E4 DIVERGENCE

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[googlefont="Russo One"]SEPT 14 - OCT 8

what'll happen to us

[googlefont="Quicksand"]intro | exploration | invaders | prompts

I'm starting to think that we're alone now

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[googlefont="Lato"]INTRODUCTION

look closely; the answer is within

[googlefont="Quicksand"]  suddenly, everything is different.

Yrk isn’t who anyone thought they were, a Commander Njorne has taken over and invaded Nullville, and an official quarantine has been placed under Printy County: the borders are heavily guarded and closed with armed military (for you? Against you? They don’t look at you right. You don’t like how this feels), and no one and nothing can come in or go out. Cars, deliveries, even calls and signals are barred in, leading all the citizens effectively trapped inside with the aliens: the newcomers of which have gathered up all of the human-opposing Gru, and are posing to begin the extermination of humanity.

The still-friendly Gru have taken to safety by dispersing themselves within Printy County under Yrk’s direction, while Yrk is attempting to round up humans to stage a counter-invasion to infiltrate the ship in a desperate leap for survival.

As if that wasn’t enough, there are people that have been going missing--namely children and the elderly, including those close to you. Many have cited vehicles and aliens making their way toward Nullville--if you have any loved ones or animals missing, there is the terrifying possibility they may be in that ship.

Crazy seniors making too much noise on bingo night seems like such a faraway problem, now.

  CRAWLER EVENT

Crawler events allow for characters to progress through a series of instances; this event is a mixture of Investigation Events and Boss Events, allowing for players to explore, unlock puzzles, and fight enemies. Coordinate with other members in order to optimize progression!

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[googlefont="Lato"]SHIP EXPLORATION

i don't even know you anymore

[googlefont="Quicksand"]To investigate the ship, check out the link below to go through the exploration game--but please read all the info first!

You’ll be playing the game in-character, making choices based upon what your character would do. The options are left vague, so that you can headcanon in the specifics yourself (ex, an option is “Argue”, but you get to decide what your character argues, and what they say in canon!); as a result, you can carve your own route through, that will still feel different from someone who might end up on the same route. You have complete creative freedom on how to interpret your route!

There are a lot of different routes to go on, with a lot of different results! You will receive your results upon completing and submitting your choices at the end of the game (and as such, you can only play it once per character!), which determines how your character will have ended up, and where they are during the event.

The choices your character makes during this event will have a direct influence on Printy County’s relationship with the Gru, and in turn a direct influence on what direction the group’s plot will take going forward. So be mindful; NPCs will remember your choices! Unlike many choice-based games, we have the ability to monitor and let influence even the smallest choices your character makes, incorporating them right into the plot.

The routes are broken up into a spectrum of types for characters to head down; there are more action-focused routes, and more investigation-focused routes; the former will have a larger and immediate influence on the plot and its major NPCs, and the latter will lead to more information, pieces of puzzles, and other valuable knowledge to help aid you; there are also routes with a mix!

Additionally, some routes also lead to Panic Events, where your character will be faced with a dangerous situation and the route results will be barred with a puzzle: to get past them, you’ll have to solve the puzzle! If you don’t, can’t, or choose not to, your character will have to face the consequences of unsuccessfully navigating the scenario they're in (you get to decide what and how this happens, of course, based on the prompt). These routes are marked, so you won’t be going into one blindly if you don’t want to. However, common routes ending in Panic Events do have easier puzzles, plus members are allowed to work together on them, so it may be worth it to go for one if it suits your character!

Ends of routes will all lead to different places, and those different places all have details included in them, so just follow the directions when you finish your exploration!

You are more than free to explore together with another person (or multiple people)! To explore together, simply play the game together, and select the same options; you can also break off from each other if your characters would naturally head down different split paths. It’s all up to you!

If you feel your character isn’t one to have joined in the infiltration of the ship on their own, but you still want them to participate, feel free to invent external motivations that might’ve caused them to go forward; get creative! If you also feel that you’re on a route, but the options feel ooc for your character, feel free to try a different route, or interpret the options differently. We’ve tried to keep them vague, and there are a lot of them, so hopefully it won’t be too difficult to remain IC. We very strongly encourage everyone to go through the game!

Finally, we highly encourage members to work together to solve puzzles, put information together, and share details of their exploration (if they so choose! You can keep everything secret, too): however, we ask that you please do not share passcodes! This will ruin the fun of everyone having exclusivity to the areas they’ve unlocked.

[googlefont="Lato"][ EXPLORATION START]

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[googlefont="Lato"]FEND OFF INVADERS

maybe I never really knew myself either

[googlefont="Quicksand"]  hold steady against the invaders!

While the definition of who those invaders are and how they’re to be fended off is entirely determined by the results of everyone’s exploration choices, the size of the effort will be dictated by member’s submissions! The more points accumulated, the more powerful that effort will be, and the better the chance it has of turning a tide.

• Completion of exploration game: 5 points
• Finished artwork/rp log or solo of 1000+ words, related to the event: 1 point
• Finished artwork/rp log or solo of 1000+ words on prompt: 3 points
• Submission of art on theme: +2x multiplier
• Art collabs: +1.5x multiplier

Claim by replying with the following:
    Link to Submission:
    Participants:
    Points Earned:
    Point Totals:

  claim points to get special items!

Claim points to unlock special items! Once your character’s point total passes the number of the point tier, they have automatically unlocked that item (how they come into having the item is up to you).

REWARD TIERS
Reach 10 points: Anti-Weather Charm
Reach 25 points: Repressor Ring

ANTI-WEATHER CHARM It seems to repel a small amount of alien energy; just enough for the weather. (resets alien-induced weather conditions within an 8 foot radius)	REPRESSOR RING It sort of burns your skin, but it makes you feel more normal. Was that always normal? (Suppresses Changes in wearer up to 1 level when worn)

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[googlefont="Lato"]PROMPTS

i can't tell anymore.

SOLO/GROUP PROMPTS

• Show an interpretation of your exploration! What were the specifics of what your character did? How did it go?
• How is your character handling the quarantine? How heavily affected are they by it? How are they feeling about it? With no word of how the outside world is doing, how is your character faring? What lengths are they willing to go to get a message out to their family
• Your powers have evolved a lot more by now, and are starting to feel too major to keep idly ignoring. Are you using them? Are you trying to contain them? Are you empowered by them? Do they scare you? The people around you are changing too--how do you feel about theirs?
• There’s a distinct split in the Gru, now, as it is clear that some have different intentions; what are your thoughts about them now? Which of them do you side with?
• There's talk of someone able to smuggle items out of the county borders; you're not sure who they are, but the government has a reward out for anyone willing to reveal their location. Some have come into an unmarked envelope with only coordinates inside that mark a spot outside of town; is your character among them? What's their reaction?
• It's not easy living through this ordeal. Families breaking a part, people going missing, businesses still being overrun by aliens; by this point, everyone in some way or another has been affected by the Gru. Console your neighbors, maybe, and offer a shoulder to cry on; a deeper bond may arise in the most unexpected of times.

CRU PROMPTS

• The strict curfews of the quarantine may have begun to hinder your Cru's ability to meet and discuss. With police on the streets and government agents watching every corner from the outside, how far will your characters go to get with the rest of their Cru? Are they willing to catch each other in broad daylight, or will they use the cover of night for a private rendezvous?
• It's no surprise that the more hostile Gru are not happy with the Cru presence in Printy. A few Njorne-aligned Gru are more than happy to break up sessions before any treasonous chatter can begin. Has your Cru been affected? How do they react?
• You've heard whispers of some friendly Gru looking to join a human Cru (do they realize what 'Cru' stands for?); it's odd at first, but the recent division in the Gru makes it a little easier to believe. When a Gru does reach out to join your cause, will you turn them away or see them in a new light? What do the other Cru members have to say about it?

[googlefont="Russo One"]ART THEME

Comics! Dive deep into what's happening with your character and illustrate it narratively. In color, black and white, pages, strips, panels, whatever's comfortable and fun--go for it!

[cosmicguts]

Link to Submission: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Participants: cosmicguts ( i used phil but you knOW)
Points Earned: 42 ( I THINK?? ?? I HOPE?? ?)
Point Totals: 42

[daekfire]

Link to Submission:
 link
Participants:
Amelia
Points Earned:
6


Link to Submission:
 link
Participants:
Amelia
Points Earned:
6


Link to Submission:
 link
Participants:
Amber
Points Earned:
6

Point Totals: Amber: 6
Amelia: 12

(I THinK???)

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submission: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/420045655701061632/493816556397133833/Loyalty.png
participants: ana
points earned: 5 drawn panels x 3 points each 15 points total ?

edit x2 because its a comic so art theme 30 points

[Hour]

Link to Submission

Participants: Raul
Points Earned: 2(3x15) = 90 pts
Point Totals: 90 pts

[Jintii]

Link to Submission:







+ exploration completion

Participants: Tenor Evans
Points Earned: 12 x 3 x 2 + 5 = 77
Point Totals: 77

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Link to Submission:








+ exploration completion

Participants: Himura Kouki
Points Earned: 13 x 3 x 2 + 5 = 83
Point Totals: 83

./orz

[Kyaaa]

Participants: Harley and Shane

Completed Exploration: 5 / 5

Link to Submission: fav.me/dcosfe6
Points Earned: 6


Point Total: 16 together? or 11 each?
I honestly don't know how to count this

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ana:
link to submission: fav.me/dcotexf
11 panels (counted some as a single one x3 33 x2 on comic theme 66
5 points for completed exploration
total 71 points (xprevious 30 points = 111 points final)


andrew:
completed exploration 5 points lmao too tired to make a comic for him. may edit this later though!

[krispini]

Link to Submission: E4 Solo, Puzzle Minis (VIV PUZZLE SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED IT YET!!), Puzzle Comic (ALSO VIV PUZZLE SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED IT YET!!!), and completed exploration game.
        Comic Calculation:
            4 unique panels = (4*3)2 = 24
Participants: Vivian Lai
Points Earned: 3 + 3 + 24 = 33
Point Totals: 33