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Adstringéndum Mods ([personal profile] adstringendummod) wrote2013-06-30 07:44 pm

Battle Royale Event Information


BATTLE ROYALE
The Animus may have been quiet recently, but now they're returning with a vengeance. Near the end of July, some of Adstringéndum's residents will find themselves trapped inside the earthquake-shaken and partly collapsed remains of the old mall... with a few additions: deadly weapons litter the ground, and there's a voice on the crackling PA system telling them that they have only two choices...

Kill or be killed.

OUTSIDE THE MALL

- Characters who are not inside the mall (and therefore not combatants) will be able to view anything happening inside as an ongoing video feed over the network. Video will resemble surveillance cameras; there will be some sound, but it may be staticky or hushed. Different areas of the mall will be visible on different feeds, so characters may have to switch the video they are viewing if they want to keep an eye on their friends.

- Announcements made inside the mall will not be audible to those outside, but the Announcer will show up on the main network occasionally during the event in order to tell everyone who is still alive.

- Characters outside the mall will discover that it appears to be entirely surrounded by a transparent barrier. Physical force will have no effect against the barrier. Trying to use supernatural powers to break it may result in backlash (comment here if your character would use magic or other powers to try and break in, and we can plot out the result!)

INSIDE THE MALL

- If you want your character to participate in the event as a combatant inside the mall, please let us know via a comment on this post before July 20th.

- Characters who die within the mall during this event will not need to pay death prices. Instead, they will remain dead (complete with all the nasty decomposition side effects) until the end of the final day of the event, at which point they will return to life. Fatal wounds and post-mortem injuries will be completely healed, although other wounds suffered during the event may remain. However, characters will not ICly know that they will not have to pay a death price; in fact, the Announcer may lead them to believe they won't be coming back at all....

- There will be no supernatural powers working within the mall, including magical senses or psychic abilities such as telepathy/telekinesis. Natural physical abilities greater than human (for instance, alien or vampire strength and speed) will be reduced to the human maximum -- Superman might be at the fitness level of an Olympic athlete, but he wouldn't be running faster than a locomotive or leaping tall buildings. Shape-changing or shifting abilities will not function, although other natural attributes of non-human physiology, such as bloodlust, enhanced senses, sharp claws and sharp teeth, will remain.

- Characters inside the mall will not have their PCDs. They will not be able to access the network for communication or to view any of the video feeds or announcements visible to characters outside. Characters outside will be able to send messages to them (as though they were lost in the Wastes) but those messages will not be received until the end of the event.

- A variety of weapons can be found within the mall, from simple (knives, brass knuckles, baseball bats) to technologically advanced items such as handguns. High explosives or long-range items such as sniper rifles will not be available. All weapons will appear real and functional, but some (at random, and at players' discretion) may transform into harmless foam, Nerf, or squirt guns when used on another player.

- Food and water will be available at certain locations within the mall (indicated on the map). This food will be canned or dry (e.g. stale crackers in plastic, cans of ravioli or beans) rather than fresh or already prepared.

- Some NPC characters will also be present within the mall, armed, and dangerous: these are NOT the scientists or other named NPCs, but rather the nameless characters, also from other worlds, who comprise part of the Adstringéndum population. PCs may not team up with NPCs, nor count them among total kills for the purpose of determining prizes. You may, however, use the NPCs to pose a threat to your character or have your character kill them at will. (Need an excuse to be blood-spattered? Murder an NPC.)

- There is no limit on the number of "winning" characters -- any character still alive inside the mall at the end of the event will be considered a winner. Every character participating in the event will receive something for their trouble:

ConditionPrize
Killed during the eventThey will return to life wearing a neon-colored T-shirt with a cartoonish red blood splatter at (or as close as possible to) the location of their fatal wound and the text, in black Comic Sans, "[Name of Killer] Murdered Me, And All I Got Was This Shirt." The first PC to die will also get a dead rat.
Survived to the end, but did not killA rubber chicken.
Survived, and killed between 1 - 5 PCsAn item from, or similar to items on, the "Mod Permission" list on the Supplies post.
Survived, and killed more than 5 PCsAn item that appears to be from their home world (within reason -- an iPod full of music, for example, or a favorite tea set.)


MALL MAP


AFTERMATH

- At midnight on July 28th, the barrier around the mall will go down.

- Character powers will be restored the moment the barrier goes down. Characters who have died inside the mall will be restored to life wherever their bodies happen to be at that moment.

- Their PCDs and their prizes will be found in their pockets or near them on the ground. They will be able to view the past week's video feeds in full detail.

- All weapons found in the mall during the event will be transformed into useless foam or Nerf guns, including ammunition. Weapons not currently in a character's possession will disappear entirely.

OOC ORGANIZATION

- Event logs for characters inside the mall will be posted on July 20th on the [community profile] adstringendumlog community.

- Please feel free to use the comment section of this post in order to plot with other players or ask any questions that are not covered by the information in this post.

- An OOC post will go up at the beginning of the event for players to leave comments if their character is killed inside the mall. These deaths will be announced ICly by the Announcer NPC, and will be used to determine which characters earn which prizes. Since battle logs often take a while to finish, particularly if players happen to be available at different times, we strongly recommend plotting OOC in order to determine the outcome of fights and make sure that death tallies are as accurate as possible.
cryptkeeper: (it's where my demons hide)

[personal profile] cryptkeeper 2013-07-01 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
OH GOD YES. MAYBE AFTER CAS DIES BECAUSE CROWLEY WOULDN'T DISCOURAGE HER FROM KILLING THINGS AND MEG WOULD BE LIKE WELP FUCK THE WORLD.
integrity: [Season Seven] (♆ The King of Hell.)

[personal profile] integrity 2013-07-01 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Crowley and Meg should violently murder what kills Cas it can be a bonding experience. :')

[personal profile] wheeloffire 2013-07-01 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm throwing Frodo in!

With Ally's permission, I'm also going to put Samwise Gamgee in the mix too!
cryptkeeper: (I will be your scarecrow)

[personal profile] cryptkeeper 2013-07-01 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, the best bonding experience.


I'm all for strange demon bonding :D
modernmarvel: (Here I Go Again)

Tony Stark | MCU

[personal profile] modernmarvel 2013-07-01 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony is so participating, but not a voluntary way. Be prepared to be judged for humoring the Animus and turning on each other. Tony is actively not going to kill anyone, even NPCs, and will be trying to convince the others to join him.

Personally, I don't think it makes sense for his character to volunteer to kill any of the other citizens, even if he knows there's no repercussions. In his opinion, they should be teaming up against the Animus, not giving into their demands for bloodsport.
modernmarvel: (Be Quick Or Be Dead)

[personal profile] modernmarvel 2013-07-01 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
We really need someone to attack Tony so that Bruce can go human!hulk on them.
battleformysoul: (Default)

Tony Stark | MCU

[personal profile] battleformysoul 2013-07-01 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
If Frau and Tony run into each other, they could be an interesting mix. Frau is kind of of the same opinion on killing people.
cryptkeeper: (got some issues to work through)

[personal profile] cryptkeeper 2013-07-01 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Meg should keep an eye on Gabriel after the rest of the cast has kicked it. Grudgingly. With a lot of snarky commentary.
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[personal profile] closetshark 2013-07-01 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Cas is the ONE GUY that Pitch would wait to let make the first move and would feel mildly bad about killing.

If you want it to be a thing anyway.
ofthursday: Feel free to take whatever you like! (Default)

[personal profile] ofthursday 2013-07-01 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooooooooh this might be an idea~ I know you wanted Crowley and Pitch to fight, right? Maybe Pitch does kill Cas (maybe even on accident, like he was going after Gabriel and Cas steps in?) and then I know PR plans for Crowley to go after whoever kills Cas, so they could end up in their fight if that works~ I think Shelly also wants Meg in on revenge, so maybe talk to her also about a clash between Meg and Pitch?

EDIT: Though there's something with Crowley and Kida going on I think but MAYBE WE CAN STILL WORK IT ALL OUT
Edited 2013-07-01 19:53 (UTC)
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[personal profile] temperm 2013-07-01 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Gau will be sneaking around and trying to avoid coming across anyone so it's unlikely he would surprise Kagetora HOWEVER he will be seeking out people to help him because of his lack of fighting skills so.... help?
reconciledtwins: (Rubedo-Yeah about that...)

[personal profile] reconciledtwins 2013-07-01 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
And quick secondary question: will there be world-specific weapons available? The twins have a couple of years of gunblade training under their belt thanks to Leon, but have never used a sword with a normal grip and balance, so it's going to make a difference to them.
golden_hawke: (bloodspeaker growl)

[personal profile] golden_hawke 2013-07-02 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
You guys want a de-powered, freaking out Blood Speaker to try to protect the lot of you?
doestheickyjobs: (unbowed)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2013-07-02 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
The scythe won't be usable, but his connection with it may still affect his personality. If I'm remembering correctly, it tends to drive him toward violence to feed its hunger for souls, right?

The effect might be weakened due to the general magic-dampening, but it wouldn't be entirely gone.
doestheickyjobs: (friendly)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2013-07-02 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
- Izumi will still be with Asagi, and they'll be able to communicate with each other/other people. His powers (such as helping Asagi control his bloodlust) will also be affected, though!

- Some of the lights will be working; others will be broken or flickering.

- There may be some generic-looking scythes or sickles lying around!
doestheickyjobs: (unbowed)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2013-07-02 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, no -- there will be a range of generic bladed or blunt weapons, and short-range firearms, but no world-specific weapons like gunblades.
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[personal profile] battleformysoul 2013-07-02 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds good to me. Thanks!
hisbutler_bound: (Default)

[personal profile] hisbutler_bound 2013-07-02 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh what was that Rome? You said what is done during event can't be held responsible. Alright if you insist! 8D /stabs all the things
leashed: (Default)

[personal profile] leashed 2013-07-02 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh noooo. :C that would definitely be interesting though! He'd pretend to be on Rome's side first?
leashed: (All my wicked ways)

[personal profile] leashed 2013-07-02 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
HELPS

until he dies

:C
hisbutler_bound: (honestly?)

[personal profile] hisbutler_bound 2013-07-02 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Throwing Sebastian into this. Anyone need to be killed? I'm all for it. He'll most likely kill at least one person as a "kill or be killed" could imply a lot of different things. By killing at least one person he'll ensure he won't be killed. Besides, what happens during an event seems to be okay according to a few certain people.

After that, his aesthetics will keep him from killing a lot more as he doesn't turn blood thirsty monster just because someone says so. Though, if someone attacks him, he'll be all for ending their life.
Edited 2013-07-02 02:25 (UTC)
leashed: (9)

[personal profile] leashed 2013-07-02 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'M NOT SURE you'd have to ask Jynxed, since I think she wants Asagi to do it? But that would be cool! The more people to run around with him, the better. :)
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[personal profile] complexdisorder 2013-07-02 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! They totally should!

I need to find someone to kill him. Got any suggestions?
leashed: (6)

[personal profile] leashed 2013-07-02 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
He actually said that what's done during an event that alters your perception or personality! But haha <3 <3
hisbutler_bound: (Default)

[personal profile] hisbutler_bound 2013-07-02 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sorry. Can't hear you over the need to survive. Killed or be killed. It could mean so many things~ Killing at least one person will ensure survival? Or was that just a blood thing? Ah, but then it could simply be that someone else will kill you first. Ufufufufu.

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