PLOT SUGGESTIONS

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PLOT SUGGESTIONS

If you have a plot, or even just an idea for a plot to suggest to the mods, please feel free to drop it here. You don't have to plan on hosting that plot yourself; if it's something you'd be interested in seeing in Ryslig, it could give us a good idea for a mod-run event in the future. We welcome all your creative thoughts, to help us continue to give the game playful angles!

If you'd like to run a player plot of your own, please don't worry too much about any lore leading up to it. You can just detail the effects of the event to us. From there on, we can work backwards to ensure there's a suitable inciting incident.

You may use a sock account if you wish to remain anonymous. The reason that we ask you to provide a sock is so we can contact you about your plot in private if necessary. This is to maintain a sense of suspense while keeping things unscreened.

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[purevanillacookie]

HEY mods got a couple of Q's for you as I turn this plot idea I have around in my head. So a few things have made Pure Vanilla begin thinking, and finally he's going to begin researching. Really digging his elbows into any books, notes, manuscripts, journals, written chisel stone tablets etc etc etc, and especially anything magical he might come across, that may help him in learning what exactly ties the people that come in every other month to the peninsula. There's already been enough talk that he knows the Fog does not pick who comes, she's told plenty of people this, who've then shared their anecdotes.

Which leads him to believe there is something else that binds them.

What he's looking for is any information on what that may be, and then how to sever the connection. He does not mean harm to the Fog, he is not looking to go after her in anyway, simple to cut the proverbial string that binds a person to Ryslig. This will obviously take months of research, and he will be seeking to use his Soul Jam as a catalyst, as it's purely made of - quite literally - the thing that gives Cookies life (though it is current obviously inert).

My questions are obviously what will he learn, if anything? If he learns anything, including spells to attempt it, there will be at least one volunteer (Katurian) who will attempt to let him cut the bind. Obviously it wont work, and the potential backlash can definitely be made into a plot idea, but I'd love to roll the idea around a little with you guys!

[crazyequalsgenius]

Hi mods! I have an idea brewing for a player plot that wouldn't be caused by/connected to either character ... there could be opportunity for a lore drop if you wanted, and it would have some really varied aspects so hopefully everyone would find something to jive with.

However, it would work best as a sequel in spirit to the dollhouse plot of a couple of years ago, with a tie to the young NPC from it, as the central NPC I'd be creating to "run" it is a toymaker. There'd be more spirit/soul issues and thriller flavor than body horror, and a lot of chances for characters to either backstab one another or form alliances, and it would be confined to one location like the first instance of the parasites in the mountain lodge. I'd love to know if this is something you would and could want to work with!

NPC could also be a former Tage if that would interest you, too. XD

[goryteller]

Hello mods! Back in 2018, I ran a event where characters became children. Children who were "well-behaved" were provided with a paradise, whereas characters who misbehaved were banished to a forest where they had to fight for their survival.

What do you think about a reimagining of this event? Different setting, same theme, terrible trauma, etc. It's something I'd be happy to run!

(I'm not sure if all the plots are filled up for this year. They probably are?? If so, disregard!)

[inseine]

Hi, Mods!

I'm here to talk about Monster Swap 2024. I'm not sure if you're holding to the previous traditions of alternating fourth wall/monster swap years, but if you're interested, I'd love to help kick off the monster swap event for next year.

My idea is:

a) Javert is assembling a Fog Force that's like a totally gayer version of the Space Force, and also out to kick Elias in the shins
b) This Fog Force is inevitably going to start planning out a way to strike back and knock Elias down a peg
c) find some volunteer fourth followers/priests/whatever, bring them to Dyster, and siphon their powers one by one, shifting the 'battery' source from one follower to the next as Elias catches on and cuts off his boons
d) Fog gets beefy and slurps up some of that good elias juice and monster swaps happen

What's the catch, and what makes this monster swap different from previous iterations?

If we're running with the idea that the Fog is temporarily made Dominant and Elias is repressed, it would significantly dampen any fourth-related aesthetics and the peninsula will suffer a long blackout. Radios and electronics will not work. The Network continues to exist but does not run on electricity; instead, monsters may now temporarily communicate telepathically, like how all Fourth Priests communicate with their mind.

This also means we can include a thoughtshare event along with the monster swap.

I'd also favor increasing the need to feed to once per day during the fog while the monster swap is in effect. Beefier fog, more powers to impart hunger, more vengeance and anger. I'm trying bat around more ideas in my head about how to make this one a little bit different, but obviously, i'm in the SUPER EARLY stages of figuring this out, and I haven't quit pinpointed what else I can add just yet.

I'm open to more ideas and I'm seriously just plot noodling at the moment, but this feels like an appropriate way to kick off a Monster Swap that takes the burden out of the mods' hands.

Let me know your thoughts and feelings. Happy to switch around the mechanism as needed.

[missleadingquestions]

HELLO LOVELY MODS I have a small plot-related tier-up-related thing to submit. I don't intend to do a whole large plot or a whole event, because I don't currently have the capacity to run an event, but was hoping to see if this idea would still count as like a teeny tiny lil side thing before I go ahead submitting anything for actual tier up. I also kind of want it to happen regardless of whether it would work for the tier up... but anyway. Let me know of course if anything should be changed!

So what we've already established with Merain in game is that it's still fairly small, not enough to truly compete with Vandare's fishing fleet just yet, and full of women from abusive/exploitative situations and their families. They wear Maya's magatama as a sign of their reverence for her and other monsters, and seek to care for the monsters and reject social ties to human society in favor of their safety. They have begun to incorporate bright, warm, saturated colors into their clothing and their houses as both a way to mimic Maya and a way to be very visible in the fog.

Soon, Komaeda will be working to restore the Fog Church. The Merainite villagers, who are fond of the mers, understand that as a cue to follow in their fog-worshipping monster faves footsteps. After the Fog returns to the peninsula, I'd like to see the Merainite fishers ambush a smaller Vandare vessel under the cover of the returning fog independent of Maya's guidance, and sacrifice some of the crew members as thanks to the fog for their victory. After seeing the villagers choose this independently, Maya is moved to understand that Merain can become a haven for Monsters if they play their cards right. With the human leaders of Merain, Maya moves to create an invitation to all monsters to live freely in Merain, as well as to use that freedom to futher the fog. IN direct retaliation to Aunamee's more monster-violent moves, Maya organizes a repast; the Soul Feast.

The Soul Feast is arranged as a festival in Merain during which the Merainite Acolytes and other Fog-aligned monsters seek to feed newer, less experienced monsters through ritual sacrifice. They capture more Vandarans (and also accept Merainite and Bavanite volunteers) and subdue them for public execution in the name of the fog. A decent number are killed on the spot, though a few are left living to feed monsters that need to drink moisture or consume a soul. The sacrifices are decked out in bright colors and flowering masks.

After the ritual killing of the meat-making sacrifices, Maya and the two human mayors lead the devotees and monsters in prayer, "The Fog sends to us this bounty; From your life comes mine, from your body my blood runs, through your death I may proceed." (or something cooler but along those lines). The bodies are distributed to any monster present with the repeated sentiments; they are allowed to feed and continue living because of the Fog, and all human lives are equal. They seek to push an ideology that feeding on humans is a part of hte circle of life here, and that through that sacrifice the Fog is sustained herself, and is able to sustain them as monsters.

They seek to make eating easier on the newer monsters; cutting slits on a human's body for a mer to drink, slaughtering and preparing the meat for monsters who can consume prepared meat without having to look at a body. The festival is full of music and dancing and fearlessness.

This act helps to establish Maya as one of the more motherly hands of the fog; capable of demonstrating the care and affection that monsters feel comes across cold sometimes from Foggy herself, but in true Orca fashion, willing to hunt to feed "her children".

In the days following the festival, the Merainites operate with even brighter colors, and new monsters welcomed to the fold of fog-enabling by the Merainite monsters are encouraged to deck themselves out as well. They attempt to steal the color aesthetic normally associated with Elias and use it in their own way; to be visible even in the fog, to reject subterfuge, and to go against those who would try to contend with them in full visibility. The Merainite fisherwomen become almost pirate-like, their colorful fishing boats becoming a warning for other boats to stay out of their territory or to become sacrifices to the monsters they serve.

So to summarize:

Pre-act, Merain's population has become and continues to become more fog-leaning and in support of monsters.

The act itself is a ritual sacrifice disguised as a feast, both in the name of the Fog and "spiritually provided by" the Fog's power. Monsters are encouraged to accept the Fog as their way to a more affirming life where they can live fully as themselves, or the selves they were meant to be, and allyships to the Fog may be facilitated.

This allows for the act to be public enough to cause a reaction from the other monsters and potentially alienate some while also keeping it something I can handle, as I don't see myself capable of running a full event. It gives an opportunity for other, lower-tier fogs to participate in the hunting and redistribution, potentially gaining a tier-1 act or otherwise having a minor act to add to a cumulative sum later on. It also inspires a full change in those that participate, as they will be expected to show Fearlessness in monsterhood and no longer hunt in a hidden way. Maya is established as a motherly hand of the fog, both in willingness to care for the monsters and willingness to hunt on behalf of them and the Fog herself. The themes for the community become regarding humans all as equal parts of the food chain to reduce the guilt of deciding which humans deserve to be eaten, accepting monsterhood as a path to self-adoration, and venerating the Fog as the giver of balance and an opportunity for self-love.

Following the act, Merain's human population would remain devoted to the monsters and claim to other humans that they are protected by the fog (whether or not it is actually true) in attempt to strike fear into their competitors. They act ruthlessly against comparatively-sized boats that come close to their areas and may capture other humans for the sake of feeding younger monsters. Monsters are encouraged to be fed by the human population or to hunt themselves while retaining the idea that through the Fog, from Death comes Life.

[familyproblem]

I have a tentative and unfinished idea for a long-term buildup to a future plot, and I want to toss it in here in rough sketch form because I think...well, first of all, I want to check the feasibility of the premise before filling in the sketchy parts, and second, I think the sketchy parts would be better filled in collaboratively than just from my own fevered imagination.

So, concept:
- A character (innocent whistling) somehow happens upon some form of...baby Entity. Similar to the Backrooms Beast in vibe, if not specific powers.
- The character takes it upon themselves to try to raise the Entity to be friendly.
- lmao
- The specifics of...what the Entity is and how it works are ????, but ideally it wouldn't be, like, a pet NPC or anything, that would be a hassle. Maybe it's dormant in some kind of cocoon and the "raising" of it is like...visiting it and feeding it...whatever abstract thing it eats. It just exudes incredible baby vibes. idk
- SOME TIME LATER, it hatches/ecloses/evolves/whatever and causes a Situation. This would be the plot proper. What's currently floating around in my head is something in the vein of dreamsharing/walking, with some Nightmare on Elm Street kind of horror possibilities mixed in. I'm keeping this sketchy because the nature of the Entity is also sketchy and that's where I'd want mod input to make sure the setting is being respected and etc.
- Crucially, I'm only interested in facilitating a plot like this if the takeaway is not "and then it turned out malicious and you never should have done this stop trying to do anything". I'd be aiming for something more like the parasites, where raising it friendly kiiiiindasorta worked but it doesn't...know what it's doing to people, exactly, on account of being an Entity. It does some fun stuff. It does some really fucked up stuff. It's just a little guy and it's his birthday. C'maaaaaaan
- And after that point it wanders off Somewhere Out There, a free-ranging plot device. Also in the vein of the parasites and Backrooms Beast.

CW: Terrorism for the God War

[inseine]

Hi, Mods. I'm back again!

So I'm currently working through this thread with Bruno, and Javert is going to commission an explosive device to send into the Arcade, preferably one that would be both flashy and capable of electromagnetic pulses to disrupt the electronics within. How I would approach this is first fielding out engineer player characters (like Robotnik, Handsome Jack, anyone else who he can negotiate into working with him), and then, as a last resort, capturing a Haftesal engineer and 'convincing' them to build a destructive thing with his coin.

Once that's all set, he could accomplish the actual destruction by sending a fourthie in with it under his hypnosis. This would require an OOC post (filled with content warnings and a full explanation of what's going down) and a call for a volunteer to sacrifice their Fourthie to this cause. I will let the player decide if their character is caught and killed in the blast. I'd love to create enough destruction to take out at least 1 room of importance, like Holmes's weapons stores or somesuch, but I'm open to whatever the team decides to rule. I figure players can individually decide if they are caught and injured/killed in the attack.

I wanted to give the team a heads up about this so I can check in with timelines and if/when I could accomplish this. I understand this can result in a pretty major event with a lot of far-reaching pushback, and I would not attempt to do this without everything charted in advance and your green flag to go ahead.

I fully accept all IC ire and consequences, and I'm here to continue painting targets on Javert's back. :) Thanks everyone!

cw: terrorism potential too

[purevanillacookie]

So with human and monster relations becoming strained, Pure Vanilla would like to put out a call to both humans and monsters to send delegates to a neutral place for a meeting between the two. He understands how risky this would be, and how very likely it would be to go tits up. And so do I. Not only would it be a perfect opportunity for Fog followers to potentially ruin relations for a very long time and make humans hostile - or even Hunters making a comeback by turning the place into a death trap for any Monsters who show - depending on who shows up on both sides, it could be an opportunity for more personal conflicts as well.

Since this would be dealing with potentially high up NPCs, maybe not the Mayor of Bavan himself but certainly someone who the Mayor would trust in his stead, I felt it best to slide the idea your way, and see what could possibly be done with it!

[overlies]

hi mods!

i'm planning for makima to get into monster hunting under the current viel of allowing humans some air to breathe, especially in these trying times of hunger and offering a better food source (come on, they come back to life! with only a memory or two gone, what's the worst that could happen)! i remember that i had asked if makima could work with them and the police, to which y'all said it was possible, and i'd like to take that up a notch now!

i'd just like to ask if i need some sort of like.... ok to plot for this, or if i could put up an ooc post on my own asking if anyone would be interested in demon fisticuffs/deaths/close calls, since this would mostly just be happening in the background and wouldn't stand as a monthly plot by itself (yet). would it be alright if i went about it this way, or am i required something else?

when the dead return!

[tequila_sunset]

Those killed and eaten humans the Groundhog King brought back? They’re angry at monsters and this time it’s personal.

Basically I want our monster's victims to start a new organized faction of monster hunters. This would involve the cooperation from all interested players, who can contribute and customize their past victims/future hunters as desired and offer suggestions of their own.

Lots of room for drama here, even among the humans. I’m sure there’s some who’d just like to try to move on from their whole experience. Maybe this starts as a support group that kind of takes a turn for the worse. Infighting, radicalization and so on. Things escalate and many humans among them desire justice and revenge.

[cratecrasher]

Hello mods! I'm here on behalf of a terrific trio team-up aiming for tier 3!

Crash, Sonic, and new recruit vocalist Yuzu plan on taking their act to the next level! After experimenting with mind-altering sound waves, writing songs, and putting their heads together, they'll come up with a powerful new EP (extended play album). Their goal? To help bring “good” anti-Fog vibes to the peninsula.

In short, their songs will create feelings of positive pro-monster yet aggressive anti-fog sentiment. The pro-monster part is mostly for the humans who hear their music, to help ease tensions between the two populations per the notes about the overarching plot in 2024! But the anti-fog half of their message is directed towards monsterkind. There's also an attempt within their musical spellcasting to wash out the Dyster brainwashing from those affected- because there’s some foggies the band considers friends.

As per usual however, the music, combined with Elias' backing (maybe he provides the instruments/amps/recording equipment etc?) or just those mid-month Murphy’s Law energies… it has a stronger effect than anticipated. Some monsters after hearing the music (either from attending the performance or a live broadcast on the TV or radio) will be so affected by the anti-Fog vibes that they will be physically separated from the Fog magic in their bodies! The effect doesn’t necessarily happen right away- a delayed reaction could occur from characters mulling over the lyrics for too long.


This can result in a spectrum of effects; ranging from their Fog boons (or all their monster magic and related Mana-purchased spells) forced out and manifesting as a ball of mist they have to suck back up, to being split entirely from their form as the cloud of fog energy condenses into how the character mentally visualizes their monster half (normal or fog form).

Mod choice on whether the non-monstered characters are reverted to their human form or their canon form as in Felfri (with or without canon abilities), but basically the monster and the character will be separated. Of course, there's the option of opting out by being mildly inconvenienced at worst or simply being unaffected by the wild magical music.


In order to return to normal, it’s not that characters can’t reunite with their monster half, but if they will or won’t accept it back into themselves… But after no more than three days of separation, characters will grow steadily weaker (fatigue, shortness of breath) as their monster half grows angrier from a desire to be whole again.

Fourth-aligned characters would have an easier time making their expelled fog/monsters follow precise and explicit commands than Neutrals, while Fog-aligned characters compared to Neutrals would have a harder time controlling a more berserk, infuriated monster side.

But this would be up to player discretion. If a Fourth-aligned character has a berserk monster to deal with or a Fog-aligned character knows themselves enough for exactly how to placate their other self, that's fine too!

Near the very end of the event, as the magic starts to fade, characters stubbornly still rejecting their monster side hard enough creates a super persistent predator trying to eat them… Basically, the revival mechanic fixes things if all else fails. Those who opted into their removed fog as just a puff of mist could just have “fun” finding the right cloud before their life energy runs out!

Horror elements include but aren’t limited to: weakness/illness, dread from an inevitable/avoidable death, and potential themes of self-hatred and/or body dysmorphia.


tldr; Half doppelganger event, half His Dark Materials style Daemon event – Magic music works 2 good and causes monsters to be split from most of the fog they’re made of, either in the form of a cloud or by completely separating them out of their monster form. The split would temporarily last a week minimum until the magic wears off, after which point characters must either rejoin with their other selves, or die… and revive back into the status quo. The event can be played for straight horror or horror comedy! There’s a lot of flexibility.

Also, anyone in the middle of a temporary monster change gets a free one-week extension onto their time only if they opt’ed all the way into a full split from their monster form.