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MARCH ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment teams and details will be posted and linked as they're determined.

↠ The Heart of the Matter: Bastien, Ellis, Wysteria
↠ Dramatical Cats, Diplomatical Cats: Gwenaëlle, Sabine, Jenny Lou
↠ The Best Shade Plans: Barrow, Marcoulf
↠ In the Nick of Thyme: Ilias, Matthias, John
↠ Tulipgit to Quit: Sawbones, Tavin
↠ How Do You Solve A Problem Like The Anders: Jenny Lou, Alistair, Ket
↠ Uncrossing the Crossroads: Richard, Loxley, Athessa, Yngvi
↠ In the Enemy's Grippe: Nikos, Derrica, Lino
↠ Join the Navy, They Said…: Bastien, Darras
↠ How to Train Your Draconology Expert: Julius, Fitcher

If you didn't sign up for assignments and wish you had, we'll have more next round (or sooner)! And if you did sign up for assignments and wish you hadn't, hahaha sucker.

Jk, just let us and your teammates know if you need to back out for any reason.

RULES

OOC, the only two rules regarding these assignments are: (1) they must be RPed in some way, not entirely handwaved, and (2) you have to file a report by the deadline. Otherwise, you can handle them basically however you want. For example,

— Format: You can write a log addressing the main action/meat of the assignment, handwave that and do a log or crystal post that’s instead focused on deciding what to do about the problem or discussing how it went after the fact, or whatever else, as long as you RP about the assignment’s substance in some way.

— Personnel: You can limit the assignment to only the assigned team, if you prefer, or you can take other people along, whether that means involving just one other specific character to go for some specific reason or turning the assignment into an open log/discussion that the whole game can participate in. Just make sure everyone on the team is on board with whatever you decide, and check with the relevant project leaders or division heads if you want to include someone whose suitability for something is in question, since they might not be willing to OK their inclusion.

— Content: If you want to add obstacles, problems, pit stops, etc. to your assignment, you can, as long as they’re reasonable given the scope and spirit of the assignment. For example, if your characters are tasked with finding a lost child in the woods, it’s fine for them to accidentally wander into a bear’s den or to get caught in a storm that causes a flash flood in a ravine, because those are hazards that make sense given the assignment and its setting, whereas finding a zany artifact that causes bodyswaps or assassinating Corypheus would be outside the scope.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

TEAM: Barrow, Marcoulf
REPORT DEADLINE: April 5, 2020

ASSIGNMENT: A contingent of the enemy force in Orlais is rumored to be making moves toward the Orlesian front line's flank, thanks in part to the broken blockade at Val Chevin enabling the Anders and Venatori forces to finally begin resupplying the occupation force directly. While Orlais' fighting force is deploying its own rag tag force in answer, a prominent art historian from Val Royeaux has written Riftwatch begging that they assist with rescuing a collection of paintings from notable Steel Age portraitist, Solène Portier, which currently is being kept in the collection at Château de l'Orfort and lies in the path of the two opposed forces.

DETAILS: Barrow and Marcoulf will be able to reach Château de l'Orfort without significant trouble and will have time to load the portraits, which are of considerable cultural value, into their cart for transportation. However, at that point they will find their escape is complicated when the Orlesian and Ander-slash-Tevinter forces clash practically on the château's front lawn.

The team will have a choice to either a) make a clean getaway with the art, or b) attempt to sabotage the enemy forces and aid the outnumbered Orlesians, but potentially lose the collection.

If you choose the second option, let us know, and we'll roll for whether or not they manage to preserve the collection.

If you choose the first option, their escape will be successful but not necessarily easy, as the Ander and Tevinter forces will have blocked off the main roads as part of their assault. They'll be forced to take a longer road through relatively deserted plains, without any signs of civilization or opportunity to purchase supplies or stay in an inn, with only one another, the horses, and the portraits for company, and midway through a thunderstorm will roil up unexpectedly and threaten to damage the art.

QUESTIONS? If you have questions specific to your assignment, reply to this and we'll answer them. If you have general questions applicable to every assignment instead of just yours, ask here.