Mission: Looting Temples for Fun and for Profit [CLOSED]

[killthepast]

who: Prometheus Salvaging Team (Kylo Ren, Roy Harper, Valkyrie) and hired contractors (Tony Stark 1610 and Tieria Erde)
what: Looting a temple for a precious artifact nbd
when: Early May
where: Beyond the wall, on the outskirts of the Abandoned City.
warnings: Likely nothing worse than run-of-the-mill sci-fi violence!

Welcome to the temple looting mission! Here's the rundown:

1. Pre-mission mingle: Drinking at some bar, on Prometheus's dime, a couple nights before the mission proper. Hey, it's a team building exercise! This can play out like a regular mingle. (OPTIONAL)
   
   
2. Temple adventures: Everything that happens from reaching the temple to finding the chamber that holds the artifact. You've got a lot of freedom to play this out however you'd like.
   
   
3. Obtaining the treasure: Wherein our mercenaries face the final obstacle to get their hands on the treasure. The treasure in question is a glowing orb called the "Heart of Merra." It's hanging from some tendrils in some creepy chamber. In reality, it is absolutely attached to some kind of giant monster that's a cross between an angler fish and a sarlacc. Fun fact, the temple was built on top of/around this slumbering giant. Guess what's going to wake it up. (This is the thread that will officially satisfy the terms of the mission.)
   
   
4. Shit hits the fan: Everything that happens after obtaining the artifact. Snatching the "Heart of Merra" will trigger two events: 1) everybody in the immediate area becomes infected with the emotions/mood/feelings/etc of whoever's holding the artifact, and 2) the subterranean beast will awaken and start to cause a ruckus. When the creature awakens, the ground will shake, tentacles will start lashing out from the ground and the walls, and there's the threat of everything coming down on the group. They'll have to run away or kill the beast-- either way, gotta get out in one piece, with the artifact in-hand. This top-level can include: awakening the beast, becoming infected with each other's emotions, outrunning (or killing) the beast, escaping the temple, etc.

Mission Gameplay: We're going to play this fast and loose and flexible! Start your own threads under the top-levels, for group or one-on-one interactions. You can assume characters are off to the side, or temporarily split up, or facing their own personal obstacles during the temple exploration. The only thread where every character likely needs to be present at once is when they obtain the treasure.

No posting order necessary for any of the threads. Just go at your pace!

Temple Tricks & Traps: So, what are we dealing with once we're inside the temple? Whatever you want-- within reason. There's your standard "fight the critters" and "evade booby traps" options, as well as mental effects and trickery. Since feeeeelings and empathy and unity are the main themes of the temple and the artifact, a lot of the temple's defenses should be based on that. Facing your inner demons and each others', echoes/manifestations of the past, shared hallucinations, etc.

Note: Because of this, psychic type characters will be able to feel low waves of psychic energy in and around the temple, growing stronger the further into the temple they venture.

References: Once they reach the site (source), it looks like a ruined temple that's been thoroughly picked over by looters over the years. However, Prometheus intel found the hidden entrance to the true temple, which will lead them underground.

• Going in
  
• Venturing deeper
  
• The deeper you go, the creepier it gets
  
• #aesthetics
  
• more #aesthetics
  
• Critter example. Large, aggressive bugs, reptiles, and amphibians (like the smaller cousins of the ones encountered in the floods) may also make an appearance.
  
• Basic idea for the boss monster. Just. Assume there's an anglerfish dangle on it, too.

Comments

[killthepast]

[ He tries not to drink to excess. It being two days before they're to set off beyond the wall, Ren would really rather not find himself with a hangover to contend with. But he actually enjoys some of the company, at least, and there's something familiar in this that puts him in a rare state of ease.

The Knights of Ren may have been too ascetic to take indulgences like this, but they had their own bonding rituals. In principle, this is the same! And so, Ren's in his element, honestly for the first time since he came to this moon.

A relaxed Kylo Ren. WHAT A RARE SIGHTING. And maybe, if he gets drunk enough, he'll try to teach the others how to play sabacc, like his uncle taught him.

Or how to cheat at sabacc, like his father taught him. ]

[trashvalkyrie]

[There's not a chance in Hel that Valkyrie would skip out on any event involving drinking, let alone drinking on someone else's dime. She enters the bar with her usual brand of confident swagger; she's left the armor off, for now, dressed in black jeans, boots, and a muscle tank with a faded band logo emblazoned across the front. She spies Ren immediately; he's tall and cuts a distinctive figure, and she makes a beeline for him. She doesn't greet him immediately, however; instead, she flags down the bartender and orders two double shots of whiskey. When they're served, she pushes two of them toward Kylo.]

Bottoms up.

[killthepast]

[ Likewise, Ren's all casualed up for the night-- though his version of casual still involves covering as much skin as possible. Black henley, black jeans, black boots... But hey, at least he's not wearing gloves for once!

He spots Val when she enters, annnnd his eyes track her to the bar and back.

And now there are shots. He picks one glass up, then looks at Val, brow arched. ]

Both of them?

[trashvalkyrie]

[Holy shit, Kyle, you do have hands.

She returns the look steadily, and her reply has a note of challenge in it.]

Only if you can handle it. Otherwise I'll gladly take the other off your hands.

[killthepast]

[ He does! They have human skin on them and everything--

Okay that might've been a gross way of putting it. Anyway, there's a hint of a smirk on his face, because as a Skywalker and a Solo, he has to rise to any challenge. It's in his genes.

Down goes one shot. And then the other. One-two, in quick succession. ]

Easy.

[ Oh, Kylo. You may be big, but you're only human. Don't tempt fate by drinking too much, too quickly. ]

[trashvalkyrie]

[She looks grimly satisfied when he takes her bait; she orders another round with a gesture to the bartender and turns back to him.]

You're going to be fucking shitfaced by the end of the night. Am I going to have to carry you home over my shoulder?