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) Mukuro Ikusaba

[dead_eyed_wolf]

Character Name: Mukuro Ikusaba
Reward Cost: Powers - 80 64 Coin Intermediate, 120 96 Coin Major, 160 coins total
Activity: 3 COINS FOR JULY 2021
9 COINS FOR AUG 2021
20 COINS FOR SEPT 2021
40 COINS FOR OCT 2021
20 COINS FOR NOV 2021
14 COINS FOR DEC 2021
20 COINS FOR JAN 2022
20 COINS FOR FEB 2022
14 COINS FOR MAR 2022 (6 remaining)

Request: Pack Call (Intermediate Power)
Mukuro would like to give her trusted friends the ability to call her for help immediately. This will involve her pulling a fang out (which will regrow with her next night form shift) and giving it to them to hold on to as a summoning talisman. This fang is not destroyed on use, but Mukuro can only be summoned this way once per day. She knows "whose" fang is being used when called on (like hearing a specific packmate's howl) but no other information, including if the fang is being used by someone it's not supposed to be. The fangs can be stolen from their holders and used nefariously, but others pulling teeth from Mukuro directly will not imbue them with the power - she has to do it herself, with intent, for them to be 'active.'

Sharp Shadow (Major Power)
She'd also like to augment her natural agility to a supernatural degree and give herself a defensive boost. This power allows her to gain Shade properties defensively - i.e. cannot be harmed physically unless the assailant is using a silvered weapon (or another weakness, if she ends up swapping in the future) - when moving quickly, such as dashing/springing off walls/etc. This allows her to pass through solid objects (like normal walls) and living things, but can be stopped by anything thick enough to stop a high-caliber bullet and anything magically warded for protection. If she chooses, she can also activate her other monstrous powers (such as her steel claws or her bite, etc) to do damage internally as she passes through.

Please correct me if the pricing is wrong on either of these!

Backfire? N/A

Quest? Yes, thank you!

(frozen comment)

[ryslighelpers]

Granted! Please adjust your coin count accordingly.

Mukuro must search through Bavan for a single human who remains cursed by the Skugmurmeldjur's shadow, who continues to go through the same routine every day due to thinking that it is still February 14th. She must then kill this human, remove their teeth, and replace their teeth with some of her own. The corpse must be incorrectly identified post-mortem as Mukuro herself due to the incorrect teeth, as well as any other adjustments to the body Mukuro would like to make. Once this has been completed, Mukuro must bury the stolen teeth in Lager Woods under a full moon. Her teeth will regrow, and Mukuro will have her new powers.