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EVENT ➜ A HERO FOR THE HOLIDAY
Who's ready for a team event that can also be solo that deals with roles and actual action? I hope you are.
➜ On the 17th, all Holly Heights residents will receive a small vial in the mail. Attached to the vial is a handwritten note:
"The last few months I've been civil. I hope that you understand times are changing and your cooperation is necessary. I've shown my good faith and interest in keeping things clean. No tricks this time. If you want an advantage, you will drink me. It is for your own safety.
- The Landlord"
➜ Which seems shady but it's not a lie. The last few events haven't offered any tricks and more treats than anything. Indeed, the vial is filled with a coloured liquid. Should you drink it, your character will go through a little bit of a change. They might feel a little tingly, and that's concerning at first. But it's not a bad tingle: no one should rush for the toilet or anything. Instead it's just a warm hum inside of you. The label didn't lie: you've been given an advantage.
➜ OOCly you will decide just what your character gets to drink. The concoction they're ingesting will decide just what role they've been placed in, but no matter what: they're now a hero.
For those curious, here's the breakdown on what's available:RED
- Red warriors are often associated with unbridled passion and unyielding energy. True warrior and leader types fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are sword fighters and battle mages.
- Sword fighters have one sword of any size that they use for a weapon. They have average skills in all areas, including defense and attack but can learn and improve quickly.
- Battle mages fight with spell books geared toward a certain element, filled with incantations of their own design and type. They too have average stats that can be honed.
YELLOW
- Yellow warriors are often associated with high stamina and reluctance to violence. Younger pacifists fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are staff healers and guardians.
- Staff healers know emotion-oriented healing spells that can be cast with a staff. No words are required, just strong feelings that can heal or do slight harm depending on the user's intentions.
- Guardians are a class of their own and have no weapons or items. Their simple wish can cast party buffs or monster damage, but their powers are very weak.
BLUE
- Blue warriors are often associated with fast-thinking guidance and swift movements. Intelligent strategists fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are tacticians and low level mages.
- Tacticians carry a weapon of choice (either one short sword, one staff, or one mace) and have the power to sense both enemy and warrior weaknesses.
- Low level mages have an array of elements at their disposal but can only use entry level spells via an incantation book.
GREEN
- Green warriors are often associated with masterful handiwork and friendliness. Creative types fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are staff fighters and armored assists.
- Staff fighters use a long staff made of a choice material as their weapon. They have relatively high defense and attack powers.
- Armored assists have large suits of thick armor and come equipped with throwable shields. Useful for charging at enemies and helping defend allies.
BLACK
- Black warriors are often associated with experience and keen battle intellect. Those who have fought before fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are gunslingers and dark mages.
- Gunslingers are given two guns of choice (either two pistols, two sawed offs, or two sniper rifles OR two mixed and matched of the choices). These offer unending ammunition.
- Dark mages only have magic that effects the enemy's status or health. Can cast poison, health drains, or other ailments the user wishes. No direct offensive magic involved.
PINK
- Pink warriors are often associated with youthful naivete and eternal optimism. Younger keen warriors fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are dual sword wielders and slingshot carriers.
- Dual sword wielders are given two swords of any desired length and start with average stats.
- Slingshot carriers fight using a slingshot of any material and have the ability to cast status spells on ammunition, affecting the enemy if hit.
WHITE
- White warriors are often associated with innocent thought and inexperience. Those who are unaffiliated or netural fit well in this group.
- The two class types associated with this class are guardian mages and healers.
- Guardian mages exist solely to protect their allies, self, and team using shielding spells and things of that variety.
- Healers are equipped with items and spells that are directly related to team health and first aid.
➜ You may choose one of the classes under the colour you want for your character. Also, these may seem a little vague. You are given a lot of wiggle room so you can be creative with powers, weapons, style, outfits, and etc. Be ridiculous or classic about your approach. Variation is key! Magic can be more Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings style, swords can be ornate, culturally linked, so forth.
➜ Powers from back home are nulled for event participants. If they have a prior knowledge of a certain class, however, this can be advantageous for them. For instance, a character who used magic previously can find it easier to get used to and advance their magic here.
➜ While players can go solo, teams can also be created. A team requires seven people, one from each colour grouping. Teams are NOT necessary to participate in this event BUT may be fun for personal and event shenanigans.
➜ For this event, characters are going to be put through several battle simulations, much like a crossover between the simulation and paintball/snowball/laser tag events. Using their newfound abilities, an arena will be set up where fights between teams will take place, as well as fights between classes pairings and etc. Don't worry: there will be some rewards and incentives put in place so you have a reason to get involved.
➜ Another part of the event involves a few more typical monsters roaming around the streets and you get to be involved in the mayhem. Accounts will be created for these monsters, and player volunteers can step forth to get in on the action. Three small monster battles will be fought throughout the event time span in addition to the player battles. All of these are voluntary.
➜ IF YOU WANT TO BE A MONSTER, YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOU ARE ACTIVE. This means you need to be someone who can tag every day, boomerang if possible, and create creative and interactive tags. Just reply to the sign up thread and S&K and I will decide who we think is a good fit. I'll be creating monster profiles and creating a claiming post for those who are approved. Here are the monster types I'm looking for.
- Gremlin/Goblins
- Dragons
- Giants
These may be subject to slight changes. Monster players will have their AC requirement waived.
➜ If you don't want to get involved with the event, there's always room for damsels in distress or helpful non-participating allies anyway!
➜ To sign up for this event, reply to the thread that corresponds with the colour you want to use for your character. Reply to the thread with the subject formatted like such: "CHARACTER NAME - CHOSEN CLASS".
➜ Team sign ups will go here. To sign up, only ONE person needs to reply with their team roster using the form provided.
➜ Monster volunteers should go here and simply state they want to volunteer, it's that easy peasy. Also the more people that sign up, the better, so feel free to have at it!
➜ And last, questions can be posed here! Since I'm stupid and always forget to mention something. Happy playing!
QUESTIONS
Re: QUESTIONS
And also, just to make sure; are teams created by the characters or do they get sorted into teams?
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Also, in the case of teams, they will be automatically sorted ICly with no character input.
Re: QUESTIONS
1)Do characters have to drink the vial in order to participate in the event as one of the classes? Lily wouldn’t trust the note from Landlord so I don’t see her drinking it unless someone tricked her into it.
2)Would characters not signed up for one of the classes keep their normal powers from home? If this is the case, I might go this route since she’d help fight monsters but wouldn’t be interested in the arena stuff.
3)Would it be acceptable to NPC the monsters ourselves? I think characters teaming up with a friend to fight a monster would be a fun option to have in addition to solo characters against monsters but in my experience, trying to do 3-way threads tends to drag unless everyone is around to boomerang. I used to be a helper mod at a combat heavy game and while requesting a mod to NPC a monster was an option, most people simply preferred to do it themselves. Something kind of like the beginning of this thread when Lily and Lezard got chased by the hostile dragon during RenFaire Day.
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2) Non-event participants do not have their powers nulled and shall be unaffected, and can participate in the event as is. The monster portion of the event is not closed off to those unwilling to drink the liquid or just in general: there are ways that everyone can be involved in the event if they so wish.
3) Yes, this is also possible. There will be posts with NPC monster interactions, but I am not adverse to other posts or logs containing player controlled monsters with their own prompts. The opening monster posts will contain information about their size, power, number, etc. so it's possible to be informed enough to go your own way where the monsters are concerned.
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Re: QUESTIONS
my character is a gunslinger and I'm wondering how seriously the bullets will affect other characters, to provide some context!