12-14-2023, 03:15 AM
Omit any details about Platina that has been revealed through the Djin Fights (like the Dragon Rage, Lando's line about her), don't mention the Sky Plate or anything related thereof, don't talk about Braixen or raise any suspensions thereof (Platina would not like it if they were pressured, since she has a vague idea of what's up with her based on The Fights and her own interactions with them), don't mention any of the Party has Shadowing (that is just asking for us to get jailed or heavily monitored/controlled), and we should probably link up to Haxorous' group and see how much they want us to tell about their Friend's troubles and current Quest (they may not want a competing Guild mucking around in it). Anything else I could think of that should be omitted or heavily doctored would require me to literally trawl this thread to the very beginning of both Questlines concerning the Djin and re-read everything that was discussed/happened, which I frankly don't want to do.
If Delphox happens to catch anything we don't want told it's probably going to be because of DM fiat or some great Lie/Investigation Checks on the boss' part while everyone shares their version of the story, which will be aided based on Dragonstrike's own notes and recollections of what the group has said/done as he uses THAT if we Auto the Explanation. Which is why I propose the following course of action:
1. EVERYONE in character gets together to share all the details of their respective quests, leaving out personal and private information that any individual doesn't want to share that isn't crucial to the overall narrative of events/understanding of things (like Braixen's personal feelings, or what is up with Platina and Kogeki).
2. The group, in and out of character, would then discuss what they DONT want to share with The Fox or others that are not trusted, and from there they are implied to have to brainstorm a heavily edited version of the story that is mostly true but leaves out any incriminating details or awkward subject matters.
3. Dragonstrike's role at this point would then to, based on what we have said in the Meta Thread that we DON'T want to get out that would wig out Delphox something FIERCE, create a Cover Story based on his own Notes and Understanding of The Events - What We Don't Want Shared that can be Auto Told, which should not be too intensive considering nothing should have to be written or overly brainstormed. If they want to create a Summary of That Version of the Story for us/themselves to refer to later, that is something they can do on their own violition.
4. It is then agreed that the Party that will be explaining things to Delphox/Others will ONLY share that version of They Story - if each member of the group is required to give their own version of the telling then they stick to That Version and only differ based on how they tell it ('In Their Own Voice') and trying to give as little personal takes on it as possible.
5. Anytime anyone of the group shares That Version of The Story to someone, they will immediately inform the rest of the groups about it so that what they said can be taken into account if/when they have to share/comment on That Version with that someone or others to 'keep things straight'. This part/process can also be pretty much be Autoed unless that Party member is stuck in an Encounter that prevents a 'Cut To Black/Now everyone Knows' style implied info dump or they know they are being spied on, in which case we have to handle things a bit more carefully IC.
Now the above seems overly detailed and a bit overboard in terms of SpecOps, but keep in mind the following: The Group has several Humans who are on a literal Quest from GOD OF CREATION ITSELF against a Force of Evil that turns Pokemon into Turbo Evil/Feral versions of themselves, and involved are Plot Device of Divine Power AND Legends of great power and dubious alignment. This is some SERIOUSLY sensitive info that could get the group hamstringed and/or mired in politics at best if someone(s) gets the deets and spreads it around, and at worse we could get blackmailed, blacklisted, hunted down and killed/enslaved/corrupted, and any other number of terrible fates. Anytime something happens that even tangentially relates to The Mission and Shadow Forces should be shared with The Group and Trusted Allies ASAP so that they can be in the know and create Cover/Edited Stories that can both be helpful while protecting everyone involved. Personal Details, on the other hand, should be left to an Individual PC or NPC to permit being Revealed UNLESS they tie into the prior caterogy of things so heavily that they can't be reasonably divorce without context from them. While I doubt Dragonstrike would hold us TOO closely to what we have said/done in the past when telling things to other NPCs (if only because that would require even MORE notetaking on their part to do so and this isn't THAT sort of campaign when Details Super Matter), having ground rules, general guidelines, and contengicies in place to prevent ourselves and our PCs from shooting themselves in the foot due to mere abscentmindedness or obliviousness is just common sense in my opinion.
The only other alternative if we don't want t establish an Semi-Autoed Cover Story Networking System is pretty much keeping extremely good notes from now on and going back over recent events and from there manually coming up with our own explanation of things, either in actual storytelling formatting or simply as Bullet Points/Summaries of Details we Auto our PCs to share with others. This is pretty much a good thing to do, and something I myself should admittidly do more of, but I can say at least for myself that I really don't want to sweat the details and put in THAT much work and notetaking when my memory of things + quick refreshers have done great over MULTIPLE campaigns. I might not have a choice going forward, though, given that their are often WEEKs between posts that allow for memories to grow fuzzy and SpecOps are probably going to become more of a Big Deal as the Plot goes forward.
If Delphox happens to catch anything we don't want told it's probably going to be because of DM fiat or some great Lie/Investigation Checks on the boss' part while everyone shares their version of the story, which will be aided based on Dragonstrike's own notes and recollections of what the group has said/done as he uses THAT if we Auto the Explanation. Which is why I propose the following course of action:
1. EVERYONE in character gets together to share all the details of their respective quests, leaving out personal and private information that any individual doesn't want to share that isn't crucial to the overall narrative of events/understanding of things (like Braixen's personal feelings, or what is up with Platina and Kogeki).
2. The group, in and out of character, would then discuss what they DONT want to share with The Fox or others that are not trusted, and from there they are implied to have to brainstorm a heavily edited version of the story that is mostly true but leaves out any incriminating details or awkward subject matters.
3. Dragonstrike's role at this point would then to, based on what we have said in the Meta Thread that we DON'T want to get out that would wig out Delphox something FIERCE, create a Cover Story based on his own Notes and Understanding of The Events - What We Don't Want Shared that can be Auto Told, which should not be too intensive considering nothing should have to be written or overly brainstormed. If they want to create a Summary of That Version of the Story for us/themselves to refer to later, that is something they can do on their own violition.
4. It is then agreed that the Party that will be explaining things to Delphox/Others will ONLY share that version of They Story - if each member of the group is required to give their own version of the telling then they stick to That Version and only differ based on how they tell it ('In Their Own Voice') and trying to give as little personal takes on it as possible.
5. Anytime anyone of the group shares That Version of The Story to someone, they will immediately inform the rest of the groups about it so that what they said can be taken into account if/when they have to share/comment on That Version with that someone or others to 'keep things straight'. This part/process can also be pretty much be Autoed unless that Party member is stuck in an Encounter that prevents a 'Cut To Black/Now everyone Knows' style implied info dump or they know they are being spied on, in which case we have to handle things a bit more carefully IC.
Now the above seems overly detailed and a bit overboard in terms of SpecOps, but keep in mind the following: The Group has several Humans who are on a literal Quest from GOD OF CREATION ITSELF against a Force of Evil that turns Pokemon into Turbo Evil/Feral versions of themselves, and involved are Plot Device of Divine Power AND Legends of great power and dubious alignment. This is some SERIOUSLY sensitive info that could get the group hamstringed and/or mired in politics at best if someone(s) gets the deets and spreads it around, and at worse we could get blackmailed, blacklisted, hunted down and killed/enslaved/corrupted, and any other number of terrible fates. Anytime something happens that even tangentially relates to The Mission and Shadow Forces should be shared with The Group and Trusted Allies ASAP so that they can be in the know and create Cover/Edited Stories that can both be helpful while protecting everyone involved. Personal Details, on the other hand, should be left to an Individual PC or NPC to permit being Revealed UNLESS they tie into the prior caterogy of things so heavily that they can't be reasonably divorce without context from them. While I doubt Dragonstrike would hold us TOO closely to what we have said/done in the past when telling things to other NPCs (if only because that would require even MORE notetaking on their part to do so and this isn't THAT sort of campaign when Details Super Matter), having ground rules, general guidelines, and contengicies in place to prevent ourselves and our PCs from shooting themselves in the foot due to mere abscentmindedness or obliviousness is just common sense in my opinion.
The only other alternative if we don't want t establish an Semi-Autoed Cover Story Networking System is pretty much keeping extremely good notes from now on and going back over recent events and from there manually coming up with our own explanation of things, either in actual storytelling formatting or simply as Bullet Points/Summaries of Details we Auto our PCs to share with others. This is pretty much a good thing to do, and something I myself should admittidly do more of, but I can say at least for myself that I really don't want to sweat the details and put in THAT much work and notetaking when my memory of things + quick refreshers have done great over MULTIPLE campaigns. I might not have a choice going forward, though, given that their are often WEEKs between posts that allow for memories to grow fuzzy and SpecOps are probably going to become more of a Big Deal as the Plot goes forward.
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Member of Team PUNishment. Pun-pare for Struggle, make it Double Team!
Phantom is my OTP~ Online ID: 000650
