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riverviewmod) wrote2017-07-23 01:00 pm
riverview: exploration
Exploration is an important part of the culture of Riverview Quarantine. With a population mostly comprised of pioneers and people seeking a new lease on life, there is definitely a big interest in branching out and rediscovering lost parts of the city or scouting out new places to expand to. Anyone is welcome to explore at any time, and to request a member of the Perimeter Guard to accompany them on the exploratory mission if they do not have a capable fighter on the team to protect the explorers.
At any given time, there will be several things going on either in the abandoned part of the city or outside the city walls that require investigation. Current missions can be found in the comments below.
● Each mission has a cause, an objective, and may have requirements for how many characters and what skillsets are needed to complete the task.
● Once you have chosen a mission you would like your character to complete, leave a comment on the mission to let the mod and other players know that the mission is in progress.
● Arrange your team, plan the mission, and thread it out. This should be done on the OOC community rather than on the exploration page, to avoid clutter and increase accessibility, but feel free to post a link to a plotting post when you claim a mission so people perusing the exploration page can find it.
● Once you have threaded at least to the point of reaching the objective, link the thread and give a quick summary of the mission outcome in a second comment and the mod will consider the mission complete. Each completed mission will be replaced with a new active mission.
● Each mission has many possible outcomes. Which outcome happens is completely up to the players involved. The only real limit is if you would like a mission to have a catastrophic outcome that would drastically affect the functioning of the game, in which case, please contact the mod first.
● All participants in the mission will receive the applicable Activity Point bonuses for the mission once they have submitted it to the Activity Bonus Rewards page.
There are several major overall exploration objectives in Riverview, and most missions posted on the exploration page are related to these major objectives in one way or another. Mission outcome can definitely have an impact on the state of the setting as it is. Please see below for a list of the major exploration objectives in the city, the missions related to those objectives, and any additional relevant details (whether the mission can be taken by multiple teams, if there are any monetary rewards, etc.)
Players claiming missions are welcome to message the mod personally with any questions or to get additional hints if they are stuck. Also, these missions are intended to be completely open-ended. While I have contingency plans and ideas based on whether certain missions are successful or not, there is no right or wrong outcome to the missions. Players are welcome to plan big and contact the mod if they are concerned the idea is 'too big' and will be accommodated to the best of my ability.
One final note: All role suggestions are just suggestions, and characters who do not fit the roles are still welcome to participate! Everyone has something to contribute, after all.
objective i: fortification of the outer wall
This objective is related to the outer wall of the Abandoned City. The first objective is to ensure that the outer wall is functional, structurally sound, and capable of protecting inhabitants to the same degree as the inner wall.
| mission name | danger level | single/multiple | mission type | reward | available? |
| Brownout | medium-high | multiple teams | repair/tech | ic privilege | 2 claims; multiple available |
| Scouting the Wall | high | multiple teams preferred | stealth/investigation | setting effect | multiple available |
| Mending the Breach | high | multiple teams preferred | repair/tech | setting effect | multiple available |
| Reconstruction | high | one team (very large) | construction/labor | setting effect | multiple available |
objective ii: expansion into the abandoned city
This objective is related to ensuring the safety of the Abandoned City so the residents of the Inhabited City can start spreading out into this area. With the renewed influx of new residents, the Inhabited City is getting a bit crowded, and so it is imperative that the Abandoned City be reclaimed as soon as possible.
| mission name | danger level | single/multiple | mission type | reward | available? |
| Mystery Transmission | high | one team only | exploration/investigation | ic privilege | COMPLETE |
| Power Play | high | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | unlocking areas | multiple available |
| Electric Rails | high | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | unlocking areas | multiple available |
| Amusement Perk | moderate | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | unlocking areas | multiple available |
| Hot Springs Episode | moderate | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | unlocking areas | multiple available |
objective iii: agricultural expansion
This objective is related to expanding the overall size of the city to encompass new areas that are fertile for farming and making the Quarantine more self-sustaining. This means finding areas that are worth expanding to and then clearing and securing those areas for the move.
| mission name | danger level | single/multiple | mission type | reward | available? |
| Follow-Up: Fertile Ground | low-medium | multiple teams | research/stealth | setting effect | 1 claim; multiple available |
objective iv: city safety
This objective is related to ensuring that the current inhabitants of the city are safe from monsters, environmental problems, or other issues that might threaten them. It includes checking out weird happenings in the forests, monster research, and rescue missions.
| mission name | danger level | single/multiple | mission type | reward | available? |
| Civilization in the Lost Ravine | high | one team only | exploration/rescue | setting effect | not available (claimed) |
| Waking the Dead | medium | multiple teams | investigation | $$$ | 2 claims?; multiple available |
| Don't Wake the Deity | high | multiple teams | exploration/battle | setting effect | 1 claim; multiple available |
| The Spirit Realm | med-high | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | item or setting effect | multiple available |
side quests
These missions are not related to any major objective, but are side quests sponsored by businesses or other groups in the city, and are generally more personal, less altruistic, and more likely to carry a larger monetary reward.
| mission name | danger level | single/multiple | mission type | reward | available? |
| Carnivorous Harvest | low-medium | multiple teams | business/collecting | $$$$ | no claims; multiple available |
| How to Train Your... | low-medium | multiple teams | investigation/stealth | setting effect/$$$$ | 1 complete; multiple available |
| Pride of Pestilence | low-medium | multiple teams | stealth or battle | setting effect/$$$ | one claim; multiple available |
| Petcetera | low | multiple teams | stealth/animal capture | $$$$$ | 1 claim; multiple available |
| Lost Children | medium-high | one team only | investigation/rescue | $$$$$ | not available (claimed) |
| Clear the Beach! | low-medium | multiple teams/repeatable | battle | $$$$$/beach episode | 2 claims; multiple available |
| Clear the Beach! Part Deux | low-medium | multiple teams/repeatable | battle/labor | $$$$$/beach episode | 1 claim; multiple available |
| Weather Anomaly | low-medium | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | items/$$ | multiple available |
| Cave Crawl | medium-high | multiple teams | exploration/investigation | items/$$$$$ | multiple available |
| The Heist | high | multiple (competing) | exploration/collecting | items/$$$x100 | multiple available |
Players are more than welcome to suggest or outline a mission of their own creation, for their own use or for others. Just fill out the info in the text box, post it in a reply to this entry and the mod will approve it or, if necessary, tweak it a little. Once approved, all of the above points can be followed as usual.
MENDING THE BREACH
● Single or Multiple Claims: multiple preferred
● Mission Type: repair/tech
● Reward: setting effect
● Cause: The recent behemoth attack has left the outer wall with a really, really big hole in it. And that's a bad thing. The outer wall hasn't been breached this seriously since it was first built, and even though no one lives in the Abandoned City and there have always been some monsters out there, this particular hole leaves the Inhabited City very vulnerable to an increased number of predators in the area - not to mention how it might affect the new power relays!
● Objective: To set up a temporary laser grid to patch the breach in the wall until construction can begin on fixing it.
● Dangers: Too many to count - elevated monster activity in the area and the long travel time out to the breach being the primary ones. This is a very dangerous mission.
● Requirements: Tech teams capable of setting up and troubleshooting the laser web technology. Perimeter Guard or fighter characters to provide protection. Any characters who have access to flight abilities that could pick up or drop off other team members and supplies would be helpful.