Event: The Lost and Found (Plotting)

[thelostmods]

Greetings, residents of the Meadous and vistors! Our next event will be a 4th Wall Event! For this event, We the Lost will be allowing:

• CRAU
  
• Characters previously CRAU'd into other godling realms
  
• Straight from Canon Characters

THE LOST AND FOUND

The Events Calendar post for the plot is HERE

First and foremost, what is this event? We the Lost is a CRAU Fantasy game set in the realm of a young godling. Every young godling in the WtL-verse develops a world unique to them and pulls people in to populate it and help them grow. Each godling is influenced by their ‘flock,’ although they all have some basic personality traits that help them make their initial flock selection. The characters in WtL have so far given their godling a name: Zephyr, and a form that changes with the seasons.

However, Zephyr's aspect has yet to be realized. This is the fundamental force or piece of the world that a god has power over. Zephyr's grandmother, Xun, has informed the residents of the Meadous that Zephyr had yet to develop an aspect and they are lagging well behind their peers in this particular area, even as they excel in every other.

Unfortunately, her concern that something bad may well come of this is not unfounded. Zephyr will find their ability to pull the lost to their realm running out of control. While this is only a day or two for the godling in their realm, it will be substantially longer for the people in the Meadous, itself, with the event starting on February 11th and continuing for two weeks (until February 25th).

In that time, visitors will simply appear in the houses of the existing residents of the Meadous with nothing for them except what's there. Hope you're feeling neighborly. It's the middle of winter, so supplies in the Meadous aren't as abundant as they might otherwise be.

WtL DOES NOT have a network comm. To facilitate communication for this event, an event-based Bulletin Board will be put up. Please bear in mind that these communications are not instant, but that the Meadous is fairly small. It's not hard to run into people!

Check the comments below for a description of the Meadous, a brief FAQ, plotting, and a house arrival matching service!

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Questions from Plurk (please do not respond)

[thelostmods]

Over in Snowblind, it's been stated by an NPC that characters would regain their powers in about a week if they left the town the game takes place in. Would this work the same in the Meadous?
Yes. Given that this is a short duration event and there is an in-game mod NPC who established this fact, rather than players, characters from Snowblind would regain their abilities naturally over the course of the 4th Wall event. All abilities regained are subject to the same nerfing as other abilities.

What are the punishments we can expect from adult gods for infractions?
As a note for visitors, in order for a character to be relieved of their punishment, they must make a verbal (praying) or written (on the Bulletin Board) apology directly to the gods and to anyone they harmed with their actions.

Punishments will vary based on the level of the infraction (minor injuries/property damage will result in mild punishments), and the god doling them out. There are four gods characters may receive punishments from:

Xun's Punishments

• Air Stranded: You're stuck in the air with no way to propel yourself and no way to touch the ground. You can move, but it's like being in space, you get no traction. You can be moved, but you'll gravitate back to a predetermined spot--somewhere public, usually.
  
• Ghost Writing: Everywhere you go, a description of your misdeed will follow you, scribbled on the surfaced that you look at. The writing will not vanish until you apologize, no matter how the surfaces are scrubbed or painted over.
  
• Into the Darkness, An Eye for An Eye: The world around you will steadily appear darker as time progresses, no matter the time of day or how many lights you have around you. This will not affect anyone else around you. If no apology is made within two days, you'll be rendered completely blind. The effect will remove completely once the apology is made.

Horta's Punishments

• Any clothing you wear turns into foliage. Once you apologize, it'll turn back, but until then... that grass skirt/pants? The leaf shirt? Gonna be really cold, until you apologize.
  
• You can only speak in animal noises. Unfortunately this means you need to make a written apology for it to go away, since no one can understand you.
  
• Severe Punishments: You repel water. Caught in a rainshower? It falls around you like an umbrella. Go in the ocean? Surprise air bubble. Try to take a drink? That's a problem. (Note that this will relent enough for a character not to die of thirst, but only just enough for that. They will be constantly parched.)

Kelt's Punishments

• Glued Hands: Your hands are glued together. Anything you touch is now stuck to you until you apologize. Any attempts to touch anyone else or try to unstick yourself only makes it worse.
  
• Forbitten Tongue: Anything forbidden/taboo you’ve ever thought will now fall from your lips. It will take biting your tongue to stop it.
  
• On Point: You can only walk on the tips of your toes. Standing on the flat of your feet feels like someone is jabbing you roughly with a hot iron.
  
• That Look on Your Face: Your character has a mask on. A mask they cannot remove no matter how hard they try. Any attempt to remove the mask makes the characters 'crime' appear in red letters across the front. The mask is player choice, but something embarrassing and weird.
  
• Sweating the Hard Truths: Your character is constantly sweating. They are just sweating through any article of clothing and smell awful. Any attempts to cool down are met with heavier sweating. There is no reprieve until your character has apologized.

Deei's Punishments

• Memories Like Leaves Fall: Your character's short term memory is completely shot. What did you come into this room for? How did this conversation start? Anything beyond 5 to 10 minutes in the past is lost to you. There is one memory that remains clear and harsh, though, that of your crime. (Note that characters will recover all memories when they apologize.)
  
• Scaled Up: Angry, itchy, somewhat painful red scales begin appearing along your arms and legs. They'll continue to spread until the character is either a mass of them or they apologize.
  
• Treed: The character will slowly begin to transform into a tree. Granted, this might seem rather novel! But it becomes a lot less fun when they find themselves beginning to take root and can't move anymore as they're slowly paralyzed. Their face will remain, as will their ability to talk, so they can always apologize, even if the punishment takes full effect.