[ en ] tranceway ooc

Hi Eway. Aly, here, with a bit of an organization/info post.



Just under a week ago, Peggy put out the offer to organize some modified basic training programs for characters interested in brushing up their functional fitness but also for anyone who has absolutely no experience with the kind of physical conditioning that might make the difference between life or death in a combat situation. I thought I'd swing by the OOC community to give a bit more information, to help participating players get an idea of what their characters might be up to, and to hash out any extra details as needed.

First -- I was feeling a little extra and put together a FIELD MANUAL of sorts to help explain what players are getting their characters into. This is not an IC document (Peggy's not partial to paperwork) but is meant more as an OOC reference. Honestly, it looks like a lot of effort but in reality I cribbed most of it from an actual era-appropriate field manual, with some edits made for length and taste. You'll notice that at least one section (combat drills) is still left as a work in progress. More will come soon!

Second -- although the first day, ICly, was this past Monday (March 19th), I'm going to defer an open mingle until maybe the first or second week of APRIL. Since we're so near to the end of an AC period, I figure it will be more helpful to wait until then. But hopefully the above info link can answer most questions you might have about what the first few weeks are going to look like for handwaving purposes.

Third -- I was blown away by the fun and varied responses Peggy's offer received! There was a lot of IC talk about magic offense + defense as well, but that is so so so outside of her comfort zone. So I suppose I want to open the question up to the other players participating: would people want a joint-effort folded into this existing IC scheme to account for magic, with Peggy touching base with experienced magic-users to try and run concurrent sessions? Or would people prefer to organize their own separate crash courses related to magic?

If you've got any questions or concerns don't hesitate to hit me up on this post or you can always send a message to this account.