taleless, a fairy tale reincarnation game (taleless) wrote in storycircle, @ 2016-08-04 23:27:00 |
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Power Swap Plot Details!
Hey guys!
So by now most of you have read the August plot calendar and know that there will be a power swapping plot from the 10th through the 15th. We wanted to post this early so that everyone had plenty of time to contemplate what they might want to do with the plot and how best to get development (or whatever else you want!) out of it. :)
On the evening of the 9th, our volunteers will see a strange face in the sky. When our beloved, none-the-wiser characters go to sleep (or not, you insomniacs), a strange mist will cover MOST of Woodsbridge (so that you have the option of including or excluding your character). There will be a log/narrative posted that will go into a tiny bit of detail about why this is happening but if you want the short version now: It’s Adversary.
If you don’t want to take part in this plot that is 100% okay! You can say that your character did not inhale the mist somehow (they were indoors, they were out of town, they don’t like leaving windows open, whatever works!) but if you do want to take part then at some point in the night your character would have breathed in some of the mist.
We are leaving it up to you lovely people to decide who your characters swap powers with, BUT there are a few things to keep in mind.
(1) Freaky Friday rules do not apply here, meaning, your character doesn’t have to do an even swap with another character! For example, Eddie could get Marceline’s powers but it could be Jasper that ends up with Eddie’s.This plot will last five days and end the night of the 15th, when characters wake up on the 16th everything should be back to normal. Or as normal as things can be after this!
(2) This plot is going to involve all characters that means that things could potentially get VERY confusing for people who end up with a power that is not on the registry. Remember, they’re only inheriting powers, not any knowledge of where those powers come from. So unless your character directly knows the unregistered person whose powers they receive chances are they will be very confused, conversely if they inherit powers from someone on the registry and can look those powers up and talk to the person who they came from, they might have a very different experience.
(3) Characters will be going through the same struggles that they had with their original powers when they developed them during puberty! This means that if someone gets Charlie’s powers and can put people to sleep with a touch they won’t have perfect control over this ability, they might end up accidentally knocking out a few friends or strangers just by shaking hands or giving someone a hug. Certain powers are harder to control when your character is emotional so make sure you chat with your fellow players and get a full understanding of exactly what their character’s powers might do.
(4) For witches this power swap means that for five days … they will not be witches. They might try to make potions but those potions will not work, they’ll have temporarily lost their “magic” in the same way that other characters have temporarily lost the “will” required to make their potions “come to life.”
(5) For those who might swap with a witch please remember that it’s taken these characters YEARS to hone their witch-related powers and those powers are limited to making potions. Any potions that they may attempt might backfire in really awful ways. It also might help to keep contact with the player of the particular witch you swap with, as each of them have their own varieties in how they brew, and that might effect your character.
(6) So that we can keep things simple, NPC’s will be swapping powers with other NPC’s. This means that the weather might suddenly be very off kilter while one of the other NPC’s attempts to control Samantha’s power over the weather. We will post daily updates about this so that players know what the weather was like from day to day!
(7) Although we fully expect this plot to cause some chaos in Woodsbridge please remember that laws still apply. If your character suddenly gains a power that might enable them to break certain laws with ease that doesn’t mean that they won’t be held accountable for anything they do during these five days. If you’re excited and saying BRING ON THE CONSEQUENCES that’s fine! If you want to do anything big though please make sure you talk it over with the player you’re swapping powers with and give the mods a heads up so that we can help where needed.
(8) If you have a character that works in the media and is interested in doing an article/news program/whatever about this strange occurrence please do! If we can provide you with any facts ahead of time or answer questions that might help just let us know!