ORDER OF THE CHIMERA EVENT FOLLOW UP.

[futurologists]

EVENT FOLLOW UP Hello everyone! We’ve received some interest on the outcome of this current event, so here is a proposal for you all. We know December can be a tough month for heavy plotting, so we’d appreciate if everyone read through this and filled out the poll at the end so we can gauge interest. For players interested in consequences for the current event, this is an optional outcome for those that are successfully detained during the Order of the Chimera meeting. In order to keep this opportunity open to everyone interested, this isn’t restricted to characters that received invitations. Guests, unfortunate wanderers, and people in the wrong place at the wrong time can be caught and arrested as well. The law enforcement won’t listen to any claims at innocence, so enjoy your new prison garb. JAIL LIFE Those who are finding themselves in Odette’s jail for the second time will notice a distinctly different experience. For one, this isn’t just an overnight stay. Characters are to be held indefinitely as traitors to the crown, as well as routinely taken out and questioned. They’ll also find themselves unable to use their powers. There’s gossip around the jail from the Order members that they’ve been sold out by a traitor, one of their most powerful sorcerers, who has created a barrier to dampen their magic. The only piece of magic that still works inside the cell is their enchanted jewelry, which must be used discreetly lest it be confiscated. Otherwise, characters have no contact with the outside world besides the occasional visitor, whose conversations with them will be closely monitored for anything incriminating. Characters will be held for about two weeks before the jailbreak occurs. THE JAILBREAK Though the barrier can’t be taken down for some time, on the 5th of December, Arthur Roche (the quiet man present at the Order meeting and skulking about town before) will offer his assistance in a jailbreak. Appeals to ALASTAIR in the meantime will go unheard. This is all on the PCs and native NPCs. Luckily, there will be some new arrivals to replace characters who have been transferred to other missions, who will immediately be informed of the jailbreak by word of mouth and encouraged to help. LASTING CONSEQUENCES » Besides being jailed, characters will be considered fugitives after their escape. This means they’ll need to lay low in human areas until their names are cleared or until this world plot concludes. » Due to their greater acceptance of magic, fugitives will still be welcome in goblin territory. However, they may need to work to gain their full trust as well -- the goblins haven’t forgotten the Order’s demonstration in the main square. » This also means characters may need to depend more on the Order for resources. On the bright side, this means more possible interaction with their members as well! Poll #17112 EVENT FOLLOW UP POLL. Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 27 View Respondents Are you interested in this plot? View Answers Yes 27 (100.0%) No 0 (0.0%)

Comments

SIGN-UPS.

[futurologists]

Keep in mind that this plot is not guaranteed if the majority of the player base doesn't want it. However, please comment here if you'd be interested in locking your character up for this plot if it happens!

[adlantisag]

Getting locked up! She led a break-in of the castle for crying out loud, she needs to get her dues.

[babbylon]

Also getting locked up! Gilgamesh needs a serious attitude readjustment that only the harshness of NO POWERS EVER can deliver.

[tachiboner]

Since Muneshige and Masamune brilliantly decided to poke around the forest during the meeting timeframe, of course trouble ought to come of it.

[inroad]

Since he's with Muneshige I'm just confirming this participation since it was already mentioned!

[counterattacked]

damseling is like 75% of his purpose in canon, might as well do the IC thing here and toss him in the slammer

[viscontree]

gonna throw julius into jail. He helped with the castle break in he needs to go sit in the corner.

[regida]

maybe living in the forest wasn't such a good idea. :c she'll be aggravated, and will probably take to pacing the length of the cell.

hope you guys... don't find that too irritating.

[hellshaped]

Signing Hellboy up. Hopefully they have prison uniforms that will accommodate a tail.

[dishearten]

Graham wouldn't go to the meeting but he lives in the woods so... it's a nice sense of irony, isn't it? Not really but he'll survive. to jail he goes!

[naturallywavy]

slides in here late ...
Gintoki will also be getting locked up for the second time! He was pretty merciless against goblins and humans back during the riots, but he'll also be in the wilderness group that is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[adlantisag]

Ah, this is exciting! I have even more questions, I'm so sorry.

A - would characters be allowed something like...a book? Chosen by the guards, I guess. 'A history of the cultivation of millet in Chantes and its neighbours', etc. cough reading practice, cough

B - cellmates. yes/no? solitary confinement for two weeks?

[futurologists]

Shhhh we love your questions.

A - something as boring as a book would be fine, but it probably wouldn't even be an interesting one. Sorry, Kida.

B - everyone will be stuck in one big old timey holding cell, since they're all basically waiting for execution anyway.

jailbreak plotting

[powerdriven]

hopefully posting this here is cool by the mods (if not just lmk), but there was some talk on plurk about gauging interest in a jailbreak team for those who aren't planning on having their characters arrested.

so this thread is for just that! feel free to add any additional ideas you/your character may have.

[digophelia]

I was actually looking to have Alice join in and aid efforts to help rescue people, since uh, 10 years in a mental asylum already was bad enough. But yes, if there's any sort of secret meetings and plannings leading up to it, yes, good.

[hardtohandle]

Totally interested in jailbreak stuff!!

Since it'll also be the first big thing the new round of applicants are involved in, maybe some sort of squad system? I'm sure plenty of people will have their own ideas of what to do, but any new blood could then get hooked up with a senpai existing character for some CR? Not sure how to work it out if there's no IC warning, but I'm just throwin' ideas out here.

i mean, kashuu would be the worst at that because he's a squad member not squad leader but
that's part of the joy of it

PURL

[beyourrock]

Pearl will be all over this, seeing as some of her close CR has signed up to being jailed. But in general, she'd be gung-ho about saving everyone from execution. She'll rush in with swords drawn.

Before all that though, Pearl will be an absolute mess, worrying about those of whom were captured. Plus she was one of the invited few to the Chimera gathering. So she may need some emotional support. Other than that, I'm up for any kind of interactions!!! And she will totally join in with any secret meetings that will arise.

[strictdiscipline]

god i need to sleep but you can count me in for jailbreak stuff

Plotting

[wright_idea]

"Until their names are cleared."

y helo thar, somebody need a defense attorney

MOD QUESTION!

[runningjoke]

HELLO I didn't know where to ask this, but it's related to this plot. Since the barrier holds off magic, would it work on Peridot's Robonoid, which is, well. A robot? I'm mostly curious if she could send it in relatively unnoticed like some sort of alien RC car.

[futurologists]

What abilities does the robonoid have to keep itself hidden, if any? Or to attack?

Otherwise the guards are likely to notice and destroy it, since they're being doubly cautious this time around. Sorry, Peridot!

[jamminshield]

Steven is here to help with the jailbreak! He's not a violent person but he can lend support with his shield and healing spit

MOD QUESTION

[troublebusted]

So it just occured to me today to ask this:

Does the holding cell everyone's in have a window to the outside? I recognize anyone trying to directly talk to the prisoners through such a window would be Instantly Suspicious and possibly arrested, but if someone were to, say, put on a concert on a nearby street, possibly via megaphone (something I'm considering for an AC reward), could the song possibly be heard by the imprisoned group even if they couldn't respond to it?

Thanks for your time!

[futurologists]

The holding cell does not have any windows. Prisoners inside might be able to hear sounds from outside if they're loud enough, but it'll be faint and most likely lost among the general noisiness of the cell itself.

I hope this answers your question!

QUESTION!!!

[adlantisag]

Would the dumbasses cooped up in jail have learned anything about Michel from chilling with him for like two weeks?

ANSWER!!!

[futurologists]

Michel is the opposite of chill. Mostly, he'll be super pissed off about not having his magic; he's not exactly going to be chatting it up with the others. Yelling at guards, maybe. Plotting his revenge.

All they'll really see of his personality is that he's quite aggressive and misanthropic. He holds little love for people who aren't in the Order, and not even that much for Order members right now since they can't help him achieve his goals if they're in jail.

QUESTION.

[ricksybusiness]

So the barrier prevents magic from being used inside the cell and theoretically also prevents people from punching through the barrier from the outside.

What about, like... science. Can someone use science to punch through the barrier. Like with a portal. Of science. Hypothetically speaking.

[futurologists]

The barrier will deflect the science. There'll be a comical mini-explosion in Rick's face.

MOD Q.

[powerdriven]

Just wondering as a result of Anna's okay to check out the guards beforehand -- any sort of approximation on the number of guards that are present for the jailbreak?

[futurologists]

In short: however many are required for drama's sake.

We could say about 100 to start, and then more and more as city guards start flooding in, if that works for you. There's no hard-and-fast number.