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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayaooc2024-11-04 05:36 pm
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NOVEMBER MISSION PLOTTING




⏵ race to the finish line ⏴

Welcome to another fun-filled mission!

What? Missions haven't been fun-filled and enjoyable? Well, it's time to fix that!

This time, characters will be working together to build, customize, and race their own cars from scratch! In teams assigned by Aurora, characters will put their creativity, technical skills, and problem-solving to the test as they compete—and maybe sabotage others—to take the prize!



⏵ building phase ⏴

The mission will begin with a visit to the temporary racing garage, set up just outside the hospital and packed with every tool and part necessary to construct the ultimate racing machine. Each team will have its dedicated work bay with all the essential materials, and teams are invited to decorate their bay and name their team to reflect their collective spirit and style. Are you the "Speed Demons"? "Rusty Rebels"? Maybe team "Doomsdayers"? Get creative!

But how will characters be separated into teams? As far as they know, their teams will be assigned by Aurora to encourage spreading out mechanical talent among the teams. For players, we have a sign up top level down below! Teams will include somewhere between three to five characters - and may include a bit more if we've got a couple we need to fit in. For sign-ups, please feel free to include characters you want your character to be teamed with. We'll do our best to assign characters to teams we believe they'll fit in with.

Teams will have one week to build their cars. Once assembled, the companion bots will open up a raceway through Etraya, marking pathways that wind through the various terrains and obstacles.

Each team will need to select a driver and a passenger (who will be power-capped during the race), and assign the remaining members as part-gatherers or support. There will be a midway point, in which those not actively in the race can serve as a "pit crew" of sorts!

Gathering parts will also include a few mini-missions! Companion bots will have special tools and parts to give out, but these will all come with a price: do you want those special all-terrain tires? Well, you and a teammate are going to need to spend the night out under the stars together to earn them.

We will include a comment to sign up for these under the log when it goes live and will be doing our best to respond to these as quickly as possible to give you time to thread these out!

The log will go live on Friday, November 8th, with the official race occurring on Friday, November 15th. On the day of the race, we'll announce the winner - this will be RNG'd, but teams with special parts will receive an extra entry per special part. IE, if Gorgug and Accelerator complete three tasks together to get special parts from the companion bots, their team will be entered into RNG four times.

The course will contain numerous obstacles meant to hinder their progress - and it will be up to individual teams to find ways to overcome them.


⏵ the race ⏴


On race day, characters will face a variety of obstacles. Each team's strategy and quick thinking will be crucial to get through tight spots, mudslides, companion bots cosplaying as mothers pushing their trams across the paved path, and any sabotaging that may be set up by other teams.


⏵ you bet your ass⏴


For those who aren't as keen on teamwork, there's another way to "win": a companion bot has set up an unofficial betting station. Place your bets on the teams or drivers in Harry's Hideaway Pub, which will be set up with screens that broadcast the race!

Do you have insider knowledge about drivers or teams? Will you lie to others to mislead them? The betting area is set up unofficially in the bar with television screens tuning in, but who’s gonna complain, really?

⏵ NOTES ⏴
While missions are mandatory, we're only going to be assigning teams to those who sign up below! Those who do not sign up can simply be "in a team" that either chooses not to participate or participates in the background. We're leaving this option open to players who are still playing catch-up with other plots, or may just need to use November as quiet time

For this mission, teams will be put together by the mod team. We'll be doing our best to distribute those who are competent with modern-day tech. For those who aren't, the companion bots will be doing their best to lend a hand and explain tools/tricks of the trade also! Feel free to handwave this having happened.

The log for building the vehicles will go live on November 8th. This log is also when teams will be officially assigned. On this log, we will have sign-ups for members of teams to request special parts. These mini-missions could involve anything from spending some quality time together to pranking other teams, to small tasks around Etraya. We will make these tasks to suit the individuals who request them. These mini-missions must be requested by groups of at least two characters - mini-missions cannot be taken on alone.

Mini missions do not need to be completely threaded out to count as having been completed - we'll take a summary from the players involved!

The race itself will go live on November 15th. This log will also include information on who has won the race.

Cars from back home cannot be used during this race. The vehicles need to be newly constructed.

Vehicles that come out of the race intact can be kept! The paved tracks will also be a permanent part of Etraya after the race.

We will keep utilizing this plotting post throughout the mission - please remember to check it after teams are assigned, to reach out to your teammates!

⏵ plotting form ⏴



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gorgug thistlespring, d20: fantasy high.

[personal profile] tinflower 2024-11-05 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
gorgug wants to build a car. he knows how to drive, but is here to be a mechanic and to make the best ride!!!
ornithologist: (baby shopping)

[personal profile] ornithologist 2024-11-05 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Liv
Player Contact: whiskeyqueer on discord please!
Pacing: I'm like this super weirdo who's a relatively fast paced log tagger, I'm sorry. Totally happy to keep backtagging more slowly, though!
Limits: Nada

Character Name: Harold Finch
Goals: Harold would not tell you he is good at cars but he is Extremely Good at cars. As of age 11 he could take apart a car engine to find the single faulty part within a day. Not even John knows this so this is a fun Harold Finch fact you can learn by being on his team! Wow!!

Harold will not be driving or playing passenger but would be very funny in part-gathering mini missions because he will probably be quite grumpy. As you might expect, John will probably be on his team with him.
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Loki | MCU

[personal profile] abit_ofboth 2024-11-05 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Loki doesn’t know much about cars, but he is a quick study and does have some knowledge of technology. And he’s decided to make a real go of the missions in an attempt to learn more.

Long story short, sign him up!
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[personal profile] messenger 2024-11-05 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Will characters be aware beforehand that being given the passenger role will power nerf them? And when will the nerf set in?
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katsuki bakugo ★ mha

[personal profile] nitropowered 2024-11-05 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Signing up Katsuki Bakugo! He's just a competitive brat.
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John Reese | Person of Interest

[personal profile] aimsforknees 2024-11-05 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
John knows some basics about cars but he's a very good driver and will do mini-missions! Liv and I would like John and Harold Finch to be on the same team if possible.
Edited 2024-11-05 02:48 (UTC)
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wanda maximoff | mcu

[personal profile] wundagores 2024-11-05 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
wanda only has super basic knowledge of cars, but she knows how to drive if a team needs her for that, and is willing to go on mini-missions for parts and wants to be helpful. also, she's got magic to help — with the exception of the power capped parts of the mission, of course. sign her up!
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Jason Todd | Batman: Wayne Family Adventures

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-11-05 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Jason would absolutely LOVE to build and drive a car for racing!
hasitsthorns: where the good lord split ya. (Don't let the door hit ya)

rosie | original

[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2024-11-05 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
rosie can't drive to save her life or know how to fix a car, but she can look pretty and cheer people on! also, she's fairly decent at fetch quests.
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[personal profile] wundagores 2024-11-05 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: caitlin
Player Contact: [plurk.com profile] lensflares; lensflares on discord
Pacing: pace has been a little slower lately, but work is starting to calm down a little, so i can work on boomeranging some mission threads, if we'd like!
Limits: none

Character Name: wanda maximoff
Goals: wanda is far from any kind of mechanic or engineer, but she is 1) magical, and 2) very eager to try to prove herself right now as someone who can be helpful and useful. she'll definitely be willing to gather parts, so i'm here for her to go on mini-missions and have some sidequest adventures to do so. she also does know how to drive, if a team needs her for that. basically, i'm just here for her first mission experience and for her to build some cr through this, so i'm down for whatever!
venatoris: @infractus (pic#14780229)

[personal profile] venatoris 2024-11-05 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: verna
Player Contact: impala.67 on disco
Pacing: I've been a little slower than normal lately, apologies for that - my area was hit pretty bad by Helene and it's got me a little fucked up. But generally, I'm medium to slower paced, I work full time and have a roommate so sometimes I can get a little behind. Then again sometimes I'm totally here to boomerang! It's always kind of in the air lmao
Limits: n/a

Character Name: Dean Winchester
Goals: He wants to build and drive that sucker. He's rebuilt his impala from the ground up numerous times through spn magic and has been under a hood most of his life. It's definitely an area of expertise and he doesn't like being questioned, so he might be a little bossy.
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[personal profile] onlychildsyndrome 2024-11-05 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Junior will join in and absolutely cheat to help Dean win.
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castiel, supernatural

[personal profile] messenger 2024-11-05 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
castiel doesn't know a thing about cars and he probably can't drive. he will do his best to be helpful, though, and his powers will be useful in a support/gatherer role since he can teleport.

verna and i would like dean and cas to be on the same team.
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dean winchester | supernatural

[personal profile] venatoris 2024-11-05 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
dean reporting in for building and driving. if he could have his son ([personal profile] onlychildsyndrome) and angel ([personal profile] messenger) on his team he'd be thrilled. Dean was made for this shit; he’s been under a hood since he was four, and has been flinging that big ass vintage impala around and running from cops for years.
Edited 2024-11-05 03:09 (UTC)
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[personal profile] venatoris 2024-11-05 02:44 am (UTC)(link)

LMAO hell yeah, his childthing is the best

onlychildsyndrome: (005)

[personal profile] onlychildsyndrome 2024-11-05 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
he'll sneak into the garage late at night to loosen screws and like, put potatoes in tailpipes
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Manny | Ice Age

[personal profile] bigpoofymammoth 2024-11-05 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Manny doesn’t know a thing or two about modern technology like cars. But he'd do his best to help out his teammates, especially when it comes to the building phase.
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Accelerator | A Certain Magical Index

[personal profile] levelshift 2024-11-05 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Signing Accelerator up! He's an excellent engineer and can help with mini-missions, but he doesn't know how to drive and would make for a terrible passenger.
balanced: (pic#17473259)

[personal profile] balanced 2024-11-05 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Signing up for 6! He isn't particularly familiar with modern tech, but might be useful for math reasons. I'd like him to be on a team with 37 ([personal profile] abstractly) if possible
Edited 2024-11-05 03:14 (UTC)
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Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd || Fire Emblem: Three Houses

[personal profile] hauntedsnowfall 2024-11-05 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Dimitri only knows what a car is by virtue of Moorecroft. He did, however read a lot of How To books as well and informational manuals while he was there- so perhaps some car mechanics could have been one of them! He is a Ye Olde/from a time of horse carts, so, no, he's never been behind the wheel of car. Beyond that though he does have monstrous strength, so he would be an excellent man in the pit.

If possible it would tickle Ren and I pink if Dimitri and Yuri ([personal profile] wolfish) could be on a team together so they can go on embarrassing mini missions together.
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[personal profile] bigpoofymammoth 2024-11-05 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: HyperGaming999
Player Contact: [plurk.com profile] HyperGaming999 / Discord (hypergaming999)
Pacing: Any kind of pacing is fine with me.
Limits: None at the moment.

Character Name: Manny
Goals: Manny comes from a time that existed long before modern civilisation, so obviously he’ll be unfamiliar with modern tech in general. That doesn’t stop him from learning exactly how they work, especially if he’s put into a team with people who had more experience than him. On top of that, he’s familiar with the concept of racing, albeit with much more primitive tech compared to what’s being used in Etraya. As such, he’ll do what he can to ensure his team wins the race.

Because he’s too large to be a driver or passenger, the role most suitable for Manny would be gathering parts and acting as a support for his team.
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37 | reverse: 1999

[personal profile] abstractly 2024-11-05 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Signing up 37! She knows very little about modern technology, but she can see the world in numbers and shapes and obviously that will help with a car, maybe. There will be no misplaced screws on her watch!

Can she have 6 ([personal profile] balanced) on a team, religious number cult would have so much to say about a car.
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[personal profile] wolfish 2024-11-05 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yuri will...do his best here. He's got an interest in machinery, but his world is very firmly medieval. Very willing to do those mini-mission whatnots and he's got a sharp mind, so he's game to try.

Would like him to be on the same team as Dimitri [personal profile] hauntedsnowfall, as Lysander mentioned.

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