Event: Metronome (Plotting)

[thelostmods]

On November 15th, residents of the Meadous will wake to a note from Zephyr at their bedside. Those who can measure their time in the Meadous in months or more may recognize the short, direct style and what it means the moment they lay eyes on it. Or they might think they know what's going on. This one is just a little different. A shriek rings out across the stars.

Everyone,

Vhaendath is in trouble. It's one of the planets all of you helped me to create. The Clefairy have stolen the weapons the Gilarabrywn protect and they're not giving them back. This is bad. It's really, really bad. The Gilarabrywn are like dragons and they're rampaging, trying to find the weapons. We have to do something, but I've been trying not to stick my hands too much in the middle of it. I really don't want one of your planets to die. Please help? I told the Gilarabrywn we'd help so they'd stop destroying things. =:(

Please meet in the meadow south of the village tomorrow at 3:00pm. I know that's really early for some of you guys who are nocturnal, but this can't wait very long. I'll have the gummi ship you guys helped build ready to go so we can fly anyone who wants to go over there.

Love,
Zephyr



METRONOME

The Events Calendar post for the plot is HERE.

This event will be the Meadous' first planet-hopping adventure, picking up thread from the Paint the Sky Planet Creation Contest.

Vhaendath is the planet created by Royce that received the most votes in the competition. This forested world is home to many beasts, great and small, but the grandest of them all are Gilarabrywn, enormous, dragon-like creatures who guard weapons of great powers:

• Blackwater - Giant spadone sticking out of a platform, Master Sword style.
  
• Thrace - Shattered short sword that lies in pieces on a pedestal.
  
• DeLancey - Whip that looks like a rose stem, covered in thorns.
  
• Vil - Void-black knife that seems to suck the air out of a room.

It will be up to the characters to locate these items (they've been stolen by precious space Clefairys) and either return them to the Gilarabrywn they belong to or... do something else. Probably something else inadvisable. You see, there's a tiny little catch with these weapons. They have minds of their own, and picking them up, even just a piece, is enough to make a person start acting in a way that the weapon would want.

• Blackwater - Bravery to the point of possible stupidity.
  
• Thrace - Regality, properness and poise and looking down upon those people below you, even friends.
  
• DeLancey - Kindness to the point of being taken advantage of. (Why yes, you can eat me, Mr. Tiger! You're just hungry after all!)
  
• Vil - Irritability to the point of vicious and murderous fury.

On the afternoon of the 16th, the meadow south of the village will have a carrot-shaped gummi ship waiting to ferry characters who don't have their own means to the new planet. It will make use of the magical gates that characters were given as a Night Sky Perk during the Paint the Sky event. The ship will have enough supplies to last everyone 2 weeks and there will be a Moomba from the Lagoon Island named Rwar who will help to pilot it to its destination.

Zephyr will turn up at the appointed time and explain the following:

• The dragons are expecting them and will be able to give some instruction, but some are more patient than others.
  
• You can use magic portals or other means, but the gummi ship is only going there and back once. It will be at the planet for two weeks or as long as this problem takes to resolve.
  
• While they will not allow people to die, if possible, Vhaendath has the training wheels taken off to a large extent. Zephyr's power focus is on the main Meadous planet.
  
• THIS MEANS THAT INJURY AND DEATH IS POSSIBLE, but we would ask that everyone be very careful about death and double-check with us first if you're doing anything that can't be immediately undone by another character. Death within the Meadous is a very serious thing for Zephyr.

tl;dr version

• Naughty Clefairys stole some sick magic weapons from a bunch of dragons. The dragons are super upset about this and want their weapons back.
  
• Characters can help to return the weapons, but they're dangerous to hold because they can have weird effects on your character.
  
• It's a new planet! For those who don't want to help with the Clefairy Problem, there will be prompts for exploration, as well.

In order to gauge how we need to break-up/scatter the weapons, please fill in the sign-up form below if you intend to participate in this aspect of the event! Sign-ups end on November 16th at 11:59 PM PST.

Comments

FAQ

[thelostmods]

Which mod is running this event?
Terri is in charge of this plot and will be responding to questions, but this has been a joint mod planning effort. Additionally, Flurry has provided guidance for the event and will continue to do so if we have a question that we want to double-check with her on. Many thanks to Flurry for the weapons descriptions and to QV for the Meadous-variant Clefairy linked in the picture above.

May I opt out?
Yes! Your character may choose not to visit Vhaendath or they may choose to visit, but not participate in the Clefairy side of things. There will be general exploration prompts.

Can we talk to Zephyr?
Characters will be essentially cut off from Zephyr while on Vhaendath. Zephyr will be watching though, and try to prevent any deaths.

Can we catch the Clefairy?
You sure can! Some of the stocks aboard the gummi ships will be regular pokeballs. Gotta catch 'em all!

You said the training wheels are off, so what about powers?
Zephyr's training wheels are more or less off on character powers here with the exception of any game-breaking abilities or abilities or magical items that allow characters to instantly track the location of objects and/or people. It seems there's some effect on the planet that messes with magic. Please use discretion and make sure you talk to your fellow players if your actions are going to have a major impact on their characters... and be aware that the Gilarabrywn will possibly come after you if you're harming their world excessively. They are its guardians.

What if we die in Vhaendath?
Standard death rules apply.

Can I bring an NPC from Vhendath to the Meadous?
You can try to do anything you want with the NPCs. Whether they will be willing to do what your character wants of them is highly variable.

Can I bring animals/food/other materials from Vhendath?
Yes, but there's only so much room in the gummi ship! You might be able to get a teleporting member of the Meadous to help out if you have a lot of something you want to transport.

[telecosmetic]

If Eliza gives a piece of a weapon to her Pokemon and recalls them into her Pokeball, will she still suffer the adverse effects, or will that pause them?

[thetallesttree]

She will continue to suffer the effects!

[telecosmetic]

Oh, I was actually planning some threads with the assumption that removing the sword shard from her hand would mitigate the effects. So is there any way to do so?

[thetallesttree]

She would need to not have the Pokeballs on her person. Once her Pokemon have the shard, she will personally not feel the effects, they will. But if she recalls them and then starts carrying the balls around, those effects from the shards will transfer to her. If she wanted to deal with a very imperious Blade or Dragon, that's definitely an option.

[telecosmetic]

Oof, got it. Makes sense, I guess. How fast would the effects fade after one of her Pokemon grabs the shard? Since there's no way she's giving them up on her own while under the effects.

[thetallesttree]

Whatever amount of time is narratively convenient! We don't want to set anything in stone so that people have a little more flexibility on how quickly (or slowly) the effects fade.

Weapon/Clefairy Tracking Sign-up

[thelostmods]

Sign-ups will be open until November 16th at 11:59 PM PST! Please fill in a separate form for each character you'll be involving.

<b>Character Name</b>: <b>Preferred Weapon to Track</b>: Blackwater, Thrace, DeLancey, Vil (select one or more if you're fine with more than one) <b>Preferred Biome to Track Through</b>: Glowing Forest with Spiders, Blizzard Land with Wolves, Top of Ahrakon (tallest tree) with Harpy Eagles, Underwater with Minimal Attack (select one or more if you're fine with more than one)

[ignes_fatui]

Character Name: Ienzo
Preferred Weapon to Track: Blackwater, Thrace
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Blizzard Land with Wolves, Top of Ahrakon (tallest tree) with Harpy Eagles

[thetallesttree]

Ienzo will be chasing Blackwater's Handle with the Wolves.

Re: Weapon/Clefairy Tracking Sign-up

[advanced]

Character Name: Bucky Barnes
Preferred Weapon to Track: Thrace, DeLancey
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Fine with all of them!

Character Name: Sherlock Holmes
Preferred Weapon to Track: Blackwater, Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Fine with all of them!

[thetallesttree]

Bucky will be chasing DeLancey's Handle with the Spiders.

Sherlock will be chasing Vil's Pommel with the Eagles.

[termineur]

Character Name: Gabriel Gray
Preferred Weapon to Track: Thrace, Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: All of these sound interesting! (aka I don't really have a preference)

[thetallesttree]

Gabe will be chasing Thrace's Handle and Pommel with the Wolves.

[telecosmetic]

Character Name: Eliza
Preferred Weapon to Track: Blackwater or Thrace
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any

[thetallesttree]

Eliza will be chasing Thrace's Blade at the Pond.

Re: Weapon/Clefairy Tracking Sign-up

[devoutish]

Character Name: Alfie Solomons
Preferred Weapon to Track: Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Glowing Forest with Spiders, Blizzard Land with Wolves

[thetallesttree]

Alfie will be chasing Vil's Handle with the Spiders.

Re: Weapon/Clefairy Tracking Sign-up

[bywolves]

Character Name: Royce
Preferred Weapon to Track: Any and all
Preferred Biome to Track Through: All and any

[thetallesttree]

Royce will be chasing DeLancey's Whip Cord with the Wolves.

[marywatson]

Character Name: Mary Watson
Preferred Weapon to Track: DeLancey and/or Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any are fine.

[thetallesttree]

Mary will be chasing DeLancey's Thorns with the Eagles.

[zunesareawesome]

Character Name: Peter Quill
Preferred Weapon to Track: Blackwater, Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any/all of them are good!

[thetallesttree]

Peter will be chasing Blackwater's Pommel at the Pond.

[obeir]

Character Name: K
Preferred Weapon to Track: Blackwater, DeLancey, or Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: I'm fine with any of them

[thetallesttree]

K will be chasing Blackwater's Blade with the Spiders.

[thewarningafter]

Character Name: Stephen Strange
Preferred Weapon to Track: Any
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any


Character Name: Ecks
Preferred Weapon to Track: Any
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any


If there's a shortage of slots, please drop Ecks from the roster first, followed by Stephen!

[thelostmods]

Stephen will be chasing Thrace's Blade at the Pond.

Ecks will be chasing Vil's Blade with the Wolves.

[sleight_of_fate]

Character Name: Jared Rhys
Preferred Weapon to Track: DeLancey, Vil
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Blizzard Land with Wolves, Top of Ahrakon (tallest tree) with Harpy Eagles

[thetallesttree]

Rhys will be chasing Vil's Blade with the Eagles.

[cahooted]

Hello! I'm not sure, I just looked it up and I think it's past 12:59 p.m. already but if possible to squeeze Flynn in that would be great – if not I understand, I totally forgot to sign up for this.

Character Name: Flynn Carsen
Preferred Weapon to Track: Fine with any!
Preferred Biome to Track Through: Any sound good!

[thetallesttree]

Flynn will be chasing DeLancey's Thorns at the Pond.