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03 January 2020 @ 08:33 pm
[community profile] fellden RESEARCH the CEREMONY  




INTRODUCTION


This is the project page for digging in to the summoning ceremony with V. The goal of this project is to find a way to interfere with the ceremony that the faction leaders are using to bring more Otherworlders to Fellden. The end goal is to stop the faction leaders from using the ceremony to continually drain the remaining magic in the world, accelerating its destruction.

The full project timeline, if everyone is proactive, is at least 20-25 weeks, or 4-5 months.

The project will require the following participants:
  • Researchers β€” This includes research into magic and also those better skilled at intel gathering. The minimum number of participants required is 3, more are encouraged.

  • The Team β€” The team of mages and fighters who will be risking their safety to interrupt the ceremony at its source. The minimum number of mages required is 3, more are encouraged. The minimum number of fighters is 3, more are encouraged.

  • Other Helpers β€” What is your skill and how can you contribute?

To join one of these groups, leave a comment below.

Look to the Updates thread for new information and current plot opportunities.

How did my character hear about this project?
Word of mouth, which please feel free to handwave. The topic will likely start with the fact that V is interested in researching the ceremony, and then he would explain his sedition from there, if you were interested. If you want to thread something out, feel free to hit up his inbox. Or someone else's inbox if you want to play out bringing them in on it. Have fun, do you.

ETA V offers tutoring where you may talk to him about this.



STEP 1. RESEARCH


Researchers are working on the following goals, both researching the magic of the summoning ceremony and the logistics of its performance. The expected time frame for completing this step is at least 3-4 months. The minimum number of researchers required is 3, but at least 4-5 will better ensure success.

There are two sections of research:
  • Logistics β€” Where the ceremony is performed. How many guards/other obstacles that will be in attendance. Each are specific to the Moon Temple and Court of Stars respectively, and must be researched respectively.

  • Ceremony β€” Knowledge about the ceremony itself is shared between efforts. Researching the summoning ceremony requires mage researchers specifically, as the summon spell was created by the faction leaders, nothing else like it exists and will be challenging.
Research gains on the ceremony will function on the timelines for Dedicated Mages and Scholar Mages. To learn more about the mage timelines, see the Magic System.

Providing proofs of interaction with the research is also strongly suggested.

The options for logistics research are:
  • The number of soldiers in attendance to the ceremony.
  • If it is the faction leader's personal guard or another team of soldiers.
  • Where the ceremony takes place.
  • How long the ceremony lasts.
  • If there is any preparation involved within the Temple/Court.
The options for ceremony research are:
  • Speaking to the Jarl in Jarl's Keep in Luxuriae.
  • Learning from a specific professor at the University of Terebellum.
  • Digging through the University library.
  • Asking an Attendant of Death.
  • Asking Temperance.
Note: Some of these will result in attention being drawn to the researchers (specifically the Jarl and the Professor), which could impact the results of this effort.
Researchers
πŸŒ• V
πŸŒ• Wei Wuxian
πŸŒ• Lan Wangji

Moon Research GoalsStars Research Goals
πŸŒ• Where is the ceremony performed? The summoning ceremony takes place in a chamber far below the Moon Temple, even lower than the Temple crypt, though is directly below the audience hall. ⭐ Where is the ceremony performed? *
πŸŒ• How many guards attend? The entirety of the Priestess' personal guard are in attendance of the ceremony as well as a rotating group of other guards: the number of guards in attendance varies each month depending on the current social climate. There are around 20 guards each time, give or take. ⭐ How many guards attend? *
Shared Research Goals
πŸŒ•β­ What is the ceremony? *


STEP 2. DETERMINE A PLAN


Once the research questions above have been answered, the team will need to decide on a course of action. The course of action needs to be generally decided upon by the characters going in to do the job. There can be an IC discussion, but expect to first determine it OOCly upon receipt of research results. To fully vet a plan, train, and gather resources is estimated to take at least 1 month.

The minimum number of mages is 3, at least 4-5 will better ensure success.
The minimum number of fighters is 3, a minimum of 5 is required to ensure no casualties.
These minimums are required between both the Moon and Stars teams.

To stop the ceremony, a counter-spell is possible. There are two counter spells that can be created:
  • Can be used from outside the chamber but will take longer to manifest.
  • Meant for use inside the chamber to negate the spell.
There are three potential outcomes to interfering with the summoning ceremony:
  • Negate the summoning ceremony.
  • Stop the flow of magic to each faction leader β€” The magic can either be funneled into another magic user, or it can merely block the magic from being drawn into the chamber.
  • Incapacitate the faction leaders so they cannot cast the summoning β€” This is not a lasting solution.
The following table shows the current expected members of each party.

Moon TeamStars Team
πŸŒ• V Mage/Other (Familiars)⭐ DimitriFighter
πŸŒ• **⭐ **
πŸŒ• **⭐ **
πŸŒ• SquallFighter⭐ **
πŸŒ• **⭐ **
πŸŒ• FelixFighter⭐ **
πŸŒ• Wei WuxianMage (Tentatively)⭐ CoralineFighter
πŸŒ• Lan WangjiMage⭐ **
πŸŒ• **⭐ **


STEP 3. EXECUTE


Once teams and plans are assembled, the next summoning ceremony can be honed in on.

Expect a free form log to play out infiltration, but know that results will be pre-determined and based on the plan chosen.


 
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