A New Hope: OOC Plotting Post

[melodiesmods]

Hello, this post is for you to plot and coordinate everything about the current event, as the first event post is now getting a bit old. Refer to this post for previous plotting and event details.

As a reminder, all new characters + all those who were made prisoners back in January are prisoner in the Heran Research Center. A team will be attacking the Research Center, while another will be going in to rescue the Heroes kept prisoner inside. Meanwhile in the Imperial City, many characters are interacting with imperial agents, both to create distraction and further their own plans.

At the same time than the rescue team will attack, power will flicker in the research facility. Power will go on and off at intervals, meaning this would be the ideal moment for imprisoned characters to do whatever they have in mind. The doors won't magically open, so if they have a plan of some sort to get out, they will have to enact it.


This post will be updated as the event progress. Player plans and new enemies encountered relating to what is happening within the Research Facility will be posted here to make tracking things easier.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[melodiesmods]

Re: QUESTIONS

[flowers_suck]

With enough force, say some bed frames/tables lashed together with blankets and used as a ram, or fashioned into a prying tool, would it be possible to get a door open?

[melodiesmods]

It would be possible to force open doors, but only during the brief intervals when power goes down.

Re: QUESTIONS

[hiddenedges]

Will any of the guards be on the floor if/when they manage to slip through the doors, and if the guards are there will they be able to get taken down by a group of Heroes using basic (ie pieces from the beds) weapons?

[melodiesmods]

There will not be guards on the 20th sub-level, but there will be guards and possibly more on some of the floors, yes. Whether or not they'll be taken down by a group of heroes will depend on how things evolve.

Re: QUESTIONS

[gomu_ningen]

The floors themselves.. is it possible to strike through them? I don't imagine they are all that thick, so the plan that Luffy has gotten into his head is to break through the floor they are being kept on and get themselves to a lower level where the doors and walls aren't as tightly guarded or watched over. The idea is that the guards and staff won't be expecting it, and it's also more in character for Luffy to try something like this.

[melodiesmods]

Breaking through the ceiling / ground wouldn't be possible. They are actually rather thick as it is all underground, and there is the possibility for anyone trying to break through them to get in contact with the cables and wires providing energy to the facility, which could prove fatal.

Re: QUESTIONS

[lelisjaune]

If/when anyone manages to get to them, what do the guards have on their person? Weapons, keys, keycards that give access to certain floors/technology/etc, or other items of note. Are there distinct ways to distinguish rank among them? Do they carry some kind of ID on their person? Also, what floors might we start encountering them?

[melodiesmods]

What guards have on them depends on the floors and their Job classes, but generally yes, they will have standards military IDs, weapons and possibly key items allowing to open other doors. Details regarding to what may be found on them or not will be revealed as they are encountered during the exploration. They can start being encountered on any floors, with the starting one being the exception.

Re: QUESTIONS

[lastfonmasterguardian]

Are there any non-door/unconventional exits that characters might be able to spot or pick up on? In particular, are there any that a small person might be able to fit or maneuver through?

[melodiesmods]

There are two airducts and one large enough that can be accessed, through which characters can crawl. This air ducts need to be accessed by using a table and/or getting to help from other characters to reach it.

Re: QUESTIONS

[free_spirited_wind]

I noticed that there are air ducts in the building that are possible to crawl through. Would it be possible for Ib to use them to get to where the prisoners are?

She's sneaking in during the confusion and that seems like it would be the best way to get around the place stealthily.

[melodiesmods]

The air ducts are indeed a plausible way to get to where the prisoners are on Sub-Level 20 as they stretch throughout most of the Research Facility. However, note that this may be a slow and somewhat painful process, as air ducts will be something of a maze and dangerous

The Captive's Crystals...

[deadlyvu]

So it's been mentioned in two threads below, but I wanted to ask here to get a definite response. My impression was that we captives/new arrivals can't use our Job-skills until our Crystals have gone to the Crystal of Fire. Is that correct, or during our jail-break, will we all suddenly find we can use our job-skills?

Thank you!

[melodiesmods]

All prisoners will find that their Job-skills will be Active again once they leave sub-level 20. Job-skills are disabled as a result of their imprisonment.

[wings_of_steel]

If there was a enough brute force, can doors be taken down as well? Can it be safe to assume that bed legs and such for the beds in the facility to also be used as weapons?

[melodiesmods]

Doors can be held for a short moment, but cannot be taken down. It is however possible to open them definitely with the right keycards. And yes, bed legs and the likes can be used as weapon.

Re: QUESTIONS

[flowers_suck]

We have a large group in the hall on Sub-Level 20. Is there an accessible staircase for them to get to other floors?

[melodiesmods]

There is an accessible staircase indeed-- There will be an IC reply to the "To the next floor" thread shortly with more details.

Re: QUESTIONS

[hiddenedges]

Just to make sure: the lights/electricity/power is being affected on all levels of the building and not just the level the prisoners are on? So there will be periods of no lights and not working doors too?

[melodiesmods]

There will be power problems on all floors and some doors may be forced open, yes. Others however may remain closed on certain floors even during the power cuts.

Re: QUESTIONS

[her_rose_is_red]

Is there any way we could get the basic stats for guards and any other generic enemies that might be found in there? Just so we can run some encounters on our own?

[melodiesmods]

Hello, we are currently working on a new OOC post that will have the different type of guards that can be encountered along with their stats; the post should be up later today or tomorrow at worst!

Re: QUESTIONS

[no_dreams_for_you]

Is there anything inside this facility that can be lit up and used as a torch? What kind of materials can they find?

[melodiesmods]

They could easilly find torches. They could find regular materials for what is around (steel, wood, etc) and unknown materials if they wander into the floors where experiments of ancient artifacts are kept.