yes another player plot! demon possession player plot: sign-ups/plotting!

[dragoon_pride]

Who: Kain/a desire demon, and 3-5 others! (I'm ok with an extra-ish if it turns out that way)
What: A small player plot involving demonic possession
Where: Just outside Skyhold in the mountains
When: September 8th

Remember that trip to the Fade? Wasn't that fun? Well, someone has gotten himself a souvenir! Kain will be returning in September from his little solo trip… possessed by a desire demon (one who pestered him back in the Fade and got away... and now came through a rift to chill out inside Kain). A little bit of background for the unfamiliar: in canon, Kain is mind-controlled by the main bad guy, so he has an exploitable mental weakness, and a tendency to go around stabbing his allies when under an outside influence. It's a perfect opportunity to mess with him and his allies!


Unfortunately, the battle will lead to Kain's death. Because these death things always have to come in threes, you know. It won't be instant, but it'll be happening shortly after the end of the battle, so everything is going down in the same day/post. Per the mods, the Inquisition will want to be very very careful about keeping knowledge of the whole possession bit from the public (but there's always room for internal discussion and tension and unease of course... The demon threat is real! Maybe rifters are demons after all!?!! All the old fears about possession freaking mages out... and so on). So one small request: whoever makes the death announcement on the 8th will have to be make sure it's locked strictly to the Inquistion (or just glaze over the details and say he went down in a demon battle, keeping the full story to private conversations).

I'm going to need 3-5 people to be involved in fighting the possessed Kain (and possibly some lesser demon friends). Since I'd like to get a forward-dated post up soon, I'll keep sign ups open over the weekend, and get that post set up for sometime early next week.

I figure since this is a smaller-scale plot, I'll just add a comment below for any plotting that's needed too! Want an excuse to get your character really badly hurt by an ally? Taunted and tempted viciously by a desire demon? Here's your chance! I'm pretty open for how word gets out at the start, too, I was thinking there would be reports of demonic activity drawing folks out to investigate... and then some unfortunate NPC gets found with a lance stab wound...



(As a side note... Apologies to the entire Inquisition: Bastard the swearing parrot will be a total pain in the ass without an owner around to keep him busy!!! Feel free to let him pop up wherever at inappropriate moments after the 8th. Someone will have to look after Kain's dracolisk too. But never fear... I won't be fully leaving the game for long. I hope to re-apply with an AU soon, so keep an eye out for that in September's TDM. :) Maybe the bird will find a new friend... eventually.)

Comments

[dragoon_pride]

But---- fingers! Fingers are delicious!

Yaaay, awesome, and it'll be a good excuse for new CR. (IKR? AU!Kain'll get really fed up with the remarks... even if it's just a faint resemblance it's still a weird thing to say).

Oh, good, have to love the nice long slow build of plot-things... I'll look forward to seeing how he reacts. Also thank you! I've long wished I did an AU, so I figured the canon one deserved an interesting send-off before I do that.

[amygdalae]

fingers are not food 8(

Yaaaas new CR in the future is very very good. Bruce needs those b/c he keeps burning his bridges like a loser, lmao. :'D (AND ITS OKAY AU KAIN BRUCE WON'T REALLY SAY IT...)

This is definitely interesting, and also what a way to go man. At least he doesn't pull a Dissidia and go off to murder everyone else to repeat them cycles.

[dragoon_pride]

But they look so tasty!!

Yaaay good! Well NOT GOOD that he's burning bridges, but good for making a new connection. Kain in any form can always use that too. (HE WILL BE SO RELIEVED, since he'll probably get some "I think I know you???"/"aren't you dead OH WAIT NEVERMIND" moments.)

LMAO exactly... Kain's idea of a plan for the greater good right there, folks. :| Kidnapping and backstabbing!

[amygdalae]

No finger eating 8(

And yes \o/ I look forward to it when you go through with it. Bruce's CR with Kain here has been pretty great and having a new angle with the AU self will be interesting to explore. (Bruce knows better than to say something he can guess a lot of people have already said... its okay Kain he's got you.)

He has nothing but good intentions folks why would anyone even think otherwise, gosh. There's a greater purpose at play here!! (I should replay Dissidia one day.)

[dragoon_pride]

Ok, ok, some nice fresh greens then... with a side-helping of fingers!

I'm really looking forward to it too! I've enjoyed what I've done with the rifter, but I really can't wait to play around with the AU, and being part of the world and everything... I have so many ideas for this!! Plus, it's nice having some cool CR like Bruce to work with for the new one. (Yay! That'll definitely earn favor with him).

Exactly, this is all for the greater good! It only looks bad. I am forever amused that they played around with that plotline for him, but in a different way than being actually controlled by the other side. (You should! I just love all the connections the characters have, especially those who've been seemingly fighting for a few cycles... it's just a fun thing having them all shoved together like that).

[amygdalae]

Noooooooooo. No fingers.

Yes AUing stuff is my jam... if Bruce wasn't obvious enough, lmao. I mean there are times where I wish Bruce had been a rifter instead because he'd be providing a lot of interesting commentary, but for the most part I'm glad I stuck with AUing him. Its really been a heck of a ride so far and there's still more to come. \o/ (Come Kain... we can be dracolisk buddies again...)

It was very fun and very good and he was Too Badass For Everyone. (AND I PROBABLY WILL... EVENTUALLY... its been a while so yeah. I also have too many other games to play /cry)

[dragoon_pride]

It's not like he absolutely needs 10 of them!!

Oh yeah, definitely, I can see the appeal in doing either. Modern regular Bruce would be great too, but the Hulk-demon thing is a really cool way of translating it! I definitely fretted over it for a while before apping... I don't think I really had much of a developed idea at the time, tbh. It's more clear now, and I can't wait to see how this goes! (Bonding over freaky dragon-horses is the best type of bonding!)

WAY TOO BADASS. (Hahaha I hear you on having too many other things to do... there needs to be more time in the day!!)

[amygdalae]

um yes he needs all ten of them, how else would hands work

Regular Bruce would be nice since then he's less inclined to be an ass about everything he's being an ass about now and be concerned with other things like MODERN TECHNOLOGY but yeaaaah, it could get old eventually in some fashion. Plus I'm a sucker for AUs!! I had been thinking about Bruce in dragon age already for a few months before this game was a thing and I figured since I already had the idea, why not. But I'm excited to see what you're gonna AU Kain as!! (MAYBE... POSSIBLY... Bruce reserves his judgement.)

So Much Badass We All Can't Handle It. (I KNOW.... I know. Sob.)

[dragoon_pride]

You'll hardly know the difference with 8 or so, really!

Yeah! I definitely see the appeal in playing a modern times character in this sort of setting, because trying to adapt would just be so much failure and awfulness! But the AU thing definitely seems like fun, I've always stuck to canon in games, so I'm curious to see how this goes long-term. Basically, he's gonna be a Grey Warden and have a couple dumb Kain-ish moments in his past!! (WE WILL SEE SOON ENOUGH.)

Oh, hey, would you be able to jump down here and give me a couple of things that Bruce most desires? The demon will totally be doing some taunting, so this'll make it easier for any moments where I may need it. ;) Totally optional, of course!!!

[amygdalae]

no :| everyone can see it :|

Oh man Grey Warden Kain yessss gooood. This only makes me even more excited. GO FORTH AND BE ALL WARDENY, KAIN... JUST DON'T DIE ANYTIME SOON...

And sure thing! I'll skedaddle right down there to do so. :D

[dragoon_pride]

I SEE NO PROBLEM THERE.

LMAO he just shows up, then two seconds later "IS THAT THE CALLING? OK BYE I GUESS". But man yeah, he's very suited to the Wardens. Right down to being susceptible to mind control!

Also, yay, thanks!