PLAYER PLOTS.

[nextnightmods]

PLAYER PLOTS

If you'd like to have your character do something in-game that's a little too wide-reaching for a typical exploration, you've come to the right place! A player plot is any player-orchestrated event or other happening that 1) could affect a noteworthy number of other characters, or even the entire game, and 2) will involve widespread player participation (unlike an exploration, which is a solo/small group affair). Player plots are usually one-off occurrences (like a character hosting a town-wide party) or short-term endeavors that serve as a means to an end (like restoring an existing location). These plots can be positive, such as providing a new resource, or negative, such as destroying a building. In short, it's basically an event run by players.

Whatever it is, the mods won't be in charge of it—but we do have to approve it first. Please describe your player plot in the comments below to open a dialogue with the mods. Be as specific as possible, though we realize some details might need to be hashed out after you get a general approval for the idea. Once we approve your plot, we encourage you to post to the OOC comm to spread the word and potentially get others involved. If you have any updates to relay to us through this process, you're welcome to comment back to us on this page. We like being kept in the loop!

If you'd like to suggest a plot instead of run one yourself, that goes over in the suggestion box. If your character is going to open a business, start a club, or anything else that will serve as a long-term addition to the game instead of a one-off event, that would be a player project.

To submit a player plot, please use the following form:

<b>Primary Contact:</b> (who is "in charge"? we prefer no more than 2 names here; "in charge" just tells the mods who to contact about the plot, though of course collaborative plots with more than 2 players are welcome.) <b>Characters(s):</b> (please list everyone *currently* involved with the plot.) <b>The Plot:</b> (describe your plot here! for the best chances of success, please be as detailed as possible, especially in the case of using magic or abilities specific to your character.) <b>Date(s):</b> (when is this happening?) <b>Effects:</b> (are you expecting anything to happen as a result? what does your character want to happen as a result of this?)

And if you like an example, here's a mock player plot for you to check out!

Primary Contact: Danielle
Characters(s): Michelle Cheung

The Plot: Michelle has decided to reinforce the existing buildings with paper! As a paper bender, she's able to not only control and reform paper, but strengthen and sharpen it so it has the effective durability of solid steel. It doesn't appear that this takes any continued concentration for her to maintain, as in canon she’s shown to actively use everyday items that she's made out of paper both for herself and for others. Paper is, however, still paper, so prolonged exposure to water will get it soggy and ultimately it will lose its tension and strength. What she'd like to do is fortify existing buildings with an internal layer of her ability-enhanced paper, to keep them strong and safe for as long as possible.

Aside from inclement weather, another unfortunate drawback of this ability is that it will dispel instantly if she's ever to die. The paper will fall down uselessly to the floor until she’s able to pick it all back up again. Because of this, she’ll be calling for people to help more permanently stick up the paper in a massive town-wide paper mache project! We'll need all the hands and glue we can get! And, of course, as many unused paper donations as possible so the Librarian doesn’t come after her.

Date(s): March 31st

Effects: Maybe things will be less likely to get destroyed by naughty, naughty children.

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Comments

[immortalaccursed]

Primary Contact: Psi
Characters(s): Ardyn Izunia, possibly anyone at the Landmark
The Plot: After Ardyn consumes a small forest spirit he ends up sick as noted in the explores! Unfortunately he ALSO is glowing because of the hint machine and in pain because of that. He's purging and oozing Starscourge miasma. Normally the miasma seeks the light of the sun but since it cannot do that here, it will be curling around other light sources..usually Ardyn whenever he glows, but sometimes not! Miasma seeps through the floor and walls and wraps around any light source it can find, including character's lanterns.
The miasma is eating light but NOT the essence in the lanterns. It will be harder to see and shadows will be more pronounced but physically everyone in the Landmark will be fine and they should be able to go about their usual business, albeit in even dimmer than usual lighting.
Date(s): Mar 9-16 (once he's not sick he'll be stuck with just the glowing and able to manage the Scourge)
Effects: Ardyn won't be making himself known during this. Most people might just assume this is a Beacon-specific bit of weirdness and he'd be completely fine with that.

[nextnightmods]

Your plot is APPROVED! Feel free to mention this on the OOC community. If you do, we will plurk the details for visibility!

[notthatjason]

Primary Contact: Erica
Characters(s): Jason Grace, but open to fellow Beaconites
The Plot: Jason wants to host a memorial service for those who have been lost in the flood. He would kind of pull from the September event when Rastus gave them glowing rocks and they set off paper boats/lanterns. They don't have glowing rocks (I don't think), but Jason likes the idea of some sort of system like that. After the service, he would invite people to help him gather the names and pictures from the Wall for the Remembered and move them to either the church or the school -- he'd want to ask the rest of Beacon where they think it should go first. Eventually he will want to start work on painting a new tree and adding the names that they can.

Date(s): May 15-17?
Effects: Bringing Beacon together in mourning, a new place to memorialize those who were lost in the flood.

[nextnightmods]

Approved! This is very touching. Feel free to make a writeup on the OOC community, and we'll help get the word out on plurk.

[notthatjason]

Link

[worthallthis]

Primary Contact: Bucky/Soldat
Characters(s): Bucky/Soldat, Misty, Javert, Pudding, Sora
The Plot: This is to update the B&B from an actual, you know, bed and breakfast to just another piece of the housing in Beacon. It is now just a one-story, five-bedroom cabin with a very fine kitchen. The five characters involved are the people living there. There were two previous projects to build the cabin and then renovate it to update the kitchen and bedrooms.
Date(s): The repair of the building happened back in the two months after the flood, and the last member (Sora) moved in in September.
Effects: They're just living there and making it their home :) They're becoming a weird little family!

[nextnightmods]

This is a player project, not a plot, but noted! We'll make the appropriate updates. Thanks!

[worthallthis]

/head in hands

I didn't even SEE the link for projects, I'm sorry. Thank you for accepting it even though it's in the wrong place <3

[nextnightmods]

All good ;D