2.0 april event log

[gamedevs]

2.0: Event Log

1. DUNGEON: THE STORM AROUND AVISLE CITY

Honey, there's a storm brewing.

… Actually, it's already brewed! Adventurers who arrive in the ON world this month will notice a vicious storm of thunder, lighting and hail roaring across Avisle City and its surrounding area. And while they're free to go "nope", and opt to keep to safer locations, they'll find that it's very easy to misstep and end up lost in the storm…

Task: Navigate to Avisle City and put a stop to the storm.
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Chamber 1: blow your house down

Better hold onto your hats, the storm whipping around the city is brutal and deadly, and it's easy to get blown off your feet and sent hurtling through the air into the first solid object in your trajectory—hopefully another soft, squishy person.

Hapless Adventurers aren't the only ones whipping through the air either. From the city, miscellaneous pieces of property rain down from the sky—doors, flower pots, clothes to name a few. From the Windhaven Woodlands however, small Hummingshrews and Bloobettes will find themselves displaced in the storm. Terrified and unused to being airborne, Adventurers might find themselves being stabbed by the tiny beak of a Hummingshrew or pulled into the gelatinous bodies of a Bloobette.

While you fight your way through the chaotic wind and the rain toward Avisle City, eventually, a loud C R A C K will resound through the air, and that's all the warning you'll get before huge windmill blades will start to hurtle toward you. Better get good at dodging!

Chamber 2: the water is mischievous

Whoever manages to dodge all of the windmill blades will find that once they're lodged in the ground, they actually make decent shields against the howling wind, and by ducking behind them as much as possible, it's possible to make it through the storm to the city.

However, the closer to the city you get, the higher the water underfoot becomes until it reaches nearly your waist. And sometimes… the water seems alive. It swirls around your body, urging you to drink as if the water were the most appealing of wines. The temptation will feel unusually strong, almost hypnotic in its call.

Anyone who drinks the water will start to notice their limbs transform into water. While looking like water, they will remain solid for the first few minutes, and the effect can be counterattacked by squeezing the affected limb like wringing water from a towel. Failure to squeeze out the water will result in the body part being washed away.

Chamber 3: a long boy

Upon finally staggering to Avisle City, Adventurers will at last come face to face with the source of the destruction: a massive serpentine dragon coiled in the clouds above the city. It seems ignorant of the plight and panic ravaging the city, but if any of the brave (and clever) among you manage to launch an attack to where it's stationed in the sky, a deep rumble of thunder will follow before…

BOSS: Water Dragon
HP: Infinite
Difficulty: ★★★★★
Weakness: Earth, Sun
Resistance: Water
Attacks:

• Elemental Imbalance: The dragon will send a rainbow cascading down from the clouds and onto you, imbuing you with an element at random. The element will cloak your entire body, forcing you to attack uncontrollably until the element dissipates.
  
• Bubble Beam: Large bubbles will appear in the field around you, steadily draining you of mana until an ally breaks you out. If you're not freed fast enough, the bubble will drain all your mana, rendering you unconscious.

The dragon will not come down for the duration of the fight, making it extremely difficult to launch any counterattacks, and while the fight goes on, the storm continues to ravage the city, pushing the water levels steadily higher.

Ultimately, one of the Avisle leaders will pull you aside. It seems there's going to have to be another way to survive the storm, and violence isn't it.

2. CHOICE: PEACE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN OPTION

Among the chaos and the panic, a few of the guild leaders take you aside. The first one to speak proposes this: this isn't the first time the Dragon has beset Avisle, and ancient texts speak of a ritual that will draw the beast back to sleep's embrace.

One of the others will shake their head, arguing that there's no way to know if any such ritual will work. The priority should be evacuating the city for safer lands, even if it means leaving Avisle City to fall.

And so, it seems you have a choice to make.

Perform the Ritual: In the courtyard of the Guild Hub, people have gathered to seal the dragon away. The ritual itself involves an incantation and an ancient dance, ending with the sacrifice of an important memory as a show of sincerity. No one knows for certain if the ritual will work, but they do know that the more who give, the higher the chances.

Adventurers desperate to ensure the ritual works may also offer up their soul gem, but this will result in them forgetting their identity entirely.

Evacuate the City: Those of little faith may instead choose to evacuate the city. The citizens are injured and wearied by the torrential rain, and the structure of the city continues to break dangerously from the storm. Adventurers can opt to help the citizens gather what they can, find their loved ones, and escape to the highgrounds of the Dandelion Fields.

But beware, those who chose to save Princess Andalina last month will be met with disdain, and the citizens may not be as cooperative with their attempts to help.

Do Nothing: Hey, isn't this all a game? Maybe you choose to just wait out the storm until you're back in your cozy bed in Dodo House.

Players may thread any number of outcomes, but can only report one of their threads here for rewards!

3. DODO DOWNPOUR

In Crane City, April means spring showers—though it seems like it's really coming down lately! The storms are inescapable, so enjoy going to work and getting hit by sheets of rain everyday, and be sure to pack an umbrella. Though sometimes the storms are intense enough to break them, so you might have to share. The weather is a tumult, but not impossible to travel through… yet.

And while Dodo House is usually a safe haven, the weather affects it just as badly. Your room may spring a very sad, persistent leak, its windows blown open by harsh wind–maybe you should try staying with a neighbor? The house itself sounds sad as well, creaking and occasionally losing power, leaving its residents in the dark. But it does its best to keep some fireplaces and fresh towels available at all times, and floating candles will (spookily) hang in the air to help light anyone's way.

4. CRANE CITY BLUES

Whether it's at home or on your way to get groceries, sopping wet, the rain might subside just enough to see a rainbow. How pretty! Though the sight of it will stir something in you, even in the OFF world. Namely, it's a surge of those pesky elements. Thought you were free of those in Crane City? This rainbow is apparently here to remind you that you're never safe.

♔ Light & Fire: All this rain is dampening your inner light. Characters will experience a seemingly unshakeable melancholy, one that fluctuates with the weather. Sunny means less depression, stormy means more. Good luck getting out of bed when the rain is really bearing down.

♔ Water & Earth: Everything you touch turns wet, even if you escape inside. This includes clothes, shoes, any surface you come into contact with, and other people (not like that). Try not to catch a cold! It won't be easy. Weather around you seems to get even worse too, as though a storm (or hail, icy rain, etc) cloud is following over your head.

♔ Wind & Dark: Something about the rain just really makes you think dramatically about the past–which might be weird, depending on the choices you've made this month? This nostalgic spell might make you want to share elements of your tragic backstory... to anyone who's willing to listen. Very noir.

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Comments

[blastedass]

Is there a list of them?

[Since some games you can look at the requirements for said achievements.

You can bet he'll start gunning for them.]

[defendure]

Mmm, there are some guides! You get a bunch of easy ones just completing the tutorial and the beginner dungeon. I've got those ones already, but I don't mind keeping you company while you get them!

[ Because he's just...relieved to see Katsuki still, so Izuku isn't quite willing to ditch him yet. ]

Anyway, once you register at a Guild, it should unlock some of your abilities. Basically, how you use your elemental magic differs depending on your Guild, like I said. I haven't noted down the element and Guild stats yet...I feel like there's a lot of Earth people in Crafters, though.

[blastedass]

I'll wipe those out without a fucking problem.

[Katsuki already considers those done. If Izuku wants to come along, he's not shaking him yet. But expect to get snapped at for trying to help on anything. Including comments from the peanut gallery...]

Abilities? [Katsuki lifts his hand, showing the small pops and bursts from his Quirk, but that's all he can summon right now.] This place is gonna pay for doing this to me.

[defendure]

[ Izuku holds out his own hand, and does that...tiny little flicker thing of Blackwhip he was once so proud of... ]

It gets a bit better if you keep working at it...I think we were sort of forced back to "level one", like in a new game?

[blastedass]

[Katsuki frowns at the display, less because of the patheticness and more because he gets what Izuku's trying to convey.

Makes sense. Katsuki glares at his own hand before snarling and dropping it.]

Shouldn't be too hard to level up again, since we know what we're doing now.

[defendure]

Yeah! I mean, I've been working on it steadily. I don't want to let it fall to the side...

[ New powers are cool and all, but the old ones matter too. ]

[blastedass]

Like you'd let your own Quirk be neglected.

[Katsuki would call Izuku a great fat fake if he ever did something like that.]

Other people got the same treatment. Must be a way to level the playing field.

[defendure]

That's true. I mean, I assume that's what it might be...like I said, it really does feel like playing a new game, you know? Starting as a level one hero or whatever...but, at least they're not entirely gone. I think that would be horrifying.

[ Distinctly so, in many ways. He...wouldn't feel right, losing All Might's Quirk. His Quirk. ]

[blastedass]

I don't want to think about it.

[Especially coming from where he had back home, on the verge of a war with a monster that could and would steal Quirks. The plans made to minimize that...

Katsuki pushes the thoughts to the side. No, that's not something to dwell on.]

We just have to grow stronger until we can beat the damn game and go home.

[defendure]

Well...at least you're - okay, I guess this sounds bad, but - at least you're here now. I mean, everyone is nice, but working with someone I know inside and out in terms of combat is a lot easier?

[ And...he feels less adrift. He doesn't say that part, though. ]

[blastedass]

Urusei. I know what you're saying.

[Not gonna repeat it back, but the brush off comment suggests Katsuki feels the same. At least he's capable of working together with Izuku far more effectively than other people. That'll help in the Quests a million times.]

[defendure]

Okay, well! Let's get you registered and take on a Quest!

[ !! Maybe they can go fight a roomba or something stupid. ]

[blastedass]

Get moving then.

[Still opting for the Warrior guild, but will look into information for the others in case he wants to change after a while.

Honestly, the Roomba Quest is the best out of the four, so...]

[defendure]

[ But will we get to see pancake!Kacchan? Anyway, Izuku leads the way...it should be a fairly painless process, like in a video game. ]

[blastedass]

[That's possible! Katsuki follows him and at least gets everything set up, even if he grumbles about plenty of things. Joining a guild would be easier if he wasn't "forced" to do it...]

[defendure]

[ Look at it this way: as soon as he joins, he gets a notification he cleared a tutorial quest...enjoy his very common, very easy to get achievement? ]

[blastedass]

[Well you know what he's going to do. Join, go through the process, and as soon as he gets said achievement, he's gonna flash it at Izuku with this shit-eating grin like he's the coolest thing on the face of the planet.

Victory.]

[defendure]

[ Obviously Izuku cheers even though he has this one already and it was easy...he's good company if you want someone talking you up. ]

Great job, Kacchan!!

[blastedass]

[So long as Izuku doesn't get effusive with his praise, Katsuki takes it with the same smirk and confidence. But at least he comes back in a better mood than before.]

Wasn't a fucking challenge at all. There better be harder shit than that.

[defendure]

Well, why don't you pick us a Quest? Whichever you want.

[ Izuku knows there's lots of monster bounties and things if nothing else. ]

[blastedass]

[Katsuki scans over the Quests. There are two specifics and the rest are generals... He quirks a brow at the mention of a machine gone out of control, then taps it with the back of his knuckles.]

Lets destroy this thing.

[defendure]

Sounds great! Oh, did you want to like...pick up any in-game equipment first...? I've been learning to use a sword but that's like, not something we need to do right away and also that's more a hobby because I thought it would be fun...

[ In some ways, he's really enjoying being in a video game, okay. He wants to live that video game life. Learn cool spells, yes...but also learn cool fighting moves. ]

[blastedass]

[Katsuki pauses at the question, half-turned to leave already. In-game equipment? He frowns in thought. Seeing as his Quirk's fucked and his magic's new, having armor and weapons would probably be a better idea.]

Where do we pick that up?

[defendure]

Equipment shops at the market place! Just like a real game. You should have some starting cash - it's called daiya - but I can lend you some if there's anything over that amount you need.

[ He'd say GIVE Katsuki some but he knows how that would go, so he really does mean "lend". Katsuki can pay him back later. ]

[blastedass]

I'll get what I want with what I have.

[Bristles automatically at the offer to float him some cash. Hell no! He'll make do just like any other starting adventurer in a game! And his skills will make up the difference.

At least "lend" doesn't get him yelled at, so good call, Izuku.]