((This thread details plans to defend against and eventually lead an attack on the vampire event character. If you would like to be involved, plan to meet with Miracle (or possibly other recruiters). If the doorbell in the academy goes off, Miracle should be online. My hours are typically between 4:30 PM - 2:00 AM EST. I tend to favor playing her during Dusk and Night in game. The is no designated meeting time at this point, but any updates on that will be posted in this thread. ))
Hushed whispers... stolen glances.. prolonged silences with words only heard in the mind's voice and the distant chime of a bell-
The air is fraught with defeatism, paranoia and a particular wariness of the dark.
Eyes could be anywhere....
Slowly.. painfully slowly.. Miracle la Mariposa de Prae (Master of Blue) has been attempting to expand her whisper network to bring capable critters into the fold. The coordination of these plans has in itself.. not gone according to plan. But there is time yet to course correct. Communication will be key.
"Allow me to break this down for you one more time, dear..." Miracle rubs her temples, delicately avoiding reapplied makeup. "We should not be thinking in terms of 'The Plan'. There is no one plan. We need contingency. We are not throwing all of our berries into one basket. I know what I'd like us to do in ideal circumstances, but we must be flexible. 'The Plan' could become compromised- some element will naturally be out of our control... we should be prepared to change on a whit. Adjust depending on our resources- who's available and so forth."
"That being said... we must all be keenly aware of our Primary Objectives. In fact, I've come up with codes for them. As well as two 'Fail-Safes'. These codes are important for our allies to understand and the thralls to not catch on to. And key for a shorthand communication to be able to be sent through the blue magic whisper network."
Primary Objectives -
- Down Veraius - Sunberry - Obviously the preferred result of any confrontation.
- Rescue the Thralled - Bloodberry - If a pickpocket successfully plants a spell anchor on a thrall.
- Detain Veraius - Loveberry - If a pickpocket successfully plants a spell anchor on the vampire.
- Steal his Sword - Moonberry - If a critter manages to disarm and take his sword or pickpocket it. (Redundant if he's downed, it can simply be taken)
Fail-safes:
Do not allow yourself to be Downed - Daylight - If a fighter is close to being downed, they should shout Daylight for the purple mages to pull them out. 'I need healing' will only alert them you need healing. We want to prevent the risk of more of our forces becoming enthralled.
Have awareness of Who is Enthralled. - Sweetberry - More for social interactions; A gray mage can verify the active Enthrallment status if you are unsure. Mention sweetberries in relation to the critter in question "Have you tried sweetberry juice before?" "Do you think sweetberry dye would look good on my hat?" The gray mage will 'answer' yes or no.
Perhaps it will make more sense to detail what kind of Preparation I have in mind- both in the event we are on the Offensive- or on the Defensive. I suspect we should maintain a balance of both.
Firstly- here are some Roles we need covered, roughly in order of priority: (You can declare with what role(s) your character may fill to have it displayed in this thread or leave it to purely IC discussion for anonymity- I'll try to keep a rough estimate of who is Locked In so to speak)
Purple Mage
Fighter
Recruiter (ooc role, let folks know if your character can be contacted to to join the cause)
Captain/Battle Strategist (Willing to train fighters and help coordinate them)
Offensive Mages (Orange preferred then Black)
Healers (White mages or medicine practitioners)
Additional Support Mage (Gray > Yellow > Blue > Green)
Pickpocket
Crafter/Supplier
Miscellaneous Support (Even the unskilled may provide us with Anchors for teleporting to, or doorbell sentry volunteers)
Preparation:
- Blue Magic Network; Our way of being able to communicate over distances from our safe points to any danger zones.
- Attuned Spell Anchors to all allies, combatants or support
- Psychic tether pairs to all pickpockets with a purple mage.
- Designated Purple Mage Transport Training; Run drills to see how quickly we can whisper allies and teleport to safe locations for healing - we can heal allies and send them back to the fray if required.
Possible safe locations; Academy, London's Outpost, Dharasi's Shrine, Il-Tira's Shrine
- Designated Purple Mage detainee zones; Pinpoint possible locations to deliver enthralled critters.
Possible locations:
- Locked Burrows: Windy's, the Nohr Outpost, the Academy, Dharasi's Shrine
- Natural Barriers : Archipelago around Delta/Golden Shore
Defense: We should always be thinking about a possible attack from the vampire or his thralls.
- Doorbell Sentry Points - Some information is better than no information. Map awareness could be critical. They cannot avoid a bell. 1-4 volunteers for each spot.
Suggested places; Velyra's Shrine, Scholar's Bridge, Outside his lair.
- Safe location awareness; see above Purple Mage Transport + Healing
- Counter Intelligence - We can always Lie about our Plans to the thralls to throw them off.
- Nightvision and True Sight - for the time being, I- and any blue mages we recruit may be willing to cast these spells freely on our allies.
Offense:
- Priority attention to Orange mages and fighters Armed with Silver
Supplements:
- Poison
- Gray Magic
- Jewelry
Plan A - Arsene or another competent fighter challenges Veraius to a duel to a location of our choosing preferably- but more likely, his; all other combatants may 'spectate' whilst actually lying in wait to join in the fray. Do not hesitate to enter the fray. If he should even mention the word 'honor', blast him. Enthralled critters will be taken out as soon as possible- then spell anchors set on their person to detain them. We will also utilize purple magic to collect our own forces
before they are downed and have them healed before sending them back
into the fray. If all goes according to plan and we overtake them, we'll detain Veraius himself.
Plan B - If he should refuse to meet us for another duel then regrettably more or less same plan, just brute forcing into his burrow.
Drawing Board - Possible alternate plans... suggestions... half baked ideas that may be funneled to the Main plans should it make sense for it to.
C - Subtle infiltration (pickpocketing heavy): we have a pickpocket get close enough to put a spell anchor on him
D - Bait + Ambush: someone pathetic should pretend to be lost and lead him into an ambush
E - Disguise + Ambush: the pathetic creature is actually one of our fighters in disguise
"And please... if you have suggestions- I aim to be a leader, not a savior. No plan is foolproof, and there are likely things I neglected to consider. Do not hesitate to share."
