Event Prelude, Discoveries, & AC

[atlasmods]

EVENT : PRELUDE With our first event almost upon us, it's time to give everyone a bit of a head's up on what can be expected ICly over the next few days! This info post will covers IC Days 4 - 6 and during this time players are free to make & start their own IC posts. In fact we encourage it! The more initiative you take, the more you'll receive :) The Atlas rewards those who put in that extra bit of work, so by all means please go wild! So without further adieu, here is our rough schedule for the next week: IC DAY 4: SIGNS OF LIFE When the sun rises on yet another dry, sweltering Kharas day it doesn't seem any different than those which have come before it. The wind is intermittent, blowing gusts of sand around as it rolls over the many dunes. What little cool the night brought with it is rapidly vanishing as the sun's warmth bakes the barren lands. The area nearest to the camp has seen a decline in the local Coral population as they're dug up, cracked open, and used for food. Scattered remains of their shells and roots are left exposed to the elements to dry and become husks useful as fuel. Some scraps are left behind to waste away, their presence seemingly unimportant and inconsequential. Oh, how wrong this assumption. At first it seems merely a trick of the eye; a shadowy movement in the corner of the interlopers' eyes. There hasn't been any signs of life since The First of them awoke from their deep slumbers. Nothing could survive out here without the supplies gathered from pods failing and broken prior to their eruption. And yet again they spy movement. It sticks to the shadows and avoids direct sunlight, but if one ventures close enough they will hear near-inaudible scuffling, a chitter or two, and then-- The "Trilobites" Almost a foot in length and a quarter of that wide, these eight-legged "Trilobite" creatures can be found scurrying across the sand's surface, burrowing beneath it when approached or startled. While they aren't especially fast at running around they are quite adept at getting deep into the sand when they need to, so catching one won't be easy. It may be worth trying to discover the best way to handle them, as when encountered alone they will avoid all contact with the interlopers if possible. And as the morning sun rises there will indeed only be a few singular specimens to encounter. But as the day goes on more and more of them will be seen emerging from the sand or dashing around, inspecting the plant waste left from harvesting the Corals. In fact they're quite interested in the fibrous material and can be seen dragging bits of it away with them out towards the vast wastes. Odd indeed. And when encountered in groups the Trilobite becomes much less skittish around the interlopers; you'll find approaching and catching them (if so desired) much more easy. In fact, they won't actually attack or otherwise harm you even if you do manage to scoop one up. At most they seem more interested in gnawing at the material of the suits. Nothing more. There will be no IC log for this portion of the event. Players must make their own. IC DAYS 5.5-6: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE STAY. Maybe you're too wounded, or maybe just too tired but slogging off into the desert and leaving the only means of shelter behind just isn't your thing. Others may have a drive for hot and sweaty adventure, but you're not one of them. Besides, someone has to stay behind and keep an eye on things. Especially since it looks like more and more of those Trilobites keeps popping up. Any direction you look there's at least one or two milling about. Maybe it'll be worth it to try and nab one or two... After all, they don't seem all that dangerous. An IC log will go up for this portion of the event on the 26th. GO. As more and more of the Trilobites pour into the camp a distinct trail can be seen heading towards the boneyard from somewhere out beyond the sand dunes. Characters now have the option of following it to see just where these strange creatures are coming from, and perhaps more importantly: why they've suddenly appeared. It looks like it'll be a long walk though... Those tracks continue on for at least an hour to the south. Better pack some supplies and group up if you want to know what's out there. An IC log will go up for this portion of the event on the 26th. IC DAY 6: "THE SWARM" EVENT "STAY" EVENT : TBA This time-sensitive event will run for 24 hours starting Oct 27th at 8:00AM EST. It will conclude Oct 28th at 8:00AM EST. A section in the corresponding IC log will be provided for this event on the 26th. "GO" EVENT : TBA This time-sensitive event will run for 24 hours starting Oct 27th at 8:00AM EST. It will conclude Oct 28th at 8:00AM EST. A section in the corresponding IC log will be provided for this event on the 26th. And there you have it, our schedule for the next week! As always please feel free to use this post to plot out interactions, whether your character is staying behind or going, or who feels up to maybe trying to tame a trilobite or two. The world is your oyster, Atlans! Ask and you shall receive. As of this post Trilobites have been unlocked on the Flora, Fauna & Resources page and are now available for discovery. As we move further into the game there will be less mod-provided IC logs so we encourage players to make their own! If you have an idea for an event or want to send your characters out on an adventure to encounter something? Hit us up at our plotting post! We will be opening up Tier 2 Discoveries on October 27th, so look forward to that as well. There will be an OOC post on October 29th detailing the event results, as well as introducing a new area for characters to explore...and you're going to help design it! Our monthly Activity Check also begins on the 28th but will only require players to check-in for the first month they are in-game.

Comments

EVENT QUESTIONS

[atlasmods]

Have a question about this event specifically? Here's where to ask!

GO QUESTIONS

[sheshotfirst]

Is there any kind of pattern to the sinkholes? Specifically, any sign they may be caused by something(s) moving under the ground?

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[ceruleo]

Hi! Not sure if this is a 'discovery' or not—how are the trilobites around fire? I don't mean the cooking kind, but more like, are they afraid of sparks or sudden light, for instance?

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[bladebabysitter]

For the Queen event! Is thread order mandatory?

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[ceruleo]

Question about the suit, tangentially related to the bugs! Assuming characters get the legs and arms of the suit chewed up/outright eaten, that would still affect life support, correct? Not just damage to the chest/torso?

Also, if a character's suit takes heavy damage from the swarm, how long will it take to repair itself, in terms of IC days?

Re: EVENT QUESTIONS

[sobriquette]

quick question: would it be reasonable for jess to have realized there was something underneath the sand while she and ahsoka were under there with the queen?

EVENT: STAYING

[atlasmods]

Who's all staying?? Plot here!

Re: EVENT: STAYING

[ceruleo]

of course it was gonna be crab spiders...................

"Others may have a drive for hot and sweaty adventure, but you're not one of them" a more accurate descriptor of Lance has never been written tbh. This group is teeming with enough Bold Leaders, they can go on their crazy ~hike into the unknown~ or whatever, Lance is parking his ass where it's safe. (Relatively speaking.)

There'll probably be some trilobyte-catching going on, though he may freak out a bit because they're puppy-sized. Lance is gonna want to check out if these guys can be useful for anything, but otherwise his IC initiative will be pretty low unless him/his friends (that means you)/the group's supplies are in danger. If I get enough takers for trilobyte discoveries, I might put up a log for Day 4.

HMU if your character needs someone to enable bad ideas. As always, I'm on here or at lunation!

[anewhope]

Clark will stay! He's still wary about leaving a group of people on their own ... without help ... traumatic flashbacks of explosions.

He can be convinced to go tho! But most likely, he'll stay behind and babysit/protect/hold your hand.

[ex_bossily211]

Clara will stay (or will try to, anyway). She's going to be hurting herself in exploring the terrain a couple of days before so either someone she has relatively decent CR with can convince her to stay behind or she'll be sensible and suggest it herself. She'll be wanting to catch a trilobite or three just to examine them, to try and get any information of her own to share when the others come back. If she feels she's not finding out anything or becomes too restless, she'll be eager to try and strike out to catch up to the others who left to investigate. A bad life choice but she doesn't do well feeling like she's not contributing somehow.

Inui | Houkago Edge

[dateme]

...is staying! As much fun as crossing a hot desert filled with bugs is, he doesn't really want to.

He'll be hanging back, seeing if he can brother the trilobites any. Maybe teach one to fetch????

STAYING

[atlasmods]

The following characters have been defaulted to STAYING:

Jack
Rhys
Katniss Everdeen
Bucky Barnes
Natasha Romanoff
Steve Rogers
Luke Cage
Anakin Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
Padmé Amidala
Vestara Khai

EVENT: GOING

[atlasmods]

Who's all going?? Plot here!

[resnipstance]

AHSOKA'S GOING TO STAY--

who am i kidding ahsoka is definitely going to go investigate, come on.

[superblack]

bruce hasn't made enough bad decisions yet he's going

[adamance]

As much as Lexa would like to rule from a distance and tell everyone what to do, she basically convinced herself to be a tracker for everyone and would get moving with the intention of leading everyone back eventually. (Or "leading," as it may be.)

In terms of catching the trilobites, Lexa would be keen to set up traps to figure out how to get a hold of them. Figuring out what they're doing and how they're trying to escape would be good. ... Especially if the trilobites in question could potentially serve as a food source.

[avocadoatlaw]

Matt is going to be inclined to go, but if he feels like the people staying can't defend themselves, he'll stay.

So, edited, it looks like he will be going.

[sobriquette]

jess is definitely going

she's also available to help people catch one of the critters if anyone needs a speedy hand

[exorion]

TIME TO EXPLORE TIME TO HAVE FUN i didn't even finish reading the post before i was like "okay cayde's off later guys"

He's definitely interested in trying to trap a trilobite or two, if he sees they're interested in the suit, maybe see if they prefer that to a nearby plant. Finding out where they come from, yk yk, all that good stuff

also do they have anything shiny in their bug lair, Cayde would like to know

[dendarii]

MILES IS TOTALLY LEADING AN ADVENTURE anyone else want to follow this tiny man into danger

[bladebabysitter]

Of course Elma's going.

Re: EVENT: GOING

[sheshotfirst]

Aw yeah, Shep is going. Go team!

Also, she has her biotic powers to hold one of those creatures without it being able to eat her suit if people want to take a look at one while she holds it. She...may try to put one on a leash for a pet/to lead her to new exciting places.

That's just how Spectre's roll.

[zerkalos]

In the ongoing effort to put off hacking off a certain Skywalker's hand, Zhukov definitely wants to go and hunt down that bug and pry it apart.

He'll mostly be interested in seeing what other people are capable of, since he's a shady little corpse, so he's happy to let others take the lead so that he can stalk you all carefully he can find out how to most helpful.

[shipmaster]

Going!

[bringguns]

CLARKE WILL BE GOING how could she not