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massplotting2012-08-20 06:48 pm
calibrating) wrote in massplotting2012-08-20 06:48 pm
DID THEY SEND ME DAUGHTERS WHEN I ASKED FOR SONS?
Hey, everybody!
So the end of August is nearly upon us and I know I’ve been promising a “STORY THUS FAR…” for a while, so here it is! Let me know if I’ve missed anything! I’d also like to get some TO DO stuff out of the way, too if that’s all right.
This entire time, Garrus has been keeping IC notes on what’s been going on. I’ve sort of combined it with an OOC FAQ sort of thing, but it’s a mess right now. Apologies for that! You can find it here, though! If anyone has any suggestions to make that post less of a travesty, I’m all ears! If you’re new to the plot/cast/etc., I suggest reading that first. We’ll be happy to answer any questions, though!
On that note, we have a few newcomers (both to the cast, and to the plot as a whole!) so I’d really like it if we could maybe pull together an even bigger “STORY THUS FAR…” going all the way back to when the Purist plot just started. Maybe we can make a Google Doc or something? It would pretty much be a way to let us pull together our characters’ paths into a single place where we can make a comprehensive story. Who knows, it may help us unlock plot stuff in the future, too! It’s something to think about at least.
I’d also like to propose the idea of maybe bringing in personal character arcs, kind of inspired by the fact that this particular plot revolves around Joker and something that would really alter his character, how he’s played, development, etc. It would be kind of cool to maybe include a lottery system where people who’d like to do a plot that would help develop their character(s) can volunteer, and then get picked at random to do something that will not only push forward the overall Purist storyline, but also help jumpstart that character’s development. Also, depending on the plot that’s happening, we can have more than one character getting an arc at once.
For example, let’s say I’d like to explore Garrus’ love for turian chocolate. Somehow in his quest to find the ultimate bar of chocolate, he discovers a button that would destroy the entire Thor, and now everyone must keep it out of Purist hands! DUN DUN DUNNNN!!! In doing so, Garrus learns that not all chocolate is created equal, the team manages to uncover more data about the Purists, and everyone unlocks the ability to fart rainbows.
…Obviously these arcs would be way more thought out than that, but shhh.
Now, an issue I can see with something like this is that it can get kind of repetitive in terms of plotting (character(s) get singled out, everybody fights the bad guys, piece of the puzzle is uncovered, go home), so I’d really like to hear any/all opinions! Maybe we can come up with some story stuff? Want to add onto this idea? Think it’s poop? Let’s get some discussion going!
But enough with the announcements! Let’s get down to businessto defeat the Huns.
So for anyone who’s keeping track, there have already been a couple of posts setting up the plot for September, which I’ll do a recap for at the end. If you haven’t seen them yet, or need a refresher on what’s going on, here’s a compiled list of them!
Did I miss anything? Let me know so I can add it into the list!
Now with all that out of the way, Here’s the last post where we went over the gist of the story stuff. Since then, we’ve cemented these bits:
With all of that out of the way, I’d like to use this post to maybe work out a rough timeline for things to go down. This will probably be the plot for all of September, so we’ll have a month to get everything done. It may bleed a bit into October, but hopefully not!
The main plot points we need to cover aaarrrree:
So if we can get a rough timeline together for these events, we should be good to go! Everything else is up to player discretion/doesn't need to be plotted to the final detail.
Sorry for the tl;dr, but hopefully I've covered everything! Go nuts everyone!!!
So the end of August is nearly upon us and I know I’ve been promising a “STORY THUS FAR…” for a while, so here it is! Let me know if I’ve missed anything! I’d also like to get some TO DO stuff out of the way, too if that’s all right.
This entire time, Garrus has been keeping IC notes on what’s been going on. I’ve sort of combined it with an OOC FAQ sort of thing, but it’s a mess right now. Apologies for that! You can find it here, though! If anyone has any suggestions to make that post less of a travesty, I’m all ears! If you’re new to the plot/cast/etc., I suggest reading that first. We’ll be happy to answer any questions, though!
On that note, we have a few newcomers (both to the cast, and to the plot as a whole!) so I’d really like it if we could maybe pull together an even bigger “STORY THUS FAR…” going all the way back to when the Purist plot just started. Maybe we can make a Google Doc or something? It would pretty much be a way to let us pull together our characters’ paths into a single place where we can make a comprehensive story. Who knows, it may help us unlock plot stuff in the future, too! It’s something to think about at least.
I’d also like to propose the idea of maybe bringing in personal character arcs, kind of inspired by the fact that this particular plot revolves around Joker and something that would really alter his character, how he’s played, development, etc. It would be kind of cool to maybe include a lottery system where people who’d like to do a plot that would help develop their character(s) can volunteer, and then get picked at random to do something that will not only push forward the overall Purist storyline, but also help jumpstart that character’s development. Also, depending on the plot that’s happening, we can have more than one character getting an arc at once.
For example, let’s say I’d like to explore Garrus’ love for turian chocolate. Somehow in his quest to find the ultimate bar of chocolate, he discovers a button that would destroy the entire Thor, and now everyone must keep it out of Purist hands! DUN DUN DUNNNN!!! In doing so, Garrus learns that not all chocolate is created equal, the team manages to uncover more data about the Purists, and everyone unlocks the ability to fart rainbows.
…Obviously these arcs would be way more thought out than that, but shhh.
Now, an issue I can see with something like this is that it can get kind of repetitive in terms of plotting (character(s) get singled out, everybody fights the bad guys, piece of the puzzle is uncovered, go home), so I’d really like to hear any/all opinions! Maybe we can come up with some story stuff? Want to add onto this idea? Think it’s poop? Let’s get some discussion going!
But enough with the announcements! Let’s get down to business
So for anyone who’s keeping track, there have already been a couple of posts setting up the plot for September, which I’ll do a recap for at the end. If you haven’t seen them yet, or need a refresher on what’s going on, here’s a compiled list of them!
- Discussions on forming AEGIS (UNFINISHED SO FAR)
- Kamui’s foreshadowing post
- Minato discovering some of the guns
- Minako getting in touch with Garrus about protection while sneaking around, gathering information…
- …and the subsequent log (UNFINISHED SO FAR)
- Amelia going around and setting up safe areas with her magic
Did I miss anything? Let me know so I can add it into the list!
Now with all that out of the way, Here’s the last post where we went over the gist of the story stuff. Since then, we’ve cemented these bits:
- The Avengers part of AEGIS will be patrolling areas where these weapons have been sighted/used/or happen to pop up. This will be an open log that everyone can join. PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE PLOT WHO ARE JUST TUNING IN? THIS MAY BE A GOOD GATEWAY FOR YOU! HEROES/VILLAINS/ETC.
- Loki’s back, and is this time working with Kamui (who is in turn working for the Purists)! Goals are to create mayhem with the group Thor is helping bring together (AEGIS) and show just how weak-willed mortals are when it comes to horrible weapons.
- Dave Nails will be spreading information about the guns to the general public. (Going to triple check with Jess on this, but I’m pretty sure it’s good to go!) Hopefully this will drum up more IC/OOC interest!
- ???
- Profit!
With all of that out of the way, I’d like to use this post to maybe work out a rough timeline for things to go down. This will probably be the plot for all of September, so we’ll have a month to get everything done. It may bleed a bit into October, but hopefully not!
The main plot points we need to cover aaarrrree:
- Large wave of microwave guns on the streets of the Thor
- Joker’s kidnapping
- Release of information to the general public
- Finding and destroying the guns / Rescuing Joker / Confronting Purists and stealing data
- Final confrontation with Loki and Kamui (former on the ship, latter on the planet)
- ICly Coming up with a plan to fix Joker's fucked-uppery
So if we can get a rough timeline together for these events, we should be good to go! Everything else is up to player discretion/doesn't need to be plotted to the final detail.
Sorry for the tl;dr, but hopefully I've covered everything! Go nuts everyone!!!