Plot input

[{K}itsune]

Hey everyone,

Alright, I've been trying to work the whole 'plot issue' out with my staff for a long time now, but to be quite frank I have no idea how to go about this whole 'war thing'. We've had a few 'goodish' ideas, but really I don't know how to put them into play and whether or not it would even be fun, or what you guys want.

If any of you (members or guests) have any suggestions or ideas about how to get this plot started, please, please say so. Do we want there to be an order of thing, like set things that we plan to happen after certain events happen (if they happen)? Or would you rather just have people fight randomly? How do we get the kingdoms into it? Mass battle? What?

No idea is a bad idea, but know that in the end I will choose what sounds best. Your thoughts and ideas count and matter though, so please help out.

<3 Kitsune

[Ulric]

Perhaps have X kingdom raid Y kingdom during some sort of event (i.e a ball or some big event), say trying to capture some person of importance. And that could be a site-wide thread, or something alike to that. There's my input.

^Algebra on the mind.

[Dash]

Going off of what Ulric said, during the raid Kingdom X could kill some person of importance. Before the war, there could be a treaty signed by Kingdom X and Kingdom Y or whatever kingdoms, and during the celebration that there is peace between the kingdoms, a child or somebody from Kingdom X could accidentally be killed by someone from Kingdom Y, like a gun shooting ceremony maybe and the child is shot...
Maybe during the ball, people from Kingdom X could find military weapons that Kingdom Y was hiding from them...or another raid could take place during the ball but not at the ball itself...instead it would be in another village/town or kingdom.

[Rain]

Going with both what Dash and Ulric said, the kingdoms X and Y could have spies that captured "person of importance" and while Kingdom X who lost said "person of importance" is throwing out accusations towards every kingdom but kingdom Y, the one they signed the treaty with, who is actually the guilty one. Then they torture "person of importance" until they give away some military secret and Kingdom Y does with that what it will, but by then a spy for Kingdom X discovers their "person of importance" is being held captive and has their guard up, prepared for ambush.

[Darki Tarokane]

This is unrelated, but I have an idea for a side plot involving demons, werewolves, and vampires;

A small group of 'protectors' so to speak moves in, and begins to kill all the 'monsters'(Vamps, weres, and demons). The 'monsters' are picked off one by one, their numbers dwindling until, reluctantly they form an alliance. But they begin to be attacked from within. They search for the killer, finding a hunter named Fade, who, coincidentaly is also a vampire. He has a special ability though, he takes all your power and energy and turns it against you. Somehow, all the monsters must defeat Fade, but that's easier said tha done...

[Magma]

Not sure how this will sound to all of you, but it's what popped into my head when i posted. So if it's bad, sorry.

Person A visits Kingdom X from Kingdom Y as a part of a ritual/ceremony. Person A is killed from unknown source and Kingdom X is blamed by Kingdom Y. Kingdom Z hears of the event and realized that Kingdom Y is weak without Person A, therefore Person B from Kingdom Z goes to Kingdom X and kills someone from there, framing Kingdom Y, making it look like an act of revenge. A struggle breaks out between Kingdom X and Kingdom Y, while Kingdom Z lurks, awaiting the right time to strike again.

That's all I got. Now for the ceremony, I suggest something like a festival or something big and important. Mainly a festival cause that's all I can think of right now.

[{K}itsune]

Not commenting on any of the ideas just yet, I'd like to get more, really. More than one from a person even. Seriously, people, I need ideas.

I would like to point out however the.. status of the kingdoms, as in their alliences, just so you all know because some of the... ideas don't seem to realize that completely. Here you go:

Ilmari, Mitya, Cinaed - allies (good)

Hudoben + Erebos - Not really... 'allies', but will most likely side with each other before the other kingdoms, although right after that they'd attack each other so... for all intents and purposes at the moment, allies. (bad)

<3 Kitsune

[Thyrdowhan]

Let's have the minor skirmishes, but these are becoming more frequent and fierce. These small battles more or less relieved pent-up tensions between the kingdoms, but the problems causing those tensions are unsolved. A major war looms, but for now...it's relatively quiet.

Darki's idea for a side story is good. The 'monsters' are being hunted mercilessly by a group of 'protectors' that kill the innocent as well as the guilty 'monsters'. The vampires, werewolves, and demons form an uneasy alliance amongst themselves and soon find a killer in their midst. I suggest that Fade have a unique weakness, like an intense allergy to mistletoe, and a dart made of mistletoe will kill him. Not just any mistletoe will do either, but a species found on a particular tree in Mitya, and it has to be harvested under a new moon with a obsidian knife. A wizard, witch, or druid can do this-and any race can attempt this.

[Darki Tarokane]

Hey, that'd from Norse mythology. Balder was immortal, but his only weakness was mistletoe. Loki guided Hoder's blind hand in the murder of Balder with a mistletoe. I like your idea, Thyrodowhan. Muahaha murder of the vampiric vampire hunter with the simbol of cristmas love!

[Magma]

lol

[Thyrdowhan]

I noticed a lot of manga artwork for people's characters, but I have a plot idea from an anime film: The film is known as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. I'll tell which part of the film I got my idea from; the giant insects that inhabit a toxic jungle that threatens to engulf the remaining habitable places on Earth.

Background: A druid (not Salinechal) had come up with a way to clean up desolate areas (such as Haemon Forest) by making mutant insects that eat up what's poisonous, but the cleansing process wasn't going fast enough so the druid unwisely increased the size of the mutant insects. . .which led to disasterous consequences. The largest insects are the size of a 4 story building, as long as half a football field, very intelligent, and hard to kill. There are other mutant insects that vary in size and have semi-intelligence. Think of it as a insect hive the size of Delaware. . .and the insects are on the move!

[Mike]

I'd have to say first off, everyone should be clarified on which kingdom they ally with. Next find out who's going to be involved in the plot, so things are a bit less confusing.

-Plot Ideas-

(Forgive me if I copy anyone's idea, I only read Kitsune's posts on this thread.)

Some sort of Global event could take place, perhaps a climate change, or somthing along the lines of forcing one of the kingdoms to act.

Or even to the extent that perhaps one of the bad kingdom's has been plotting for somtime, and there just waiting on an excuse to act.

Then there's always the tradtional Assanation, Kidnapping, Defection. Anything along those lines.

There's always the Ultimate weapon idea to. One Kingdom get's some sort of advantage, a power source maybe, forcing either the other kingdoms to fight or surrender.