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) APRIL 2017

[ryslighelpers]

(frozen comment) Re: APRIL 2017

[patricided]

Character Name: Lady and Dante
Reward Cost: Magical ability: 20 Coins from each character 40 coins total
Activity: For Lady: 16 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2016 and 4 COINS FOR APRIL 2016 (there will be 5 leftover). For Dante: 8 COINS FOR JANUARY 2016 and 12 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2016.
Request: To feel more at home.
Backfire? As discussed in the questions section the request should backfire linking her emotionally to Dante for the duration of a months time.
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[tony_redgrave]

Dante approves this message

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[thefuckingbeam]

Character Name: Eddie Dean
Reward Cost: A house no bigger than a 5BR (30 coins)
Activity: 10 COINS FOR JUNE, 8 COINS FOR JULY, 5 COINS FOR AUGUST, 2 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 5 COINS FOR NOVEMBER.

Request: "Hey, Mana. Sorry...sorry my wife yelled at you. She's just new, she's got a lot on her mind right now. Anyway, see, the thing is, her and I have never really had a place of our own. Or any place at all. So I want a house for her and me. Nothing huge, just two bedrooms. And a ramp, for her chair. Cozy. And, uh...thanks."

Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment) I AM SO SORRY FOR EVERYTHING THIS REQUEST IS

[starmark]

Character Name: Jotaro Kujo

Reward Cost: BUILDINGS - 120 COINS (a large city that comes with a statue of the character)

Activity:
20 COINS FOR AUGUST
20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER
40 COINS FOR OCTOBER
40 COINS FOR DECEMBER

Request: Man, it's probably something along the lines of "Some help with finding a job or something in the city", all things considered.

Backfire? CONGRATULATIONS JOTARO YOU'RE THE GOD OF A CITY NOW

In true Jojos fashion, I would also like to respectfully request that his city be named Funkytown and, if possible, for it to be located on the water somewhere because Jotaro is a huge ocean nerd. Maybe it could have an aquarium in it? I honestly do not know how creative I am allowed to get with the construction of this town but the more ridiculous the better, honestly. Please just let me know what else you might need from me in that respect, input-wise!

Quest? The obligation to serenade Mana with a performance of Starship's We Built This City on his electric guitar. He has no idea what this has to do with getting a job, but okay, Mana, you do you, he guesses?

LITTLE DOES HE REALIZE.

(frozen comment) ADDENDUM

[starmark]

Upon reflection I have also been advised that it would be equally funny if the locale were dubbed:

OWL CITY
The City That Makes You Hate Goodbyes

so please choose whichever you think is funnier.

(frozen comment)

[ufufufufu]

Character Name: Mitsuhide Akechi
Reward Cost: Powers/Abilities; 60 (minor spell)
Activity: 10 COINS FROM JUNE
20 COINS FOR AUGUST
10 COINS FROM JANUARY
20 COINS FOR MARCH
Request: "My friends have problems getting along with others. I think I'd like to show others how to get along with them." He wants to be able to transform into people for at least 1 hour a day (maybe longer if Mana feeling generous).
Backfire? Nah.

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

This sounds good to us! Mitsuhide would be able to transform into a person of his choice for up to one hour a day, with no changes to his usual strength or abilities. Before we approve this we would just like you to pick one tell for Mitsuhide that would be present while he was using this ability. We have come up with a few suggestions, but feel free to choose one besides these if you have an idea you like better!

- retaining silver hair
- keeping his usual voice
- unable to physically stop smiling
- Mitsuhide's wendigo rot showing through even in his transformed state

(frozen comment)

[shootaro]

Character Name: Shootie
Reward Cost: Pets/Abilities
Activity: 20 COINS FOR March 2017
Request: "I'd like to have another ability for Lampent to use... to balance out the fire, I think Psychic would be best. It's like telekinesis, but it could also be used offensively! Crushing, constricting, that kind of thing."
Backfire? (No)

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

We are currently discussing magical pet abilities as a team. We will try to reach decisions as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!

(frozen comment)

[alphaophiuchi]

Character Name: Draco Malfoy / Robbie Valentino
Reward Cost: 20 coins (Monster Change - Permanent)
Activity: 14 COINS FOR OCTOBER + 6 COINS FOR NOVEMBER
Request: "I'd like Robbie Valentino to have his glowing hair back. It changed colour with his moods, and he seemed quite fond of it. If you could give that back to him, I'd appreciate it."
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Currently, the only categories allowed as gifts are items, weapons, and buildings. As Draco's request involves a body modification for another player, Mana would be unable to grant this request. We're sorry for any inconvenience from this; if these guidelines change in the future, we'll let you know!

(frozen comment) I am incredibly sorry about all of this. forever

[makehistoria]

Character Name: Stocke, and Greed, and Lady, and Dante, and Heather (pooled reward!)
Reward Cost: 140 coins for a magical city, as discussed here.

Activity:
Stocke - 30 coins.
4 from June 2016
12 from July 2016
2 from August 2016
5 from September 2016
4 from October 2016
1 from November 2016
2 from December 2016

Greed - 20 coins.
2 from January 2015
1 from March 2015
3 from September 2015
6 from October 2015
3 from November 2015
3 from January 2016
1 from April 2016
1 from June 2016

Mello, 30 coins.
30 from December 2016

Lady, 10 coins.
5 from April 2016
5 from May 2016

Dante, 20 coins.
4 from April 2016
13 from May 2016
3 from June 2016

Heather, 30 coins.
1 from July 2016
6 from August 2016
2 from October 2016
5 from January 2017
7 from February 2017
3 from March 2017
6 from February 2016

Request: They're gonna ask for a city, because oh boy. It's gonna end up magical.
(Stocke may add on an additional request of having the currently-corrupted Devil's Nest duplicated somewhere in the center... in uncorrupted form. But this is optional!)

The end result: a city somewhere on the coastline, within reasonably convenient reach of roads.
The magical effect attached, if this is fine:
- This city is normally impossible to find.
- To have permanent access/be able to find it, one needs to have a tattoo done with ink... mixed with a drop or two of Greed's blood. (This tattoo can be burned off or otherwise removed to revoke access.) (Also the 400 NPCs come with it because oh god spare Greed getting bled out.)
- To have temporary access, one can do one of two things:
- Be led in by a marked human NPC, if you are 100% human (no monsters transformed into human), or be led in by a marked monster.
- Find one of the Devil's Nest matchbooks. These will let you in as a one-use thing and burn up once you're past the border.

Backfire? n/a!
Quest? Yes please!

(frozen comment)

[tony_redgrave]

Confirming purchase!

(frozen comment)

[patricided]

Ditto on the confirming.

(frozen comment)

[nestingdevil]

thiscan'tendintragedy

CONFIRMING ..

(frozen comment)

[thischaos]

Confirming!

(frozen comment)

[foolishwren]

#CONFIRMED

(frozen comment) APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please modify your coin count accordingly.

Your quest will be posted as soon as possible.

(frozen comment) Re: APRIL 2017

[andthetombstones]

Character Name: Robbie Valentino
Reward Cost: permanent monster change- 20 coins
Activity: 14 coins remaining from October 6 coins from December
Request: "I want my colorful hair back, like where it glows like a mood ring or whatever. My boyfriend liked it and I don't want to go back to the fourth to get it."
Backfire? His hair will not be made of LED threads as it was before, it just glows. The fur on his back, tail, and fog form also glows.

(frozen comment)

[peccatore]

Character Name: Marco Evangelisti
Reward Cost: Monster changes -- temporary (60 coins)
Activity: 5 COINS FOR MAY (1 already spent)
20 COINS FOR JUNE
14 COINS FOR JULY
20 COINS FOR AUGUST
1 COIN FOR SEPTEMBER (how does this keep happening)
Request: So Marco comes to Mana with a vague but very desperate plea for help. Pressed for details, he would fumble, but eventually settle on begging for some way of ridding himself of the Fog's corruption (or, if that's too specific for the backfire, corruption in general).
Backfire? He becomes a Nephilim for four months.
Quest? Kari is writing a quest to be done between Madoka and Marco!

(frozen comment)

[crowedthedead]

Character Name: Soeki Halloway-Crowe
Reward Cost: Monster Changes, Temporary (60 coins)
Activity: 20 COINS FOR AUGUST, 20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 20 COINS FOR OCTOBER (18 coins remain for Oct.)
Request: "Being a werebear is exhausting, especially with no woods to dick around in. I need a change, something that will feel more familiar."
Backfire? Soeki becomes a demon for four months.
Quest? Mana gives him two pieces of parchment and a small bottle of ink, and tells him to write the three worst things about being a werebear on one piece. Then he needs to burn the parchment over a candleflame to trigger the change. If he needs to change back early, he must write the three best things about being a werebear on the second piece of parchment, and burn it over a candleflame.

(frozen comment)

[terribibble]

Character Name: Fiddleford McGucket
Reward Cost: 80 Coins - Functional Body Modification
Activity:
7 COINS FOR NOVEMBER
38 COINS FOR DECEMBER
16 COINS FOR JANUARY
10 COINS FOR FEBRUARY
9 COINS FROM MARCH (leaving 11)
Request: He figures it might be prudent to have a way to breathe underwater since he spends so much time swimming thanks to being a semi-aquatic snake. Gills seem the obvious solution. (And, hey, this means he won't have to be deathly afraid of drowning again anymore! It's a win-win).
Backfire? Nope!
Quest? Mana will give him a white cloth and instruct him to go and catch a blind fish from the lake. He is to completely soak the cloth with its blood, then tie it around his neck and wear it there for a full six hours no matter how it may hurt or itch. When he removes the cloth he will have gill coverings on both sides of his neck.