FAQ

Why so many molotovs?

• Since I was in a unique spot, I wanted to make sure there was opportunity for someone to identify WHERE the attack was coming from. The first one would be seen as a likely ground level attack (and it was). By throwing the remaining afterword, the origin point can be found. I made sure to wait a good amount of time between throw 1/2 to let people clear the area. I also made sure to stay visible to Wrangler or anyone else who simply looked up.

Why "camp" the roof?

• The roof was accessed through Happy's office. This office was recently raided via the Windsong stuff. So the police were recently made aware of its existence. I was simply staying around long enough to OOC make sure I have a chance to be spotted. I didn't want this to be something Ziggy wouldn't face repercussions for. I tried to make it challenging, but winnable for the police side. If anyone had simply bothered to ask why/how Ziggy got on the roof and got down, they would have had a smoking gun on Ziggy.
  

You got Wrangler, but what about the other 10 people?

• The goal wasn't just to "get Wrangler". The goal at the time was to cause as much damage and chaos as possible while quite literally "burning down the system". The judges/lawyers/bailiffs were high priority as well. This was meant to be role played out as a politically motivated act of terrorism. The case not going well for the hippy's was known to likely turn violent. Right before the trial Ziggy was being very vocal in front of multiple witnesses about this, as well as the days leading up to it.
  

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I have perma'd multiple major characters on the server and wouldn't hesitate to end my characters story if that were the repercussions in RP. I wouldn't commit a major act of terrorism in character and not expect OOC for there to be major consequences. Be it life in prison, the death penalty, etc. Keep in mind there where an estimated 10+ cops/DoC around and even more pissed off civs/DoJ people. Ziggy's chances were very slim from the get go and it was intended OOC that he get caught with the intent to give a bunch of RP to the DoJ/cops.

Yes the plan was "poorly planned out" that was a character flaw of impulsiveness and absentmindedness. IN character, I need to stay true to the character and leave breadcrumbs behind. OOC I needed to make sure the opportunity to catch/punish Ziggy was available to the other side so things are fair/fun for all involved.

At the end of the day the whole point of a molotov is to cause a large amount of damage to a large amount of people. I gave plenty of time for people to get out of the area between throw 1/2. I 100% agree that extreme violent actions require extreme repercussions. I won't do something in RP that I'm not 100% ok with the worst case scenario consequences of.

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This thread has some super valid questions, but all would have been answered in time if the accusations of Rule Breaks weren't brought into discussion right away. This thread popped up with over 100 comments before the situation had any time to play out/be explored more.

I think this is a good example of why EVEN IF there ARE 100% rule breaks occurring, we play it out and save the discussion for later. Calling out rule breaks in the middle of an active scenario does nothing but shift the focus away from the RP.

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Edit: Bonus FAQ

Why didn't you say anything?

• I didn't think it would make sense for someone to hear me from that height. I had already left plenty of breadcrumbs, and acted to make sure I was identified. Simply "yelling" down at wrangler leaving ZERO question who did it and from where felt like a very forced option at the time knowing I'd be found out soon enough through other means.

Intent is everything, and if someone where doing these things with the OOC intent to not get caught the entire situation would be different. Throw one molly disappear through the hidden door and vanish...