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Game Specific Information
Due to the fallout from Dogs of War, we have the following special mechanics in play.
The Zodiac diverted resources they’d normally use to keep their experiments in check.As a result, our “No Room In Hell” mechanic will be in effect through October.
The Boone-Helm took heavy casualties and can’t control the Raider population. As a result, all Warpath and Thrill Kill raiders (not PCs) gain the Raider Rush ability through October.
The Tarrarians can’t keep undead out of the tunnels. As a result, through October, room augments & gizmos that lock doors will not keep out undead that come through the tunnels.
A few notes on “No Room in Hell”
You can only get one trophy head per body!
Double Tap does not stop the mechanics of No Room In Hell, nor does taking a head.
We have two after-parties after the Bacchanal:
The Hedon After-Party (the Wilted Rose). Content Notice: Simulated drug & alcohol use, gambling, partial nudity (waist-up), discussion & images of sexual content.
TV Slumber Party (the Gun Range). No content notices.
There’s a few blog entries you should read: Family Politics, Getting A Head (read if you’re Murder Inc!), About the Bacchanal, About After-Parties
One important note: a trophy head requires infection loss. If someone prevents infection loss, the trophy disintegrates (you’ll be informed at the post office).
If you are asked to do NPC outside your normal shift on Saturday Night (i.e. you are playing a Face NPC), we are allowing you to waive normal CvC timers. Please be responsible, we trust you not to use this for an unfair advantage.
Recurring Information
Strain Variants. The following Strain Variants are in play this month: Apostate Ascensorites, Bathory Sempers, Carver Retrogrades, Consigliere Rovers, Dynasty Yorkers, and Warband Tainted (all Ascensorites, Retrogrades, Rovers, Semper Morts, Tainted, and Yorkers gain the mechanics for the weekend).
Remember, if you see an NPC with a purple glow stick, you only see them if you have a fracture, Bad Brain, or are part of a specific plot.
Standard Information
Dystopia Rising includes stories about violence, torture, drugs, and many other difficult things, but there’s one topic we don’t include in stories: sexual assault. It is never appropriate to include the topic of sexual assault in your role-play or stories. If encountered, please inform a guide so that we can take action.
If you are in the woods and can’t tell if a nearby sound is an animal or not, call out “Are you an animal?” If you hear someone calling that, you must respond “I am not an animal.” If you get no response, make yourself as big as possible and back away slowly.
Important Local Mechanics
Please review a few of our local mechanics. For a full list, see our website.
CAPs Calls
Players may use New York-specific CAPs to purchase Blue Plate Specials and G.O.G.O Gatherers simply by recording it on their sheet. You may also use the following Calls:
JUST SAY NO - Once per event, if you’re an Aberrant and in an Area of Effect or By My Voice call that targets Aberrants or does Aberrant Bane damage, you can spend 100 CAPs and call “Just Say No.” For the purpose of that one effect, you do not count as Aberrant.
NOT TODAY - Once per event, if you are using a crafting or gathering skill and are interrupted, you can spend 100 CAPs and call “Not Today.” Ignore the interruption, and take up to a 5-minute break from the task. As long as you return to using the skill within 5 minutes, you may continue where you left off.
NOTHING VENTURED - Once per event, if you use a combat skill and that skill is countered (i.e. your attack is Avoided) you can spend 100 CAPs and call “Nothing Ventured.” You regain the Mind you spent to use the skill.
Challenge
You antagonize your target; who must target you with any attacks. This effect ends if anyone else attacks or does damage to the target, if you leave combat, or if the target cannot see you. This skill does not force a target to engage in combat, it only forces them to target you if they do so. Challenge can’t be used under the effects of Choking Blow and is countered by spending 5 Mind and using Basic Social Influence.
Compulsion
Delivered by packet or Area of Effect, cannot be negated by Avoid or Mental Endurance. The target will follow a single command until the task is completed, nullified (i.e. defend someone who then dies), the compulsion is broken, or the end of the event. The target must complete the command to the best of their ability. The target is unaware of the specific command until they begin to act upon it, but will remember all actions taken.
Unstoppable
Makes the user immune to all skills and items. The threat will respond with “No effect, Unstoppable” to a negated effect. Additionally, all damage dealt to the threat is reduced to 1 damage and the threat will periodically respond with “Unstoppable.”
Schedule of Events
Friday (includes early Saturday morning)
10:00 pm - Game On; the Bacchanal begins. Enjoy the Lonely Streetz Hearts Club band!
12:00 am - After Parties:
Hedon After Party (the Wilted Rose). Content Notice: Simulated drug & alcohol use, gambling, partial nudity (waist-up), discussion & images of sexual content.
TV Slumber Party (the Gun Range). No content notices.
4:00 am - Ops closes.
Saturday (includes early Sunday morning)
9:00 am - Ops opens.
5:00 pm - Siesta begins.
7:00 pm - Siesta ends.
7:54 pm - Sunset.
3:00 am - Last NPC shift ends.
6:12 am - Sunrise.
Sunday
No events scheduled.