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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?


breadmuffs: (don't let your heart grow cold)

[personal profile] breadmuffs 2018-09-10 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
let's absolutely do that when Javid is back from his hiatus~
fisherwife: (He's at the gym.)

[personal profile] fisherwife 2018-09-10 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
I will be! I'm writing it up as we speak actually... eyes.gif
romancekiller: (Default)

[personal profile] romancekiller 2018-09-10 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
perfect!! that sounds good to me.

were you planning on a top level for the event? we could possibly have them meet during that or idk we could come up with something else, whatever works better!
Edited 2018-09-10 04:05 (UTC)
meinwaifu: (Calm down Satan ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-09-10 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
TEN YEARS LATER HERE I AM but yes please, Mephisto is going to find Yoshiko so charming and weird.

Seeing as this event is gonna be spooky ghosts and demons, it looks like the perfect opportunity for them to interact again! He can teach her how to be a Real Exorcist™ and everything!
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[personal profile] terrantrash 2018-09-10 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Gently reaches for...late to the party....hey Maru I'm Cia it's nice to meet you!!

Slaine was friends with Lance when he was here previously and Lance was always nice to his nervous self so I'd love for them to be tomodachis again! Slaine's also a mecha pilot in his canon and can pilot a space ship etc so they also have that sort of thing in common. He's also weird awkward friends (?) with Keith and was helping him build a radio to listen for Aliens awhile ago.

Yeah.

I also have a disaster of a teen vampire queen named Diva from Blood+ that I can harass Lance with and also just apped Tanizaki from Bungou Stray Dogs who's easy to befriend and has cool illusionist powers. Basically I am here to give you lots of CR so please take it.
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[personal profile] romancekiller 2018-09-10 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
diana!! so clarke was really good friends with our previous one since diana trained with her so i would love to have them meet up again!


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[personal profile] terrantrash 2018-09-10 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Sticks leggie out shyly...

Slaine had a tiny bit of CR with Allura from before, so he knows who she is, especially since he's awkward friends with Keith and was with Lance before he went back to sleep. He doesn't know much about Allura other than she has weird space mice who stole his food once at a Beach party but Slaine's also a mecha pilot and has a Thing for Princesses so I'd love to have proper CR with her!
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[personal profile] sparsity 2018-09-10 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
i'm 1000% down for this, he's actually not terrible at hugging fluffy ojous

i don't know if his inability to feel embarrassed about anything would help her at all BUT HE LITERALLY LACKS SHAME SO bring on the buddles
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[personal profile] stargatemedic 2018-09-10 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
I did, in fact, top level! It's over here if you're interested and, if those don't appeal, link me to yours and I'll hit it up. :D
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-10 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey!

We had a thread a while back half-discussing training things! Idk if you wanted to assume they did in fact do anything or that they both got waylaid, but either way I'd like to have them talk again! John can do both brooding buddy and weak-pop-culture-jokes distractions, or just sparring-until-you're-too-tired-to-feel! He's also, ICly, good at gently dragging people along in his wake either because his plan is so terrible they feel obligated to go along and make sure he doesn't die, or because he somehow charismatically convinces them it's worth a try. SO!
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-09-10 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Now that the log is up and I have read the prompts how do you feel about

both of them being on a train and having to get off to shoot things

and being crabby about it the entire time?
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[personal profile] quintessent 2018-09-10 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't be shy! Yes I would love to have cr with Slaine! (Everyone else who knew she was awake before haven't... told her yet... thanks keith) I have an open post on the event log or if you have one I can hit that up today! Give me all mecha pilots!

(Sorry for the slightly sparse comment. Phone tagging is the worst,)
thedarkbond: (sabmyu)

[personal profile] thedarkbond 2018-09-10 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
2 bad diana you're doomed to him now
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[personal profile] thedarkbond 2018-09-10 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
On the other hand, Ren's pretty good at making things not stick, so it would definitely make for an interesting addition...
thedarkbond: (lingering night revenger)

[personal profile] thedarkbond 2018-09-10 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
because ghosts are fun and good and just misunderstood, clearly
inaurare: (Lineface)

[personal profile] inaurare 2018-09-10 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
You touch the ghost first Ren :/
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[personal profile] stuns 2018-09-10 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
/walks in late to the cr meme

if dutch wants more drinking buddies i have a quippy detective on offer who drinks like it's his second job. also here if you want random baby dragon shenanigans or something since juno's kind of got a way with animals/creatures.
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[personal profile] thedarkbond 2018-09-10 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
but what if he's already touching all of the ghosts :c
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[personal profile] stuns 2018-09-10 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
super late to the cr meme, but i'd be super jazzed to have cr with ianto at some point or another /chinhands (torchwood is an old favorite of mine).

i've got one (1) cynical/skeptical detective on offer who drinks too much and is allergic to self care. that being said, i'd be totally up for some ghost helping shenanigans on the new september log if you'd like to do something with that as juno's pretty keen on helping them out too :>
inaurare: (Headtilt)

[personal profile] inaurare 2018-09-10 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Mr Ghost please point on the doll where Ren touched you...
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[personal profile] conqueredhearts 2018-09-10 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
See? You totally get it lol

And yeah I enjoy IC clashes too when they happen organically. It's fun to play out and see what becomes of it.

So looking forward to this!
conqueredhearts: (Let's Have A Feast)

[personal profile] conqueredhearts 2018-09-10 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Redheads unite obviously.

Oh and he'd be happy to talk about himself. I mean...this is Alex the Great so obviously he would be lmao But yeah I put up a top level on the intro log for both Iskandar and Moira (condensing this down for both our sakes lol) so if you see anything that interests you lemme know. Otherwise we can see what comes up when quests come out!

It'll be great. I'm down for all of this.
conqueredhearts: (Look At My Muscles!)

[personal profile] conqueredhearts 2018-09-10 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Welcome to sleeping with Iskandar, Molly. You get awesome friendship and and awesome sex all in one burly package.
thedarkbond: (lingering night revenger)

[personal profile] thedarkbond 2018-09-10 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
wow ok he sees how it is
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[personal profile] happylocksmith 2018-09-10 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha ha you’re funny
So funny

Spoilers: it’s not funny

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