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.

[lucetimods]

Don't be ridiculous, Shikamaru was always on there. Obviously. Shush.

[consultmybooks]

I know that our characters have the ability to request items in their rooms before they're sent out for the draft. Is there a limit on the sort of item?

Specifically, I'm thinking spellbook. Specifically, the spellbook used by Roden in "No Future For You". It's a canon item that Giles has proven able to use.

[lucetimods]

Go for it!

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

Heyyyy actual question for the questionplace:

if your character has made extensive study of various Poisonous Things using what's available in the Luceti-library, will that be at all helpful in identifying things here? (not that knowing a mosquito carries malaria will keep you from GETTING it, but you see what I mean)

[twinnedavarice.livejournal.com]

Sure, why not. I was actually hoping to see some people have to get more scientific with the diseases and poisons here beyond just casting Esuna.

[endgames]

Speaking of books. Shikamaru has this big huge manual (not even kidding - it's half as tall as he is) that his clan kept back at home on lots of various ailments and the types of ingredients you can use to make medicine to cure them. Seriously - tons of stuff. Besides deer-tending, they make pharmaceuticals. Special points for also living in a village surrounded by forest.

I'm planning on having Shikamaru bring excerpts of it along (...because I don't think he can carry the whole thing around out there). Thing is, he's not as medical-savvy with this kind of stuff as the rest of his clan is. Something Ginko might be interested in though, maybe?

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

When the draftees are withdrawn on the final day, that's when they'll be back in the village, right?

And will Bil warn them about the poisonous stuff so that Saleh will know to bring his Restore staff?

[lucetimods]

They'll be returned on the 6th, at 11:59 (or midnight on the seventh).

I'm not sure, it will depend on what the first NPC post says.

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[screwthegods]

Not so much a question as...

I actually put in Amelia in place of Sagara Sanosuke, since Sano is dropped. It's backwards on the list.

8Db ?

[lucetimods]

Fixed!

Re: MOD QUESTIONS

[vibrafinal.livejournal.com]

Would Cecil be able to request a Carnelian Signet (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Carnelian_Signet), if they are told the fight will take place in a forest? It might be slightly too destructive, though.

[lucetimods]

Is that something Cecil would really want? It seems like a bomb of that strength and power would be just as dangerous to his allies, nevermind the potential of causing widespread damage to the forest itself.

[rites.livejournal.com]

I'm a newbie (hides) but I was told not everyone usually gets accepted to these lists. Is that the reason Kyouko (my comment here for reference (http://lucetimods.livejournal.com/58267.html?thread=7810203#t7810203)) wasn't put on it? I don't mind either way, I just wanted to make sure to inform my castmates if she's not participating. \o/ Thanks in advance for answering my newb question.

[lucetimods]

It just means I missed your name, that's all. You're on there now!

[endgames]

Okay, so I actually do have a question now.

Like during the AU event, with people who'd learned summoning/were under a mallynap effect, would the Shift Hunters pick up on anyone suffering from a Shift Affliction for this draft?

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Yup, same deal. Anything Shift-related (Filial Magic, Summoning, Kidnapping side effects, shift incompatibilities) will arouse their senses.

That said, everyone has some Shifts associated with them, but it's only the above ones that are strong enough for them to pick up on.

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify this- the people who are afflicted will be sent along right from the beginning, right? Or are they being sent in later as reserves like last time?

[bamfing]

Yup. This time around, there will be no last minute addition, because these people are already acceptable by the current Malnosso standards.

[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

Item request question. Would Mewtwo's Pokeball be okay? It last appeared in canon...a long time ago, so I didn't do anything with it in the village, but having it for this battle could be useful.

[bamfing]

Sure thing.

[sasukelogic.livejournal.com]

I accepted with Sasuke in the last post, but he isn't on the list. Did you miss him, or isn't he coming?

Also, I asked about Susano'o (http://luceti.livejournal.com/54120.html?thread=8009832#t8009832), if he counts as a summon or not..?

[i_speak_softly]

Two part item request.

First: Can Don have the Gravitic Equalizer that Kirby drew for him?

Second: Can he have it with a reverse setting, so that it can increase gravity as well as cancelling it? I don't think it does this in canon but it would be awesome if it did.

[floralprophecy.livejournal.com]

Question: Would Lab be allow to bring things back from the battlefield? I'm thinking specifically of seeds. Since Lab is most likely going to try to bring back seeds of the new plants he'd meet and become friends with.