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MANA REWARDS (DEFUNCT)

MANA REWARDS DEFUNCT

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Once you've started earning bonus coins, your characters will find a small canvas satchel either in their pocket or under their pillow. The satchel will contain the number of bonus coins earned. Each coin is copper and looks very much like a penny except it has the character's monster stamped on it. The satchel also contains a small scroll featuring a single word: AGIMAT. Reading this word will summon Mana, who will gladly accept these coins as payment for magical favors, whether that be summoning an item from your character's home or bestowing unto them an amazing new power.

Receiving a reward isn't always easy, however. To focus her magic, Mana will send characters on a quest, usually to gather materials or perform a ritual. To receive a mod-custom quest, you must purchase a reward at 80 coins or higher. This is limited to one per player per month. Lower purchases may receive pre-written quests unless you opt out of them, and you are also free to write your own.

Mana can only be summoned by each character once a month. A new toplevel for each month will be posted where you can leave your requests, and the threads will be frozen at the end of the month, once all requests have been processed. Below are categories of rewards for characters to choose from, with a general idea of how much each thing might cost. If you're unsure which tier your reward belongs on, ask below in the relevant thread.

DISCOUNTS
Having recently become a bit more business-savvy, Mana is now offering regular discounts to monsters on various items! Every other month, different request categories will have a 20% discount. Wow! When putting in a request, make sure to note the discount in your comment. The schedule is as follows:

JANUARY
New year, new me! Permanent monster changes are on sale!
MARCH
Time to put down some new foundations. Buildings are on sale!
MAY
April showers bring May powers--that is, powers/abilities are on sale!
JULY
It's the dog days of summer. Pets/creatures are on sale!
SEPTEMBER
More like Sep-temp-ber. Temporary monster changes are on sale!
NOVEMBER
Get a gift for that special someone. Items/weapons are on sale!

ITEMS
This section excludes weapons; additionally, advanced tech (think super futuristic/sci-fi, not necessarily cell phones) falls into the same category as magical items. Magical items may be imbued with up to four magical spells.

10 - An item from home that can easily fit in someone's hand. You may make it magical and imbue it with a spell for an additional 50 coins.
20 - An item from home up to a meter tall/wide. You may make it magical and imbue it with a spell for an additional 40 coins.
40 - An item from home up to three meters tall/wide. An item from home up to three meters tall/wide. You may make it magical and imbue it with a spell for an additional 20 coins.
60 - A magical item from home with a single spell/effect it already has in canon.
60 - A magical item from Ryslig. Mods will design the item, but you should give us an idea of what it should do/be used for.

20 - A second spell or effect for your item.
40 - A third spell or effect for your item.
80 - A fourth spell or effect for your item.

WEAPONS
As with items, weapons may be imbued with up to four magical spells. Ammo availability will be determined on an individual basis.

20 - A mundane weapon from home. You may make it magical and imbue it with a spell for an additional 40 coins.
60 - A magical/high-tech weapon from home with a single spell/effect it already has in canon.
60 - A magical weapon from Ryslig. Mods will design the weapon, but you should give us an idea of what it should do/be used for.

20 - A second spell or effect for your weapon.
40 - A third spell or effect for your weapon.
80 - A fourth spell or effect for your weapon.

PETS/CREATURES
Any creature or monster summoned from Mana will come with their summon item (e.g., a Pokémon would come with a Pokéball, a demon would have their summoning catalyst, etc.). Characters may have as many non-magical pets as they can buy, but only one (1) magical one. Magical pets are limited to a single ability slot, and these abilities do not work on monsters. The prices listed below are in mundane-magical format; the first number is the price for a base pet, the second is the price for a magical pet.

20-60 - A pet from home that is the size of a small dog.
30-60 - A pet from home that is the size of a large dog.
50-70 - A pet from home that is the size of a human.
60-80 - A pet from home that is the size of a horse.
100-120 - A pet from home that is the size of a hippo. This is the largest size allowed; pets bigger than this in canon will be shrunk upon arrival in Ryslig.

MONSTER CHANGES -- TEMPORARY
20 - Change to a different monster form for one month. Temporary monster form is chosen by the player.
20 - The ability to switch between human and monster for a month. The spell allows the character to voluntarily switch every two days, and does not stop cravings. The human form does not retain any monster abilities, aside from the ability to switch forms.
20 - Turn human for a month. This eliminates cravings. You may revert at any time, but this will void the remaining duration.
60 - Change to a different monster form for four months. Temporary monster form is chosen by the player.

MONSTER CHANGES -- PERMANENT
20 - A minor modification to a character's appearance (e.g., gain a few inches, change eye color, sharper teeth, web toes, etc)
40 - Change to a different feeding source (e.g., meat, blood, souls). You will be gifted with the necessary modification for that source (claws and teeth for meat, a spell to drain souls, etc).
80 - A functional body modification (e.g., flight-capable wings, second pair of limbs, etc.)
80 - Weakness exchange (e.g., exchanging sunlight weakness for cold weakness). The player must provide the weakness being exchanged, but either the player or mods may submit a weakness to replace it.
100 - Change your monster type (mods randomize from 7 player-provided options)
120 - Change your monster type (mods randomize from 3 player-provided options)
120 - Ability to switch between monster and human form once per day. This does not stop cravings, and no monster powers carry over to the human form.
150 - Change your monster type (player's choice).

POWERS/ABILITIES
60 - A minor spell or ability, possibly with a time limit (e.g., walk on water for 20 minutes, double strength bonus usable once a day).
80 - Upgrade an existing monster ability.
80 - A summon, or a power tied to a summon (e.g., Stands, Personas). See the FAQ for details.
80 - An intermediate spell or ability. This largely covers powers that don't have a lot of restrictions, but don't affect monsters besides the possessor of the ability.
120 - A major spell or ability.

60 - An additional Travel or Stealth form, no time limit, but restricted to the bestiary's allowed species. (e.g., a rat Pooka with an extra rabbit form)
60 - An additional Travel or Stealth form outside the allowed species, restricted to one consecutive hour a day.
80 - An additional Travel or Stealth form outside the allowed species, no time limit.

BUILDINGS
20 - A structure from home no bigger than a two-bedroom apartment.
30 - A structure from home no bigger than a five-bedroom house.
40 - A structure from home no bigger than a mansion.
50 - A significant landmark built for your character (e.g. a castle, housing complex, massive bronze statue). This will be added to Player Locations.
60 - A small town (≤80 small houses).
80 - A magical location or structure no bigger than a five-bedroom house, or the enchantment of a preexisting Ryslig location.
120 - A large city (≤400 houses) that comes with a statue of the character.

20 - A second spell or effect for your magical location.
40 - A third spell or effect for your magical location.
80 - A fourth spell or effect for your magical location.

SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM
When describing your reward, please be as detailed as possible. Many lower-tier rewards are self-explanatory, but high-tier rewards such as powers, magical items/weapons, and monster modifications especially should be outlined clearly. The mods will be happy to work with you to ascertain a fun and balanced power set.

If your character wouldn't outright ask for the reward you want them to have, have them ask for something else and then fill out the backfire field with what you actually want them to have. (Mana is not as good at summoning as Tikbalang, and characters who don't follow her quests to the letter risk the ritual going wrong.) Your backfire should be something that could conceivably result from the actual request.

Please be advised that mods reserve the right to modify or veto a reward that is too incongruous with the setting.



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[personal profile] divinereaper 2021-06-25 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds about right! Thanks for the clarification, mods!!

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(Anonymous) 2021-06-27 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
poggers, thought that would be the case but wanted to double check before i over saved! thanks gang
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[personal profile] gothicgambit 2021-06-29 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Celestia Ludenberg
Reward Cost: 20 for an animal the size of a small dog
Activity: 15 COINS FOR APRIL 5 COINS FOR MAY (/11)
Request: Celeste is going to ask Mana to find 'Grand Bois Cherie Ludenberg'. Her very large very ugly cat back, he is about the size of a small dog.
Backfire? Somewhat? Because of her wording, Mana isn't going to summon the cat To Celeste, but he's somewhere in Ryslig, and there will be a small log where people can help him Homeward Bound his way back
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2021-06-29 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
So this would fall pppprobably under an upgraded ability (control over plants) but it's also a kind of beefy spell so I'd like to ask here! Also part of this is asking how exactly to flesh out the details of the ability so I hope it's okay that I put that here too instead of splitting this into two different threads.

I'd like to give Elsa the power to give sentience to a certain amount of plants, up to and including trees; think what she can do with Olaf and Marshmallow, but with Treants/Ents instead of snowmen. I assume there'd be a restriction on how many she could bring to life, of course, so she couldn't animate an entire forest as sick as that would be, so I'm not sure what a reasonable amount would be?

Also wrt sentience, they would basically be as intelligent as your average summon, with their own freedom but inclined to listen to Elsa's instructions (more out of "hey this is my Mom" thing than any kind of magical directive).

As for the cost itself, would this be considered an 80 coin "upgrade an existing power" (or intermediate ability?), or a 120 coin "major spell/ability"? Or something somewhere in the middle? I assume it's a major ability considering... bringing life and all, but I figured I'd get it cleared up just in case.
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[personal profile] hairday 2021-06-29 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Steve Harrington
Reward Cost: 20 coins for a 1 month monster swap
Activity: 10 COINS FOR APRIL 2021
10 COINS FOR MAY 2021, leaving 5 leftover.
Request: Steve will be asking Mana to turn him into a Merperson for the upcoming month of July.
Backfire? Nope!
Quest? Mana will provide him with a special necklace with a small phial attached. All he needs to do is fill the phial with a portion of a Merperson's body (blood, scales, hair, etc.) and wear it around his neck while submerging himself in water.
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[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2021-06-29 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If what I'd like to do is a combination monster swap/normal-human-body change (Atem would ICly request "I'd like the body back that I had while I was alive, and also to extend the amount of hours I'm able to be out in the sun, temporarily, while the days are longest" but I'd like this to backfire as "he becomes a naga for a month, but he's got the Adam Usir/dreamworld-self/Pharaoh Atem body instead of Yugi's possessed one") -- would this be 20 coins for a one-month monster swap, 40 coins for a monster swap/body modification, or something else? I'm anticipating him going back to his usual Yugi's-possessed-body-turned-vampire form once the temp swap runs out.
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[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2021-06-30 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Atem
Reward Cost: 20 coins for a monster + cosmetic swap
Activity: 20 COINS FOR MARCH
Request: He'd like his body back from when he was alive, and also an extension of the hours he's able to be active, until the days get shorter again.
Backfire? A one-month swap to naga, with his human half as the pharaoh Atem.
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] fightorflug 2021-06-30 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
I noticed people have been able to get a box of VHS for 20 Coins as long long as they fit within a cubic/meter wide in the past. I would love to do this myself, if I can!

Character Name: Dr. Flug Slys

Reward Cost: An item from home up to a meter tall/wide.

Activity: 5 COINS FOR --April 2020--(Used 3 of the 8 last request)
6 COINS FOR --May 2020--
11 COINS FOR --June 2020-- (With 2 Coins left over)

Request: Flug is going through some tough times and would like to request as many VHS of his old favorite program 'Sky Disaster: When Planes Fall' (AKA one of those Air Crash Investigation shows) as he can get. The idea is to get him a few seasons but since he can buy a whole cubic meter worth I would LOVE if Mana accidentally mixed in a few Plane-Related titles by mistake (Such as a plane cartoon, an x-rated Plane-themed Adult title, a B-movie about a killer plane, stock footage ect.) just for some hilarity

Backfire? Yes! Please mix a few misc Plane-related tapes in with his order and dump all of them on him overnight while he sleeps.

Quest? Nope!
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[personal profile] girlcorrupted 2021-06-30 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name:Angel
Reward Cost: 40
Activity: 2 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2020

7 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2020

10 COINS FOR JANUARY 2021

5 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2021

5 COINS FOR MARCH 2021

7 COINS FOR APRIL 2021(The thread title accidently says March 2021 sorry!)

4 COINS FOR MAY 2021

Request: Angel would ask to be anything other then a Nymph given the recent events, she wants to stay as far away from a connection to trees as possible
Backfire? ...But she didn't think anything would actually happen. Mana is merciful(?) and will turn her temporarily into a Faerie for 2 months
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] decarded 2021-07-01 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Angelica
Reward Cost: 40 Coins | Temporary Monster Swap (2 months)
Activity: 9 COINS FOR OCT '20, 3 COINS FOR NOV '20, 9 COINS FOR DEC '20, 4 COINS FOR JAN '21, 1 COIN FOR FEB '21, 3 COINS FOR MARCH '21, 7 COINS FOR APRIL '21, 4 COINS FOR MAY '21
Request: Angelica asks to be changed into a flesh-eating monster for a little while.
Backfire? Not precisely a backfire, but as she doesn't specify, Mana picks for her and Mana picks manticore.
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] getmeoutofthedraft 2021-07-03 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Hawkeye Pierce
Reward Cost: 120 - Ability to switch between monster and human form once per day. This does not stop cravings, and no monster powers carry over to the human form.
Activity: (the remaining) 6 COINS FOR AUGUST 2019, 10 COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2019, 19 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2019, 12 COINS FOR JANUARY 2020, 6 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2020, 7 COINS FOR MARCH 2020, 12 COINS FOR APRIL 2020, 11 COINS FOR MAY 2020, 19 COINS FOR JUNE 2020, 8(/13) COINS FOR JULY 2020
Request: "Hey, uh, thanks for the school, by the way, real stand-up job. How much to make me a real boy?" Followed very quickly by: "No, but really, can you make me at least look human? I miss having a face."
Backfire? N/A
Quest? ...honestly I'd love a quest if you're up for writing one. Preferably one with a shortish timescale, since I'd really dig it if he could be human for prom.
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[personal profile] getmeoutofthedraft 2021-07-04 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
sdfjkl I love it THANK YOU
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[personal profile] boneshears 2021-07-05 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Gabriel Morgenstern
Reward Cost: 20 Coins | Temporary Monster Swap (1 Month) (Nephilim)
Activity: 5 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 21 (2 spent previously)
6 COINS FOR MARCH 21
5 COINS FOR APRIL 21
3 COINS FOR MAY 21
1 COINS FOR JUNE 21 (10 remaining)
Request: A set of horns.
Backfire? Just getting the horns is BORING. Gabriel's going to live up to his name and become an "angel" for the month. He gets the horns until his time's up.
Quest? N/A
Edited 2021-07-05 20:41 (UTC)
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[personal profile] improvking 2021-07-05 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: the Ring-Spirit
Reward Cost:
10 Coins | A6-size book
20 Coins | 90s' laptop
(purchase is a gift, total cost: 30 Coins)
Activity: 3 COINS FOR JULY 2020, 4 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2020, 3 COINS FOR JANUARY 2021, 6 COINS FOR MARCH 2021, 4 COINS FOR APRIL 2021, 8 COINS FOR MAY 2021, 2(/7) COINS FOR JUNE 2021

Request:
The Ring-Spirit would like another copy of the rulebook for "Monster World" and another laptop with Monster World's program - this time as gifts for Ryou Bakura. Just send both items right to Ryou.

Backfire? N/A
Quest? Nah