Ouroboros Retrograde week 3 summary/week 4 plotting

[powersthatbe]

Lupa struggles to understand his squabbling familiar, and gathers Dreamers with Archetypes linked to communication in an attempt to solve the distressing riddles. Scarstin seeks out Adversaries of his time in an attempt to come to some sort of understanding. The Adversary and Oracle of Resonance's paths converge in the battle in the past. Sayf finally emerges from his Harbinger state, unaware of what's gone on in his absence. Asa's search for clarity brings her into the nightmare warrens of the past, where some of her strange power is made evident. Between nightmare battles, Allura continues to seek out allies in rebellion, and meets in secret with a group of Travelers ready to time travel for a cause. Yuuki rallies the Dreamers to escape the Starquake-racked landscape of the future.

Reiko's attempts to divine the secrets of the Arcana continue, leading her down into the webbed cavern beneath the Dream. Thae makes a dangerous play to get the information that might allow Tachibana to reverse Diabolin genetic engineering. Jules knows exactly what's going on with the Spirit Companions, click here.

Lyall and his pack attempt to calm and communicate with the past-Glatisant, to little effect. In the future, Altair, Sara, and Ace do much the same, to similar effect. Yukino's Oracular ability determines that the gem beneath the dream has perspectives of its very own. Sara pulls together a conspiracy to aid the elven rebellion. Kanji attempts to interpret the signals in the cabochon cavern. Matthew lets Sayf into Liminal Space, where he Submerges with the environment and has a confusing conversation.

In the relative privacy of the psychic network, the Travelers discuss what course of action might best solve the problem of Questing Country. Lyall has an ominous vision of the future of Liminal Space. Delaunay has a vision of his own that points towards several possible solutions to the problem of Sanctions in the earliest era. Kanji collects the cryptic scraps spoken by Travelers' Spirit Companions and Familiars in hopes of working out a meaning from the whole. Kinji suspects the cavern beneath the lake might be alterable with the power of music. Jules gets de-infiltrated, and looks to catch up on what he missed, now with… lower than 100 percent fewer memes. And Helena makes note of the fact that Liminal Space hasn't changed since it first separated from Questing Country.

Next week: Three major endeavors are underway: the exploration of the cabochon, including those intending to play music in time with it to see if they can amplify the disruption of the lightning coming off the crystal web; the assault on the Diabolin arms factory in the Waking World; and the evacuation of Starquake-afflicted regions of the future.

This new week will include two new complications - first, another Starquake, this one Transforming areas in the other eras and actively reaching out to chase down and Harbingerize nearby Dreamers. Second, the Spirit Companions will recover their ability to communicate, and reveal a dire secret: there was no natural Fintan Retrograde. All the garbled communication was deliberate action on the part of external powers - probably the Arcana - who have invaded Questing Country in the form of the cabochon, and whose presence is causing structural damage to the framework of dreaming itself.

What the Dreamers choose to do about that, and how it may relate to the other ongoing collaborations between Dreamer and Traveler, time will tell. Adversaries, especially Rise-era Adversaries, who already distrust their Spirit Companions, may not be bothered to find Travelers and Spirit Companions at odds. Valence-Era Dreamers may wonder if the Travelers, not the Fintan Retrograde, are the Problem the Ouroboros Retrograde was convened to solve. Investigators may have to deal with their own Companions accusing them of complicity. And those worried and confused Champions from the Starquake Era may wonder if the Travelers are behind their woes as well...

Plotting will be divided into subheaders on this occasion, to make it easier for groups to coordinate.

Comments

DIABOLIN ASSAULT: The Plan

[reallymean]

Step 1: Travelers zap in
Step 2: Kill the guards, take the foundry
Step 3: Loot, sabotage, and generally break the place
Step 4: Push into the city to take and empty the slave pens
Step 5: Travelers go back to Questing Country, locals scatter into the tunnels

Open to suggestions for revision/refinement!

[comebewe]

Only thing I'd suggest is:

1.5: Check to see if they can get to liminal space, and use it to launch Sudden Attacks From Nowhere

[otomechapilot]

About when is CW: Character Death gonna happen so that people can be extremely upset about it in thread?

[reallymean]

During Step 4 for Allura.

I'm gonna put it on-screen when it does happen, but midway through the fight there, so you know for the potential effects on Sara's mech.