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1.0 game launch log
1.0: Game Launch
Patch Update
Maybe you’ve been getting settled in for a little while now, maybe you just arrived yesterday. Either way, a big change is coming! All Dodo residents will receive a city-wide broadcast on their phones:
> Thank you for your patience with our construction, city-goers! As our month of pride celebration has wrapped, all our streets are once again open. Hope it sets your hearts aflutter for 🤍 White Day! 🤍
The streets of Crane City have opened, and what glorious streets they are! Decorated with gently blooming white flowers, ivory streamers hung from building to building, and floating snowy balloons, everything seems to be elevated with a touch of elegance. What’s that? It’s looking a little bridal? Now you’re getting in the spirit! The city is abuzz about an upcoming celebration...
Meanwhile, Duocaeli has also become the loveliest storm. It’s a tornado of silks, a cyclone of chiffon, ribbons as far as the eye can see - that’s right, it’s time for a parade of princesses. Avis Isle is tittering with gossip, airship after airship coming to land as royalty gets to enjoy the fresh air and roguish sights of a guild town. There’s princesses from faraway lands, kingdoms large and small, excited to rest before they depart soon to their next destination—some kind of royal slumber party? rich people—and they’re so excited to be here! Some are children, others as mature as their late 300's—once a princess, always a princess.
Avisle is excited for their business too! ♥ Looks like everything’s a little more expensive around these parts (know your audience) but there’s also better service and rumors of special treatment for those of blue blood pedigree, or their staff. Why don’t you slide on in? If anything, you might want to teach your friends how to pass for royalty, lest they get mistaken for a worker!
Speaking of roleplay, it seems like there’s an abandoned chest in one of the roadways, likely fallen off a carriage in the chaos… Inside, characters will find gorgeous adornments, including lovely gowns, crowns, etc. The criers looking for royal customers ring in the back of your mind – “Princess business welcome!!” – do you do the proper thing and look for the owner of the chest, and see if you can get a reward? Or is it time for royal cosplay? (Though should you return it, and the shopkeep may ask you to wear some garments as advertisement anyway...)
Alternatively, in your plain clothes, or... most clothes, it’s easy to be mistaken for a page. Well, they’re all awfully young ladies–have a sense of humor! Don’t let it rankle you too bad... or do?
Guild business is in high demand now especially, with most specialties being sought after by a monarch-to-be for one reason or another.
♔ Crafters are highly sought after, especially those who specialize in adornments. Won’t you make them some hair ornaments that bloom just like true roses?
♔ Warriors are being asked to fulfill more bodyguard roles. You know! Just like in their romance novels…
♔ Scholars are being asked to fulfill divinations—how good are you at fortune tellings? The future of their kingdoms are prosperous, aren’t they? Aren’t they?
♔ Wanderers are being requested as tour guides and escorts. They have a higher chance of being mistaken for pages. Sorry.
♔ Menders must clean up after everyone’s messes, as usual. Stained gowns, broken hairpins, the occasional sprain of a princess fallen out of a tree (we told her not to!)—you name it.
♔ Warriors are being asked to fulfill more bodyguard roles. You know! Just like in their romance novels…
♔ Scholars are being asked to fulfill divinations—how good are you at fortune tellings? The future of their kingdoms are prosperous, aren’t they? Aren’t they?
♔ Wanderers are being requested as tour guides and escorts. They have a higher chance of being mistaken for pages. Sorry.
♔ Menders must clean up after everyone’s messes, as usual. Stained gowns, broken hairpins, the occasional sprain of a princess fallen out of a tree (we told her not to!)—you name it.
1. Questboard
The quest board at the guild hub has been updated with the latest patch! Excited players are gathered around to collect new bounties, which are open to all. The guild hub also provides a useful bestiary, which is readily accessible by guild members via crystals.
2. Dungeon Crawl - Guild Hub Catacombs
Welcome to your first limited time domain! Princess Andalina is the belle of the ball, and the one organizing the royal slumber party... when she's suddenly attacked by robed figures in the Guild Hub! It's your job to escort her safely through some secret underground catacombs so that she might be smuggled aboard an airship and escape–though naturally, there's a catch.
Task: Escort Princess Andalina Quartzrosen Pili Majesteria the Third
Reward: Daiya, diamond jewelry of choice.
Chamber 1: Once Upon a Time...
Right in front of your eyes, the exhausted Princess suddenly transforms… into a beautiful diamond? Housed in a necklace, it seems that this icy stone is her dormant form, and is entrusted to players for safekeeping. Dungeon party members will be given roles in the first chamber: knight or princess. Knights will be in charge of defeating foes; princesses will have to wear the enchanted stone and keep it intact. If princesses are hurt, the stone will be damaged. If they're grievously injured or killed, the stone will be destroyed outright.
Additionally, knights will find themselves buffed overall and invulnerable to damage. But it's not that convenient–princesses will sustain any injuries meant for their knights. In RPG terms, princesses serve as the HP for all members of their parties.
It's imperative to keep moving to avoid the incoming assassins, though that's easier said than done: some of the hallways are incredibly narrow, there's constant forks and uneven terrain, and the darkness is thick and suffocating. It'll be easier to stay close–or maybe even get a piggyback ride? A princess carry, if you will? It's easy mana!
Chamber 2: A Sticky Situation
The catacombs are damp and stale–and of course, in their neglect, they're teeming with danger. The pitch black corridors make it easy to stumble into giant spiderwebs, which are nearly impossible to escape alone, though they can be burned or otherwise destroyed with some help. The webbing itself is weaved with magic, and will quickly drain the mana of anyone trapped within.
But where there's spiderwebs, there's bound to be… spiders! Careless knights and princesses may find themselves kidnapped and carried away by these hunters, which can attack with sharp barbs and acid that lingers on every surface. Knights are invulnerable, but can still be incapacitated by webbing–be careful!
Chamber 3: Sins of our Daughters
The light is at the end of the literal tunnel, but one obstacle remains: the young leader of the assassins who introduces herself as Nina.
Nina doesn't attack outright, instead first explaining Andalina's crimes against her kingdom, and her desire for justice. Proudful and grieving, Nina will only accept Andalina's death, but nevertheless offers the players a choice:
Destroy Andalina: By deliberately injuring a party's princess, Andalina's crystal will be destroyed, and she'll be killed. Nina will thank the party and slip away without another word, looking wearied.
Save Andalina: Protecting Andalina will cause Nina to attack, leading to a boss battle.
BOSS: Nina the Emerald
HP: 10000
Difficulty: ★★★☆☆
Weakness: Water, despots
Resistance: Earth
Attacks
Defeating her can be as "simple" as beating her in a fight before the party sustains too much damage, but there's also a large, deep lagoon in this chamber. If you can make Nina sink like a stone, the water might be enough to dispatch her permanently…
HP: 10000
Difficulty: ★★★☆☆
Weakness: Water, despots
Resistance: Earth
Attacks
- Crystal Cage: Summons giant, emerald shards to create walls, isolating party members.
- Shatter: Anything her knives touch turns temporarily into crystal, including limbs and portions of flesh. Nina will often throw these knives, though she can also be turned to stone using them. Payback's a bitch!
Defeating her can be as "simple" as beating her in a fight before the party sustains too much damage, but there's also a large, deep lagoon in this chamber. If you can make Nina sink like a stone, the water might be enough to dispatch her permanently…
G̴̮͇̽ĺ̶̻͉̓͝i̷̜͓̙̊t̵̤̄́̏c̶̝̘̃̉̀h̶̯͓͘i̶̖͙̭͆ń̷̻̦̘g̶͐͒͜ͅ: Occasionally throughout the dungeon, including during this boss fight, the role between princesses and knights can switch without warning! Don't get too comfortable.
In the end, only one of the two girls can survive. While others may view this as just a cutscene in a game, to PCs, something about both these women feels quite real. Claim your reward, and step into the glowing portal that will teleport you back to the dungeon entrance. Players may thread any number of outcomes, but can only report one of their threads here for rewards!
OOC Notes
March's OOC Event Plotting Post is also here for your reference!
Please look forward to our next gamewide mingle for Dodo's Doki Doki White Day Auction on Friday, March 17th.
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[ sooooooooo sylvain may or may not have quietly let slip that dimitri is a very eligible and very royal bachelor from a distant kingdom.... and said dimitri may or may not be currently flocked by a gaggle of princesses cooing girlishly all over his blue eyes and earnest manner, armed to the teeth with frills and cosmetics...
yeah. sylvain is doing everything he can to withhold his laughter as the princesses (bully) make dimitri their new plaything. he's currently sporting a cupcake of a dress and as many hairpins as his lil' blond ponytail can fit, a couple adornments shy of being a walking hazard.
sylvain almost feels bad for him... but it's kind of adorable? surely this can't be the first time he's been dolled up against his will. (he wonders if he can sneak a photo for felix, because that's what good friends do, pass along incriminating evidence of each other.) ]
You alright there...?
[ they're both tall, but so are many of these princesses, and sylvain is starting to lose track of his liege in the bustling crowd. but there's no real fear of them being separated, and he doesn't get to poke fun at dimitri for very long either—he feels himself being pushed forward into the fray... oh nyo... ]
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Dimitri, who has long grown used to wearing armor like a second skin, stands awkwardly stiff and immobile in... the absolute worst garments he's ever worn in his life. Nevermind that he looks as ridiculous as the fluffy, pastel dress he's gotten stuck in.
Though at least he knows who to blame now. ]
Sylvain. [ said with a deathly scowl at odds with his frou-frou appearance ] You did this!
[ Sylvain gets to see his glare up close, because he's being pulled into the circle of excited princesses, one of which starts fluffing up his hair. ]
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Me? I would never, Your Majesty.
[ ur his king no matter where they go and no matter what u wear... 🥺 ]
Besides, it's all harmless fun, isn't— ow!
[ he gets jabbed in the mouth with a stick of rouge, a slash of red across his lips that looks more macabre than flattering. he tries to gently pry the princessy hands off him, but they manage to get everywhere anyway. he winces as a dressing comb, conjured from seemingly nowhere, is dragged through his bangs. ]
See? Fun.
[ in the chaos, he manages to pluck up one of the excess hairpins from dimitri's half-mangled ponytail and perch it behind his ear. it falls off immediately. ]
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You won't find this fun for long.
[ Because:
B. Once this is over, Dimitri will kill him.
Though in this case, his famous rage is more like house-leader-affected exasperation. ]
Enjoy trying to move in these—accursed shoes they'll give you.
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and sylvain is too, with his lil' ribbon. 😊 he gives it an amused pat, but has his fingers chidingly slapped away.
he then looks down to dimitri's feet, which have been outfitted in a pair of ungodly heels. no wonder he hasn't made his escape yet—sylvain's got no idea how he's able to stand upright at all in those... shoes. are they even shoes, if they do not facilitate walking? ]
Huh.
[ as they speak, there's a second pair of heels being ferried over to sylvain, along with a hoop skirt. ]
I see... [ damb, dimitri really did tell him so. he tries to take his hand and carefully shuffle them through the crowd... ]
So sorry Your Highnesses, but I just remembered His Majesty here has a very urgent matter to attend to. If you wouldn't mind excusing—
[ the hoop skirt gets dunked over his head. ]
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[ Convenient!! Dimitri doesn't argue when Sylvain takes his hand after gets hoop skirt-ed, though he's in no rush to shuffle along. Maybe some secretly vengeful part of him (haha) thinks Sylvain should suffer karmic retribution. ]
It's easier if you don't struggle.
[ Just Accept the Princessing ]
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Aww, it's not so bad...
[ he says, voice pitched higher than usual because clearly he's having Second Thoughts about this. he gets an enormous bustle affixed to his waist, which seems to move of its own accord with every jostle of movement. and then the block heels next... ]
You know, I'll never complain about armor again.
[ this is certifiably terrible! he's still holding onto dimitri's hand for dear life, trying not to wobble off balance in his shoes. ]
I think we should get a picture, though.
[ despite everything going on he's still trying to figure out the camera function for a selfie... can't let all this hard work go to waste. say cheese!! C: ]
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[ click! one of the princesses even photobombs with a cute little peace sign. dimitri is looking absolutely stony faced in the photo. a cherished memory.
he just sighs after, defeated. dryly: ]
I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.
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It's nice to have a change of pace, isn't it?
[ he smiles winningly at dimitri, though there's some truth to his words. from the stormy grey of the netherworld to this realm's riot of colors... he wants to believe they're back in the world of the living. ]
What do you make of all this anyway, other than—
[ uh oh. the princesses want to parade them around. sylvain feels a small push against his back and clops forward on his heels obligingly, still tethered to dimitri. ]
—different.