riverview: may test drive meme

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riverview test drive meme

Welcome to Riverview's test drive meme! Feel free to dip your toes in on the test drive meme to try out your character in the setting, play out a mission, and get samples for your application at the same time!

● Reserves are currently OPEN.
● Applications open on June 1st.
● Providing all parties are amenable, threads on the test drive meme can count as game canon, as the plot in the prompts presented is game canon.
● TDM threads do not count for Activity Check, but they do count for Activity Bonus Points, so long as all characters involved are accepted into the game.
● Threading on the TDM is intended for prospective new characters, so top-levels should only be posted by players of these characters. Since the events in the TDM are considered game canon, characters currently in the game are free to use the TDM prompts for logs and posts on the regular communities.

Feel free to use the prompts below or create your own scenario. The setting is built to be flexible, so feel free to make things up as you go.

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prompt i: search & rescue

Following rumors about a magical healing spring deep in the jungle, a group of intrepid explorers ventured out to verify whether it existed or not. After finding the spring inside an ancient temple overrun with tree roots and flora, they brought samples back and discovered that the spring did, in fact, have healing properties. Just like the rumors said.

Until the authorities decided what to do with this information, no actions were to be taken, nor information revealed to the public at large. Unfortunately, the news leaked and spread to the alternative science communities as well as the top minds at Gramarye Magic Research. With interest piqued, several more unauthorized expeditions set out beyond the fence in search of the spring. And once the information leaked beyond these scientists and scholars? Everyday citizens also launched their own excursions into the jungle, many bringing ailing family members or friends along for the ride.

This month the mission is to deploy teams of skilled citizens into the jungle to rescue some of the less fortunate, unsuccessful parties. Some of these people will be trapped or set upon by monsters, unable to move forward to the spring or back to the safety of the city. Others have simply run out of supplies and need the teams to restock them so they can continue their trek. And some groups have managed to reach the spring and collect their own samples of the spring water, only to find themselves struggling to return to the city before the samples lose efficacy. Feel free to create your own party to rescue, and get a team together to do so!

prompt ii: death from above

Normally, living inside the Inhabited City is a pretty safe bet. You can go day to day without running into a monster or risking any kind of danger requiring a fight. Generally, the tall, laser-fenced walls keep out anything particularly dangerous.

The problem with walls? They only go so high.

While usually assault from airborne monsters isn't a problem that's on the map, there's a few weeks during late spring where a swarm of flying monsters not unlike feathery pterodactyls are migrating back to another part of the moon. They're only in the area for a couple of weeks, but during that time, residents can expect occasional attacks by swooping monsters if they should see easy prey. Usually, a good sturdy dark-colored umbrella is enough to keep them from seeing a potential victim or meal, but sometimes the attacks still happen. So the Perimeter Guard sends extra details, calling in all the reserves, to patrol the city and keep an eye out for citizens in distress. There's also a general call for anyone who's experienced at fighting to help protect their fellow citizens. Whether your character is being attacked or protecting someone else, be prepared - these monsters are quick and have very sharp teeth.

prompt iii: homesick bazaar

Over the past couple of weeks, the portal has seemed really fixated on food. Almost every time the portal changes location, new bundles of food are near the entrance, ripe for the Perimeter Guard Orientation Team to pick up and drag through. As a result, the Orientation Team has set up a free bazaar outside City Hall. The Bazaar lasts from the 20th until the 31st of May, and is completely free, featuring tables and booths laden with food taken from the other side of the portal. Many of these foods will be familiar to characters in the City, whether it's that special brand they're totally addicted to or a plate of grandma's family recipe.

Everything at the Bazaar is totally free, and anyone joining in on the feast is encouraged to share (read: gently not allowed to leave until they do) and to tell stories about the origin of the foods from their own home. It's a multidimensional foodie's paradise!

prompt iv: prijata pregaming

Prijata is a holiday in Riverview celebrating platonic love - essentially, it's a celebration of friendship, geared at showing appreciation for existing friends and finding new ones. While I won't spoil the rest of the prompts for the introductory mingle, one of the main staples of Prijata is gift giving, and the Government of Riverview gets into the spirit of it by giving small gifts to everyone who's arrived since the last Prijata.

This prompt can be used to give a quick idea of what your character is into so other characters or players can suggest gifts to be given them (or to give them) if they are accepted! More information can be found in the Prijata Pregaming modpost.

prompt v: friendr/network

Whether your character is posting up a silly word game to distract people from the dangerous mission going on, trying to get hold of a friend, or putting out feelers for people to go out into the fray with, the network is going strong.

Alternately, an offer for a free app is popping up on new arrivals' devices - Friendr is a friend-finder and/or dating app. If characters choose to install it, they will fill out a short bio and parameters for what they're looking for, upload a snap of themselves, and then proceed to browse for matches. This is a typical swipe-left-or-right type app.

Code to post your character's bio is in the textbox below, or you can just do a text version of the information in the app. An example of how it looks can be found here.

<center><blockquote style="width: 220px; margin: 0; padding: 0px; background-image: url('http://i42.tinypic.com/2uf53s4.jpg'); font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana; border-radius: 20px; text-align: center;"><div style="padding: 10px 0 0 0; text-align: center;font-size: 25px; font-weight: 900; font-style: italic; color: #528887; text-shadow: -2px 2px 2px rgba(150, 150, 150, 1);">F<span style="font-size: 16px;">RIENDR</span></div> <center><img src="ICON URL HERE" style="border-radius: 50%; width: 70px; height: 70px; box-shadow:-3px 3px 2px 0px rgba(82, 136, 135, .75);"></center> <center><div style="width: 210px; background-color: #528887; color: #fff; padding: 5px; font-size: 14px;">Name of Character</div></center> <center><div style="width: 210px; background-color: #528887; color: #fff; padding: 5px; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"><b><small>AGE:</small></b> ## <b><small>INTERESTED IN:</small></b> Male/Female/Any <b><small>SEEKING:</small></b> Type(s) of Relationship(s) <b><small>ABOUT ME:</small></b> Blurb goes here, can be as long or short as you wish.</div></center><br> </blockquote></center>
Many thanks to mistojen for coding this especially for Riverview!

prompt vi: wildcard

Choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!

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[river market image is by Tyler Edlin]

Comments

[followhim]

Enough. I think I could stand to know one more, though.

[unanticipate]

Just one more?

[followhim]

Exactly. Just one more, and then I'm done trying to get to know anyone else.

[unanticipate]

[ Okay, that got a little laugh. ]

Lucky me.

[followhim]

Lucky you. I'm just curious, because no one else around here uses blasters. Besides me and maybe a couple other people who came from the same place.

[unanticipate]

[ Oh now that's interesting... ]

Where are you from?

[followhim]

I meant place in terms of worlds the portal pulls us out of, but originally I'm from Yavin-4. That mean anything to you?

[unanticipate]

Yes. I've been there.

[followhim]

Really? Great! I love having more people who know what home is like around.

[unanticipate]

How many others are there?

[followhim]

Besides me, there's ... well, there's one other person, but you can't trust him. I'd completely avoid him if possible. And ... there was someone else, but she's missing. I guess that's it.

[oops he gave himself a sad :( ]

[unanticipate]

[ Well, that doesn't sound ominous or anything. ]

Are you sure she didn't leave?

[followhim]

[THAT'S WHAT HE'S SAYING]

Maybe. I don't know. She was just here, and then ...

[unanticipate]

[ She doesn't want to go picking fights until she has a better understanding of the goings-on of this place and how things work. She also doesn't want to draw a lot of attention to herself. But she also feels for Poe and worrying over his friend. ]

From what I understand, this is not a small place. She could still turn up. Is she capable of being on her own?

[followhim]

I think so. I'm not worried about that. I just thought if she was going somewhere, she'd say something to me. We were friends. Maybe there's a reason they don't want us to wander too far from the perimeter. She could've went out, something could've happened to her.

[unanticipate]

Have you asked the Perimeter Guards if they saw her leave?

[followhim]

Yes. They didn't.

[unanticipate]

I'm sorry. I don't know enough about your friend to make many assumptions or guesses. But I hope she turns back up soon and safe.

[followhim]

Thanks anyway. I didn't mean to put this all on you first thing. I'm Poe Dameron, it's great to meet you.

[unanticipate]

Hello, Poe. I'm glad to have met you despite the circumstances. It's comforting to know I'm not alone here.

[ The irony being she used to prefer being alone. She almost feels bad for giving him an alias, now. ]

[followhim]

[yeah well she should ok!!]

If you need anything, just let me know. I haven't been here long, but I think I've got the hang of things by now.

[unanticipate]

[ Don't judge her okay. She doesn't know you or this place. ]

Are you always this welcoming to strangers?

[followhim]

Not everybody ... but I try to be a welcoming person.

[unanticipate]

Haven't met many of those.

[followhim]

Well, you've met me, and I just so happen to be the best around.