OOC Intro/February Plotting Post!

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Hello everyone, and welcome to Route 666 and our first OOC Intro and Mingle post! We're going to experiment with also having this double as our February Plotting Post! (Depending on player feedback, we may split this into two separate posts! Or leave it as is!)

UPDATE: AC REWARDS
To celebrate the first TDM being a success, all accepted players/characters will get one free AC Reward Point from whichever 5 comment thread they chose for their sample! People can also turn in additional 5 comment threads for more points, up to four more threads (with any number of comments in them) for extra rewards. In addition, you may also utilize any TDM prompts/events in the story log! (And likewise, you may do this up to four times!)

This is a one time occurrence and applies only for the January TDM.

FEBRUARY EVENT

INTO THE WOODS

After acquiring vehicles, Drifters will be hitting the road and navigating a dense forest. A road snakes through the trees, and sometimes vehicles can jump offroad and weave between the trees.

Drifters will encounter various hazards and rewards in these woods. These include:
+Haunted Groves that try to lure Drifters in to ensnare them for plant food. These trees can even reverse a transformation on Drifters, but will try to also lull Drifters into a sense of security so they can be ensnared on noose like vines, or get absorbed into the tree trunks.
+Wrecked Cars that hide assorted traps in the form of snares and fear toxin. There are also strange robot dogs called chromehounds stalking the wreckage, and are programmed to attack anyone displaying monster traits.
+Pockets of Magic dotting the road. These stasis pockets try to freeze Drifters, but are dispelled by Sigils with explosive results; sudden bursts of elemental magic tend to burst out as the fields get destroyed. Some of the stasis pockets dot the roads, and need to be burst. Vehicles can also help shield Drifters from the after effects, or quickly get them out of harm’s way.
+Moon Shrines scattered around the forest, with offerings on their altars and prayers written on their surfaces. Many of them contain the Silver Tears records on monsters, from the info pages. More pragmatic Drifters can also take the offered items from the altars… But this causes the candles to ignite, and burn hands and arms, leaving behind either a monster change, or burning a passage of text across the skin that slowly fades out over the month. This will also be our first RNG event with the text. We will have a sign up form below where we'll be distributing some lore via rolls! (Please note we are limiting this to one bit of lore per character, to keep things manageable!)

The exploration of the forest culminates in a strange ruin, a cross between a radio tower and a cabin in the woods. Once there, the Convoy experiences its first Moon Warp. Reality grows fluid, monsters burst to life from Husks in the forests, and Drifters will find their monster forms being called out to.

During the moon warp, Drifters will have two options:
1. Hide in the Convoy behind the shields, and thus avoid the worst of the Moon Warp and transformations. Things might be scary on the outside, but it’s possible to get a measure of peace indoors… Though they’ll need to make company with everyone else hiding inside.
2. Face the Moon Warp and the monsters head on, and thus enjoy a full fledged monster transformation and potentially a berserk state. It’s a brawl outside the Convoy shields, with other Husk monsters, and even chromehounds honing in on the warp and trying to slay all monsters. It’s chaotic, violent, and Drifters will need to burn a lot of energy to survive. By the end of the Warp they’ll be able to return to normal… Or possibly stay in a weakened monstrous state until events in March.

And that is our route planned for the month! We hope you enjoy this event, and feel free to plan in the comments below!

PLAYER MINGLE
Also, feel free to introduce yourself with this handy box, if you would like!

<u>INFO!</u> <b>Player Name:</b> Alias you’d like to go by! <b>Contact:</b> If you want! Please note if you would like people to add! You can delete this section. <u>RP STUFF!</u> <b>Character Name:</b> Your character name! <b>Canon:</b> Their canon! <b>Character Info:</b> A quick blurb on them! <b>Monster Plans:</b> You can list your monster here. You also get six traits to start with from a monster type! If you’ve got ideas for which ones you want, you may list them here! <b>Event Plans:</b> Got any ideas for the upcoming event? Post them here! <b>Extra:</b>Other RP plans you have! Car shenanigans, character stuff, gifs, etc!

Comments

[thetatters]

So, I'd heard of TADC but it's only when you posted this cap that I went "oh shit, is that Gooseworx? Did Gooseworx make a show??" so cheers to Caine for being so iconic. I just sat down and binged the whole thing, it was delightful, thank you for bringing this into my life. I would die for Kinger.

John is also constantly suffering the whimsical chaos of an omnipotent asshole named Kayne (pronounced like Caine), so I look forward to that mix-up. His Kayne is actually willfully awful, not just inept, and John assumes that's who dumped him here.

He's from a Lovecraftian horror canon and will absolutely be annoyed by Pomni's neurotic nature, but he'll also jump to her rescue (or grudgingly appreciate her help). Looking forward to it!

[pomnilievable]

Yep! Gooseworx also has another series called Murder Drones which, uh... it somewhat taking a bit of a backseet after Digital Circus took off. Oops. :D; Also you have good taste! Kinger is precious and Ep. 3 is a personal favorite.

Oh man. Pomni's just starting to think she's back in reality, so overhearing John talking about Kayne would cause her SUCH A SHOCK. So even if later in the road, that would be quite the discovery for her.

I'm down with folks being annoyed at Pomni! She could use some light negative CR -- and lbr, needing to be saved all the time would wear on even an eldritch entity~