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OOC/DETAILS:  

Silence will prevail beginning 23 Dec at Noon EST (6pm GMT), however, it won’t be a sudden switch.  Feel free to have your characters having trouble with hearing, maybe voices and sounds sounding intermittent or staticky, or anything else you can think of that may happen before nothing makes sound and/or no one can hear anything.    

** Update: Also, in keeping with the theme of ‘silent night’, it will inexplicably not progress from night to day during the drop.  Keep in mind, it isn’t pitch black and weather is still occurirng normally, but the usual day/night cycle is suspended like it would be in a more northern location. 

A FEW NOTES/QUESTIONS:

What are the sudden effects of not being able to communicate verbally? This may be even more compelling for characters who have another sensory limitation.   

Which is worse: no sound or no light? Some characters love night and the dark.  They may be more active.  Others may be more likely to nap... or snap.  Please remember to have extreme reactions approved as you would a complicated storyline.

Anyone with supernatural powers will find them short-circuiting during the silence.  They will not be able to use any sort of magic. (This doesn’t apply to overall mortality.  Those who are immortal still cannot be killed.)

No one knows why this is happening.  The town council is privy to details about the portal and may try to explain it involving that aspect.  That will take some time, probably after the plot is over, and details will be made available as they’re learned in-game.

OOC/details:  

The jungle will officially appear on 27 May at Noon EST ( 6pm GMT), however, the air and temperature will begin to change before that.  Feel free to have your characters reacting to fog/mist, humidity and gradually climbing temperatures that morning.  

Here are a few questions to consider answering:

Where are they?  As opposed to our previous plot drops, this is a little more of an external phenomenon.  Modern climate control can help manage increasing temps outside, but what happens when they go out?  Trees, bushes, and animals don’t really have a lot of regard for travelways.  Roads and even doors may be blocked by trees or you may find yourself in a stare-off with a leopard at your front door.  Be creative, but try to keep it at least somewhat reasonable for this climate/weather zone.

Who are they with?   For enough people, the panic of not knowing what’s happening with the town might be enough to lock them down inside. 

What supplies do they have to work with?  Some rainforest areas in the world flood once their rivers and streams hit capacity.  Some residents will be more familiar with these patterns and might be able to predict this.  For others, this will be unfamiliar and they may find themselves less prepared in the event of flooding.

Anyone with supernatural powers will find them short-circuiting during the storm.  They will not be able to use any sort of magic. (This doesn’t apply to overall mortality.  Those who are immortal still cannot be killed.)

No one knows why this is happening.  The town council is privy to details about the portal and may try to explain it involving that aspect.  That will take some time, probably after the plot is over, and details will be made available as they’re learned in-game.

OOC/details:  The lightning storm will officially begin on 21 Jan at 1 pm EST ( 7 pm GMT), however, the weather will begin to turn before that.  Feel free to have your characters reacting to clouds and foreboding thunder.  Here are a few questions to consider answering:

Where are they?  Businesses will have to close.  Electricity will be drastically affected.  There will be lightning strikes near occupied places, making building shake and affecting utilities.  Rain may accompany the storm in microbursts.  People may or may not make it home.  Power will go out.  Feel free to plan and explore how this will affect them, especially if it’s not the kind of climate they’re used to.

Who are they with?  It’s entirely possible your character(s) get stuck with whoever they’re talking to when the storm begins – however awkward it may be and however much they might freak out.

What supplies do they have to work with? Candles, flashlights, lamps, food stores – not on their regular list?  Too bad for them.

A few other things:

Anyone with supernatural powers will find them short-circuiting during the storm.  They will not be able to use any sort of magic. (This doesn’t apply to overall mortality.  Those who are immortal still cannot be killed.)

No one knows why this is happening.  The town council is privy to details about the portal and may try to explain it involving that aspect.  That will take some time, probably after the plot is over and details will be made available as they’re learned in-game.

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