Game Wide Plot
Allrighty, SP, ready for something to stir things up in the Port? I have a bit of an open plot handy here for anyone who's interested.
A new drug is being handed out on the streets by a couple of shady dealers. It's actually been in matriculation for about a week now, but it's finally starting to make its rounds and garner some interest. It's called Xalyein, and it comes in a little glass vial little pills that are the size of tic-tacs. In fact, they're being disguised as little breath mints to keep cops off the trail.
It's tasteless and mostly odorless (though dogs and people with heightened smell can learn to find it eventually), and it comes in colors. (Again, think tic-tacs: green, orange, white, red, etc.) It's not exactly an easy drug to get for now and seems to be floating around Sectors 9 and 10.
What It Does: That depends on who you are. If you're a generally nice person, good at heart, then you're going to get some sweet hallucinations, trippy dreams, and you'll definitely get a pick-me-up from the drug itself. After about an hour or so of nice hallucinations, it'll drop you off to sleep.
If you're a BAD person, or you have cruel intentions, etc... It's a bit different. It'll give you horrific hallucinations and you'll be compelled to rip apart anything that gets in your way. It'll fill you with rage and malice, basically unleashing that cruel persona within you.
For all the people who are neither bad nor good? Well, it's up to them. They can play around with what they'd like to happen to their character, though it'll middle out between the two extremes. They might feel like their soul's being torn apart or they might feel a numbing sensation... It's up to the players. This is your chance to do whatever you want with it.
Because this is an open-ended plot and only involves NPCs, I need all of you guys to do stuff with it. Want your character to mistakenly find the drug and think it's a breath mint? Or maybe you want to let your character get a hold of it and try to make it themselves? You can do whatever you'd like with it. There will also be several news stories about it in case people want to follow those up.
The plot is going to have a few stages to it that are going to keep it from going crazy.
Week 1: The drug is garnering interest on the streets and has a steady supply. It can be found in Sectors 9 and 10.
Week 2: The drug is pretty much everywhere, causing a few problems because of the "bad" effect is has on people. It can be found in several sectors now.
Week 3: Suddenly, the drug is going to have a very limited supply and it will be difficult to get a hold of. The police are really going to be getting involved and trying to figure out where all of this is coming from. There will be random raids on SERO labs and several minor fights breaking out in the poorer sectors. Anyone using the drugs consistently over the past two weeks will be experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
Week 4: Wrap-up of the major parts of the plot.
When all is said and done, there's still going to be a lot of opportunity for this thing to cause problems and to be passed around the city. With that in mind, I'd love for people to help roll this plot along and get involved in it. If you'd like to be the police officer who busts in on a dealing, let me know! If your character wants to use it to pull some horrible prank on the companies (like spiking a drink at a party or putting it in someone's glass), go ahead!
If you have any questions about how this is all happening, I have more information on it here. You can also ask me if you have any other issues or tweaks for the plot itself! I'm open to changing it.
Official kick-off of the event will be Friday, September 14th. There'll be a news article, so keep your eyes peeled.
Side-Plot Options
Joker's new compound, which will make your good guy think they're bad.
A new drug is being handed out on the streets by a couple of shady dealers. It's actually been in matriculation for about a week now, but it's finally starting to make its rounds and garner some interest. It's called Xalyein, and it comes in a little glass vial little pills that are the size of tic-tacs. In fact, they're being disguised as little breath mints to keep cops off the trail.
It's tasteless and mostly odorless (though dogs and people with heightened smell can learn to find it eventually), and it comes in colors. (Again, think tic-tacs: green, orange, white, red, etc.) It's not exactly an easy drug to get for now and seems to be floating around Sectors 9 and 10.
What It Does: That depends on who you are. If you're a generally nice person, good at heart, then you're going to get some sweet hallucinations, trippy dreams, and you'll definitely get a pick-me-up from the drug itself. After about an hour or so of nice hallucinations, it'll drop you off to sleep.
If you're a BAD person, or you have cruel intentions, etc... It's a bit different. It'll give you horrific hallucinations and you'll be compelled to rip apart anything that gets in your way. It'll fill you with rage and malice, basically unleashing that cruel persona within you.
For all the people who are neither bad nor good? Well, it's up to them. They can play around with what they'd like to happen to their character, though it'll middle out between the two extremes. They might feel like their soul's being torn apart or they might feel a numbing sensation... It's up to the players. This is your chance to do whatever you want with it.
Because this is an open-ended plot and only involves NPCs, I need all of you guys to do stuff with it. Want your character to mistakenly find the drug and think it's a breath mint? Or maybe you want to let your character get a hold of it and try to make it themselves? You can do whatever you'd like with it. There will also be several news stories about it in case people want to follow those up.
The plot is going to have a few stages to it that are going to keep it from going crazy.
Week 1: The drug is garnering interest on the streets and has a steady supply. It can be found in Sectors 9 and 10.
Week 2: The drug is pretty much everywhere, causing a few problems because of the "bad" effect is has on people. It can be found in several sectors now.
Week 3: Suddenly, the drug is going to have a very limited supply and it will be difficult to get a hold of. The police are really going to be getting involved and trying to figure out where all of this is coming from. There will be random raids on SERO labs and several minor fights breaking out in the poorer sectors. Anyone using the drugs consistently over the past two weeks will be experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
Week 4: Wrap-up of the major parts of the plot.
When all is said and done, there's still going to be a lot of opportunity for this thing to cause problems and to be passed around the city. With that in mind, I'd love for people to help roll this plot along and get involved in it. If you'd like to be the police officer who busts in on a dealing, let me know! If your character wants to use it to pull some horrible prank on the companies (like spiking a drink at a party or putting it in someone's glass), go ahead!
If you have any questions about how this is all happening, I have more information on it here. You can also ask me if you have any other issues or tweaks for the plot itself! I'm open to changing it.
Official kick-off of the event will be Friday, September 14th. There'll be a news article, so keep your eyes peeled.
Side-Plot Options
Joker's new compound, which will make your good guy think they're bad.