The Hunt for Requiem: To Search A Thousand Worlds
By
Aisla,
Posted on: 2006-06-13 08:04 in Roleplaying
(( An idea that I had but in the end didn't carry out myself - we can take pretty much any Council mission stating that they are suspected Requiem men and then trash their place in search for information. Any data recovered would be delivered to Doctor Temporis for further analysis.
That way we could have something to do and it could have a meaning as Doc can say that info from this and that mission revealed *this* and then we blast onto the next arc mission.
We obviously can't say that we located crucial pieces of information but we can locate pieces that can later be made important.
I hope this plot picks up in the end. It's been real fun and very well run whole. Something like this allows small time punks like Coile to participate in something grand. Saving the multiverse.
I would like to take this opportunity to give thumbs up for this plot so far. ))
((I've currently been following the 'Path of Dark' Story Arc which is a Council one, non-RP but with another RPer, Magma Stalion. Anything we pick up there can be used.
Oh and yes, must get along with the Defence Force: Although we're pretty useless until all the big Heroes have gallavanted off into the Multiverse. Saw Grav the other night briefly and thought things might pick up again, but it's darned difficult - don;t want to step on toes re: plot and take it in a completely off-tangent direction))
OOC Notice
Dear All,
Thank you for your forbearance over the last two weeks. Casual review of the GG thread on the Union board indicates you've all been occupying yourselves nicely in the meantime, a testament to the GG spirit.
I intend to resolve the issue which has placed this plotline on hiatus one way or the other by Wed 12th July.
At that point I will notify a continuation for those still interested, or wrap up the plot threads swiftly as necessary.
DocT
OOC: I'm certainly still interested in continuing - it has been a great plot so far and I see no reason why that should change! Good luck with whatever issue is the problem, in addition, Doc.
(( I give my full support for continuing the plot, if feasible and fun for the GM. It's been a terrific blast so far. Hats full of kudos!
Bring it on, R-guy. You'll get yours! 
))
OOC Notice
Requiem's evil will not be allowed to continue to fester throughout the multiverse!
Next steps:
1) A 'state of play' update will go out tonight on this thread to let people know roughly what is happening IC. PMs will also be sent where appropriate. Should you not wish to continue participation, simply indicate that in response to any update PMs you may recieve.
2) DocT will be in game in CoH tonight Wed 12th July from 20:00 at the Galaxy Girl statue to discuss stuff, be his usual charming self, and plotfeed issues.
3) There will be a meeting of the (Insert Name of the Week For This Bunch of Heroes Against Requiem) Alliance on Friday 14th July at 19:30 to clear up and close off dangling plot threads in order to start the weave of the new threads leading to eventual (we hope) victory. This will be held in the GoD Base as per last time. Further details on this will be posted here later.
Again, thank you for your forbearance during this hiatus period. With luck, things will pick up to their former glory.
DocT
Does this mean you're not comming hunting for missing ritual components? Poor Mina... 
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Does this mean you're not comming hunting for missing ritual components? Poor Mina...
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Ritual components = magic. Magic = Doc runs away.
Sorry Doc. Cirque meeting so I can't make it.
Not a problem. Plenty of opportunity to get involved without attending.
Current Operations as at OOC 13/07/06 11:30
Next Update Expected at OOC 16/07/06
Red investigation titles indicate activity since last update
All times given in GMT
Ongoing Investigations
<ul type="square">[*]Come On, Come On, Do the Clone-Commotion: A strike team led by Alfred Bester destroys a Requiem Faction Nictus Infusion Laboratory - along with a variety of other materiel. On Council Earth, Red Commissar finds evidence that Requiem is further developing his powers of energy transfer with the discovery of some sort of technomagical dogtags. He resolves to investigate further, perhaps consulting Akkarin, Grav, or Shadow's Grace.[*]Don't Panic, Mr Mannering: Arctic Princess is finally released from hospital and continues her plans to provide protection for the city in the event of Requiem's retaliation. This causes her some personal trouble due to machinations over technical data, though Red Commissar is happy to discover information allowing for potential identification of council operatives and scientists involved with the Requiem Faction.[*]Reversal of Fortunes: Evidence gathered by Shadowe concerning the kidnapping of Kheldians is corrorborated in ghastly form by the discovery of a Turned Kheldian working for Requiem in the Hydra Dimension.[*]Behold, a Pale Horse: Information recovered by the WoEE and discovered in the Dimension of the Hydramen shows that Requiem's mad device, the Riptear Generator, continues construction, and is in the test phase.[*]Privately Eying: Maximillian takes advantage of the Requiem chaos to make use of portals he otherwise wouldn't get near, and collects interesting data for his own schemes.[*]Davy Jones' Locker: Endarkened Angel, a hero operating in the Rogue Isles undercover, passes on information developed during a raid on a council vessel - chemicals, blueprints, red goggles... and torn apart crewmen.[/list]Next Events
Event: Meetings - None of Us is as Dumb as All of Us
Mission Goal: Update on progress, share vital information, and give out further tasks for investigation.
Mission Contact: CIRCE - All Rebirth Alliance Participants will recieve a message inviting them to attend
Mission Type: N/A
OOC Mission Time: Friday 14th July - Galaxy Base Portal at 7:15pm, GoD Base (Victoria Station) at 7:30pm
Event: Beacon Two - Flipping Off the Freakshow
Mission Goal: Place the Second of the Three Beacons
Mission Contact: Doctor Temporis (Notification of this Mission will be made at the above Event)
Mission Type: PI Portal Instanced
OOC Mission Time: Sunday 16th July - Galaxy Girl at 7:15pm, Portal Court at 7:30pm.
Event: Plot Mission - Chicka-BOW-Wow
Mission Goal: Fend off the assaults of rogue clockwork turned by Requiem's dark technology against their Queen and protect the Base Off World.
Mission Contact: Lyn-Legend (To Be Confirmed)
Mission Type: PI Portal Instanced
OOC Mission Time: To be Confirmed
Completed Investigations & Events
<ul type="square">[*]Satellite Shenanigans: Artic Princess & various ZorTel technicians have been attempting to track down dimensional incursions to try to locate Requiem's portal generators. He appears to have some method of hiding some of his portals, and from the looks of it, is moving some of his generators off Striga Isle to locations throughout the NE USA.[*]Crusin' for a Bruisin': Crucifix Blade hit the streets trying to discover useful information, and discovered that a Requiem faction convoy would be moving to a certain dock in Independence Port on Monday 19/06/06.[*]Through the Glass Darkly: Dark Shadowe stirred the pot on Striga Isle, causing the civil war between the Council Factions to hotten up.[*]Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Miss Ellie's efforts in collating data have lead to some research breakthroughs.[*]Relegation to the Second Division: Having honed her astral projection abilities, Hikari-Hime has successfully petitioned to be allowed to support ongoing operations.[*]A Hax0r, A Hax0r, My Kingdom for a Hax0r: Hannah Rolando and Cruxifix Blade successfully stopped the spread of the datafiles of Miss Ellie's captivity[*]Here a Clock, There a Clock, Everywhere a Tick-Tock: Lyn-Legend's investigations of a world full of Council have revealed negotiations between Requiem's faction and these forces: this must be stopped![*]Putting A Freaky Face On Things: Alfred Bester attempted to perform some informational warfare, trying to convince the press - and Requiem, perhaps - that the current hero activity is related to work against the Freakshow.[*]Plot Mission: Striga Operation One: Where Have All the Portals Gone: the raid on a Requiem faction outpost did not go quite according to plan, but some disturbing information on a 'Shadowmaker' machine was acquired as well as other information from a council server system concerning the construction of Requiem's apocalypse machine.[*]Event: Beacon One: Though I Walk Through the Valley of the Hydramen, I shall Fear No Hentacles: despite strong resistance from local hydramen, the first scanner unit was successfully emplaced. Evidence discovered indicated that Requiem had learned of and sought to foil the plan, though his machinations - provoking the local hydramen, eradicating a scout outpost, seeking to test his new weapon, and dispatching one of his Turned Kheldians - fortunatly did not stop the assembled heroes from achieving their goal.[*]Plot Mission: Logistics Raid Two: Council Earth: A substantial force of over a dozen heroes successfully neutralised the negotiations between Requiem and the leadership of Council Earth, though resistance was stiff. Information was discovered surrounding Requiem's nictusification program as well as his efforts to recruit offworld help. The Russian Flag flew proudly against the forces of Facism for a time, though many of Lyn-Legend's (bothans) clockwork gave their lives to get the information that allowed the strike team to hit the right region.[*]Player Mission: Logistics Raid Three: Out of the Council Base and into the Volcano: a strike team led by Alfred Bester destroyed a Requiem Faction Nictus Infusion Laboratory and did massive damage to Requiem's mechanised assault brigades, as well as eliminating the first prototype of Requiem's Nictus Lieutenant program.[*]Bootleg Turn: Logistics Raid One: Crucifix Blade smashes a Council Convoy on the streets of Independence Port and recovers some interesting information on the worldwide reach of Requiem, not to mention slowing the spread of Requiem's evil technology.[*]Ain't No Mountain High Enough: While on a mystic quest in the highlands of Central Asia, Sword of Truth is apparently killed by an avalanche caused by the explosion of a Requiem Faction boobytrap. Coile returns to Paragon, his loss galavanizing his will to defeat Requiem.[*]Doing the Turncoat Twostep: Red Hammer, Crucifix Blade, and Arctic Princess broke up a collaboration meeting between the Freakshow and a Council Representative, following up on Red Hammer's lead to try to draw out Requiem.[*]Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends: Hikari-Hime and other GoDites have rescued soul-saplit scientists from various dimensions.[*]Player Mission: If You Have A Problem, Call the A-Teen: Despite failing to capture the Requiem officer, Pyranha and her compatriots learned from a laptop that Requiem's plans were speeding up in preparation for a worldwide coup attempt.[*]Shadow Owes Its Birth To Light: Shadowe plots kidnappings in an attempt to determine the locations of the sinister Shadowmaker Devices, and finds several sites badly in need of rescue operations.[*]Bad Vibrations: Lyn-Legend secures her base of offworld operations from possible counter attacks by Requiem - it is clear that he cannot allow her to operate with impunity for much longer, and the psychic trace of her clockwork may lead the hunters to her.[/list]
Erm, Doc? I just read your last post... I would like to point out that Shadowe is in no way plotting to kidnap anyone. At all. He's running a space/time kidnapping correlation map (ignoring any where the kidnapee is recovered outside the scope of this plot).
Sheesh - everyone thinks Shad's a bad guy! Maybe I'll just go back to the old Dark Shadowe cossie...
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.* I meant as in 'plots the kidnappings on a map' not as in 'plots to kidnap people'. True, it's ambiguous if you don't know all the details, sorry 'bout that.
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Come On, Come On, Do the Clone-Commotion: A strike team led by Alfred Bester destroys a Requiem Faction Nictus Infusion Laboratory - along with a variety of other materiel. On Council Earth, Red Commissar finds evidence that Requiem is further developing his powers of energy transfer with the discovery of some sort of technomagical dogtags. He resolves to investigate further, perhaps consulting Akkarin, Grav, or Shadow's Grace.
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I would just like to take this opportunity to let everyone know that I will no longer be IC. All my characters will continue to live their lives the way they have, but they will be background, NPC plotdevices, those close to them have my permission to do as they see fit.
I have decided I will no longer partake in any roleplay in CoH, for various personal reasons.
It's been fun, thanks for the ride and good luck to everyone.
Thanks for letting us know, Aisla, I will adjust the next thread update accordingly. Best wishes for the future.
Update PMs have been dispatched to the following users:
Red_Saint, RedCommissar, Jediand, Blackdove, Ironclad, Shadowe, Dark_Rose, Midnight_Rose, Coile, The_Telepath, _Max_, Gideon, Hikari-Hime, FloatingFatMan, ShadowGhost, Inago, Blackest_knight.
If you were not on this list and wish an update, please PM me for a reply.
DocT
OOC:
So Doc, when do the missions go out?
The juicy juicy missions....
Event Aftermath: Beacon Mission Two: Flipping off the Freakshow
IC
Doctor Temporis rematerialises in a transport chamber of the Laboratory, brushing himself down. CIRCE's hologramatic form shimmers into life next to him as he walks down the corridor.
"The scanner is still operational, Doctor. Only one more must be emplaced. I am currently making the computations to determine the necessary site for the operation, but it may take some time."
"Understood. We had a few sticky moments getting it emplaced, actually. Professor Bester and Fridan were both incapacitated briefly. It seems that Requiem supplied the Freakshow with weapons." He shrugs. "It did not prevent us from succeeding, but it makes me wonder, if he wanted to stop us, why not use more effort?"
The pair, one walking, one hovering, round the corner into the Library.
OOC
Thanks to, in no particular order, Telepath, Magma Stallion, Fridan, Inago, Sara Aegis, Hikari-Hime, and Shadowe for coming along on the mission and helping make it a success.
For those who were not able to attend the meeting on Friday 17th, I attach a summary of plotlines discussed here:
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Metaplot Shard: The Madagascar Redoubt
Update: Bootleg Turn
Crucifix Blade's interception of a convoy roughtly two weeks ago has revealed - corroborated with evidence from several other sources - that Requiem is shipping vast quantities of materiel out of the United States. The information appears to point to the construction of a back-up facility somewhere in southern Africa, perhaps on the isle of Madagascar - it is clear that Striga Isle is now nearly a decoy.
OOC - Future Action: Potential for further investigation by Crucifix Blade and others. Other missions may now be located here.
Update: The Clone-Commotion
Red Commissar and allies have been investigating the strange technomagical dogtags that he recovered from Council Earth, believing them to be a product of Requiem's experimentation with nictus-infusion. Discussions with magical-oriented heroes reveals that the artifacts act as reservoirs for nictus energy, allowing for the bearers to temporarily utilise dark energy powers. CIRCE assesses the strategic threat posed by mass production of these items to be significant, and the destruction of the production site should be a priority.
OOC - Future Action: Potential for Player-Run Mission to destroy site of production. Striga?
Update: Davy Jones' Locker
Information is passed to the Alliance by an undercover hero, Endarkened Angel, currently working in the Rogue Isles. It seems that Requiem has been using the Rogue Isles to test a new variant of Vampyr. Due to his feud with Nosferatu, he had previously been denied these shock troops, and it seems that his version is more manaical killer than calculating stalker. It seems that these bioengineered weapons are to be transported by ship to an unknown destination.
OOC - Future Action: Potential for further investigation by Endarkened Angel. Potential for Player-Run Mission to sink vessel carrying frozen Requiem-Vampyres (possible crossover to CoV?)
Update: Shadow Owes Its Birth To Light
Shadowe and his allies have been attempting to track down the locations of the sinister Shadowmaker Devices. Using geographic analysis of kidnappings, he has located several sites which probably hold these evil portal-concealing systems - and so also hold suffering captives to power their diabolic workings. What does Requiem hope to gain from this expansion of portal operations?
OOC - Future Action: Potential for GM-Provided Missions to rescue captives (relevant missions would be required. Striga? Potential for further investigation to discover Requiem's plot behind the devices.
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Metaplot Shard: Requiem's Retaliation
Update: Don't Panic, Mr Mannering
Artic Princess and allies have been trying to perpare a home-defense force to defend Paragon from any counterattack Requiem attempts. Of course, her unique outlook on home defence is causing a few raised eyebrows in the 'not sure about *another* robot army' political scene. Her work on developing technological counteractions to Requiem's potential powers also continues, as does her efforts to upgrade her powersuit.
OOC - Future Action: Potential for GM-provided missions and/or off-screen activity to beat off attacks against Paragon. Also see 'Bad Vibrations'.
Update: The A-Teen Adventure
Pyranha and allies attempted to capture a Requiem-faction officer whom Pyranha had been stalking, sorry, tailing. Despite their best efforts and Pyranha nearly burning out her abilities, the officer escaped, though the team managed to recover his laptop. CIRCE has decrypted the files and returned them to Pyranha and her cohorts, who discover upon reading them that Requiem is about to launch a dastardly scheme to distract Paragon's heroes from interfering with his plans: a terrorist campaign of street level bombings, localised bioweapon attacks, and mob violence designed to push the city into a panic and force Paragon's heroes to make the choice between stopping him or letting the city tear itself to pieces in panic.
OOC - Future Action: Potential for investigations (particularly good for low-mid-level heroes in inner city districts eg KR) and player-led missions to foil the schemes.
Update: A Fish Called Sally
Cuchullain and allies assaulted and destroyed a council base poised to launch a deadly strike on the city's water supplies. The odd part was, the base was hidden through a magical portal in Croatoa. Is Requiem colonising the lands of Faerie? What evil influence might be bring to bear on the lands of myth?
OOC - Future Action: Potential for investigation into how Requiem has been influenceing the Otherlands.
Update: Bad Vibrations
Lyn-Legend and her clockwork army have been surveying worlds for Requiem's presence, dedicatedly seeking out new information. It seems that Requiem's patience for her activities has grown short, and the fortification of her off world base is none too soon, as Requiem exerts his sinister influence to turn a portion of her clockwork against her with threat from her past brought back to life...
OOC - Future Action: Currently intended to run a plot event. Need PI Psychic Clock King mission - if you can get it, PM me. Jed, you up for this?
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Metaplot Shard: Towards The Final Battle
Update: Doing the Turncoat Twostep
Red Hammer and allies sought to turn Requiem's deception against him, and succeeded in disrupting a meeting between Vandal's faction and the Freakshow, also subduing the forces of Requiem's faction who stopped by for things other than tea and cake. Interrogation of the prisoners indicates that Requiem's goal was to break up an alliance between Vandal and the Freakshow, allowing him to step in to supply the Freaks with stolen technology in exchange for information. It seems that Requiem needs to know how to negotiate with the Freaks for some reason.
OOC - Future Action: potential for investigation into Requiem's motives in cozying up to the Freakshow.
Update: Behold, A Pale Horse
The struggle to stop the Riptear Device continues across the multiverse, with combat happening on a thousand worlds, council goons against heroes and robot drones, as the placement of the Second Beacon is complete. Only one remains until Requiem's location can be pinned down across the multiverse in readiness for the final assault. The heroes of Paragon must fight off all his other schemes until this can occur, since Requiem has myriad ways of achieveing victory, some subtle, some blatant. One scheme is never enough.
OOC - Future Action: Third Beacon Mission to be Arranged
Update: Privately Eyeing
Max has been taking advantage of the Requiem chaos to make use of portals and gather data. Who knows what he's trying to attempt?
OOC - Future Action: _Max_ developing this plotline.
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Various heroes took responsibility for investigation of current mysteries. I'll look up on the logs just who agreed to do what and post it here later.
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OOC - Future Action: _Max_ developing this plotline.
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Would have helped if I'd remembered there was a portal-mission yesterday. >_<
I'll try and fudge things along plot-wise, as from what I hear, it wouldn't have been possible to sneak in like last time.
When's the next mission? RC might want to join...
Missions, Fun, and Plot Development
Well, the 2nd beacon has gone in, and we have the following prospects for IC missions. This weekend might seem to be an excellent time to hold one or more of them, due to the potential for nice tasty double-xp.
Below I've asked several questions and requested volunteers. If you want to volunteer for a chore or you want to declare participation for more than one of the adventures below, do it all in one post, saves postspace. Also note down the times you are available to do them over the weekend.
Stopping the Shadowmaker
This will need a Council mission, preferably a base. It will therefore be midlevel on Striga, most likely. I can't get Striga missions, therefore someone who *can* must be willing to obtain the mission and participate. If you are prepared to do this, let me know in this thread. If you just want to participate, likewise.
Sinking the Ship
I'm thinking of using this mission to take a team or two of GGers into the PVP Zones and seeign what chaos we can cause. You'll be able to explore them if you haven't before, with enough of a hit squad to back you up that no-one should want to gank us The mission itself will probably be mostly RP using the scenery, with potential for beating off villainous assaults by 'requiem henchmen' etc (always knew PvPers would be good for someting ). Again, if you're interested in participating, post interest here.
Nuking the Nictusfactory
Same as Stopping the Shadowmaker. We'll need a mission that I can't obtain, if you can, then post in here. If you want to go, likewise post here.
Crunching the Clockwork
This will be an instanced PI mission to take out the psychic clock king. If you can get this mission (sadly I've already done it), then let me know in this thread. Likewise if you want to go.
I'll take part in the Ship and Clockwork missions, just give me the time and places Doc 
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Alfred would be happy to continue the campaign against Requiem in Striga and anywhere else he's needed, including leading another assault on the Nictus creation places. Getting a Striga mish could be hard though.
If needed... I have the Hess taskforce unlocked on Ellie...
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
OOC: Well, despite Temporis' absence, we can attempt to continue this plot ourselves. Anyone else have any ideas for missions and so on?