[MISSION] Operation Conflict - COMPLETE

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There will be AT LEAST 4 hunters up for grabs from this event.

Second note - For those of you who do not have a horseman character, for this event only, QUEST HORSEMEN are permitted! Please post their forms up and you are good to go.


OOC Intro
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This is a Horseman/Hunter mission with conflict at its heart, combat is encouraged, do not fear the reaper (at least from a permadeath standpoint). The dice are fickle masters and might land any which way. There are two possible endings depending on who wins out and I will do what I can to keep things as balanced as possible by compensating the quieter faction or encouraging random events to help people out. Be good sports, have fun and TAKE RISKS biggrin

The first two stages will primarily be separate, designed to allow time to build up camp HP. This is important, this HP will be what is absolutely open game in the last stage and will define who will win.

Timelines
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First up, timelines. This mission will run for several weeks which means that if you let it it could eat up a sizeable amount of time you could spend on twitter or rping on island. I’m just laying it out here that I will not be offended if you relegate this mission to wherever on your character’s personal timeline you feel like.Twitter access can be assumed limited throughout if you want, and once it’s wrapped everyone can talk about it. No one should die, so rp can continue more or less as usual. This is entirely down to personal preference of course, just making it clear that my intention is not to trap you, simply to make a long mission paced in time with my hectic work schedule and hopefully that of other people.

Warning
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This mission is a mission run and organised by Rep. This is warning enough to most that trouble probably awaits. If you don’t want to be involved with potentially traumatising things or for your character’s morals to be challenged or questioned by situations they find themselves in this might not be the mission for you. If you are happy to have them get stuck in regardless and rummage around and see what they find in themselves hop right in, but things are typically less silly and more dark when Rep (and I) are involved. Injuries, danger and trauma are a very serious possibility.

Announcements
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http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?page=8&t=25036891#378565607

Update Pages
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Horsemen have x2 bonus from missions along with x2 damage and +20 hp. Imba > biggrin  

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....Why we are here.

Intro
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That morning, whatever morning it might well be, two sets of very different individuals found themselves called forth for very different reasons.

Deus
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On Deus, it was the same sort of day as always until the phones of most of the eligible hunters on the island buzzed with a mass text notification from Rep, calling for support from whoever was interested helping out at a base where Horseman activity had been reported and where further activity was expected based on intel. It provided coordinates, information on the terrain (thick jungle) and said to come prepared as the camp was spartan and the portal would bar the vital escape pendant be one way for a while.

The Tower
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Within the horseman tower things were more quiet and word moved more slowly, but it moved nonetheless. War had found something in the human world and needed help bringing it back to the tower and further turning the tables against the hunters and humans.

Admittedly the warband who had set up camp were a little ..unconventional and their leader a little abrasive but the spoils of victory were there for the taken and any of the mighty clans were invited and challenged to attend.

Both
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The veil between worlds is a little thinner in the jungle, the stirring of something old and powerful seeming to ripple through the world to those who can feel it. Everywhere jutting from the trees and in ancient stone is a language written in pictographic script describing things lost and best left forgotten.

Artax and his warband have been looking for the heart of Itzam for a long, long time and finally they can all but taste their prize, the only issue is that where the Horsemen go, all too often their white-coated friends follow and on a hunch Death division ran some recon in the area.

Now its just a race to see who gets what they are after.

Stats
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....For the combat to come.

Sun Hunters + War Horsemen

►►►►►►►►►Trainee - +2 atk
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Intermediate + Normal Horsemen +3 atk
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Full Hunter + Elder Horsemen +4 atk

Strong. Can be added to fear rolls also.

Moon Hunters + Death Horsemen

►►►►►►►►►Trainee - +1 def + 5 extra HP
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Intermediate + Normal Horsemen +2 def + 10 extra HP
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Full Hunter + Elder Horsemen +3 def + 20 extra HP

Sturdy. The HP boost is a permanent increase to the cap of your health (at least for the duration of this mission), in other words if you use a healing fear it will bring you up to this additional limit.

The defence bonus is always added to your normally rolled defence dice to give a consistent bonus.

Death Hunters + Conquest Horsemen

►►►►►►►►►Trainee - -1 from damage modifier (usable 10 times)
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Intermediate + Normal Horsemen - -2 from damage modifier (usable 15 times)
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Full Hunter + Elder Horsemen - -3 from damage modifier (usable unlimited times)

Accurate. If you’d roll -6 for accuracy then you’d roll -5 etc

Life Hunters + Famine Horsemen

►►►►►►►►►Trainee - 1 extra use of a runic - In addition to your own, cleared for all level 1 runics for this mission. (whether you’ve unlocked them or not)
For horsemen, you receive one 1d6 heal to use twice.
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Intermediate + Normal Horsemen - 3 extra uses of a runic - In addition to your own, cleared for all level 1 runics for this mission. (whether you’ve unlocked them or not)
For horsemen, you receive one 1d8 heal to use three times.
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Full Hunter + Elder Horsemen - Unlimited extra uses of a runic - Cleared for all runics for this mission. (whether you’ve unlocked them or not)
For horsemen, you receive one 1d10 heal to use unlimited times.

Healing, either with bugs or bandages

Mist Hunters

►►►►►►►►►Trainee -Choose any of the above for your rank and roll a 1d10 to see if you get it, if you roll over 5, you fail (so 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10) you fail
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Intermediate - Choose any of the above for your rank and roll a 1d10 to see if you get it, if you roll over 6, (so 7, 8, 9 or 10) you fail
►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►Hunter - Choose any of the above for your rank and roll a 1d10 to see if you get it, if you roll over 8 (so a 9 or 10), you fail

Whatever you choose stick with for the duration of the mission.  

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Location - Yucatán Peaninsula
Weather - Damp and Sweltering
Description - The camp is essentially just a small gap in the looming jungle not far from an unfamiliar Mayan ruin, newly discovered in an area of the forest which had long deterred humans from entering it via its own mysterious means. The interference of the horsemen brought it to the attention of the hunters. For the most part the camp initially is staffed with Death hunters but room is quickly made for any and all new arrivals.

....I hope you like mosquitoes

Sleeping Quarters
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Sleeping facilities are by way of rows of bunks inside a large tent within a felled and cleared area. Regardless of rank everyone has to share these since it’s all there is, possessions get stored in lockers.

Food
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Food is rationed slop provided generously from the island and cooked by whoever gets roped into doing it.

Phones
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Twitter main feed has no reception on this mission. DMs can work but keep up with status of things as we go along.

Medical Bay
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The medical facilities at the hunter camp are spartan and simple, capable of little more than stitching people back together in a pinch or supplying with bandages for as long as these last.

It is possible to heal oneself here by rolling a 1d10.

Full Life hunters and Moon hunters can use 2d10 to mend the wounded should they choose and every individual healed up in this way from less than 10 HP is worth 1 HP point for the camp.

Life and Moon trainees can use 2d6 to mend the wounded should they choose and every individual healed up in this way from less than 10 HP is worth 1 HP point for the camp.

Runic Weapons
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Runic weapons can be charged at a rather busy station linked to a power source brought from the island, doing so however like anything else takes a bit of luck.

If you roll odd on a 1d10 you succeed in recharging your runic weapon of choice, if you roll even you fail and can’t try again until the next stage of the mission.

Runic Masters can instantly charge their runics without making a mess of it (without rolling any dice)

....Stage 1

Missions are completable once per day, resetting at midnight GMT (because I can keep track of this most easily, though I trust people not to take advantage)

Patrolling the Perimeter - Gathering - 1 point per completion
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A simple mission completed on one’s own or in a group, it involves patrolling the perimeter of the camp, if you do it together with someone else both of you can still claim your points separately This mission consists entirely of rolling a 1d10 until the total rolled altogether is 15. In groups this rolling can be taken in turns along with the normal rhythm of rp.

Finding Fruit - Gathering - High stakes low return - 5 point per completion
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Lets face it, the food is terrible at the camp and people will do almost anything to get some alternative to it, even if this means heading out into the jungle.

Roll a 1d12 and if you get either 2, 4 or 6 the fruit you found is edible and delicious! You get 5 points.
If you roll anything else, the result is a bout of brief bowel distress, minor hallucination or simply feeling a little off for a while.

If you are a full Death Hunter, you just need to roll even to succeed, your natural instincts making you more predisposed to finding where certain misfortune lies. Death trainees can roll 1,2,4 or 6 to succeed.

Fortifications - Gathering - 1 point per completion
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Just as it sounds, do you like building walls fences and other things to get in the way? This is the job for you.

Simply roll a 5d8 and if you get two numbers the same you succeed.

If you hail from Mist or Moon, you can roll 6d8 regardless of rank

Joint Missions
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Trawling the Ruins - Stand-Off Mission - 10 points per completion
Each day at a random time, a post will be made regarding some newly uncovered treasure within the ruins, the first person to roll the number on the 1d10 to match the one rolled in conjunction with the post gets the points.  

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Location - Yucatán Peninsula
Weather - Damp and Sweltering - homey for War, soggy for Famine
Description - The camp is less a camp and more a canopy treetop village created by those who were born to build them. The area is accessed via ladders and platforms which might well prove dizzying to those from clans unused to the height but once up there it is hard to tell how high it is, clever enclosed platforms leading from one place to another. For those not inclined to climb at all there are some small guard huts by tree bases and the like, but they are far from as comfortable as the main base. However, one feature of the Horseman camp which differs from conventional tower fare is the various technology strewn throughout, technology which appears somewhat human in nature.

....not a problem

Artax and his band
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I feel it is pertinent at this point to describe Artax and his band of horsemen. Breakaway militants from the tower they are still allied closely with their kin but believe in extending their reach and power via whatever means necessary. This means having horsemen dedicated to studying the technology of the humans and hunters, this means accepting aid from students willing to take the risks of helping them back in Halloween, it means accepting aid from any exiled horsemen of a similar mindset.

No one is turned away who is set on the cause and they have even been known to accept help from traitorous hunters. The band’s motto is “At whatever cost” and they stick to this rigidly. It does not make them popular with the elders nor the councils back on the tower.

Everyone joining them on this mission is issued a walky talky capable of reaching individual channels and a public one. (Twitter main feed is off-limits, DMs are not)

Students and Horseman Exiles
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For the above reason students and those Horsemen who stayed behind in Halloween are welcome to join, however students will find life harder here, the human word is not friendly and they will not benefit from many buffs.

Stats
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All Elder Horsemen for the duration of this mission wield 2d12, to make it more fair when combating hunters directly.

Sleeping Quarters
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Sleeping facilities range from rooms strewn with soft pillows to hammocks strung between balconies, overall a relaxed atmosphere for recuperation.

Food
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Food is fairly palatable fare harvested from the jungle itself along with fear rich spices brought from home.

Medical Hut
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The medical facilities at the horseman base are very well adapted to their function, maintained by those most versed in their care, on hand with elaborate fear treatments and often strange smelling salves and ointments.

It is possible to heal oneself here by rolling a 1d10.

Elder Famine Horsemen and Elder Death Horsemen can use 2d10 to mend the wounded should they choose and every individual healed up in this way from less than 10 HP is worth 1 HP point for the camp.

Regular Famine and Death Horsemen can use 2d6 to mend the wounded should they choose and every individual healed up in this way from less than 10 HP is worth 1 HP point for the camp.


Trance/Fear Reset Hut
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Within a small treehouse draped in fabrics and heavy with the smell of incense and wispy mist is one of the more potent rituals at the disposal of the horsemen, here the very spirit can be revitalised.

If you roll odd on a 1d10 you succeed in setting your used fear abilities via a guided meditation at the hands of the resident priestess, if you roll even you fail and can’t try again until the next stage of the mission.

Death Priestesses can instantly charge their fears here one time without making a mess of it (without rolling any dice)

....Stage 1

Missions are completable once per day, resetting at midnight GMT (because I can keep track of this most easily, though I trust people not to take advantage)

Patrolling the Perimeter - Gathering - 1 point per completion
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A simple mission completed on one’s own or in a group, it involves patrolling the perimeter of the camp, if you do it together with someone else both of you can still claim your points separately This mission consists entirely of rolling a 1d10 until the total rolled altogether is 15. In groups this rolling can be taken in turns along with the normal rhythm of rp.

Finding Fruit - Gathering - High stakes low return - 5 point per completion
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Gathering is an important task within the camp and often new and interesting things are found along the way. Not everyone is cut out for the task though and the jungle harbours some very strange things.

Roll a 1d12 and if you get either 2, 4 or 6 the fruit you found is edible and delicious! You get 5 points.
If you roll anything else, the result is a bout of brief bowel distress, minor hallucination or simply feeling a little off for a while. The human world is strange.

If you are a War Elder, you just need to roll even to succeed, your natural instincts within the jungle making you more predisposed to finding where certain misfortune lies. Normal War Horsemen can roll 1,2,4 or 6 to succeed.

Fortifications - Gathering - 1 point per completion
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Just as it sounds, do you like building walls fences and other things to get in the way? This is the job for you.

Simply roll a 5d8 and if you get two numbers the same you succeed.

If you hail from Death or Conquest, you can roll 6d8 regardless of rank

Joint Missions

Trawling the Ruins - Stand-Off Mission - 10 points per completion
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Each day at a random time, a post will be made regarding some newly uncovered treasure within the ruins, the first person to roll the number on the 1d10 to match the one rolled in conjunction with the post gets the points.