Ouroboros Retrograde - plot role info

[powersthatbe]

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Re: Week 3 Check-in

[reallymean]

Couple questions!

First, unrelated to Week 4 shenanigans, Altair is asking Allura here about the possibility of breaking the connection with his Arcana, and if he does want to go through with it, she's going to make the attempt - so what's that going to do?

Second, regarding the Week 4 Waking World rebellion - how plausible is it for the not-so-merry band of rebels + Travelers to actually take the foundry? And if they do pull it off, how swift will the retaliation be, and/or how far into the city might they plausibly be able to push before getting crushed?

Re: Week 3 Check-in

[whatspringislike]

Taking it should be within the Travelers' power. Holding it would not be - Diabolin retaliation might be delayed by as much as a day or two, but if their ground forces had trouble retaking it they'd pull back and use radioactive artillery bombardment. Their best chance is to take the factory, loot it, wreck it, and scatter.

If they push into the city as quickly as they can, they might be able to make it all the way to the local palace, but they'd take absolutely brutal losses on the way, as attacks on the Palace are something the Diabolin expect and prepare for.

Re: Week 3 Check-in

[reallymean]

I was thinking more would it be plausible for them to overrun and empty the slave pens - I didn't actually think of the palace as within reason even for a suicide charge, given the sheer difference in forces available.

Repeating the question about what will happen if Allura attempts to break Altair's connection to the Arcana - even if the answer is "ping a mod as soon as the actual attempt is made", it'd be helpful to know before we get any further in the thread.

Re: Week 3 Check-in

[whatspringislike]

Oooh. Yeah, they could make the slave pens - the guards there are looking inward, not out.

Oh right! Sorry, lost track. Yes, ping us when that's attempted - there will be an effect, but it will not be a permanent one.

Re: Week 3 Check-in

[reallymean]

An attempt is made at breaking the Arcana connection. With slightly more of the thread for context.