Player Plot: Chaos in Cassandra

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Chaos in Cassandra [Mini Player Plot]


Hello, Deerlings ♥

This mini-event set for July 28-ish in Cassandra gives your character a chance to:

• Team up with Sleepers for ridiculous "Home Alone meets Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame" style of looney tunes shenanigans


• Go apeshit on some Trenchies (or maybe Sleepers) during a literal mob


• Show off intel-gathering skills


• Be a hero by helping this sweet lil family escape (I MEAN, LOOK AT THEM, HOW CAN YOU SAY NO)


• Piss off some locals and maybe get chased outta town for any length of time

If one (or more) of these things are of interest to you, then strap in! You're in the right place, buddy.

I. The Inciting Incident

July is the month of the Reckoning. In the wake of Mariana's soothing ritual, Trenchies are still furious over Mariana's defilement (courtesy of Boatgate)...and they're itching for a scapegoat. Vyng (who's been working as both an Arcane Scholar and a Disciple) is a convenient target. According to the rumors, this is because: 1) His role in the soothing ritual was wayyyy too close to directly communing with a Patron Pthumerians in their eyes, 2) He's had tensions with Disciples in the past due to his particular powerset mixed with a desire to understand Pthumerians, and 3) to add insult to injury, he's a Warmblood who lacks potential in blood magic.

Tensions come to a head when Vyng — whose body is still weak from the ritual — is strung up to be burned at the stake. (You know, like an old-fashioned witch burning.)

Tuck will swing in to save him, get to a nearby abandoned building, and BELLOW AS LOUD AS A BELL RINGING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD that it is a sanctuary now.


This is totally how it looks in Tuck's head, guys.

...He saw it in a play once. That's how things work in this world, right? (It is not.)

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II. The Siege & Escape

With a little help from a friend or two, Tuck and co. will claim an abandoned (?) house for themselves. Of course, hunkering down into a hidey-house will not quell the mob. They have their pitchforks and torches, and they are on a mission for a proper ROAST.

Potential ways characters can be involved:

• Alert other Sleepers of shit going down in Cassandra (via network or otherwise)


• Defend the house (either from inside or outside)


• TRAPS??


• Go vigilante or full-on beast on Trenchies in the mob


• Hell, go vigilante (!?) on anyone defending these chucklefucks**


• Be Evil and spread C H A O S (if that's your bag)


• Collect and share intel about possible escape routes to the nearest lamp location


• Crowd-thinning (peaceful or otherwise)


• Escape assistance

**Note: If your character falls on the Trenchies' side of The Roastening, they will have to contend with either a housecat-sized child (with a serious bodycount) or a 7-foot-tall, 5-foot-wide warrior (with a semi-sentient axe). Alternatively, you will likely make a friend for life if they see you helping even a little bit.

(Incidentally, it would be funny if this house actually belonged to someone, or they were intending to fix it up for something. If that's something you're interested in, let us know!)

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III. Aftermath

With their main target gone, some of the townspeople might turn their anger toward Sleepers who thwarted their BBQ. Anybody looking to escape the heat is welcome to crash at Trenchwood Farm with Vyng's fam for awhile. It's far enough from town that mobs shouldn't be a problem here. All misfists and outcasts are welcome!

Ways characters can be involved:

• Wellness checks (tending wounds, general check-ins with folks who were involved)


• Extra protection/patrols for anyone who might need it (the farm, other Sleepers, etc.)


• Revenge (that's always a good idea, right?)

For PLOTTING, feel free to comment below with the following form! ♥ Thanks, everyone.

<b>Character Name:</b> Who's going to be involved in the plot <b>Feelings about witch-burnings:</b> Are they going to be siding with Trenchies in the pursuit of punishment? Be more concerned with defending a fellow Sleeper? Maybe they just want to see everything burn in general? <b>Possible Involvement in Cassandra:</b> What are some ways your character might be involved here? (i.e How would they react to seeing Trenchies getting riled up, how might they defend the house, what roles could they play in crowd-control, combat, escape, etc.) <b>Possible Aftermath:</b> Will there be any repercussions for your character's involvement? What might they need? (i.e. To lay low for awhile, extra security until tempers cool, some TLC) <b>Content Preferences:</b> What do you want to explore (or avoid) during this event? <b>Anything else?</b> Sky's the limit, babyyy!

Comments

Michael | The Good Place

[eudaimonikos]

Character Name: Michael

Feelings about witch-burnings: Very bad!

Possible Involvement in Cassandra: Michael is already struggling with significant levels of Corruption, having isolated himself in his home for much of this month. Hearing of the threat to Vyng and his family will be enough to draw him out even so - they're his housemates, and Vyng in particular is his close friend.

However, the stress of seeing a mob trying to burn his friend at the stake will cause Michael to snap and become a Beast for the first time - specifically, the Celestial beast described here. In this state, he will indiscriminately kill anyone who is trying to attack the house, Trenchie or Sleeper, though he won't attack anyone who isn't......observably or to his knowledge evil.

Possible Aftermath: Someone is definitely going to need to either kill or otherwise de-beast Michael! In this beast form, he won't defend himself if he's attacked by someone he considers "good", so nearly anyone can do this. Once the mob situation dies down, he'll just be.....you know, wandering Trench at random doing beast things. Killing for justice and all that.

Content Preferences: Most of this is just him going completely nuts and not really being himself! He will kill a lot of people! Let me know if you want him to kill your character!

Anything else? Sky's the limit, babyyy!

Re: Michael | The Good Place

[onerthes]

Oh poor poor Michael. Someone's having a rough go of it. Damn, I'm so behind on my player plots.

What's the current plans on how to help Michael with the "Getting over it" part?

[eudaimonikos]

As of right now, Vyng is gonna ask Obi-Wan to go deal with him, and I think Ezra is coming with a magic sword of Stop Being A Beast? We could probably get VL involved in catching him too, though!

[onerthes]

We can go with a simpler option that avoids us having to answer the question. Vira-Lorr can help contain and keep a tab on him, trying to shoo people away from teh danger until Ezra comes in. So a containment thread.

[eudaimonikos]

Sounds good to me!