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BDE Announcement: The Ghosts of Christmas!
Hey-o, Fandom!
As we announced last week, this semester's BDE is running a little late: December 19th through 21st! No, that's not because we ran out of time - it's because the Three Ghosts of Christmas are visiting Fandom! And they're cranky.
And a little early, truth be told, but they've been asleep for a while: it happens.
The Past
On the morning of Friday, December 18th, the Ghost of Christmas Past will be the first to set foot on the island. He will appear to islanders in their dreams, being cryptic and drowning them in imagery from their pasts. Upon waking, Fandomites will find that their nightmares have come to life.
This can happen in three different ways. One: creatures that tormented your character in the past might appear on island, aggressive and ready to attack anyone who passes by. For instance, demons from Dante's limbo might manifest themselves across the island. These will be our baddies for the weekend - if you want to contribute yours to the pool, please describe them in the OCD below. Any such creature will disappear if it's been damaged enough.
Two: Moments from your character's past might replay themselves in the physical world around the character, visible to everyone around them. For instance, Darth Sion might appear to reenact the beginning of the traumatizing battle that nearly cost Atton his arm. When the moment is finished, whatever NPCs were conjured will vanish.
Three: Something evil from a character's past appears, as in option two, but they'll taunt the character instead of reenacting anything. They will also vanish with time, but that time can vary from a few minutes to the entire stretch of the plot. So Darth Sion might appear, but instead of repeating the moment, he'll have some new choice taunts for Atton. Note that all of this hails from the character's subconscious-- so the constructs will only know what the character knows, and say what the character would expect them to say.
Creatures conjured through the Ghost of Christmas Past will keep turning up on the island during the BDE, and you'll be able to continue to have visions and so on until the morning of Monday the 21st.
The Present
On Saturday, December 19th, Fandomites will receive visions chastising them for matters they've left unresolved at that present time. The Ghost of Christmas Present will appear during these dreams. Upon waking, characters will find they can feel everyone else's feels. Yep: it's an empathy plague! Considering characters can still be tormented by their visions at this point, it's not gonna be a lot of fun feels, either. Some people will be better at shunting this stuff away than others (such as Jedi), but emotional shielding won't work as well as it usually does.
The Future
And yep: on Sunday, December 20th, it's time for the Ghost of Christmas Future, who comes bearing confusing nightmares with ghoulish imagery of the worst times in people's futures. These don't need to be what canonically happens; much like Reunion Weekend, you can pick and choose from any number of AUs you come up with yourself.
When Fandom wakes, the future-visions won't go. They'll remain as glimpses in the corner of your eyes... or tableaux which, like Christmas Past, play out in front of all of your friends. At this point, the magic will have seeped into the buildings themselves-- walls might suddenly manifest terrifying phrases from a character's future in screaming white letters, again, visible to everyone. For instance, Edward might get Nothing is true, everything is permissible - the Assassin's Creed - or have a wall suddenly declare Justice runs in crimson rivers; Dante might see the words I loved you, brother somewhere.
Everything from days one and two will remain active, too, which'll lead to a nice clusterfuck.
But wait, this lasts four days!
Yep! Our research team will discover on Sunday that the solution involves finding the True Meaning of Christmas (TM), and the books will be clear that it helps to have little happy children around, too. Kids under 8 will be immune to the ghosts and their effects, so they won't have to fear any harm. On Sunday night, a group of fighters will create a safe corridor towards the park, while organizers set up for a rollicking early Christmas party.
Monday morning will see a Very Fandom Christmas Celebration-- and the joy will disperse those nasty ghosts.
Anyway, sign-ups follow down below! Your deadline is Tuesday, December 15th.
ETA: The OCD for the fighty team mentions Friday night; this should be Sunday night. Apologies.
As we announced last week, this semester's BDE is running a little late: December 19th through 21st! No, that's not because we ran out of time - it's because the Three Ghosts of Christmas are visiting Fandom! And they're cranky.
And a little early, truth be told, but they've been asleep for a while: it happens.
The Past
On the morning of Friday, December 18th, the Ghost of Christmas Past will be the first to set foot on the island. He will appear to islanders in their dreams, being cryptic and drowning them in imagery from their pasts. Upon waking, Fandomites will find that their nightmares have come to life.
This can happen in three different ways. One: creatures that tormented your character in the past might appear on island, aggressive and ready to attack anyone who passes by. For instance, demons from Dante's limbo might manifest themselves across the island. These will be our baddies for the weekend - if you want to contribute yours to the pool, please describe them in the OCD below. Any such creature will disappear if it's been damaged enough.
Two: Moments from your character's past might replay themselves in the physical world around the character, visible to everyone around them. For instance, Darth Sion might appear to reenact the beginning of the traumatizing battle that nearly cost Atton his arm. When the moment is finished, whatever NPCs were conjured will vanish.
Three: Something evil from a character's past appears, as in option two, but they'll taunt the character instead of reenacting anything. They will also vanish with time, but that time can vary from a few minutes to the entire stretch of the plot. So Darth Sion might appear, but instead of repeating the moment, he'll have some new choice taunts for Atton. Note that all of this hails from the character's subconscious-- so the constructs will only know what the character knows, and say what the character would expect them to say.
Creatures conjured through the Ghost of Christmas Past will keep turning up on the island during the BDE, and you'll be able to continue to have visions and so on until the morning of Monday the 21st.
The Present
On Saturday, December 19th, Fandomites will receive visions chastising them for matters they've left unresolved at that present time. The Ghost of Christmas Present will appear during these dreams. Upon waking, characters will find they can feel everyone else's feels. Yep: it's an empathy plague! Considering characters can still be tormented by their visions at this point, it's not gonna be a lot of fun feels, either. Some people will be better at shunting this stuff away than others (such as Jedi), but emotional shielding won't work as well as it usually does.
The Future
And yep: on Sunday, December 20th, it's time for the Ghost of Christmas Future, who comes bearing confusing nightmares with ghoulish imagery of the worst times in people's futures. These don't need to be what canonically happens; much like Reunion Weekend, you can pick and choose from any number of AUs you come up with yourself.
When Fandom wakes, the future-visions won't go. They'll remain as glimpses in the corner of your eyes... or tableaux which, like Christmas Past, play out in front of all of your friends. At this point, the magic will have seeped into the buildings themselves-- walls might suddenly manifest terrifying phrases from a character's future in screaming white letters, again, visible to everyone. For instance, Edward might get Nothing is true, everything is permissible - the Assassin's Creed - or have a wall suddenly declare Justice runs in crimson rivers; Dante might see the words I loved you, brother somewhere.
Everything from days one and two will remain active, too, which'll lead to a nice clusterfuck.
But wait, this lasts four days!
Yep! Our research team will discover on Sunday that the solution involves finding the True Meaning of Christmas (TM), and the books will be clear that it helps to have little happy children around, too. Kids under 8 will be immune to the ghosts and their effects, so they won't have to fear any harm. On Sunday night, a group of fighters will create a safe corridor towards the park, while organizers set up for a rollicking early Christmas party.
Monday morning will see a Very Fandom Christmas Celebration-- and the joy will disperse those nasty ghosts.
Anyway, sign-ups follow down below! Your deadline is Tuesday, December 15th.
ETA: The OCD for the fighty team mentions Friday night; this should be Sunday night. Apologies.