MANA REWARDS (DEFUNCT)

[ryslighelpers]

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.

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>Reward Cost:</b> (The category and cost of your reward. If we previously discussed your reward cost, please link it here.) <b>Activity:</b> <a href=""># COINS FOR --MONTH--</a>(Link us to the frozen permanent activity comment/s featuring the coins you would like to redeem) <b>Request:</b> (What your character would ICly request) <b>Backfire?</b> (If your character would not ICly request what you want, describe what you actually want here) <b>Quest?</b> (If 80 or above, indicate whether you'd like a personalized quest. If you'd like to write your own for a lower request, describe it here.)

Comments

(frozen comment) NOVEMBER 2016

[rysligmods]

Submit reward claims for November here!

(frozen comment) NOVEMBER 2016

[ufufufufu]

Character Name: Mitsuhide Akechi
Reward Cost: Item - 20 coins
Activity: 20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER
Request: An electric guitar.
Backfire? No, thank you. This is actually a gift. Only when ask if she could kindly give to Jotaro Kujo. 《°♡°》 ☆ ☆ ☆ He is too busy attempting to revive Satan to make the trip. Sorry, Mana~

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

As a note, if Mitsuhide knows enough about guitars to also request an amp, it will be included in the reward.

(frozen comment)

[peccatore]

Character Name: Marco Evangelisti
Reward Cost: Items, 20
Activity: 4 COINS FOR MARCH (2 have already been used)
15 COINS FOR APRIL
1 COIN FOR MAY
Request: A MacBook. Not even his, just whatever regular old MacBook you'd be able to find in an Apple store in 2015/16.
Backfire? Nope!
Quest? Naw.

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[karappo]

Character Name: Karamatsu Matsuno
Reward Cost: Temporary monster change (Wendigo), 20 coins
Activity: 20 Coins for August
Request: Karamatsu’s aversion to lying, on top of hunger, has been making him feel quite ill this month. He’s going to hold out as long as he can until he finally breaks down and begs Mana to “give him something that could heal him”, or at least make him feel better. He won’t be completing and consuming what Mana has him make until the last week of November, so he’ll be a Wendigo for December!
Backfire? Since the aversion to lying is a big part of what’s been making him so sick, Mana’s concoction will turn him temporarily into a monster without that weakness! Lucky you?
Quest? I’d like to write my own quest, if that’s okay, so let me know if this works! My idea for it is as follows:

Mana will instruct Karamatsu to collect several ingredients for her. He will need to find:

-one vial of Manticore venom, willingly given
-a bowl of water from Lake Dala, carefully scooped so as to include part of the bank with it (sand and rocks and tadpoles add...fiber)
-one robin’s egg
-three drops of Arachne blood, also willingly given
-one sprig of rosemary (“For flavor!”)

The bowl of water is to be taken to a high place in the dusk of evening with the ingredients added to the water in the exact order Mana asked for them. Stir carefully until all ingredients are well blended, then leave the bowl sitting outside in direct sunlight for no less than three days. Once the time has passed, the bowl is to be retrieved and stirred one last time before every last drop is to be consumed. Once he’s drunk the concoction (is it safe? probably), his heart will stop not long after, and roughly an hour later he will wake up having changed into a Wendigo. Merry Christmas!

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment) NOVEMBER 2016

[quietpeacefullife]

Character Name: Kira Yoshikage
Reward Cost: Building -- 50 Coins
Activity: #16 COINS FOR August
#20 COINS FOR September
#14 COINS FROM October
Request: Kira would like to kindly request a business establishment in Bavan. He'd like a café. Specifically, a cat café. He already has the cats and isn't sure what to do with them. But this seems like a really good idea. The café needs all the fixings to make it work and run as it should. It should be very posh and modern with functionality for the kitties to play but also a nice place to have cake and tea. Elegant but cat themed is sort of Kira's thing.

Also, if it's not too much trouble or too much to ask. Could there be a second floor that could function as an apartment. All that needs to have is a bed in it. It doesn't need even need that. Just some place to live so he doesn't have to find new roommates.
Backfire? Please no. Let him be happy.
Quest? No thank you.

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

This looks fine, though a building of this size can be purchased for 30 coins rather than 50. You would still be able to submit the cat cafe to the player businesses page.

(frozen comment) Re: NOVEMBER 2016

[manuscripture]

Character Name: Rohan Kishibe
Reward Cost: Monster Changes (Temporary) - 20 Coins
Activity: 20 COINS FOR AUGUST
Request: Rohan wants to be human for a month. That's all!
Backfire? Nope
Quest? n/a

Thank you!

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment) Re: NOVEMBER 2016

[andthetombstones]

Character Name: Robbie Valentino
Reward Cost: Item- 20 coins
Activity: 20 coins for October
Request: His acoustic guitar

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[hearthebell]

Character Name: L Lawliet
Reward Cost: Permanent Monster Changes- 120 Coins
Activity:
10 COINS FOR MARCH (10 already used)
18 COINS FOR APRIL
12 COINS FOR MAY
14 COINS FOR JUNE
15 COINS FOR JULY
7 COINS FOR AUGUST
16 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER
28 COINS FOR OCTOBER
Request: To have the ability to become human once a day. He wants to be able to taste things, feel things, and experience things as a human being instead of an undead vampire, and to be able to take advantage of a human appearance when interacting with the humans of Ryslig. (Also, he's trying again for human hands, in a way that he sees as entirely foolproof.)
Backfire? I asked about whether or not these changes would be at-will or rely on certain conditions, and I think I would like there to be some conditions just to make the spell a little bit of a pain every time he wants to become human. If it would be OK, I'd like that to involve finding and digging up a mandrake root, writing his real name on it in his own blood, and "feeding" it with a song he remembers from his childhood. Upon the song's completion, he falls into a brief but deep sleep, and wakes up a few minutes later as a living, warm, breathing human with his very own heartbeat. It's recommended that he keep the root somewhere safe, either on his person or where he is sure it won't be disturbed.

To become a vampire again at-will, he has to use a silver coin to scratch away the blood until it's gone or the name is illegible. If he does this, he'll fall into a brief but deep sleep again, die peacefully in his slumber, and awaken as an undead monster within minutes. However, if he neglects to do this within the spell's 24-hour time limit, he'll die suddenly of a painful heart attack while awake, and return to "life" as a vampire more slowly and with a full and desperate need to feed no matter how recently he last drank blood.

The mandrake root needs to be replaced every month at the full moon, with the old one soaked in milk (in which three bats have drowned) for a full day and night and then buried in the same grave plot as a human with its "head" cut off. Otherwise, the old root essentially becomes a voodoo doll that can kill L if someone else destroys it, so it's in his best interest to dispose of the "bonded" roots accordingly.

Quest? It's not necessary, since every time he uses the spell it's like a quest in itself. Next time for sure though

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[godofnothingness]

Character Name: Loki
Reward Cost: 60 | Minor Spell (? I honestly have no clue which category I was just told 'it'll be 60' so)
Activity: (Remaining) 10 COINS FOR JUNE, 10 COINS FOR JULY, 12 COINS FOR AUGUST, 11 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 17 COINS FOR OCTOBER (1 Coin Remaining)
Request: Permanent Extension of the Mobility Charm on his clay bird from Kaito (It was charmed to act 'alive', able to fly around and follow him; it could not make sounds however)
Backfire? None! Unless a visible indication of the spell being active can come free with the package, in which case Weird Glow Lines mimicking the original seal ala what you see on that thing's hind would be neat.
Quest? Nnnnnope this seems like a standard 'Mana Hands Him A Thing' kind of deal this time!

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[noasark]

Character Name: Noa Kaiba
Reward Cost: 20 | An Item from Home up to a Meter tall/wide
Activity: 10 COINS FOR JULY, 10 COINS FOR AUGUST
Request: A modern television so that Touya and him. this is mostly for him. N E R D can properly get that Wii U running. For mutliplayer. DAMN YOU TOUYAAAAAAA!!

There's a certain bonus to being able to see Rysling TV on a wider screen though. (Old time televisions just weren't that big...)

Backfire? Every now and then Noa must physically boot this thing to proper function again with his Electric Magic.
Quest? Just give him a magic TV Seed and make him grow it out of the guest room-

He has enough plant associations now this is Fine-

(frozen comment)

[rysligmods]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

Any programming originating from Ryslig's four cable channels will not be upscaled; it'll be like watching your old VHS copy of The Wizard of Oz on your 56" HD TV.

(frozen comment)

[terribibble]

Character Name: Fiddleford McGucket
Reward Cost: Monster Change (Temporary) - 60 coins
Activity:
6 COINS FOR JUNE
12 COINS FOR JULY
20 COINS FOR AUGUST
13 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER
9 COINS FOR OCTOBER (leaving 17)
Request: Something to make him stronger and better able to protect himself and those around him (considering he died twice in the span of a couple weeks and also half of Ryslig is mad at him).
Backfire? Mana overdoes it a little bit on the strength quotient and he gets turned into a Troll for four months!
Quest? Writing a lil simple one myself. Mana will instruct him to collect pieces of metal, bone and bark; it can be of any kind, though it's strongly implied that material originating from monsters or to which he has a strong emotional connection is better. He is to take all three, wrap them in a piece of his clothing, and bury the bundle beneath an old stump at midnight. When he returns 24 hours later, if he's done it right, the stump will have fully petrified. He must chip off a piece and hold it under his tongue until it dissolves, at which point the spell will be complete and the changes will begin to set in!

Character Name: Fiddleford McGucket
Reward Cost: Item - 10 coins
Activity: 10 COINS FOR OCTOBER (leaving 7)
Request: His Cubic's Cube, a perfectly bog standard cube puzzle.
Backfire? Nope!
Quest? None for the cube itself, but if he digs up the bundle he buried during the quest I wrote above, the three items will be gone and the cube will be wrapped in the article of clothing he buried instead (which will have had all the color drained from it).

(frozen comment)

[rysligmods]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

Do you mind if we add this quest to our prewritten pool? We think it's really good!

(frozen comment)

[chosenofthunder]

Character Name: Touya
Reward Cost: Item, 10
Activity: 10 COINS FOR OCTOBER
Request: His Pokedex

Backfire? It'd be a pain to pick and choose what he hasn't seen, so I'd like it to just be complete with all Pokemon entries of his time (Gen 5's Unova region) and earlier.

And if possible... although his dex won't have Pokemon from the "future" in its database (Gen 6's Kalos region and Gen 7's Alola region), Pokemon changed to the Fairy type (such as Gen 5's Whimsicott) would still be registered as that type.

Quest? Just something generic and pre-written

(frozen comment)

[rysligmods]

Touya may get his Pokédex, but it will not retroactively apply Fairy type to mons who have it, as this type doesn't exist in Touya's generation. If this condition is acceptable, then your reward is granted and you may adjust your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[operadiance]

Character Name: Yuzu Hiiragi
Reward Cost: MONSTER CHANGES -- TEMPORARY -- 20 COINS
Activity: 20 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2015
note to self: coins unspent: june '15 (10), january-october '16 (173)

Request: A way to find Shun and the others (Blob's Burgers event)
Backfire? She turns into a werewolf for a month. Hey, the nose knows sometimes, right?
Quest? Mana gives her a magic shawl and when she puts it on she turns into a fucking werewolf. At the end of the month, her fur all falls out and reforms the shawl, and she goes back to being her gargoyle self.

(frozen comment)

[rysligmods]

Approved! Please modify your coin count accordingly.