I therefore ask the thread, above and beyond those we have earlier considered for museum activities, to provide the AP and Goodwill which are needed to meet the following:
I believe that this thread should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of creating an exhibit on vampirism, and likely the broader context of necroturgy, with Lahmia as its primary, though possibly not only, geographical subject. No single exhibit in this period will be more impressive to Luthor Harkon, or more important for the long-range success of the museum; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish. We propose to seek a Contact in the appropriate part of the world, through Pahtsekhen's network of pupils and peers. We propose to obtain artefacts concerning vampirism and necroturgy, as many as for our current exhibits or more than these, until certain we have a suitable Centrepiece and surrounding artefacts or our current Centrepiece in the Siren-Wail is suitable for the narrative that those artefacts present. We propose additional Goodwill for museum staff to be assigned with necroturgic expertise – expertise which is particularly important for one purpose which this thread will never overlook: the assistance of the Liche Priest who establishes this grand exhibit. But in a very real sense, it will not be one curator assembling an exhibit – if we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be the entire thread. For all of us must work to put it there.
Let it be clear – and this is a judgment which the questers of the thread must finally make – let it be clear that I am asking the plan makers and the thread to accept a firm commitment to a new course of action, a course which will last for many turns and require significant investment of Goodwill.
I believe we should create a vampiric and necroturgic exhibit. But I think every quester in this thread as well as the makers of plans should consider the matter carefully in making their judgment, to which we have given attention over many weeks and months, because it is a heavy burden, and there is no sense in agreeing or desiring that our museum take an affirmative position in necroturgic study and education, unless we are prepared to do the work and bear the burdens to make it successful. If we are not, we should decide today and this turn.
This decision demands a major commitment of Goodwill and Action Points, Contacts made and artefacts retrieved, and the possibility of their diversion from other important activities where they are already thinly spread. It means a degree of dedication, organization and discipline which have not always characterized our planning efforts. It means we cannot afford undue thread slowdowns, sole prioritisation of mechanics or narrative, wasteful interexhibit rivalries, or a high burnout of key thread contributors.
New objectives and new AP cannot solve these problems. They could in fact, aggravate them further – unless every exhibit envisioner, every Interest analyst, every plan writer, every thinker, commenter, and voter gives their personal pledge that this thread will move forward, with the full speed of freedom, in the exciting adventure of necroturgy.
