MOD POST: PLAYER POLL: DUDE, WHERE'S MY SOUL?

[thoughts]

Our third poll of the month! This one is for Dude, Where's my Soul? to decide whether the Travellers attempt to save the agitated and violent Sea Serpent or kill it to prevent further harm.

Here are some things to consider before voting:

option one: Attempt to save the Serpent.

pros:

• The Sea Serpent is an age-old creature that has been in the ocean almost as long as the water itself; preserving it may be important to the natives and the mermaids.
• The Serpent may only be reacting poorly to the tumultuous state of the land rather than actively attacking the natives.

cons:

• This will require being in the water with its rampaging, which will be dangerous and potentially fatal.
• It may not be possible to calm it down from its aggression.
• This guy is huge and you are very little. :(

option two: Kill the Serpent.

pros:

• Significantly limit the amount of damage that can be done to Salt Side and Deep City.
• Possibly return the ocean waters and the coast to their relative safety and serenity.

cons:

• The Sea Serpent is an age-old creature that has been in the ocean almost as long as the water itself; killing it may upset the natives and the mermaids.
• This will require engaging in underwater combat, which will be dangerous and potentially fatal.
• It's bigger than the dragons, guys, you are so very very little. :(

option three: Leave it to the natives.

pros:

• This poses no direct threat to you or Asgard.
• It is, by and large, the safest of the options.

cons:

• The Serpent may succeed in destroying the communities both beneath and alongside the ocean.
• The alliance with the natives and the mermaids may be broken.
• LBR it's kind of a dick move. :(

These are just things to consider before weighing in on the struggle and may or may not actually be relevant to the possible event conclusions. Feel free to discuss your options below! And here's your poll:

Poll #15876 there's a snake in my boot

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41

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What should the Travellers do?

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Attempt to save the Serpent.
25 (61.0%)

Kill the Serpent.
7 (17.1%)

Leave the mermaids and the natives to handle it themselves.
5 (12.2%)

Other. ( Please explain in the comments below! )
4 (9.8%)

Please remember to vote ICly and only vote once per character. The poll will be considered closed on Sept. 22 at 11:59PM CST. Let us know if you have any questions!

Comments

MOD QUESTIONS

[asgardmods]

[windbreak]

Would it be at all plausible to try and evacuate the coastline before / instead of trying to engage with the Serpent? It raises the question of where the heck anybody would go, especially the merpeople, but come on, we're little. :(

[asgardmods]

They can definitely try to help evacuate the humans and elves that live on the land, but the merpeople can't sustain a human form on land for longer than maybe a couple hours at most before dying ( other than Ran, that is ), so they can't actually evacuate anywhere. :c

But getting the citizens out of Salt Side is absolutely a viable and good option!

[windbreak]

Is there anywhere else in the ocean the merpeople could go where there's less chance of being serpented to death?

[asgardmods]

Sooort of, but not really. The ocean isn't that big in this world, and the mermaids are extremely proud people that might actually choose death over abandoning their culture and history. Some of them might be willing to try but the vast majority and Ran herself might shrug and go back to sighing wistfully for the good ol' days of everyone else dying and not them. :')

[secondborn]

Would it be possible to bring another giant serpent along, i.e., Jormungand? Or is he too busy keeping things stable in the city?

[asgardmods]

He can come play if he'd like to, yes! He wouldn't be sent with them by default 'cos they figured it'd just be a quick pop over, but bracelets work and the gods would be watching, so if someone notified him or if he just decided he wanted to go for support, Odin's totally cool with that.

[secondborn]

I just think giant snake vs. giant snake would be fucking awesome and also the most reasonable way to deal with things so I will put it down as an option, but based on what the players decide. So he won't kill unless the players say so, etc.