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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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He has so many questions right now. So many. Too bad he's not going to ask any of them just yet. ]
Tell him yourself.
[ WHY ARE YOU JUST ON THE FLOOR LIKE THIS ]
your typo struggles......
I can't, unless he happens to come through the area.
[He's stuck... His mana is so drained... What is he supposed to DO, just try to rustle up some energy?? Absolutely not.]
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Which is probably why Eustace is standing slightly off to the side, doing his best not to run straight into a spiderweb of his own. A difficult task when he can barely see in here. (Seriously, who turned off all the lights?) ]
So you're just going to wait until he comes and finds you?
[ Sounds STUPID. Ugh. After another few seconds of consideration, he pulls out a small knife, crouches down, and.....slowly starts sawing away at the nearest bit of webbing. Is this even going to work, he doesn't know, but may as well try. ]
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Anyway funny thing about those spiderwebs, they're pretty much just as fragile and delicate as regular ones! This set, anyway. But as soon as he can feel Eustace moving closer, he is making a vague and very tired attempt to kind of wiggle away. This will likely not be very effective, but he sure did try.]
Wait, don't touch those—
[Because so much as coming into contact with these WEBS FROM HELL immediately start draining mana! Meaning it's like being socked in the gut by an energy-stealing fist of fury from the gods above.]
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You know what, he takes it all back. Matsui can lie there as long as he wants. Imagine getting a whole faceful of web instead of just a brief touch. ]
Hm.
[ Hm! ]
How long have you been here?
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Are you alright? It's quite potent... [HE DIDN'T WARN HIM FAST ENOUGH damn. This is what he gets for just waiting for the earth to reclaim him.
As for the question, though, after a beat:] Ah... I'm not certain. A few minutes?
[Presumably he isn't in a state of constant gut punching, but it is definitely admirable that he's still bothering to move at all.]
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For now, they must remain separated. ]
I'm fine. [ He's always fine? Don't question him. ] Worry about yourself instead.
[ Matsui's the one draped in very a fashionable webbed blankie right now, and apparently has been for several minutes. If he stays here, is he just going to become one of those shriveled corpses? Can't have that. ]
How flammable are the webs?
[ Don't. Don't ask where this is going. ]
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Even in such a situation, there isn't any need to worry about myself.
[He's a sword?? What's he gonna do, STARVE??? Foolish. He'd probably rust away before his fakey fake human body died.
That. That is a question, though. Matsui doesn't seem all that perturbed to be asked it, even though he should be.]
As far as I'm aware, they are as flammable as any other type of cobweb.
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But...hm, alright, that's one possibility. Not a great possibility, but it's not like they have a lot of other options here. Either they both end up in a spiderweb cuddlepile or Eustace leaves Matsui to his fate in the dirt. Which he would normally do, except sometimes strange memories that aren't your own leave you with one whole sliver of positive emotion towards someone.
Though maybe Matsui will wish he'd been left behind after all this is said and done. ]
Hold on.
[ While he holds out his hand and focuses real hard, a couple seconds ticking by before the smallest of baby flames appears in his hands, about as big as cigarette lighter fire. He's not a magic person and fire isn't his element, but you know what this is going to have to be good enough, and carefully he holds out the flame towards the nearest bit of webbing, waiting until the fire spreads across strands of spidersilk.
The good thing is that Matsui is on the ground already, so if he catches fire he can skip the stop and drop part and proceed directly to roll.
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ALSO HELP HE REALLY JUST LIT THE WHOLEASS WEB ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS WEARING IT. This is fine. At least he is a sword, which means he's used to being around very hot flames even if this current body sure wouldn't like it as much. He's attuned to heat and the smell of things burning, though.
But unfortunately since SOMEONE HERE isn't SHARING MANA (and he is not asking him to share mana), he doesn't have the energy to roll... Good thing webs burn up quickly, so the flames don't linger for long on his back. There goes the web! ...He's still just here.]
...Are they gone?
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They are.
[ Hooray for small victories and also no one burning up as a result of this (honestly pretty bad) decision. Now they can both mosey on out of here and go find Buzen so Matsui can deliver his Very Important Message.
Maybe. Apparently not.
Eustace has by now stood back up and turned to leave, but the lack of noise behind him has him turning momentarily back. ]
You're not going to get up?
[ Haha what's that about mana sharing? Haha. ]
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BUT WOW Eustace really just abandoning him here. Matsui just watches him walk away in silence because he's like "honestly fair" about it. Really, this lad would have been better off leaving rather than dealing with Matsui being Matsui.
Unfortunately, Eustace looks back, and Matsui is just still becoming one with the earth.]
I can't. [HIS MANA. He is still not giving the simple solution here, though.] Perhaps in due time, I will recover. No dangers seem to lurk in this part, at least.
[Watch him have just summoned a giant spider.]
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You can't....because?
[ Spit it out. ]
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I am lacking in mana, currently. It regenerates on its own, somewhat slowly.
[He just leaves out the part where physical contact can make it regenerate much faster because the only hand he wants to hold is Buzen's.]