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March 2017 Plotting Post
March 2017
Welcome to your March plotting post! You can make use of the information here to plot what your character will be doing in the next month. As spring approaches, we're going to see Circle Daybreak shaking up the status quo, with some interesting consequences for various factions. OOCly, there'll be a new How's My Driving post around the middle of the month. These are always useful to gather feedback, so make sure you look out for it!
In the meantime, check out the calendar for a quick summary of when things are happening. You can also check the game timeline to see what has happened in the game so far.
Factions
Last month, the new Mother of Witches, Samantha Okeke, made a bold statement in her opening address to the supernatural community. As London politics begins to realign itself to the various new players, new alliances are starting to emerge. The East End Pack has made a pact with Circle Daybreak to support them in return for the witches' support to help them combat the Islington Nest. In a clear sign of hostility towards the fae, Circle Daybreak's first move will be to attack Seelie/Unseelie territory with help from their allies.
Samantha's ambition doesn't stop there. This month, she will announce that her plans to create a centre of magical excellence and innovation are progressing, having selected a location (a building in Richmond) which is set to open soon.
More importantly, Circle Daybreak will submit a petition to the Night Council requesting that the definition of dark magic is changed to no longer include summoning magic. This means that Daybreak witches would be free to summon, recruit and use fae in their magic. After submitting the petition, Samantha will visit various Daybreak covens to make it clear that she does not consider summoning magic to be dark magic; in fact, she encourages it. As far as she is concerned, the rules have already changed and it's the Night Council that needs to catch up. This of course puts pressure on the Night Council witches to conform. In the end, the petition will succeed with Peter, Yasmine and Cooper voting for, while Sylvia and Nora vote against. The result will be announced by the end of the month.
Meanwhile, fae from both the Seelie and Unseelie Court will start to go missing from around mid-March. The numbers are small and may not be noticeable at first, but the timing with Circle Daybreak's new attitude towards summoning magic surely can't be a coincidence.
All of this poses a problem for the Redbright Institute, which will initially support action against the fae in the interests of promoting peace in the community. However, once Sylvia Redbright realises just how fundamentally the new Mother of Witches intends to change Circle Daybreak's relationship with the fae, she may be forced to rethink her position.
Finally, if the fae didn't have enough to contend with, the changing of the seasons also means a shift in power for the Seelie and Unseelie Court. March is the month of the spring equinox, when the Seelie finally drive out the Unseelie north of the river and declare that summer is on its way once again.
Territories
The status quo remains as it is for now which means that Circle Daybreak and Islington Nest are the joint top factions, with seven territories each. See the Territories page for more information.
If your faction would like to claim a new territory, please comment to the appropriate thread. Players will then have three days from the date and time of the initial claim to sign up for the conflict. Anyone can sign up, but please only volunteer your character if they are a member of a faction involved in the conflict or they have IC reasons to actively help out. Please do not volunteer if you won't be able to participate in the plot.
If the outcome of the conflict is not already guaranteed, I will then look at the sign-ups list to calculate which faction will emerge victorious. It is up to players to plan and play out the actual conflict itself. If you comment to claim a territory, then you should also take the lead in planning and organizing it.
Minions
The following lucky minions will be promoted this month:
Events
Plots
The following prompts are up for grabs this month:
About plots and events
• You may claim one plot prompt per month.
• You can also run your own plots based on the events listed above, or create your own.
• If you claim a plot, then you also volunteer to take the lead OOCly i.e. planning and organizing with other players, deciding on the outcome, setting a timeline etc.
• Once you have claimed a plot, you should introduce it ICly within the next month.
• Plots may not be entirely handwaved. You may handwave some of the plot, but you should play out at least part of it.
• Some plots will require NPCs as well as player characters to fill different roles. Please feel free to make up and play the NPCs yourselves.
• Plots are generally open-ended enough that you can make them big or small. It is up to the player who claims the plot to decide how they would like to handle it. You may want to do open sign-ups for your plot and specify whether there is a limit on how many characters can participate.
• Plots can also be self-contained or form part of an ongoing storyline. Again, it is your choice on how you would like to handle it.
• Please feel free to integrate plots and events or join plots up where appropriate. For example, if you claim a plot that involves a murder, why not choose an event during which the murder could happen? As long as the mod and other players are aware of your plans, I'm happy to accommodate.
• Do not ask the mod to explain what the plot is and what your character should do or discover. That is up to you. These plot ideas are just that, ideas, and it is up to you to run with them and decide how and why these events are happening, what your characters are going to do about it, and what the consequences will be.
• You may ask the mod questions pertaining to game mythology, to check that what you are planning to do makes sense within the game world.
• This list is not meant to be limiting in any way! Player plots are also very welcome.
• If you have an idea for a player plot, please feel free to comment here and see if there is any interest. Run it by the mod first if you're unsure of anything.
Welcome to your March plotting post! You can make use of the information here to plot what your character will be doing in the next month. As spring approaches, we're going to see Circle Daybreak shaking up the status quo, with some interesting consequences for various factions. OOCly, there'll be a new How's My Driving post around the middle of the month. These are always useful to gather feedback, so make sure you look out for it!
In the meantime, check out the calendar for a quick summary of when things are happening. You can also check the game timeline to see what has happened in the game so far.
Factions
Last month, the new Mother of Witches, Samantha Okeke, made a bold statement in her opening address to the supernatural community. As London politics begins to realign itself to the various new players, new alliances are starting to emerge. The East End Pack has made a pact with Circle Daybreak to support them in return for the witches' support to help them combat the Islington Nest. In a clear sign of hostility towards the fae, Circle Daybreak's first move will be to attack Seelie/Unseelie territory with help from their allies.
Samantha's ambition doesn't stop there. This month, she will announce that her plans to create a centre of magical excellence and innovation are progressing, having selected a location (a building in Richmond) which is set to open soon.
More importantly, Circle Daybreak will submit a petition to the Night Council requesting that the definition of dark magic is changed to no longer include summoning magic. This means that Daybreak witches would be free to summon, recruit and use fae in their magic. After submitting the petition, Samantha will visit various Daybreak covens to make it clear that she does not consider summoning magic to be dark magic; in fact, she encourages it. As far as she is concerned, the rules have already changed and it's the Night Council that needs to catch up. This of course puts pressure on the Night Council witches to conform. In the end, the petition will succeed with Peter, Yasmine and Cooper voting for, while Sylvia and Nora vote against. The result will be announced by the end of the month.
Meanwhile, fae from both the Seelie and Unseelie Court will start to go missing from around mid-March. The numbers are small and may not be noticeable at first, but the timing with Circle Daybreak's new attitude towards summoning magic surely can't be a coincidence.
All of this poses a problem for the Redbright Institute, which will initially support action against the fae in the interests of promoting peace in the community. However, once Sylvia Redbright realises just how fundamentally the new Mother of Witches intends to change Circle Daybreak's relationship with the fae, she may be forced to rethink her position.
Finally, if the fae didn't have enough to contend with, the changing of the seasons also means a shift in power for the Seelie and Unseelie Court. March is the month of the spring equinox, when the Seelie finally drive out the Unseelie north of the river and declare that summer is on its way once again.
Territories
The status quo remains as it is for now which means that Circle Daybreak and Islington Nest are the joint top factions, with seven territories each. See the Territories page for more information.
If your faction would like to claim a new territory, please comment to the appropriate thread. Players will then have three days from the date and time of the initial claim to sign up for the conflict. Anyone can sign up, but please only volunteer your character if they are a member of a faction involved in the conflict or they have IC reasons to actively help out. Please do not volunteer if you won't be able to participate in the plot.
If the outcome of the conflict is not already guaranteed, I will then look at the sign-ups list to calculate which faction will emerge victorious. It is up to players to plan and play out the actual conflict itself. If you comment to claim a territory, then you should also take the lead in planning and organizing it.
Minions
The following lucky minions will be promoted this month:
Ringer | Meta Human, East End Pack | Level 1These minions will decide to leave town this month:
‣ Previously a hunter, Ringer decided to put her skills to good use in helping the pack.
Elicia Darby | Meta Human, Hillingdon Clan | Level 1
‣ Loves coffee more than tea and claims she was disowned by her family for it; couch hops around Hillingdon and complains about money but never seems to be short of it when she really needs it.
Percy Brown | Human, Hillingdon Clan | Level 1
‣ Technically an aristocrat but his family was targeted by vampires and he fled, shirking the family name and eventually deciding to train himself as a hunter to take revenge.
Oliver Hampton | Human, Redbright Institute | Level 1
‣ Works for the Institute's IT department.
James Park | Werewolf, East End Pack | Level 2And these less fortunate minions will sadly die this month:
‣ A rich frat boy who dropped out of university after being turned last year.
Thea Elliot | Shapeshifter, Hillingdon Clan | Level 2
‣ A graduate student at a local university. A panther shifter, she isn't overly fond of werewolves.
Daniel Daniels | Shapeshifter, Hillingdon Clan | Level 2
‣ Spends half his time as an eagle knocking everyone's stuff over. Somehow he's a really effective hunter despite this.
Nemed | Fae, Unseelie Court | Level 2
‣ A millennia-old warrior who's always going on about his lineage. No one cares.
Ban Sidhe | Human, Unseelie Court | Level 2Factions may decide how and when their minions die, leave town or receive a promotion. Feel free to work these developments into any of this month's plots.
‣ Not a banshee. Not even a fae. They can't get rid of her.
Events
12th March – FULL MOON. Werewolves, it's that time of the month! Will you chain yourself up or spend the night in a cage? Roam wild in the London parks? Or perhaps find a witch to make you a wolfsbane potion. Whatever you choose, better be prepared.
13th March – SAMANTHA'S PETITION. The Night Council will officially receive the petition from Samantha Okeke, Mother of Witches, to change its definition of dark magic to no longer include summoning magic. They will debate the petition and announce that the motion has been passed by the end of the month. News about the petition being submitted is only circulated to members of Circle Daybreak, so other characters may not even be aware that it is happening until later on.
14th-31st March – THE CASE OF THE MISSING FAE. Starting from around the middle of the month, a few fae from both Courts will quietly disappear. Investigation of these disappearances will reveal one thing the missing fae have in common: they all make their primary home or business in the mortal realm rather than in the Other Realm. Most are minor fae with few powers (imps and such-like) but there are a couple of more significant disappearances:• 16th March: Nemed, an ancient Unseelie warrior, will vanish from Crystal Palace Park where he had been enjoying visiting the model dinosaurs.17th March – ST PATRICK'S DAY. The patron saint of Ireland, celebrating St Patrick's Day is the best excuse you will ever have for dressing up in green, going on a pub crawl and getting absolutely wasted. Naturally, Londoners love it.
• 19th March: Mrs. Lotus, the Seelie proprietor of Pins and Needles, will disappear from her dress shop in the borough of Harrow.
20th March – OSTARA (SPRING EQUINOX). The spring equinox represents the balance between summer and winter, and thus the Seelie and Unseelie Courts find themselves equally matched. As the sun rises, the Seelie will muster their forces to drive out the Unseelie north of the river. They will succeed and the balance of power in the Other Realm will be reversed – a sign that summer is on its way once again. This is also an important time for witches who are celebrating the renewal and rebirth of spring. It is traditional to plant seeds in one's garden and cast a spell for good luck. The changeover of seasons is also the perfect time for witches to summon fae from either Court, whose power is at an equal but manageable ebb.
20th March – MAGICAL INNOVATION CENTRE ANNOUNCED. Ostara is also when Samantha Okeke, the Mother of Witches, will announce that the location of her new Magical Innovation Centre has been chosen and is planned to open next month. Located in Teddington, Richmond, Samantha will make the announcement from outside the building to a select group of Circle Daybreak witches and journalists from Alternative Views News. She will also mention the petition to make summoning magic legal again, which will be reported by the supernatural media. If you didn't know that the petition was happening, this is when the news will officially get out. There will be no open post for this event as such, but a news report will be posted to the main community.
26th March – MOTHER'S DAY. You all want to send a card and flowers to Samantha, right? Right? Come on, guys, show some respect.
Plots
The following prompts are up for grabs this month:
1) There is a bounty on a rogue vampire. This vampire is physically only twelve years old and said to be "completely insane". Reward: £950
2) A man at Speaker's Corner has been preaching about evil lurking in London... including vampires and witches. Does he know something?
3) A director looking to save money on special effects approaches you to feature in his latest production.
4) A spell goes wrong, forcing you to stay within six feet of the last person you touched at all times. The effect lasts for three days.
About plots and events
• You may claim one plot prompt per month.
• You can also run your own plots based on the events listed above, or create your own.
• If you claim a plot, then you also volunteer to take the lead OOCly i.e. planning and organizing with other players, deciding on the outcome, setting a timeline etc.
• Once you have claimed a plot, you should introduce it ICly within the next month.
• Plots may not be entirely handwaved. You may handwave some of the plot, but you should play out at least part of it.
• Some plots will require NPCs as well as player characters to fill different roles. Please feel free to make up and play the NPCs yourselves.
• Plots are generally open-ended enough that you can make them big or small. It is up to the player who claims the plot to decide how they would like to handle it. You may want to do open sign-ups for your plot and specify whether there is a limit on how many characters can participate.
• Plots can also be self-contained or form part of an ongoing storyline. Again, it is your choice on how you would like to handle it.
• Please feel free to integrate plots and events or join plots up where appropriate. For example, if you claim a plot that involves a murder, why not choose an event during which the murder could happen? As long as the mod and other players are aware of your plans, I'm happy to accommodate.
• Do not ask the mod to explain what the plot is and what your character should do or discover. That is up to you. These plot ideas are just that, ideas, and it is up to you to run with them and decide how and why these events are happening, what your characters are going to do about it, and what the consequences will be.
• You may ask the mod questions pertaining to game mythology, to check that what you are planning to do makes sense within the game world.
• This list is not meant to be limiting in any way! Player plots are also very welcome.
• If you have an idea for a player plot, please feel free to comment here and see if there is any interest. Run it by the mod first if you're unsure of anything.
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