Discord Assignment the 2nd: Week 1

A generous patron a while back helped organise an assignment that was designed with the rest of the discord. That led to the Arisin' on the Storm Rare Dreadsea Coast assignment along with a couple of other good ideas in regard to setting details that I do still hope to make use of sometime.  

Now they're back and I'll just hand things over to them for what they have planned. As before my input is purely to make these posts on the patron, serve as adjudicator/mediator, and do the implementation when everything has been agreed;

Once more unto the breach!

Last year we organised one of these so-called “Discord assignments”, and I’m happy to announce there will be a second round for everyone with access to the discord tier on Patreon, and this year there even is a special addition! 

Essentially, I’ve commissioned a custom assignment and will cover those costs, but what it will be is entirely up to the discord as a whole. Through a several-phase process we’ll make something together, and I’ll try to explain it quickly!

Firstly, we vote on a theme that any suggestions will have to conform to and include

Secondly, we start accepting general, somewhat vague suggestions. With all those ideas at hand, we create another poll on Patreon and through one or more rounds we will eventually have a winning suggestion. 

Thirdly, the final part: fleshing the winner out together, with all of us chiming in with some details for the assignment. Think of possible rewards, trait requirements, ideas for outcomes and many more. 

Now, as an extra surprise, one of our fellow discord dwellers has offered to contribute to a fund for custom art for this assignment, so I would like to give a special thank-you to them!

Finally, please keep in mind that your ideas will have to be thematically appropriate to the setting, just like other custom assignments. Bedlam has the right to veto things we can come up with, but alternatives can still be discussed as needed. I will try to explain the process as we continue, but if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask on the discord_assignment tab in the server! 

 THEMES to vote on: 

• Artisanry: Exquisitely crafted shackles, searching for a revered artist, particularly well-made lewd statues, this assignment will involve crafting!
• Rescue: Did someone get kidnapped? Are travellers lost? Maybe some marauders actually need a hand? Whatever the case, this is a great chance to be morally ambiguous or even possibly fairly heroic!
• Entertainment: Perhaps there is an opera to infiltrate, or a travelling troupe to encounter? Even brothels and such are entertainment of the more salacious variety!
• The Ties That Bind: Whether they are sentimental reasons, oath-bound duties, magical geas, trapped spirits or even just good ol’ fashioned bondage, there’s many possibilities!
• Psychics: Mind readers or telekinesis, if this theme wins the assignment will have to involve some of this mental magic in one way or another!
• Intrigue: Plots among scheming nobles? Traitorous officers in the Empire’s army? An illicit affair? So many options, and if this wins there’s certainly many conspiracies that can happen!
• Mystery: Not everything is what it seems, and some enigmas might not have an easy answer. Whether this assignment will involve riddles, obscure twists or anything along those lines, a good mystery is always fun!