It's a jungle out there, poison in the very air we breathe

[lucetimods]

Okay, those details! Quick reference. Draft starts on Friday the 3rd and will last until the 6th. There, with that out of the way, let's look at our list.



ACCEPTED

Akimi Chouji - Dani
Albert Silverberg - Athena
Alexei Denoia - Taisa
Amelia - Tad
Ange Serena - Jena
Archie - Tori
Ayumu - Griff
Ayumu - tiassa
Batman - Triad
Buffy - Aly
Caroline Forbes - Rumi
Casey - Laenavesse
Cecil Harvey - Hecate
Ciel - Mori
Claude Kenny - Trap
Daisy SPARTAN-023 - Jaydee
Derek Bliss - Silverthorne
Dhaos - Northeastern Wind
Donatello - Ami
Draco - Ty
Duke Pantarei - Mandee
Fox Mulder - Lisa
Frederic Chopin - Umi
Freyjadour - Alisa
Ginko - Kat
Gold - Kyo
Haine Rammsteiner - Mika
Hakuren Oak - Dea
Haruhi Suzumiya - Zero
Hei - Mandee
Helios - Levy
Homura - Tad
Homura Akemi - Marion
Hope Estheim - Allie
Ian Treedude - Ashlee
Ion - another Sarah
Jack Sparrow - saralinda
Jacob Black - Shikki
Jade - Aza
Japan - Kaze
Jay - CrypticGirl
Kain Highwind - Lisa
Kaori - Alsenei
Karai - KJ
Kouki Wakahisa - Doji
Kurt Wagner - Masa
Kyouko Sakura - Kattu
Labrador - Namika
Leonard McCoy - Sarahdeux
Ling Yao - Masa
Luffy - Essem
Luke blah blah long name - Kukki
Mami Tomoe - Rift
Marica - Boba
Masomi Kida - Zero
Mewtwo - Holo
Mia - Vilya
Mikado Ryugamine - unkie
Mithos Yggdrasill - Kathleen
Naruto - Zane
Nataku - Sra
Nicky d. Wolfwood - Ashlee
Nox - Stormcrow
Paprika - Marion
Piers - Nadia
Raine Sage - Sapphire
Ranka - Zephy
Raven - Kazzi
Riku - Meega
Robo-oy - Zane
Ron Wesley - Janet
Roxas - Ty
Rupert Giles - hickumu
Rydia of Mist - Rydia
Ryoga - Aster
Saleh - CrypticGirl
Sanji - Marie
Saten - Kim
Selphi Tilmitt - Jay
Sheena - Vilya
Shikamaru - Pi
Shino - Essem
Shuri Oak - Shikki
Smellerbee - Dani
Smoker - Wolf / CC
Sora - Diane
Soul Eater Evans - Charlie
Spade Belforma - Jaclyn
Stahn - Kyo
Tear Grants - Alsenei
Terra - Athena
Tia Dalma - Sceadu
Uchiha Sasuke - mji
v-13 (Nu) - Misa
Valvalis - Zappa
Vash - Zigzag
Ventus - Mega
vivi - Jessie
Winry - Batty
Xion - Emily Ishkabibble-kun
Yellow 13 - Triad
Yuber - Nadia
Yuri Lowell - Kyio
Zack Fair - Akai
Zann'en - Aza
Zelgadis - hedi


DECLINED

Ceasar Silverberg - Trap
Joh Watson - Sarahdeux (swapped for Leonard McCoy)
Kirsikka - Ishka (swapped for Xion, then brutally dropped)
Link - Naomi
Raenef (swapped for Zelgadis)
Saber - Marion (swapped for Homura)
Sheik - Trippie
Sokka - Masa (swapped for Ling Yao)
Terra - Rydia


PENDING RESPONSE

Damon Salvatore - Sarah
Kamina - Rem
Leo - Dynast
Ramirez - Carmen
Rogue - Shira
Satoshi Joujou - Carmen
Uriko Nonomura - Zappa

What a list! If you haven't accepted yet, what are you doing here? Go to the PREVIOUS POST and sign up already!




Concerning the battle:

You know how these draft posts are always obnoxiously long, even without the lists? Well, all of the info you need it up at the Nitpicker's Guide.

DRAFT AND ENEMY DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE

• First and foremost, MOST -IF NOT ALL- OF THE FIGHTING WILL BE ASSUMED; in other words, without mods playing the NPCs. If you absolutely must -MUST- play out something of great importance, please let me know and I'll provide an NPC, we can set up a log, something. But please, unless you need it for a specific purpose, don't ask for NPC battles. It will be largely uneventful and full of your character kicking ass and taking names and knocking down buildings and enemies, etc etc. This is to give you guys some freedom as well as keep us from a) getting overloaded and/or b) holding you back.
  
  
  
  
• Hey now... that's not a map! Well this time, there isn't one. The battle will be taking place in a thick, steamy tropical rain forest that not even the Malnosso have ever mapped. It is massive and dangerous, being one of the natural habitat of weld Shift Hunters, familiar creatures from the previous AU Event. But even they are not the most dangerous creatures present. Wild animals include a variety of large jungle cats, massive snakes, poisonous bugs and frogs, crocodiles, piranhas, and all manner of horrible creatures. There might even be a few jungle-related monsters from other canons running around out there.
  
  
• The forest is quite massive, but there will be three drop off points, each five miles from each other, in a triangular deployment. Among the many sights will include massive waterfalls, dangerous rocky rivers, swampy marshlands, and at the center of it all (around which the deployment zones are) is one massive tree, with a diameter of about a hundred feet across its base and standing over a thousand feet in height. The roots from the tree extent outwards for hundred of feet all around. Several other large sequoia sized trees are also present, many tangled together from the overgrowth of branches and vines.
  
  
• Signs of civilization exist amongst the branches of these large trees, including the largest one. These include crude tree houses, connected by rope bridges. They seem to be abandoned, but only recently. Buried or covered under overgrowth are the ruins of a past civilization, though the stony surfaces are long since worn away. What little writing remains is reminiscent of that in the old desert temple. Unfortunately there is too little left to be of any use. Some of these ruins may prove to be adequate shelter, but little more than that.
  
  
• Oh yeah and the Third Party is here. There is no specified number for how many there are. Despite being deployed for four days, the draftees will not be able to wipe them all out. In fact, on the last day, the draftees will be withdrawn from the battlefield once the enemy begins to overwhelm them in strength and numbers. Amongst those included will be a large host of normal soldiers, more Elites than previous battles, plenty of Shifters, and trained Shift Hunters.
  
  
• The Third Party are well accustomed to combat in the rainforest and will make great use of it in their attacks. They may even use elements of geurilla warfare to attack, as well as crude traps (such as nets, pits, snares, and other such things) against the draftees. They will be as comfortable fighting on the ground as they are in the treetops and may attempt to lure draftees into dangerous areas, where wild animals or other natural dangers can endanger them. On the last day, the forest will be receiving a monsoon, which will result in a massive downpour and flooding and raining and... yes, quite miserable.
  
  
• As for the IC announcement, the actual draft announcement will be handled differently. Expect that post to be on Monday-Wednesday.
  
  
• ALL IS NOT LOST. Because of how dangerous this all is, Bil has arranged to provide our heroes with some help. Namely, he'll be enabling them to use Filial Magic outside the barrier. It will be twice as potent (due to the lack of a power cap), though it will run the risk of attracting Shift Hunters. There will be a Bil post about this where he will allude to it.
  
  That's about it, then. Questions, comments, plotting? All of it goes here.

Comments

MOD QUESTIONS

[lucetimods]

Put 'em here.

[endgames]

Not so much a mod question as it is a check: I accepted for Shikamaru on the last post, but I don't see him anywhere on the above list of names. Unless my phone screen is lying.

[pearheaded]

MY NAME IS IAN KOLANSKY!!! IAN KOLANSKY!!!

[SOB SOB]



Also this is going to be hideous for my boys, yes. I am excited~

[vermified]

Treedude is much more catchy.

Very tentative plotting

[consultmybooks]

Whooo boy.

Giles, as some of you know, is recovering his sight - he can currently distinguish vague silhouettes, and probably a little more than that by the time the announcement goes out.

Otherwise, he'll be making a lot of use of his oversensitive hearing, and might still be vulnerable to traps and natural hazards.

He'd probably be helpful detecting ambushes, he's good at that.

In hand to hand, he should be effective again. He won't get in anyone's way in a fight, as the silhouettes of Third Party fighters and Shift Hunters will be pretty easy to distinguish from villagers. And, as anyone who's watched the show knows, Giles is good to have on your side in a fight.

As far as Filial Magic goes, he's effective with Kipinn and Nala, and has started learning from Tsinku. The powercap relase will let him play a little more with magic from home. Barrier spells and things that can possibly mess with the Third Party...yeah. Offensive magic is still a huge drain, though, although I have a possible plan for that.

I have the "The Magic Box" RPG supplement for spell lists, if anyone's curious.

Giles can fight long range and close range, although he'll be wary of using any kind of long range weapon.

Hi~

[thedicearecast.livejournal.com]

NOT-DADDY!

Or alternately, Giles can has a Homura? Or both! Idk, I'm open to anything :|b

[fourteen]

Kirsikka - Ishka (swapped for Xion, then brutally dropped)

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Masa, I know where you live.

[twinnedavarice.livejournal.com]

Did I typo Kirsikka's name or something?

PLOTTING?

[de_bel_survivor]

On the last day, the forest will be receiving a monsoon

Sounds fun. 8D;;

Anyway, Kouki will provide magical offense and support for anyone that needs it. Probably no fire spells, but there's electric, wind, ice and almighty spells!

And of course, healing magic.

Plotting?

[ayu_nee]

Ayumu here has no magic and hasn't contacted the filial spirits. :Db However, she is a ninja and good with sneaky things. Scouting, maybe? Setting traps or finding those set by the enemy?

[consultmybooks]

Helping Giles not fall into traps? He's not terribly sneaky, but he can back Ayumu up in a fight and magically.

[sonatasedge]

/Watches Full Metal Jacket for reference.

YOU IN 'NAM, LUCETI. CHARLIE'S ALL OVER, MOVE MOVE MOVE.

[all7seas]

HA yes.

[simplestgift]

So is anyone interested in plottingz? Kennedy was such a dude in distress last draft I'm thinking it's his turn to actually prove himself a worthy member of the Royal Navy, man.

[all7seas]

Aye.

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Do you know what's in the water that you drink? Well I do, and it's amazing!

McCoy's going to set-up a combat support hospital/field clinic on the battlefield and shelter any non-combatant characters drafted. I'm guessing any treatment and such will be mostly hand-waved and I'm still up in the air where it'll actually be (possibly the ruins?).

Anyone else interested? Am I missing something out?

[all7seas]

.......Salamanders live in the jungle, right?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Baby's first draft in a jungle! Too bad she won't be able to admire it like the ocean. Ahah. This is terrible and great at the same time. BRING IT ON.

I think it's time to watch Tropic Thunder again.

[all7seas]

.........There's a baby?

[alwaysserious.livejournal.com]

I like how I wasn't called out on dropping Rae...>>;

WELL, since any of his earth magic is screwed in a forest, if anyone needs some serious tree-clearing magic...or flying around Zel can help. Or a shield. He makes a good shield.

Oh so much freakishly powerful magic to play with..

[lucetimods]

Sorry, I was going to, but I wanted to concentrate all my cruelty on Ishka. >.>

plotting & question

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

Plotting
I haven't beat up on Ginko for a while, and would like to. Probably in the act of helping someone out, ICwise. 8] That is all.
EDIT: Because everyone is putting this... Ginko knows all the filial spirits, but has not *mastered* Eferin or Hyt. Because Eferin is a bastard.

Q:
J-just confirming. Can ALL filial skills be used? Even in the creatively-combined ways we might have been headcanoning for a year+ now? O_O

[fourteen]

... I can possibly assist you with being terrible.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Oh look like fun! XD

Ok, for my guys who are going, I'd love to plot.

I'm still planning on Kain dying- He made it out ok last time, so I have to keep tradition alive! I will ask about penalty stuff of course. I still think it'd be fun (horrible) to make him think he reaches safety and then ... either a surprise backstabbing OR he's wounded worse than he realized after some fight and just... drops, unexpectedly. Actually those traps could also potentially work, hmm... His filial magic consists of wind, only.

Mulder, I'd still like to give a handicap- maybe Flu-like symptoms? Or hallucinaton? Either way, he'll do his best out there. He's used to working under weird conditions. He'll be up for teaming up with anyone. He has started getting Nala's magic, though he still needs some work, he'll likely be able to use it when faced with an emergency. He's totally going to want to see the limits of what he can ask for too. He wants some cool sci-fi things!

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

I'll stick with giving Rydia a handicap, to give Kain more of a reason to be paranoid/make it easier for him to die. XD

[all7seas]

Sooo Jack is going. Does anyone want to plot anything with him? There will be lots of swinging from trees I think.

[herotypical]

...monsoon day shenanigans. please.

[godbent]

Haruhi: Civvie. Hanging out wherever there might be a base camp and trying to use her God-powers (which she still has nil in control over, so it won't work much at all) to ensure people's general safety. That said, she won't see combat if she can't help it... so at a clinic station, running communications, being a lookout up a tree. Something idk.

I'd like to run a larger thing for her but I lack the ideas right now

Knows Nala's stuff basically and Eferin's stuff quite well.

EDIT: I AM STUPID, but Haruhi's God-based coincidental luck means that because of her hope of being saved, a series of lucky coincidences involving wildlife thrawting TPS might be liable to happen. To her and those around her (or those she specifically hopes ate safe) if anyone wants in on that.

Masaomi: Desperately needs someone to ensure he doesn't die. Looking to brutally murder lots of TPs as soon as he knows Mikado is there.

[mischiefbreeder]

Don't worry, Masaomi! Gold won't let you die!

...Someone just needs to make sure he doesn't get himself killed protecting his friends.

[herotypical]

POISONOUS BUGS, YOU SAY?

anyone want to plot anything specific? buffy'll just be glad to go hit things again. and maybe get poisoned. maybe. possibly. we'll see.

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

[perplexme]

/just stares at the list and has horrible ideas.

Roxas: Will be back to normal by the time the draft comes around. Which is helpful despite the fact he's never been in a jungle environment.

Draco on the other hand will be fresh from a mallynapping and won't be able to use his regular magic. No wand. Nothing. Byebye. He'll blame it as a draft problem more than likely but he'll mostly rely on the little physical combat he knows how to use and the Filial magic.

BASICALLY if you want to plot something specific with either of these brats let me know?

[rain-of-bullets.livejournal.com]

I know Haine and Draco just met over the journals, but if he needs a human meat shield, Haine is great for that. XD Just lemme know if you wanna have them run around together or something?

[notaboy-gtfo.livejournal.com]

So Smellerbee could actually be useful in this draft-situation. Good old fashioned guerilla warfare in the middle of a forest, she's got experience with. The fact that this forest is on danger levels of hers amped up to about six billion notwithstanding, anyway.

But sneaking around, setting traps, tactical group ambushes, she's totally all for it.

SO IDEK, if anybody needs a tiny androgynous Freedom Fighter taking it upon herself to tell them their business or to crawl through a really small hole or something?

And not looking to go beyond minor/mild injury, for the record. :|a

[twinnedavarice.livejournal.com]

Greed/Ling - Since Greed is at full power, he'll be in control most of the time. Ling will only show up if someone is in danger and Greed isn't as inclined to help. With his Ultimate Shield he's essentially invulnerable. But yeah, if anyone wants to hang out with them...

Kurt Wagner - Probably gonna stick close to Rogue, though there's the possibility of him getting split up or just being out on the battlefield at different times. His 'porting will be convenient for helping people out and he's gonna totally Tarzan it up in the trees. He has some friends out there he'll definitely be trying to protect.

[corrinesbell]

This sounds awesome.

Sheena should have no issue with the dense conditions (Gaoracchia Forest, anyone?) But the enemy is making use of PIT TRAPS! How excite.

Mia will complain about the heat. Yes.

Hotel internet is fail - I am using the phone - BUT! Up for plotting/discussion/general omgyay, if you can put up with a little slow.

[corrinesbell]

Mia will also want to spend the vast majority of her time healing/depoisoning/and so forth people. It's what she does better.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

Rydia will be with Cecil, Saleh and Kain (until he dies) most of the time, and for the first couple of days, she'll have a handicap. Namely, that she'll be narcoleptic and thus falling asleep at random times. Fun. Anyone else who wants to run into her is welcome!

[vibrafinal.livejournal.com]

Cecil will work very hard to make sure no one will disturb her beauty sleep. And keep her very far away if the mods approve of the Carnelian Signet.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Selphie's gonna be separated from her housemates for this battle. If it's okay with Kyo and Zero, I'm hoping she'll be with Kida and Gold for the fight and she'll be coming back in baaaad shape.

Unless Frey has different ideas about this. xD

[generalflirt]

PEOPLE IN BAD SHAPE WITH MY MASAOMI??

okay PLOTTING

[fourteen]

So there is this beastie from KH1 (and also Days) that I fondly refer to as Invisilizard, but is known as a Stealth Sneak. This asshole.

Xion and Roxas are going to run into it, and it's going to suck because that dude is annoying to kill. However, they'll be able to handle it until the skirmish draws the attention of a handful of Third Party soldiers, possibly even an Elite depending on how mean we're feeling. And suddenly it's not just mid-level boss beastie, it's mid-level boss, upper-level boss, and MINI BOSS GRUNTS.

The kids will realize they're in over their heads and send out a distress call via the journals. We sort of want a KH party (so if the rest of y'all going could check in that'd be great) but other friends of theirs are welcome, of course. |D It'd basically just be a "COME SAVE THE KIDS AND ALSO KICK ASS" free for all.

OTHER RANDOM PEOPLE ARE FREE TO RESPOND TO THE VOICE CALL ALSO but lemme know if you want them to actually make it in time for all the fun. 8)

(Also I am thinking maybe the third day, the 5th, but that can be changed, idrk on that yet.)

[generalflirt]

[NOT KH]

[mischiefbreeder]

Oh yeah, this is sounding pretty sweet.

Gold is going to be out there with his Pokémon, kicking ass and taking names, and he'll probably be teaming up with his housemates, especially Mewtwo.

Stahn is.... Stahn's a fire hazard out there! Seriously, fire-slinging, sword-swinging pyromaniac in the forest? Nooooot good. So who wants to keep a leash on team up with this idiot?

[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

yup

You are Mewtwo's trainer for the duration of this battle, Gold. Relish in this honor.

[realityanchor.livejournal.com]

You mean not all forests have terrible creatures trying to attack you every 10 steps? Your world is weird, man.

But if anyone wants to kill stuff with Marica, let's do it! She does the whole healing dealie and wields a mean bow and arrow.

[coolstempers.livejournal.com]

I'd definitely love to have Piers run into Marica at some point.