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PLOT WITH ME: MARCH 2025
INTRO MEME
Welcome to Expiation and come on down! We're thrilled to have you here! This intro entry serves additionally as a CR meme, so you are free to use it to say hello, tell us a bit about yourself, talk about your character, and potential plans for the game.
The SOTG for March is HERE, with changes and where the game is going for the month. Feel free to browse around if you haven't already, and check out the MAIN NAVIGATION for more detailed info about the game itself.
MARCH EVENT
MARCH EVENT SUMMARY
There once was a man named Ragna
Who backed the AI up in his arm-a
He stuck it in a crack
And then heard a thwack!
And then that whole arm was a-gone-a
A SURGE OF MIASMA
This is why we can't have nice things. Ragna, who is now banned from the month of March as a whole, had apparently been containing some big bad negative energy within his arm. He then stuck said arm into a crack in the simulation. This was fine, the first time, but seeing as how he then did it again...well, the arm is now considered lost. Unfortunately, the energy that was contained within his arm is no longer contained, and is leaking all over Aldrip. This energy summons forth a huge monster from Ragna's world: the Black Beast, a huge, many-headed serpent. This creature's many heads pop up all around the outskirts of Aldrip, making it impossible to leave. Strangely, though, they don't seem to come within the bounds of the city.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
On the first day of its appearance, the Black Beast cannot be fought. Fauna didn't get this memo, unfortunately, so she goes to do what she does best: fight things. This ends in a terrible defeat. This might not be notable, except that Fauna is carrying a supply of "wish seeds" from her home world, and these seeds become infused with the Black Beast's negative energy. These seeds scatter across the city of Aldrip.
So...what do the seeds do? They turn people into monsters, and anyone in town can be affected by them. These monster transformations can be whatever players want, and can come with temporary powers as well, with the caveat that the theme of the transformation has something to do with a "wish" that the character has. (As an example, perhaps a character who wishes to stay with their friends has the power to absorb energy from people who get close to them. )
In a bid to apologize for every March he's perpetrated, Ragna elects to fuse with the Black Beast, thus negating its invulnerability and making it killable. And it must be killed to stop the negative energy from affecting Aldrip. These heads can be killed by any physical or magical means
If the Black Beast is defeated, it'll stop more Chosen from transforming into monsters. However, Chosen who have already transformed will not change back if the Black Beast is defeated. How do they do so, then? By reconciling the "wish" that was part of their transformation in some way -- either major or minor. (To follow the same example above, a character might accept that they must let go of people who leave, thus triggering their de-transformation.)
PLOT WITH ME
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Fandaniel | Final Fantasy XIV
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Character: Fandaniel
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: Just after "The Dark Inside"
Crime: Despair
Background: A mad scientist who got recruited into a cult and became an immortal sorcerer with no physical form. Now he lives in the body of a dead samurai and is coping with the fact that he is the reincarnation of another, slightly less mad, scientist who wrote a really bad tweet that destroyed the world.
Nihilistic, sadistic and extremely flamboyant. He tends to present himself as a clown but beneath the playfulness he is in a lot of despair. His main agenda is to die and take everyone else with him. It's what his Emperor would have wanted, anyway.
TL;DR VERSION: Flamboyant energy being. Acts like a clown but is actually very depressed. Mad sadist who delights in torment. Hates you, hates himself, hates the world. Really wants to die. Also part-time comic relief despite all this.
Abilities: As an Ascian, Fandaniel can do the following:
Also, he has no shadow. Weird, right? Probably nothing to worry about.
It's worth noting he rarely uses his more combat-focused abilities. He doesn't like fighting unless he's very sure he can win.
His greatest "ability" is his intelligence. He's an obnoxious turbo-genius.
Plans: After the reset Fandaniel will be doing more experiments to see what has changed. Many of these experiments will be just awful. Other than this, he'll be exploring the town. Have a science nerd? He could be a nerd with them.
CR I CAN OFFER!
Fandaniel enjoys finding sponsors for his projects. He will act servile toward these people and do things for them in exchange for funding and resources. He thinks of these people as his patrons.
Fandaniel is also a very complex person. He will usually present himself as a flamboyant, whimsical eccentric. Past that one can get the sense of his cold cruelty. Past that is his despair which can honestly be depressing to be around. And there is more. But expect that "getting to know" him will take multiple interactions.
FOR THE EVENT: Probably will not turn into a monster because he basically already is one. WILL develop a power! His wish is to die and take everyone with him so his power will probably be something along the lines of "self immolation". Combusting into flames and burning everything and everyone nearby. Does that sound like a good time to you? Hit me up!
He is a powerful sorcerer and could help fight the boss monster too. But he won't. He might play support and help strategize, though.
How can you run into my character? He has his own laboratory, the Aetherochemical Research Facility, on the outskirts of town. It's a big structure and has plenty of resources. People are welcome to visit and/or do their own research there. When he's not there he's wandering around town and people watching.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Fandaniel is usually a playful, whimsical eccentric and as much comedy relief as villain but this character can get very intense. Themes around him include suicide, despair, existential horror and hopelessness, nihilism and extreme self-loathing. You can read more about this on his OPT OUT. Please do not hesitate to opt out of interactions if you want to. I understand some of this character's themes are more heavy than people might want to deal with in RP.
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