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tushanshu_ooc2013-08-08 09:17 pm
aenseidhe) wrote in tushanshu_ooc2013-08-08 09:17 pm
Palace Raid (August 15th) Plot Post!
I HAVE SOME NEWS. So. I was a fucktard last month and didn't get AC for Iorveth 8| And I can't put him back in the game until September l o l, BUT HE IS DEF COMING BACK, JUST CONSIDER THIS A HIATUS. And along with that, the Palace Raid plot is still happening, the only difference being: It's now ICly being led by Vanessa and Una. I'm still doing the OOC organization, so if you have any questions about it, please ask me about them. You guys can reach me at Wuzzafuzzle on AIM and Plurk. THAT SAID, HERE WE GO - PLOTTANS:
As we talked about in the last Malicant Investigation team plotty thing and ICly in the A.S.S. (gdi roy) meeting log, Iorveth's wanting to take the team of people collecting info on Malicant/preparing for Malicant and do an raid on the palace to get into some forbidden areas to see what they can dig up - as he knows Eshai's hiding stuff. We've been given mod permission to go into some of the normally blocked off wings of the palace as well as the dungeons, and the mods will be letting us search out some info with this little mini plot thinger. Iorveth would have already decided the schematics of the raid, he was just waiting on a good time to pull it off, and with this landfall event, that's what he's going for. The actual raid will be happening on August 15th. Like I said before, he'd have talked it out with the rest of the investigation group at the meeting, so mostly it will just be handwaved that Una and Vanessa have gone around delivering the message of WE'RE GOING NOW, GET READY. SO. Here's how we're going to do this --
There are going to be THREE SNEAKING GROUPS and THREE DISTRACTION GROUPS. For people that'll be portaling others in and what not, they'll be tacked into the sneaking groups as well. There's a good number of us, so I'm going to have you guys fill out this form right HERE:
And we'll be taking that and put you guys into groups of equal size and hopefully not huge size for the sake of keeping threading this non-chaotic. After we have it decided who wants to do sneaking/distraction/portaling, I'm going to be setting these groups up closest to what Iorveth would have done to make a balanced, well-rounded kind of team. We might not have enough people involved to be able to really do that well, but for the most part, I'll look at group they want to be in first (sneaking/distraction), then I'll look at what skills they have, and if it doesn't matter otherwise, they'll be plugged in at random. Does that sound cool? I know some characters, icly, wouldn't want to do anything without someone they know, so I'm giving you guys the option to request one other character for yours to be in a group with. The rule on this, though, is, the character you request must also use their request to be with your character as well. So if Vanessa wants to be with Catty and Catty wants to be with Annabeth, I'll be tagging you guys back to ask you to only make one pair - not Team CattyNessaBeth. But beyond that, it'll be either randomized or what makes sense based on skills (like two people with healing powers on one team and another with no healer would be pretty dumb, you feel me bros?). So for example: Say, after randomizing, if there's a group with two healers and one person who shoots fire out of their ass, and there's this other group over here with 3 people who shoot fire out of their ass and no healer, then one of those healers will be traded out to go in the other group. That kind of thing. SAVVY?
In 4 days, on August 12th, I'll be closing the sign ups at NOON CST, and setting up the groups. Once that's done, I'll edit this post with the organized groups as well as the info from the mods on what each group will be finding in the area they investigate. Then I'll tag your form submission to let you guys know which group you're in, and a link to the plotting subthread I'll set up for each team. The actual IC plot mass log will be going up August 15th.
On the actual log, we'll have subheaders for preperation for the raid, aftermath of the raid, as well as subthreads for each of the individual groups. We'll be giving you guys the results of what you'll find (as far as the sneaking groups go) in the plot posts before the log goes up, when we give you guys your groups, but the distraction groups can do whatever the hell their little hearts desire - it's completely up to you guys how you want to be distracting.
On another note - how many of you would be up for maybe being arrested, with temporary containment? They'd be questioned more on suspicion than actual evidence, given how busy the palace agents were during the landfall. It would be something that happened after the raid was over, so not immediately important, but if you'd be up for it, we can see if that can happen mebbe.
AWESOME. So, there's a subthread below for QUESTIONS and a subthread for SIGN UPS. Please comment in the appropriate space /o/
As we talked about in the last Malicant Investigation team plotty thing and ICly in the A.S.S. (gdi roy) meeting log, Iorveth's wanting to take the team of people collecting info on Malicant/preparing for Malicant and do an raid on the palace to get into some forbidden areas to see what they can dig up - as he knows Eshai's hiding stuff. We've been given mod permission to go into some of the normally blocked off wings of the palace as well as the dungeons, and the mods will be letting us search out some info with this little mini plot thinger. Iorveth would have already decided the schematics of the raid, he was just waiting on a good time to pull it off, and with this landfall event, that's what he's going for. The actual raid will be happening on August 15th. Like I said before, he'd have talked it out with the rest of the investigation group at the meeting, so mostly it will just be handwaved that Una and Vanessa have gone around delivering the message of WE'RE GOING NOW, GET READY. SO. Here's how we're going to do this --
There are going to be THREE SNEAKING GROUPS and THREE DISTRACTION GROUPS. For people that'll be portaling others in and what not, they'll be tacked into the sneaking groups as well. There's a good number of us, so I'm going to have you guys fill out this form right HERE:
And we'll be taking that and put you guys into groups of equal size and hopefully not huge size for the sake of keeping threading this non-chaotic. After we have it decided who wants to do sneaking/distraction/portaling, I'm going to be setting these groups up closest to what Iorveth would have done to make a balanced, well-rounded kind of team. We might not have enough people involved to be able to really do that well, but for the most part, I'll look at group they want to be in first (sneaking/distraction), then I'll look at what skills they have, and if it doesn't matter otherwise, they'll be plugged in at random. Does that sound cool? I know some characters, icly, wouldn't want to do anything without someone they know, so I'm giving you guys the option to request one other character for yours to be in a group with. The rule on this, though, is, the character you request must also use their request to be with your character as well. So if Vanessa wants to be with Catty and Catty wants to be with Annabeth, I'll be tagging you guys back to ask you to only make one pair - not Team CattyNessaBeth. But beyond that, it'll be either randomized or what makes sense based on skills (like two people with healing powers on one team and another with no healer would be pretty dumb, you feel me bros?). So for example: Say, after randomizing, if there's a group with two healers and one person who shoots fire out of their ass, and there's this other group over here with 3 people who shoot fire out of their ass and no healer, then one of those healers will be traded out to go in the other group. That kind of thing. SAVVY?
In 4 days, on August 12th, I'll be closing the sign ups at NOON CST, and setting up the groups. Once that's done, I'll edit this post with the organized groups as well as the info from the mods on what each group will be finding in the area they investigate. Then I'll tag your form submission to let you guys know which group you're in, and a link to the plotting subthread I'll set up for each team. The actual IC plot mass log will be going up August 15th.
On the actual log, we'll have subheaders for preperation for the raid, aftermath of the raid, as well as subthreads for each of the individual groups. We'll be giving you guys the results of what you'll find (as far as the sneaking groups go) in the plot posts before the log goes up, when we give you guys your groups, but the distraction groups can do whatever the hell their little hearts desire - it's completely up to you guys how you want to be distracting.
On another note - how many of you would be up for maybe being arrested, with temporary containment? They'd be questioned more on suspicion than actual evidence, given how busy the palace agents were during the landfall. It would be something that happened after the raid was over, so not immediately important, but if you'd be up for it, we can see if that can happen mebbe.
AWESOME. So, there's a subthread below for QUESTIONS and a subthread for SIGN UPS. Please comment in the appropriate space /o/
Sneaking Group #2: Vanessa, Catty, Dorian, (Javert also maybe)
This team makes it deep into the palace, crossing the central courtyard and entering an immaculately maintained wing with spartan decor. Weapons of the finest crafting line the walls, each found to be a delicate recreation rather than the true deadly implement which it imitates. Silver cast in the role of steel and gold in that of bronze makes each a work of art and fortune on its own. Few jewels however, grace the settings; they were removed long ago for the sake of paying wages to an army that has long since been buried in memory and body.
The rooms here bear complex locks that defy even the greatest of skills and there is evidence that sentries have recently been posted along the halls to protect whatever it is that is contained here. Scuff marks show the common path of patrol, yet there are none currently stationed in the area. This allows the team some freedom to explore
One lock yields where others deny them and the door which is freed by this slides open to a grand marble room, carved and polished with equal degrees of elegance and function. Inspection yields that this is a bathing chamber -- but not just any. This happens to be the personal bathing chamber of the Ironwood Emperor herself, as there are three different sets of attire laid out on wire mannequins on the far wall which have each been seen in audience or appearances made by Eshai since the arrival of the Foreigners. There is also a simply vanity upon which iridescent black hair comb and a small variety of hair clips reside. Near the the concave bathing pool are a variety of fragrant oils that can and have been added to the waters in the past to enhance them. Also there rests a thin, leatherbound copy of the Art of War -- it appears that the Emperor has acquired some strategic texts from the Earth cultures and may have indulged in them.
The far door to the chamber leads into the Emperor's own chambers, but this door does not yield to technology nor magic. Attempts to force it trigger a shrill alarm that will send guards to this location within five minutes. There are no tomes of information here and only a small tray of sweet mints to offer as reward for the risks taken entering this sacred space.
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—that said, I am going to be totally absent Friday (a wedding!) and also maybe parts of Saturday so if you need to go ahead on things in threading don't wait for me!
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how do we wanna do this?
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also dorian-mun do you have plurk, coordinating might be a little easier there.
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I'M REALLY SAD YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE WHILE I'M GONE???
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