WAR TABLE ASSIGNMENTS: COASTING AROUND

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WAR TABLE ASSIGNMENT(s): COASTING AROUND

WHAT: A series of mixed-division (and mixed-project) assignments focused on sea-faring faction building, resource acquisition, and strengthening Riftwatch's intelligence network along the Waking Sea. See comments for specific mission details and sign-ups.

These are 'odd-job' style assignments that are either meant to be done by a small (2-3) number of characters or styled as mingle logs for ease of play.

HOW: You'll be provided with a brief overview of the goals/stakes/potential complications of each mission, but will otherwise be expected to set up their logs/conduct the missions as you see fit. Everything is fairly open ended and/or low stakes, so if presented with a choice of A path or B path, the selection won't affect that mission itself but it will affect future endeavors/the world state.

WHO: Forces Division + Everyone Else

WHEN: OOCly, sign-ups for this close at midnight on July 18th. Assignments will be rngd and additional details distributed in the next 48-ish hours. This sign-up window is purposefully long so you can have a chance to plan given the density of mod plot related activities this month.

ICly, you're welcome to date these however is convenient given the ongoing Free Marches invasion. If you want to backdate it and say your characters were sent to do this before Tevinter's invasion into the Marches, feel free. If you want to say this is part of the work they're doing during the invasion (although some assignments will lend better to this than others), then you're welcome to assume that Tony (for anything +Research or Especially Forces-y), Byerly (for anything +Diplomacy or +Scouting), or Julius (for "Into The Woods") are giving the orders. And if you want to hold ICly off until after Flint has time to come back from being missing, that's okay too.

The only important part is that reports for each assignment be filed no later than September 19th as the outcome of these will affect future war table assignments to come.

Comments

DREAD NOT LABOR (Forces + Research)

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WHAT: Utilizing the resources acquired during "Into the Woods", Research and Forces will be working together to repair the Qunari dreadnought which has been in a hidden makeshift dry dock for [puts hand over calendar], but is now at heightened risk of being discovered given the increased enemy presence in the Free Marches.

Accomplishing the repairs will take significant backward engineering on the part of Research and a lot of heavy lifting on the part of Forces. Everyone may also find themselves facing off with an enemy eager to waylay the ship's repairs.

SPECIAL NOTE: Because the resources utilized for the repairs come directly from "Into the Woods", this will ICly need to take place after that. Don't sweat the details too much (OOCly, time is fake), just be aware that ICly one informs the other.

FLAVOR: Players will be given a scenario overview and expected to set up their own log/posts. Lends well to mingle log vibes, with leads for light action/adventure and general hijinks.

WHO: 3-4 slots, with preference for members of Forces and Research.

A report which summarizes the success or complications of the repairs is due by September 19th.

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PLAYER: eppy
CHARACTER: derrica
CHARACTER'S DIVISION: forces
MAIN OR SIDE CHARACTER?: main

#rememberwhen

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Derrica and Cosima, along with a work crew of NPCs (largely consisting of hands from a certain pirate crew but feel free to throw in some Kirkwall carpenters or whatever if you feel compelled to flesh out your sidekicks), have been are tasked with transporting timber and various repair supplies to where the Dreadnought has been secreted in a hidden inlet along the coast and affecting repairs. Don't worry, you can take a boat to get there instead of lugging everything overland through the Planasene Forest.

Once they arrive, Derrica has been ordered to oversee coordinating the work crews and establishing a perimeter of the nearby locale to be certain that no one stumbles upon their work. With increased Venatori presence in the Marches and the Waking Sea, it wouldn't be unreasonable to find themselves facing off with enemy forces. If that's so, secrecy is more important than mercy. Please make sure no one escapes.

Cosima (with a ship's carpenter for a consultant) has been tasked with figuring out the best way to make the repairs on the battered old ship. The good news: She doesn't need to see the ship repaired enough to last forever. This is explicitly a short term patch job. In fact, if she can figure out a way to rig the dreadnought to quickly sink in case of an emergency, then more power to her. The bad news: an entire flock of seagulls has taken up residence in the battered Qunari vessel and will not take kindly to being dislodged.

The repair work itself will take a number of weeks, but once they get the working crew going they may be [recalled by other things you two want to do with your characters this month]. Feel free to make this adventure perilous (Venatori agents! Terribly weather threatens the repairs!) or as mundane (Chasing seagulls! Telling stories during extremely boring watch rotations!) as you like; just make sure to file the report by October 9th (although I wouldn't cry if you filed it earlier; thank you again for being willing to jump on this despite me falling down on getting y'all the details. :')).

[youwonscience]

PLAYER: Ammmy
CHARACTER: Cosima
CHARACTER'S DIVISION: Research
MAIN OR SIDE CHARACTER?: Main

Note: I'm going to be hiatused for August (though in practice, actually gone the 7th to the 21st). If we get a full/overfull signup, feel free to de-prioritize Cos.

#rememberwhen

[katabasis]

Derrica and Cosima, along with a work crew of NPCs (largely consisting of hands from a certain pirate crew but feel free to throw in some Kirkwall carpenters or whatever if you feel compelled to flesh out your sidekicks), have been are tasked with transporting timber and various repair supplies to where the Dreadnought has been secreted in a hidden inlet along the coast and affecting repairs. Don't worry, you can take a boat to get there instead of lugging everything overland through the Planasene Forest.

Once they arrive, Derrica has been ordered to oversee coordinating the work crews and establishing a perimeter of the nearby locale to be certain that no one stumbles upon their work. With increased Venatori presence in the Marches and the Waking Sea, it wouldn't be unreasonable to find themselves facing off with enemy forces. If that's so, secrecy is more important than mercy. Please make sure no one escapes.

Cosima (with a ship's carpenter for a consultant) has been tasked with figuring out the best way to make the repairs on the battered old ship. The good news: She doesn't need to see the ship repaired enough to last forever. This is explicitly a short term patch job. In fact, if she can figure out a way to rig the dreadnought to quickly sink in case of an emergency, then more power to her. The bad news: an entire flock of seagulls has taken up residence in the battered Qunari vessel and will not take kindly to being dislodged.

The repair work itself will take a number of weeks, but once they get the working crew going they may be [recalled by other things you two want to do with your characters this month]. Feel free to make this adventure perilous (Venatori agents! Terribly weather threatens the repairs!) or as mundane (Chasing seagulls! Telling stories during extremely boring watch rotations!) as you like; just make sure to file the report by October 9th (although I wouldn't cry if you filed it earlier; thank you again for being willing to jump on this despite me falling down on getting y'all the details. :')).