PLOT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Second Wave

[re_alignedmods]

The wave of Refugees is only the beginning.

As the adrift attempt to settle and find some degree of normalcy, the Lambda above them glows malevolently as though their very existence brings it ire.

It pulses in slow, subtle waves. Light flickering from one end to the other, a nearly imperceptible current that only the critical - or watchful - eye can see.

The force behind it is not yet finished.

Not by a long shot.

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On July 8th, the Second Wave will begin. What is the second wave, you ask? Well, you remember how all of you are marked by strange glyphs?...these new entrants /aren't/.

In various shapes and forms, from organic to synthetic to anywhere in between and still beyond, the only thing uniting them will be a single-minded urge to destroy. These are the forces of Unicron, and they have been directly sent to cause as much damage as they possibly can.

It's up to the Firstforged and the Refugees to stop them.

What's going to happen?
Short version - monsters invading. Most will be on the Junk Heap, some will fall on other parts of the Haven, and there will even be those that land /outside/ of it...either trying to get /in/ or just make their way far, far away. Specifically...to the Badlands.

What kind of monsters can we expect?
For some reason there'll be an awful lot of these guys, but other than that they'll vary in the extreme. While there will be no monsters (other than possibly the Sharkticons) that will be specifically recognizable by the PCs, you're welcome to describe them any way you choose - ex, robotic dragons. Scaled ones. Is that a gelatinous cube? In terms of size itself, they'll be in the range of 10-100ft.

How powerful are they?
The Glyphless will vary in power as much as they vary in looks - but they will all be dangerous. They will all be bloodthirsty. And the longer they stay here - the more powerful they'll get, further twisting and devolving in to horrendous creatures of chaos.

What will the Firstforged be doing?
It differs for all the Firstforged! Most will say those who don't want to fight should stay in the Haven-quadrants and wait it out, before going off to charge and fight off the beasts. They'll be taking care of the strongest ones, who would give any number of Refugees a run for their money. Other than that...their tactics will vary. But you can darn well bet they won't be idle. If you want to do some plotting with the FF, go ahead and contact them!

Also, we are currently working on a size reference chart, since there was some confusion as to the size of the Firstforged! Stay tuned to mod plurk or the mod sticky post.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[re_alignedmods]

Post any questions you have here!

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[karanseraph]

Are the Glyphless monsters more along the lines of generics as opposed to actual fandom creatures, like, scraplets, Daleks, Space Gorillas, Uruk Hai, Mynoks, etc.?

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[re_alignedmods]

For this run, generics. They may *resemble* space gorillas, for example, but they won't be the same thing.

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[my_own_trope]

- Can some of the weaker monsters be contained in some way? Like, a very tiny angry jello monster be put in a heavy duty Tupperware container for later study?

- Can monster corpses be salvaged for parts / science / dinner?

- Will monsters land inside / on top of / or get into one of the FF's temples?

- How quickly will a monster power up/ digivolve?

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[re_alignedmods]

-You can try! But like we said, they'll continue to change over time. What contained them one day may not be so effective the next...

-Yes! But those things are dirty and some of the FF may not want those nasty things inside.

-They'll land in and around, but it's a good chance the FF will take extreme offense to them getting /that/ close. That doesn't mean it's impossible...just highly unlikely. If anything, they'll probably be on the outskirts of the quadrants.

-It varies. On average, to use the digimon example - think of a Baby going to In-Training within three days, to Rookie within another three...etc. Bear in mind some start at a higher threat level, period.

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[my_own_trope]

Thanks! One last question. Do we know for about how long the event will run?

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[re_alignedmods]

It's expected to take a week, give or take, for everything to get back to normal! Or...for what passes as normal.

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[my_own_trope]

Thank you!

[not_halfbaked]

In-story, will there be a warning of the attack before July 8, or will the warning start on July 8, or there won't be any warning?

[re_alignedmods]

The event starts on the 8th; that'll have the Link post alerting people to it.