So hey, about that rescue...

[freedom_engineer]

This is going up about a day later than it should have. Sorry, figuring out what we needed to do was a bit of a hiccup.



As far as I know, the following characters are going on the rescue.

Colin
Katherine
Rob
Frisk
Ixie
Ammy
Rita

If anyone else wants in, now's the time to speak up!

As for what we're going to do... How about three sub threads?

One for the Drawbridge, one for the stairs, one for the walkway.

Because puzzle solving IC is a bit time consuming, and we are on the clock, we can probably gloss over the difficult stuff. Mostly, this'll be for interactions and any exciting drama in the middle of this rescue.

People NOT on the rescue... do you guys forsee your groups clearing your rooms? Or will the rescue team need to get there in the middle of trouble?

People ON the rescue... You've got a harder fight, but you've also got a much faster time. You don't have to worry about the goo, and you're all much more organized and know what you need to do.

I personally think it's a toss-up on who's going to get people out first, but I'm open to suggestions/thoughts!

Unless anyone says otherwise, I'll definitely toss up a drawbridge post here soon. (I think that's the one with the jumping puzzles?) After that, the party will need to split to get to each of the stranded groups. Suggestions on splits would also be welcome so we can get that moving faster.

Comments

[shirtlesspersona]

I think Team 2 is mostly booking it out rather than clearing their room, because they will have enough light-ish things to idol doors
So probably likely to come across them outside their room trying to figure out the next one?

Team 2

[mymostvulnerable]

Could any the players whose characters are doing light magic things to the doors reply to me with what exactly the plan is and who is involved? I know there's talk on plurk and on AIM but it'd help to have a clear explanation. I know I'm a little lost.

[shirtlesspersona]

Zaveid here has a "flames of purification", which is vaguely light enough that it counts enough + something else

[freedom_engineer]

What I know is that the idols are basically in place to respond to light. I ASSUME it's any light, especially since Colin got told "Light works on more than just shadows."

But that may not be what you're asking?

[mymostvulnerable]

It helps! But I'm trying to figure out who in Team 2 is using light on the idols and where this is going to take us.

[concasse]

Sanji doesn't use light but he can produce his own fire, which has some attributes of light... but I dunno if that would actually work. 8|a

Besides him, I think the Arthur-mun said their character will be assisting in that area.

[gianthobo]

AZ is attempting to utilize his Pokemon to clear puzzles, but keeps getting blocked by puzzles refusing to be cheated. For his part, AZ is making sure everyone else gets out first, since he's slow and heavy enough that Golurk may not be able to carry him easily.

If there's any jumping puzzles though, he'll have to hang on to Golurk and/or Sigilyph since... he can't jump well. Old man with a bad knee is not cut out for this shit.

Edit: Okay who (in group 1) is up for AZ pushing them out of the way of the goop? He'll probably be able to throw his Pokemon in Pokeballs and shove the bag at someone (Zuko?), but. Yes. Volunteers?

A note about possible Shadow encounters.

[justribbing]

Before she went on hiatus, V also mentioned that Shadows of Yukio and Papyrus (see prompt C in that post) are around.

Papyrus can be tricky to fight, and as a Shadow is reliably without mercy. Sans will offer pointers on how to put him out of his misery if characters run into him.

[freedom_engineer]

Honestly, if Colin sees Papy, the first thing he's doing is throwing a Flashbang to disperse him, hopefully before anyone else sees him. XD

THAT SAID, there could be some fun there.

[justribbing]

Sans literally had the guy's dust collapse over his face, he can handle giving strategic backup for taking down the shadowy aberration the Queen made.

Save your flashbangs for idol doors.

[concasse]

nooooot gonna lie I'd love the chance for Sanji to fight shadow!Pap before Sanji meets the skeleton proper. Maybe Colin comes in later during the fight and gets rid of him? Idk I don't want to derail anyone's characterization.

[justribbing]

Ooh. Dunno, guys. If your group is being rescued by the search team, maybe on your way back to the nearest save point SHADOW PAP GETS IN YOUR WAY idk.

You guys do have a lot of firepower once y'all get together.

[freedom_engineer]

Nothing says Pap has to meet the rescue team... There are plenty of shadows to go around. :D

[Unless I missed something with dead people shadows, I wouldn't put it past me.]

[souldeterminant]

I'm in agreement for glossing over some of the puzzle solving stuff. Clearing areas is a big part of the game, so maybe not too much - I still like the idea of summarizing at least some of 'em ICly so we can at least say we put in work on our side - but I know we got mod permission to gloss, so I won't fight at all if it ends up better to handwave.

As for the rescue team, I think being organized/well-equipped means that they're mostly good against the shadows? I feel like the main thing we need to work out is our timeframe and how long it'll take to push far enough, considering we probably lost a few IC hours just getting out the proverbial door. Basically, I figure we need the "yes" or "no" from the missing groups on whether they'll need our help or not, and then from there we'll have the pieces to work out our timeframe?

[souldeterminant]

ALSO--

I'm not at all suggesting that we handwave the event, but in the interest of continuity/not letting things get hung up ICly, maybe we could have a death/survival roll call? That way, if players want to start new posts/threads that take place later in the month, they have a vague idea of the overall outcome and can dance around the other details until we iron them out.

[justribbing]

Provided people are documenting their deaths here on the Death Counter we should have an idea of survivors.

EDIT: Arthur also died though it's not on there yet

(DOCUMENT UR DEATHS GUYS)

[freedom_engineer]

That was honestly my thinking. The rescue team has fighters who know what they're looking at, and are ready to throw down. They've got "Oh shit" buttons, they've got a strong offense, and they know to watch each others' backs. They haven't got great team cohesion, but otherwise, they've got a lot of force multiplication.

...

That, that reminds me.

Frisk needs to see Colin combat dancing. I don't know if he noticed the first time. XD What with the whole "Angel of Death" thing he had going on.

[souldeterminant]

I absolutely need Frisk to see Colin combat dancing. They were a bit too busy riding out a case of shock before, but there's no way in heck they'd miss out on what he's doing this time. We can consider it prep for the musical event later this month.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

Rob has 20 Restore Health potions, 7 Fortify Carry Weight potions (let you carry more without being slowed down for 5 minutes - good if someone needs to be carried to safety), and 3 Light potions (make your body glow for a minute - hopefully strong enough to repel shadows) available for the rescuers to grab. Colin's grabbed 1 Restore Health potion, and Frisk's grabbed 2 Restore Health potions and a Light potion; the rest are still available.

Rob also has a variety of other potions and poisons on him, including ones that boost certain types of magic, restore magical power, and shield against certain types of damage.

Comment here if your character is taking any so I know how many he has left.

[freedom_engineer]

Katherine, sadly, can't take them. She's got full body armor, so she can't drink external stuff without taking off her helmet. Which... she hasn't been doing much.

[souldeterminant]

ALSO I forgot until just now (gj me) but Colin had Frisk run around and collect a few blankets before they left, to avoid potential goo-touching situations. I would assume that they've been divvied up and that everyone on the rescue team has one if they've got the room to carry it (alternatively, Frisk could just be carrying a couple in their backpack).

[mamaterasu]

Ammy here is mainly going to stick to Frisk like glue considering previous events that put his life in potential danger, but she may meander away from their side if she's certain they'll be alright by themselves or are with someone she feels can take care of them.

Of course, being the representation of light itself, she can call forth the Sun (as well as flames from her solar reflector and summon one humongous ball of flame via her celestial brush skills) to drive back the shadows if anyone's having an especially difficult time. Her canon is also filled with various puzzles and the like so she's well versed on how to solve quite a few of them.

Basically what I'm saying is, she can be available for anyone wherever and however needed, though her main concern will be making sure Frisk doesn't end up hurt while on rescue duty.

[freedom_engineer]

Colin is likewise going to be sticking to Frisk like glue, so when the party splits, those three are definitely staying together.

[mamaterasu]

AT LAST I GET CR WITH YOU.

I mean, go team. :'Db