CR MEME / EMP DECEMBER 2023

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PLOT WITH ME/ENABLE ME PLZ

Welcome to Expiation's CR meme! This is a post where players can plot with each other on the direction they'd like to go for the month, and so on and so forth. There's a form below for you to fill out below, so get plotting!

We're now inclding an EMP element since it's an app month! We have an APP THIS PLEASE and ENABLE ME PLEASE in the comments below with a form, so if you're interested in participating, use the form and comment under the subject title applicable. Other than that, the regular comments will go as a normal CR meme would!

The SOTG for December is here, with changes and where the game is going for the month.

DECEMBER HAPPENINGS

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!: DECEMBER TDM Starting this month, we're combining the monthly mingle and TDM into one log! This means that current characters will be able to post a top-level on the TDM, as well as prospective characters of course. Please note that the December TDM will also be forward-dated to DECEMBER 18th. We don't want to start anything too close to Christmas, but forward-dating to the middle of the month will give players and their characters some time to settle down after November's event. Here's a little preview of what we're cooking up: DECEMBER ARRIVALS Whatever pulls the Chosen into the world of Expiation seems to have gone absolutely haywire this month. New characters will find themselves appearing all over, with no rhyme or reason to it. Appearing in someone's house? A random kitchen? In a wagon traveling somewhere else? A grain silo (iykyk, right), directly in the lake or in someone's shower...everything is fair game. Hopefully no one's in the middle of changing when they're intruded upon, yikes! THE WINTER SOLSTICE Aldrip has a curious custom on the darkest night of the year. It's said that all should lock their doors and darken their lights, as gifts given on this night can be particularly wicked and play tricks on the receiver. True enough, most Chosen will find a mysterious box appearing on their doorstep (or, if they don't have a doorstep, mysteriously on or near their person). Some of these boxes may contain harmless treats or trinkets such as charming talismans to hang, or tins of cookies. Some others mysteriously contain nothing...but the next morning, when Chosen with empty boxes awake, they find prankster-like tricks have been played on them overnight. We leave the extent of these tricks in your hands for now: these effects can be anything you like, from the ability to float to their skin turning purple. Just bear in mind that these should be minor effects, additions, or inconveniences, rather than major powers. The effects will last for at least 24 hours, but could take a few days to wear off. Unfortunately for them, the other part of the tradition is a giant feast the evening after the Solstice. So if they want to try any of the food, they'll have to show their face around town...and all the spots, cat ears, or whatever you can cook up that they've been afflicted with. YOU ALL KNEW THIS WAS COMING The morning after doors close for Solstice, strange plants begin to appear around town. Yep, you guessed it, these are different varieties of mistletoe, and they're here to spread...holiday cheer? Strangely, these sprigs seem to sport different-colored berries, and each berry color seems to have a different effect: White berries: the traditional kissing variety! Red berries: this variety encourages you to fight the person you're stuck with, rather than kissing. Purple berries: Rather than kissing or fighting, one can only be released from this particular mistletoe by one of the victims sharing a secret with the other. Some of these are harmless sprigs of greenery, and you can just ignore them. Some others are plagued by tiny creatures that come to be known as Missile Toads, which launch sticky substances at feet to keep them stuck under the mistletoe until they fulfill the plant's needs. A CRYSTALLINE CALL An interesting phenomenon begins to happen around this time of year around the Lorentia Caves. It sounds almost like a mournful wailing, or like harsh wind blowing through the caves. Sometimes, though, it begins to sound strange: mechanical, distorted. Investigating this strange sound yields few results: there are no wailing humans or sad robots hidden in the caves at this time, unfortunately! But there are tunnels for exploring (and a rumored dragon), as well as some strange, palm-sized rocks that seem to glow when handled. They don't seem to do much, other than make for a nice reading light, but they can be taken from the cave as a charming souvenir. When one progresses far enough within the caves, they begin to feel a sense of urgency demanding that they turn back and leave. This feeling progresses the more they go on, until they finally give in and turn around.

PLOT WITH ME
Player:
Contact:

Character:
Canon:
Canon Point:

Crime: The crime your character was accused of when they arrived.

Background/Personality: A brief insight into your character's history is fine here. You can talk about their personality as well.

Abilities: Any abilities that you feel is important to note about your character. Bullet points and concise descriptions are okay.

Plans: What kinds of things do you want to do in the game? Any kind of CR you want to specifically pursue? Any special character discovery or exploration you want to do? This is the place to put all of that.

???: Questions? Comments? Memes? Put them here.

<b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Canon Point:</b> <b>Crime:</b> The crime your character was accused of when they arrived. <b>Background/Personality:</b> A brief insight into your character's history is fine here. You can talk about their personality, as well. <b>Abilities:</b> Any abilities that you feel is important to note about your character. Bullet points and concise descriptions are okay. <b>Plans:</b> What kinds of things do you want to do in the game? Any kind of CR you want to specifically pursue? Any special character discovery or exploration you want to do? This is the place to put all of that. <b>???:</b> Questions? Comments? Memes? Put them here.