Parasite Event: Explanation & Randomization Request
Hey, guys! So, as we promised, there is an event tonight, but there's something I'd like to announce before getting into the details.
The big news is that Psyche (psyches) and Jansen (nest) will be the two people handling the NPC duties for both the General and his right-hand man! Please cheer them on for taking on this task, as it will also require changing the shift for the next few dayshifts at the least! (That means if a shift is delayed, it's now their fault. /BRICKED)
You'll be learning more about those two characters over time, but we're confident that Psyche and Jansen will do a lovely job with them.
Similarly, this event was largely their idea, so all credit goes to them! Here goes:
Basically, any patient who ate dinner tonight is going to possibly be susceptible to a randomized effect this nightshift! The general had his soldiers put some parasites into the food as a way to add an extra punishment to the misbehaving patients.
To once again make sure that there's a good ratio of patients who are affected versus patients who aren't, we've come up with this system:
• If you have 1 character, that character will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 2 characters, 1 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 3-4 characters, 2 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 5-6 characters, 3 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
Once you have decided which of your characters you want to be affected, you will reply here by filling out this form.
Name/Handle: Self-explanatory.
Character(s): List all of them so that we can work out the ratio.
Do You Want to Try for a Returning Power Roll?: Answer yes or no.
Name/Handle: Self-explanatory.
Character(s): List all of them so that we can work out the ratio.
Do You Want to Try for a Returning Power Roll?: Answer yes or no.
To explain the last question there: There will be an option to have a roll be made prior to randomizing from the list of effects shown below, and that is to have an NPC mod attempt a 1/15 chance roll for your character to, instead of getting one of the other effects, get a super-special one. Namely, that character would get one of their powers back. It would only be one (if they have ton of powers) and it might need to be limited even then if it's the sort of things that could take the building down. If this roll fails, then the NPC mod would move on to randomizing the normal six options below. The reason why we ask that question up there is that we realize some people might not want to get the power effect (if you don't have any characters with powers, for instance), in which case they can just move on to getting randomized for the other effects.
Once your comment is made, any one of our NPC mods will reply to you with the effects. You will then get to choose which character gets which effect and will have to reply to the NPC mod confirming who's getting what for the sake of organization. This means that YOU CANNOT POST TO NIGHTSHIFT UNTIL YOU GET A REPLY. Seeing how the portal event went down last time, we're confident that our NPC mods will be prompt. Any comments of this nature should have the subject line RANDOMIZE.
If you have a question about the event, then ask that as a separate comment with the subject line QUESTION.
Now, for what you were all waiting for, here are the possible effects:
• If your character touches another character ANY TIME during the night, they will be assaulted by an emotional or memory transference of a traumatic nature. This means that they will feel something the other patient is feeling or get flashes of an upsetting memory of theirs. The severity and length of this will depend on how long the touch lasted, similar to the phantasm rules.
• As the night goes on, your character will slowly become more and more paranoid that everyone they encounter is working for the institute (this includes friends!).
• Your character will be unable to feel physical pain for the night.
• Your character will lose memories of either A) their time at Damned before this nightshift or B) their memories from before arriving at Damned. It's your choice! If it's A), they can still have some vague memories, enough to get them to their meeting spot and maybe some other small details about the place itself.
• Your character has bad luck for the night. Their flashlight won't work, their powers keep shorting out, they can't open unlocked doors, they keep falling randomly, etc. Do a self-roll to determine if they succeed at something or not.
• Your character has knowledge of either A) the locations of the Special Counseling patients, but not their identities or B) the identities of the Special Counseling patients, but not their locations. Once again, it's your choice between A) and B).
And that's all! Once again, if you have any questions respond in a separate comment with the subject line QUESTION. If you're looking to get randomized, use the form above and make your subject line RANDOMIZE. Hope you all enjoy!
The big news is that Psyche (psyches) and Jansen (nest) will be the two people handling the NPC duties for both the General and his right-hand man! Please cheer them on for taking on this task, as it will also require changing the shift for the next few dayshifts at the least! (That means if a shift is delayed, it's now their fault. /BRICKED)
You'll be learning more about those two characters over time, but we're confident that Psyche and Jansen will do a lovely job with them.
Similarly, this event was largely their idea, so all credit goes to them! Here goes:
Basically, any patient who ate dinner tonight is going to possibly be susceptible to a randomized effect this nightshift! The general had his soldiers put some parasites into the food as a way to add an extra punishment to the misbehaving patients.
To once again make sure that there's a good ratio of patients who are affected versus patients who aren't, we've come up with this system:
• If you have 1 character, that character will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 2 characters, 1 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 3-4 characters, 2 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
• If you have 5-6 characters, 3 of those characters (your choice) will be affected (if they ate dinner) unless you wish to opt out.
Once you have decided which of your characters you want to be affected, you will reply here by filling out this form.
Name/Handle: Self-explanatory.
Character(s): List all of them so that we can work out the ratio.
Do You Want to Try for a Returning Power Roll?: Answer yes or no.
Name/Handle: Self-explanatory.
Character(s): List all of them so that we can work out the ratio.
Do You Want to Try for a Returning Power Roll?: Answer yes or no.
To explain the last question there: There will be an option to have a roll be made prior to randomizing from the list of effects shown below, and that is to have an NPC mod attempt a 1/15 chance roll for your character to, instead of getting one of the other effects, get a super-special one. Namely, that character would get one of their powers back. It would only be one (if they have ton of powers) and it might need to be limited even then if it's the sort of things that could take the building down. If this roll fails, then the NPC mod would move on to randomizing the normal six options below. The reason why we ask that question up there is that we realize some people might not want to get the power effect (if you don't have any characters with powers, for instance), in which case they can just move on to getting randomized for the other effects.
Once your comment is made, any one of our NPC mods will reply to you with the effects. You will then get to choose which character gets which effect and will have to reply to the NPC mod confirming who's getting what for the sake of organization. This means that YOU CANNOT POST TO NIGHTSHIFT UNTIL YOU GET A REPLY. Seeing how the portal event went down last time, we're confident that our NPC mods will be prompt. Any comments of this nature should have the subject line RANDOMIZE.
If you have a question about the event, then ask that as a separate comment with the subject line QUESTION.
Now, for what you were all waiting for, here are the possible effects:
• If your character touches another character ANY TIME during the night, they will be assaulted by an emotional or memory transference of a traumatic nature. This means that they will feel something the other patient is feeling or get flashes of an upsetting memory of theirs. The severity and length of this will depend on how long the touch lasted, similar to the phantasm rules.
• As the night goes on, your character will slowly become more and more paranoid that everyone they encounter is working for the institute (this includes friends!).
• Your character will be unable to feel physical pain for the night.
• Your character will lose memories of either A) their time at Damned before this nightshift or B) their memories from before arriving at Damned. It's your choice! If it's A), they can still have some vague memories, enough to get them to their meeting spot and maybe some other small details about the place itself.
• Your character has bad luck for the night. Their flashlight won't work, their powers keep shorting out, they can't open unlocked doors, they keep falling randomly, etc. Do a self-roll to determine if they succeed at something or not.
• Your character has knowledge of either A) the locations of the Special Counseling patients, but not their identities or B) the identities of the Special Counseling patients, but not their locations. Once again, it's your choice between A) and B).
And that's all! Once again, if you have any questions respond in a separate comment with the subject line QUESTION. If you're looking to get randomized, use the form above and make your subject line RANDOMIZE. Hope you all enjoy!