Event OOC: Predator Vs. Prey

[hadrielmods]

THE RUNDOWN

Rage is- well, angry, and what better way to express her anger than by blowing up Fear's temple? Fear was the one who should have been protecting Delight, after all, and so he should suffer, right?

Well, that's Rage's idea, and on March 13th, Fear's temple will be exploding, sending shrapnel and flames spewing out of the general area, so you might want to watch out for that! As a ramification, intended or not, the city will be divided into Predator- or rather, Rage's faction- and Prey- belonging to Fear.

Both factions have their corresponding god blessings for the duration of the event:

► Predators: Will have Battle Ready, a boost to physical strength and stamina. Pain is numbed and reflexes are faster, putting the user in an adrenaline-fueled state ideal for fighting and tracking down their prey.
► Prey: Will have Fear Itself, a power to create minor illusions, generally of things that their target fears. Only the intended target of this power can see the illusion, but it could be enough to distract your predator long enough to make an escape!

The predators in this event will be seeking to kill their prey, and the prey can respond however they wish- by running, hiding, or even turning the tables and trying to kill their hunters first.

On March 21st, everything will go back to normal!

THE DETAILS

This is an opt-in event! Predators are only interested in hunting prey- those who opt-out of the event are not targets.

Characters can work in groups or alone, and those who opt-out can always participate as well, by helping anyone on either side to achieve their goals of murdering or- you know, not being murdered. The blessings will start off at full strength, but in the final 3 days of the event (March 19th-21st) they will begin to wind down, operating on less and less power as the energy from the explosion finally dissipates. All blessings will be gone at the end of the event.

Any deaths that happen as a result of this event will be revived by Hope shortly thereafter, and whether or not you want your character to still be affected post-revival (or if you'd like them to swap sides) is up to you!

THE OVERVIEW

► March 13th: Rage destroys Fear's temple
► March 21st: Everyone goes back to normal

Comments

Re: Ivar Ragnarsson

[soldier_blade]

Please please please can we have Sonya team up with him? Her combat skills focus a lot on agility, and so she could go/climb up places were he's not able to-between her climbing/scaling and his mental abilities.

Sound fun?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Is Fear going to give people a little: oh btw here's some cool power you get!" message or will they have to figure out that they're causing hallucinations on their own?

[ragnarsson]

Yes, we will definitely have to do this!! They've got both sides of the coin covered.

[ragnarsson]

Good good! Some injuring will definitely be occurring then.

[merb]

I would not put that past him >.>

[dragonsgrasp]

Because it's very, very wrong for him (and amusing to me) Kain is going to have Fear affecting him! It'll all feel so off to him, but he'll be doing his best to survive despite that. I'm basically up for anything, so if anyone on the predator side of things wants to hunt/chase/hurt/kill him or whatever, I'm open to it.

Oscar

[onlyanautomaton]

Oscar is Fear-affected for this event. He's going to be spending some time at the clinic in the beginning, helping out with cleaning and odd jobs here and there (and if need be, he'll absolutely respond to distress calls requiring an escort to the clinic if no one is available to answer them)! He also knows some first aid thanks to his training from a former staff member, so if you're interested in playing out something like that, or just having a friendly automaton sit by your incapacitated character's bedside for a chat, I'd be happy to oblige!

He's not going to stay put at the clinic, though, since he'll want to fight off the urge to hide and look for other ways he can help. He's an automaton, after all! He'll be looking for the opportunity to help people escape the clutches of the Rage-affected and act as a shield for them, but he won't come across this scenario. He'll look for clinic supplies around the city while trying to avoid crossing paths with the Rage-affected stalking around. He'll look out for people who are injured/hiding/in need of assistance and lend them a hand.

Finally, Oscar's going to get 'killed' by Nathan Drake, and that will be it for him until the event ends. Oops?

[writtendestiny]

How about yES

[onlyanautomaton]

/finger guns

Still up for this! Nate would only need to open the unlocked plate on Oscar's chest to get to his heart. I was thinking maybe mid-way through the event or so? Oscar will be out wandering the city looking for survivors in need of aid/clinic supplies/etc. so just about any location would work.

[nonscriptum]

I'd love for them to run into each other for the express purpose of making Nate more uncomfortable afterward LISTEN HE DOESN'T KILL CIVILIANS...NORMALLY

USUALLY IT'S JUST MERCENARIES

[nonscriptum]

e x c e l l e n t

Mid-way is perfect, and I don't think it'll be...superbly difficult to kill him, given the circumstances we've talked about. :')

[nonscriptum]

yeets you out a window

[bloodbathing]

SOUNDS SUPER FAKE BUT OKAY, GRAVE ROBBER

and heck yeah can make this happen o7!!

[webshoots]

peter no




pete can help george wrangle peter if u want

[hot_mes]

eeexcellent. Oh, also, apparently Oda decided that it's canon that Law thinks robots are fucking cool so no hard feelings, Starscream. Please blast him.

[hot_mes]

oh please use deathbot to fuck Law's shit up a bit

ngl this is the most beautiful thing ever

Sharon da Silva (Prey) | Rhys (Unaffected)

[fogsong]

Sharon da Silva will be affected by Fear and will end up backing herself into the Silent Hill zone to take full advantage of both the blessing and her own skills in the area, meaning anyone affected by Rage who wants to smash her face will find themselves in for a wild ride of illusions & horrors. She'll have Pyramid Head to protect her, along with anyone else affected by Fear who needs a place to hide.

I'm open to Sharon dying but it's important to note that killing her won't end the zone's affects, only what she was actively doing. Pyramid Head will hunt her killer until they either manage to force his retreat or leave the zone. I'm also open to her killing others, as well. So, if you want your character to experience a gruesome death, call me~

Rhys will be Unaffected, though that doesn't mean he won't be participating in some way. He'll offer his healing services to anyone in need of them and will intervene and protect anyone he comes across. If you need someone to jump in to save your character, Rhys is your mage!

[sciencelizard]

ABSOLUTELY, please come meet the deathbot

she'll feel horrible about making it but at least she'll have it for the Null fight, huh

Re: Sharon da Silva (Prey) | Rhys (Unaffected)

[toiletseat_girl]

George will also be under the influence of Fear and will likely take the option of hiding in the Silent Hill zone. Not just because it gives her the opportunity to spend more time with Sharon (and maybe not be such a chickens___ when it comes to admitting her feelings) but because she’ll figure that other people probably won’t want to go there. Sound good?

[wisperer]

I'm down! She'll go out of her way to keep George safe, even in spooky place!

[madamdirector]

I've been thinking of starting Lucretia out affected by Fear and have her switch over to Rage after being killed, since switching after revival is an option. Would you be interested in Geralt killing a complete stranger? She won't hold it against him, she's died before and she's also gonna end up killing a close friend later so uhh she Really will not be in a position to judge, but if you'd rather not this be their very first interaction that's totally understandable.

Lucretia

[madamdirector]

Lucretia may or may not start out affected by Fear and coming back, depending on if I can work out a death for her, but she will definitely be affected by Rage during at least the second half of the event. I'd rather not have her go on a total murder rampage, especially since she's relatively new and most of her CR is probably too tenuous to survive something like that, but exceptions are always possible! Also 100% down for having her hunt people down/magically kick their asses without actually managing to off them. Let me know if you're interested!

[restinglichface]

[breathes on]

[madamdirector]

points at eyes, points at you

[toiletseat_girl]

IT'S FOR THE BEST, HE'LL GET A BRIEF VIEW OF HEAVEN, FOLLOWED BY BEING DOWN FOR THE COUNT. But he'll likely have to go a'raiding in the Silent Hill zone, since that's where George will be for most of the event.