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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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... But admittedly, she's far more interested in his words than the care package at this point.]
"Again"...?
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That's none of your business.
[ But he finally grabs the box from her hands?? Progress. ]
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She pauses for a moment, considering all of that, and then meanders over to get the mix tape out of the player so she can gently plunk it on top of the care package.]
Well, if you say so. It sounded like maybe you had something to get off your chest, but I won't push it if you don't wanna talk about it.
Even if you're not recovering from a broken heart, there's a lot of fun stuff in that box, so try to enjoy it!
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It wasn't real.
[ Those pesky memories of his that don't actually belong to him, ill-fitting yet still real enough that he can remember the swirl of anguish in the pit of his stomach from his messy, messy break-up.
Doubly annoyed, he plunks the box on the nearest table and opens it, inspecting the contents before........pulling out a chocolate bar and handing it to Ringo. ]
I don't like chocolate.
[ She's his garbage disposal now. ]
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[She will gratefully accept, thank you. Does she like chocolate? Probably. She's only had it mixed with other things, so this is exciting.
Anyway, back to the problem at hand...]
Oh, it's one of those fake memories we've had shoved in?
[WHEW...]
That's rough. It's pretty invasive, doing something like that. Especially if it's a memory that deals with strong emotions.
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Are you speaking from experience?
[ A bottle of bubble bath...pass. Scented candles? Hard pass. He picks up what looks to be a two pack of D*sney princess themed tissues and frowns deeper. Who made these packages? ]
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[She watches him go through the package equally curiously, snapping off a piece of the chocolate to taste. Ooooh... sweet.]
It's impossible for me to have been the person in these memories, you know? I didn't even have a body before a few months ago. That makes the divide pretty strong.
[... Still. She shrugs a bit.]
Doesn't mean I can't commiserate on how shady the whole thing is, though.
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You didn't have a body?
[ Was she made in a lab or something?? ]
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[She's real casual about it, at least.]
I'm an AI, so before this body, I was just part of a larger amalgam of computer processing and data.
You can see how it'd have been hard for me to have a whole backstory in this place.
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What's it like now? Having a body.
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[She beams at him, breaking off another piece of chocolate and tossing it into her mouth.]
There's so much stuff you can feel and see and do with a body... even if a lot of it is pretty low tech, everything else makes up for it.
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You don't mind feeling tired or hungry or sick?
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[Oh.]
Pain also really could take a hike and I wouldn't miss it. But the pros still outweigh the cons. Especially the fact that I can stand here and speak to you like this! That's something I could never do without my own body and sense of self.
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There must be plenty you want to do then, now that you have the chance.
[ Also, he holds the box back out to her. ]
I don't want the rest.
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I dunno about that. I'm just doing the things that come up as I come across them. I had a mission back home, after all.
[So now she's adjusting to the mission-less lifestyle going on here.
She does accept the box back, though, popping it open curiously.]
Let's see... what did you want out of here?
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Fruitlessly, he tries to (very casually) slide the little stuffed dog in his hand behind his back so she can't see. ]
Nothing important. It's for a friend.
[ This is technically not a lie because he's the friend and it's for himself. ]
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Aw, c'mon. You really won't tell me? It's not that big of a deal, is it?
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[ It really shouldn't and yet he's here making a big deal out of it, looking slightly uncomfortable as he tries to wiggle his way out of this. ]
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Isn't that my line?
If it doesn't really matter, then why's it matter if you share?
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Frowning deeper, he pulls his hand back out to reveal......a small white dog plush! It's very cute. ]
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she beams.]
Oh, it's adorable! Good taste.
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It's not— [ You know what, never mind. ] Was there anything else you needed to deliver?
[ Can he shoo her out now.... ]
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She'll let him off the hook for now.]
Yeah, I've got a few more boxes. Is this you telling me to scram?
[It's okay, she sounds amused.]
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[ Yes, yes it is. However, I, Val, will be comin' round to hassle you, Cal, again sometime soon. (threatening) ]