EVENT INFO: ENTER MR. SANDMAN (DEFENDERS)

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EVENT INFO: ENTER MR. SANDMAN
DEFENDERS

the basics

So the spirits decided to throw you a party; a feast, in fact. Cool! But then everyone who ate it suddenly collapsed, and now it's just you and a bunch of other confused (and probably still hungry) people with no idea what's happening. Are the feasters dead, or just unconscious? And what was in that food? Unfortunately, there's no time to stop and figure it out.

Almost immediately after the mass-fainting, a sharp rustling begins to echo from all around. Spirits, an army of them, creep purposefully out of the trees. And they aren't the friendly ones who made you all this dinner, either; instead it's those infamous green-eyed spirits, but more than just the one that plagued the last big feast in Beacon— (maybe you guys just shouldn't have parties? just saying)— this time there's more of them. A lot more.

Their exact intentions are unclear, but one thing's for sure: they do not come in peace. Over the next two weeks, these spirits will attack the town and everyone in it, using an arsenal of potent psychic abilities and the spirits' particularly unsettling flavor of physical violence. So grab that comatose body next to you and book it to the nearest safe space, or grab a weapon and get to fighting. It's time to defend the town!

the details

Starting on November 16th, the green-eyed spirits will launch an all-out assault on the citizens of Beacon. Their tactics will include not only their trademark induced hallucinations and general mind games, but physical violence as well. They seem to have recruited— or otherwise coerced— some of the forest's more dangerous inhabitants to their cause, and as a whole they will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal. Whatever that might be. Are they trying to kill you all? Just trying to scare you and going too far? Or is there something else sinister going on? Whatever the case may be, here are a few things you should know about the event itself:

• The attacking spirits will not be frightened away or otherwise diverted from their onslaught of their own free will. As a result, the attack will last the entire duration of the event. Get ready for the long haul, everybody!


• Characters may form groups to fight together (and, in practice, thread together against the spirits). These groups can consist of no more than 4 members, as any higher number would make threads unwieldy.


• Outside of the threads against spirits, characters are welcome to thread with those not in their chosen groups at their leisure.


• Characters can also go solo, naturally.


• Please report any formed groups in the appropriate place below. Your character won't have to spend every waking moment with these folks, but they will be fighting alongside them, so choose wisely!


• Mod responses (playing the attacking spirits) will come readily to threads that request it or that are obviously geared toward fighting the spirits, but beware: the attacking spirits may appear suddenly in any thread on the event log.


• Characters may alter the setting by building structures to better defend the town. Report any defenses constructed in the appropriate place below.


• Additional things to report include any property destruction, permanent injuries, or deaths.


• The reporting threads on this post will be used throughout the event! Anything not reported here will NOT count as game canon.

Additionally, players are welcome to use this post for OOC event plotting! In fact, please do, as not everyone in the game has access to each other's plurks! If you'd like, you can use the small form below to kickstart your plotting plans:

<b>player:</b> (feel free to put your contact info here if you like!) <b>character(s):</b> <b>plans:</b> (have any plans already? or do you have plans you'd like to make? let the world know! this includes any groups you've joined, if you're going solo, or if you'd like to be part of a group!) <b>notes:</b> (anything else worth mentioning, like permissions/opt-outs/hiatuses/etc.?)

the defenders

Rosinante	callada
Zihuan Cao Pi	pure_havoc
Xayah	featherknives
Vanitas	evulsed
Jason Todd	mind_blown
Akira Kurusu	survivaltricks
Masaomi Kida	mellowyellow
Bucky Barnes	worthallthis
Crowley	sauntered_downward
Javert	policier
Jason Grace	notthatjason
Misty Day	shadowsran
Riku	equinoctials
Ellever Brandt	antiwhat
Kuai Liang	paletteswap
Prompto Argentum	techtype
Eleven	savingthrows
Nancy Wheeler	keenely
Jon Snow	song_of_ice
Ambrose Spellman	necromantiae
Steve Harrington	fawcetted
Quentin Coldwater	moderatelymaladjusted
Hope Mikaelson	tribridfreakshow
Noob Saibot	saibot
Dana Scully	paraskeptic
Klaes Ashford	patriotnow
Rosalind Lutece	originallutece
Remington Swann	axegirlfriend
Allie Pressman	mayorly
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret	luxoraculi
M.K.	darkeyed
Nyx Ulric	nyxulric

the tl;dr

• November 16: the green-eyed spirit assault begins


• November 29: whether they succeed in their mysterious goals or are defeated, the spirits retreat

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Comments

QUESTIONS

[inthenightmods]

GROUP REPORTING

[inthenightmods]

Please list the members of the group and the general area they will primarily be defending. For ease, you may use this form:

<b>Group Members:</b> (list everyone in your party!) <b>Defense Area:</b> (list the place(s) they'll be guarding)

PROPERTY DAMAGE AND BUILDING

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If you destroy anything or build any new defenses, describe it here! You may use the form below:

<b>Who did it?</b> (list the responsible parties) <b>What'd they do?</b> (did they wreck something? or did they make something? please use details!) <b>Where'd it happen?</b> (please describe the area where the event occurred)

INJURY AND DEATH

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If your character is injured seriously (beyond a scratch or bruise) or if your character is killed, please report it here. You still need to report the death to the death page, but make sure to also post to this thread! You can use the form below:

<b>Character:</b> <b>Injury or Death:</b> <b>Details:</b> (you don't have to get gory, it can be brief!)

The Invincible

[sauntered_downward]

So Crowley is going to the Invincible! Anyone want to come join him, get some awkward CR and do some defending?

player: MJ plurk rude_not_ginger
character(s): Crowley
plans: Working on building a crew to defend the Invincible. Central location, access to booze and food, beds for those who are carrying their dreamers and refuse to leave them behind (like Crowley).
notes: HMU here for discussions on what we could do in the Invincible!

Re: The Invincible

[survivaltricks]

RAISES HAND!! Akira's first thought would be to bring all of the unconscious Dreamers to the Invincible so they can be in a Single Place and thus Properly Defended, so he'd be more than happy to offer his assistance in guarding the building!

He'd also suggest maybe turning the Invincible into a base of operations, where other Defenders can rest and recharge and get treatment for injuries and food to refuel /o/ He's better on the battlefield than he is as a doctor/nurse though so he'd def try to find someone else who can do the scolding-while-bandaging thing, sobs

the ever flexible swordfightin emperor

[pure_havoc]

player: Gemini hi I live in PM land
character(s): Zihuan Cao Pi
plans: I would literally enjoy teaming up with every defender at some alternate point. Cao Pi would not stay with one small group for the duration, so I'm presently torn between putting up a toplevel for allcomers or making concrete plans to drift in and out of other people's toplevels so he can get some sweet fighting action. He will also be using the network to frantically organize defenses and has TONS of ideas for strategy both in terms of manpower and structural defense, so brain picking can be go. Come at me to make small groups for fightytimes that will last a day or two, or until half the group gets slaughtered, whatever, you know, it's all good.
notes: he does have some minor ice powers that only manifest while fighting so that's fun?

[originallutece]

player: Kit
character(s): Rosalind Lutece
plans: I've got no solid plans, but I'd like Ros to get a bit roughed up this event! She's still got a broken toe, but let's get real nasty, scars and blood and so on. She'll be barricading and trapping her laboratory, but might go into the church as well.
notes: I'd love to have her have a little group, come hit me up!

Re: The Invincible

[sauntered_downward]

This sounds like a great idea. They could split the beds up among the dreamers and allow people to sleep when they need to (this will take two weeks, after all). And it could just be a place to rest and hide and bring supplies to. Crowley won't be leaving Aziraphale's side if he doesn't have to, so he'll probably just stay in the Invincible and defend it.

[notthatjason]

Maybe you can like -- "Schedule" which groups he's with and when...like a rough timeline.

I've love to put these two strategist to work, since they did discuss some things way back during the town meeting Cao Pi hosted and Jason's first thought would definitely be about coordinating some kind of unified effort.

[pure_havoc]

Oh, that's a good idea. Stay organized at the outset so I don't just start randomly flinging him at people...

Hell yes Jason let's talk tactics. He's going to be so angry that they got sidetracked by hallucinations and thefts and didn't get to implement anything in time.

[notthatjason]

I feel like for craziness like this it helps to have a rough timeline |D that's what I plan on kinda doing with Jason here shortly.

To make it easier on the both of us, if you want Jason and Cao Pi to be part of the initial incident group that's fine by me, that way they can do some fighting to escape and then hopefully have a chance to coordinate?

[pure_havoc]

Works for me, right at the first sign of trouble. He'd definitely be directing traffic and demanding people grab the unconscious, so even if he's swinging his swords around he'll have the forethought to yell ideas at Jason over his shoulder.

[policier]

javert will probably offer to help fortify the invincible's defenses. nail the windows shut, set up obstacles, and all that. he'll also be here to snip at crowley since that's just what they do i guess?

[notthatjason]

player: Erica (Contact Info)
character(s): Jason Grace
plans: So far I am starting Jason with Cao Pi for initial attack and planning, but Jason is definitely going to be the kind to go out and help others stay safe, defend where there are weaknesses, and just generally run himself ragged doing all he can to make up for not having done more to prevent this ahead of time. Basically he'll want to coordinate with who he can and if he needs to swoop in to play hero he's all for that.

Anyway, that means he will probably group hop a bit. I would especially love to take this time to have Teenage Rampage Team -- so pretty much any character 20 and under XD. I want Jason to get to relive demigod "good ole days" of fighting for your life with nothing but teens/kids. I spoke to a few of you about this, so if you want to make that more official let me know here.
notes: I really don't PLAN on murdering Jason, but I'm down for him being witness to murders/death. Hit me up with ideas -- though I should probably keep his group hopping to just two or three, so I can keep it all straight in my head. Also as a heads up I will not be around November 23 due to road trip, but I plan on making any threads for this event my top priority!

[notthatjason]

Jason would probably be doing something similar since this is what he was more or less trained for at camp. So they'd be a natural pair for sure!

[sauntered_downward]

Sounds good! We gotta get these two to chat more, which I'm 100% up for.

FOR THE DREAMERS

[sauntered_downward]

How does everyone feel about putting the sleeping Dreamers in the Invincible? They have beds, we can watch and protect them, etc?

Re: The Invincible

[survivaltricks]

Yes, this sounds great! Akira will probably be patrolling the outside to fend off any attacks, but he'll be needing rest too so he and Crowley can definitively meet while they defend the same area :Db Akira will want to stick close to Akechi to make sure he's okay too so they can def bond over being worried about their poor unconscious pals.

[sauntered_downward]

I'm going to have Crowley up at the Invincible----he'd probably go hunting for Rosalind when he doesn't see her for a while. Definitely not because he cares or anything. Want him to find her at the lab, try to convince her to go to a bigger group?

[callada]

player: Lauren, tinylongwing
character(s): Rosinante Donquixote
plans: Rosinante will primarily base himself in The Invincible as it was established early on as a main safety meetup spot. He'll be around helping people get inside, and in particular will be carrying Mary in his bag full of goodies to make sure she's safe at all times. He'll also grab Will and tote him to The Invincible. Rosi will be around to strategize with, shoot things with, and will be helping to barricade windows and figure out which part of the inn is most defensible.
notes: I am going to be out of the country from November 16-25. I may do some tags during this time but mostly will not be available until the tail end of the event. SO. I'm here if you want specific plans but just know my tagging in this event will be extremely limited.

Re: The Invincible

[sauntered_downward]

And Crowley will be sitting there like "No I don't care about Aziraphale but if anything happens to him I'm killing everyone in this town and then myself" and Akira can make of that what he will.

time to go full murder child

[savingthrows]

player: Inky | inkcharm or inkcharm#4573 on Discord
character(s): Eleven
plans: Eleven is for sure going to want to unite with and protect Nancy and Steve among the Defenders, if possible, but she has some people she desperately wants to keep safe - particularly Peter, but she'll also be highkey alarmed about other CR falling asleep. I don't have fixed group plans for her yet other than she will check in with her cast mates, so she is available for other shenanigans, too! She can use her telekinesis to scary degrees, making her quite useful in battles.
notes: Eleven is 14. If you're not comfortable with a child being involved in some gory fighting, feel free to opt out of having tags with her this event, it's all good <3 Other than that, she WILL over-exert herself, whether she dies or not. Speaking of: Eleven WILL put herself in harms' way to protect cast and close CR with less regard for her own wellbeing than I'm sure most of y'all would like. ;)

[savingthrows]

Signing up for the Teenage Rampage Team :D El will definitely want to check up on her cast members, but whether they join the teen rampage or not, she can definitely group hop.

[sauntered_downward]

Well, I know I'd love to build some CR with him, so maybe have some time at the Invincible? Crowley has zero strategy or friendmaking skills, but he will have access to food and beds!