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[noematic]

Thank you, everyone, for your thought-provoking involvement in this chapter!

And with the most recent conversation of Lachesis, the New Vesuvius chapter of the overarching modplot has come to a close. Logs and posts are still ongoing of course, and character direction may still evolve from such.

Now, every chapter has had a purpose, specifically a question, that was answered. And back to the question that themed this chapter: Why? Why is it important to fight? We have seen that Vulcanus is gunning for domination over imPorts, even if it might benefit the rest of humanity. But as some characters inquired: how can any utopia exist at the horrific expense of other citizens? Isn't that unjust? How can this terrible possibility that was New Vesuvius be eliminate?

Let's begin some discussion on what you, the players, might want to do to organize your characters into action! It doesn't have to be literal super-heroism (though those antics are always welcomed!), and you can involve plots or arcs that you've already been working with (for example, many imPorts interact with the Phantasm, and maybe you'd like to run with that vein). This is also a good place to outline how you envision the fallout of recent events, in regards to your characters. We're looking for structural advantages that can found new plot angles that you might want to take. This is an open discussion for brainstorming, talking, or hardcore organizing. It's a stepping stone to set you in a fun direction. There is no wrong way to do this.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave them here for me!

Comments

[magicalworld]

The point about the volcanoes is an interesting one, since Vulcanus has a well-established volcano fetish in their organizational culture (their name, 'we erupt with glory!', volcanoes as an instrument of the apocalypse in TiraForsae). They were almost certainly responsible for the Yellowstone near-supervolcano in 2011, since that was one of the disasters that made MAJESTY look good.

I vaguely remember the Vesuvius eruption too, and maybe it's not a coincidence that Vulcanus would choose that volcano of all the volcanoes in the world to name their triumphant 'perfect world' after.

(for the record I'm slamming my money right down on 'hollowed-out volcano lair', Dr. Evil-style)

[topslug]

Would Mordin be interested in looking into volcanoes? I think it would be pretty neat if the little research group Archer helped put together continued to trace back Vulcanus activity like that, though I don't know if he'd continue to spearhead those efforts. :|a Either way, I think more directed research funtimes could be exciting.

[heal_or_execute]

He definitely would, and I would also like to keep that unit together and working on things! Someone else would have to take care of organization and approvals though, since I don't think I could right now.