player plots + questions

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PLOTS + QUESTIONS

Station 72 is built with intimate and powerful character relationships in mind; player character action propels the plot more than the reverse - as such, player plots and suggestions from the playerbase are something we not just welcome but value! Help us help everyone by utilizing this page to make player plot plans, mission suggestions, and provide general feedback for how the game is running.

This page will also be used to create a database of all Mission specific questions and plot relevant character actions. If you have a question that pertains directly to a mission or want your character to do something that requires mod feedback, please ask it in the relevant sub-thread so it may be easily referenced in the future.

When asking character or action specific questions, please be sure to only ask questions pertaining directly to your own character/their actions. The only exception to this should be if you're plotting specifically with another player(s) and you've both(all) contributed to the planning/execution of the character action or player plot. This is to avoid unnecessary confusion and to minimize the possibility of questions being answered only to have the information fail to reach the relevant parties.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Archive of Past Suggestions/Feedback/Etc
II. Mission Hyrypia
III. Station 72

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SUGGESTIONS ARCHIVE [OLD]

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The following is an archive of older suggestions/questions/etc submitted by the playerbase prior to this page's revamp.

GENERAL FEEDBACK

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general feedback - jay (steve rogers)

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JAY WROTE:
GENERAL FEEDBACK
your name: jay
character name + character journal: steve rogers + decommission
preferred contact method: here is fine!

feedback: With apps always open now and the TDMs staying in use for long periods of time, would it be okay for established characters to add top levels to the current TDM in case there are prospective players who might just want to jump in without creating their own/need quick samples?

MOD RESPONSE:
We definitely don't have a problem with that! We'll make a little note of it in the tdm itself as well. Thank you!

MISSION SUGGESTIONS

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mission suggestion - dha (bucky barnes)

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DHA WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: dha
character name + character journal: bucky barnes + bracchium
preferred contact method: here or pm, don't care

suggestions: The Enemy catches up with Station 72! Hosts have to fight or evacuate or force a landing on a nearby planet. Or the Enemy somehow infiltrates the symbiote connection and hosts start having nightmares about an upcoming attack? IDK something like that and then once hosts are down on the planet, they have to repair the station or try to make something space-worthy to get back to the Nest and fix things or gtfo or save captured friends all while dealing with the local wildlife? Just a thought, not super well thought out.

(Addendum:) random additional thought! since the enemy has dealt with the nest they know of the symbiote and has learned how to isolate a symbiote from the rest of the nest using some kind of collar? and it leads the other hosts to believe the captured ones are dead? idk just thoughts. either a chemical block or a wavelength/frequency block.

mission suggestion - vee (ilde)

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VEE WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: Vee
character name + character journal: Ilde + erbier
preferred contact method: Here is fine

suggestions: So I'd be interested in a location like Cynosure. The main thing I like about this setting is that you can really challenge a group's skill sets, because there's a chance for a little bit of everything: tech, psychic, physical, monsters, magic, etc, etc, etc, etc. So it really forces everyone to think about their skills, strengths and weaknesses, etc.

mission suggestion - dha (bucky barnes)

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DHA WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: dha
character name + character journal: buckoroni and cheese -> bracchium
preferred contact method: whatevs

suggestions: a setting with day and night loops like final fantasy xv. during the day, it's safe to travel, etc. but at night monsters come out and so it's safer to band together and stay near civilization. at some point during the mission, something happens and it becomes eternal night! monster time all the time until the hosts can fix it.

mission suggestion - jay (steve rogers)

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JAY WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: jay
character name + character journal: steve rogers + decommission
preferred contact method: here is cool

suggestions: Missions themes! We've had a few hi-tech(ish) planets in a row, maybe something a little more early-civilization with the chance for megafauna/flora? Or, you know, a mix of both with something HZD-esque in terms of world-building. LET'S GO CAMPING.

mission suggestion - koke (murphy)

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KOKE WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: Koke
character name + character journal: Murphy + wrackful
preferred contact method: here's fine!

suggestions: Just three mission-structure ideas I've had! I'm gonna list them below with rough ideas on how I think they're work in game with the mechanics as I understand them, but I'm not tied to any particular parts of any of them (if you did decide to use any but would need to make tweaks).

1. Treasure hunt. Hosts need to find a particular Necessary object on a planet (or system of planets) and have to track down and follow clues/legends/harass locals/acquire special maps to do it. Add in other native treasure hunters for some conflict (literal and moral) and split the object itself into multiple pieces in different locations to give a bigger spread for players.

2. Ghost ship. Ye Olde "creepy abandoned spaceship" idea as seen in every sci-fi ever. Mission itself could be either be rescue of a person or salvage of another Necessary item. Rescue = distress beacon attracts attention; Salvage = an agent of the Nest tracked it down and now the station hosts are on the job. Adaptable for mission length required (make the ship normal sized or Gigantic), throw whatever space horrors or not!horrors needed in.

3. Support a rebel group in overthrowing an occupying regime. Another one in every sci-fi ever (as well as historical stuff). This would offer a lot of the infiltration things we've had in previous (and current) missions, as well as a wide variety of roles for characters to take. I'm not entirely sure how it would be facilitated except maybe that the Enemy are helping the occupation, and anything the Enemy want the Nest don't want them to have etc. Lots of potential moral messiness on this one!

mission suggestion - dha (bucky barnes)

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DHA WROTE:
MISSION SUGGESTIONS
your name: dha
character name + character journal: buckets o barnes bracchium
preferred contact method: your preference

suggestions: the hosts have to solve a mystery, but it's on a train! and they have to solve it in a certain number of days. they also can't solve it with violence because they're in tight quarters and they have to pretend to be civilized. oh and what's this? they have to dress fancy too? well i'll be damned. they sure do. can't go getting blood all over a fancy suit when there's no laundry around. there is a really nice dining car, though, and enjoy the scenery. or not, cause they have this mystery to solve.

(aka i watched a train movie and wanted to contribute)

MISSION HYRYPIA

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All MISSION HYRYPIA relevant questions and player plots should be filed in this thread. Please clearly mark in your subject line whether you're asking a setting question/suggestion, making a character action, or posing a player plot. For a description of each:

SETTING QUESTION/SUGGESTION - is a simple question or suggestion about the setting or world building of Hyrypia.

CHARACTER ACTION - is something your character is actively intending to do that requires moderator feedback so the action can be threaded/performed (e.g. 'My character is going to explore the cave system lited in the setting information; do they find anything?'; 'My character wants to talk to the head of the Carpathan envoy because they think they're smokin' fine and want to ask them to Hyrypian Prom.') Character actions should be action oriented: 'My character IS doing this' rather than 'My character THINKS this'.

Please make sure to indicate whether you'd like to thread with an NPC, or if you'd prefer a mod info dump so you can NPC the minor character in question (note: if it's an important interaction, we may override this and request the interaction be threaded).

PLAYER PLOT - is a run down of an event that you'd like to run for the wider player base. This can be directly related to the mission ('My character would like to get a group of like-minded Hosts together to go fishing with the Carpathan envoys') or more Host focused ('My character is a werewolf and going to turn on the night of the full moon; they'll need three people to tackle and contain them so they don't run out of the tent and expose the Hosts to scrutiny').

Please note that it isn't necessary to get mod permission for every character action; if it doesn't require mod feedback/intervention, please feel free to play on your own terms. In general, feel free to NPC anyone who isn't explicitly named and make up minor setting details (types of currency, foods, etc). If it doesn't have a name or isn't explicitly referenced in the setting information, you're welcome and encouraged to write NPCs and fill in those details.

SETTING QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS

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Have a setting question or suggestion? Ask/make it here!

host disguises

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DHA ASKED:
Does the disguise hide Bucky's missing arm or will it appear he's got both of them?

(original post + mod response)

technomancy + hyrypian ships

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NESSY ASKED:
yooo i have a couple of questions regarding technomancy and the hyrypian ships:

- is technomancy what the name implies in it being purely technology based or is it further than that? what hyrypians have as technology is of a different nature/understanding than we do? is it something more like S72, where it's some kind of organic symbiosis of man and machine? like, put a mechanic under their ship: would they find something familiar (wires, engines, etc) or would it be something else entirely?

- when it comes to technomages, do they have to see the item they want to inflict their magic upon, or do they sense it? for example, bucky's hidden arm (i think it's technological? maybe it isn't. idk comicbooks), parker's spine, lexa's chip, aloy's little head bopper, etc? would this affect any encounter with a second?

and about the envoys:

- this is more about me and not knowing how to speak or read in english LOL: on the notable section, it only means those are the ones to watch out for, or are they the only ones coming down for the gathering? or is there a bigger party of ppl like the hosts?

- are we going to have the "bigger representatives" of the carbauschians like the other species? that'd be cool. or is it going to be princess and wine aunt? this isn't a question. whatever. i like watching you world build.

(original post + mod response)

host disguises

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JAY ASKED:
I'm thinking of having Steve pose as an artist of sorts to record the diplomatic meeting and try to get into some places. I know the Carbs are FULL OF SECRETS, but could Collector or someone else help steer Steve towards what kind of quick sketch tools that wouldn't raise any flags (since I figure his colored pencils and pens won't fly!!).

Also can they show their hands at all while wearing giant bags to cover their bodies or is that a no no?

(original post + mod response)

character's belongings

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MICA ASKED:
What, if anything, would hosts be able to smuggle out with them? Shepard might not try taking a gun with her, but she probably wouldn't think to not bring her omni-tool

(original post + mod response)

universe natives

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PAX ASKED:
"rabadoceans" are the resident alien species and "hyrypian" is like their planet-nationality?

i like to think i'm just not making the correct mental connection, fam

(original post + mod response)

star charts + local languages/texts

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BRI ASKED:
A few questions! Are there any star maps available of the local universe, either in their databank or Naerstone or the other envoys? How to get to the nearest planet for refueling, that kind of thing? Along the same lines, are the ships that the other envoys came in anything that the Hosts could get a look at?

Related to the actual mission, are the Hosts able to read the various tomes available to them in the Hall of the Past, or is there information in their datapad that would help them translate? If there's gossip that could be picked up from the other envoys or spread around, is there any difference in what counts as gossip among the different envoys or what kind of things they most like to talk about?

And finally because Sam definitely thought of it, would Damon and Elena's compelling abilities work on the Rabadoceans?

(original post + mod response)

pilgrimage history

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PAX ASKED:
MODS!!! it's me and i have questions, many questions --

1 - Is the pilgrimage an "annual" event? I couldn't find information on the history of it.

2 - Building off of that, Bri's question about tomes and the contents of the performance itself - is there any information in the Host's datapads or the tomes of the Hall of the Past that deal directly with the pilgrimage's process? The Darkling will be largely looking for maps and any forms of, like, itinerary ( ie. stops along the way, ritualistic observances ) and if there's any accounts or chronicles of the pilgrimage(s) before. He's doing a LOT of reading, like around the clock research on what to expect.

i meant to ask this way earlier THANKS

(original post + mod response)

CHARACTER ACTIONS

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Is your character doing something that required mod feedback/intervention/a named NPC? Brief us here!

PLAYER PLOTS

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If you have a game-wide plot that you'd like to run or a smaller plot that you feel requires mod feedback or permission, use this form and post it below. We'll keep in contact with you to help integrate your plotting into the game calendar and make adjustments to our own plans as necessary. In rare cases, we may ask you to hold larger plots so we can better fit them in with themes and events already in the pipeline, but in most instances the overaching plot of the game should be folded around player plans.

While some player plots may trigger additional outside plot elements and information to come into play, this won't always be the case. Plan to run any plot you suggest with only the tools currently available to you and your character.

(!!make sure to put your feedback type (PLAYER PLOT, MISSION SUGGESTION or GENERAL FEEDBACK) in the subject line!!) <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family:georgia;"><font color="#999">PLAYER PLOT</span></font> <b>your name:</b> <b>character name + character journal:</b> <b>preferred contact method:</b> (reply here or via PM) <b>plot summary:</b> a quick overview of your plot plans <b>plot timeline:</b> when do you want this to happen? please make sure to give us advance warning of large scale plots at least a month in advance so we can get our own ducks in a row! <b>detailed summary + goals:</b> how do you plan to implement your plot? who does it involve? what are your goals for this plot, if any? if this is something that has to happen for your character's continued development or has another kind of time constraint, please make sure to note those details here. <b>aftermath?:</b> do you foresee any negative or positive consequences from this plot? it's okay if you don't have firm plans for this, but be thinking ahead. please note!: some player plots and character actions may have unforeseen consequences! while the mod team will do their best to inform you of large scale or extremely negative consequences that may happen as a result of your player plots, be prepared for surprises. <b>opt-outs:</b> though consequences and game changes as a result of player plots may affect the game as a whole, the events of player plots themselves must have an opt-out function (even if it's just "your character must be at the right place at the right time to participate in these events"). feel free to skip this if your plot is small/closed to a small portion of the game's playerbase.

STATION 72

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All STATION 72 (the location, not the game as a whole) relevant questions and player plots should be filed in this thread. Please clearly mark in your subject line whether you're asking a setting question/suggestion, making a character action, or posing a player plot. For a description of each:

SETTING QUESTION/SUGGESTION - is a simple question or suggestion about the setting or world building of Hyrypia.

CHARACTER ACTION - is something your character is actively intending to do that requires moderator feedback so the action can be threaded/performed (e.g. 'My character is going is going to try to go for a space walk outside of the station; is this possible and what happens?') Character actions should be action oriented: 'My character IS doing this' rather than 'My character THINKS this'.

Please make sure to indicate whether you'd like to thread with an NPC, or if you'd prefer a mod info dump so you can NPC the minor character in question (note: if it's an important interaction, we may override this and request the interaction be threaded).

PLAYER PLOT - is a run down of an event that you'd like to run for the wider player base (e.g. 'My character is going to try to convince other Hosts to steal a ship and run away to another universe with them.')

Please note that it isn't necessary to get mod permission for every character action; if it doesn't require mod feedback/intervention, please feel free to play on your own terms.

SETTING QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS

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Have a setting question or suggestion? Ask/make it here!

CHARACTER ACTIONS

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Is your character doing something that required mod feedback/intervention/a named NPC? Brief us here!

PLAYER PLOTS

[onemind]

If you have a game-wide plot that you'd like to run or a smaller plot that you feel requires mod feedback or permission, use this form and post it below. We'll keep in contact with you to help integrate your plotting into the game calendar and make adjustments to our own plans as necessary. In rare cases, we may ask you to hold larger plots so we can better fit them in with themes and events already in the pipeline, but in most instances the overaching plot of the game should be folded around player plans.

While some player plots may trigger additional outside plot elements and information to come into play, this won't always be the case. Plan to run any plot you suggest with only the tools currently available to you and your character.

(!!make sure to put your feedback type (PLAYER PLOT, MISSION SUGGESTION or GENERAL FEEDBACK) in the subject line!!) <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family:georgia;"><font color="#999">PLAYER PLOT</span></font> <b>your name:</b> <b>character name + character journal:</b> <b>preferred contact method:</b> (reply here or via PM) <b>plot summary:</b> a quick overview of your plot plans <b>plot timeline:</b> when do you want this to happen? please make sure to give us advance warning of large scale plots at least a month in advance so we can get our own ducks in a row! <b>detailed summary + goals:</b> how do you plan to implement your plot? who does it involve? what are your goals for this plot, if any? if this is something that has to happen for your character's continued development or has another kind of time constraint, please make sure to note those details here. <b>aftermath?:</b> do you foresee any negative or positive consequences from this plot? it's okay if you don't have firm plans for this, but be thinking ahead. please note!: some player plots and character actions may have unforeseen consequences! while the mod team will do their best to inform you of large scale or extremely negative consequences that may happen as a result of your player plots, be prepared for surprises. <b>opt-outs:</b> though consequences and game changes as a result of player plots may affect the game as a whole, the events of player plots themselves must have an opt-out function (even if it's just "your character must be at the right place at the right time to participate in these events"). feel free to skip this if your plot is small/closed to a small portion of the game's playerbase.