Galileo's Burden, Phase Beta:
Previous Plot Posts:
Initial Overview
Main Plot Post
Phase Alpha Thread
Phase Alpha Plot Post
Phase OMG Thread
Phase OMG Plot Post
Welcome to the third and final phase of the plot! This section of the plot will be a good deal more crowded than the rest, what with our gallant rescuers on their way, so please feel free to utilize subthreads in order to keep the action moving. Try to keep up on your sections as well, especially if you’re threading with more than two people. I'd like to get plot wrapped up within a week so that Melting Clock can continue unhindered, and backdating is always cool too.
Unless otherwise noted, feel free to NPC opponents for your groups to take out. The chief enemies in this section will be the Chosen soldiers of Reda’s personal guard. They are armed with a variety of rifles and other heavy weaponry, and aren’t bad at martial arts either-but of course, our crew is more than a match for them. There are about 125 of them, total, so kill them sparingly, but don’t wait up for me to introduce them for you to fight.
You can also feel free to injure your characters, if you feel so inclined. Try not to go too overboard, as remember that we're trying to escape here and things will be hampered quite a bit if everybody ends up dragging six wounded people.
As far as how things will progress, skip down to the section for your particular character to see a basic outline of events and the subthreads within.
RESCUE TEAM
The rescue team will land in a clearing of the jungle about five miles away from the village, about three hours before the moon rises. They’ve got to reach the Nerd Herd before the sacrifice takes place, or else Stacy’s going to have a hell of a time rehiring all those doctors.
Currently, the rescue team looks like this:
Leon Kennedy
Jr.
Hit Girl
Zouichi
Trudy Chacon
Jalith
Spiderman the elder
Chases-Parked-Cars
Alastirra (diplomacy)
Lacus (diplomacy)
Hoshi (diplomacy?)
If you still want in on the rescue team, there's probably still room for one or two more people.
SUBTHREAD: Jungle
It’s a jungle. Your typical tree-covered landscape, strange alien animals and close-quarters fighting with the Chosen, who will be coming out to kill you all as soon as they see you land. Here is where to do your fancy battles and all-out-scraps against the enemy.
As you get closer to the village, the Chosen will have set up a bunch of snipers in the trees, along with a mess of ground troops. They’ll need to be disabled before you can get into the village safely.
Feel free to have your characters injured by gunfire or other fighting in this section.
SUBTHREAD: Village
As soon as the rescue team reaches the village, things are going to get sticky. Reda has rallied the Oryans to battle in order to protect herself, and the crew meets up with a couple dozen angry alien men, women and children wielding spears.
Remember all those diplomats we hired for this plot? This is where you come in. The Oryans have been conned by Reda into obeying her every whim, and have no idea that she’s the one behind all the recent troubles-obviously, gunning them all down is an option, but that’s going to look pretty ugly on the crew’s record, not to mention piss off all the scientists who’ve spent the last week bonding with the villagers.
The diplomats will need to convince the Oryans not to spear all the crew members to death, as well as try to talk down any of the crew members who are feeling a little trigger happy. The situation CAN be resolved peacefully if the diplomats work at it, so now is their chance to save the day!
Once the Oryans have been convinced to lay down arms, the Rescue Team will be confronted by another huge group of soldiers from the direction of the temple...
What happens next? Skip down to the Avani’s Wrath subthread, detailed below.
NERD HERD (and bodyguards)
SUBTHREAD: Sacrifice
In a shrine deep in the temple, the Nerds are tied up and dragged to a sacrificial altar, where Reda plans to cut their throats and then throw them into a fire, as part of some wacky plot to receive the power of Avani by purifying the nonbelievers and spilling their blood and some such.
Unfortunately for Reda, she was not aware that the Nerds have been holding onto a knife.
As the sacrificial pre-game goes on in the background, the Nerds can cut themselves loose and disrupt things. Once they’re loose, it’ll be a fight against the Chosen soldiers standing guard. Feel free to have your characters hurt during this section, though keep in mind they’ll still need to hobble their way out of the temple, and all this with a whining Luis leaning on somebody, too.
In the scuffle, Reda sneaks off and disappears somewhere.
SUBTHREAD: Escape
With the Chosen in the sacrifice chamber dead, the Nerd Herd has to escape through the temple proper. The temple is still guarded by a good number of Chosen, though that shouldn’t be a problem with a bunch of angry Nerds fighting their way out.
When the Nerds reach outside the temple, they will come up behind the Chosen who are making a move on the rescue team.
EVERYONE
SUBTHREAD: Avani’s Wrath
Rescue Team at the front, Nerds at the back, and the ensuing big brawl leaves the Chosen devastated and defeated. Yay!
The Nerds are safe! Breathe a sigh of relief!
But Reda is trying to make an escape of her own, hurrying to her own ship a short distance away from the temple. Catch up with her and make her face justice!
I have no plans regarding what happens to Reda in the end-we’ll just have to decide that based on the crew’s actions. Will she be killed? Arrested? Escape? It’s up to you guys!
After Reda’s been dealt with, there will be one final concluding thread to bring back the warm fuzzies, and with peace restored to Orya, the crew will take off into the sunset, Nerds intact.
Well. Except for Luis, who will still be whining.
Please use this post to plot stuff out, or to run any questions that you have by me. I'm putting it up a bit in advance to allow for this stuff. I plan on posting the thread proper tomorrow afternoon, May 26th when I get home from work. Remember, you can also always PM me or IM me on AIM at FullArmoredGG.
Mazeltov!
Initial Overview
Main Plot Post
Phase Alpha Thread
Phase Alpha Plot Post
Phase OMG Thread
Phase OMG Plot Post
Welcome to the third and final phase of the plot! This section of the plot will be a good deal more crowded than the rest, what with our gallant rescuers on their way, so please feel free to utilize subthreads in order to keep the action moving. Try to keep up on your sections as well, especially if you’re threading with more than two people. I'd like to get plot wrapped up within a week so that Melting Clock can continue unhindered, and backdating is always cool too.
Unless otherwise noted, feel free to NPC opponents for your groups to take out. The chief enemies in this section will be the Chosen soldiers of Reda’s personal guard. They are armed with a variety of rifles and other heavy weaponry, and aren’t bad at martial arts either-but of course, our crew is more than a match for them. There are about 125 of them, total, so kill them sparingly, but don’t wait up for me to introduce them for you to fight.
You can also feel free to injure your characters, if you feel so inclined. Try not to go too overboard, as remember that we're trying to escape here and things will be hampered quite a bit if everybody ends up dragging six wounded people.
As far as how things will progress, skip down to the section for your particular character to see a basic outline of events and the subthreads within.
RESCUE TEAM
The rescue team will land in a clearing of the jungle about five miles away from the village, about three hours before the moon rises. They’ve got to reach the Nerd Herd before the sacrifice takes place, or else Stacy’s going to have a hell of a time rehiring all those doctors.
Currently, the rescue team looks like this:
Leon Kennedy
Jr.
Hit Girl
Zouichi
Trudy Chacon
Jalith
Spiderman the elder
Chases-Parked-Cars
Alastirra (diplomacy)
Lacus (diplomacy)
Hoshi (diplomacy?)
If you still want in on the rescue team, there's probably still room for one or two more people.
SUBTHREAD: Jungle
It’s a jungle. Your typical tree-covered landscape, strange alien animals and close-quarters fighting with the Chosen, who will be coming out to kill you all as soon as they see you land. Here is where to do your fancy battles and all-out-scraps against the enemy.
As you get closer to the village, the Chosen will have set up a bunch of snipers in the trees, along with a mess of ground troops. They’ll need to be disabled before you can get into the village safely.
Feel free to have your characters injured by gunfire or other fighting in this section.
SUBTHREAD: Village
As soon as the rescue team reaches the village, things are going to get sticky. Reda has rallied the Oryans to battle in order to protect herself, and the crew meets up with a couple dozen angry alien men, women and children wielding spears.
Remember all those diplomats we hired for this plot? This is where you come in. The Oryans have been conned by Reda into obeying her every whim, and have no idea that she’s the one behind all the recent troubles-obviously, gunning them all down is an option, but that’s going to look pretty ugly on the crew’s record, not to mention piss off all the scientists who’ve spent the last week bonding with the villagers.
The diplomats will need to convince the Oryans not to spear all the crew members to death, as well as try to talk down any of the crew members who are feeling a little trigger happy. The situation CAN be resolved peacefully if the diplomats work at it, so now is their chance to save the day!
Once the Oryans have been convinced to lay down arms, the Rescue Team will be confronted by another huge group of soldiers from the direction of the temple...
What happens next? Skip down to the Avani’s Wrath subthread, detailed below.
NERD HERD (and bodyguards)
SUBTHREAD: Sacrifice
In a shrine deep in the temple, the Nerds are tied up and dragged to a sacrificial altar, where Reda plans to cut their throats and then throw them into a fire, as part of some wacky plot to receive the power of Avani by purifying the nonbelievers and spilling their blood and some such.
Unfortunately for Reda, she was not aware that the Nerds have been holding onto a knife.
As the sacrificial pre-game goes on in the background, the Nerds can cut themselves loose and disrupt things. Once they’re loose, it’ll be a fight against the Chosen soldiers standing guard. Feel free to have your characters hurt during this section, though keep in mind they’ll still need to hobble their way out of the temple, and all this with a whining Luis leaning on somebody, too.
In the scuffle, Reda sneaks off and disappears somewhere.
SUBTHREAD: Escape
With the Chosen in the sacrifice chamber dead, the Nerd Herd has to escape through the temple proper. The temple is still guarded by a good number of Chosen, though that shouldn’t be a problem with a bunch of angry Nerds fighting their way out.
When the Nerds reach outside the temple, they will come up behind the Chosen who are making a move on the rescue team.
EVERYONE
SUBTHREAD: Avani’s Wrath
Rescue Team at the front, Nerds at the back, and the ensuing big brawl leaves the Chosen devastated and defeated. Yay!
The Nerds are safe! Breathe a sigh of relief!
But Reda is trying to make an escape of her own, hurrying to her own ship a short distance away from the temple. Catch up with her and make her face justice!
I have no plans regarding what happens to Reda in the end-we’ll just have to decide that based on the crew’s actions. Will she be killed? Arrested? Escape? It’s up to you guys!
After Reda’s been dealt with, there will be one final concluding thread to bring back the warm fuzzies, and with peace restored to Orya, the crew will take off into the sunset, Nerds intact.
Well. Except for Luis, who will still be whining.
Please use this post to plot stuff out, or to run any questions that you have by me. I'm putting it up a bit in advance to allow for this stuff. I plan on posting the thread proper tomorrow afternoon, May 26th when I get home from work. Remember, you can also always PM me or IM me on AIM at FullArmoredGG.
Mazeltov!