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thewakemods) wrote2016-10-26 02:33 pm
thewakemods) wrote2016-10-26 02:33 pm
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Storm Suggestions
Storm Suggestions
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Superhero Storm
Trigger: Super heroes & Super villains)
A superhero reality storm! People are suddenly superheroes or supervillain. Superheroes can suddenly become civilians or supervillians or stay as they are.
For example, Caesar Salazar is a scientist by day, Doctor Saladbar by night! With his Mighty Salad Tongs of Justice (TM), he smites the evildoers of the fair Nautilus city and teaches its citizenry about good nutrition in the same breath! Never fear, for the man wearing a crowned head of lettuce on his chest is here!
Equal and Opposite Storm
Trigger: Characters arguing with each other)
If there's a limit on posting these things, no one told me. BUT THIS ISN'T A FIGHTING STORM! THIS IS A GOOD ONE! And I think it may already be floating around?
Anyway. This can be triggered by almost anything, particularly two good friends getting in a bad argument.
During the storm, your character will come to hate the things that they loved. Say Character A loves the sunset on a normal day. Now, Character A is screaming profanities at the setting sun because it's just the worst thing in the world. The level of hate will be equal to the original level of love and it can happen with whatever you choose, if not everything. It could be the sunset, a friend, a lover, chocolate, etc.
The storm would initially last a week, but if it's drawn out (like some storms have been known to do) then the affected person could always snap out of their crazy hate-fueled rollercoaster by being reminded of why they loved that particular object in the first place.
Paranoia Storm
Trigger: Paranoid characters)
As triggered by our residents with trust issues. Total 180 of the Trustfall Storm. xD;
Self-explanatory too, I guess. Everyone pretty much acts like they can't trust anyone, watching their backs all the time, taking everything they've been told with a grain of salt. ...a.k.a. complete isolation storm. <_<
Nautilus Convension Storm
Trigger: Geeky/cool characters)
And after that depressing note, time for one more! This storm is much more light hearted and fun. Nautilus is turned into a massive convention center for Nautiluscon! The biggest geek and fandom con that ever was. People are now either attendees at the con, staff, directors of departments, guest stars, or con crashers. Complete with cosplay, games, panels, drama, caffeine, and all other sorts of con shenanigans. This is the convention to end all conventions.
All of Nautilus or at least a big part of it, will be turned into a convention center, surrounded by fast food, a park, hotels for people to stay at, and fun attractions to go see if you aren't already attending something at the con. This is just a fun week of characters turning into geeks about other characters who are just playing a part. Everyone is able to get in with a nice badge. Though some positions have more perks than others.
Domus Dei Storm
Trigger: Irene)
Irene's homeworld is, in short, a dystopian future setting where all nations converge under the Domus Dei empire. The empire maintains its rule primarily through near constant surveillance, as well as the objective fact that they experiment and ritualistically torture citizens in order to obtain psychic abilities from a fifth-dimensional monster they deal with called the Chimera. The planet is overrun with factory-based cities called Sectors, and the usual way to get from one Sector to another are on hovercars that ride along on monorails.
The capitol of the empire is Sector Seven, where you'll find the Citadel, the Cathedral, and the Towers of Ritual.
The idea is pretty simple. For one week, Nautilus will turn into a replica of Sector Seven. Nonhumans will be made human, and Bending will be cut off, so there won't be any superpowers to fight the soldiers that constantly patrol the streets. And while characters are free to fight back, keep in mind that these soldiers are NOT pushovers. These are trained soldiers who have a quota to fill, and will literally invent reasons to shoot you even without provocation. And there's a lot of them, so uh, stirring up a ruckus might not be the best idea unless you've got enough people on your side to back you up.
The streets will have hovering monitors that have everyone's personal information on file. How they have your information, you don't know, but it's all right there in black and white. Cameras are stationed on every corner, following every motion. Always watching.
Residents will be particularly hounded by soldiers for offenses like being out before proper hours, being out after hours, owning a weapon, owning a musical instrument, owning books, CDs or DVDs that aren't government approved (hint: if it's not Domus Dei propaganda, then chances are it's not approved), badmouthing the empire, partaking in religious worship of any kind (that isn't Chimera related), or trying to leave your part of the city without a security clearance from the soldiers. And thanks to the constant surveillance, they WILL find out one way or another.
And of course, anyone caught trying to rebel against this temporary empire will probably end up in one of the many prisons scattered around the districts, possibly to end up executed if anyone wants to amp up the drama/plan super special awesome rescues.
STILL HAMMERING OUT DETAILS but will happily provide any that are needed. 8D;;
You're Only Human Storm
Trigger: Characters who didn't have powers in canon)
Ah, Bending. Such a useful tool. It gives you clean clothes, food, and superpowers if you've never had them before. It's such a part of everyday life in Nautilus that it's hard to imagine a day without it.
Guess what? That's all going away for a week.
"No problem! I've always had superpowers and they're bound to me!" you say?
Yeah, those are gone, too.
Time to experience life as an ordinary human. Even if you weren't one to begin with.
All previously-trained physical abilities--such as hand-to-hand combat or swordsmanship--are retained but are weakened to ordinary trainable levels. For example, Six won't be able to move like a human blur in a fight and Sanji won't be able to kick things that weigh six hundred pounds. If it's not possible on a mundane Earth, assume you can't do it.
Pleasure Island Storm
Trigger: Jiminy Cricket)
Oooh, now what's all this? It seems that Nautilus has suddenly gotten a gigantic carnival! Complete with free rides, free food, free games, music and merriment everywhere! Of course, there are a few... other temptations, as well. Lots of cigars and cigarettes being pushed onto minors to smoke, plenty of alcohol being handed out to kids, and maybe to throw in fun just for the adults there are a few other temptations like gambling strips as well as model homes, cars, all kinds of other things for people to destroy to their hearts' content. And strangely enough, the longer Wakened stay in the carnival, the harder and harder it is for them to garner the willpower to leave. Who needs Bending school! Who even needs to go home! It's like a neverending Mardi Gras, where debauchery is encouraged, the good times keep rolling, and everyone's free to make a jackass of themselves!
Except in this case, if Wakened indulge themselves a little too much, or stay in the festivities a little too long? That's exactly what will happen. The transformation tends to start out slow - maybe someone's laugh sounds oddly like the bray of a donkey. Or maybe they've suddenly sprouted big floppy ears, or grown a tail (though unless they see their reflection or have it pointed out to them, they won't notice). Either way, a Wakened who stays and continues misbehaving will eventually turn into a full fledged donkey for the rest of the week.
At the end of the storm, the ones who stayed away from this carnival of vices - or at least wised up enough to get out before they changed - get a little golden star pin. The ones who got turned into donkeys get... donkey-related things, like maybe a carrot or a feedbag.
Ten Years Later Redux Storm
Trigger: Characters pondering their futures)
I wasn't in Wake when the Ten Years Later storm happened and I thought it sounded really intriguing! Would it be possible to toss that into the voting again at some point in the future?
Maybe this time with a different twist. Instead of no new Wakened in the last ten years, or the others simply vanishing, that they all fought some Vague Evil Force and came out the winners. Only during that threat the ones who are unaffected by the storm were swept away by the Big Bad and everyone who remained thought they had gone back to Sleep/were unmade/was hiding in Helix or whatever. The first day of the storm would be the first day those who are affected think their friends/family from ten years ago have returned. (I'm sure someone can come up with a better twist than this, this is all I could think of right now!)
I don't know if this could be a trigger, but I know all three of my characters have been pondering their futures in Nautilus, Hei especially. I'm sure they aren't the only ones!
Rated G Storm
Trigger: Nautilus)
This could be a storm triggered by Nautilus himself at some point down the line. In a nutshell, he's tired of Wakened fighting, trying to kill each other, or in some cases just being rude or mean to each other on the Network. The city could use a little uplifting!
And thus, the Rated G Storm. Where bad language gets censored with sound effects, bad words end up re-written as other words, and anyone who tries to say something mean ends up saying a compliment instead. Also, if someone tries to attack someone else with a weapon, said weapon becomes a squeaky toy version of itself. Trying to land punches ends up with Soc-Em-Boppers being placed on a Wakened's fists. Attempting to fire guns only results in that little cartoon flag that says "BANG!" coming out of the barrel. Malicious Bending doesn't work at all, unless you count growing flowers as working. COUGH.
Oh, and any wounds that somehow result in this just have... a rainbow popping out instead of blood and then they're literally okay a second later.
YEAH.
Extra Limbs Storm
Trigger: Those that have lost limbs or have extra ones)
Basically characters will have extra limbs of some kind. It can be something as simple as an extra finger or two extra sets of arms, or it can be something like gaining horns or wings. You can also have them regain a lost limb if you wanna be nice or cruel.
Obviously there would be limits put in so you can't turn your character into a cat girl/boy
save that for another storm.Crystal Gem Storm
Trigger: Connie)
WE~
ARE THE CRYSTAL GEMS!
That is, this storm will turn residents of Nautilus into Crystal Gems! Gems are a race of aliens who are actually gemstones, able to manifest a physical body with their gemstone on show (i.e. on their forehead, in their palms or even, like Steven's, on their belly button). Wakened characters will find that their clothing, skin and hair colour matches the facets of their gemstone. All gems have the ability to summon a unique weapon from their gem and retreat into their gem when their body is heavily injuried. Technically immortal, the only way to kill a gem is to destroy their gemstone - breaking or cracking a Wakened's gemstone will result in their form 'glitching out'.
Some unlucky residents may not be Crystal Gems but Corrupted Gems - gems injured or otherwise altered so they manifest as monters rather than as people. Corrupted gems are dangerous and lack sentient thought, and will attack others without hesitation - the only exception being when Steven attempted to heal one by spending time with them.
No bending during this storm! Figure out how to use your gem powers instead!
At the end of the storm, everyone who was turned into a gem will recieve their gem weapon as a souvenir. Everyone will recieve a gemstone, regardless if they transformed or not.
Vâdak Storm
Trigger: Irene)
In Irene's canon, the afterlife generally consists of degrees of Heaven. But it's worth bearing in mind that this doesn't necessarily mean that it's all butterflies and rainbows for everyone who dies.
Between mortal worlds and the Kingdom of Light, there exists a labyrinth of astral planes that angels call the Vâdak.
The afterlife is pretty much literally what the psyche of the soul makes it. For example, if a soul is weighed down by negativity, grudges, or has been conditioned to believe that they're going to Hell, then that's what they'll get. The soul's psyche will imprint on one of the astral planes of the Vâdak, and until they overcome that negativity or whatever's dragged them to Hell, that's where they'll stay.
For this storm, the affected would be dragged to the Central Plaza and trapped inside dream-like projections of their own negativity or their own sins. Maybe a murderer would finally feel the pain of his victims, finding himself in the hands of a sadistic entity that reflects his ruthlessness. Maybe a thief finds themselves robbed of everything precious to them, having to trek a place brimmed with their worst fears to get it back. Maybe someone who's been murdered finds themselves being stalked by their killer, needing the courage to face them down and accept what happened. Really, the possibilities are endless.
This doesn't mean that unaffected don't get to play a part, however. While the Central Plaza will be sealed off with a spherical veil, unaffected will be able to pass through it and into the imprinted planes of the affected Wakened. They'll be free to try to help a friend find their way out or guide them, but outside entities stepping into these planes tend to come across as monstrous or malicious to the souls trapped inside (hence why angels don't interfere too heavily). It can also become dangerous for unaffected, the longer they stay. The longer they stay in what is effectively someone else's mind, they might find themselves losing their own memories or pieces of their own identity.
At the end of the week, the Vâdak will vanish. Affected Wakened that overcame their nightmares/sins will be awarded a pin of silver angel wings, while Wakened that didn't quite overcome it will be given a silver coin, with 'don't give up' engraved on it in angelic runes.
Hamtaro Storm
Trigger: Animals like hamsters)
Blame Knuckles
People turn into tiny cute talking hamsters! With hamster adventures! And increase the cat population of the city by like 100 so the hamsters have something to avoid. Cats are evil, you know.
This is mostly just pure crack brought about by Knuckles' comment and the city's constant need for cute things.
Mini Me
Storm Trigger People who mess around with dangerous science experiments and quantum mechanics. (mostly the doctors) And/or Jed.
Storm Summary:
The affected are shrunk to with-in four or five inches and must navigate a gigantic world full of cats and spiders and super big shoes of the unaffected.
Galvan Storm
Storm Trigger: Azmuth
Storm Summary:
Ever wondered what it'd be like to be a completely different kind of sapient being? Lucky you, you're about to learn what it's like to be a Galvan starting with being ridiculously smart with two brains to your name but incredibly small and prey to just about everything. Given that you're essentially a spacefrog, you get all the parts that come with it: flipper feet, a desire to eat insects, and a sudden massive interest in the sciences and technology in particular. (Some would argue it's near-worship of it.)
While Bending will be unavailable to you, you're a master of technology for an entire week, so you can always build something to compensate for it. Let your inventive streak flow!
In addition to the shenanigans that comes from being a tiny supersmart nerd, there are bonus shenanigans in the form of Galvan mating season (politely referred to as "Fifth Season") which runs during the summer if this storm is selected during the summer months of June through September. Not only will you have to deal with just the day-in and day-out deal of being a Galvan, but the hormones might severely tempt you to do some serious flirting with that other Wakened you've had your eye on for a while.
Better Together
Storm Trigger: Characters who are attached to the hip and/or characters who need to get in their "get along" shirt
Storm Summary: Characters wake up one morning handcuffed to another character for the entirety of the storm. There is some slack to the unbreakable cord that links their cuffs together so some things may be done in relative privacy, but otherwise, the characters are glued to the hip whether they like it or not. This can either be done by player choice or by entering a sort of RNG lottery to see who your character gets stuck with for the duration.
no subject
Storm Trigger: Any Toon characters in game
Storm Summary:
For a week; Nautilus turns up the color on everything. That tree that was green is even greener; etc. The sun also has a smiley face. Affected characters (will not be able to bend) find themselves a Toon version of themselves and if they are already a Toon they can be even tooner looking.
Basically, the environment will have the cartoon physics of Old Hollywood - think Looney Tunes! There's a random pull string in the air attached to nothing - pull it and something heavy will fall; etc. Characaters can run until they notice there's no ground underneath them and then they'll fall, etc.
Inhibited Inhibitions Storm
Storm Trigger: All of the impulsive and over-emotional characters acting without a care in the world or a thought for consequence.
Storm Summary: People seem to underestimate just how much self-control they exercise, and even more underestimate the value of well-trained instincts. What could be more chaotic than suddenly being made to only rely on the latter? Affected wakened would only ever act on their first impulses to any given situation, and only afterwards would they have to face the consequences of their honest thoughts, words, and actions. For some wakened, they will see very little change in their day to day life. For others, it could put their deepest desires and fears at risk of being exposed. But is being open and honest without restraint truly such a terrible thing?
Worst Enemy Storm 2.0
Storm Trigger: Gabriel Agreste/Papillion and arch enemies in general
Storm Summary: This is a new version of a very old (2010 in fact) storm that never won but updated to flesh things out.
The idea is that people become their worst enemy. Whenever it's acting like their enemy, or become a worse version of themselves like Akumas/shadow selves from the Persona series. After all, you can be your own worst enemy.
They can gain the same powers as their worst enemy, but there would very likely be a limit to it as to not break game mechanics.
Choices and Changes Storm
Storm Trigger: Any character rethinking old choices, or having a nightmare about a choice long gone they wish they could change.
Storm Summary:
Very nearly every character ever apped has at some point in their canons had to make a choice that changed the course of their lives. That changed everything. As a world, Nautilus seems to encourage such changes here. So this storm would be a chance to revisit those choices and changes, and from the vantage point of the present, either make a different choice... or remake the same choice again.
Please note: this will NOT change the character's past. They will know they are in Nautilus, they will remember everything they normally remember about what came after. But their choice this time... will change their future... Because forever they will have to live with the knowledge that they either made the same choice AGAIN or a different one. It is more a storm to make characters think... and to encourage them to learn more about each other... because.... these will be to a limited degree shared.
Here is how that would work:
Each choice would start out represented as a physical place. Only the person affected would see it, everyone else would see the world as it is. But if the person affected calls someone else's attention to it, they can then see and hear and, if applicable, smell taste or feel the place. Until they enter the space they can gather as many or few people as they want, but once they enter, everyone else that sees it is herded inside unless they left, and the scene closes. If it is a room, the door closes and vanishes. If it is an outdoor scene, the vista expands to match the scene, and so forth. All characters will be themselves, but their clothes/forms will visually appear to be those that would fit that scene, and their powers altered to the same, while in the scene. (After, when the scene ends, everything reverts to 'normal', such as it is in game.) Any NPCs necessary to the choice will be there, played by the character who has to make the choice. Only those NPCs. So if there was a crowd, there would be the sense of a crowd, but no one else to talk to.
The scene could be in anything as small as a room or as big as a city, just as long as it needs to be to rebuild the moment, re-anchor the person in memory. People who enter with the target will be accepted by NPCs as if they had always been there, likewise explanations will seem to be in place/accepted.
The people who come with the one who must choose can help them, talk to them.. this isn't a memory theater, they can impact the choice... but they can't make the choice for the target.
Once the choice is made, the scene ends and everyone is returned to normal Nautilus, right where they entered, even if they walked for miles, less than a minute after they went in. So a character can be in as many of these during the storm as the player wants.
I hope I kept the idea simple this time, and that you guys like it.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Dear Nautilus
Storm Trigger: Clef and Link really not knowing how to be father and son, but really really wanting to.
Storm Summary: Anybody affected would feel the desire to ask for/give (or both) advice on the network, even if it is things they normally would not share. (I recommend opting out on the asking for advice for those with secret identities, that is at player's discretion) All posts to the network from affected people would post as Anon, anon cannot be turned off for them during the event no matter what they do. All posts will start "Dear _______," where the blank would be Nautilus if they are starting a new thread or the signature line of the person they are replying to, and end with a signature line that has something to do with their issue or situation. Even eighteen replies down in a chain. Voice messages would have a voice scrambler. Video messages would have a voice scrambler and a generic beach image.
So for example, one post would be something like:
"Dear Nautilus,
I really do not know what to do, i moved in with my best friend when this place gave us our house from home as a welcome gift, but every single day, she makes grilled cheese. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. The smell is driving me nuts! I don't want to hurt her feelings, but how do I tell her to cook something else for a change? It's not like I can hide the supplies, given Bending. Please help!
Yours, Cheesed Off."
And a reply would go something like,
"Dear Cheesed,
That is a hard one. But if you guys are really friends, it is probably best to talk it out before things get worse. Maybe start out by offering to cook dinner one night, and making something else. Or take her out for Gothdonalds. Just don't lose your friendship for such a cheesy reason. Worst case? Bend up some windows, keep them always open. But really, sitting together over a meal an talking it out is your best bet.
Yours, Breaking Bread."
Just a silly little storm, light to balance out the heavy one I suggested above.
Revenge of the Mist-Flowers
Storm Trigger: The Doctors / Anyone who has ever encountered an alien plant.
Storm Summary: Benign and gentle the Mist-Flowers from the planet Sarkan are a uniquely alien type of plant that creates a very thick fog when they flower. If enough of them grow on a world the entire planet can find itself cloaked within a dense fog just as Sarkan itself is. These flowers are a nuisance if grown on an unprepared world grinding traffic to a halt and making it difficult to see anything through the thick pea soup fog they create but they are harmless by themselves. As such they do often find themselves being used by other more malevolent forces... which in this case they are as the Master Plant has arrived on Nautilus and using it’s telepathic plant powers it has turned all of the formerly friendly greeny against the citizenry. Can you fight off an invasion in a fog so thick you can’t see it coming?
Invicta a.k.a. Traveling Through History
Storm Trigger: Time Travelers
Storm Summary: It is said that all roads lead to it and for the duration of this storm that is certainly true as Nautilus is transformed into the ancient city of Rome. It’s buildings take on classical stylings becoming Temples, Markets, Grand Villas, Amphitheaters, Forums, and Bath Houses. Those affected by the storm become ancient Romans with new lives and histories as if they had always lived in the time period. Create grand AU backstories for your character whether they are a Roman citizen in good standing or an unfortunately captured enemy combatant. There are opportunities in Rome for all.
(Or insert another time period. There are so many to chose from!)
Storm of Masks
Storm Trigger: [Link]
Storm Summary: [In Termina, Link collected masks that gave him a variety of powers, including some that transformed him into other species. There are a total of 24 masks in game. Some are truly useless, some are just fun to wear, others incredibly dangerous. For a list of all 24 masks, please go here: https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask/Masks]
Oh no, not you again!
Storm Trigger: Characters talking about their home worlds
Storm Summary: Most characters have someone... someone in their canon that... they aren't their main nemesis. They aren't the big crisis of their lives. They are that pebble in their shoe. That one super annoying person who just makes you want to scream and bang your head into a wall, and they KEEP. SHOWING. Up.
Some examples would be Chloe or Lila for Marinette from Miraculous, or maybe Alya's sister for Nino. For Agatha as another example, it would be Othar. Maybe for Nine it would be Rose's Mum.
These people showing up wouldn't be a crisis, but a frustration. And you get to deal with them. For a whole week!
That's right, in this storm you would see and hear that person, and if you are really unlucky... others close to you (emotionally or by proximity) can hear and see them too. It would be as if for every affected person, someone new just Woke. However... your Bending? Bounces right off of that person. So if you want to use Bending to get Lila to lose her voice for the week, or to shove Othar off a building... you can't. Buuuuut maybe you could get someone else to do it instead?
Except that these people... are not here physically. At least, not on day 1. As the storm goes on, the more attention they have gotten during the week, the more real they are, and the more tangible. And the more people can see and hear them.
Anyway, yeah. That's the idea. inspired by the fog of desires storm, and how sometimes others could see and sometimes they couldn't, and how the more attention you pay to the storm, the worse it gets for you. But with annoying people? Let's be honest... they're going to be really hard to ignore.
(I would say that for this, the storm created people could be NPCed as either they JUST Woke, or they've been here a while. But if they have Bending, they can't use it against the one who triggered their appearance.)
SYWTBAW
Storm Trigger: Nita, specifically the events from Deep Wizardry (second book). Augmented by thinking about home, of course!
Storm Summary: The simpler version of this storm is that everyone affected ends up some kind of sea creature, and the majority of the city is brought underwater. Whales! Sharks! Octopi/any sort of cephalopod! And yes, even anemones. Nita's done the shapechange into a humpback whale several times here in Nautilus, now everyone can share that experience!
For the more advanced one, some of the Wakened can also be AU'd as WIZARDS (per Nita's canon) as well. A pre-storm effect would be, well, being offered the Oath. (Unfortunately, this part wouldn't be able to stick, since there are none of the Powers from Young Wizards here to give out wizardry. However, as compensation, all affected Wakened can retain knowledge of the Speech, the language wizards use and all Life understands. They wouldn't be able to cast spells like normal wizards after the storm, though. They can use Bending for that, anyway! :V)
Additionally, and also as per the events of Deep Wizardry the Song of the Twelve needs to be performed and, at least during the storm, someone will have to enact the sacrifice... It doesn't have to be the normally-scripted role, if that helps. Eleven (possibly Twelve, though I doubt anyone would want to be the Lone Power equivalent. It (the Power) tends to come with the setting as well) Wakened would be cast in the roles of the Singers and the Pale Slayer/Master Shark, and would rehearse and act out the Song during the week of the storm. For everyone else, wizardry and/or undersea shenanigans ensue!
The storm would end either after the Song is successfully performed, or just when the normal time per-Storm ends (aka a week/week-and-a-half)