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asgarddawning2014-02-27 01:22 am
madcuriosity) wrote in asgarddawning2014-02-27 01:22 am
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Plotting: Fierce Allies
HELLO ASGARD!
Jax here! So, after fine-tuning things with the mods, I'd like to present a very big game-changer-esque plot for players to get involved in with Asgard!
What is it?
DRAGONS
Because everything is made better with dragons! Even Ragnarok!
So before we begin, a MAJOR factor about this plot: THIS IS A VERY LONG TERM PLOT.
This plot has two parts.
The first part of the plot, the MOST action, would take place in March/early April. However, the second part of the plot will not see actual results for a MINIMUM of three IC months and would be around August/September in real time for the eventual fruition.
The actions done by muses will have some serious results for power in Asgard LATER. With all that said, on to the details!
This is why it will take so long for the plot to see results.
But wait! There is success!
They will, however, eventually respond to the Travelers' call to action! Two or three real dragons will visit Asgard in August/September, and the Travelers will be able to make their bid for their alliance then.
Because of how far in the future this is, (and to retain at least some element of surprise in the plot) the specifics on how this might happen will not be disclosed (and don't ask me, I don't know either), but it will leave room for action and discussion amongst the Travelers and NPCs.
Having discussed this with the mods they might consider hiring people on to NPC the dragons but that is a lot of extra work that would be added onto the mod load, so if we do decide to make them interactive, in all likelihood, it would be solely for that event and they would be made fully non-playable afterwards. It all depends and we'll decide when we get there.
So now about the details on the Hand-drawn dragons. I would like to note that these are limitations stated by the mods and that if you have any questions regarding such matters, please ask them and understand this is to make things as fair as possible.
Continuing on!
So where do people who don't have Drawing to Life powers play in? Well! A couple of places. First, drawing something so big would require TREMENDOUS amounts of energy, muses who do this could either faint from exhaustion or strain themselves in some other manner, and dragons as a whole are dangerous and a whole bunch are about to reside in Asgard for a bit. This means energy transfer and healing might be needed as well as strength, body-control, and other powers to help sort of keep the dragons in-line. Furthermore, and most importantly, the MESSAGES sent to the dragons have to be convincing.
This is where anyone can come in. Depending on how many dragons are made, they can try various forms of convincing the dragons and conversation could be had at great length on what to write and who should write it.
There can also be debate on the idea as a whole and even attempts to, if not stop it (which would have to ultimately fail), try and dissuade people from getting involved (results are of course up to you and the other muns).
THERE IS ALSO THE ASPECT OF PART TWO where muses can once again be involved by talking to the dragons THEMSELVES and that whole process.
Fast facts of the plot:
And that's about it! There will be a sign-up here as well as a questions thread but you don't necessarily have to sign up here, it would just be nice to have a general idea of who wants to be involved. I will do my best to answer any questions and the mods will answer as well if I cannot.
Have a wonderful day!
Jax here! So, after fine-tuning things with the mods, I'd like to present a very big game-changer-esque plot for players to get involved in with Asgard!
What is it?
DRAGONS
Because everything is made better with dragons! Even Ragnarok!
So before we begin, a MAJOR factor about this plot: THIS IS A VERY LONG TERM PLOT.
This plot has two parts.
The first part of the plot, the MOST action, would take place in March/early April. However, the second part of the plot will not see actual results for a MINIMUM of three IC months and would be around August/September in real time for the eventual fruition.
The actions done by muses will have some serious results for power in Asgard LATER. With all that said, on to the details!
Very soon, Alice will be making a post about an idea she's been studying, practicing, and talking to Loki with about. The idea would be to gather as many Level 3 Drawn to Life-powered muses to draw Asgard dragons! (I'll get to the details on that in just a bit).
These dragons will be sent out to seek out the actual dragons of Asgard. Why do they need dragons to find dragons? Well this is because of how the real dragons in Yggdrasil work. As the plot doc tells us, there are very few left in the world and they are incredibly solitary creatures. They don't live together and they don't mate for life; in fact, they're only in the presence of other dragons when they're mating and raising their kid, which is about ten years before they all go their separate ways. They're highly intelligent creatures and nearly all of them don't care for Ragnarok in any way. Surt and Thiazi bribed one into siding with them in the interest of power, and one was actually loyal to Surt, but both are dead now and they were in the vast minority for throwing their chips into either side of the war. This means that not only will it be extremely difficult to find them - since no one knows where they are, likely not even each other - but it also means that convincing them to join any war efforts will be possibly even more difficult.
This is why they need their own versions of the dragons for 1. Endurance for the long trip and surviving what Yggdrasil might do as it's dying 2. Look in the places the Travelers themselves cannot get to and 3. So that they can actually approach the real dragons in question.
This is why it will take so long for the plot to see results.
But wait! There is success!
They will, however, eventually respond to the Travelers' call to action! Two or three real dragons will visit Asgard in August/September, and the Travelers will be able to make their bid for their alliance then.
Because of how far in the future this is, (and to retain at least some element of surprise in the plot) the specifics on how this might happen will not be disclosed (and don't ask me, I don't know either), but it will leave room for action and discussion amongst the Travelers and NPCs.
Having discussed this with the mods they might consider hiring people on to NPC the dragons but that is a lot of extra work that would be added onto the mod load, so if we do decide to make them interactive, in all likelihood, it would be solely for that event and they would be made fully non-playable afterwards. It all depends and we'll decide when we get there.
So now about the details on the Hand-drawn dragons. I would like to note that these are limitations stated by the mods and that if you have any questions regarding such matters, please ask them and understand this is to make things as fair as possible.
Continuing on!
First: Each Drawing Life user who participates in this can only make ONE dragon per user, this means that if they have made a dragon before this, they cannot make another, and they will not be able to make a dragon AFTER this either, so please keep this in mind going into the plot (this means Alice herself will not be able to make a dragon as she's already done so).
This is to keep a healthy limit on how many creatures that Drawing Life users can create so that we don't have a city full of hand-drawn animals when other characters can't accomplish the same level of pervasive magic.
Second: Something that's important to establish is how the drawn to life dragons themselves will work. These drawn versions of the dragons are hardly similar to Asgard's dragons beyond appearance and the ability to fly. They're basically imitations. They can look the same, but they have no relation to the real dragons themselves. They cannot be sentient in the way that real dragons are, and will have the equivalent intelligence of a dog or similarly domesticated animal (just incredibly BIGGER and much more deadly). They cannot breathe fire nor have any other magical abilities beyond the flight granted by their wings. These things apply to all animals that are drawn to life for the same reasons they apply to runes and potions; they can't give new magical abilities or replicate currently existing abilities. This is, again, in the interest of keeping things fair.
So what does that mean? Because they are only imitations, the Travelers' message to the dragons would have to be physically attached to the drawn dragons, kind of like a carrier pigeon but a lot bigger and a lot more dangerous. This quest will come with the understanding that interacting with real dragons always has the potential to be catastrophic, because they are such timeless and powerful beings and they really, honestly, don't care about the affairs of the gods, let alone a bunch of humans.
So where do people who don't have Drawing to Life powers play in? Well! A couple of places. First, drawing something so big would require TREMENDOUS amounts of energy, muses who do this could either faint from exhaustion or strain themselves in some other manner, and dragons as a whole are dangerous and a whole bunch are about to reside in Asgard for a bit. This means energy transfer and healing might be needed as well as strength, body-control, and other powers to help sort of keep the dragons in-line. Furthermore, and most importantly, the MESSAGES sent to the dragons have to be convincing.
This is where anyone can come in. Depending on how many dragons are made, they can try various forms of convincing the dragons and conversation could be had at great length on what to write and who should write it.
There can also be debate on the idea as a whole and even attempts to, if not stop it (which would have to ultimately fail), try and dissuade people from getting involved (results are of course up to you and the other muns).
THERE IS ALSO THE ASPECT OF PART TWO where muses can once again be involved by talking to the dragons THEMSELVES and that whole process.
Fast facts of the plot:
1. Alice will make a post calling everyone (but especially Level 3 Drawing Life muses) to make imitations of Asgard dragons
2. These dragons are going to have messages attached to them written by the Travelers and then sent out to every possible corner of the world to look for the real ones.
3. IC THREE MONTH WAITING PERIOD
4. SUCCESS! Real dragons show up to Asgard.
5. Endeavor to convince the dragons to side with the Travelers and Asgard in the battle.
And that's about it! There will be a sign-up here as well as a questions thread but you don't necessarily have to sign up here, it would just be nice to have a general idea of who wants to be involved. I will do my best to answer any questions and the mods will answer as well if I cannot.
Have a wonderful day!