Post by Null and Void on Dec 2, 2009 17:08:20 GMT
New New York is troubled by a series of brutal murders that appear to be escalating. Victims are quite literally torn apart and partially eaten. The TARDIS crew is caught up in it... perhaps even as suspects, though this should be cleared up pretty quickly.
The first suspects of this will naturally be the Macra, who still lurk in the very lowest levels of the motorways, and an exploration of that area may be full of danger and excitement.
However, going back and looking at the victims will uncover something that links them all together... they were all users of a new 'mood' called 'Vitality'
Vitality makes you feel great... it gives you energy, makes you feel young and vigorous, and gives a slight euphoria. Its something new and addictive.... it just hasn't hit the streets in great numbers yet.
Whats going on: 'Vitality' is actually something of a seasoning... it makes human beings (and cat kind) palatable to an alien race called the Scythen. They are something like a cross between a preying mantis and human, with long, scythe-like arms. Vitality is a biochemical compound that pre-processes human protein strands to make them nutrious and tasty to the Scythen.
Tracking down the processing plant should be done under a time crunch... Vitality is about to hit the streets in huge amounts, and everyone who uses it will be a potential victim...
And a Scythen harvesting fleet is nearby, just hidden by the solar corona of the local star and waiting for word that the harvest may begin...
Complications: Perhaps a character might try 'Vitality' before its true nature is know,. making them a target for the Scythen already on the planet.
Or, A Judoon platoon arrives, claiming jurisdiction as the Macra are suspected and in violation of the Shadow Proclamation laws preventing them from feeding on sentient life, they have the right to 'deal' with them... in their typical violently efficient way.
The first suspects of this will naturally be the Macra, who still lurk in the very lowest levels of the motorways, and an exploration of that area may be full of danger and excitement.
However, going back and looking at the victims will uncover something that links them all together... they were all users of a new 'mood' called 'Vitality'
Vitality makes you feel great... it gives you energy, makes you feel young and vigorous, and gives a slight euphoria. Its something new and addictive.... it just hasn't hit the streets in great numbers yet.
Whats going on: 'Vitality' is actually something of a seasoning... it makes human beings (and cat kind) palatable to an alien race called the Scythen. They are something like a cross between a preying mantis and human, with long, scythe-like arms. Vitality is a biochemical compound that pre-processes human protein strands to make them nutrious and tasty to the Scythen.
Tracking down the processing plant should be done under a time crunch... Vitality is about to hit the streets in huge amounts, and everyone who uses it will be a potential victim...
And a Scythen harvesting fleet is nearby, just hidden by the solar corona of the local star and waiting for word that the harvest may begin...
Complications: Perhaps a character might try 'Vitality' before its true nature is know,. making them a target for the Scythen already on the planet.
Or, A Judoon platoon arrives, claiming jurisdiction as the Macra are suspected and in violation of the Shadow Proclamation laws preventing them from feeding on sentient life, they have the right to 'deal' with them... in their typical violently efficient way.
