Comments

[gistful]

The Midnight Hotel is heavily warded against effects exerted by something outside it onto those inside it, so it should be able to defend against the effects under the shell. It still has the foundation for location-moving. Anton would need some help actually forcing a move, however, because he usually uses ley-lines and he doesn't have any of those tracked. So he would need a solid location large enough for the Hotel and at the very least some longitude/latitude corollary.

Solomon does have a detailed and to-scale map with the possibility of working out coordinates, but since they're both my guys I can't play them together. Luckily, Solomon outsourced; Ryou Bakura should have access to the map too.

Basically: I have tools, let me set you guys up with them.

EDIT: Obviously if you guys as players come up with something on your own which you'd rather use, that's totally fine. But we do need to get the ball rolling a bit, so while I'll keep my characters out of primary decision-making for obvious reasons, we can use the Hotel to get to proper endgame.

[onethirdthesoul]

I would love for Ryou to be able to get involved by sharing his maps! He would have wanted to see the vision via Yin so he should be filled in some already, just handwaved. So yeah he is (and I am) DEFINITELY up for sharing his map info ICLY (possibly diorama, if he still has access to that?), and I'd love to have him involved in any meetings. As for how he'd know to contact Anton, I am not totally sure? Unless the Midnight Hotel's status is something he should know. :|a

Also at this point, Ryou basically knows the entire map of the shell and mines from the back of his hand. He could be pretty handy, and he'd like to join in the chamber investigation if anybody will let him, so he can show off his demon summons monster summoning skills.

[gistful]

Sol would have let Ryou have access to the diorama so he can satisfy his perfectionism in the meantime, and once he knows what's up he would give the diorama to Ryou to take to the Hotel. Anton will be able to use it to change the Hotel's wards, but OOCly I'd rather Ryou have the care of any maps and passages and whatever else, including the diorama. It's all information Solomon's ICly been working on for a while now, so please, take it out of my hands. :P

The diorama will probably be covered in notes now, descriptions of tunnels Sol's investigated and where they don't link up (especially around the palace) and basically strategic options. Regardless, Ryou and Wan and Valdis and whoever else might be able to use the vision to properly identify exactly where the stone is located or organise something to do with investigation.

[onethirdthesoul]

Ohh, excellent, if Solomon gives it to him to take to Anton, that's perfect. Ryou would be more than willing to try and take the initiative on map/passage stuff, especially if Anton would be busy doing other things. Plus he wants to ~prove~ himself and Ryou's fairly confident in his skills as far as the map goes! So he'd jump on the chance.

So tl;dr I think this sounds like a great idea and I'm up for it Wan-mun and Valdis-mun and anyone else involved is. It gives me an excuse for Ryou to go under the shell too...

[gistful]

Sounds good. If you want to play that out we can definitely do so, but otherwise I'm putting the maps/diorama in your and Ryou's hands from here on out. If you keep to clarify anything related to them specifically, feel free to do so either here or in PM.

[onethirdthesoul]

I'd love to play it out! It's so few and far between Ryou gets to take initiative, haha. However you wanna set that up, I'm game.

As far as map/diorama specifics when they explore or whatever, are we generally just going to be playing that by ear/handwaving minor details? Since there's gonna be notes all over it.

[gistful]

Sure, but let's wait for a bit to get some general plot details moving among you guys first, and then we can figure out an opportune time in-between those details. The main thing is that you as players get to define what happens, so I want that cleared away first before I have Anton do anything ICly.

Basically, you don't need to wait on me before you have Ryou suggest the diorama to others. We can work in transfer and delivery around anything else.

A combination. :P I've no specifics and Sol hasn't really made IC specifics in relation to this, so it's pretty much up to all of you how much detail you want to get into.

[onethirdthesoul]

Okay! Gotcha. I've never plotted in something like this before so I'm a little new to this structure, but excited! And in that case, Ryou could probably offer the diorama as a source to anyone who wanted it... He knows Wan was involved in the possession attempt.

I guess I'll wait for feedback from the other players then, but this is good to know. I was wondering if maybe I missed some IC outline before.

[gistful]

Exactly. Even if you all decide not to use the Hotel, the diorama will be useful and Solomon would give it over for public use. So go nuts. :P

[gistful]

Keep in mind, of course, that even if the Hotel can take people under the shell the stone still needs to be recovered/destroyed/what have you and there will be exposure to the mental-pressure when they're outside the Hotel under the shell, etc. The rest of all that is up to you folks. :P

[raavashing]

Based on what's said in this post, moving the hotel under the shell will be helpful, but only if they can get those people through a dreaming portal/set up a dreaming portal when they get below so they don't get 'brainfried'. It would be great as a way to move everyone at once though instead of having to find specific entrances.

[gistful]

It seems like the most IC way of getting people together, yes. The Dreaming portals won't be difficult either, since Solomon's been researching portals into the Dreaming for months now and the NPC Milyn can grant sensitivity if not outright access. (More information over here.)