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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:06 am
Digging into the Realm of Darkness...[metaplot sign-up]
-Welcome to the sigh-up thread for SSoS's first upcoming metaplot. The metaplot RP is open to all players and NPCs (and some NPCs will be required to attend). There may or may not be prices for the most active RPer (depending on Toa's time schedule), but the metaplot will move the story forward and possibly introduce a whole new race to the plotline. So if you are interested in joining, read on! : D
1. intro
2. info
3. general procedure/rules
4. sign-up procedure
5. Tentative timeline
6. FAQ
7-10. Reserved
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:24 am
A list of the relevant materials are listed here for reference to the general plot: General Public announcement to the entire student body March 2021:
We have just recently received some unfortunate information from China. There seem to be some violent uprisings from the native people. With the causes unknown, we, the administration board, ask that the student body stay focused on their school work and not concern themselves about the incident. We hope to resolve this riot very soon. Experts from a Chinese student's journal March 2021:
No matter how much they tell me to calm down, I can't help but stay awake at night, worrying about the people back in my country. What happened to them? They were so gentle before...why are they acting like this now? I heard that they have killed so many of the remaining scientists...they've gone mad.
...The situation here for me and the other students of Chinese heirtage is depressing, I shall say. I can tell how they looked at us...the confused and sometimes scared look that they attempt to hide with their warm and friendly smiles. The students here are nice, but I can tell that they, too, are worried about what is happening...surely the administrators have noticed...I don't know what to do. They are also the victims, in a way...people of their heirtage are being killed by us. Would they see us as murders?
...I am afraid, and certainly concerned. The smart admins should notice the unrest already. This...this better get resolved soon. But even if it does...will it change their views on us forever? General statistics recorded up to March 30st, 2021 <-misc informations->
Total Death Toll: 623
Breakdown:
Sceintists, foreign (non-asian) heirtage: 430
Causes of Death: 60% killed by natives, 20% suicide, 10% causes unknown
Natives: 193
Causes of Death: 10% Accidental death during the uprisings, 90% causes unknown
Victims of the unknown malady appear to be severely tortured and mutilated. The bodies of the victims are often teared apart or have missing limbs. It appears as if they were "eaten" by some kind of wild beast.
It is noticed that most of the unknown deaths occurred before the uprising. Announcement from Advisor Herei Fang April 2021:
The Board of International Relationships has requested us to send some of our members to China in order to help investigate this matter. An emergency faculty meeting will be scheduled on April 13th, 2021. Headmaster Norman will be discussing member dispatchments with the faculty members during that meeting. All are required to attend. Experts from a surviving scientist in China April 2021:
...It's getting worse and worse. This place...this place is a nightmare.
It first started with the disease, and now these...these mad people, killing machines...why do they hate us so? Why does God hate us so??
...I want to get out of here, right now. Please, help me...If I don't leave here, I'll die, sooner or later. By them, or by the demons that lurk under the God of Darkness...the horrible death! Do I..do we really deserve this punishment? My family, my children...what about them? Will they be the same too? This section will be avaliable when the metaplot starts. And more will be added when new materials are avaliable.
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:07 am
If any of you have participated in the previous China event, you should be familiar with the general procedure. Rules are similar, and dedication is required.
General Rules:
-Be active! You should able to move the plot forward without having have to wait on someone else.
-With that said, try not have someone else wait on you, we all hate that.
-Follow TOS and general rules of the shop.
-Follow general RP rules, be literate (at least let us understand what you are talking about), and no God-mod.
-Let the reference materials guide you! Do not go create things out of nowhere. Do not ignore the reference materials...they are there for a reason.
-And of course, read everything on this page.
-Don't sign up if you are not going to be active. We'd rather want to have a small amount of people that are active than a mob of people who would just drop out later on.
-Don't steal Toa's arts. And for that sake my reference arts are too crappy anyways, why would you want to steal them? D:
-For NPCs: some of you are required to move the plotline forward, please be as active as possbile. If you don't, you will automatically get a point on your inacitveness record. >.> Specific instructions on how to move the plot forward will be discussed in the crew's forum or through pms (in case some of you are too lazy to check the guild).
General Procedures:
-First, read everything.
-If you are interested, follow the procedure and fill out the form in the next post. Post your forms in this thread, and you will be pmed a confirmation pm containing an ID card that allows you to participate in the metaplot.
-When the metaplot starts, post your ID card in your first RP post as well as an introduction of your character. This should be done in a self-RP form.
-During the metaplot, try interating with others as much as possible and pay special attention to updated reference materials. These should influence your RP somewhat, but you should not change the gear of your RP just to respond to the clues. (And no, do not post something like "in response to the first reference material" or something like that in your post...it'll just make your post unnatural.)
-At the end of the RP, there will be a conclusion post that signifies the awakening of a new race. After this post, participants are required to post a conclusion RP, stating their experiences.
-For players, the metaplot will count toward an event. A event journal entry will be required. Active players will be awarded 2 quest credits.
-Although the metaplot is part of the storyline RP, it will not satisfy the storyline RP requirement in the division stage and the sub-division stage as no students are at those stages as of now.
-Active managers will have one point taken off in their inactiveness record. In contrast, those who are required, but not active will have a 1 point penalty on their inactiveness record.
-if you have any questions, please ask!
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:42 am
Sign-up Procedures:
-Sign up will run from now till the start of the metaplot. See timeline for details.
-To sign up, you must do the following:
-You must know that you will be active and ready for intensive RPs (at least 2 or 3 posts a day with minimum skippings).
-You must join the guild, if you are a non-player or non-manager. XD;
-You must know how to RP. >.>;
-NPCs who are not required in the metaplot are welcome participate, simply state so in the crew's forum. NPCs do not need to fill out the form.
The Form:
Name: your Gaia username, main account (the one that you check the most for pms)
Character name: for non-players, make up any human characters (yes, you may be one of the natives, although it's up to you to figure out how to interact with the others...) For players: the name of your student (only one please! Unless otherwise given special permission by Toa)
Reason: Why your character would want to be a part of the metaplot. This can be done in a formal RP, or just a simple answer. Please do not write a novel for this section. You will have the chance to do that in your intro post. >.>;
Questions: Yes, you are required to ask at least one question with regards to anything related to SSoS and this metaplot. "No questions" is not an option here...I mean, surely you don't think Toa's that perfect and explained things exceptionally well? -_-
And yes, you are allowed to ask more than one question. :3 Your questions and answers will be collected in the FAQ section. A good example of the form Name: tooaya
Character Name: Kenth Larine
Reason: Kenth was part of the China Event before. He was the one, with the help of many others, who solved the mysterious disease in China. He is now determined to find out what is going on again in that country, partly to save his own reputation since in his opinion, he somehow caused the riot.
Questions: Who are the people that are sending reports of the incident?
(the answer to the question: a few surviving information workers, under the strict guard of military send information data to the outer-space collecting stations, and in turn they are received by the supreme international board, specifically the board of relations. ) A bad example of the form Name: I AM GOD HOHOHO
Character Name: GOD, duh.
Reason: GOD wnat to pnish u al lololololoz
Questions: cn i git a pet fr fwee?
(answer: no. D :< ) [color=green][size=9][b]Metaplot Sign-up Form[/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Character name:[/b]
[b]Reason:[/b]
[b]Questions:[/b] [/size][/color]
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:43 am
Tentative Timeline:
Sign-up: April 26-May ??
Metaplot: May ??- May ??
Conclusion: May ??
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:44 am
FAQs:
Questions collected from the forms will be posted here.
Q:Will the characters be split into teams to work on the expedition, or is it going to be a free-for-all sort of thing?
A: That is completely up to you. If you want to team up with someone, you can discuss with him/her/them about teaming up. :3
Q:Are all the natives crazy, or is it the same zealots that Alex tangoed with last time?
A:That's what we are supposed to find out. XDD For now, assume that they are all insane.
Q:Will living arrangements still be the same as the Mystery of China event?
A: If you want to live in the dorms that's fine. But since we'll be traveling a lot in the metaplot, I don't think living arrangement would be a problem...most times we'll probably camp in the woods anyways, so bring lots of wilderness survival kit!
Q:In the last event, the lab in the building was off limits due to the disease, is the lab now open?
A:Yes. :3
Q:Is Jonas still there?
A:Nope, he was one of the first to move out of China after the disease was solved...he's now probably working somewhere in the health board.
Q:Has the climate changed at all?
A:The report has not specifically mentioned the weather, so assume it has not changed for now. :3
Q:Do you still have to be aware of the disease and take the 'antidote' upon arrival?
A:Yes, you are required to drink some amount of the remedy every once in a while.
Q:Is the antidote given in needle form?
A:Nope, it's given in drink-able form...although it tastes pretty bad. XP
Q:In the last event, there was an abandoned village found. During the time from the last event to this one, has that village been re-populated? Demolished?
A:It stayed the same. And if there's any changes at all, it has became somewhat a graveyard for all the dead native people. XP
Q:What is happening with the fungus? Are there steps being taken to iradicate the fungus?
A:So far, nothing is done to iradicate the fungus yet. People were afraid that by doing so they'd disturb the biological balance of the area.
Q:Was any abnormal radiation detected on the people?
A:We don't know that yet, so far the scientists are too busy saving their own lives than doing inspections on the natives. A few of them were lucky enough to take the corpses of a few scientists back to the lab, but no radiation was detected on them...they are killed by the most traditional method of getting stabbed/shot/whatever.
Q:What effect does this have on people who have parasites within them?
A:You mean the fungi? If people have not died from the fungi in their body (meaning they have taken the remedy), then they are perfectly healthy as their own body system would most likely get rid of the spores. And no sigh of any abnormal activities are detected from them.
Q:Is anything else missing or abnormal from the bodies other than limbs?
A:heart, flesh, organs...all the good stuff. But not bones..and missing brains are really rare too.
Q:Are the local communities doing anything to help/blockade/etc or are they pretending it doesn't concern them (IE, are we going to have a problem getting in)?
A:None of the big cities in China are doing anything yet. There has been some reports on television in the Chinese media, but very few people watch TVs now adays...I think they are all too busy to take care of their own lives to concern other happenings.
Q:Is the school going as a whole (IE, the students are going with the teachers) or is each person making their way there individually
A:Teachers have special permissions to go. As for students...they'll have to find some ways to pester the teachers to bring them. Unless they have other escorts... ninja
And no it's not a field trip. >.>;
Q:Is the information of the incidents in China well-spread? For example, does everywhere know about it or just certain countries?
A: The information is reported to the international government. As to what countries know about this info...it depends on if the government decides to present this news to other countries aside from SSoS. In other words, assume that your character's country know about the incident. :3
Q:How are the bodies that are being discovered disposed off? Are they simply buried or are they burned as well, to prevent anything (if they think this is contagious) ?
A:The people who were murdered are either buried (if the scientists were lucky enough to get a hold of te body) or left alone to rot. This makes the area have a feel of the graveyard as a whole. As for bodies of unknown deaths...they are all gathered by the natives and burnt. The dead scientists are either buried or kept in a special room waiting for any investigations.
Q:Why was the suicide rate so high? How was it determined that their deaths were from suicide?
A:One could only assume that the suicide rate was the result of an extreme insecurity within the scientists...the kind of hopeless feeling (will get killed one day anyways, might as well end it now). Most of the scientists who died from suicide have left some kind of message, indicating that they are killing themselves. Others are commonly witnessed by other people.
Q:Has anyone considered ties to the aliens/supernatural in official investigations?
A:There are suspisions, but none could be confirmed as of now.
Q:What are the official theories currently floating around?
A:Rumor that's going on in the area is saying that the natives were somewhat possessed by either the aliens or some kind of supernatural being. There are a few, however, believe that the uprising was preplanned to drive all the sicentists out of the place.
Q:Is there any sort of panic about this?
A:There are mild panics in the government of international relationships. They fear that this incident may bring back the old descrimination against minors...which would divide the already collapsing humanity. In SSoS, there is a sense of panic among Asian students, but they are well hidden.
Q:Is there any common factor among those who are effected or have been killed?
A:So far, we only know what's listed in the report...people who die of mysterious deaths are mutilated, almost as if their bodies are chewed up by some kind of wild beast.
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:46 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:47 am
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:48 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:51 am
Reserved.
And open for posting. :3
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[ S a v i o r ] Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:45 pm
Metaplot Sign-up Form
Name: XIIIDestinyKeys
Character name: Sable Hazard
Reason: Sable is sick and tired of his current job, where he works for three scientists. Most of his troubles is the boss, Juno. He sees this expedition as a chance to prove himself as their equal instead their underling. On the side, he's never been outside of Britian and sees this as an opportunity to expand his horizons. Oh, and help the victims...yeah...
Questions: Will the characters be split into teams to work on the expedition, or is it going to be a free-for-all sort of thing?
Hazard really is a last name, I swear. x3
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:11 pm
I have clearance to do this! ;P
Metaplot Sign-up Form
Name: Chrystali
Character name: Alexis Falcone
Reason: Alex was part of the event that found and cured the disease in the setting that is the stage for the riots. Hearing of the deaths brought guilty feelings and a fear that RuiZhi and Weiyuan would try to go and help. She also hopes to find a certain doctor.
Questions: Are all the natives crazy, or is it the same zealots that Alex tangoed with last time?
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:24 pm
Metaplot Sign-up Form
Name: Kaitsu-Ralia
Character name: Weiyuan Leung
Reason:Because Kait just has to do it in RP form A tanned hand clenched around the mouse. Today was supposed to be a normal day! He would do his work and see if he had any email from home. Today wasn't supposed to be turned around by this sort of news!
Weiyuan turned the computer off. Every single move screamed anger. It was supposed to be over! His father's death will not go in vain. He clutched his hand bag tight as his stalked back to his dorm. He knew without a doubt what he was going to do. He was finishing this. He was going back.
Will living arrangements still be the same as the Mystery of China event? In the last event, the lab in the building was off limits due to the disease, is the lab now open? Is Jonas still there? Has the climate changed at all? Do you still have to be aware of the disease and take the 'antidote' upon arrival? In the last event, there was an abandoned village found. During the time from the last event to this one, has that village been re-populated? Demolished? Uhm....Okay no more now. I think. >>
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:40 pm
Metaplot Sign-up Form
Name: Teh Bunnah Ninja
Character name: Rylenn McGreggors
Reason: I want to help my lover's people. I want people to stop looking at Wei like he's a freak. I want to make the world safe for RuiZhi. I don't want people to think ill or hurt him because of his race.
Questions:
Question #1 :: Is the antidote given in needle form? (Rylenn hates needles)
Question #2 :: What is happening with the fungus? Are there steps being taken to iradicate the fungus?
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