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MISSIONS (or: CYOAS).

MISSION ASSIGNMENTS

fuck around and find out... in space!

A CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) is a plotted event that is threaded in private in which specific characters can obtain plot-relevant information or exclusive items. Players sign up and are assigned to groups. The groups will then go on an adventure, which is threaded out, and based on meeting certain conditions may receive plot information, special items, or may face injury or death. More information about these will arise IC-ly as the game goes on.

CYOAs also require frequent tagging over the course of a week and coordination with your fellow players on timing and your schedule. Please sign up aware of your schedule for that week and that, for the most part, you will be able to tag throughout the week.

In this game, we will have three types of CYOAs - mod run CYOAs, Player CYOAS, and mini CYOAs.

Mod-Run CYOAs will involve heavy mod participation. Each week, you may sign up by Monday at 6 PM EST, and your character may be chosen to go on a mod-directed adventure. Players will be semi-randomly rolled to participate, but we will also do our best to ensure everyone in the group has similar schedules to ensure maximum boomeranging.

These adventures will be tagged over the course of the week, with certain objectives. Players will have a chance to gain plot information and items, but in these mod adventures, there will also be a high risk of injury or death. Please sign-up aware that your character may be injured or killed, even if you complete the objectives.

Player-Run CYOAs are similar to the above, but are run by a player in the game instead of a mod. There will be less mod participation in these CYOAs, but there will still be opportunities to gain plot info or items, and there will also be a risk of injury or death. What happens in them will be up to the players who submit proposals, with some input and assistance from the mod team.

Both types of adventures must be completed by Friday at 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST, but will ideally be finished by Thursday evening if not sooner.

If you aren't picked to participate in a CYOA a given week, feel free to keep signing up in future weeks. If you've been selected in a previous week, you can still sign up, but priority will be given first to those who haven't had a chance yet. We do not guarantee every player will have a chance to participate in a CYOA.

Mini CYOAS are another option for players who are looking for a small adventure to participate and explore new areas. You may sign up for these at any time during any week, but we do ask that players limit themselves to one a week, and we will not take more than three per week. Mini CYOAs are a good way to investigate new areas more closely and dig into things you may not learn right away at first glance. These adventures will be much shorter than a standard CYOA and will involve direct communication with the mod team.

Please use the sign-ups below to sign up for a CYOA. You should also indicate if you would be willing, if not picked for a mod-run CYOA, to be rolled for a Player-run CYOA instead.

ON PLAYER-RUN CYOAS

Players who would be interested in running a CYOA for a group of 2-3 other players can submit a proposal below. Similar to signing up for a CYOA, players who sign up to run a CYOA should be sure of their schedule for that week and that they will be able to tag fairly consistently. Although the deadline for proposals is at Sunday at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST, we encourage you to sign up even earlier if interested so the mods can help you coordinate.

To submit a proposal, you only need a rough outline of what you intend to do in your CYOA. Your CYOA should be something related to your character, their memories, or their canon in some way, but beyond that, it is flexible. You might take inspiration from an episode of your character's canon, or a certain level in the game they come from, or you might simply allow players to explore a place familiar to them.

The important thing a proposal should include is tasks players can accomplish, challenges they have to overcome, and and objectives they should achieve. You can also include danger or the chance to fail. Make sure what you want the players to do is something that they can accomplish before the Friday deadline. This will be a hard OOC deadline, and any threads that aren't wrapped up by then won't be able to be backtagged further.

For an example of player-run CYOAs, you can read this example of a player-run CYOA for an idea of what to expect. You can also check out the plotting doc for it here. Alternatively, you can contact Char, Hei, Snow and Zetsu and we can help you brainstorm ideas.

Please use the sign up below to submit proposals for a player-run CYOA.

LOCATIONS

MURDER

COMMS

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If you wish to sign up for a CYOA, please fill out the form below and reply to this comment. All sign-ups will be screened! The deadline to sign up each week is Monday at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST.

Additionally, even should you die early and did not get to go on a CYOA, there may still be a chance for you to go regardless from deda. We will, of course, check with you to see if you are good to go on a CYOA beforehand.

Character Name: Who are you playing?
Player Contact: Your Discord handle.
Availability: When in the day are you available to tag (hours + timezone)? When will you not be around?
General Wishlist: We'll ask for a more specialized one when it comes time for you to fuck around and find out, but are there any physical injuries or mental trauma you'd like regardless of CYOA?
Player CYOA: Would you be willing to be picked to join a player-run CYOA?

Edited 2023-12-01 15:31 (UTC)

If you would like to propose running a CYOA, please fill out the form below and reply to this comment. The deadline to sign up each week is Sunday at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST, but we encourage you to get the proposals in earlier if possible.

Please keep in mind that you cannot run a player CYOA the same week you participate in a mod-run CYOA, though you may sign up for both.

Character Name: Who are you playing?
Player Contact: Your Discord handle.
Proposal: Please provide a rough outline of what you plan to do in your CYOA. The proposal should be something related to your character and their canon, their past, or their memories, but the association can be rough. The premise should give the participating players a place to explore and tasks to accomplish.
Participants: If you already have participants in mind (and have talked to them OOC), please list them here. Otherwise, if your proposal is picked, the mods will arrange participants from the CYOA sign-ups pool.

Edited 2023-12-01 15:32 (UTC)

If you would like to try your hand at exploring a random location aboard the Eudora, please drop your name here. We will RNG participants to go on a very short exploration of one or two locations. Please sign up by Monday 9 PM PST / 12 AM EST to be included in the mass RNG (We will be keeping track of who has and has not gone before considering repeats.)

Please sign up with the following information:

Your Name: Who are you?
Character Name: Character that you play

Edited 2024-02-26 15:48 (UTC)

If you would like to go on a mini-CYOA, please fill out the form below and respond to the appropriate weekly sub-toplevel below this one. The deadline to sign up each week is Wednesday @ 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST; however, the earlier the better!

Planet locations will generally be first-come first-serve, though you will get a response / some information regardless. Only one person needs to submit per group, if you are going with others.

Character Name(s): Who is going? If there are others going with you, please list them.
Location: Where are you looking to explore?
Investigation Plan: What are you doing? You don't need a detailed plan, but especially if you're trying to break into a secure location give us a small idea of your initial approach.
Other: Anything else you'd like to add.

Edited 2024-03-03 15:01 (UTC)

THE BITTER BITE:
A local nightclub that acts as a place for all of The Nest’s inhabitants to gather and discuss local goings-on while being able to grab a quick bite to eat. If you're the type to stop in for a drink, then you might want to linger at the bar and listen to the local gossip of both the blood-devouring populace and tourists alike.

THE LIGHTHOUSE:
A tower in the dead center of The Nest's city center, reaching far into the sky and breaching the clouds overhead. Planted in the center of the business district of the city, people are always moving in and out of the revolving doors. Access is not specifically forbidden to the crew of the CSS Eudora, and you may enter the lavish first-floor lobby, but that's where your ticket here seems to stop. Though the front staff are quite chatty.

THE CLIFFS:
Further south towards the outskirts of Strihira's city proper, are wide swaths of gouged-out path in the earth, thousands of meters down, creating a deep, dark series of strangely winding canyons in the ground. A very unique and captivating landmark with its massive size and depth, it's a must see.

Edited 2024-03-03 16:12 (UTC)

THE DEEPEST WOODS:
The Deepest Woods is what the local inhabitants call the particular forest that is surrounding their main encampment. The forest can be explored at length, though the locals warn not to wander too far from camp in the evening. From time to time one might feel themselves being watched from the trees above. Maybe you should grab a couple of people and survey the area.

THE OLD VILLAGE:
Located on the outskirts of the landing site and surrounded by precarious terrain across another swath of lake, encrusted with ice. This village that once was seems to be in a bit of a state, abandoned with some detritus scattered throughout the site as well as signs that nature has begun to take over again, prints of large creatures having already wandered through and begun to pick it over. It is quite literally a walkable frozen snapshot of a village.

THE PIT:
Rumor among the locals states that there is a bottomless hole in the earth of Anoria, just South of their current location. The bottom is impossible to see from where you stand, even with the strongest light. The only way you can investigate is by going down, but the locals don't recommend it. Guess you'll just have to find out yourselves.

Edited 2024-03-10 20:04 (UTC)

THE OASIS:
The only source of water on Hyros, it is a massive underground spring that burbles up to the surface and fills a number of canals as well as a reservoir, all of which lead down towards the Ocean of Silk. Eudora crew members may flash their badges to gain passage on one of the boats offering rides to travelers back and forth between the surface port and the Ocean of Silk itself.

THE ABANDONED TRADE ROUTES:
A winding series of roads that one may traverse if they so dare, leading up towards the dangerous sandy expanse aboveground. The trails leading up and out of the narrow passages to the Ocean of Silk itself are overrun with hardy, flora and rodent-like creatures that skitter to and fro in among the detritus that litters the way. The trails get more treacherous the closer to the surface you get, disused and forgotten.

THE CAVERN:
A ways from the Ocean of Silk stands a very large opening up against a cliff face. The air is significantly hotter around this particular area, bearing with it a strange smell, the source of which can't be traced. There are pitons struck at its edges and ropes holding open the entrance that has begun to sag with age. Have a look inside?

Edited 2024-03-17 15:43 (UTC)

THE CAKE FACTORY:
A decadent restaurant with dancers wearing gravity rejectors performing on the ceiling, bright lights sweeping through the stage, and acts on stage full of contortionists, magicians, trapeze artists, and comedians here to provide some mid-dinner entertainment all around.

THE APHRODITE TERRA:
The hotel is an incredible landmark, stylized with rococo flair, and is absolutely yours for the exploring. Have a walk through the gardens, luxuriate in your new room equipped with a tub-slash-jacuzzi, queen-sized bed, and beautiful view of the station itself. The junior crew are stationed all along this particular wing, how convenient.

THE ESCHER MALL:
Equipped with stores that range from eerily familiar to totally foreign, but if you can dream it, there is probably a shop waiting just for you. The Escher Mall boasts escalators that travel up and down the almost impossible-seeming architecture. Whether it's clothing, food, or souvenirs, the mall will provide. If you try to purchase weapons and/or sharp objects, you will find them turned into a tiny, harmless keychain when boarding the Eudora again. NOTE: The longer you spend wandering, the more difficult it is to find your way back. A growing panic may start to build inside of you, mounting to the point where you'll be frantically running around the mall until it sees fit to spit you out again.

THE FELLED BEAST:
A colossal structure that can be seen upon the Eudora's landing, skeleton-shaped and curling around the entire crater that makes up Volk 92-B's colony. The bones seem to have dug into the rockface, clinging so that its silhouette looms over the colony at all times.

THE BASTION:
The tallest landmark on Volk 92-B's main structure. Reinforced with enormous heat-resistant supports on either side, the tower houses one massive drill that continuously chips away at Volk 92-B's tough crust and loosens up the valuable minerals below.

THE CORE:
Accessible via a tram that will take you down towards an observation deck in the center of the planet. The air down here is incredibly hot and you can hear the creaking of your A.R.G.O. just barely keeping you yourself from being folded like a pretzel from the intense gravity. But... the Core is quite a beautiful sight. Just don't stare too long.

THE CONDEMNED AREA:
An area that has been closed off, the power running on basic survival mode down here. The air is thin and the lighting is limited to emergency strips in a sharp, burning orange. Clearly this area has been shut down for a reason... what reason that is is up to you to discover.

THE CAVE NETWORK:
Upon exploring, you may stumble upon some long, winding cave-like tunnels that seem to narrow out the further down you go in the Facility. You will feel claustrophobic navigating them, as though your head could hit the ceiling at any moment.

THE GROTTO:
Surrounded by a gently swaying forest of coral with sprawling roots, and pools of water, sediment, and small plantlife all over. The Grotto deeper within is sacred, and protected by a pair of locals. They will let crew members from the Eudora pass through for a visit, but they will not hesitate to use violence if you try to deface this place.

As a note, mini-CYOAs for this week will be closing in a smaller window than usual. They will be open from MONDAY AT 12PM EST/9AM PST until TUESDAY 6PM EST/3PM PST

THE RESORT:
A luxury resort that has every possible amenity you could possibly want. Massages of the deep tissue variety, facials, food seasoned to perfection and drinks that never stop flowing, the Resort totes itself as a "free-for-all." It's paradise, and completely free for the Eudora Crew, so why not take advantage of them all? myconidic entities mill about, willing to perform your every task on a whim here.

THE FIELDS OF REVERIE:
An enormous garden outside of the resort that takes up an almost impossible amount of space, stretching towards the horizon. The grass is springy and dewy, the flowers are almost too-sweet, and the colors so vivid they nearly hurt to look at for too long. At the same time, it's impossible to resist. Simply standing in the threshold, there's an urge that encourages you to truly take your time and linger among them.

THE GARDENS:
A state-of-the-art facility with an impossibly large variety of flora. There are enormous pods here of rich green and pink hanging from all over. Thick hoses pulse along the ground feeding water where needed. Patches of the ground bubble open here and there, shivering with what looks like pressure from beneath. Trees line the entirety of this room, fed sunlight from above, earth and water from below, and giving off the sweetest oxygen that any planet can provide.

Edited 2024-04-15 14:49 (UTC)

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MISSIONS (or: CYOAS).

CYOA PARTICIPANT SIGNUPS

PLAYER-RUN CYOA SUBMISSIONS

SHIP EXPLORATION SIGNUPS

CLOSED FOREVER

PLANET MINI-CYOA SIGN UPS!

(frozen comment) W1 - STRIHIRA

(frozen comment) W2 - ANORIA

W3 - HYROS

W4 - STATION RODIN

W5 - VOLK 92-B

W6 - ACQUADA

W7 - LOTOPHAGOS