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Brave New World Mods ([personal profile] bravenewmods) wrote in [community profile] bravenewmeta2014-05-23 09:02 pm

Attack on Caldera event info

The Map Expand is now live! You may check it out on the Map Post. You will note that currently, only one new area has opened. As the expedition progresses, two more new areas will open up - the Desert, and the city of Caldera. This will encompass the entirety of the initial group traveling to Caldera, and for the first three days those areas will ONLY be open to the party traveling to Caldera. Once Caldera is reached and the Warp Marker has been set up, they will open up to the rest of the game. All other areas will not open up until player plots are completed to explore them. While players may plan them now, we won’t be starting any new plots to open areas until after this event has finished.

The objective of this event will be to convince the Gigas troops to withdraw from Caldera, and hopefully gain an ally in the process. As such, we are being up-front with the steps and general planned timeline of this event so plans can be made. Note these won’t be all of the event postings going up, but this is intended to give an idea of what to be planning for.

5/24: Sign-ups for the advance party to Caldera open, Flower Grove area opens for advance party members
5/25: Desert opens for advance party members
5/26: Arrive in Caldera, sign-ups for the advance party close. Flower Grove, Desert, and Caldera open to all players for bonding. Meetings begin to determine the way to proceed begin.
5/29: Begin response to Gigas threat
6/1: Gigas responds to Union and Caldera action
6/4: Tentative event end, depending on log progress. Post-event results and rewards announced.

There will be several general options available to players, both in and out of Caldera.
-Diplomacy: Attempt to peacefully convince Gigas forces to back down.
-Aggression: Through guerilla tactics, cripple Gigas supply lines and force them away.
Note: Depending on the actions in the Diplomacy or Aggression threads, they can impact each other.
-Refugees: There will be a large amount of refugees to be evacuated from Caldera and escorted back to Union. This has a Caldera and Union component, those in Caldera will need to provide the escort service whereas those in Union will need to prepare shelter and supplies for them when they arrive.
-Supply Lines: Those in Union will need to depart and move supplies of food and medicine up to Caldera to help them withstand the siege.

This post will be open to planning, we encourage people to decide what they would like to do to take part in the event. Please note, while this event is not mandatory no rewards will be issued to characters who do not take part. While these are the routes we’ve identified, players are encouraged to come up with other avenues to address the event organically.

Additionally, any characters hailing from Gigas are eligible for a bit more setting information, they may contact the mod team if they wish to have it. The suggested method of contact is sending a Plurk message to all moderators.
notthatjason: (Default)

Re: RANGERS

[personal profile] notthatjason 2014-05-25 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Probably also in on advance party, but he will be very willing to team up with people (he's good at working together with people). o/ Let's do awesome ranger things
notthatjason: (Default)

Re: Advance Party sign-ups

[personal profile] notthatjason 2014-05-25 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
If it's not too crowded already, I'd love for Jason to be involved...
stahlflugel: (008)

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-05-25 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Eren is going with the advance party, of course. He'll also be aggressive toward the Gigas folks, but he doesn't want to lose his Ranger job, so not TOO much. He'll be practicing flying on the way.

Lea is going to be helping Roxas and Xion with refugee duty!
stahlflugel: (Default)

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-05-25 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
omg yes.

Pokemon rangers yelling profanities at Gigas people y/n
stahlflugel: (Default)

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-05-25 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Lea ([personal profile] thefloorislava) will be going with Xion and Roxas as their chaperone because MAMA BIRD
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (calm)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-05-25 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
It would! Apollo's view is that you shouldn't hurt anyone unless it's protect yourself or another (or for food, but he's not a cannibal so that doesn't apply here), so he's already on the edge, but with the idea of diplomacy out there he'd like to see if that works first. What would Jade say to that?

If all else fails I suppose Jade could pull rank and order Apollo to do guerrilla stuff if he didn't mind Apollo being a little pissed at him.
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (confused)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-05-25 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
What are the dangers and limitations of the Warp Marker, and where in Union will users appear and disappear?
crimson_pinnacle: (Commander-in-Chief)

[personal profile] crimson_pinnacle 2014-05-25 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Red will be doing this, more so in case they get attacked on the way, but it is a good way to be helpful!

Re: Advance Party sign-ups

[personal profile] mightofdemacia 2014-05-25 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Also maybe handwaving, but Garen will be heading out with Swords and such, they may lag a bit since they are prepping for definite fighting and defense.
rejected_trash: (Default)

Re: Aggression sign-ups

[personal profile] rejected_trash 2014-05-25 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
o/
antiseptic: (Tsun tsun)

Re: RANGERS

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-05-25 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
what do you mean he isn't on the diplomat team
rejected_trash: (♪ 46 [I am the wind; a rising tempest.])

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] rejected_trash 2014-05-25 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Right, Sync's on the advance party, and he has evolved, so he'll be wearing his trademark(such as the one in his icons) have masked PKMN, and wearing a long coat tailored for his wings. He's also very likely to be part of the aggression group if they get a go at things.

Also if your name is like Orion or Asch or some other lame name he will pretend not to know you and/or make you swear never to tell a soul because he's going back to his family like a good brother after this settles down.

Also if you're his supply guy, this is why it was probably best you never asked questions.
crimson_pinnacle: (Considering the point.)

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] crimson_pinnacle 2014-05-25 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Red will be getting there just a tad late, so he'll probably help guard and participate in the supply line in case this turns really dirty, if you want to pull him for another thing say so though!
antiseptic: (Hmm...)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-05-25 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
woohoo coordination...!

yeah i figure they could divvy up jobs between them, especially since the rangers seem pretty focused on aggression right now. I figure some rangers could also be dispatched to help with refugee evacuation - scouting ahead for danger, stuff like that?

i don't think they'd make any solid plans until after they take stock of the situation, so i'll probably have jade contact garen after the first leg of the plot is done.
stahlflugel: (013)

Re: RANGERS

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-05-25 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
right i know this is so out of character for him

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[personal profile] mightofdemacia 2014-05-25 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
A lot of swords will likely be involved in this, and Garen definitely. Not sure yet whether it'll be Union or Caldera side though.
antiseptic: (Melancholic)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-05-25 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
jade agrees with diplomacy! but he feels like there are people better qualified than the rangers to do that, so it's better for the rangers to be on the ball and ready to carry out a backup plan (namely: ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK) if things go wrong

also he's actually quite passive when it comes to these things, so i'm also going with 'his superiors ordered him to' :|b

tl;dr i don't think jade would be invested enough to order apollo (having someone reluctant along for the ride is almost as bad as not having them along), but he'll definitely be trying hard to persuade him. he knows apollo will be an asset!
notgloomy: (Default)

[personal profile] notgloomy 2014-05-25 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
following masked coated people is safe, right?
antiseptic: (Why yes I kill lolis.)

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-05-25 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
what if my name is jade
rejected_trash: (♪ 44 [I am far from perfect.])

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] rejected_trash 2014-05-25 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Uncle, just because you are like the only person in Union that can actually figure out that people that don't wear masks/wear tiny maskes/don't change their hair style, might actually somehow be these people the Swords want to talk to, you can't just tell everyone.

but no, really, this would make for an interesting secret to be forced to shared, and some complicated CR. =|a
antiseptic: (Ohohoho)

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-05-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
i can have him try corner sync for a talk

especially since they're CONVENIENTLY on the same two teams

[personal profile] mightofdemacia 2014-05-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
This is flawless and a wonderful thing~ I can't wait to see what happens
rejected_trash: (♪ 25 [I take what is mine.])

Re: Plotting

[personal profile] rejected_trash 2014-05-25 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
That is convenient. XD But yes I'd like that a lot!
mightofdemacia: (1)

[personal profile] mightofdemacia 2014-05-25 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect, a lot of Swords are inching that way anyway so it works perfectly.
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[personal profile] mastermedium 2014-05-25 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Now without misfiring!

Luc here with Maya! For the first part of the event, I'll be busy moving into a new apartment/heading to my parents' house for medical reasons. However, after that I'll be free, and I'm having Maya join Jinxie on the supply lines!

She's not going to let her cousin go without her, after all.

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