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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: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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However as I see now, that type of object would probably cost about 60 coins, and gifts purchased for other characters have to be 30 coins or less.
I guess there's no real harm in asking, though: is there any possible way to work around this? Obviously I don't expect the mods to be willing to wave the rules just because I asked, but I'm wondering if there's a way to still make this doable. Maybe if the broom was incredibly weak and didn't fly very well, or there was a heavy backfire of some sort (on Lucius, since he's the one paying for it)? Or possibly something else entirely, I'm totally open to suggestions of how to make this permissible.
Or, if all else fails: if Lucius got the broomstick to give as a gift but without the magic working (like what happened with his wand), then that would cost 40 coins as an "up to three meters long" object from home I presume...and then later on at some point either he or Draco could pay whatever necessary additional coinage to get the broom magical and flying again? Would this be considered an acceptable workaround?
tl;dr I really don't want to come across like I'm trying to be a jerk and "slip one past" the rules here. I just think this would be a cute/sweet idea for my CR and so would like to explore all possible avenues for making it happen before I give up on it entirely <3
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When we initially created the gift rule limitations, the idea behind it was pretty simple; getting a simple gift for a friend was a much different level of expenditure than, say, retrieving their Holy Sword from back in the canon. In a few cases, the sword would absolutely be a worthwhile and in-character gift; however, in the end it would mainly serve to function as a means to use one character's coins to make another one "more powerful."
Lucius's request is clearly in the spirit of what we intended - after all, it makes perfect sense for a wizarding father to request his son's broomstick back for him. We agree on this as a team. However, we're concerned about what potentially allowing this might mean. Worded without any of the original intent behind it, this is essentially Lucius purchasing item-bound flight for another character.
Because of this, our current thoughts as a team are to deny this request - not because it is an attempt at powergaming, or even because it doesn't fit in the spirit of gifts as intended, but rather because it would allow almost identical requests which were not in the spirit of gifting through were we to remain consistent.
If there is some aspect to the gift that does set it apart from the example we set forth, please do let us know; as we've said, it's a flavorful and IC idea, and as all of us on the team are canon-familiar we do like the idea of it working out. But we can't be familiar with every canon, and we'd much rather avoid playing favorites just because we know and like the characters.
(As always, he would be free to request a depowered version of the broomstick; however, we've gathered this wasn't the intent.)
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Unfortunately I can't quite think of how the gift would be all that different from the examples you've spelled out here; while Lucius wouldn't want the broom in the sense that he's thinking of it as being something powerful, as he's thinking entirely about the sentimental aspects in his intent, obviously it is still a flying broomstick and I can't deny the end intention would be for Draco to be able to fly with it.
This probably won't make any difference but I will add that because in-game Draco now has his Naga tail...he actually wouldn't be able to use the broomstick anyway, as-is. At the very least he's going to have to figure out how to "sit" comfortably on it with a long snake tail and re-train himself how to fly. He quite possibly might even have to buy modifications for the broom from Mana himself in order for it to become something he can use in his current state. (I'm not just pulling this out of my ass, I've discussed the matter previously with Draco's mun and that's what they said is probably going to have to happen.) So, I guess...Lucius would be buying an item that has flight capabilities, but the character he's buying it for can't actually make use of them, at least not right away. Again, I don't know if this extra detail makes the difference you would need to feel comfortable granting the request though.
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Just to clarify though and be sure we're all on the same page: if Lucius asked for a de-powered broomstick (which upon review looks like would actually be closer to a 20 coin purchase because wow am I ever a dumbass American who doesn't remember how metric works, clearly) this would still be acceptable? I would leave it entirely up to Draco's mun to potentially try to get it capable of flight or whatever else was necessary for him to use it with Draco's own coins in the future. Yes, Lucius would be aware when making the request that the broomstick would be incapable of flying if he paid so few coins for it but if Mana told him it was the only way she could make it work, he might very well ask for it like that anyway and hope the sentimentality of his gift carried through to Draco none the less.
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