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Quick BDE clarification
Saturday, July 10th, 2021 10:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
betterthanaplanHi folks! It's come to my attention that people are not sure what to have their characters do, either in the hole or on the surface. So I wanted to clarify real quick:
I am down with just about any investigation/escape attempts your characters want to try. Want to catch a raccoon? I'll NPC one, you just won't get useful answers out of them until the current preplay goes up next week. Want to build a trebuchet or try to use an explosion to blast your way out of the cavern? I mean, Travis will pout at you because he worries about explosions in enclosed spaces, but as a player I am all for it!
Please don't feel like you need to wait for me to prompt you, or like the things you try might screw up my plot. I specifically designed this sucker to be open and flexible, so you could bring whatever ideas you liked to the table and try them out. The only things I specify are:
1. On the surface: No one tries to go into the Trash King's compound on the preserve until Thursday, when I can block out space to NPC some lab raccoons for you -- if you want to find it and wonder and mention it to others, that's fine. It is tucked away and looks like a vaguely dumpster-shaped trash heap, though. The EPA would cry about this thing.
2. In the hole: You're not going to successfully make it all the way to the surface with your escape attempts. There's like 600 ft of solid rock between the cavern and the catacombs. It's just not gonna happen. (If you want to blast your way into a cavern full of goblins? I mean, I'd double check with the admins maybe about modding goblins living under Fandom, but otherwise I have no complaints!)
Other than a few specific threads in the finale, I really wanted this to be very player driven. If you have an idea for something and you're not sure if it would break the plot, I am happy to field questions! Either via email or Discord or with a comment here! I am almost always checking my email and am only a little less often at least keeping an eye on Discord. If you @ me, I'll see it and respond asap.
I am down with just about any investigation/escape attempts your characters want to try. Want to catch a raccoon? I'll NPC one, you just won't get useful answers out of them until the current preplay goes up next week. Want to build a trebuchet or try to use an explosion to blast your way out of the cavern? I mean, Travis will pout at you because he worries about explosions in enclosed spaces, but as a player I am all for it!
Please don't feel like you need to wait for me to prompt you, or like the things you try might screw up my plot. I specifically designed this sucker to be open and flexible, so you could bring whatever ideas you liked to the table and try them out. The only things I specify are:
1. On the surface: No one tries to go into the Trash King's compound on the preserve until Thursday, when I can block out space to NPC some lab raccoons for you -- if you want to find it and wonder and mention it to others, that's fine. It is tucked away and looks like a vaguely dumpster-shaped trash heap, though. The EPA would cry about this thing.
2. In the hole: You're not going to successfully make it all the way to the surface with your escape attempts. There's like 600 ft of solid rock between the cavern and the catacombs. It's just not gonna happen. (If you want to blast your way into a cavern full of goblins? I mean, I'd double check with the admins maybe about modding goblins living under Fandom, but otherwise I have no complaints!)
Other than a few specific threads in the finale, I really wanted this to be very player driven. If you have an idea for something and you're not sure if it would break the plot, I am happy to field questions! Either via email or Discord or with a comment here! I am almost always checking my email and am only a little less often at least keeping an eye on Discord. If you @ me, I'll see it and respond asap.