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KNIGHTS OF REN
Part I: Reckoning
The story of Reckoning will take place in three phases (just like a typical movie or novel plot). Each "phase" of the story will have a goal. How you get to that goal—or if you get there—is up to you and your RP partner. The ending is not pre-determined and the next phase will be impacted by the outcome of the one before it. Each phase will also have a theme to be addressed in your threads.
When you have completed your threads, post them here with a link. I will then read each one and incorporate their outcomes into the planning for the second phase. To ensure that things don't peter out, each phase will have a two week time limit during which all threads associated with it must be completed. If a phase is done before that two weeks is up, we will simply move on to the next. Incomplete threads will be voided and characters written out of the plot—so make sure you're posting!
Your threads can be self-DMed, dice-rolled, or DMed ordinarily by a third party member of the site (@Nightfall has offered to be a DM, so hit him up if you want to go this route, and thank you to Nightfall for the offer!). You are encouraged to introduce conflict between your characters. Maybe RP with a partner your character disagrees with. This story arc is all about character relationships, so the more the better!
When you have completed your threads, post them here with a link. I will then read each one and incorporate their outcomes into the planning for the second phase. To ensure that things don't peter out, each phase will have a two week time limit during which all threads associated with it must be completed. If a phase is done before that two weeks is up, we will simply move on to the next. Incomplete threads will be voided and characters written out of the plot—so make sure you're posting!
Your threads can be self-DMed, dice-rolled, or DMed ordinarily by a third party member of the site (@Nightfall has offered to be a DM, so hit him up if you want to go this route, and thank you to Nightfall for the offer!). You are encouraged to introduce conflict between your characters. Maybe RP with a partner your character disagrees with. This story arc is all about character relationships, so the more the better!
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Phase 1 — The Ghosts of Khar Delba
The Fortress of Tor Valum, where the traitor Valek is holed up, is located within the frosty mountains of Khar Delba's north pole. Unfortunately, a strange energy field appears to be preventing us from setting down and assaulting the fortress directly. As a result, we have had to land individually in frozen forests a few clicks south of the ancient fort.
The forests contain hidden ancient machines, dating back to the time of the Sith Brotherhood, that we believe are powering the fort's energy field. Your mission has two objectives: 1) You are to find these machines and destroy or disable them so that we may approach the fort; 2) meet up at the rendezvous point—a cluster of bowing Sith statues covered in snow at the foot of the mountains.
But be wary. The forest is home to a horde of lyleks that have been driven insane by the dark side. A lylek feeding frenzy is a force of nature. It will take teamwork and the power of the Shadow to survive. And the lyleks aren't the only danger lurking in those woods. Those who are known to linger in the trees for too long are often confronted by hallucinations and visions of that which haunts them most. Many of the ancient Sith Lord, Tor Valum's, enemies have gone insane while wandering the trees.
Instructions: This phase is set up like a site event. The "theme" is confronting each other and yourself, and you will do so either by fighting the lyleks or confronting haunting visitations from your character's past in the frozen forests outside the fortress. Choose one (or if you're brave, both), find a partner (or two), and confront them as you navigate the woods to destroy the energy generators and reach the rendezvous point. When/if you reach that point, link your completed thread here. Phase 1 will officially end on January 30, 2020 unless all threads are turned in before.
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