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In the Night Moderators ([personal profile] inthenightmods) wrote in [community profile] oocinthenight2019-12-11 02:47 pm
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EVENT INFO: PLEADER


EVENT INFO: PLEADER


the basics

Remember those odd lights that the new arrivals saw last November? In the wee hours of December 12, the lights return, appearing just under the waves in the harbor, approaching the dock, until the lights surface entirely. They're submarines, glowing a dim blue now that they're up out of the water, and the fleet is three vessels strong. They've brought with them a floating bridge system to attach to the harbor's main dock to allow access to all three submarines, and they start to unpack...

By "morning", under the light of the full moon, the Night Market is open for business!

The Night Market is the group of "friends" Robin has mentioned to some, the friends that fixed the ferry, and their leader, Pluto, will tell you all about this once the market opens.


the details

The Night Market is a new permanent feature of the game, though they'll only be arriving every other month after this point, returning to the harbor again in February. As a market, they offer a variety of goods and services typically unavailable to the good people of Beacon. Lantern charms that grant special and boosted abilities? Check. Magical potions to imbue the imbiber with fun but temporary effects? Got 'em. Specialty goods from home? Can do. Cigarettes? You bet your buns.

There's also genuinely useful stuff, like town maps to help unlock locations and single-use items that will serve as "get out of jail free" cards should your characters run into Some Shit while exploring. The Night Market carries everything from crack RP nonsense stuff to plot-important goods and services, but here's the catch: It all comes at a price, and this time, it's not handwaved!

Accepted currencies at the Night Market include: Building and scrap materials, old tablets, old lanterns, captured forest spirits, torches, information, and most importantly... Plutonium. Of course, attempting to barter is always an option... but these currencies are your best bet for dealing with the various vendors offered by the Night Market.

How do you get this stuff? Things like old tablets, old lanterns, captured forest spirits, and the coveted plutonium are only available through explorations—though this is not a cue for everyone to dash madly to the explorations page! For each Night Market visit, characters may only pay with the "currency" they have in their possession by the start of the market, meaning that explorations started after the Night Market's arrival won't yield currency items to be traded to the Night Market during that visit. Instead, focus on finding currency items in the off season, before the market arrives.

In the meantime, you have other options! Information and building/scrap material are readily accessible throughout the town, and you don't need to wait on us to give it to you! Chopping down a tree to hook a vendor up with lumber is valid payment, as is the latest gossip from, say, a certain town hall meeting! Torches are also semi-readily available... Though you'd better have a good cover story for Rastus.

Some vendors may ask for other peculiarities, and some will be choosier than others. Just kinda depends who's around for the month. Which, speaking of! The Night Market will have a rotating cast, meaning that the NPC vendors—and thus the goods offered—will change with each visit. Some vendors may make multiple appearances and some may just be one-offs, but characters will never know in advance who will be around during each market. Instead, it's a fun surprise! Live in the moment, players, and have your character buy the stuff if they want the stuff! It might not ever be offered again!

Most of the NPC vendors will be played by our various mods (including our discord mods, when they're able! all hands on deck!), but, exciting news: Starting with January AC, players who are able to make double AC for one character may opt to be entered into a RNG pool for a chance to play a one-off NPC vendor at the next Night Market visit. We'll have many more details for you once January rolls around, but know that that's a cool thing to look forward to!

The Night Market's one constant is their leader. Pluto will make an appearance at every market because, good job, gang, you've unlocked your next major NPC! She doesn't have access to the network just yet, though, so be sure to hit her up during the markets if you're interested in spelunking for plot.

And finally, all your threading needs beyond goofing around with NPCs, the Night Market will bring with it a host of activities akin to a street festival. Warm up with a hot toddy or gourmet latte from the pop-up coffee booth, sample a treat from the candy shop, or win your bae a stuffed forest spirit or mechanical goldfish from the carnival games.

Above all else, enjoy yourselves, defenders and dreamers and newly dead. Bask in the blue glow of the submarines and sip from your mug of cocoa and watch your breath crystallize into clouds as the lake gently sways the docks underfoot. You have earned this rest.

•••

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:



the tl;dr

  • December 12: The Night Market arrives at the docks

  • The Night Market is exactly what it sounds like, plus a street festival. It's cute! You can buy stuff! It's pretty straightforward! You'll see on the log!

  • Pluto, the leader of the Night Market, is a new major NPC! Everyone say hi, Pluto!

  • December 16: The Night Market packs up shop and descends back into the lake


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[personal profile] webshoots 2019-12-11 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
when you say speciality goods from home, do you mean like

personal items

or is it just... items that are a little more specific to their homeworlds than what rastus is able to pick up?
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[personal profile] webshoots 2019-12-11 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
oh fuck yeah
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[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-12-11 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
player: Chris ([plurk.com profile] tricksterwind or Chris#6942 on Discord)
character(s): Mollymauk Tealeaf and Mewtwo
plans:

MOLLY IS ALL OVER THIS. IT'S LIKE HARVEST'S CLOSE. IT'S THE BEST. He will be trying everything, but also realizing he doesn't really have much currency, but he will totally try to sell bullshit stories to the vendors for nice things. That is an option if you would like someone to pay for their transgressions against forest spirits.

But obviously it can't punch everyone. That is not how we solve problems.

Mewtwo doesn't like any of this, will be hovering back, and also thinks that offering captured forest spirits is rude. If you try to bring captured forest spirits to trade, it may punch you. With telekinesis.

notes: Obviously, it's the holidays and my life is a chaotic mess rn, but /WAVES HANDS I might not top level, but I'm always down to do private ones or you can point me in the direction of your top levels.
Edited 2019-12-11 21:24 (UTC)
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[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-12-11 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Do the rumors/information/gossip have to be true?
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2019-12-11 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
player: Gail @ cacopheny on plurk
character(s): Bucky/Soldat, Stone
plans: Bucky is gonna try and get himself a new armored vest :| And some fabric and shit to make Christmas gifts out of. Otherwise, wandering around, being too good at the various carnival games given training/super-serum, and enjoying the coffee a lot. Stone is just gonna be eating a lot and like... talking to people. He has nothing he particularly wants or needs, though he might be interested in one of those get-free-of-spirits gizmos for further explorations...
notes: I will absolutely be top-leveling, and hoping for lots of laid-back CR-building threads with both my boys. Plot will be poked probably. Neither one will be keen on the capturing-spirits thing, but Stone will be way more vocal about it.
Edited 2019-12-11 21:32 (UTC)
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[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-12-11 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Molly's bullshit fears no god, and he deserves whatever happens.
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[personal profile] rhyses 2019-12-11 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
player: Kit
character(s): Rosalind Lutece
plans: If 👏 you 👏 kidnap 👏 a spirit 👏 give 👏 it 👏 to 👏 her, smh, can't believe I gotta say it . . . . no but really she would love a spirit to dissect, so. Beyond that, she'll be trying to relax, and by trying to relax I mean angrily bartering with the NPCs on what she's allowed to buy. Will she lie about gossip? Yes. Yes she will.

character(s): Rhys Strongfork
plans: Do you want to win a cute bear from him? B/c he will absolutely be using his echo eye to rig the games. He'll win so many stuffed animals. It's gonna be amazing. And then maybe make himself sick off elephant ears, b/c that's just what you do at carnivals.

All in all both my characters are gonna be real chill this event because there is only so much I can handle!! But I will be tagging around eagerly.
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[personal profile] webshoots 2019-12-11 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
player: laura, [plurk.com profile] ruffians
character(s): peter parker
plans: unrelated to the night circus, peter will be going on An Explore later in the month; in the meantime, he will be Quite Unimpressed by the concept of capturing and using the spirits as currency.

but also he may try and use a non-spirit related currency THX to get something from home.

outside of that: fuck yeah, coffee and festival food.

notes: TBH i am aware it's been a while since i've done a TL with pete (outside of the town meeting), but i'm down for night market shenanigans (and other things!), just hmu.
Edited 2019-12-11 22:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] daughteroflight 2019-12-11 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
player: Keri [plurk.com profile] keriseda
character(s): DG
plans:

She needs a second outfit, a winter coat, and more CR (I've been the worst noob guys sorry). The concept of a Night Market is a bit weird but she knows down-homey fairs so this might make her chill a bit, as would a a beer or two because lbr who doesn't need a freakin' drink at this point?

Difficulty: currency! I doubt she's gathered any! Anybody wanna help a newly dead chick out? She can IOU to replace items, do other favors, or entertain with stories about the O.Z. while being flummoxed by any Wizard of Oz jokes.

notes: None I can think of! Will definitely be top-leveling and will tag out some because lordy I want to.
Edited 2019-12-11 22:04 (UTC)
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2019-12-11 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
you can get more outfits and winter coats at the general store! Stone is, uh, taking her there now in-thread actually... I do wanna throw Bucky at her in this event tho :3
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[personal profile] daughteroflight 2019-12-11 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
....I am the worst and am thinking I'm spending that thread mucking up timing on his spectacular death so yeah disregard that bit I guess. There are other things to maybe buy and yeah, she ought to hang out with Bucky.
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Re: QUESTIONS

[personal profile] equinoctials 2019-12-11 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Riku tends to make any resources or information he gathers publically available or straight up donates to community projects.

If he offers to help the Night Market with its menial labor, could he convince a few of these merchants to bring their wares to someone who can't approach the water, so they don't get left out?
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[personal profile] mindofathief 2019-12-11 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Please drag Duster along for any shenanigans, he needs some CR and to have dumb friends to get him to do something.
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[personal profile] mindofathief 2019-12-11 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I heard exploration?

Duster is willing to help navigate the night market and currency since he's all new to this.
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[personal profile] equinoctials 2019-12-11 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
YAAAS x2, that's great, ty!
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[personal profile] equinoctials 2019-12-11 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
player: Dubs [plurk.com profile] dubseyeff or message this journal
character(s): Riku
plans: Riku will be here to satisfy his own curiosity as well as get some things for his friends as gifts since it's that time of year. CR, please give him a hint that you like something... or let him win you a prize from a festival game... that's so heckin cute.

Also he knows someone who (for Reasons) can't approach the water, so he'll be convincing some merchants to bring their wares to the beach so that person can browse them. If someone else wants to take advantage of this opportunity and has their own reasons for not wanting to venture out to the docks, join in!

Even some light interactions like sharing a snack or a quiet moment enjoying a bit of peace would be super good...
notes: He has his voice back thanks to some really effective healing, but he isn't 100% yet. Threads will probably be light on dialogue for this reason.
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[personal profile] sunborne 2019-12-11 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
What kind of information will they accept? Ongoings of the town? Facts about the characters' worlds? Or is it a 'deal in truth' sort of thing.
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-12-11 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
question

which you can TOTALLY SAY NO TO
but in the event ros does get her hands on a spirit to dissect- would you be interested in someone uh. possibly breaking in and liberating said spirit.
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-12-11 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't suppose any characters might be able to barter with the npcs about leaving with them.... by chance.....

look someone was gonna ask eventually i'm just getting it out of the way

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