CONCERNING THE CURRENT WORLDPLOT AND SUCH THINGS

[supraliminally]

Hello Thusia, it is me. Thusia, have you ever thought to yourself, "My character is probably the sort of person who would want to be involved in helping other people and doing useful society things, but I have other plots going on and I am busy IRL and I am more interested in playing other things that appeal to me more as a player and I am too shy to shove my character out into the spotlight of a big plot and etc. etc."

Thusia, if you have thought this, I just want you to know that I think that is totally valid and cool and honestly, sometimes world plot is just not what you want to play out explicitly, and you shouldn't have to spend tons of time playing out things explicitly that don't really interest you.

So purpose number one of this post is this: if you want to handwave your character doing anything whatsoever - giving sacrifices to Eizon or Selyir, offering to help grow some vines for our (future) shiny new generator, doing literally anything else that I haven't thought of yet, doing something completely unrelated to those plans, doing something actively against those plans, seriously I am so cool with anything - anyway, if you want your character to participate or think your character ICly would participate but don't want to spend a ton of time threading it out, please just fill out the short form here. It's very short for real.

And if there are any questions you think are boring or whatever you can just not answer them. It can just say something like, I think my character would really want to help in setting up the portal for people lost in the jungle, but I don't think they would want to help Eizon because he's a huge butthead. Or maybe something like, my character has a little bit of tech savvy, so maybe when the generator is made they can help get it up and running.

Mostly the point of this is so that we can get a gauge on how many characters are actively doing such things? So then ICly we can figure out how fast things are moving, what is going to work and not work, etc. ALSO I would like for this to be a general plotting post about the world things happening. So I have a little survey which you can fill out if you like. I'm really excited about this so far and I think it could be pretty cool, but I just would like to make it so that absolutely anybody who wants to be involved can be, even if they are like, lol whos yukari tho. So yeah.


<b> → Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?)</b><br /><br /> <b>→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?</b><br /><br /> <b>→ Are they going to do anything about it?</b><br /><br /> → <b>Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you?</b>


By the way, do you want to be my friend? I want to be your friend, Thusia, so you can be my friend on plurk at NECROFANTASIA. Here I'll make it a link. NECROFANTASIA. Boom.

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[ballpoint]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) Err, not really, to be honest. All I really know about the world and stuff that's happened and place changes and stuff that's gone on is what I've... been told IC... ;_; I don't know if there's somewhere I can read that kind of stuff but if there is I'd love to.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Yes he cares! Mikado loves cliches so he loves being a hero and helping people and going out og his way for that kind of thing.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? Yup! He already talked to Eizon about burning things for the generator, so he's been gathering them up little by little and practising his fire powers in case they need a bit more oomph.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? I think this survey is a good start to get everyone's opinions and stuff!

[hyanaimne]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) Yyyyes sort of. Up until it gets into technical modernity shit.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Honestly it depends on how the people around her feel. She cares to a point, but if say, Chrono said he cared about X, she'd care about it if only because of that.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? She's actually in the process of talking with one of the nature gods. :U THREAD IN PROGRESS or some such.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? THIS IS A GOOD START.

[best_ended]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) All of my characters are familiar with the Dead People Being Brought In To Bring Back Civilization plot in general.
- Prussia hasn't been involved with any world plots recently except for were-dragon attack because that effected people he lived with and the whole God Tried To Drown Us thing, so he's somewhat aware but it's only things that effect him directly.
- Kiritsugu has no idea about current world plot issues.
- Izaya is the most involved and has his hands in everything, currently.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?
- Prussia doesn't really care about shit yet unless it effects people closest to him and doesn't have an opinion currently. He'd be against the idea of moving if only because Ikki and Luka and other people he knows are still out in nature (portals be damned).
- Kiritsugu would care a GREAT DEAL about these things, but as I said, he's not aware of them because he's been too busy with his own issues.
- Izaya cares so damn much because he's invested in the humans of Thusia (and especially former Sabrans). He doesn't like the idea that a god tried to take the decision out of the people's hand and he doesn't like how he was roadblocked to getting more information regarding the issue. He also doesn't like that while none of the gods have been doing anything about things like bity god and were-dragons and murders, they are reacting to something that he perceives as Not An Immediate Threat.

→ Are they going to do anything about it?
- Prussia won't react unless there is something to react TO. (which is to say, I need to get him out and about so he CAN react to shit)
- Kiritsugu... will likely not because a number of people would prevent him from endangering himself/he would want to make sure the people he care about are safe.
- Izaya is biding his time and can and will disrupt any plots that are god-assisted in realizing if he feels it's Too Easy or Too God-Involved...

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? This is a good start, but I would like to have this plot not override or derail the number of other plots going on as well. In fact, tying them in would be more interesting and fun to play around with.

[slayerofgiants]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) UHHH, a bit. I know that HQ was built to be mobile? Okay I guess that's about it. And about the stuff going on recently there's that too.



→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?

Wander cares about the things that directly affect the people he cares about. Like moving the building he wasn't on board with until he found out there were portals and stuff as an option for those who are lost. Now he cares about moving the building if those dragons are a threat to everyone but more importantly about the portal thing. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE.

→ Are they going to do anything about it?

Wander's going to go into overdrive mode and gather lots of vines, but once he finds out what sacrifices can be made for the portals he'd probably spend most of his time on that since he knows people who are missing.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? Echoing what those above said THINGS LIKE THIS REALLY HELP A LOT.

[tenebrist]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) I know about like. The move. And then I either forgot or never knew the rest. Like Mikado up there said, I don't remember if there's a place to read everything, but if there's not, it'd be really cool to have one!

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Michi is concerned since there are a few kids in Thusia, but ultimately doesn't care too much.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? Not unless there's not much other choice (read: I should stop being lazyshy and get her out more), but would try to solve things with as little help from the shrined gods as possible, just due to her personal preferences.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? Echoing the echo here, just having a survey like this was a really awesome idea, so thanks!

[anklets]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) I know that:
-Veseiy has been around giving Thusians who drank the "medicine" a chance to combat nature-poison and investigating the lizagon horde up on level 5
-there's another nature(?) god cursing people so that they're essentially forced to priest to the civilized gods
-a shitton of lizagons have moved into level 5 thanks to BRIGHT FEATHERS from some giant birds and a matriarch is in the area so shit just got real, son
-and there's something about engines in the lower levels/HQ IS A SPACESHIP??

I think something like a gdoc with a quick bullet list of "what's happening/has happened/here are links on where to read relevant threads" could be handy as far as keeping OOCly up-to-date on world plot stuff goes. I know that ICly, there are several characters working to write out Thusia's history and add to it as things happen, but due to the way it's mostly handwaved (I think?), it's not OOCly accesible. My problem is always that I don't consistently read every thread in a post and sometimes end up completely missing HUGE PLOTTY THINGS because of it...

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? LENALEE CARES A LOT. About what's happening re: lizagons and moving and maybe getting a generator which could be powered by nature and/or solar light up and running, and also on what this means for the people lost in the area they're apparently going to leave behind. It's distressing and frustrating and she's sick of all these big things happening when she still can't even go out to nature-clear, and god, they already left people lost in the jungle LAST TIME THEY MOVED.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? She doesn't particularly care how they solve this issue at this point, so long as it doesn't involve gratuitous violence towards her important people (and by extension, their important people), but like she's already said to Eizon, she wants to help however she can. With a preference towards helping with minimal god-contact, all the same. She is likely going to want to help with the generator despite knowing very little about mechanical things, because it seems the most long-term and useful as far as putting nature to a good, god-independent use goes.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? A survey like this was a great idea; it'll help involve people who want to be a part of this but haven't been able to glean the OOC info they need or haven't had the time to get involved as of yet. I really enjoyed the flood portion of the world plot that we had with S'vx, so I'm looking forward to this. Making sure that none of the other plots currently going (most of which.. I'm also only peripherally aware of) become overwhelmed by this one is also a priority, like Izaya up there said. 8)b

[overclocking]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) CHRONO KNOWS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY KNOWN, I think. Tide knows nothing but he also doesn't give a shit.

Unless this was an OOC question idk. Answer is the same either way, I think I am up-to-date :|a

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Chrono is actually personally invested in unraveling some of that SPACESHIP BULLSHIT from a while ago. Aside from that he just wants to make sure everyone doesn't die. Tide still doesn't give a shit.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? He's gonna help Tempest talk to sum dragons :U If another hook comes along tho I would jump on it, too.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? STAY AWESOME??

[thevineintervention]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) Been following posts and stuff, so I know there were big feathers (though there was some talk in the intitial posts of "maybe they would make valuable trade fodder" but idk if that was ever confirmed). OOCly I know that there are a looooot of lizagons (though I'm not sure how they got in because I thought the dome was sealed) and that in the exposition post ideas were brought up regarding moving HQ and that there is a Big Awesome Matriarch out there somewhere.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Not really, TBH. :( Both my characters have their own things going on, and both have personal reasons to not approach the gods who have been out about this. Also I mean even if she did know, Rota at least is a crazy little creeper and isn't all that opposed to getting killed and eaten because idk maybe that would be fun and interesting \o/

→ Are they going to do anything about it? If someone asked her to, Aerta would, but won't involve herself unless someone in her circle cares, or someone else badgers her.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? I really really really would love to see things (by which I mostly mean actual lizagon danger) explicitly played out. I am that player type that even with OOC notes and exposition posts, it's hard for this plot to feel "real" to me unless there is some danger like, actually happening. Even if it's only to other characters, mine can talk to them and at least hear a visceral, first-hand account. Talking to someone who talked to someone else and was told that it's a big deal is practical IRL, but not... what is fun for me to play with.

Personally I didn't even know that lizagons were supposed to be that big a deal, because the last time I recall them being mentioned before this was a post of hand-waving a hunting party that had killed one of the XL ones (It was a three-man party IIRC). There are lots of other things happening currently, explicitly in HQ that have proven to be a danger to the safety or even lives of people in Thusia. (Were, Sparkles vs Apt C wigouts, Straight Up Murderous Douchebags being Straight Up Murderous Douchebags for example.) I just have an easier time reacting to things that I have personally interacted with, so those are the things my characters are gonna pay attention to.

[swimswiththefishes]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?)
Husky knows...some? He got a summary from a few people and was also pointed to the compilations people like Nikki have been making. For more recent things, he heard some were-person berserked out and had +Anima feelings about it, but I haven't explicitly played out him finding out one of them was Aerta '-'

He also hasn't on-screen threaded about the recent plot with moving HQ, though he knows the lizagons are getting more numerous. But since there was a bulletin and he would pay attention to stuff like that, I'm probably just going to say he read it...

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?
He'd like to...not die by lizagon...also see above note about +Anima-freaking out about were-berserks.

→ Are they going to do anything about it?
He's a tiny child without tech skills who's still kind of cranky/suspicious about Thusia in general. But he's practical and, like I said above, doesn't want to die (or for his friends to die)! So he'd probably want to talk to people/gods first before doing the sacrifice shebang, but he'd most likely give some energy eventually. And he would be tentatively interested in the vine thing, but he'd want to learn more first.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you?
Posts like this are AWESOME

[melonlord]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) I do, as do my three. Toph only has partial information.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Zel is cranky about it, because he'd like a chance to build things up, but he also realizes that if they continue to fix HQ, they can build more of a civilization. He's a bit at a loss long-term for what he'd like to do, so this is a goal.

Melisan is a bit frustrated since he just got back from survival training and an environment shift is a pain in the ass since it makes some things useless (unless he was working in the plains, which would be a handy plot seed if I have permission...). On the other hand... well, he knows how well Sparkles deals with lizagons, so getting away from them is fine. He also personally likes Eizon, being a voice for law and order himself.

All Toph cares about is we're going somewhere with actual dirt that she can reach. She's cool with anywhere except 'in water' and 'up a tree'.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? All three will. Zel would probably more favor helping with generators and such than godly sacrifice, since he'd rather gain sufficiency from the gods. He's pretty limited in technical skills to around the state of gunpowder, but he understands basic things like clockwork and machining.

Melisan will do whatever he can. Which includes being Sparkles' voice of reason if they need it.

Toph will totally use the excuse to be bossy and domineering, but you can also rope her into metalworking for you.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? As I noted above, Melisan having been on the plains would be convenient. I also need to consider Zel's general goals. And, as always, I like making Melisan actually have to use all his mental powers that he tends to hide (because he wasn't supposed to know them back home).

Also, again, since Melisan has some divinatory abilities (he can sense the past of objects and he's an untrained weak precog*), if the mods want to use that for terrorizing people/dropping hints/etc. I am open to it.

* Usually only relevant when the story demands it.

[coughinguplove]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?)
Kind of.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?

Izumi cares, but she's usually not one to pull an initiative together -- right now she wants to try finding a solution that isn't running not because she's thick-headed but because with the world overrun by nature she expects 'problem comes up, we run away again' to just keep happening. Faika...there's a whole essay in her considering herself part of nature but participating in the effort to clear it out anyway, but long story short she's a little bloodthirsty but will go along with the decisions of the hunting goddess and/or Tempest. Isabela dun care (until that pesky conscience makes her.)

→ Are they going to do anything about it?

Yes, but none seem to know what to do yet.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you?

Dunno! Just kind of along for the ride.

[nometal_alchemist]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) I know about some of it, as do my boys. I think there's been some posts and stuff about it and it's more just my slight distraction with class stuff that's kept me from noticing? Though a side link of world info might be nice too (and if there is one and I didn't see it, oops).

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Ed mainly cares in that he wants to keep people safe and then go home. Ryner... is lazy. But could probably become interested if he gets the right bit of info.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? Ed definitely. Ryner, see above.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? My schedule is always a little wonky, so things that are open longer periods/different times are definitely plusses. In things that are being run by NPCs, having it easier to tell who is running it/who to ping to see if it's still open/etc would be really good, too.

[cloakanddaikon]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?)

I keep track of things! I don't follow every post like I did before the flood/S'vex/Gods' backstory, butI'm generally aware of what's going on.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care?

Both my characters are noncombatants, so they've dealt with 'there's a lot of dragons on the roof that will kill you' by staying away from the roof.

→ Are they going to do anything about it?

Unless they're directly approached, probably not. Kururu's been focused on dismantling the second-floor laundry machines for Zhen Ji, and Zexion's been dealing with some unexpected losses/gains in the population of his household.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you?

As a player, I'm the kind of person who needs something (someone) to engage with in a thread in order to find it enjoyable. I don't handwave well; I really need to interact and play things out in order to have them feel 'real'. That's why I started the IC bulletin board in the first place; there could be all the OOC announcements and communication in the world, and I still will not feel a part of anything unless I've threaded it out.

I also need plot growth to be a little more . . . organic? Than Thusia's world-plots tend to be. More 'because you did X and Y, Z happened', and less 'because you didn't do A and B, C is happening'. Plots that are centred on, and grow with the characters—with their ideas and actions and solutions—are what I love.

On the flipside, plots where the course of action and the right solution are dictated by the storyteller/NPCs tend to be what I go to video games or tabletop RP for, rather than journal RP. It's just not my thing in this kind of setting. So when things start to go that way, I tend to pull back and let the people who are enjoying it play it out.

[fates_end]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) Well, I have a vague idea of what's going on for the main thing (dragons, moving) but I admit I'm probably not fully aware... And Akiha, having just arrived, has even less of an idea. But yeah, can't think of a way to make things more explicit than the bulletin board, which is quite handy.

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? She uh, probably would care if she found out about it? Her job is to protect humans, after all.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? Well, she would probably help out wherever she thought she could -- one possibility that occurs to me off the top of my head is the possibility of rewiring the generator so that it can also be powered with magic directly -- probably still won't be as effective as gathering vines and burning things, and is probably fairly likely to burn people out if they try it, but it's a possibility for an emergency situation. She also has stealth powers which would probably help with gathering vines.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? I can't really think of anything in that sense. I am not too useful in that regard.

[beautymark]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) Mostly yes! I'm not 100% ~in the know~ but I've kept up enough to work with it. As mentioned above a guide would be great for quick reference but I'm good!

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? All 5 of mine "care" at least in some capacity. Basically it is like this:
Saberlancer: Well gosh what a mess I SHALL BE A HELPER AND ALSO PROTECT MY PEEPS.
Tokiomi: I guess the right thing to do is to be involved if an opportunity presents itself but as long as I can keep studying w/e.
Byakuya: :| This is annoying as shit but I'd rather stuff not get any worse.
Eshara: YAY ADVENTURES AND VIOLENCE MOVE OVER LADIES I GOT THIS.
Kida: I have no idea what's going on but I will pay rapt attention to anything that could affect what's mine.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? Saberlancer & Eshara will go out of their way to do stuff and I'll probably play that out. Kida & Tokiomi are hit and miss depending on what's presented to them. Byakuya just isn't really capable of doing much, but he'll try in a background way, as in putting his furniture quests on hold to dedicate his gathering to the cause.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? o7 Everyone's doing good! I just need to be more aware of the subplottings going on. Mostly I'll just handwave them doing sacrifices and things but if anyone wants to ping me for Saberlancer or Eshara, please do.

[dothewave]

→ Do you know about all of the world plot stuff? (And if not, how can it be made more explicit?) I KNOW LIKE... BASICS and some other stuff, I'm sure I'm out of the loop for some things =|a I KNOW NOW WE HAVE A DRAGON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A MATRIARCH AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN BEAT BY FIGHTING, but no gears about it

→ How does your character feel about it? Do they care? Allen, Yamamoto and Darc all care in their own way! Darc is sort of befuddled and crotchety but Allen is a seasoned Random Deadly Shit Happening expert, as is Yama tho to a lesser degree.

→ Are they going to do anything about it? O yes very likely. My schedule is ahahawful, but if they're on their game and see an opening, they'll take it. Allen is being careful about his missing arm but he'll find other ways to help. Yama is always a helper and Darc is angry about everything but he knows where his bread is buttered.

→ Is there anything that I, other players, or the mods can do to make this more awesome for you? HMMM I am kind of seconding Kururu here =|a

As well as the thing about actually playing these big things out - flavortext dumps are good and all, but the ability to interact with events instead of constantly re act is good =|a