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) JANUARY 2023

[ryslighelpers]

(frozen comment)

[unholey]

Character Name: Pannacotta Fugo
Reward Cost: 120 coins (discounted from 150)
Activity: 4 COINS FOR AUGUST 2021
8 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
1 COIN FOR OCTOBER 2021
3 COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2021
3 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2021
7 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2022
20 COINS FOR MARCH 2022
1 COIN FOR APRIL 2022
6 COINS FOR MAY 2022
5 COINS FOR JUNE 2022
3 COINS FOR JULY 2022
15 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022
5 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
39 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022 (1 remaining)
Request: A permanent monster change to Merperson. Fugo will come to this transaction with both a carefully written contract detailing his request, so there can be no mistakes on Mana's part about what he wants to purchase, and prepared to take down notes about any instructions for the magic, to avoid any misunderstandings on his part. He will very politely ask Mana to read them over to make sure there are no mistakes, thank her for her time, and offer her some holiday snacks from Libeccio if she's interested in them. Happy New Year, Mana!
Backfire? N/A
Quest? Yes, please!

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

Mana will tell Fugo to travel to Strand's Cove. Fugo will need to build a web in the forest there, and wait. Eventually, he will catch an unusual violet albatross, which will trade him some of its fish catch for its freedom. Whether this is in the albatross's claws or from its stomach like Fugo is a baby bird is up to you. Mana will tell Fugo that he must eat it then and there, but she will not tell him that it will give him horrible poisoning. His arachne flesh will melt off in purple smoke, and when the process is complete, his new mer self will be revealed.

(frozen comment) listen i'm not touching that ac comment anymore,

[seacub]

Character Name: Emporio Alniño
Reward Cost: Minor Spell, 60 coins
Activity: 21 COINS FOR OCTOBER, 20 COINS FOR NOVEMBER, 19 COINS FOR DECEMBER (1 remaining)
Request: The ability to tuck inside his shell, despite his limbs and such being much too big for said shell. While it closes up like a box turtle, this offers no defensive properties. It's just kinda cozy and looks cute.
Backfire? Technically what will happens is a really rough change cycle, culminating in Emporio very desperately asking Mana to (vaguely) 'help'. Which. Well, it's helping, but also now he's broke. Presumably she at least makes the whole thing painless though, so...Yay?
Quest? No quest! She just sort of knocks him out for a bit until everything wears off, probably. Nap time...

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[sandinmyhair]

Character Name: Bruno Madrigal
Reward Cost: Permanent Monster Type Change 150 120
Activity:
16 COINS FOR FEB
20 COINS FOR MAR
16 COINS FOR APR
20 COINS FOR MAY
11 COINS FOR JUN
20 COINS FOR JUL
4 COINS FOR SEP
13 COINS FOR OCT (7 remaining)

Request: He wants to be a Pooka again for the forseeable future
Backfire? N/A
Quest? HIT MEH. PERSONAL IT UUUUUP. The more outrageous the better!

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

Mana will tell Bruno that he must learn a pooka's ways as a shade before he can become one permanently. He must prank three people without them realizing he was there (i.e. hiding in their walls and making a drip drop sound they can't identify, moving all their furniture a few inches to the left, etc). Once this is done, he must collect fur from a pooka without the pooka noticing him. That fur must be put into a drink or meal that Bruno has not and will not pay for and consumed. Bruno will fall into a deep sleep the next time he is underground, and after a twelve hour winter nap, he will find himself changed to pooka.

(frozen comment)

[knifemonopoly]

Character Name: Atem
Reward Cost: c-c-c-combo: 20 16 for a minor appearance modification, 80 64 for a weakness exchange, and 20 for a one-month temporary change, total of 100 coins!
Activity: 20 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022, 20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022, 40 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022, and 20 COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2022.
Request: A weakness swap from sunlight to cold, and a one! month! temp! to goblin! Please, Mana, he means the goblin monster type, not a metaphorical goblin! He wants the nightmares and element magic!
Backfire? Atem pays 80 coins for the weakness swap but doesn't know there's a discount on, so Mana throws in some cute little head wings like his nephilim temp had. These obviously don't allow him to fly, but they will be present on all his forms from now on! In addition, she really doesn't think goblin is what's best for Atem, and makes him a slime to go along with Nanami instead. Stop asking for goblin, it won't be good for you. The weakness swap will also lead to a couple tiny changes in how his regular vampire powers manifest, as long as that's kosher: he becomes sand instead of mist, and his usual vampire form will look like Pharaoh Atem, rather than like Yugi. He's gonna sparkle in sunlight once he finishes this quest.
Quest? Yes please, if you're up to it!

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

Mana will tell Atem to dig a hole in a mountain when night falls, big enough for himself and as many others as he'd like to take with him, and then seal it up with a mixture of gargoyle stone and goblin spit, ground up and mixed in the shadow of a shade. He will then need to spend the night inside the hole and play games with his friends, winning at least one fair and square. Over the course of the night, the temperature in the hole will drop - imperceptible to the others, but increasingly uncomfortable for Atem himself. When dawn comes, the makeshift tomb will crack open. The sunlight spilling inside, rather than harming Atem, will transform him into his new appearance.

(frozen comment)

[ibalsamina]

Character Name: Lusamine
Reward Cost: 20 coins (temporary monster change for one month - Slime)
Activity:
2 COINS FOR JANUARY
8 COINS FOR FEBRUARY
6 COINS FOR MARCH
4 COINS FOR APRIL (2 remaining)
Request: Lusamine will come to Mana with a barely coherent wish for a change in scenery and the ability to see beauty in the world of Ryslig again.
Backfire? While not a backfire exactly, Mana interprets Lusamine's request as a wish for a change in monster type—to one that can be all sorts of shapes and (literally) see the world in an entirely new way.
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[familyproblem]

Character Name: Gladion
Reward Cost: Handheld item, 10 coins
Activity: 10 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022 (30 remaining)
Request: A handful of assorted berry seeds from the Pokemon world. Gladion starts trying to specify which ones he wants, realizes that Mana is starting to accumulate room for error, and backs off to "as long as they're berries, surprise me".
Backfire? He did accept being surprised, so it's not really a backfire, but he gets this array of Weird Fruit Seeds:
Oran Berry
Tamato Berry
Nanab Berry
Kelpsy Berry
Pinap Berry
Mago Berry

Once grown, the berries from these plants will be stripped of any unnatural curative or stat-altering powers they might have originally possessed. They just Taste and contain Nutrience.

Also "handful" was taken literally and they show up as a loose pile, no packet or bag or anything. It's the little things.
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Hi Holo, please provide a link to the correct AC comment for approval. Thank you!

(frozen comment)

[gobo_projection]

Character Name: Reira Akaba
Reward Cost: As discussed here, 60 coin 'magical item'.
Activity: 5 COINS FOR JUNE, 8 COINS FOR JULY, 4 COINS FOR AUGUST, 5 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 38 COINS FOR OCTOBER (2 Remaining)
Request: Closer to mid December, Reira would have appeared and asked for- A set of games from the future, made to play on consoles from the present! She wants to surprise a friend for Nattensfest, she says.

As discussed, Reira receives 6 games, which I'll settle some vague descriptions for when I send in the little delivery to Elias.
Backfire? None! ...Unless ICly this truly can't be backdated to before the 25th, in which case the backfire is 'Mana why did you make her wait until January to pick up the package?? Mana did you test play these?? MANA-'
Quest? None!

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

(frozen comment)

[cratecrasher]

Character Name: Crash Bandicoot
Reward Cost: 20 16 Coins (Minor Permanent Change, Jan. Discount)
Activity:
4 COINS FOR MARCH 2022
8 COINS FOR APRIL 2022
10 COINS FOR MAY 2022 (6 remaining)

Request: Crash wants to find a happy medium between his current hippo hooves and soft paws. Clearly, the best answer to his dilemma is a pair of fuzzy and draconic talons. Woah!

Backfire: ... And a mild aversion toward wearing socks and shoes. But that’s okay, he’ll be fiiiine.

Quest: With no additional legwork required because of the price, Mana hands over a "special" jar of SpicyCold ointment that’ll have Crash waking up the next morning on his brand new feet…!

(frozen comment)

[summonthesuit]

Character Name: Steven Grant
Reward Cost: Item from home up to a meter | 20 coins, as discussed
Activity: 20 COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2022
Request: A DVD player with a selection of Steven's favorite movies on DVD. He has a list and it is technically longer, but Mana agrees to give him the top 20.
Backfire? "Stargate? Best I can do is Starhole," aka, 19 out of 20 movies are knock-offs instead of the actual canon. The only one that matches what Steven asked for is Tomb Buster, which is specific to Moon Knight/the MCU.
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[soundsurfing]

Character Name: Daisukenojo "Beat" Bitou
Reward Cost: 120 Perm Change (discounted 150)
Activity:
20 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022
20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
40 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022
20 COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2022
20 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2022

Request: He wants to be a Werewolf again. Perm. Mana pls :(
Backfire? None!
Quest? No thanks!

(frozen comment)

[creamsouda]

Character Name: Kazuichi Souda
Reward Cost: 40 coins; 2 months of temp for 20 coins each
Activity: 3 COINS FOR Feb 2021 as left over from this
4 COINS FOR Mar 2021
2 COINS FOR May 2021
1 COINS FOR Jun 2021
5 COINS FOR Jul 2021
3 COINS FOR Sept 2021
2 COINS FOR Oct 2021
3 COINS FOR Nov 2021
3 COINS FOR Feb 2022
8 COINS FOR Mar
5 COINS FOR Apr
1 COINS FOR May

Request: Souda just wants to join his pals in the temp-swapping fun, and will end up with mer.

(frozen comment)

[toaflame]

Character Name: Adrian Cinnabar
Reward Cost: Intermediate Ability | 80 Coins, Discussed here!
Activity: 4 Coins for July, no coins remaining
13 Coins for August
20 Coins for September
14 Coins for October
20 Coins for November
9 Coins for December, leaving 11 Coins left
Request: ONCE MORE...Adrian will be asking Mana to "change his cat face", and this time he will try to be as descriptive as he can. Adrian of course isn't the type to write contracts or...put anything in writing, really, so Mana is still going to be freed up for some interpretation...
Backfire? Mana will give Adrian a power that will not only allow him to change his cat face back to a human appearance like he wants so badly, he'll also be able to change it...into pretty much anything he can visualize! No getting rid of those fangs and horns though, sorry.
Quest? I haven't gotten a Quest for any of my guys yet so yes I think it's time, fuck him up Mana

(frozen comment)

[alchepistol]

Character Name: Saint-Germain
Reward Cost: 80 coins for an intermediate ability from home, as discussed here
Activity: 20 COINS FOR JULY 2022 | 20 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022 | 20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 | 20 COINS FOR DECEMBER 2022
Request: Her alchemy back; alongside her payment, she delivers Mana a clear but extremely detailed document listing both the theories behind alchemy's functionality and the formulae she prioritizes.
Backfire? Oh yeah. Mana both can't be bothered to read all that and Saint-Germain is asking for too much. She gets the ability to use her spider thread to make 3 alchemically-enhanced garments that can be used to shield an attack. The shield is broken if it tanks a monster attack, and if she tries to make a 4th garment, the 1st will stop working. Three at a time, madam. (Oh, and making these makes her Hungy faster - fun!)
Quest? For this one, please!

Reward Cost: 64 coins for a functional body mod (80 coins at 20% off)
Activity: 40 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022 | 19 COINS FOR JUNE 2022 | 5 (OF 17) COINS FOR NOVEMBER 2022
Request: Spinnerets at the tips of each of her spider legs, not just in her abdomen. LET'S SHOOT WEB.
Backfire? Nah, she learns from the above going pear-shaped and does a better job writing her request this time.
Quest? Not for this one; I'm using my slot for the month on the one above.

(frozen comment)

[makesascene]

Character Name: Leonardo Hamato
Reward Cost: 60
Activity: 40 COINS FOR October
18 COINS FOR November
18 COINS FOR December

Request: Temporary Monster Change - Change Leo into an Arachne for four months. Leo is ICly going to ask to 'have his shell back', clearly that means exoskeleton of a spider, right? Essentially he's going to mess up his actual request real bad.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[leggierissimo]

Character Name: Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryuu
Reward Cost: 150 120 - Permanently change your monster type (player's choice).
Activity: 6 COINS FOR MAY 2022 (4 coins used for a previous purchase)
14 COINS FOR JUNE 2022
20 COINS FOR JULY 2022
20 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022
20 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
40 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022
Request: After seeing how strangely Ryou has been acting on the network, Joshua is wary of what might happen for the regularly scheduled mid-month event, and he wants to go into whatever it's going to be with his abilities as packed as they can be. Initially he planned on asking Mana to permanently make him a Nephilim prior to October rolling around again, but this pushes him to ask a bit early. Technically it's still prior to October, right...?
Backfire? N/A
Quest? Yes please!

(frozen comment) Reposting as requested!

[beyondtheshore]

Character Name: Andrew Ryan
Reward Cost: Permanent Monster Change - 32 coins @ January discount
Activity: 17 COINS FOR AUGUST
11 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER
6 COINS FOR OCTOBER
3 COINS FOR DECEMBER
Total - 37 coins - 5 coins left over from October
Request: The ability to feed on souls.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(Originally posted here. Thanks, mods! Sorry for the inconvenience.)

(frozen comment)

[waitingforplayer2]

Character Name: Chiaki Nanami
Reward Cost: 20 coins - temporary monster change for 1 month (werebear)
Activity: 20 COINS FOR AUGUST
Request: A friendly card game with Mana this time, and a very very careful and polite request for werebear, so she can be one with her friend Trish.
Backfire? No backfire! Mana continues to be supportive of Nanami's weird 100% run goal!
Quest? N/A