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Game Notes #22: November 24, 2019
GAME NOTES #22: November 24, 2019—
Hope you guys have been having great fall so far, and that those tricks and treats at the Halloween Faire haven't caused too much trouble for your characters! Here's a fresh batch of notes, unveiling details about our December event!
Hope you guys have been having great fall so far, and that those tricks and treats at the Halloween Faire haven't caused too much trouble for your characters! Here's a fresh batch of notes, unveiling details about our December event!
§ schedule
Here is our current schedule:
The first part is a freeform mind-walking event- memory viewing, best or worst case scenarios, dreams and nightmares, whatever you'd like- with players creating mindscapes for their characters and for others to explore. The second will be a big boss fight, with more details pending… but first the characters will need to escape.
§ new(ish) helper mod
We'd like to OFFICIALLY welcome Taisa as a full-fledged helper mod! She signed up to help us a few months ago, but it wasn't until this month that she could fully help us with prompt writing and event and story ideas, and she's been doing a great job too! Congrats and welcome, Taisa!
§ once upon a dream: general info
§ once upon a dream: break the curse
Remember the black briars chasing the slay ride and the thorns among the mistletoe during the fair? Well, it turns out those were heralds for the Story Eater's next move! Erasers and influenced citizens have spent all month planting roses at key locations around the Index, and at the start of the month, the whole city will be flooded with gnarled thorns and inky black roses, running through the streets and climbing into houses, blocking off access to the repaired stories or the homeworlds… and placing everyone in the Index into a deep, magical sleep. Erasers will even be sent into the dreaming Aspects' minds to make sure that the Storyteller's last hopes never wake up. But there might be a way out yet...
These items aren't able to do much now due to the curse, but perhaps once enough of its influence is cleared away, these might come in handy against the brunt of the Story Eater's army.
Those who are awake can fall asleep to help the dream walkers, however there are some limitations and risks:
§ once upon a dream: plotting
Feel free to use this post for plotting out the first part of the event. You can fill out and comment with the following forms if you'd like ideas and feedback for for building your mindscapes, planning out rescues and temporary powers, or teaming up to beat Erasers and gather items in the waking world. Awake characters can also designate which items they'll be finding; any items unclaimed by the time of the event's start will be available for sleeping characters to find in their dreamscapes.
Dream Walkers
Away(ke) Team
§ end notes
And that's all for now! If you have any questions, feel free to comment to the post.
Here is our current schedule:
| MAIN SCHEDULE |
| 10/07-1/??: Break |
| 12/01: Once Upon a Dream Event |
| 12/15: Story Eater Fight |
| 1/??: Campaign #4 Start |
| MOD NOTES SCHEDULE |
| 1/??: Campaign #4 Notes/Sign-Up |
| STORY CHECK SCHEDULE |
| 12/01: Monthly Check-In |
| 1/01: Monthly Check-In |
The first part is a freeform mind-walking event- memory viewing, best or worst case scenarios, dreams and nightmares, whatever you'd like- with players creating mindscapes for their characters and for others to explore. The second will be a big boss fight, with more details pending… but first the characters will need to escape.
§ new(ish) helper mod
We'd like to OFFICIALLY welcome Taisa as a full-fledged helper mod! She signed up to help us a few months ago, but it wasn't until this month that she could fully help us with prompt writing and event and story ideas, and she's been doing a great job too! Congrats and welcome, Taisa!
§ once upon a dream: general info
- Setting: The event will begin inside the characters' minds, as Aspects travel into them in order to free each other from the curse. Once everyone wakes up, there will be a boss fight in the Index, with details on that coming later!
- Schedule: Given the nature of the dreamwalking portion of the event, IC time will be more than a bit nebulous; OOCly, the event will last two weeks before the boss fight log is posted. The boss fight will last one day IC, and the log will last for a week. Still, everyone can thread for as long as you want on either part of the event.
- Designated Log: There will be two designated logs for this event: one for the dream walking portion of the event, and one for the boss fight. We request all related threads be made in those two logs.
§ once upon a dream: break the curse
Remember the black briars chasing the slay ride and the thorns among the mistletoe during the fair? Well, it turns out those were heralds for the Story Eater's next move! Erasers and influenced citizens have spent all month planting roses at key locations around the Index, and at the start of the month, the whole city will be flooded with gnarled thorns and inky black roses, running through the streets and climbing into houses, blocking off access to the repaired stories or the homeworlds… and placing everyone in the Index into a deep, magical sleep. Erasers will even be sent into the dreaming Aspects' minds to make sure that the Storyteller's last hopes never wake up. But there might be a way out yet...
- Mindscapes: However the characters' mindscapes look and what elements they contain are entirely up to you. The setting could be familiar locations from their pasts, wherever they consider home, constructs from home if their characters' canon has those (ex. Kingdom Hearts' Dive to the Heart, the Lions' astral planes in Voltron: Legendary Defender, Persona's Tartarus or TV World, etc.), whatever you think fits your character best. Whatever "traps" or other elements are also up to the player, as well as the presence of Erasers and what forms they take. One character could be in an idyllic version of home, with an Eraser posing as a loved one convincing them to stay forever. Another could be tormented by or fighting an Eraser disguised as an enemy or a skeleton in the character's closet, doing everything in their power to make the Aspect abandon their quest. Another might have memories from home or the game locked away in objects, and instead of confrontation, the key is "releasing" all the memories. Or all three in different areas of the same mind! Maybe some pieces from the Essence's memories or thoughts can be thrown in too! Basically, it's completely up to the player what the layout of the dreamscape is, as well as what- if any- "victory conditions" there are, the only limit is your imagination.
- Dream Walkers: Meanwhile, Aspects will be able to travel in between others' mindscapes, and maybe figure out the keys to freeing them from their slumber. Given the nature of the curse and the connections, Aspects can visit mindscapes either in an order or simultaneously, and even if Aspects are currently trapped in their own minds, fragments of them might be able to escape and help others. OOCly, this means you can play out either or both sides of the event if you choose. In addition, characters visiting another's mind might be granted abilities based on the dreamer's canon, if they so choose. For example, Rokurou could gain a Keyblade while visiting Roxas's dream, a Persona in Dojima's, and… a good appetite in Kotori's. (Welcome to slice of life land.) Each "loan" is up to collaboration between the players, and only lasts while in that particular character's dreams.
- Insomniac's Jungle: However, perhaps some of the Aspects were able to escape the curse somehow. They could have been visiting another story or their home worlds and returned just before the briars closed them off, or maybe the spell just wasn't very effective. In any case, those who manage to hold onto consciousness will find themselves in a nightmare landscape: thorny vines as thick as tree trunks spilling out of buildings and choking streets, slowly draining them of color; citizens and fellow Aspects slumped over and unresponsive; and feral plant-like Erasers swarming and pillaging the streets… and ready to mow down anyone still awake. Those still awake can try to clear away the briars with their powers or just old-fashioned hacking, but it will definitely take some time, and it might not be a bad idea to guard the sleeping Aspects' bodies to make sure no physical harm comes to them as well. In addition, they might be fortunate enough to stumble across a few items strewn across the wreckage. At first glance they might look ordinary, even like seedlings among the vines in some cases, but they're brighter in color and faintly sparkling, imbued with the Storyteller's power. Looks like they might have provided a few tools before they succumbed to the spell:
- A green cloak, which can make the wearer invisible for a brief time
- A red rose, which can transform into a fiery, thorny whip
- A purple pansy with the ability to grow into a large shield, but only for a few hits
- A satin pillow that will explode into a cloud of feathers when thrown
- A glass bottle labeled "Love Potion", that can be thrown to douse targets in liquid and fumes to confuse (and possibly bewitch) them... caution with bystanders
- A spindle that can produce an endless amount of extremely durable thread
- A double-headed white rose which can create mirror images of the user; careful as they only last for one hit
- A robin plushie that, when thrown at a target, will transform its head into a donkey's; may induce laughter in onlooking Erasers
- A hot coal grenade that will ignite into flame hot enough to scorch even the most fire-resistant briars
- A green cloak, which can make the wearer invisible for a brief time
These items aren't able to do much now due to the curse, but perhaps once enough of its influence is cleared away, these might come in handy against the brunt of the Story Eater's army.
Those who are awake can fall asleep to help the dream walkers, however there are some limitations and risks:
- There is a "time limit" on how long they can stay in a dreamscape before they are unable to stay there and is forced awake. That time can be anything to up to an hour.
- The longer they sleep/dreamwalk, the greater the risk of succumbing to curse themselves.
- Injuries sustained in the dreams will carry over upon waking in a milder state. So for example, if an arm is injured while dreamwalking, that same arm will have injuries upon waking. Anything that is conceived as "fatal" will instantly wake the dreamer, but they won't have a mortal wound and instead have a serious injury.
- There will be greater difficulties performing abilities within the dreamscapes.
- They will feel sluggish upon waking, leaving them vulnerable to potential attacks.
§ once upon a dream: plotting
Feel free to use this post for plotting out the first part of the event. You can fill out and comment with the following forms if you'd like ideas and feedback for for building your mindscapes, planning out rescues and temporary powers, or teaming up to beat Erasers and gather items in the waking world. Awake characters can also designate which items they'll be finding; any items unclaimed by the time of the event's start will be available for sleeping characters to find in their dreamscapes.
Away(ke) Team
§ end notes
And that's all for now! If you have any questions, feel free to comment to the post.
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And on the memory front... okay, these two need some bonding, because Kotori has her own family issues, and they tie into her fear of knives very strongly.
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Oh, yes. Definitely. I'm up for anything. LOL
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I should be able to post Keith's tomorrow after I'm home.