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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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If Sparkling wanted to purchase a bunch of masks- say, enough to be handwaved to fit as many people as might attend the party- how much would it cost for them to be enchanted to hide the wearer's identity? I had the thought that the masks would only work for a single night, and then afterwards would lose their magic and become just normal masks, to avoid the potential game-breaking aspect of having that many magical items floating around. The idea would be that they're just one-and-one type items to be used and then no longer have any affect after the party they're planned for. They would probably also be easily removable, so you could just take it off and be recognized at any point (so as not to ruin the speed dating part if people wanted to participate, as you'd obviously need to know who you were talking to for that to work haha).
If this isn't doable I totally understand, I just thought I'd ask since it sounded like a neat one-off idea. Thank you!
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Mana normally doesn't deal in one-use magic items. She mostly sells the sort of objects that will stick around afterwards, retaining their magic, and the multiplication aspect of this one makes it extra complicated. So we talked it over as a team, and we've got an alternative for you.
What we can do is to treat this like any other single use event-related macguffin. See for example, the pearl Ryou used to trigger the Shade event, or the puzzle box Peter used to trigger Fourth Wall. These were given to the players for free, were used one time to kickstart their respective events, then disappeared afterwards. Sparkling can have the magic masks in unlimited amounts by 'coming across something magic', so long as the resulting masquerade can be used for either September's or November's arrival log. We realize the September arrival is very short notice, though, since you were aiming for late September. Regardless, the masks would then disappear after the masquerade.
Another option would be October's change log, but since October is our designated spooky month, we would then like for the masquerade to be the lead-in to something more distinctly horror in flavor. It's up to you whether that's something you'd be okay with, though. If not, September and November would be the better timing options.
We're curious what your thoughts are!
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Okay honestly? These options are WAY better than anything I could have hoped for, so yall have given me a lot to think about! I'm still trying to decide which I'd like to go for, but I'm thinking that I really would love the opportunity to be a lead-in for something.
I have a question firstly while I'm still mulling over my options. If this needs to be moved to private DMs to preserve the surprise of what's going to happen let me know by the way, but is the October event being run by the mods this year? I'm assuming so because I don't want to muscle in on a player-run/suggested plot that was already set up for October and accidentally step on any toes, so I figured I'd ask that first!
The timing is moreso because I'm going to be gone the latter half of October, which is why I was opting for late Sept, but honestly I can't pass up an opportunity like this and backtags are a thing (and last year the October event I was able to participate in completely before I left on my trip anyway so it ended up working out), so I'm flexible!
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Sorry for the delay! October is indeed a mod-run month, so you don't need to worry about taking any player plots into account there. We'd be happy to work with you, and whatever happens at the end of the masquerade needn't tie into the mid-month plot either.
The main question to take into account is whether you'd like Sparkling's masquerade party to be (mostly) a success (September or November), or to have it end in Horrors (October). And your personal schedule, of course!
Once you've decided which option suits you best, we can continue the conversation in PMs to keep the surprise for other players
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I'm going to take some time to gather my thoughts/suggestions/questions I might have and then I'll shoot you guys a PM. Thank you again for this opportunity, I'm really excited for it!