Player Plots

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Player Plots

Player plots are plots that have a large enough reach to require some sort of sign up, or would be difficult for those not directly involved to ignore, or need some sort of NPC/mod involvement.

Examples of player plots include:

Actions that would negatively affect 4-or-more PCs.

Death of a PC.

Death of a named NPC.

Death of more than 1 unnamed NPC at the same time.

Significant property damage.

A PC gaining powers as a result of aligning with a patron Entity.

Anything that could potentially expose the supernatural to the wider world.

Please submit player plots at least a week or two in advance of when you'd like to run it. In the event something happens suddenly that would escalate to a player plot, please let us know as soon as possible.

<b>Player Name(s)</b>: <b>Character(s) Involved</b>: <b>Dates</b>: When you would like to run the plot. <b>Plot Type</b>: PERSONAL, PAIR, GROUP <b>Plot Summary</b>: Please let us know what you're doing! <b>Questions</b>: Do you have any specific questions for us?

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2/3. They'll be filming discreetly, and Abel's player, Prince, said it would be fine for Abel to get caught!
4. Here are the questions:

The Visionary
- Is there a way home that ADI is not divulging to them?
- Is using magic as dangerous as they’re making it out to be?
- What are you?
- What are the dangers of becoming an Avatar?
- Is there a way to prevent more people from showing up / have they tried anything, and if so what?
- Do you have powers?
- If the answer is yes, how do you feed?

Bonnie
- What exactly made ADI take the threat of rituals seriously as opposed to just dismissing it as crazy talk (aka what evidence is there that the rituals actually pose an apocalyptic scale threat as opposed to just being acts of domestic terrorism)
- What’s with Dogtown?
- Any other institutions and organizations who ADI are affiliated with?
- How do ADI and you monitor otherworlders?

Neil and Reyes
- Is there something specific about the ADI building itself or the site it was built on that is causing people to specifically appear here?
- Is there a way home that ADI is not divulging to them?
- Is there a way to prevent more people from showing up / have they tried anything, and if so what?

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We've made this fully visible in case you'd like to share it OOCly! And you have one round of follow-up questions Kurapika can ask, if he would like to.

The Visionary
The video footage of the Visionary is badly distorted on playback even to the non-supernatural eye. Static and recording glitches flicker in and out, sometimes completely obscuring the visuals and frequently making his voice sound unnervingly unnatural. Kurapika will still be able to determine when the Visionary is or is not lying based on the video, but watching it while using the Dowsing Chain and Emperor Time will cause him a mounting headache. Viewing this video more than once in that fashion will give him a severe migraine.

1. "I don't know. When it first started... no... no one knew how to send any of you back. But that was before ADI... fired me. That wasn't long after the off-worlders started coming and I don't know if they've discovered something since I left. I don't... no. I don't want to know. I won't." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
2. "Yes. Everyone starts out trying to do the right thing with magic, with powers. But that's not what They want. And it's…it's easy. It's really easy to give Them what they want and justify it to yourself more and more." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
3. "I... what?" The Visionary pauses for a painfully long moment as she mulls this question over, brow tightly furrowed, clearly upset by it. They cross their arms tightly, clench and unclench their jaw, and finally answer, "I'm still human, I think." (this is a lie)
   
   
4. "Hunger. The hunger never goes away and there's no way to feed it without... without hurting people. You have to make your choice and then you have to make it again every day and every time..." he seems to be eying Kurapika hungrily even through the blindfold, then digs her fingers hard into the flesh of her own arms. "...every time someone comes to talk to you..." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
5. "I don't know what ADI's tried. They were doing things with electricity before…before. Since then I don't know. I don't... try things. I don't leave the room very often." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
6. They let out a bitter, rasping laugh at this question. "Powers... yes. I can see... not the future. What might be the future. But you don't want me to do that." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
7. "I don't feed." Their initial answer is quick, defensive, and a lie. They soften guiltily and amend it. "I try not to. I really, really try not to. I take away memories. Important ones." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception in the latter statement.)

Bonnie

1. "I don't know exactly how Nia decides what's a big enough threat to worry about, but the people at ADI aren't lying when they say they've been doing this for hundreds of years. Seems like most of the people who work there and didn't fall into it through a hole in reality had something else awful happen to them. Guess it's nice to be with people who don't think you're crazy after something like that, even if they tell you it's because of something that wants to destroy the world, and I know they've got tabs running on a lot of things even outside of Gloucester. The Entities are real enough and we know their followers want the apocalypse to happen. That's enough to convince me, and I'm guessing that's what convinced them." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception for most of this response, but the highlighted segment is a lie.)
   
   
2. This question gets a rueful laugh out of her "What isn't up with Dogtown? Weird things have been happening in Dogtown since before I came here. I always kind of wondered if whatever all of that business is drew in the people who started ADI; this whole area is like a magnet for the supernatural. It's been getting worse, though. It's been getting a lot worse." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
3. "There's their funders, I guess? They get a lot of money from big companies and people with deep pockets. Turns out helping people pays off... if you help the kind of people who can pay. If you're asking if there are any other ADIs out there, though... I don't know, actually. I always assumed there weren't, but I could be wrong." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
4. "You've noticed the cameras ADI has all over, right? Those people just love their security cameras. We don't have those at the Flophouse. I don't need to keep tabs on any of you, so I just don't bother. Why, are you thinking of moving?" (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception for most of this response, but the highlighted segment is a lie.)

Neil

1. "Nothing we can find. Mind you, this place is old enough and the founders clever enough to do something we don't know about. They were dealing with monsters for a long time before any of us were alive. Could be they just didn't write certain things down. I don't think they'd purposefully do anything with the supernatural, but maybe some sort of artifact was brought here and it left a mark before they destroyed it? I know the building's been attacked before. Not recently, but we have evidence of some of the cults coming after us in the wayback times. There's also Hammond Castle? Weird place with all kinds of ghost stories. ADI worked with the Hammonds at one point. Pretty sure Mr. Hammond helped design some of the older sections of the building that haven't been renovated." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
2. "Son, if I could get you home, I'd get you home. We're doing everything we can." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
3. "Not that we know of. We've tried setting up an electromagnetic current through the building, a low-frequency sound, and... ringing the place in salt." He runs a hand over his face at this. "We've been trying to see if demolishing parts of the building where people have been appearing stops that, to check if it's the actual building, itself, or the land, but the City Council's being a nightmare for permits. We're working on it." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)

Reyes

1. "Unfortunately, I do not know much about the history of the building. It's not something I have my focus on while I'm here." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
2. "I wish this… but no. Not that I know of." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)
   
   
3. "If there were such a way, I suspect ADI would have taken it. We are a very expensive set of visitors." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)

Right before Kurapika leaves, Reyes will add: "It is impolite to film people secretly. And also illegal in the state of Massachusetts." This is not a lie. "Please limit it to our enemies, yes?"

While not immediately apparent, on the playback of the video, before Kurapika starts questioning Reyes, there will be a momentary haze of static when Reyes glances directly at Abel's location before focusing on Kurapika. There is intermittent, very slight static throughout their brief interview, only when Reyes isn't talking, though, rather than when they are. It's subtle enough that it could be waved off as just poor video quality.

[chainreactions]

I'll write the log soon! Just asking before, is it possible to squeeze one more question to ask Reyes what kind of powers are there within ADI?

[apocalypsehowmods]

Given you asked Reyes and Neil the same questions we can allow one more!

Reyes
4. Reyes' brows furrow in momentary confusion. "Power from the... Entities? They are not invited into ADI. Or you mean people with powers from their own worlds? Difficult for me to say. I know there was the girl, Deepthi, who could manipulate rock and earth, and others have spoken of teleporting and fire and all manner of other things. They are not supposed to be fueling these, though." (There are no ordinary or supernatural signs of deception.)