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Seasons Mods ([personal profile] seasonsmods) wrote in [community profile] seasonsrpg2023-03-17 10:42 am

Event #1: Welcome, Adventurers



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Guild Playing Games With my Heart



Part 1


A new message on everyone's smartphones says that all the Guilds are finally open for business! Instructions on how to get to each one of them are sent with the message.

Each Season has their own Guild (Winter in Frostreign, Spring in Blossomcrown, Summer in Solarpeak and Autumn in Amberfall). Originally they were formed when the world was thriving and the natives were power holders, now they serve a purpose for aiding Otherworlders.

Although there are some aesthetic differences, all of the guilds have the same basic layout, which the newcomers are given a tour of:

The main floor is for information, containing computers that are connected between all guilds. Using them brings up holographic boards which contain information on each of the segments, with a focus on their home segment. You can find out here what the weather is like in each segment, what quests are available, an explanation on how the Flower Yards work, and even a list of powers that have been discovered and how to practice them.

The second floor is a place to go for combat practice, or just practice using your powers. There are simulators here that can be used to create a space to test your skills against virtual monster opponents or against other power holders, all with safety precautions to keep anyone from being injured.

The third and final floor is meant for relaxation and provides a temporary place to nap when necessary. Those who do quests on a regular basis will receive a key that opens their own, personal room for relaxation that can be customized as much as they want. It's void pocket space that doesn't appear unless the specific key is used or the owner invites someone in from the inside.

It's also the floor where the leaders of the guild have their own private space in that's a restricted area. They have their public office there as well.

However, the power holders are expecting everyone outside, in the backyard of the Guilds...

Part 2


The main event of the opening day of the guilds is a lesson on how to become more attuned with your new elemental magic. Some characters may already feel comfortable with them, but the Power Holders wish to help anyone who might still feel like they're struggling.

Behind the guilds there is big open space. A yard meant for lessons like this. Each of the power holders is own their own stage (even Sawyer, who seems rather reluctant to be there) and announces the name of the lesson: Elemental Dancing.

They explain each in their own way that dancing while focusing on their basic element is a way to start properly feeling the element. The dance can be anything, as long as their bodies are moving and they can feel their magical energy align with the element.

To demonstrate, they dance:

Olwen dances a slow dance that looks a little like ballet, with water flowing naturally around him and increasing in quantity as he goes.

Jade has a much quicker dance method, like she's dancing at a party and is surrounded by wind that sometimes helps her even jump higher.

Dawn's dance is a passionate belly dance accompanied by rings of fire around her that turns into a pink fire so she doesn't burn herself as the flames come closer to herself.

Sawyer, as reluctant as he, goes full breakdance with each of his tricks forming pillars of earth that he can use to dance even more.


Once their demonstration is over, they encourage new power holders to give it a try themselves and remind them that they can dance however they please. They also advise that the dances can be attempted with a partner, as long as they can learn to trust one another. Sometimes magic is far stronger when done together... but it may also backfire.






I Came In Like a Questboard




Anyone interested is encouraged to join their guild. The staff explains that it's very beneficial, as they would get access to the upper floors that just today were shown to them, and that nearby stores would give guild members discounts for potions and other such adventuring necessities.

Even without joining, all of the first floors services are available for everyone. That includes the questboard that is now on display, though it only shows four quests for now.

There are some necessary preparations still going on with the questboard itself, but the staff assures that later there will be more of them, with some permanent ones added to the mix that would help with making the Segments safer for those without powers to explore as well.

Why not find a friend and go out on an adventure together? The guild does recommend doing quests together with someone, rather than alone.

Well, except Sawyer of Autumn, if he's around. He will always encourage people to go on their own and claims it's an act of bravery. Oh, and make sure to check the Beastiary before heading out, once you've picked your targets!

The Quests [ Click to Expand ]
Quests


CW/TW: possible nudity, possible death

Name: Skeletal Mischief
Rewards: 100 Moon Coins per 2 Snowskeletons vanquished
Location: Winter Segment
Description: For some time Snowskeletons have bothered natives who visit the Flower Yard. Usually the only nearby place of peace has now become a nuisance to visit. Those who attempt it usually return to the city in just their underwear (if they’re lucky). A request has come for the guilds to get rid of the Snowskeletons near the Flower Yard in whatever means necessary.
OOC notes: Snowskeletons have two types: either they're snowmen made from bone or they're skeletons made of snow. Either way they're definitely not friendly and often disguise themselves among the snow to surprise their prey. They're not really out to kill anyone, but may sometimes accidentally do it. Instead they're looking to steal clothes and wear them. Basically they're notorious bandits.

CW/TW: mind altering

Name: That Very Big Tree
Rewards: 500 Moon Coins, Loot you find
Location: Spring Segment
Description: The researchers are curious about the “One Very Big Tree”. They want to know what the tree does and are asking people to take a look and report back what they find.
OOC notes: One Very Big Tree is hollow on the inside and looks like a big tree house. The higher someone climbs it the less they feel like they’re themselves. In fact, they will turn into the exact opposite of themselves. There are also dangerous Gale Squirrels living inside that use wind magic of their own to attack!

Reaching the top, however, will reward them with feathers of a mighty monstrous bird that can be used to enhance any weapon so that they fly back to the user's hand. Only one feather per character, magic stops them from taking more than one.

CW/TW: possible death, possible mind altering

Name: Treasure Ship
Rewards: 500 Moon Coins, any treasure they find
Location: Summer Segment
Description: “The abandoned ship in the Great Ocean Lake used to be a treasure ship! So why not go fetch the treasure? I’m sure it can be used to make some neat weapons or armor. I’d love to help do that, I’m an expert in using treasure for enhancements! But I’m not strong enough to go get them myself. The fastest route there is from the Airship Station!”
OOC notes: The ship is full of Octokitties that are cats with six to eight limbs. They’re territorial and won’t appreciate anyone coming to their ship for any reason and will attack viciously. They can also spit ink that includes side effects of going into a berserker mode and not caring who is an ally and who is an enemy. But the treasure is real.

CW/TW: eaten alive, death

Name: The Blue Flash
Rewards: 700 Moon Coins for finding a lost one*
Location: Autumn Segment
Description: “Help, my friend disappeared on our trip to visit the old lady of Autumn Airship Station. We walked outside to stretch our legs after our airship journey and then there was a blue flash in the corner of my eye and he was gone! Nothing at all remained and I was too scared to go look for him so I ran back inside. I’ve heard this isn’t the first time a blue flash has abducted someone!”
OOC notes: The reason for disappearances is the Angler Will-o'-the-wisps: Most will-o'-the-wisps are harmless, but there are types that act like anglerfish. They take the form of other monsters and toss a "fishing line" out of a dark bush to make it look like a normal will-o'-the-wisp was trying to get their attention. When the prey gets too close, they will attempt to devour them to get more soul energy. They have left their normal place in the forests and invaded some bushes around the Segment.

*Reward stays the same even for just figuring out the mystery behind disappearances.





Enhanced to Meet You




Part 1


Enhancing items is a magical specialty in Ellipsa. The power of words determines how your item of choice gets enchanted. If you're trying to make an armor stronger, it would be wise to use kind and encouraging words but a weapon might need violent and determined words. Enhancement include defense boosts, attack boosts, health stealing and even adding status effects. All of these effects aren't permanent, but they should last for at least a month before fading away.

The workshops around districts will offer teaching to anyone who is interested in learning the basics of basic item enhancement. For more advanced things (like learning to make the enhancements permanent) the natives suggests taking an apprenticeship in the Magical Manor of Amberfall or Tower of Potions of Coldreach. Especially with potions, as those are more advanced than what they are showing.

Of course, armor and weapons aren't the only things that can be enhanced anything is possible as long as it's a non-living thing.

Part 2


A group of mischievous Imps are causing trouble. They're doing everything they can to make people angry (like dropping items on people's toes) as they try their magic. This could happen to anyone, even otherworlders testing their new magic.

Due to their mischief, a group of magical performers who were meant to enhance some animal statues to make them move around in a show ended up cursing a lot while the magic was happening. Because of that the animal statues did come to life, but they're angry and started running around, ramming into people left and right. It's especially alarming when one of the statues enhanced is a giant elephant, and some of the statues were meant to be used in a bullfighting show. Those are some very, very angry stone bulls coming at people in high speeds!

The natives don't want to break the statues, but they would like the statues to be stopped. With kind and loving words the effects of the curses will vanish and the statues will calm down and act like they were supposed to.

Of course they would appreciate catching as many Imps as possible so they could be returned back outside into the Summer Segment.





OOC TIPS


- Ask Questions here

- Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a private entry of your own (your own entry or a new locked post on the comms).

- Remember to content warn as necessary!

- Event starting date is March 17th, but the opening day of the guilds and the elemental dance lessons happen for a week so everyone who wants to attend them can have a chance to do so.

- NPC Power Holders can be interacted with, but it will all be handwaved. Feel free to ask questions on the questions thread if you're unsure of how the interactions would go.

- Starting in April, quests will be posted bimonthly and there will be a Quest Mingle available for people to use to thread out the quests! This format is just here because it's the first event where they're introduced.

- These particular quests are canonically open until end of month.



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bloodseals: (al (31))

Questboard

[personal profile] bloodseals 2023-03-24 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
...A video game?

[Though the suit of armor is large and maybe a little intimidating looking (as is intended originally), the voice that comes from it sounds awfully young.]

Sorry, I don't think I know what you mean.
sangreine: happy :: neutral (carefully now)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-24 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
I was going to join, myself. I'm sort of new to being able to appreciate music, but I'm pretty good at it.
silver_eyes_rose: (Default)

[personal profile] silver_eyes_rose 2023-03-24 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
That would... ah, that would be a good idea!

[Ruby would finally stand up, blushing bashfully at Saya.]

...you're really pretty, you know that?
sangreine: happy (quiet time)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-24 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
If we can call it either foreplay or just hanging out instead, that's fine. Dating's not on the table. Definitely saying yes to the adrenaline, though.
sangreine: serious :: action :: scared (hurry)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-24 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Off they go, then! ]

It's fun, right? The flying.
lost_soldier_echidna: (Default)

[personal profile] lost_soldier_echidna 2023-03-24 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
It really is. Just the feeling of being so high off the ground is amazing!
at_heart: (wry :: aw man)

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
...Yeah.

[ Well, he's not seeing any signs of recognition, so. He's not gonna make a thing out of it. ]

So, how about it? Wanna get theatrical with me?
peacewithouttyranny: (Holomatter! Missing Link)

stampede - finally tagged this

[personal profile] peacewithouttyranny 2023-03-24 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Soundwave is the unlucky fellow who got trapped in the chaos of the stampeding statues. Well, it's his avatar who's stuck, actually, confused by the sudden chaos before being pulled away into safety by someone.]

Thank you.

[Although this body is a holographic projection, the mental damage would've been painful if he took a hit from the statue. So, he does appreciate the rescue, before taking note of the pistol in her hand.]

Do you have an extra weapon I could use? I'm afraid I am defenseless. [He has wind magic but that's rudimentary at best and probably won't help much.]
populares: (of a sort yes)

[personal profile] populares 2023-03-24 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Nor have I, but you have to admit, it is certainly the focus of this display.

[A thoroughly impressive one at that, too. Still, there's a brief nod of acknowledgement as he turns in her direction.]

Though I doubt that my own results would be nearly as impressive.

[He's never so much as imagined needing to attune to any element, much less considered what might be involved.]
sangreine: sad (cant face you)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-24 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, unfortunately, with her life there's no bottom. ]

When I got here, the man I was engaged to came too -- don't worry about that, by the way. My species isn't monogamous. [ Just so they don't get sidetracked, because it's a non-issue. ] So we get here and he says, 'this seems like the right time to get married.' I agreed; why wouldn't I? He knew all this about my hibernation cycle, things I did that I'm ashamed of, everything I know about my past. I refused to even consider seeing him more officially until he knew it all.

It turns out that he got his memories back when he came here, and something from his past makes the thought of my forgetting him hard to accept. So he told me the other day that when my hibernation gets close, he might run. As in, leave me.

And I thought I understood, you know? Because watching someone you love forget you would be an impossible thing to go through. And it's not his fault I am what I am.

But then I got to thinking: he asked me to get married after we got here. He had all his memories by then. So I asked him why he didn't tell me any of his worries before, hoping he'd say that he thought he could handle it, or it wasn't totally straight in his head yet, anything. But he tells me that he knew he felt this way before he asked me, and just never said anything to me about it.

Now here I am, feeling like I had a right to know all this beforehand, and also feeling like I have no right to be upset because I'm the one causing him pain in the first place even if it's not something I can help. And I have months to wonder about whether I'm worth sticking around for, which is somehow worse than if he'd just announced he was done.

[ Saya lets go of his hand as she turns her head away, then wipes quickly at her unshed tears as she clears her throat. By the time she turns back, her face is dry. ]

All that feels impossible, so I'm off to fight monsters instead.

[ In terms of stories of her life, this is about a 3 on the 0-10 scale of horrifyingness, but it still sucks. And it feels about as personal as what Zack shared, albeit more current. ]
roundandaround: Shameless smile. (smile smile smile)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2023-03-24 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Really? That's so cool! What kind of music do you play? Do you play any instruments? DJ equipment? Do you compose? Sing? Dance? Make videos and effects and stuff?
hellward: (you learned to see beyond the stars)

[personal profile] hellward 2023-03-24 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Really? Huh. Seems like bad luck to ignore the gods for too long. They tend to get a bit tetchy about that sort of thing. Er, at least where I'm from. I'm still not used to the idea of there being other worlds.
peacewithouttyranny: (What a lineface)

treasure ship

[personal profile] peacewithouttyranny 2023-03-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Enchanted weapons and wanting something useful to do are the main motivators for Soundwave to take on this quest. If the treasure was gold instead, he wouldn't have cared much to take it.

Thus, when he arrives at the quest location, he's a little surprise to see a human child standing on the edge of the lake, and hears her question. Isn't this a potentially dangerous mission for the girl? Regardless though, Soundwave, who's currently in his holoavatar- a young woman under the mask and visor- walks up behind Anya, footsteps silent, unintentionally sneaking up on her. A bad habit of his.]


I believe there are other methods you can dive underwater without becoming a... MerAnya. [What the hell even is a merAnya?] That aside, I can hear a large concentration of creatures in one area, presumably that is where the ship is located. It might be dangerous.

[Did they make the ship their territory? Of course, nobody could hear a thing on what's happening underwater while standing out on the edge of the lake. But when you have super hearing & telepathy powers....]
hellward: <user name="ryuuna" site="tumblr.com"> (homph nomph)

[personal profile] hellward 2023-03-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hydra made of bones.

[so, a skeleton]
kingside: (boy from Britannia)

[personal profile] kingside 2023-03-24 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[What reward is worth this? None, probably, but.]

To clear this quest's requirements, yes. Presumably, doing so will lead to greater stability in this segment.

[And to Ellipsa as a whole so that... at least one of them can go home, but anyway.]

What do you normally do when presented with this tedious, repetitive sort of exercise? To make it at least seem to go faster, that is.

[Not actually go faster, mind, because like hell is that going to happen.]
stygios: <user name=velinxi site=twitter.com> (Cretheus)

[personal profile] stygios 2023-03-24 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
...I'm not sure. I've never - uh...done that before?

[ Does he look like someone socially strong enough to ask people to dance! ...Because if so, it's a total lie. ]
stygios: <user name=minuiko site=tumblr.com> (Andromeda)

[personal profile] stygios 2023-03-24 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Um...a lot of people seem to be. [ Nico shifts his weight from one foot to the other, looking a little bit out of place. He's never been the best with crowds without a buffer of either other people or a lot of space, but...he's trying. He doesn't know anyone here, and he's pretty sure he can't get away with just being a hermit. So he's trying. ]

I've never actually...danced? Before?
alchemism: (Seaborgium)

WELCOME...! he, the man,

[personal profile] alchemism 2023-03-24 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I can make us something if there's nothing readily available.

[ The way Ed says that whatever he'd be making wouldn't take that long. Because...you know, there's some material around he could use to transmute something. Though he wouldn't bet on his boat for like long seafaring voyages, this is just a lake. He can do a lake. ]

But yeah, it pretty much screams "suspicious! come here!" [ Obviously this isn't a reason for him not to go, though. ]
alchemism: (Ununseptium)

[personal profile] alchemism 2023-03-24 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
...Gotta admit, it's kinda cool. [ He sounds SO RELUCTANT admitting that, but...he's never been in a giant hollow tree, even with how often and far he's traveled around the country. ]
at_heart: (huh :: good point)

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah. ]

...Well. That's a new word to me, but I mostly get it from context. And the answer to this is probably no...

But would it help at all if I just stood here and let you touch me?
alchemism: (Neodymium)

[personal profile] alchemism 2023-03-24 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ SUDDENLY, MIXED FEELINGS - that is to say: Ed has definitely been keeping an eye out for Alphonse. Given the last thing he remembers from back home, he's kind of in a state of annoyance (not like this is unusual for him) as he tries to figure out what's going on. But he's also clearly distracting himself by running around doing things because Ed Elric simply cannot sit on his hands and mope about things. It gets to him within like five minutes of doing so.

He hasn't let himself think that he just won't be able to find Al. Even if that is the case, the next step would just be...fixing that. His life's goal for too many years has been to get himself and his brother back to how they used to be (though he's more been interested in getting Alphonse back to how he used to be) and that goal requires a partner to complete.

Ed feels the loss of his brother more keenly than he ever did the loss of his limbs. So. There's relief on hearing that familiar voice, the hollow echo of it warm in his ears. But his almost veering into a smile is STOPPED SUDDENLY as he is scooped up like a TINY CHILD MAN by his way too tall baby brother and oh my god Alphonse why! Would you do this! To him! ]


AL, PUT ME DOWN - [ He's both trying to get away but also hug Al, so like, have fun with the duality of that. ] Why are you always getting kidnapped?!?! Do you know how worried I was?!
at_heart: (chatty :: okay now look)

Re: b.

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
—Yeah. We take out as many of these things as we can, and we get paid.
at_heart: (warm :: easy as 1-2-3)

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
They call it shadow traveling, so. Either that or teleporting between shadows?

[ Going to head for the tree! ]

Were you planning on climbing?
at_heart: (sly :: know what i want)

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, sure, if one of my alien tricks is mind control.

[ Very amused. ]

It's called Terca Lumireis. Kinda like this place, in that we've got seasons and green grass and cities and monsters; kinda not at all like this place, in that our seasons stick to just the one time of year and people don't turn to stone if they go too long without touching each other or come back inside giant flowers when they die.
at_heart: (warm :: man what're you doing to me)

[personal profile] at_heart 2023-03-24 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Even better. Yuri chuckles. ]

Who, me? Won't say I'm not relieved, but it's okay. Nothing wrong with worrying someone.