Post by Jopper13 on Aug 11, 2020 9:33:15 GMT -5
== IMPORTANT UPDATE ==
Due to the state of the COVID-19 situation, we have cancelled the August LARP event. Instead, we are doing some online options for player involvement with their PCs based on current storyline.
== DATE & TIME ==
Important Dates:
Sunday, August 16th
- Resources & Organization Action Deadlines
- PC Involvement Deadline (See below)
== MEMBERSHIP INFO==
***Due to the event itself being cancelled, all players who sign up for a Basic, Standard, or Premium memberships will automatically be awarded the +2 bonus attendance exp.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES AND EXP BOOSTS
Due to the Covid-19 situation, we have decided to do the following:
1) Continue offering CLOUT as a special Perk option that is available to everyone as one of the membership perks.
2) Expand on the +2 bonus Attendance exp to reflect on the events that would have had multiple days (on top of the base exp offered by each membership).
(AUGUST WAS SLOTTED FOR A SINGLE DAY EVENT; SO THIS BONUS IS +2)
3) Add a “tiered exp bonus” based on the chosen membership of the month. Basic will give another +1, Standard +2, and Premium a +3 bonus. This is IN ADDITION to the Exp awarded by the membership AND the bonus attendance exp we are offering.
For example, in August:
-Basic membership will award 6 exp (3 base + 2 attendance + 1 tier bonus)
-Standard will award 7 exp (3 base + 2 attendance + 2 tier bonus)
-Premium will award 11 exp (6 base + 2 attendance + 3 tier bonus)
Click here to pay for your membership services for August!
OR...
Click here to sign-up for the Optional August PC Involvement Encounters!
*NOTE: Signing up a PC to get involved in one of the encounters available DOES require a membership to do so:
- Basic allows none
- Standard allows 1 PC to focus on 1 option
- Premium allows up to 2 PCs to focus on 2 options (different or the same). To clarify, you may focus on 2 options. Either with 1 PC taking both option slots, or 2 PCs splitting the options slots (For example: PC 1 may focus on Recovery Aid and PC 2 may also focus on Recovery Aid or choose another focus).
== STORY INFO & SPECIAL MECHANICS ==
For months, talk across Mardrun's News and Rumors (http://lasthope.kitsufox.com/wiki/january-269/) has involved Clan Ironmound fairly frequently. The economic, trade, and metalworks powerhouse of the Ulven people was dealt a terrible blow in January of this year as a considerable earthquake in the mountains collapsed iron mines and caused landslides to break rock and dirt from the mountains and bury or destroy numerous communities and roadways. The production ability of the Clan slowed considerably as the people of Clan Ironmound focused inward on helping its devastated people. Bodies still lay buried underneath tons of rock, unable to be given a proper Ulven burial. Communities at the base of the mountains will take years to recover from this tragedy.
While some Clans sent help and some supplies for relief aid, the reality is that a truly concentrated effort has yet to be coordinated. This response, or lack thereof, seems to be significantly noted by Clan Ironmound leadership. Their already terse demeanor seems to continue to harden in response to deals with other Clans. A real effort to come and volunteer aid to help the cause could do wonders in helping soften the edges of the Clan. Those seeking profit will find their pockets empty for this effort; the Clan is contracting its own people for any profitable efforts to the recovery and any outside help has to come from volunteer efforts. Some have even said that contributing coin to the effort could also help which has quickly turned off the interest of many merchants and profit-seekers.
As if this situation isn't bad enough, bandit activity in and near The Pass and Clan Ironmound territory is on the rise. The vulnerable populace reacting to a natural disaster, the extra caravans and supplies on the move, and the preoccupied Chieftains of the area have created a situation ripe for banditry and theft. Armed patrols coming to help stabilize the region could also make a significant impact on relations with the Clan.
With the land shaking loose, the Daughters of Gaia of the Clan seem to have been able to sense an unearthed magical anomaly. Rumors say it is a very old and very well hidden Lorespeaker cache. An inquiry about the recently unearthed magical anomaly was met with anger. Clan Ironmound's leaders accused the rest of Mardrun in being more interested in "picking through their bones for treasure" instead of helping their people. Since it is on their land, Clan Ironmound has claimed rights to the cache and forbidden all others in visiting the location. Months have gone by with no word on what is inside of it... or if the spellcasters of the Clan can even access its contents. There is talk about gathering diplomats, savvy social movers, and scholars with relevant knowledge in the arcane, divine, and occult to approach and submit a proposal for Clan Ironmound leadership to consider. Whether or not this effort is enough to convince them to allow access to the cache has yet to be seen.
= AUGUST MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL MECHANICS =
1) Optional PC Involvement Encounter and Deadline
Players this month have some options to get involved in the current story line if they so choose. This DOES require Standard or Premium memberships to be involved!
A Standard membership allows a player to involve ONE PC in ONE option.
A Premium membership allows a player to involve ONE PC in TWO options -OR- TWO PCs in up to TWO options total.
You simply sign up via the link above and detail out which PCs are involved and what their "focus" is.
The options available are:
1) VOLUNTEER FOR RECOVERY AID: Various skills can be useful in helping a relief effort, from tending to wounded, keeping labor crews in good shape, and getting your hands dirty and just moving things. Coin can also be donated to the relief effort as well, allowing faster or more skilled recovery efforts.
2) ARMED PATROLS OF THE PASS: With wagons and trade goods being moved through The Pass, bandits have crawled out of their hiding places to prey on the easiest targets. Armed patrols and scouts are needed to help patrol The Pass and keep it safe, escort wagons of supplies, and keep the borders of Clan Ironmound territory safe.
3) DIPLOMATIC & SCHOLARLY PROPOSAL: Clan Ironmound's leadership is reluctant to let anyone tamper with or investigate the magical cache unearthed during the earthquake and landslides. Social and diplomatic envoys, along with those with extensive Lore skills and knowledge, can work together to submit proposals to the Ironmound leaders to consider allowing others access to the unearthed cache. Players will need to coordinate with each other OUTSIDE of the event to create proposals and diplomatic messages before submitting them during sign-up. Successful "VOLUNTEER FOR RECOVERY AID" and "ARMED PATROLS OF THE PASS" can also contribute to this effort, allowing a coordinated player response to have a greater impact.
The deadline for this involvement is Sunday, August 16th.
Players who assist their involvement with the encounter with Resources or Organization actions will make a significantly larger impact on their PCs involvement; whether that be more impactful or more profitable.
At the end of the month, we will release a story narrative detailing out how the story progresses.