LEADERSHIP EVALUATION

[enodiamod]

LEADERSHIP EVALUATION

Exploring the Riftlands can be a dangerous endeavor, even for Liminals, so it's always important that members of the Explorer Division keep their powers honed, their bodies fit, and their minds sharp. It's also important to ensure that those most qualified to be in charge are placed there. To that end, Samuel J. Thornton has called all the members, both primary and supplementary, together for their first Leadership Evaluation.

Thornton holds these evaluations every few months to determine who will be placed in charge when the Division divides into smaller groups to carry out different missions and investigate different areas. The evaluation has three parts: combat practice, an obstacle course, and the (much dreaded) written strategic/leadership assessment. The evaluations tend to take a few hours and moods among the Division members run the gamut. Some take it quite seriously, studying and training ahead of time and giving it their all. Some act as if it's just another requirement from Thornton and treat it like any other training session to be overcome or endured. Some only show up because they know if they don't Thornton will put them on administrative leave (ugh). Regardless, it's a big day for the Division.

During combat practice, each member will face off against a handful of robotic combatants with customized programming based on Thornton's assessment of their skills. This is held in a moderately-sized training room in the middle of the hall. During the obstacle course, each member will be given places to reach and tasks to complete throughout a maze of obstacles that run the gamut from shifting walls to collapsing floors to blasts with a numbing (and gradually paralytic) effect and beyond. The engineers in Operations and Security have really outdone themselves this year! This is held in the enormous training room at the end of the hall. During the written strategic/leadership assessment, each member will take a long, comprehensive exam designed to assess their reasoning, their empathy, their strategic prowess, and their leadership ability. This is held in a moderately-sized training room at the beginning of the hall that has been filled up with desks.

Non-Explorer residents from across the Station are also welcome to participate if they want to test their mettle, though they may find themselves being recruited by Thornton if they do exceptionally well. Otherwise, they are welcome to show up and watch the action through a series of monitors that line the basement hallway. Even the room with the written exam appears on one screen for some unknown reason. It's a bit of an event. [Non-Explorer Character A] even brings refreshments and has printed up some little flags and trinkets featuring the names of some more impressive (at least in their opinion!) contenders. Are they trying to be supportive or psych someone out or just trying to make a buck? It's hard to say.

» THE EVALUATIONS: Complete the form below to have your character's leadership evaluation scored. Only characters that comment here are eligible for leadership roles.

HOW THIS WORKS

Every few months, the Explorer Division will hold Leadership Evaluations. These evaluations will use player forms and RNG to determine which characters are going to be placed in leadership positions during upcoming explorations of the Riftlands. This doesn't translate to any particular power or authority in the game day to day, but is something for players to play off of and will change throughout the course of the game.

IC all characters in the Explorer Division must complete this evaluation. Even if a player doesn't complete this form OOC, it will be assumed that their character competed unless specified elsewhere.

Thornton is notoriously strict and difficult to please, so it isn't uncommon for evaluation scores to be absolutely brutal. But don't take it personally. He's just trying to help you realize your potential!

Fill out the form below to see how your character handles the evaluation!

<b>NAME:</b> <b>EXPLORER DIVISION?:</b> Yes (Primary/Returning), Yes (Supplementary/Returning), Yes (Primary/New), Yes (Supplementary/New), or No <b>EXPLORER LEADERSHIP?:</b> If your character is a returning Explorer, have they ever held a leadership position before? <b>POWER CONTROL:</b> On a scale of 1-10, how proficient is your character with their powers? Can they reliably control them and utilize them? <b>PHYSICAL ABILITY:</b> On a scale of 1-10, how physical fit is your character? Are they particularly strong or agile? Do they get fatigued quickly? <b>MENTAL ABILITY:</b> On a scale of 1-10, how intelligent, analytical, or strategic is your character? <b>EFFORT:</b> High, Medium, or Low. How hard is your character trying really? <b>ANYTHING ELSE?:</b>

» DURING THE EVALUATIONS: For those lingering in the halls waiting on their results, those watching the challenges play out on the monitors, and anyone else that's hanging around.

» AFTER THE EVALUATIONS: After the evaluations have wrapped up for the day.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

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Comments

OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[enodiamod]

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[loudon]

DUMB QUESTION but are there plants inside? Lou's powers are really only good outdoors with plants to manipulate so I'm just wondering how to rank them here lmao

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[loudon]

(For the record, I am fine if the answer is no and he sucks as a result!! I just want to clarify haha)

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[bwnedpronouncedboned]

lou should bring a lil potted plant friend along for good luck

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[loudon]

Emotional support succulent

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[coulee]

pothos boutonniere

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[enodiamod]

FAIR QUESTION! Since Thornton wants to get a thorough assessment of everyone's abilities, I think it's fair to say they'd provide Lou with some seedlings and some hidden caches of plant life to sense out and manipulate.

Seem fair?

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[loudon]

Perfect, thank you so much!! I didn't want to make any assumptions! 💖

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[stophit]

MOD QUESTION: Would "a handful of robotic combatants with customized programming based on Thornton's assessment of their skills" mean that these robots would be accommodate Sal's power negation or should he just go through the combat test using his muscles and ability to take hits? I'm fine with this, since Sal's power negation really only affects Liminals, I'm just wondering how to measure his abilities here.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[enodiamod]

In Sal's case, some of the robotic combatants can be temporarily weakened or lose some of their combat options via touch to allow him to strategically implement his power negation. It'll still be largely physical for him, but an effort was made to make room for his abilities too.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[stophit]

thank you thornton 🙏

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[quickpickled]

SORRY TO PIGGY BACK THIS REQ but would it be possible to assume that some components are also biodegradable so that rhodes may degrade them with his terrible rot hands
No is also fine he will look stupid with robots either way

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[coulee]

MOD Q: are the scores... posted publicly... 👀

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[enodiamod]

Unfortunately, yes. This can probably be referenced ICly by the end of the day.
My apologies to all anxious Explorers.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[enodiamod]

Work decided to get busy so I'm putting a pause on running RNG for a bit. Sorry! ♥ But I will get back at it later this afternoon.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[coulee]

posting here so it's not buried: here's a spreadsheet of all the results! i'll be able to update it for the next half-hour but then i'll be gone, so if anyone wants to pop in the numbers tonight feel free! otherwise i'll fill it out in the morning.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[deepthot]

crying parson really said "I'll show you 'not yet fit for potentially high stress environments that might tax his abilities'"

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[imaginist]

oh sal completely ate shit, huh

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[coulee]

OK I'M out but if anyone wants to thread tmrw hit me up 👀

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[loudon]

I'll bug u tomorrow :x

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[bubble_boy]

My brother is in town but I am always down to thread if anyone wants and doesn't mind me being a little slow for a day or two!!!!! Also Kasey I will hit this up tomorrow if that's ok for this idiot's roll??? I am.. v tired..

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[lenzpolzin]

♥ No rush, dude. I'll be rolling all weekend as needed.

Have a good visit!

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[stophit]

i want noah and sal to interact 👀 but sal is being a sad boy rn

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[coulee]

make hypatia compete

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[artificialgravity]

I've already got my guys out there BUT if anyone else wants a scene with them lmk! I have all weekend!!