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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.
SUBMISSION: Jumanji
● Single or Multiple Claims: one team only
● Mission Type: exploration/investigation
● Reward: the satisfaction of a job well done
● Cause: Misaddressed emails between a member of the Environmental Committee of the Government of Riverview and an independent contractor discussing the possibility of sentient moss covered trees near the Amusement Park currently being cleaned up. Botanists are worried that the clean up will damage the trees' connected roots before they can be fully examined or communicated with. Additionally, they are concerned that the moss may be parasitic and sentient in its own right.
● Objective: To discover if the trees are in fact sentient and, if so, cordon off the area to protect them from the rest of the Amusement Park clean up and to discover if the moss is also sentient and possibly discern the relationship between moss and tree cluster.
● Dangers: Monsters may lurk in the area still and unknown elements regarding the trees and moss themselves. It's Jumanji out there! Also sunburn.
● Requirements: 3-5 characters total including Jyn and Cassian; the mission is mostly personal curiosity and as such Jyn will open the remaining slots to Perimeter Guard members.
APPROVED.
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