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thewakemods) wrote2009-02-02 08:44 pm
thewakemods) wrote2009-02-02 08:44 pm
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Plot Suggestions & Inquiries
Plot Suggestions & Inquiries
Have a great plot idea? Post them here!
Some things to keep in mind:
- If you are suggesting a Reality Storm, please remember that these require some sort of trigger influenced by character(s) or situations within the city
- Please don't expect responses to all posts made here. The mods will read all submissions, so if you don't receive some tag to say as much, it does not mean that your suggestion has been ignored
- Ideas that can involve all players/characters are the best! Please try to keep this in mind when making your suggestions!
- Have fun!
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Superhero Reality Storm!
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!
In other news, my castmates (and some noncanonmates, HECK EVERYONE) are insane, and I love them. Oh, and he'd definitely be wearing TIGHT tights. ... with boots. And a cape. His hair would not need to change, but would stay perfect no matter the situation.no subject
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If it never gets picked/has already been done/isn't accepted, I may have to request a city shift for Caesar.
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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
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. <_<
The Nautilus Convension Storm
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.
Trigger: Geeky/cool characters in game who wish others understood their passions for fandom.
Aka I have no idea yet but some people are bound to fall into that category.Domus Dei Storm
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;;
Triggers: Irene (you're welcome everyone)
You're Only Human
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.
The trigger for this storm would be all the people who came to Nautilus who were originally powerless to begin with such as Takagi here, Mike and Chuck from Motorcity, and so on.
Have fun, everyone!
Pleasure Island Storm
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.
Trigger: Jiminy Cricket
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storm re-request?
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!
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Rated G Nautilus (ministorm, mini-event idea? idk)
And thus, the Rated G ministorm. 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
Obviously there would be limits put in so you can't turn your character into a cat girl/boy
save that for another storm.Trigger: Those that have lost limbs or have extra ones
Crystal Gem Storm
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.
Trigger: Steven Universe
Vâdak Storm
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.
Trigger: Irene (you're welcome).
Hamtaro Storm!
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. I mean LOOK AT THIS CUTE!