Castle brainstorming

[thequestgiver]

So currently at the old Capital, there is a thread for storming the castle in an attempt to fix what's gone batshit in the town.

Since it looks like there's a lot of confusion and uncertainty over how to go about it, I'm putting this up for people to ask questions or toss out ideas in hopes of helping you all figure out what to do. There is no "right" solution to this puzzle, I intentionally left it open so that any idea you guys game up with that could work, would.

So ask questions,toss out ideas, no matter how random or crazy, let's use this as a quick way to figure things out!

[and as always, you can always PM me at this account, or pester me on plurk

[BTW: Day change will be delayed til probably tonight to give a bit more time for this to be worked out so I know if I should delay the next stage of the plot or not. Feel free to give feedback to that here too!]

Comments

[shorterinperson]

I can certainly work with just getting creative and trying whatever, but Alanna is mostly a healer unless there's something small and specific she wants to do. If anyone else is doing magic joo-joo she can back them up with raw power. Volunteers?

[brosif]

Sif's in a pretty similar boat, in terms of being support staff. She's got no magic to speak of, but will be happy to take point on any physical actions that need preformed.

Slingshot

[brosif]

Sif’s idea is to make a slingshot to help with acceleration, and then to have magic users juice up the projectile. Is what is in her brain space with that last tag.

[shadedsunlight]

The idea I've been thinking about was before leaving, Ginia noticed the clock tower was behaving oddly. In the Ols Capital, the clock tower is stopped completely. She wants to take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it and if getting it to work would do anything. Any takers?

[thequestgiver]

Would you like the results of that investigation in here or in thread?

[shadedsunlight]

Thread is fine, but can I please have some information about the clock tower so I know what I'm looking at?

[thequestgiver]

It's a pretty standard clock tower, very well built and near identical to the one in the capital. There's no sign of why the gears have stopped working at all and no field like there is around the castle so everything is accessible, so if people want to try fiddling around with it to see if they can make it move again, they can.

Any specifics you'd like?

[shadedsunlight]

How do you get inside and to the clock machinery? Door in front, stairs up? Stairs and ladder? How tall is the tower? Purely mechanical system or is there anything magical about it?

[thequestgiver]

There's a door at the base of the tower with one of those annoying spiral stair cases that follows the edge of the building. The tower is one of the tallest building in the town, so about 3-4 stories roughly (the steeple on the church is the only thing taller) and the system is 99% mechanical with a bit of magic to ensure perpetual motion.

[shadedsunlight]

Thank you!

[shorterinperson]

Alanna would be willing to help, but she's a little stuck in her thread right now. I could have her join in beforehand, if you like?

[shadedsunlight]

That could work! I'm also stuck in a thread and I'm not sure what's going to happen there, but I might make a new thread for any clock tower exploring.

[shorterinperson]

Let's be rebels and do it! Just because nothing else is happening :(

[shadedsunlight]

Okay! I'll need a bit of time before I can get a thread set up, but I guess whoever wants to go can just head over there?

[shorterinperson]

I can go ahead and start something, if you want!

[shadedsunlight]

If you don't mind, that would be greatly appreciated! It's a busy day for me. DX

[shorterinperson]

here! No rush on anything :)