Well, I didn’t plan on taking a whole day to type it,
but here’s a rundown of the events that have been planned or suggested for this RP, divided into separate subplots.
Subplot 1: Red ClawI had an idea (inspired by something GVG said to me in a PM) that Red Claw will be infuriated at having been defeated by the leafeaters the previous night, and, as his sanity spirals down the drain, vows to kill them all. (This way, Amy wouldn’t need to be the main target of Red Claw’s attacks anymore, and could afford to become a background character.)
I was also planning that Screech and Thud, who have already begun to lose faith in Red Claw’s leadership as he becomes more and more unhinged and obsessed with revenge, eventually abandon Red Claw to seek revenge on their own. This prompts the increasingly irrational Red Claw to swear revenge on them as well.
Red Claw eventually meets the
Spinosaurus from the 12th movie (played by Redtooth101, who I believe has decided to call him “Stromer”) and the
Giganotosaurus from LBT V (named “Gigano” by his player, FlipperBoidSkua), and decides to recruit them as allies for his cause. Unfortunately, the constant presence of two sharpteeth who are even larger and more powerful than him (not to mention fully sighted) gives Red Claw feelings of insecurity and paranoia, further aggravating his descent into madness.
I’m not sure whether to have Screech and Thud leave Red Claw before or after Gigano and Stromer join up with him; on one hand, I like the idea that the intimidation factor of the two giant predators contributes to the fast biters’ decision, but on the other hand it may be a long time before both of the sharpteeth are there, and Screech and Thud might have to split with Red Claw sooner if they are to interact with other players’ characters when they are needed.
Subplot 2: The Big Water GroupA small group (which I know will at least include my, FlipperBoidSkua’s, and LBTDiclonius’s dinosonas, as well as Guido, Ozzy, and Strut) leaves the valley to visit the Big Water.
I’m not entirely sure yet what motivates them to leave; part of it could be that Pangaea feels responsible for the valley dinosaurs who died the previous night coming to save him from Red Claw, Screech, and Thud, and fears that the surviving dinosaurs blame him for it as well. So he decides to temporarily leave the valley
An idea Amy and I discussed is that Sparky (FlipperBoidSkua’s character, a
Therizinosaurus) inadvertently frightens one or more valley dinosaurs (perhaps children who then tell their parents) who have never seen her kind before and are unaware that she is not dangerous. The incident is exaggerated through word of mouth, and eventually comes to the attention of Mr. Threehorn. When he finally meets Sparky, he too is alarmed by her enormous claws and unfamiliar appearance, and his still slightly overzealous concern for the valley (coupled with what he has heard about Sparky “attacking” another valley dinosaur) leads him to jump to the conclusion that Sparky is dangerous and must be ousted from the valley. My character protests and tries to convince Mr. Threehorn that she is harmless, to no avail. I’d rather not reveal all of the details of what ends up happening, but let’s just say that Pangaea decides to beat Mr. Threehorn to the punch and tells him that he and Sparky
will leave the valley…for entirely different reasons, leaving Mr. Threehorn with some food for thought.
At some point before they leave, the Big Water group runs into Ozzy and Strut again, and Pangaea convinces them to come with, claiming that there is easier food to be had down by the coast.
Not much of what happens between the group’s leaving the valley and arriving at the Big Water has been decided yet, but I thought that they would travel along the same route that the gang took in LBT IX, probably with some humorous “filler” scenes (I had one in mind involving the crickets that swarmed the gang in the movie) along the way.
It is during this journey that Gigano (the aforementioned
Giganotosaurus) is introduced (having presumably made it to the mainland after LBT V and been stalking the coast ever since), and begins following the group. Ultimately he tracks them back to the Great Valley, where he meets Red Claw. I had the idea that the group could run into Red Claw just before they reach the valley, but then Gigano catches up to them and has a short confrontation with Red Claw. On the plus side, this allows the group to escape, but Red Claw ends up being impressed by Gigano’s persistence and combat skills, and asks him to become his ally.
While at the Big Water, the group also encounters the
Liopleurodon from LBT IX, which presumably makes several killer-whale-style ambush attacks from the water’s edge.
Subplot 3: ChroniclerChronicler, Ruby, Claw (Myrkin), and Chomper leave the valley to find a cure for Claw (who was poisoned earlier by Sierra and Rinkus) in the area of the Mysterious Beyond where Ruby’s family lives. At the same time, Chronicler, who is desperate to return home, tries to find out how the GOF members were brought to the LBT universe in the first place. He suspects that the rainbow faces from LBT VII are responsible, so he attempts to seek one out for questioning. He meets a fast biter who can speak Leafeater (and is an outcast because of it), and asks him to capture a rainbow face for him, in exchange for information on weapons and battle strategies that will give the fast biter superior status among his kind. Chronicler also discovers a deposit of iron ore, and brings some back to the valley, using the Smoking Mountain to forge it into a crude sword. The fast biter returns to him, having caught and questioned a rainbow face (but not received any evidence that Chronicler’s hunch was true), and gives him false information in exchange for an iron ore sample, an opportunity to examine the sword, and some other information that enables him to manufacture his own sword.
At some point, the talking fast biter meets up with Screech and Thud (who have already left Red Claw) and convinces them to help him. (I had the idea that he asks for their aid in creating a sword of his own in exchange for helping them “assassinate” the individuals they desire revenge against, but I don’t know yet if Chronicler approves of it). Eventually they launch an attack on the Great Valley, with the talking fast biter wielding a sword of his own. This leads to a confrontation (and eventual swordfight) with Chronicler in front of the other characters, in which Chronicler is revealed to have given the fast biter the aforementioned weapons/combat information, appearing as a traitor as a result.
Subplot 4: Rob the Fast BiterThis last subplot, which, as far as I know, takes place mainly in the Great Valley, has not been as thoroughly delineated as the others I have described. It basically involves Rob’s (LBTFan13) character coping with being a fast biter (having mysteriously become stuck as one after being bitten by Thud during the previous night’s battle). Many of the valley dinosaurs mistrust him and fear that he will turn on him as a result of his change. (As I mentioned in my last post, Mr. Threehorn is actually one of the valleyers who is on Rob’s side.) At some point, Rob engages in a one-on-one battle with Thud (the same fast biter who bit him, which helps to redeem him in the eyes of the valley dinosaurs. (I’m not sure exactly where this will fit in with the events of the other subplots I have described; it could be before or after Screech and Thud abandon Red Claw. I’ll leave it up to Rob to decide.)
I’ll let Chronicler and Rob fill in the details I missed or glossed over in the last two subplots.
Any questions or suggested additions? Once we decide on who will take which characters (that’ll be the subject of my next post), I think we can go back to playing.
