Update: Move that turtle!

[oceantier]

Hello, chelonauts! This post is a collection of info/ooc sign up for Operation: Move the Turtle.

The mods have set the ultimate landing location for the turtle at Tavimbi, which they have deemed as a mountainous land yet unexplored by kedan. (No kedan, in other words, remembers ever having landed there; they just know that it is mountainous.) ICly, the choice to go in this direction will be made by convenience -- the fact that it would be easier to work with the ocean currents already flowing in this direction rather than against them, and the promise of possible undersea mountain ranges that would be good for parking a very large turtle bus.

There's still time to tag in to the ic log, but under the cut is what I've collected so far that characters plan to do. Please feel free to use this list to coordinate with others for ic shenanigans! I'll be putting up an ic catch-all log for that soon.

If your character wasn't able to make the meeting, these jobs/needs would have been publicized in one way, shape, or form, so please let me know what your character would volunteer to do. All roles can (and ideally should) have multiple people, so also feel free to sign up for more than one as long as it wouldn't mean your character would be needed in two places at the same time.

Planning/building
Mapping course via charts and stars
- Aya

Connect with kedan to explain plan and solicit help
- Yuri
- Dove
- Anton
- Michaelangelo

Connect diplomatically with family heads to solicit support and assistance
- Kaiba: Metalworkers
- Valdis: Snakes + Woodsmen

Speak to locals who might have been to this part of the world and collect information
- Cain

Design and build technological means of moving turtle to supplement magical means
- Kaiba + kedan metalworkers
- Duke (collaborating with Kaiba's tech with magic)
- Vincent
- Callaghan

Develop means of steering turtle
- Solomon?
- Aya?

Develop means of securing/anchoring turtle upon grounding and build if necessary
- Klaus
- Aya?
- Callaghan
more needed!

Secure/strengthen buildings if necessary – turtle may be moving more quickly than usual
- Yuri will mention it to kedan
- Toph
more needed!

Provide communication between teams during planning and building phase
- Pepper

Coordinate shifts for groups moving the turtle to decrease exhaustion among volunteers
- Cain

Create plans for unknown contingencies/emergencies
- Cain
- Valdis
more needed!

Moving
Scout ahead of turtle for appropriate grounding site/warn of hazards
- Shay
- crew needed for Shay's boat!
- Ven
- Dove
- Yuri

Provide communication relay from forward scouts to turtle movers to adapt to obstacles (must be fast!)
- Pepper
- Ven?
- Michaelangelo

Check structures, liason with kedan during move
- Toph (structure check)
more needed!

Move turtle via magic and technological means
- Lapis
- Aang
- Kaiba
- Duke
- Ven
- Solomon
- Zatanna
- Gene
- Kitty
- Callaghan
more needed!

Support mover shifts with food, rest, and morale
- Cain
more needed!

Anchor turtle upon landing
- Klaus
- Aya?
more needed!

Aftermath
Coordinate security shifts to guard anchors against tampering
- Enjolras
- Michaelangelo
more needed!

Thought of something else that might be helpful? Not sure what I'm talking about with some of these jobs/needs? Poke the question thread!

Note: Just because I have marked something as "more needed" and not others not does not mean that others would not be welcome in unmarked categories. The marked ones may just be a little more pressing/definitely require multiple people to accomplish.

Comments

[phoenixstrut]

dove can scout ahead or be security for erskine. :)

Questions?

[oceantier]

[oceantier]

Sounds good! She may want to connect with Shay; his boat will probably be a good landing spot for the flyers so they won't exhaust themselves. ^^

And . . . I'm sure that Erskine will appreciate it? XD;

[insertdadjoke]

Get Cain in on coordinating shifts, speaking with kedan who may have been in in the area, emergency contingency planning, and supporting mover shifts with supplies, etc. He's also up for being volunteered for more if anyone else thinks he'd be good at shit. He got dis.

He can also speak with the Metalworkers on behalf of the foreigners, since he worked with them during the drought and helped develop some desalinization stuff.

[phoenixstrut]

Lol, it was listed (even if a joke) XD wouldn't hurt to team up.

[oceantier]

Whoo! This is awesome, and I'll put him in there for those.

The Metalworkers may be okay at this point; they would have collaborated through Kaiba. But touch base with the player and see what's up.

Edit: He may also want to collaborate with Pepper, as she is handling a lot of the communication logistics between teams.

[gistful]

Anton has offered to Klaus to speak to his kedanese contacts about information/getting help for raw labour purposes etc (non-major NPCs).

Solomon might be able to provide magical help moving the turtle, especially if he can manage to access the turtle's shadow. Since he can create shadow-constructs, that might be of help with steering.

[oceantier]

Awesome. I will add that. (Missed that somewhere . . .)

And the second sounds good too! Will add both.

[backwordscompatible]

I know I already have Aya helping out, but Zatanna probably wouldn't want to sit this out and would happily offer her own magical powers to aid in the big turtle move.

[gistful]

It was over here, but I tagged in a bit late. XD

I would like it if another PC took lead on the steering, only because mod, but if no one else signs up at least there's an IC contingent.

[oceantier]

Yes, good!! I will add her. Moving only, or anything else?

[oceantier]

Ah! Gotcha. Thanks. :)

I understand you guys hesitating to take lead on anything because mods, but considering that the plot is being led and organized by others, I don't feel like there would be any problem with you guys taking point on a couple of the smaller projects. You'd just be leading that area -- there's still a lot for everyone else to do and take lead on. Up to you.

[backwordscompatible]

Moving would take up the entirety of her focus, so I'm going to stick with that for her.

Aya's also incredibly versatile in what she's capable of, both in terms of technological preparation & her green lantern abilities...so if you need extra people anywhere, she'll jump in.

[wolfstrike]

Yuri and/or other members of BV can provide personal security for Erskine and Yuri has a little bit of experience with ships so he can help out Shay there too.

[oceantier]

XD;; I'll let JC know.

I'll add you to the ship. You may want to connect with Shay's player.

[oceantier]

Okay, sounds good.

I need extra people all the places, but a couple areas where she might be especially useful could be developing ways to steer as well as anchor the turtle. (As well as actually helping to anchor the turtle when it comes time, because well, we're anchoring Connecticut here.)

[looksfine]

Aya could do both, yeah.

If there are others who have yet to sign up and want in on those spots, you can prioritize them, since I already have Aya doing the star charts. Otherwise, I'm in.

[oceantier]

Plenty of room for all, I think. Steering and anchoring anything the size of Connecticut takes group collaboration, and there's already at least one person in both those areas. But if I get swarms bearing down demanding those areas, noted. ;)

[redlightgreenlight]

Valdis can help Cain with contingency/emergency plans if needed. She would also make an excellent scout what with her hound senses (if she has regained them by the time this happens)

[gistful]

We'll just see what happens then; if someone else wants to help with that they can lead that aspect, but I certainly don't mind taking it over otherwise.

[sadisticmoose]

I WILL GET TO THE THREAD BUT Vincent is pretty well-versed in propulsion systems for large objects. He was the project lead on a mobile weapons platform which was... pretty big.

Not turtle big, but still. He can help with moving the toitle via tech means.

[lasergrenades]

So, with scouting ahead, there might be a soul-gem issue. They can only go so far from the turtle before they start feeling symptoms; and thoughts on this?

[oceantier]

Cool. I will add her to the contingency plans. :)

I'm not sure I'm understanding the hound senses. How might those help?

[redlightgreenlight]

She can see to a greater distance, scent things that are far away, her soul sight would allow her to see movement and of course her hearing is better, all things that would help out in scouting mountainous terrain.

[oceantier]

Good question. Definitely, there will be a soul gem issue. I don't think there's any way around that. My understanding is that you could go about two days' journey away from the turtle before really feeling the effects. (This may need to be double checked with the mods; I thought I remembered it from a reference to how far Shay's ship could travel away from the turtle.)

I was thinking potentially that those who are scouting could travel along with Shay and use the ship as a point to return to when they get tired or start feeling the effects. They will have a limited range of what they can see in front of them, but that's still advanced notice -- and if my understanding of range is right, it should be pretty decent advanced notice.

This kind of range is also why the scouts would probably need to be pretty fast/create some kind of communication chain in order to get information back to the rear of the turtle where the movers are.

Does that help?

[oceantier]

Okay -- sounds good.

[oceantier]

Those things would definitely be useful, but potentially more useful when they actually get to land and are ready to scout out Tavimbi. For most of the time for this move, until they get closer to land, scouting will be done with water in the way. Valdis might be able to stand in the boat and sniff and look for anyone on other boats sailing in the area, but I'm not sure how much she'd be able to really do until the turtle is grounded. (I'm thinking he'll still be grounded offshore, considering his size.)

Unless you could see her scouting that way, it might be best to start thinking about a landing party for when they get there? (I have no idea what they'll run into or who will be inhabiting the land, in full disclosure.)

[oceantier]

COME TO THE THREAD! (No, seriously, it's fine. No rush.)

Great, though -- I will get rid of the question mark next to his name. He may want to touch base with Kaiba and the Metalworkers.

[redlightgreenlight]

I was thinking about once they landed, so yeah, landing party/scout party for after arrival.

[michaeljangelo]

Pre moving: Mike can help with negotiations. From teaching at the dojo, to being a bodyguard for a kedan woman and her twin sons, Mike's pretty good with diplomacy.

Moving: He's fast, and so he'd be down for helping keep the information flowing from one side of the turtle to the other. Turtle express!

Post: Nothing secures a thing like a ninja on high alert.

[oceantier]

I can add a category for that if you want to start thinking about it. Like I said, I have no idea what they will face at Tavimbi -- if there will be people, what kind of land it will be (besides mountainous), exactly how close they'll be to the land and if they'll need boats to get ashore (assuming yes, but), etc. Direct planning may be a little difficult until we have more info from the mods after the turtle is moved.

[redlightgreenlight]

That's true. I feel that she would be best suited to help after the turtle has landed, she is a bit clueless as to other things. I want to be involved in this plot somehow though.

[oceantier]

We definitely would love you to be involved too. The help with the contingency plans is good. Is there anything she could do as far as helping to move the turtle or anchor it? Could she use her /cough influence with the leader of the Snakes to encourage his people to join in and help reinforce the buildings? Would she be willing to reach out to the Woodsmen?

[oceantier]

Whoo! I can add all of this. My only concern on the moving part is getting him to move from the front to the rear of the turtle quickly, considering he'd be covering a distance the length of Connecticut. o.o

[redlightgreenlight]

Oh, she could totally use her "influence" with Yunxu to get the snakes to help, (or Try anyway, I'll even spend AC points if needed). And she could reach out to Heojin as well.

[lasergrenades]

Ah, okay. In an offhand conversation I had it wasn't quite that distance, but that plan sounds good!

[michaeljangelo]

Hang glider?

[oceantier]

I can work with it.

[oceantier]

Okay, official word from the mods: Ten nautical miles in any particular direction, including up. Past that, effects kick in heavily and will result in death within 12 hours.

[michaeljangelo]

What about a blimp?

[edgeoftheknife]

Okay I know this is a million years late and I should have checked this sooner, but I could use some clarification. When Erskine volunteered for the diplomacy part of this it was under the understanding that it would be going out to coastal cities NOT on the turtle and securing permission to dock with them, move through their waters, etc/whathaveyou. That's how I understood this, based on the log with Klaus and Lapis, and that's the part he was volunteering for, not... actually talking with the kedan ON the turtle.

"the diplomats of Keeliai will be essential to securing us permission of any coastal cities that would be willing to temporarily accommodate us."

Is this still a thing that's happening? Am I just reading this wrong? Erskine wouldn't have volunteered for something that involved only talking to the kedan. Not after everything that's happened >>;

[oceantier]

The hang glider might be a little faster. XD Blimps move kind of slowly, don't they?

[oceantier]

Ooh . . . I did wonder about that, but figured he must have had good CR before and recent events were why you teased that he needed bodyguards.

No, I did originally mean talking to the kedan. Like I mentioned up above with Valdis, I'm not aiming to plan anything for after the turtle is anchored. I don't know anything more about Tavimbi than I'm giving you guys. I don't know if there will be people there (though suspecting there will be), if they'd be friendly, how far the turtle will be from shore, etc. My understanding is that the mods will be giving us that kind of info as we reach there.

(I will say in that light, like with Valdis, this may be something everyone may still want to think/talk about with each other. I think preparing for diplomacy may still be good as Klaus was indicating. I'm only plotting the move itself.)

In that light, is there anything else that Erskine might want to help with?

[edgeoftheknife]

No, I think he'll just stick to playing backup on the wind/water magic for now. Thanks though!

[oceantier]

That will still help, so okay.