Posted Odysseus's half, mostly pertaining to the events the night before. I'm putting up it to @Beloss to bring Team Pirate over to the fields.
Before I get to Hisoka's post, however, what should have happened on the situation regarding Cao Cao? Shouldn something have happened the night before, or would we work the finer details once we're all at the meeting?
Posted Odysseus's half, mostly pertaining to the events the night before. I'm putting up it to @Beloss to bring Team Pirate over to the fields.
Before I get to Hisoka's post, however, what should have happened on the situation regarding Cao Cao? Shouldn something have happened the night before, or would we work the finer details once we're all at the meeting?
For now, you have temporary control over Cao Cao. We'll work out a permanent solution following the partymeeting.
@DrowsyPangolin Go ahead and get a post out first. Then i will go ahead and respond with both Chi-You and Lorelei tonight or tomorrow.
@DrowsyPangolin@Moonlit Sonata@Beloss I have several things i am trying to catch up on all in the same day today, so that is kinda cutting into my time to work out a post for here. At least, since i take about an hour to type a post for this roleplay in general.
Airi cracks me up, Emperor Norton is like your kooky grandpa who has occasional moments of sagely wisdom, and Ruler just wanted to become a party planner all along Anyway...
@Moonlit Sonata I need to figure out how to get Xavier and Moses there. Check your PM's when you can.
@Cu Chulainn Well, if Cao Cao ends up getting killed later on, you could have Hisoka summon my currently unclaimed Caster... please? I joke about the "please" part, I'd be fine either way, but it'll still be an option if you're interested.
Hehe~ I'm trying to tone it down a bit so that she can still be taken seriously, but I can't help but enjoy how utterly unrefined she is in this setting.
@Kost Alter If in the event something like that happens, then sure! Although we may have to see what happens to Cao Cao in the coming future. After that, bringing the arrangements and making a possible collab through PM would be Ideal.
On another note, I've compiled a brief synopsis of all major RP events so far. Bear in mind, it's a pretty light-hearted summary, so please don't take some of the jokes in there too seriously. Anyway, I'll share it here for your enjoyment:
@Moonlit Sonata Forgot to tag you in my post as well. So i am tagging you here, since Lorelei attempted to speak to the Matou Archer servant.
@Beloss@DrowsyPangolin I apologize for the slowness in my posting! I also want to know how Rostam feels about meeting a servant of same giant stature as himself in this war! May they engage in glorious combat against a mutual foe! XD
@Beloss Would you rather Alex and Odysseus go to the meeting together, or would you just like to have Alex send Odysseus and attend via Transfer of Consciousness?
The first boss-class threat of the roleplay, Demon Castle ■■■■■■, has appeared. A matrix has been added.
A boss-class threat is so named because it is something that a Servant should not be capable of defeating alone, and that thus demands the cooperation of the roleplay. While Servant Dulle Griet, for instance, is powerful, she is not worth calling a boss.
All standard boss characters can be defeated with the cast available at the time of appearance. However, this does not mean the odds will be favorable.
A boss will appear when the conditions for its arrival have been made. Arrival conditions vary as the war advances. In Demon Castle ■■■■■■'s case, the conditions for its appearance at this stage of the war were:
-[REDACTED] -[REDACTED] -A gathering of Servants is held.
With this in mind, it is possible to avoid boss encounters entirely, as well as cause them to occur earlier than they otherwise would have.
It is possible to retreat from combat with a boss. For instance, through using a Command Seal, the current encounter can be exited. However, the efficacy of such an approach depends on additional factors, such as if Servant Ruler uses a Command Seal to impel the destruction of Demon Castle ■■■■■■.
Moreover, while retreat is possible, a boss that is not successfully defeated or made a non-threat will, in all likelihood, bring about circumstances that cause the end of the roleplay. For instance, if a boss is not defeated because a key Servant chose to retreat from the fight, and the remaining Servants are wiped out as a result, the story will be very likely to come to an end. The nature of this end will naturally vary.
Originally, this being was going to be the only boss of the roleplay, but then again, golems are too weak to be bosses. As such, it was remodeled in the developmental stages and brought in as the first boss. Upon defeat of the boss or conclusion of the roleplay, this planning information will be made available in the Setting section of its matrix. This will hold true for all NPCs.
As an aside, for those who play Servants, it will be presumed you avoided the attack of the Demon Castle if you have not posted doing so in 24 hours. If your character's Master is at the meeting, it will be presumed you brought them out of harm's way as well. This is to prevent us from getting clogged on the first post of the fight, or to have people die from the opening assault.
It would be embarrassing if you died to the first boss, so don't.
As an aside, OOC discussions in order to work out plans for dealing with boss encounters are both allowed and encouraged. Usual ruling against metagaming is largely mitigated in these circumstances for that reason, but exercise good judgment. For instance, despite it being in the matrix, no character should know that this Demon Castle was a "rush job".
