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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QUESTIONS

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GROUP REPORTING

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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!

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!

[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!

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?

[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.

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. ;)

[equinoctials]

player: Dubs
character(s): Riku
plans: Still working out whether it's viable but Riku may start bringing people to the Armory, if that's too far, he'll be trying to round up others to help defend and secure the Church. Willing to take a partner, largely he'll be popping in to help others as Riku has a tendency to Go It Alone, and a group of three or four would be too much for me with my schedule (and I'm in Japan right now).
notes: Riku's been incapable of summoning his keyblade since last month which means all his magical and healing abilities are inaccessible. He'll be fighting with a broadsword he acquired a week ago from the Armory and, of course, still has the powers of Darkness so there's that!!

I'd like him to recover use of the Keyblade, but being KH garbage I would want this to be a Dramatically Appropriate Moment involving protecting friends, blah blah. You know the deal...

[evulsed]

player: king (scrubdaddy @ plurk)
character(s): Vanitas
plans: Vanitas is going to be fighting all over the place. He won't have a set group but I'd love for him to swing in and out with others to help or hinder or be healed by. The only plans I have set in stone are:

he'll be with Jason Todd at some point

he'll be with Riku at some point

he is going to die

He has a couple of fun things to go along with this: one is Vanitas has been killed once already by the forest spirits so he can warn characters what they're capable of. He also comes with a small army of Unversed that he can use to defend other characters or as a diversion. He can grab characters through his dark portal in a nick-of-time scenario.

Also, if you want an excuse to get your character injured, Vanitas will 100% abandon your character to save his own hide. I'm super chuffed to have him be the object of negative CR, so if you want to do something like this please hmu I live for it.

notes: I like writing battle scenes and I'd love to get gorey so let me know if you would like me to minimize the blood and broken bones and flesh wounds... Also Vanitas has his own permission post you may want to take a peek at here

[antiwhat]

player: Crow, crowkskyler
character: Ellever "Elle" Brandt
plans: I have nothing for Elle as of yet, beyond maybe dragging a dreamer or two to safety. She'll be eager to find other people to team up with, because that's her MO when things get tough. GOTTA PROTECT FOLKS. She'll be watching everyone's back like a hawk, but she could also get herself into trouble easily by biting off more than she can chew. c':
notes: Elle will be avoiding using her "active" powers (the ones that turn her eyes jet black and make chaos 100% worse for everyone else around her), but she'll have her standard abilities like increased strength and uncanny aim, etc.

[policier]

player: rachel
character(s): javert
plans: javert will be keeping to the invincible for most of this event, and any other buildings that are going to be fortified. he'll help barricade windows and set up obstacles and choke points to keep the spirits at bay. he'll be coordinating with the other defenders as much as he can, moving between groups and temporarily teaming up with others. also, if your character needs a weapon and doesn't want to go all the way out to the armory to get one, he's got an arsenal to lend out.
notes: if anyone wants to partner up with him for an official group, let me know.

[paraskeptic]

player: carlee/PM me or ask for my plurk!
character(s): dana scully
plans: no plans, she's brand new here and i'm excited for the opportunity for CR/team ups/spirit fighting!
notes: i mentioned this while signing her up but i'd like to avoid getting her murdered or too hurt (ie nothing that will cause permanent damage), but witnessing murder is fine. also, she's a medical doctor so she can help with tending to those who do end up in those conditions.

[survivaltricks]

player: Al, you can PM me or contact me on plurk for plotting!
character(s): Akira Kurusu
plans: Akira is going to be suggesting that everyone take the Dreamers to the Invincible, and will then be offering to patrol the perimeter to protect the building-slash-Dreamers from harm! He'll also be suggesting people use the Invincible as a kind of "safe room," i.e. a place to recharge and rest. He won't be straying too far from the building and most of his time there will be spent outdoors making sure it stays safe, but there will be plenty of opportunities to fight with him and/or just thread with him during a rest period inside! JUST LMK IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, I am cool with most anything!
notes: Akira's suggestion is ofc just a suggestion so while he'll be recommending everyone bring the Dreamers to the Invincible for safekeeping (and will be suggesting everyone use it as a safe space too) it's totally okay if you have other plans or your character wouldn't cooperate oocly! ALSO: I LOVE FIGHT THREADS, so even please hit me up for some of those, I'll likely be tossing Akira at other people when the opportunity arrives for some CR building via COMBAT.

[techtype]

player: Daimon, I lurk in the Discord chat and also am on plurk @ dropitlikeitshod

character(s): Prompto Argentum

plans: Not a whole lot. He's going to be sticking by his two sleeping friends side until the spirits leave or until he can get them to a safe enough spot where he doesn't have to keep an eye on them constantly. He'll likely try to get to the Armory to get a melee weapon of some kind, since ong-range fighting is more his style but he's very short on bullets at the moment. Team work is also more his preference, so he might jump in to help people who look like they need a hand or request one himself.

notes: As mentioned above, he's not the greatest at up-close physical fighting, but he's more than capable of building or maintaining barricades, repairing things, moving stuff, and making jokes to keep morale up.

+1 super soldier

[worthallthis]

player: Gail, poke me at cacopheny on plurk
character(s): Bucky
plans: I intend for him to do a lot of bouncing around fighting with various other Beacon Bits because 1) I want all the CR, 2) he's GOOD at this shit, and wants to spread out his talents a bit, and 3) there's a ton of people he actually kinda cares about around, both comatose and not, and he wants to keep them safe :| Home base is gonna be the Invincible, but he'll be making forays out daily probably.
notes: Heads up, he will not be sleeping much this event, though he will be eating like crazy to fuel all the fighting.

[darkeyed]

player: Shira! Feel free to add me at whatinthefuck if I haven't added you already and yell about plotting with me. :3
character(s): M.K.
plans: No set plans yet, but I was really attracted to the defender role as this isn't the first time M.K.'s encountered people stuck in a mass sleep. It's a whole thing sdlfkjfg but basically he legit started a war to save them, and he'll instinctively want to help the "sleepers." I love what kind of feelings a similar situation might bring out. :3

He's 110% a melee type who'll be going toe-to-toe against the spirits, so he's a good person to have if you need someone to do some protecting, or a fight buddy, or just a warm body to use a distraction while you run away. I'd absolutely be down to be someone's partner or put him in a group somewhere! Tbh, I'm a basic bitch, I'm gunning for the CR building that comes out of survival team-up shenanigans.
notes: I guess his abilities if you need them? Otherwise, I'm down for all manner of death or serious injury.

[mayorly]

player: Brooke. Please do add me on plurk; brooklyn2181
character(s): Allie Pressman
plans: I expect her to be part of the group at the Invincible as ya know. That's home. She's also going to be concerned about protecting their supplies so I'd be keen to either defend the general store OR more likely, have a group that goes to try and gather as much as they can. Also Teenage Rampage Team will be a thing.
notes: Honestly, Allie has no business being a Defender. That said she's scrappy AF and doesn't scare easily.

[shadowsran]

player: Raven, poke me for plurk I suppose
character(s): Misty Day
plans: Open to plans! I don't think Misty will be lingering with any one place or group, and however reluctant she'll be, I'd hopefully like to wring a little new cr out of this? Her pool of contacts consists of like...three people, and that could do with a shake-up. She'll be finally openly using fun witch powers which she's largely left unmentioned in favor of presenting as a Wholly Normal Harmless Person :), so her offensive abilities are a lot better than you'd initially expect and there's healing to boot. She has no goals except Not Dying.
notes: N/A.

[featherknives]

player: Helena, you can always add me at plurk windsongwitch
character(s): Xayah

plans: This event will actually be an eye-opener for her about the spirits. With Crowley's help, she can now fly and she's a marksman so she'll try and fight from a distance. After helping Crowley get settled in Invincible, she can try and go fetch anyone that is in trouble over the course of the week.

I also want her to get either extremely injured or die at some point (maybe towards the end of the event), so that's a little warning.

If you have any other ideas, hit me!

notes: N/A

[tribridfreakshow]

player: Ashley (fiendishfanfares)
character(s): Hope Mikaelson
plans: She'll probably go solo at some point but I'm happy to shove her at small groups too! If you need some minor healing, her blood will do the trick if they're okay with drinking it. Otherwise, she's a magical powerhouse with offensive and defensive spells. She can go werewolf if wanted too.
notes: come at me i'm up for anything

[nyxulric]

player: missy, PM or good evening#5595 on discord
character(s): Nyx Ulric
plans: No plans atm. Nyx is a Glaive/soldier from his world so defender role suits him just fine. He'll probably wander off on his own to be The Big Damn Hero and make sure there's as few casualties as possible. lol

Nyx has the ability to warp thanks to Noctis and so he's going to be warping around to keep his distance from the spirits but also come in close to hit them before warping back. He's also capable of warping another with him but can only go the distance of his dagger when thrown. So he's a jumpy guy appearing here and there quickly.

He'll absolutely jump in front of you to take a hit or warp you out of there if he's fast enough/it's possible to do so.

notes: Hoping to get back into the swing of things!