EVENT WRITE-UP: OCTOBER 17TH.

[futurologists]

EVENT POST What's up, worldhoppers? Before we begin, I've got a few things to cover! NPC INTERACTION I'm just one person, and there's quite a few more members of the game than I expected! It's great, but means I will have to tweak things a bit. For now, some NPC interaction will be handwaved instead of threaded out — however, you will still be able to ask your questions and get answers. There'll be a thread on this post (and all event posts hereafter) where you'll be able to say, for example, "What would my character find out if they eavesdropped in the goblin house of worship?" If your character would have specific questions to ask of someone, you can ask those, too. Hopefully, this should streamline the information gathering process and make it a bit faster for everyone involved. The game is an entirely one mod endeavor so far, but in the future, I'll most likely be looking for some help, so keep that in mind if the idea of modding interests you at all. And now that I'm done yakking at you all, let's get to the event. DIVIDED On October 17th, characters will find themselves... very alone. That is, unless they're in the city square; it's likely several people will pass them by, heading there to watch as the fight unfolds or participate in it. No one's quite sure how it started, or who started it — every story is conflicting. They do know one thing, though: it's out of control. What started as a fight between two has grown into an all out brawl, and it's starting to get bloody. Anyone who comes near will undoubtedly be pulled in. At that point, you have only a few options: fight for the goblins, fight for the humans, or run like hell. You might be able to help patch up injured people if you're far away enough from the action. When they arrive on the scene, all humans that did not already ally themselves with the goblins by October 7th will be treated as enemies. That means they'll be attacked if they appear to be in the fight. Should they defend themselves, they will be seen as allying themselves with the humans. The opposite rings true as well: those who fight for the goblins will be cementing their alliance. This is good and bad. Whichever side you fight for will become more forthcoming and friendly, while the other side will become much more antagonistic. Those who fight for the goblins will no longer be welcome at the Voclain or Abel Inn; if they're staying there, they will return to find their things out on the street. Many human vendors will refuse to sell to them, and word will spread fast that they can't be trusted. Those who fight for the goblins won't be welcome at the Krozm Boarding House or the outskirts — should they come near, they will be regarded as a threat and treated as such. One last thing. As the fight reaches its peak, law enforcement will be stepping in. They will attempt to jail anyone involved in the fight. They're arresting suspiciously less on the humans' side rather than the goblins', but they're still arresting humans to keep up appearances. They will be jailed for 24 hours if caught, but can attempt to escape or beg for bail. It seems like an unfortunate situation, but it's actually a great opportunity to gather information. Just hope that you chose the right side, because there's no going back now. Please feel free to use this as a plotting post.

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NPC INTERACTION

[futurologists]

Re: NPC INTERACTION

[becauses]

Thanks for having this as an option! Can I use this as a follow-up to the NPC thread in the last IC post? I'm interested to know if Glee could have pumped some information about Ydite out of the old goblin in the church.

[futurologists]

The old goblin would have been happy to speak about Ydite; he would explain that Ydite is known for being a peaceful and benevolent god, despite claims being made that say otherwise, and loves all people, goblin or human. He wouldn't say it outright, but he'd heavily suggest that the claims that the sun setting was Ydite's fault are BS.

[wright_idea]

A couple of requests in regards to some of the things I've been doing:

- I'm wondering if Phoenix is going to get any sort of in with the goblins thanks to his willingness to stand up for one in the trade square. If so, he may start to ask them about their side of the story in regards to the Queen's assassination, and to the sun disappearing. (And if any psyche-locks trigger, well...)

- Accord has been lurking in the Goblin Church to see if she can spot the old goblin healing people.

[futurologists]

Yes! He would get an in with the goblins. They would say that the goblin arrested and executed for the Queen's assassination had been known to be a close and loyal friend to her before the betrayal. Some would have their doubts about whether he really did it, but others would be certain he did; they can't think of any other explanation. As far as the sun disappearing, they would claim they're just as clueless as anyone else.

After the fight, the church elder will be a bit more hesitant to open his doors to anyone new. However, if someone does come in, they'll see he takes the injured into a back room; when they leave, their wounds are less pronounced, but no one can say for sure whether he healed them with magic or medicine.

Re: NPC INTERACTION

[onblackwings]

oh, lovely! i am perfectly happy to handwave the thread i had on the npc threading bit, is there anything in particular khisanth-as-goblin would have been able to learn about goblin plans and efforts? she'd have been looking in particular to see if they've got any SECRET WEAPONS or planned attacks, or anything like that.

[futurologists]

No secret weapons or planned attacks; however, they do have a "the best defense is a good offense" outlook, since they're already gathering together a small army.

[troublebusted]

So, Nico put on a pop idol performance at the Festival of Illumination (described here, but since it was terribly long a tl;dr summary would be: she sang upbeat pop songs (with background music from her phone as loud as a phone can be) and danced cute but relatively simple dances to the beat while wearing a ridiculously pink/cutesy dress, on a gaudily golden (thanks Gilgamesh) stage that Bolin, Gintoki, and Steven put together. She'll be trying in some manner to follow this up, probably through advertising some future performances.

1) What sort of reactions might she get from the humans due to this and later performances? I suspect some people will just be confused due to culture gap, but would she gain any sort of fan following? Would there be any backlash from people who don't like it, like moral objections to a new music form, competition from other entertainers, or otherwise? Would she end up accidentally a cult leader

2) If sometime after the Festival, Nico were to ask at the goblin temple about the possibility of putting on a show/when a good time might be, would anyone be interested or would she be rejected as a human/as someone who put on a big show at the not-exactly-goblin-friendly festival?

[futurologists]

1) Some people would definitely be confused, but she is a cute teen girl. She would gain a small following, most likely, interested in the new style of music. But other troubadours would definitely not like her.

2) Haha. The elder would try to be nice about it, but the answer would be a resounding "hell no." Too human!

[whereismypie]

perfectly happy with handwaving npc interaction! i would like to know if Dean might have learned anything about the message burned into the ground; such as its origin and what kind of meaning the symbol of a creature with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail might have in this world specifically? like any lore associated with it, past appearances/special meaning/history tied to it, since that is the kind of angle he tends to investigate.

[futurologists]

Some would recognize it as a chimera, the only significance that they would know of would be that it's made of different animals and is something implausible. Pretty much everyone would say that it doesn't really exist, save for the occasional paranoid person.

[rosing]

Hello hello!! Thank you for making this available! I'd like to ask what Anna will get from trying to read the mind of that one guy, no matter how little!

[capital_asset]

Would it be possible to handwave some kind of investigation into goblin and/or human mythology and religion on Raidou's part? That's something he'd want to concentrate on, I think.

[adlantisag]

Perfectly happy to handwave! Did Kida end up walking the lady home, in the end?

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[livedtwice]

Harry and Clarke will be working as a tandem to get arrested. Will Harry lose his wand in the process of being arrested, or will he be able to tell them it's just a stick and hold on to it? I want to know if I have to plot him getting it back!

In addition, what kind of information would they have found out? What's the treatment like in the jail? Would he (if he keeps his wand/gets it back) be able to let everyone out to snoop around a bit? What kind of information would he find in the process?

[evasively]

Hey there! This is a great option. I hope it takes the load off of your back. Anyway, I am interested in allying Fai with the goblins somehow. Could I handwave that he got into a scuffle with them, or got captured by them somehow on an earlier date, and ...maybe tried to speak to them/befriend them/get on better terms with them? How successful would that be?

He's likely to ask about their history, the reason for all the fighting, and try to get their side of the story. He's also likely to take a large interest in their culture and religion. Fai will probably also cook for them, if that would go well! If this idea is okay'd, I might do a little log with Kurogane's player to cement things in.

[griped]

Kind of piggybacking off what Fai's player asked, I'd be interested in Kurogane getting a bit insight on the goblin side of things if that's okay? He wouldn't have been spooked by the goblins being suspicious of outsiders/humans in our little thread earlier -- if he'd eventually gotten to asking what it is they're so angry/tense about and what their side of the story is, would he have gotten an answer before they chase him off? Like any insight on their ideologies for fighting, or why they're getting militant. Likewise he's likely to chill around and make sure Fai doesn't get shanked or anything if he's hanging out with them.

[ofdel]

Hello! I'm mostly echoing others' questions, but for Lief: would Lief have gleamed anything about the goblins' side from his conversation with the elder in the church? And, like with Fai above, I'm interested in Lief ending up on the goblins' side, so would it be all right to assume that if he continued being friendly and polite with them and ultimately helped to defend them when the fight occurs, that would put him with the goblins by default?

Thank you for your work!

[selfimage]

Hi mod! I'm def willing to handwave the rest of the thread. Loki's going to ask how he'd like to see things turn out between the goblins and the humans. I was just wondering what the answer from the NPC will be?

Loki won't be getting arrested, but he'll be illusioning himself up as a jail guard and snooping through any paperwork that he can find. He'll also be looking to eavesdrop on anyone talking about anything that he'd deem juicy.

How difficult would it be to falsify paperwork?

[dailydouble]

If Ahad starts investigating the church, how much is he likely to learn about the goblin's god? Will revealing that he's a god himself help or hurt his investigation?

Also, are there any goblin or human libraries/collections of records that he could dig through?

[grunehexe]

This is both NPC interaction and worldtype question, but- Sieglinde would poke around trying to gather a stock of herbs that have medicinal uses. Is it alright to assume the availability of such things is similar to that available in, say, Europe? If it's different species altogether, would locals involved in such trades be willing to teach what's what if asked?

[wright_idea]

oh look more questions

If somebody were observant during the 24 hour period in the slammer, would they observe anything about the police? Things being said, actions being taken, or so on. Anything unusual.

Human religion?

[becauses]

Are there any signs of human religious worship in the city?

[powerdriven]

What would be the outcome of someone who recognized him from prison attempting to follow/track down the man at the All Hallows' Eve incident? The intent here would just be to speak to him, about what exactly dependent on response.

Re: NPC INTERACTION

[wright_idea]

With Phoenix being a lot more buddy-buddy with the goblins at this point, does he get any sense of the rumors circulating in THEIR circles? How about anybody who seem like they might be hiding something on a Psycho-Lock level?