Attack on Caldera event info

[bravenewmods]

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.

Comments

Refugee protection sign-ups

[bravenewmods]

[footprints_on_your_face]

YO

[flying_chains]

Team up?

Team up.

[footprints_on_your_face]

Depending on whether she can go to Caldera itself, she may end up on the Union side of this, but we'll see how things shake out and plot from there. Still, protecting people is probably what she'll want to do.

[flying_chains]

I figure if you're protecting refugee camps from dudes from Gigas, it's probably going to be happening where Gigas is starting some shit? If nothing else she can go there once the warp point is set up, right?

[footprints_on_your_face]

Okay, we're pretty much golden, if Chie can't find anybody else then Garen is going to watch her. So she'll be on the Caldera end of this thing.

[flying_chains]

She'll also have Morgiana watching her.

Though perhaps that might not impress Garen too much (yet).

[bloomofhope]

While part of the advance party, once they start shuttling refugees back, Ceireia will be aiding them.

[bleeding_heart]

Merrill will help with this on the Union side.

[all_onis_are_true]

Nah never mind, let's have the nerd help out here instead.

[ladyofluminosity]

Lux will be on the Union side for this.

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[realmenknitplushies]

Putting Kanji down for this for now, but not sure whether to have him cause trouble for the Gigas folks instead?

[ingoodhans]

Hans will be all about this once things are established in Caldera and whatnot. Gotta keep face and help the little people, after all.

[ordnungsliebe]

o/

[meguriau]

It was Xion's idea ok he was fine staying back in Union but noo

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[hidamari]

o/

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[stahlflugel]

Lea (thefloorislava) will be going with Xion and Roxas as their chaperone because MAMA BIRD

Re: Refugee protection sign-ups

[mightofdemacia]

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.

[poppetstrings]

signing Xion up C:

[vesselofagod]

Late, but signing Mari and Kisara up for this.

[globetrotting]

Blue for helping out if still possible, yo.

[freelyfalling]

Late, but have a Guard trying to help coordinate things Union-side while all you fancy pants Swords are running off into the unknown bitter much?.