Mercenaries Ball ((Union:Ingame July 3rd))

A flyer arrives with mercenary companies, hitmen, bounty hunters and their ilk:



((This is a villainous meetup for all 'villainous' of a professional/mercenary type. There will be ic trading, making of contracts etc etc It'll take a little imagination to transform the place into a weapons faire as well as a bar but should be doable.

For those unsure of where the Monkey Bar is; it's around the corner from the Pocket D entrance, between it and the Natural Store, there's a boxing monkey painted on the wall near the door.))

Rules of Entry:
- All weapons are to be left at the door (secure storage will be provided)
- Drinking is more than allowable but if anyone gets too drunk and disorderly they'll be 'asked' to leave.
- Fighting is prohibited.
- No stealing from the venue, atendees will be checked upon leaving.

EDIT (JULY 3RD):

A few images from me to help for tonight, firstly; how to get there:

Around the corner from the Pocket D truck in Sharkhead is the Monkey Bar, it's not too far from the Natural Store. This image shows the entrance, that arachnos minion clad in white at the back there is the natural store.

Secondly; to help with imagining what has been done to the bar and for organising RP, a map:



Some fixtures are there ingame - the cage, the bar, pool tables & gambling but the rest will take a little more imagination. Here's a rundown of areas of the ball and a few in and out of character notes:

*Entrance - Weapons are checked upon entry and people are checked to ensure no thefts have occured upon exit ((There may or may not be a PC availiable to do this, if there is no character at the door please assume there in an NPC performing these duties))
*Pool tables - games of pool are free to play and gambling on games is perfectly allowable. However pool cues are not weapons, anyone seen using them as such will be excorted from the building and will be expected to pay for damages. ((Outcomes of games of pool are to be decided upon between the players. If an outcome can;t be reached through ooc discussion I recommend using the ingame rock/paper/scissors as the final decider))
*[Bar - Drinks are provided by The Corporation and are fairly priced. Overindulgance is against the rules of the event however and the barstaff may choose not to serve anyone who appears to be too heavily intoxicated. The bar area will also be used networking and the ironing out of contracts. By the bar there is a noticeboard detailing bounties (ones from Open Season being the most notable) ((This corner of the Monkey Bar will be the main area for employing mercs/mercs offering their services. As the sponsors of the event at least one member of The Corporation should be present here throughout most of the evening))
*Weapons Faire - A wide variety of weapons, both traditional and modern are displayed here, these are examples of what the sellers present have on offer and all weapons are kept under lock and key, with safeties on and without ammunition. The weapons here are for display only to help sellers promote their wares. ((Feel free to be a buyer or seller in this area of the room, it needs some imagination and there would be NPCs both buying and selling here))
*Gambling - Card tables, slot machines and placing bets on the Cage is handled here. ((As games come down to chance I advise using ingame resolutions for them - rock/paper/scrissors or coin toss and playing with the dice roll for other games. Bets can be placed either using ic money or if you find an agreeable other party you can bet infamy. Betting on things in the cage will be covered below on the 'cage' section of the overview))
*Salvage Stalls - The buying, selling and trading of incomplete items ((Both ic items and if you find someone agreeable ingame salvage and inf can exchange hands))
*Arcane Equipment & Other Stalls - Magical trinkets, armour, devices, other physical items not held on stalls elsewhere.
*The Cage - Two kinds of fights occur here: Monkey Fights and Gladiator Matches:
--- Monkey Fights involve three teams of monkeys:
Blue Team:
Darwin's Bane
Furious BoBo
Furious George
Green Team:
Nigel
Nigel's Friend
Captain Eeep!
Red Team:
Banana Bandito
The Banana-nator
Thing Kong

Gamblers can bet either on which team they think will win or on the performance of an individual monkey.

---Gladiator Battles
Gladiator bouts can take many forms, from one on one duels, to team battles, to free for alls. Safeties are fitted into the cages to ensure that should atendees wish to indulge in a fight that they will not be heavily injured for the duration of the evening. Any atendees are welcome to organise any of these gladiator events throughout the evening.

((Using the handydandy arena option in the menu any characters wishing to set themselves up as gladiators can do so. To keep the IC flow I heavily suggest the cage map is chosen and that observers be invited into the bout if people nearby are interested. Once a bout is resolved an ooc note to all present as to the conclusion would be appreciated as the cage is in the middle of the room!))

((Gambling should be resolved as above; agreed upon ooc by all interested parties, use of ingame infamy is not essential just an option for those who may be interested))

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Wow. That is an awesome poster.

date penciled , then highlited in orange , with a big red X , then X made into a star ....

Awesomesauce, thanks guys!

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Nice poster. I'll see what I can do to attend.

Jan Boa may swing by, who knows!

Thanks for the interest and support guys!

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So long as RL doesnt chain me down, I'll try and be there

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

Fixed the typo on the poster, I was so fussy over positioning of things proofreading went out the window - oops!

Looking forward to this and I'm glad there's interest!

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Depending on events in Open Season I will try and bring Big Game along. If that's not possible I'l see what other character I can dust off for the Ball.

Remember kiddies this is going ahead tomorrow, hope to see some of you there!

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While I remember, what 7pm is this? British Summer Time 7pm, or a different one?

Oh, fail on me. Yes, that would be British Summer Time but I am hoping we'll have enough turn out to keep going for a while so people don't need to turn up right at the start (unless of course your character is the sort of merc to be bang on time)

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my Merc is very professional ...the BANG is always on time ..

All the cool kids are going! And me too!

Shame I'll be at work. Oh well, hope to make the next one.

Unsure what the order of play is later...Hopefully I should be back in time... Unsure as of yet.

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

If it proves popular enough I'm hoping it'll go on for a few hours, maybe with a few business prospects/allies being brought back to the Corp base for an after party affair so those who get home later can still dive into something.

I am currently contemplating throwing together a loose idea of whats in the Monkey Bar and events going on.. So there may be updates here this afternoon.

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First post updated with new info to help tonight go ahead a lil more smoothly (in theory)

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Brilliant Bunny is Brilliant

I have not been able to attend an RP social event for a while now, so I was nervous about attending. However the atmosphere was great, the chat welcoming and the characters fun to interact with. I had a good time on both Master Fox and Third Degree Byrne so thank you to everyone that came, to The Corporation for their backing and Bunny for putting together such a fun event.

I look forward to more.

Doh! literally only just read this now, me think i need to check the forums a bit more, though to be honest i dont really have a character whos into arms dealings.....but still! ah well, will have to catch the next event.=)

Although I only dropped in briefly, the whole thing seemed like a blast. I had planned bringing a second character to interact more, but got sidetracked in PD trying to entertain those few poor people who refuse to enjoy their dark side

Thanks so much to all who attended, I am working on the handbook page for the ball and in attendance throughout the evening were over 60 characters! At it's peak I think we had in abundance of about 25 characters, I was stunned but so very glad that this had proved popular!

As this was a success I am definately thinking of making it a semi regular fixture as it's a good way for characters to network and to spread/resolve plots. I was thinking quarterly events so the next one would be autumn(ish) - perhaps in the runup to halloween with a focus on weapons/contracts etc for taking on magical beasties.. I shall have a think. Consider last night my testing the water and now I know it's all nice I can work on something bigger and better for next time!

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