Post by Masked Entity on Oct 12, 2015 1:42:25 GMT
Mehehehe.... Look at them... They look so comfortable...
Halloween is in the air and with it, the fresh scent of blood. Trouble is brewing in Londinium... Stage One was a failure with the Adventurers unable to catch their target, and the man behind the mask is up to his tricks once again. Or is he? Here's the situation, Adventurers.
All across Londinium, over a dozen Landers have ended up going missing in the past few days ever since October began. Their only connection to one another is that they have all gone the same way; kidnappings in the middle of the night. Depending on their age, they are either stolen from their beds or find themselves kidnapped during their walks home. At first, the snatchings were thought to be just a prank or someone trying to be scary, but now it has become a problem. Stores which are regularly open have their doors sealed shut, several quest-giving Landers have disappeared from the streets, and dozens of children have been spirited away without so much as a trace. The final straw was the recent disappearance of a local Noble's daughter and the deaths of three of her bodyguards. A curfew for Landers has been put in place and is being heavily enforced by Lander Guards. In order to find the culprit suspicious Adventurers are being detained. All stores are being forced to close early and children are being kept inside when they are not doing some sort of schooling. Yet, the kidnappings have continued. In response to the persistent threat, a Local Noble has put up a bounty on the kidnapper's head.
From a few witness accounts, the only trait that's known about the suspect is his mask; it is a pale white color, has empty black holes for eyes, and has a stitched line for the mouth. He is known to be enshrouded by a black cloak but other than that, his physicial traits, skills, class, level, and motive are all a mystery.
This character has been seen before; he is supposedly the thief who robbed the stall in the middle of the market place. A handful of brave Adventurers gave chase but their efforts were in vain as the Masked Man escaped in a cloud of smoke. He left, leaving behind a strange message with the group;
“You are not worthy of being my Champions. Good day to you all.”
For a short stint of time, the Masked Man's appearance and many questions spread about his presence. What did it mean? Where did he come from? What was he truly after? However, all of the questions slowly faded into the wind as time glossed over the mystery. The Masked Man became a fairy tale and became simply known as the "thief who got away". Now, he seems to have returned but there's something off.
All willing Adventurers are being summoned forth to find this 'Masked Man'. If you find him, detain him and bring him to the noble for interrogation. If he is the culprit behind the kidnappings, then he must be judged.
Rules of Engagement
This is a Player-Run Event. AP Boosts and Rewards will be distributed based on the approval of the Staff Team. The proposed bonus is a 10% AP Boost, but again that is a pending boost. Rewards will be fulfilled by the Player Saber. Participate in the event and depending on how far you get, you will receive specific rewards.
This is a competition-event. All threads in this event/storyline have objectives that -MUST- be completed, and they may need to be completed within a certain timeframe based on the objective (if times, threads will be updated regularly by the EM). If a Player/Team fails to succeed, one of the following three things may happen;
- All Participating Members will be unable to proceed to the next thread.
- Rewards will be deducted, but the team will be able to continue.
- The Storyline will shift based on the failure of the objective (i.e; the person you were supposed to protect will die)
This also means that only those who succeed will be able to proceed. Should you fail an important objective, you will be barred from joining in the next section. Your failure may also affect other teams and their progression (i.e; your team was supposed to guard a set of supplies but failed and the supplies were destroyed. In the next section, the other teams who succeeded will not get reinforcements in the fight). Help each other by helping yourselves. Complete the objectives!
Players are only able to participate with -one- character. If you have multiple characters, you may only pick one. This is moreso to limit the amount of rewards being tossed around and such, and also to push the "you get one chance" point of this event.
If a large number of people are successful, the Event will expand further and more rewards will be handed out. However, this is a competition. Rewards will be on the line at all times and should you be unable to complete something, you might lose what you've got! At any point, you may back out of the storyline by not continuing into the next section. There is no penalty for stopping. However, if you go AFK in the middle of a thread and leave your team behind because it's become too rough, you may lose all of your rewards. If you think you won't be able to see things through, then don't waste other people's time please, or contact the EM. They will decide your fate (you'll probably walk away with a few less rewards than you had). Be bold, Adventurer! Live up to your name!
The Event
This event is going to be broken up into multiple parts. Within the coming few days, players will find several threads popping up all over Londinium and it's various Sub-Boards. They will be properly labeled and an introductory thread will be left inside. All of the information will be provided in the thread. Everything you need to know will be written up. Read it, and read it well (since most of you know who I am, I will not be answering questions about things in the thread and if I give clues, they will be obscure af). This is meant to be a challenge in some places, so do your best! Now, if there are serious questions about major event things, then yes your questions will be answered. Questions about clues and content will be answered with sarcasm and lies (aka don't believe anything told to you).
The main goal of the event is to find out who is behind the kidnappings in Londinium and to bring the perpetrator to justice. However, players may be given secondary objectives based on their participation. If you are given a secondary objective, you may receive a bonus reward for completing it. BUT~ There may be a catch. Beware of the whispers from the dark, they may test you.
Rewards for objectives and completions of things will be posted within the threads themselves. Rewards will generally be the same throughout threads so don't worry about waiting for a thread with rewards you like. There will be a few variations of things, but they will be purely aesthetic things. Reward exchanges with the EM might also be proposed later if people find that they want to swap for stuff.
QUESTIONS?! Post them below, or contact your local idiot, Saber, in the CBox.
