Post by royalstandard on Jan 31, 2013 9:41:25 GMT -5
HELLO AGAIN, ALL! SINCE FEBRUARY BEGINS TOMORROW (WHERE IS THIS YEAR GOING ANYWAY?), IT'S TIME TO ANNOUNCE OUR UPCOMING EVENT. THIS ONE WILL TAKE A BIT OF INTERACTION FROM ALL OF YOU SINCE IT ISN'T GOING TO BE A SIMPLE BOARD FOR A PARTY OR SOMETHING OF THAT FASHION. FEBRUARY'S 'EVENT' IS TECHNICALLY A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM. NOW FOR A BIT OF BACKSTORY/PLOT FOR YOU TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO BEFORE I GO INTO MUCH MORE DETAIL:AFTER CONNOR SELWYN, THE CURRENT LEADER OF THE IRISH MAFIA, RUTHLESSLY KILLED THE BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN MAFIA IN BOSTON, THEY WERE LEADERLESS AND LEFT OUT TO DRY. ONLY ONE MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION MANAGED TO SURVIVE THE ENCOUNTER, AND THIS WAS ONLY BECAUSE CONNOR BELIEVED HIM DEAD. THAT MAN WAS KONSTANTINE KIR. AFTER RECOVERING FROM THE WOUNDS HE RECEIVED THAT DAY, KONSTANTINE MADE IT HIS PERSONAL MISSION TO REBUILD THE BRATVA, BUT HE WAS NO LEADER. HE WAS A SOLDIER, A FOLLOWER, AND HE HAD NO DESIRE TO BE IN CHARGE. SO HE TRACKED DOWN THE RIGHTFUL INHERITOR OF THE POSITION, ANYA PETROVA, AND ENCOURAGED HER TO TAKE OVER.
THE SHIFT IN POWER WAS NOT AN EASY ONE - WITH ONLY TWO MEMBERS OF THE FORMER BRATVA, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE POSITION UNWILLINGLY AT THE TIME - AND ANYA, WITH KONSTANTINE'S HELP, HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO REBUILD. A FEW STRAGGLING MEMBERS (PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT PHYSICALLY IN TOWN WHEN CONNOR SELWYN ATTACKED) HAVE JOINED THE RANKS, ALONG WITH SOME 'NEW HIRES', BUT THE RUSSIANS KNOW THEIR HOLD ON BOSTON IS NO LONGER WHAT IT ONCE WAS.
NOW THAT THEIR FEET ARE UNDER THEM ONCE AGAIN, THE TIME CALLS FOR A SHOW OF POWER.
DUE TO THE WEAKNESS OF THEIR NUMBERS, THE RUSSIANS MUST CAUSE TROUBLE IN OTHER WAYS. THIS ADDS UP TO A GROWING REIGN OF TERROR: A WAR ON BOSTON'S SOCIETY INSTEAD OF ITS CRIME UNDERBELLY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY? THIS MEANS THE RUSSIANS (THE FEW OF THEM WHO CURRENTLY EXIST) WILL BE CARRYING OUT VARIOUS ATTACKS ON THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF BOSTON. THEY DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO ATTACK THE IRISH MAFIA HEAD-ON, BUT THEY CAN ATTACK THE WEAKER PART OF THE CITY AND GARNER ATTENTION FOR THEMSELVES. WITH ATTENTION COMES SUPPORT FROM THE CRIMINALS WHO ARE TIRED OF THE PROUD POWER OF THE IRISH.
WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS ALSO MEANS THAT SOME CHARACTERS ARE GOING TO GET HURT. WE LEAVE THAT CHOICE UP TO YOU, BUT TO MAKE THE PLOT WORK AND PROGRESS, YOU NEED TO AT LEAST LET SOME OF YOUR PRECIOUS CHARACTERS GET AN ARM BROKEN OR SOMETHING. INJURIES HAPPEN IN WAR.
BELOW, IS A LIST OF EACH EVENT AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION. PLEASE PERUSE THEM (THERE AREN'T MANY, AND THE POINT OF THIS IS TO BE FUN) AND RESPOND TO LET THE STAFF KNOW WHICH EVENT(S) YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN. SOME OF THEM WILL ALLOW YOU TO INTERACT PERSONALLY WITH A MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN BRATVA, WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST THE EFFECTS OF TRICKS THEY'VE PULLED OFF. (CLICK ON THE SUBJECTS BELOW TO REVEAL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT)
OBVIOUSLY, AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THIS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE CITY, SO ALL CHARACTERS WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THIS. YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO 'SIGN UP' FOR THIS ONE, JUST KEEP IT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE THREADING DURING THIS TIME. DON'T SAY YOUR CHARACTER IS STANDING IN A BRIGHTLY LIT ROOM WHEN THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THE ENTIRE CITY...
THE RUSSIAN BRATVA WILL ATTACK THE MAIN POWER GRID TO BOSTON, SHUTTING HER DOWN AND PLUNGING HER INTO DARKNESS.
THIS ALSO MEANS THE POWER TO THINGS SUCH AS ATM MACHINES AND SECURITY SYSTEMS WILL BE DOWN. IT'S A POWER OUTAGE. YOUR CHARACTERS WON'T BE ABLE TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM THE BANK. THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SET THE ALARMS ON THEIR HOUSES AND APARTMENTS. STOPLIGHTS AND STREET LAMPS WILL NO LONGER WORK, WHICH COULD LEAD TO CAR ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. ALL SORTS OF MAYHEM CAN ENSUE AS A RESULT OF THIS. BE CREATIVE!
CHARACTERS INVOLVED: EVERYONE
THE RUSSIAN BRATVA WILL ATTACK THE MAIN POWER GRID TO BOSTON, SHUTTING HER DOWN AND PLUNGING HER INTO DARKNESS.
THIS ALSO MEANS THE POWER TO THINGS SUCH AS ATM MACHINES AND SECURITY SYSTEMS WILL BE DOWN. IT'S A POWER OUTAGE. YOUR CHARACTERS WON'T BE ABLE TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM THE BANK. THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SET THE ALARMS ON THEIR HOUSES AND APARTMENTS. STOPLIGHTS AND STREET LAMPS WILL NO LONGER WORK, WHICH COULD LEAD TO CAR ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. ALL SORTS OF MAYHEM CAN ENSUE AS A RESULT OF THIS. BE CREATIVE!
CHARACTERS INVOLVED: EVERYONE
A DREADFUL FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT IN THE YACHTS AT THE HARBOR. IT'S BELIEVED SOMEONE DOUSED SEVERAL OF THEM WITH GASOLINE, AND THE FIRE HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL, LEAPING FROM BOAT TO BOAT. THE FURTHER IT SPREADS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS TO CATCH ON THE BUILDINGS AT THE WHARF, AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS: THE ENTIRE CITY COULD GO UP IN FLAME.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
JAMIE QUINN
TEGAN HASTINGS
LACIE HARKINS
NIXON GREY
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
JAMIE QUINN
TEGAN HASTINGS
LACIE HARKINS
NIXON GREY
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WITH THE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE TOWN, THE BANK'S BACK-UP SECURITY SYSTEM HAS GONE IN TO EFFECT. WHEN POWER IS SHUT OFF TO THE BUILDING, THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO LOCK DOWN, LOCKING EVERY DOOR, EVERY VAULT, AND EFFECTUALLY LOCKING EVERYONE INSIDE. THIS IS AN UNINTENTIONAL SIDE EFFECT, OF COURSE. HOWEVER, ANYONE IN THE BANK AT THE TIME THE POWER GOES OUT WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE UNTIL SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THAT MEANS NO FOOD, NO WATER, AND NO CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD (SINCE CELL TOWERS WOULD ALSO BE DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE POWER OUTAGE).
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
SCOUT SHEPHERD
LENA MCLEAN
AYDAN WILLIAMS
NIXON GREY
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
SCOUT SHEPHERD
LENA MCLEAN
AYDAN WILLIAMS
NIXON GREY
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YOU GUESSED IT: POWER OUTAGE EQUALS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AT THE BOSTON ZOO. DOES THAT MEAN WILD ANIMALS ESCAPING THEIR ENCLOSURES AND POTENTIALLY TRAMPLING THE STREETS OF BOSTON? MAYBE. MAYBE NOT. SURELY THERE ARE ENOUGH ZOOKEEPERS TO KEEP MOST OF THEM IN, BUT WHERE IS THAT LINE DRAWN? IF YOU'RE AT THE ZOO WHEN THIS TAKES PLACE, IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE AN EXCITING TIME. THANKFULLY, THE GATES TO THE ZOO ARE LOCKED MANUALLY, SO YOU CAN ESCAPE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT WHAT MIGHT FOLLOW YOU OUT? THERE'S REALLY NO TELLING.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
KAHLAN SELWYN
PHILLIPA REGAN
JOHNNY GIANCOLA
BAILEY OWENS
ASHER SELWYN
FINN ODAIRE
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
KAHLAN SELWYN
PHILLIPA REGAN
JOHNNY GIANCOLA
BAILEY OWENS
ASHER SELWYN
FINN ODAIRE
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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD LENNOX SELWYN HAS STARTED AN ESCORT SERVICE FOR THE IRISH MAFIA. AS IS THEIR CHARACTERISTIC, THE SELWYNS CELEBRATE IN STYLE. LENNOX HAS ORGANIZED A GIANT PARTY, RENTING OUT THE COURT AT TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, ONE OF THE MODERN SKYSCRAPERS IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT NEAR BOSTON'S NORTH END. THE COURT IS FILLED WITH SHOPPING AND FOOD AND A RAIN FOUNTAIN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT IS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS AND ELEVATORS STOP WORKING. ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING DOESN'T LOCK DOWN AS THE BANK DOES, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN SEE IN THE DARK TO GET OUT. ALSO, IF YOU'RE IN THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME, YOU'RE STUCK UNTIL EMERGENCY CREWS CAN GET TO YOU.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
LENNOX SELWYN
CONNOR SELWYN
CRESSIDA MANCINI
ANNALISE HARRINGTON
ELI BYRNE
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
LENNOX SELWYN
CONNOR SELWYN
CRESSIDA MANCINI
ANNALISE HARRINGTON
ELI BYRNE
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THE MALL IS A BIG PLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S DARK AND YOU CAN'T SEE TO FIND YOUR WAY OUT AND TO YOUR CAR. IMAGINE BEING TRAPPED IN ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT AND YOU CAN'T SEE EVEN A FEW INCHES IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE. WHIP OUT YOUR CELLPHONE BECAUSE THE ONLY THING IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR IS THE LIGHT.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
GENESIS MANCINI
CATO KAINE
CHARLOTTE MURPHY
NEIL TORRES
RIDLEY POLLOCK
HUCK ANDERSON
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
GENESIS MANCINI
CATO KAINE
CHARLOTTE MURPHY
NEIL TORRES
RIDLEY POLLOCK
HUCK ANDERSON
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WHEN A GAS LINE WAS CUT EARLIER IN THE DAY, GAS SEEPING THROUGH THE AIR THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH NO ONE NOTICING THE FAINT WHIFF OF IT IN THE AIR, THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN CAUSE A GREAT REACTION. AFTER THE POWER GOES OUT, THAT SPARK WILL BURST, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION ON THE EAST END OF THE POLICE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING, BLOWING A HOLE IN THE WALL AND COLLAPSING SEVERAL OFFICES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ALSO OPENED AN ESCAPE ROUTE FOR MANY OF THE CRIMINALS INSIDE WHO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN FOR THEIR FREEDOM.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
SAXTON POND
AUGUSTUS SAWYER
RHETT WOODWARD
NINA WORTHINGTON
JOANNA REAGAN
TINO MANCINI
SAM TYVEK
Emmett Williams
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
SAXTON POND
AUGUSTUS SAWYER
RHETT WOODWARD
NINA WORTHINGTON
JOANNA REAGAN
TINO MANCINI
SAM TYVEK
Emmett Williams
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WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, THIS POSES TONS OF PROBLEMS FOR THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT RELIES ON POWER TO WORK THEIR MACHINES, THE LIGHTS IN THE HALLWAYS AND PATIENT ROOMS, EVERYTHING. WITH ALL OF THE OTHER MAYHEM EXPLODING AROUND TOWN, THE HOSPITAL WILL ALSO BE SWARMED WITH PATIENTS (PEOPLE IN CAR ACCIDENTS, PEOPLE IN FIRES THAT BREAK OUT AROUND THE CITY, ROBBERIES, MUGGINGS, ETC) BUT THEY WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO CARE FOR THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL WILL HAVE NO ELECTRICITY AND NO LIGHTING. CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS WILL BE THE FIRST RESPONDED TO, AND ALL EMERGENCY WORKERS WILL BE STRETCHED THIN TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE. IT WILL BE VERITABLE HELL ON EARTH AT BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
MIRANDA CHARLAND
ALONZO MANCINI
LACIE HARKINS
ZAC TURNER
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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:
MIRANDA CHARLAND
ALONZO MANCINI
LACIE HARKINS
ZAC TURNER
MORE SLOTS ARE OPEN!
I HOPE YOU ENJOY ALL OF THE PLOT OPPORTUNITIES THIS OPENS UP! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BE CREATIVE WITH THIS! IMAGINE ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAYHEM A CITY-WIDE BLACKOUT PRESENTS. THIS ALSO GIVES CHARACTERS WHO DON'T OFTEN INTERACT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. FAMILIES WILL BE SEPARATED, LOVERS WILL BE ACROSS TOWN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND ENEMIES MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE SAME BUILDING WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT. THERE IS A RICH RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES HERE, SO GO WILD WITH IT![/size][/blockquote]
USE THIS THREAD TO REPLY AND LET US KNOW WHICH EVENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN. ALSO, FEEL FREE TO START PLOTTING HERE AS WELL. WE'LL CONSIDER THIS A SITE-WIDE PLOTTING THREAD FOR THE SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE EVENT(S), FEEL FREE TO ASK ME (ROYAL), AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE BACKGROUND OR DETAILS ON THE RUSSIAN BRATVA AND THEIR INTENTIONS, ASK ME OR VER (ANYA'S HANDLER) FOR ANYTHING YOU NEED.
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