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Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote2013-09-10 11:30 pm
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Mission #14 - Follow Up and Vote

By the conclusion of this mission, the volunteers will have the option to either help the Iron Eye or take measures to ensure they fail. There are four options to take, each with their own pros and cons, as well as chances for success or failure. The involvement of the Lucetians will have a significant impact on future drafts and missions.

Of course, the question is: what are the Iron Eye up to? If you haven’t figured it out, you may have to make a decision with just what you’ve figured out.

The voting will impact things thusly:

Options 1 and 2 are pro-Iron Eye. By voting for them, one vote is ADDED to their chance of success.

Options 3 and 4 are anti-Iron Eye. But voting against them, one voted is SUBTRACTED to their chance of success.

Whichever of the four options get the majority vote will be the one that is used to determine the outcome of the mission. So, for instance, if Option 3 is chosen with 10 votes for Anti-Iron Eye, and 4 votes for Pro-Iron Eye, we could end up with:
40% - 10% + 4% = 34% chance of success. This means the Iron Eye would very likely fail, which is the desired option of the majority vote.


Once we have the votes in, we’ll use the random dice roll in an AIM chatroom, where we will roll a 100-sided die. If the dice rolls 34 or higher, the Iron Eye will fail. Likewise, if the success percentage is at 85%, then any dice roll over 85 will result in failure.

Bear in mind that there are 28 characters involved, which means that there is a lot of sway on the success rate based simply on agreeing with any one option.

The dice roll will take place in lucetiplot on September 15th at 11:00PM EST for those who wish to observe. If you do not have your vote in by then, it will not be counted. But this should give you ample time to try and figure out what’s really going on and decide what your character will do.

And so your options are thus:

1. They help the Iron Eye find the entrance to the cultist’s underground city and do not report to the Malnosso. Although this dramatically increases the chances to succeed, it will also put them in danger of some reprisal.
Pro: This route secures them an alliance with the Iron Eye. The repercussions could dramatically shift the war away from the cultists.
Con: Direct collaboration would make them accountable to the Malnosso, and they would lack the ability to deny their involvement.
Chance of Iron Eye Success: 80% + one point for each volunteer supporting the Iron Eye.


2. They help the Iron Eye by not telling the Malnosso what’s going on. This increases the chance of success and doesn’t put them in any kind of danger. They claim ignorance.
Pro: This route frees them of accountability. The repercussions could dramatically shift the war away from the cultists.
Con: Their relationship with the Iron Eye and Malnosso is not improved, but it isn’t ruined either. Luceti’s influence is not altered.
Chance of Iron Eye Success: 60% + one point for each volunteer supporting the Iron Eye.


3. They report the Iron Eye’s activities to the Malnosso, informing them of their ultimate goal. This also reveals Bil’s location. This decreases the chance of success and doesn’t put the volunteers in any danger.
Pro: This route guarantees they secure some tangible physical reward for Luceti in return for their loyalty to the Organization. This could be new infrastructure, an expanded barrier, or some other surprise gift.
Con: This route leaves Bil and the Iron Eye’s fate to the Malnosso, which is not promising for either of them.
Chance of Iron Eye Success: 40% - one point for each volunteer opposing the Iron Eye.


4. They find a way to sabotage the Iron Eye’s activities, but don’t report it to the Malnosso. This dramatically decreases the chance of success, but puts them in danger of reprisal.
Pro: This route leaves the Iron Eye and Bil in tact, but foils their plans. They maintain good relations with the Malnosso.
Con: The route sours relations with the Iron Eye.
Chance of Iron Eye Success: 20% - one point for each volunteer opposing the Iron Eye.


Characters will find out the results of their decision via an NPC post sometime later in September.

[personal profile] ex_tessen852 2013-09-14 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Would forming allies with them be wise though? I'm all for taking down the Malnosso, but if they discover we're working with them? What will they do to us? To our friends?"

It was the only thing making her nervous. There was no way she was going to tell the Malnosso what was going on with the Iron Eye, and there was no way she was going to stop them. But to help them? She was still on the fence about that.
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[personal profile] yourfononsarewhack 2013-09-14 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I imagine that there will be some harsh reprimands. However, we must not be overly dramatic about this matter. As I understand it, the Malnosso may seem to be cruel and merciless overlords, but they are in fact bound by a code of heroism. In fact, it seems that the very reason that Sir Catherine is siding with the Iron Eye is because their code binds them from making such decisive pre-emptive strikes upon the Malnosso. With that in mind, I imagine that the Malnosso would not punish us with methods beyond a temporary shift. It seems like a relatively small price to pay for our potential continued safety.

And please, keep in mind that we are not quite 'taking down' the Malnosso. We are only going against their wishes. Perhaps allying with the Iron Eye could be our first step towards finding a way to escape the enclosure, but I imagine that would be a discussion for a later day. For now, we can take action in this war for ourselves."

[personal profile] ex_tessen852 2013-09-15 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
For a while, Suki said nothing. She just took in what Jade said, trying to think of what was best.

"Perhaps I chose the wrong words, but still. I don't know if I'm alright with actively helping the Iron Eye. Even if it's only a shift. I don't want to be the cause of it. Who knows what a shift might cause.

I agree that we need to take action, but how much is the question."