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EACHDRAIDH RP ([personal profile] fairyfoes) wrote in [community profile] fairywoes2015-01-31 10:04 am

FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Hey, fairybros! As a heads up, the results of the Timeskip Vote results are in, and Eachdraidh will be engaging in a Timeskip of one year. Logging for the timeskip will be done concurrently with the events of Feb, March, and April, and as of May 01 the game will be post-timeskip. We request that each character in the game who is not going to utilise an opt-out mechanism for the entirety of the timeskip to post a timeskip page on their journal. We have constructed a sample timeskip page for you here. The code for it, with all time organisation in-tact, may be taken from the last comment on the page, or may be accessed below:



Players are free to design their own pages, of course, and it can be easily expanded to include additional years. These pages, in addition to organising what happens to your character, shall be used for logging out most of the events of the timeskip at your discretion. For March and April, threads logged on this page can be used to count for AC. We ask that most logs occur on these pages for smaller timeskip events so as not to clutter the log comms for those playing current events in February, March, and April. We will be releasing a game Timeskip Calendar shortly, which will be followed by a timeskip CR meme.

But what about THIS month? Most of you already know exactly what to expect, so, without further ado, your February event!



The Wrath of the Jabberwhelp
GENRE: ACTION/ADVENTURE | DURATION: 07-14 FEBRUARY


SUMMARY The battledrums are beating, the armies are marching, and it was only a matter of time before war covered the drabwurld again. The Seelie armies received orders to push north from the Cathraon, and encounter an entrenched Unseelie force. Details about the battleplan can be found here. Please sign up for a part on the conflict, should you want one, using the roster page. The roster will be finalised by the end of February 01. But as a result of these battles, on February 07 the Jabberwhelp will be released from under Caer Scima, where the High-King had been helping to craft it! In a pain-maddened fury, the Jabberwhelp will fly to the lands of Glaschu and begin to carve a path of great destruction through Seelie lands. After its release, the monarchs will make handwaved proclamations:

Seelie characters will be bade to either 01) keep the Unseelie embattled on the front lines and unable to enter Glaschu to rescue the Jabberwhelp, or to 02) hunt and slay the infant monster by any means possible before its Unseelie allies can rescue it!

Meanwhile, from the ruin of Caer Scima, Unseelie characters will be asked to save the Jabberwhelp at any cost by either 01) engaging the Seelie army and ensuring the Seelie cannot hunt it in force, or 02 riding out into enemy territory to herd it back! They will be informed that the Jabberwhelp will actively resist harming Unseelie chracters. Characters who have maintained friendly relationships with the imps will be told the secret to calming an enraged young Jabberwhelp:

     + Gifts of lavender! For some strange reason, this plant alone resists the Jabberwhelp's aura of rot, and functions rather like catnip.
     + Riddles and puzzles! A young Jabberwhelp is easily distracted and quite gullible.
     + Touch! Juvenile Jabberwhelps cannot control their aura of rot, which is as painful for them to endure as those around them. For those who can endure the discomfort of its aura of rot, petting the Jabberwhelp can calm it substantially, and even lull it to sleep.

The Jabberwhelp has an aura of rot, which will make plants and flesh within a 30m radius of its presence begin to rot. Characters who approach will see their own flesh begin to blacken and slough away. Fleeing from the Jabberwhelp will allow this condition to slowly heal. For most characters, lingering overlong within this aura of rot will be fatal. The Jabberwhelp will actively seek to kill Seelie characters, and flee from Unseelie characters who approach it unless they have learned one of the secrets to calm it.


Existing Plan to Slay the Jabberwhelp



Need help getting involved? Speak to your Court Leaders!



Only individuals who contribute to the these efforts will receive boons for February! Quest logs will not count toward this event.


MONTHLY OVERVIEW
01ST FEBRUARY Armies begin to march!
04th FEBRUARY FIRST FRONT LINE BATTLE. A mod post will go up for this event.
07th FEBRUARY EVENT STARTS. SHOCK TROOPS DECIMATE CAER SCIMA. THE JABBERWHELP IS RELEASED. Unseelie refugees must find other residences. A mod post will go up for this event.
07th FEBRUARY • A fairy or imp will get the attention of each Seelie or Unseelie to inform them of the royal decree about the Jabberwhelp!
07th FEBRUARY THE JABBERWHELP DECIMATES CAER GLAEM. A mod post will go up for this event.
10th FEBRUARY SECOND FRONT LINE BATTLE. After the Unseelie forces from Mair complete the pincer movement on Seelie troops. A mod post will go up for this event.
11th FEBRUARY JABBERWHELP ATTACKS THE COTHROMACH.
14th FEBRUARY JABBERWHELP ATTACKS THE STATION. EVENT CLOSES. Likely death date of the Jabberwhelp. Those who have contributed to the war efforts or interacted with the Jabberwhelp will be marked!
15th FEBRUARY TIMESKIP CR MEME. Players are free to begin logging timeskip events!
20th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • The boon request post goes up on the OOC community. You will be asked to state your character's request and link to proof of having participated in the event. Mods will be around to approve or deny these.
24th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • Boon requests close!
25th FEBRUARY • Approved or altered, boons are ICLY received today when characters wake up unless otherwise specified.
26th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT)ACTIVITY CHECK.
01st MARCH (00:01am LONDON GMT)ACTIVITY CHECK ENDS.
The next Calendar of Events post will go up toward the end of February to cover all of March, with the next Test Drive Meme up around a week before reserves open. Weather will consist primarily hard driven snows and hard freezes, with few blue skies. Nights are frigid and blustery, with feet of snow sticking in most areas of Dorchadas.

COURT LEADERS! There will be a special section below for you to post your character's info, as a volunteer to be a hub to help direct activity for newer players and less established characters during the war efforts. Thank you!


gordianknots: (And oh yes - they see ghosts!)

[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-02-01 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
A thought that just occurred to me re: Jabberwhelp: could Bolin earthbend mazes for it, since it likes puzzles?
bolincredible: (but mayhaps we can put her to use.)

[personal profile] bolincredible 2015-02-01 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, that does sound pretty cool, and I'd be up for it! What he could manage just sort of depends on the technical specs of how complicated/big they are. Bolin's good at the speed/precision side of earthbending, but he's also not used to working in terms large-scale enough for Jabberwhelps, so that would take him more time and effort to do properly.

unless someone wants to give him a 15 minute deadline with jabberwhelp on the horizon only for it to be confused and disappointed when it finds a huge empty square. which i'm not strictly against either tbh.
gordianknots: Please don't waste your pity votes on me (Default)

[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-02-01 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
nodnod the question would also become 1) where to do it and 2) how to safely get the information about puzzles to Bolin without it being a massive security risk. Plus since he'll be with front line troops, I don't know quite how'd that be swingable.

But it felt like something I should at least bat your way 8|a
bolincredible: (I used your scarf for a puppet show.)

[personal profile] bolincredible 2015-02-01 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
oh those are definitely some good questions. maybe i'll do some poking around on that front and see what's up! i definitely appreciate you throwing it at me either way!
gordianknots: Of just who you have become (The dice are loaded)

[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-02-01 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
yeah sometimes game logistics can do that, but if you end up going for it i'm really happy to try and help any way that i can! and no problem, it might end up being something for another event that could be useful.