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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysaooc2018-09-06 05:33 pm
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September CR Meme & Outline

Welcome to the September outline! While outlines aren't exactly the newest thing we've done here, this one is particularly special because it's the first time we're combining the outline with the CR meme. We're hoping this will help alleviate problems with plotting and facilitating CR in the past, as now players know exactly what they're plotting for.

Outlines give players a general idea of what will be coming up in the month, and you're free to interpret it however you like. If you have any questions or would like to start threads early, please feel free to! There shouldn't be any gamewide plot that would restrict players from pursuing their own personal plots; if there were, we will mark it! The upcoming event/intro log will go into detail and have specific prompts and scenarios you may play out, but in general, we would like players to have freedom to play whatever they like. Please look forward to that!

Quests will be released on September 20th and will be the primary method to receive REP from any of the three major cities.

As a final note, CR Memes are open to all players!
SEPTEMBER OUTLINE    

Week One —
The red dwarf sun continues to rise and set as though the calamity had never happened, and the moons Thesa and Alria continue to shine brightly in the nights as though the Natha are still watching. To those that came from Thesa, this event had taken place two lengthy months ago; to the average native, whose time had stood still, it's a catastrophe that is still fresh on their minds.

And even still, life goes on. Olympia goes about their days humbled by Darma's frozen gaze, whereas Wyver is shamed by Ysverai's frozen wrath. It's no surprise that up in Thesa, the newly awakened are preparing to descend to this new El Nysa as well.

The Natha Orbiters are no longer watching, but it doesn't mean that you're out of allies. Nurray of Nadril has offered to utilize Natha technology to set a beacon in her colony. As the colony provides high-speed transportation to both Olympia and Wyver, you might find that it is an ideal location to start off with before venturing out into the once-warring cities. You'll be offered an opportunity to declare one of these cities, Olympia or Wyver, your home.


Week Two —
Event. An eerily still night settles over Nysa on the 8th. All over the isles, an otherworldly hum lilts from up above. Some may hear it in the sky, in the leaves of trees, or between stone edifices, filling the air around them. Most speculate it’s emanating from the still rotten battlegrounds, or the imposing statue of Ysverai. Travel to these locations, and the tone may resonate louder, but it will remain impossible to pinpoint. The sound waxes and wanes until sunlight crests on the horizon, severe orange light bringing an end to the disquieting night.

With the sunlight come the spirits of the dead, their souls restless in the wake of Ysverai’s destruction. They wander the battle fields and city streets alike, appearing anywhere the great dragon’s wail reached. The search for resolution is shared by all of the roaming spectres. Some yearn to see a lover once more, some toil to recover a lost family artifact. Others simply want their remains given a proper grave, or cry for vengeance.

Satisfying each ghost’s desire will put that soul to rest, though there are some who cannot be pacified in such a way. Exorcisms fill in where other techniques fall short, banishing spirits steeped in malaise or incapable of finding their own way. Of course, passages into other realms of existence are two way roads, and the myth of summoning creatures from the other side can be quite the temptation.


Week Three —
Quests. The spirits of the dead might be out and about, but life still goes on, regardless. As the dead in Olympia and Wyver continue to be laid to rest, communications from the north reveal that Magda has gone missing from Nadril. With the disappearance comes a reintroduction - Cree has returned to the Gilded Cage, resuming his position as a leader of the underground. Hard times for the layman are a criminal's most bountiful opportunity, and, as always, Cree is willing to share in his profits. When it comes down to it, there are always things that need doing, and who better than the refugees to handle it? After all, they’re blessed by Thesa. Surely they can help make things easier in these trying times.

The quest board will go live later this month. It will include opportunities for characters to earn REP from Olympia, Wyver, and Nadril, as well as the opportunity to earn money and other artifacts from the Gilded Cage.


Week Four —
Ysverai’s scourge is a tragedy that will go remembered for centuries, tales of the calamity already woven by song and ink alike. The great nations of Nysa, while looking to the future and working to restore their former glory, recognize the need to maintain their pasts - not as Olympians or Wyvers, but as Nysans. A great memorial has been proposed between Simwe and Shanrian, both leaders looking to their own people for contributions. Supplies, manpower, and creative direction are all sought after, an effort to create a monument that resonates with everyone who gazes upon it. The endeavor commemorates not only mutual loss, but a shared devotion to a future in which such catastrophe will never come to the people of Nysa again. The leaders will also be seeking suggestions as to where to put it.

With this memorial, the remaining souls that have been haunting all of El Nysa will be finally put to rest.
CR/INTRO MEME    
Handle. What do you go by?
Preferred Contact. Your Discord/Plurk/etc.
Friending Policy. Is it okay for players to add you? Would you prefer a heads up?
Interests. Talk about what you're into or what others should expect when they friend you on Plurk or elsewhere. Feel free to link to your Muselists.
Tagging Habits. Your timezones, tagging speed, etc.

Character Name & Series. Self-explanatory.
Character Age. Self-explanatory.
Photo Reference. Link
Permissions. Link
Personality Blurb. Briefly explain your character's personality. What kind of person are they?
Desired CR. What kind of CR are you seeking? Are you interested in negative or positive CR? What kind of CR would benefit your character and/or achieve or your RP goals?
Offered CR. Alternatively, what sort of CR would your character be able to offer? This is a good place to (briefly) talk about their abilities, too.
Rooming Plans. Starter housing is provided for newly displaced (essentially, newly accepted characters) for the first month of their time in game. However, you can use this space to speculate where you'd like your character to live, or secure some roommate shenanigans. Go wild!
Game Plans. El Nysa is full of endless possibilities. Sooner or later a decision of where their alliance will lie must be made... unless they decide to no sides. What are your plans with this setting? Will they start a business? Will they explore El Nysa, and discover more of their secrets? Will they choose sides? Are they more Wyver or Olympia (given your current knowledge)? What are your REP goals? This is big picture conversation.
Event Plans. Feel free to use this space to chat about your plans, potential top levels, and other ideas!

Anything Else? Obligatory gif?


greeted: all icons by bungalows except where noted (Default)

[personal profile] greeted 2018-09-07 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] stuns 2018-09-07 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
DID YOU JUST....

MAKE THAT
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[personal profile] greeted 2018-09-07 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
ISN'T IT PERFECT THO
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[personal profile] stuns 2018-09-07 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
i'm so glad their first interaction is going to be a slap fight. i told you. i'm gonna write u a top level just for this moment.
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[personal profile] greeted 2018-09-07 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
its gonna be goddamn beautiful and i cannot wait
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[personal profile] motivation 2018-09-07 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
"walk your dog"

dutch has a dragon, does that count? anyway, she knew the previous connor a little. he was annoyingly nice to her.
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[personal profile] greeted 2018-09-07 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
:) smiles in exchange for dragon walks :)

prepare for the ongoing saga of 'stop being so weirdly nice and polite its gross' because that ain't changing
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Re: clara | jim kirk ( star trek aos )

[personal profile] kingforboth 2018-09-07 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's Kelson, I'd love to throw him at Kirk. I'm sure Kelson could learn a thing or two from him
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[personal profile] motivation 2018-09-07 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
STOP SMILING THAT'S WEIRD WHY ARE YOU SO FRIENDLY
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[personal profile] kingforboth 2018-09-07 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Kelson could totally use a mother figure who isn't going to pray for the salvation of his soul. His relationship with his own mother is rather rocky.
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[personal profile] greeted 2018-09-07 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile :)

also he's literally programmed this way but whateves
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Jessica - Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

[personal profile] braidedwonder 2018-09-07 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Handle. Jessica
Preferred Contact. Discord : goblinrex#6237 | [plurk.com profile] goblinrex
Friending Policy. Go ahead and add me! I don't mind.
Interests. mostly game stuff, sometimes fandom (i'm really in to the 90's animes but sometimes more 'modern' ones too) - my puppers, general life.
Tagging Habits. EST - I try to make it through a round of tagging at least once a day.

Character Name & Series. Duo Maxwell | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Character Age. 17 going on 18
Photo Reference. a gremlin
Permissions. click me!
Personality Blurb.
Duo is a wise cracking, smart assed and smart mouthed, smarmy former street orphan who became a terrorist, won a war, and then 'quit' being a terrorist. Generally he's sunshiny and likes to blow some sunshine up your pants leg instead of belying the fact that the giant fuck-off robot (the one with bat wings) lingering on Thesa is his murder machine. Mess with him or anyone close to him, though, and the god of death might make a reappearance.

Desired CR.
TBH he could use anything and everything. Positive or negative I really love it all. Duo tends to do a lot of mercenary work and cherry picks scrapping jobs around Nadril as well. It's highly likely any character has seen him around / at least noticed a kid with hair as long as he is tall even zipping by in Wyver, Olympia or Nadril.

Offered CR.
Duo is an experienced pick pocket, assassin and 'sweeper' - AKA he knows how to tear down space ships and mobile suits in a jiffy and make a lot of money off of those scraps to store away, and probably continues with this as much as he can. He learns quickly through watching more than reading, and has a way with inventing items specifically to his needs when they're necessary 'on mission' or just on his flights of fancy.

Or if you just want a friend with a huge Gundam that looks like a demon, he's your dude.

Rooming Plans.
Duo got a little place in a tree house in the styx of Wyver while Heero was here for a hot minute - he's still there from time to time but he's also a wanderer so it's not unusual to find him bunking in with people he knows in any city for the night before he moves on.

Game Plans.
Duo doesn't plan to choose sides at all - he's a bit wary of 'sides' and shades of gray thanks to OZ, White Fang etc in his world being generally shit no matter how they originally presented themselves. He tends to live in Wyver because of the heat and humidity, and because the people were a little rougher and matched his style. I fully intend to have him exploring and doing missions where I can, also just exploring and pushing where he can see and what he can do. If a gundam has to be involved anywhere, hit him up. Deathscythe will rust if it sits too long after all.

Event Plans.
Duo will honestly feel pretty bad for the dead wandering around, though it might bring up a few bad thoughts/bad memories for him. He'll do his best to help what spirits he can and put as many to rest as possible, but will eventually go ghost since, you know.. child soldier with problems here.

Anything Else?


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[personal profile] braidedwonder 2018-09-07 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)

Okay so like Duo has 0 experience with androids or anything like that but he'd think it was cool as hell so he'll deffo wanna meet Connor and chill. He's still got those street rat tendencies and lingers all around Thesa (or tbh connor could spot his giant gundam and come to investigate) so there's a good chance they'll run in to one another at some point...
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[personal profile] braidedwonder 2018-09-07 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)

keith you still need to come see his giant fuck off robot bro
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[personal profile] braidedwonder 2018-09-07 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)

shut up about starfleet already jim and let him and his gundam live their wild life
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[personal profile] braidedwonder 2018-09-07 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)

come get in his cockpit mika
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-07 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey!!

John is nosy as hell and loves investigating things and getting into everything, but also has like.... Bad Robotic-type-thing Related Experiences In Canon. I think they would eventually get along but there might be a lot of initial OH.... SO WHEN DOES THE SKYNET PROGRAM COME ONLINE?

If you are up for that! c:
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-07 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
jesus christ that gif

ANYWAY I feel like John and Thor are both heroic dweebs and would get along pretty well. Though John might nerdily pepper him with questions about like, which other Norse hero would win in a fight or sth. He has #priorities

If you wanted to skip the initial 'hi, hi, who r u' we could do an in media res thread or something easily!
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-07 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I...

Hm.

I think John could probably handle him? He handles moody acerbic people on the norm, and he might be a little... dismissive at first if they meet casually? Since he has no idea what all Theon's issues stem from and John doesn't default to super deep. However! We could probably frame a situation so John took him seriously, b/c John recognises PTSD when he sees it, and once John as adopted you he's like a dog herding you up and making sure you're okay all the time.
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-07 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I vaguely failed out the end of the last thread we did because I was like 'oh I should PM them and ask if they want to log out them hanging out around gundams' and then....... didn't.

But!

We should follow up on this! I have no idea how they'll get along honestly but my best guess it's lots of bickering because Duo is 17 and John will be low key mad about 17 year olds getting gundams while he isn't even allowed his ship back! Gundams with laser scissors? Why is he so jealous why is jealousy such a bad look, he's not mad.

(He's a bit mad).
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[personal profile] acerate 2018-09-07 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
can't wait to see what septic nonsense comes out of this. 🙏 and their differences are stark enough to keep things fresh and a little unpredictable, so i'm looking forward to it.

i seeeee theon will be looking for botany assistance, which is yau si's area of expertise........ could be a good vehicle to kick things off.
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[personal profile] acerate 2018-09-07 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
as i'm touting around a rich bitch wino right here, it has been suggested to me that yau si and chuuya try to find some cr LMAO. yau si is a hot mess of a teenager who absolutely should not be drinking as much as he does, buuuuutttt. . . . yknow.

he's brand new and is going to try his best not to be an obvious disaster, but trying your best doesn't mean you succeed!! LOL
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Kalyn - Mipha + Diamond

[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-09-07 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Handle. Kalyn
Preferred Contact. Discord: lordling#4478
plurk: [plurk.com profile] ovals
Friending Policy. Yep just go ahead and add me, no asking or anything needed.
Interests. Animu and manga as per every weeb lmao. Recently it's been My Hero Academia, Land of the Lustrous, and Promised Neverland. I'm also huge into video games, especially Bioware (Dragon Age/Mass Effect), Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda, and the koei fighting games (Samurai Warriors/Dynasty Warriors/Warriors Orochi). Also books, like the Belgariad/Malloreon! I also work for Disney so you'll see a lot of work plurks and Disney plurks.
Tagging Habits. EST. I tend to work really late but I try to get tags done in the morning and a couple when I get home, and will tag more on my days off.
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[personal profile] hellzone 2018-09-07 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a big ol'shippy fiend and love threading out dumb crushes so if it's fine with you, then mmmmmaybe it'll be an actual gay awakening because oh shit, Diva's hot. vampires are hot. how do people deal with this.

and man, Yoshiko will eat up that haunted bullshit so much. probably ~sense some spirits~ or something like that.
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[personal profile] hellzone 2018-09-07 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
sure, jan.

but yes, I'm definitely up for yoshiko putting another checkmark in the 'reasons enjolras considers drinking column'

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