Event: Thundersnow

[snowblindmods]

THUNDERSNOW

In the darkness of the middle of the night, the low rumble of thunder can be heard far off in the distance. Lazily, the sounds drift in and out. It's possible to ignore them, or even to sleep through them, given how far away they are. But soon the wind picks up, the wind yowls, and the thunder rolls and tumbles over itself closer and closer until lightning and snow pour down upon Norfinbury. Thunder loud enough to rattle the windows of the houses crashes directly above, and it's possible to see lightning strike the tops of the taller buildings in town if you're watching out the window. An advisory goes up--apparently even the administrator thinks it's too dangerous to travel. Of course, the doors are unlocked, so there's nothing technically stopping you. The blizzard pounds and shakes the door, though, pouring even more snow onto the town. As the blizzard continues, snow will eventually reach ten feet. Whatever was clearing the snow before, it seems even it doesn't want to be outside while this is going on. Unfortunately, as the advisory mentioned, sometimes errors happen in this sort of weather. Cabin fever will immediately set in for everyone in Norfinbury. There's not much that can be done about it, unfortunately--you'll just have to wait it out. It's probably a hallucination that, at night, those in buildings close to the school or the hospital can see the dim reflection of all the lights on.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[snowblindmods]

Re: QUESTIONS

[deus_ex_phs]

When you say cabin fever will immediately set in, how rapidly will it progress? What severity will it reach? Do characters run the risk of entering the fugue state, where they will start losing memories and run out into the town without regard to the storm?

[snowblindmods]

Speed and severity are up to you. If you'd like your character to reach that point, you can, but it's not mandatory.

[poppycock]

Will the doors still be locked during the night, but open during the day? Sorry, the event description is throwing me off.

[snowblindmods]

Doors will be locked at night and unlocked during the day, yes.

[poppycock]

Thanks!

[villainously]

Mods, there are questions on the FAQ you have not answered yet, and I need an answer to mine to know how to respond icly, so if you could please respond. I'm guessing you must have missed them somehow.

[snowblindmods]

FAQ questions have been answered.

[coleader]

iiii think i might have dated something wrong! does it start on the middle of night 25 and go throughout day 26, or start in the middle of night 26 and go throughout day 27?

[snowblindmods]

The storm starts in the middle of night 25 and goes throughout day 26.

Re: QUESTIONS

[cloneprincess]

Will the 10 feet of snow still be there on the morning of the 27th or has it been cleared away?

[snowblindmods]

It will be cleared away.

Re: QUESTIONS

[deus_ex_phs]

Is there anything preventing us from moving on to Day 27 things? Or should we be waiting for some kind of end-of-event announcement? Previous events don't seem to have one BUT they also contained information at the end of the event announcement for what to expect at the end. This one didn't, so...

Sorry to bother you. I just don't want to jump the gun if there's something more to this. Injections, or different road conditions, or whatever.

[snowblindmods]

Sorry for being unclear! There's nothing preventing you from moving on to day twenty-seven things--the snow will be cleared and things will return to normal.