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MANA REWARDS (DEFUNCT)

MANA REWARDS DEFUNCT

THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER IN USE! PLEASE USE THE NEW MANA REWARDS PAGE FOR ANY PURCHASES

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.



alchepistol: (135)

(frozen comment) Re: FEBRUARY 2023

[personal profile] alchepistol 2023-02-28 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Saint-Germain
Reward Cost: Temp change for a month (saint-mermain)
Activity: 20 coins for January 2023
Request: To change her monster type to merperson for a month, effective March's changes on the 4th. Efficacy retrieving items from the floor of large bodies of water required. No mental fog like Chiaki Nanami's as an octopus. (saint-germain is an exacting customer)
Backfire? Not as such, but SG's gonna be a seahorse mer who shrinks down in mer/water form. Perhaps Mana holds a grudge over The Endless Alchemy Paper, perhaps she thinks this would help retrieving small objects. Perhaps she just thinks seahorses are cute. SG's problem now!
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[personal profile] dead_eyed_wolf 2023-02-28 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Mukuro Ikusaba
Reward Cost: One month temp, for 20 coins.
Activity: 4 COINS FOR APRIL 2021, 13 COINS FOR JUNE 2021, 3 COINS FOR JULY 2021,
Request: A temp to mer for March, to join the Lake Fors expedition.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] agiantbird 2023-03-02 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Dee Reynolds
Reward Cost: Discounted Building (A structure from home no bigger than a mansion) - 32 Coins
Activity: 5 coins for September (3 used in December.)
14 coins for October
14 coins for November, leaving 1 left
Request: Dee would like to request Paddy's Pub, from home. The building is somewhat large, with a basement, and an upper level/attic that appears to be only accessible by crawling through the vents.
Backfire? N/A. Dee very much wants the bar, and hopes Mana will come and visit sometime!
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] eudaimonikos 2023-03-02 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Michael
Reward Cost: Discounted Building (A structure from home no bigger than a five-bedroom house) - 24 coins
Activity: 20 COINS FOR August
4 COINS FOR September, leaving 10 left
Request: Michael would like to have the house he built for Eleanor back in the original fake Good Place! It's not a very large house, but he will specify that he would like to retain all of the awful, awful decor and furnishings. They're nostalgic for him at this point.
Backfire? None!
softspokenlandlord: (mer1)

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[personal profile] softspokenlandlord 2023-03-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Ryou Bakura
Reward Cost: Temporary Monster Change (Mer) - 20 Coins
Activity: 20 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022 (0 remaining)
Request: Ryou is going to request to be changed into a mer, which would have ICly happened on the 1st. Nothing fancy!
Backfire? n/a
Quest? n/a
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[personal profile] thegreatmysterio 2023-03-02 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Quentin Beck
Reward Cost: Temporary Monster Change (Werewolf) - 20 coins
Activity: 11 COINS FOR MAY 2022
9 COINS FOR JUNE 2022
Request: Quentin would like to change to another monster type that, quote, "has a fuckload of teeth and can maul somebody if needed. I need claws." He's going on that Wastelands expedition and wants to be prepared.
Backfire? N/A, he was so vague that Mana went "Idk, wolf then? Alright."
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] murdererofmiracles 2023-03-03 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Would it be possible to purchase the Goblin affinity for elemental magic? If so, how much would it cost?

Additional question: Would Carol's Dur da Blá Faust Robe count as a 60-coin magical item regain? It's a large magical harp that Carol can summon at will and basically functions by transforming into Carol's "Magical Girl outfit". It has a number of different abilities (alchemy enhancemnent, flight, etc.), but I'd be putting all of those aside in favor of it's ability to generate and manipulate powerful strings. Would this be allowed for 60 coins? Or would the ability to summon it, transform using it, and the strings be counted as seperate abilities?
Edited 2023-03-03 01:24 (UTC)
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[personal profile] songstressedout 2023-03-04 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Yuzu Hiiragi
Reward Cost: Temporary Monster Change (Mer) = 20 Coins
Activity: 16 COINS FOR MARCH 2021
4 COINS FOR APRIL 2021 (13 remaining)
Request: To go back to the Merperson form she had back when everyone was changed temporarily, but not permanently.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] isawallflower 2023-03-04 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Riley Williams
Reward Cost: Temporary Monster Change (Kelpie)
Activity: 2- COINS FOR APRIL 2022
Request: Riley wants to support her friends in the Lake Fors expedition, as she's sure many people also do, so she would like a more aquatic form (blah blah blah she talks forever she just wants a temp). Hastily adds that she'd like it to be the one she's familiar with, the horse, so as to not get bamboozled once more.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A
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[personal profile] charmpagne 2023-03-04 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Sparkling Cookie
Reward Cost: Temp Change | 20 Coins
Activity:
8 Coins for October, leaving all coins spent
12 Coins for November, leaving 8 unspent
Request: Sparkling will ask Mana if she can make it so he can fly permanently in his normal form as a Vampire. He quite enjoys flying and would like to be able to do it more easily, please!
Backfire? Mana will be making him a Demon for the month, which can fly, so technically grants his request! I'd also like this to start March 4th and last until April 4th.
Quest? N/A
missleadingquestions: (I'ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ)

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[personal profile] missleadingquestions 2023-03-04 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
i have resisted asking this for so long but i can no longer,

there is no limit to what i would pay or how long i would wait, and I am open to any additional limitations on this, but how much would it be to buy a second monster form?

I'm thinking similar to the human-transformation line (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.) but would prefer if mana (not monster) powers could be carried over between the forms and would gladly fork over extra coins for that.

a l s o, i figured i'd ask in the same comment rather than spamming pages; would something like this also be viable for a fog tier-up alternate form? the wording says "related" monster, and so i figure the answer might be no, but I thought i'd ask anyway. either way i'm game for whatever limitations would be on either!


i rewrote this like 80 times over the course of several hours so i'm sorry if it isn't very clear!
Edited 2023-03-04 06:11 (UTC)