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riverviewooc2017-05-19 11:04 pm
riverview: may test drive meme
riverview test drive memeWelcome 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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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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
Many thanks to
mistojen for coding this especially for Riverview!Choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!
Halbert | OC
[The job seems probably a bit dangerous and probably having a difficult outcome. Frankly, Halbert had serious debated just passing on it to begin with, but he's immensely interested in the possibility of a magical healing spring. It sounds utterly convenient, and if it's true, he could do well to study it for his own needs.
So, ultimately, he's decided that he's going to go for it -- but certainly not alone.
Halbert whistles, his arms folded as he looks over the crowd, scanning his gaze over it as he considers.
Then he spots you, and grins sharply before he strolls over.]
Well now, friend! You look like the adventuring sort, yes? Have a moment?
ii. death from above
[Not only is it a monster, but it's a flying monster.
Halbert's making a mad dash, ducking his head down and gripping the front of his hood to keep it desperately on. When the beast swoops down, the sorcerer leaps to take temporary shelter behind a table.
Which is where you happen to be, by whatever circumstances.
He pauses, then cracks a grin.]
Bahura's ass, that was close, eh?
[He looks over the table warily.]
Do me a favor? Hold out your arm.
iii. the friending meme
iv. wildcard!
[choose your own adventure, baby! or request a specific prompt and i will oblige]
i.
A few.
[ He smiles back, his expression utterly inviting. Warm, even. ]
What can I do for you, stranger?
[ He's got an inkling. ]
no subject
There's been some fuss about this spring that supposedly has healing properties. I'm not inclined to buy into it, not yet anyway. Not until there are samples.
Well, that, and it seems some other people are having a bit of a problem making it back in one piece. Figured I'd see who might be interested in seeing what we could accomplish?
no subject
Ah, yes. Those poor people. I was just setting out to see who I could find.
[ His tone is measured, not melodramatic, suffused with what reads as real concern. ]
We should investigate that spring, too, of course. Beneficial for everyone.
no subject
[And he's definitely counting on there being some kind of reward for the whole thing.]
Halbert's the name, by the way. I'd genuinely appreciate your company in this adventure.
no subject
[ He tosses his braid over his shoulder, a 'let's get to business' sort of gesture. ]
Rin. And you should.
[ He jerks his head towards the forest. ]
C'mon. I'm a late night sort of man myself, but I understand that's not the case for everybody. Best get moving.
no subject
with he himself guilty as such.]Excellent! Happy to get started.
If you don't mind my saying so, I've never encountered a man quite like you before, Rin. Quite fascinating.
no subject
I do come from rare stock. So good of you to notice.
[ He sighs, put-upon, as he goes along. ]
So rare that no others of my kind have yet come to this place.
[ Actually: a good thing. ]
no subject
[It's about as polite as he's going to get in terms of asking "what the hell are you anyway" -- but then, he's not really asking. Halbert has enough sense not to.
He shrugs, responding airily:] I wouldn't know what that's like.
[Anyway.]
So what do you normally do? Semi-professionally or otherwise.
no subject
He heads out of the city, ears alert, one hand brushing against his vest--feeling for the daggers hidden there--and shrugs in response to the question. Makes a dismissive gesture with his hand. ]
Oh, this and that. But mostly I'm just a merchant.
no subject
[His tone is wry.]
I consider myself something of ... an opportunist. [he's an adventurer who also likes money boy oh boy]
no subject
Yes; selling things, generally.
[ An outright lie, but it's the one he's going with here, so he's gonna stick to it. ]
And what kind of opportunities do you like?
i have......... snarrived (ii)
post-attack he stares after the monster in the distance, trying to ascertain how soon its return will be. oh, but someone had said-- ]
I'm sorry? [ he turns just enough to glance back over his shoulder at halbert, brow furrowed. ] ... My arm?
[ what a questionable introduction. even so, after a moment's hesitation, siegfried obediently extends his left arm. ]
no subject
[Without so much as an explanation, Halbert reaches out with his dagger, drawing the sharp, enchanted edge over Siegfried's forearm, making a quick cut. It isn't deep or particularly long, but it's the blood that's important.
Halbert crouches and moves out of the way of cover, swiping his fingers over a bit of the blood and rubbing it between his fingers before he casts a spell.]
Bahura's Gauntlet!
[A giant, shadowy hand with red, vein-like lines glowing within it appears, bearing down on the flying creature and smashing it into the ground, forcing it down.
Halbert lets out a whistle, as if impressed.] Well, well. That's interesting.
no subject
he pulls back to look at the results of halbert's magic. at least it was effective. ]
You are a magus. [ a simple, obvious fact. siegfried looks down, thumbing the cut on his arm. it's nothing substantial, of course, but he wonders if it could've been. ] Was that really necessary? You should at least give a warning.
at last i am not death
Oh, come on. Asking for permission takes so long, and I usually don't generally get approval. Besides... you have some very strong blood.
[He thumbs a droplet from his knife, and definitely sticks in his mouth, giving it a good taste.]
Fascinating.
welcome back to the living
[ siegfried's voice trails off as he realizes it isn't truly worth the argument. what sort of magus hasn't made up his mind? obviously, this one's no exception to the rule. instead, he just clears his throat. he'll even let the weird bloodplay thing slide, if only because they were in the middle of something.
speaking off-- without another word, he strides over to the currently immobilized monster, and cuts its head off in a single swing. ]
At least it was effective.
no subject
I am if nothing else but an effective mage.
Which begs the question: what are you, precisely?
2
She blinks as company suddenly vaults into her hiding spot next to her, and looks only a little more bewildered at his request. Also, whose what? ]
Why?
[ She's doing it anyway though, hesitantly sticking out a forearm and ready to snatch it back again. ]
no subject
[Before he can allow her to pull her arm back, Halbert's already drawing out his dagger, the sharp edge cutting cleanly with a shallow wound to the woman's forearm. The blood is most important.
He brings the dagger to himself, and he touches the blood, rubbing it between his fingers.]
Much appreciated, my dear!
[He just took that lady's blood and he's running for it, what the hell.]
no subject
She goes after him. Of course she has to, she's got to see what the hell he's up to. ]
no subject
Nevertheless, he's hit the damned jackpot.
Halbert braces his hand against the ground, smearing the blood there for a moment before a glow crackles from below.]
Plasma Rupture!
[The magic bursts forward with red, thunderous energy, knocking the creature out from the sky.
Halbert then turns and points at the woman he'd just took blood from.] Your turn, please!