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

[acreage]

PLAYER: z
CHARACTER: holden
CHARACTER'S DIVISION: research
MAIN OR SIDE CHARACTER?: main

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Pack your gear, you're headed to Orlais! Unfortunately, their intermediary to the Comte Pronovost will not be happy to see them.

It seems that Comte Pronovost's extremely savvy new business partner is Roger Deschamps, a man whose own livelihood previously literally melted away once a particular Tevinter pyramid-shaped artifact was recovered from the Emprise du Lion. Deschamps has cleverly cut a deal with the Orlesian army so they will clear out the darkspawn in exchange for a cut rate on lumber supplies for shipyards in the south still under water (metaphorically speaking) from the loss of Val Chevin. Unfortunately for Deschamps, Orlais can only spare a small contingent of soldiers and so has outsourced oversight of the work to Riftwatch in exchange for cutting them in on their agreed upon contract rate. Deschamps will be...unenthusiastic about this development.

Riftwatch's goal will be to a) help clear the forest of darkspawn ideally without somehow ruining Deschamps' prospects YET AGAIN, and b) recover clues regarding the red-lyrium in play. They will have the assistance of a small contingent of npc Orlesian soldiers to help them clear the forest, and over the course of the mission Holden, Ellis and Edgard will be able to discover that the red-lyrium blighted darkspawn all seem to have been purposefully implanted with red lyrium.

While the growth patterns of the lyrium are unique, each darkspawn's lyrium growths seems to radiate from the chest cavity and is not wholly dissimilar from the implant technique used on Berenike's mummy.

Try not to burn down the forest; we need that lumber for future plot hooks. Otherwise, you're free to get creative with the above. Please include a summary of your adventures in your report which is due September 19th.

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Hey there! This is your casual reminder to get with Eppy to hash out a group report summarizing the results of your dark spawn backwoods adventure; this is due September 19th.