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) SEPTEMBER 2023

[ryslighelpers]

(frozen comment)

[familyproblem]

Character Name: Gladion
Reward Cost: 48 coins - temporary monster change for 4 months (Naphil) - discounted 20% from 60 coins
Activity: 10 COINS FOR JANUARY (10 used previously)
20 COINS FOR FEBRUARY
18 COINS FOR MARCH (2 remaining)
Request: Some kind of assurance that he's not going to forget Rindo. Gladion knows that memory preservation isn't a service Mana offers, so...maybe some kind of monument? No, he'd hate that, actually. A keepsake of some kind? Something he could wear? Or a power?
Backfire? Rindo was part neph that one time, right? Unforgettable hot neph winter be upon ye.
Quest? nah

(frozen comment) cw I make a stupid basic weed joke at the end

[sweartoyou]

Character Name: Rachel Gardner
Reward Cost: 48 coins - temporary monster change for 4 months (Nymph) - discounted 20% from 60 coins
Activity:
20 COINS FOR APRIL
20 COINS FOR MAY
8 COINS FOR JUNE
Request:
"I'd like a way that I can tell if Aunamee is near, even without the radios... Ah, Miss Mana, if you're thinking of changing me, then something that lets me wear earrings, too, please."
Backfire? She cushioned the request with the possibility, but she was not actually looking for a monster temp. Sensing others through root systems/pseudo-chatting with plants still counts!
Quest? she gotta 420 blaze it n/a.

(frozen comment)

[buckybbarnes]

Character Name: Bucky Barnes
Reward Cost: 48 coins - temporary monster change for 4 months (werewolf) - discounted 20% from 60 coins.
Activity: 4 COINS FOR OCT. 2022 (4 remaining from last wish)
7 COINS FOR NOV. 2022
6 COINS FOR JAN. 2023
14 COINS FOR FEB. 2023
8 COINS FOR MARCH 2023
4 COINS FOR APRIL 2023
5 COINS FOR MAY 2023 (3 left over)

Request: Bucky's sick of not being able to go out into the sun. Definitely not influenced at all by any lingering fear of the night sky and what's in it. And certainly not by his boyfriend's fear of it. He wants Mana to let him have a form that won't turn to stone in the sun.
Backfire? So getting turned into someone that turns into a dog in the moon is surely better.
Quest? n.a.

(frozen comment)

[summonthesuit]

Character Name: Steven Grant
Reward Cost: Intermediate ability: Additional travel form (no time limits) | 80 coins
Activity:
17 COINS FOR APRIL 2023
20 COINS FOR JUNE 2023
20 COINS FOR JULY 2023
20 COINS FOR AUGUST 2023
3 COINS FOR MAY 2023 (3 remaining)
Request: Lots of other monsters have the ability to turn into an animal, and Steven would like that too. Something fluffy and cuddly, but still able to fend for itself in a fight. Like a dog, or a wolf, or-
Backfire? -Oh is that a handmade jackal figurine in Steven's living room that Mana sees? That must mean that he loves jackals and has no negative association with them whatsoever. Jackal form!
Quest? No, thank you! Mana goes easy on Steven and gives him something simple I can handwave.

(frozen comment) sliiides in here instead

[softspokenlandlord]

Character Name: Ryou Bakura
Reward Cost: 16 (coins - Temporary Monster Change (Werewolf), discounted 20% from 20
Activity: 1 COIN FOR NOVEMBER 2022, 9 COINS FOR MARCH 2023, 6 COINS FOR APRIL 2023
Request: Ryou's upset about losing someone very important to him, and because he needs to be dramatic about it, he comes to the conclusion that he needs to MOVE ALL HIS SHIT ELSEWHERE. This means he asks Mana to make him a strong monster. Mana humors him and makes him the monster he seems to like the most: A werewolf.
Backfire? he's had enough, no backfire
Quest? n/a

(frozen comment)

[pocketspa]

Character Name: Taako (and Lup)
Reward Cost: 80 coins- enchantment of a pre-existing location, as discussed here.
Activity: I will be providing 40; Mey will comment with Lup's 40 as a reply to this!

• 3 COINS FOR MAY '22
  
• 6 COINS FOR JULY '22
  
• 6 COINS FOR AUGUST '22
  
• 3 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER '22
  
• 6 COINS FOR OCTOBER '22
  
• 4 COINS FOR DECEMBER '22
  
• 3 COINS FOR FEB '23
  
• 1 COIN FOR MARCH '23
  
• 4 COINS FOR APRIL '23
  
• 1 COIN FOR MAY '23
  
• 3 COINS FOR JULY '23

Request: Taako and Lup basically ask to enchant their house with a spell that helps ward against outsiders. Anyone can come in, but only those who have lived there for a week or longer has the ability to activate this. Whenever someone who lives in the house points at someone and yells "BEGONE, THOT", the person will be lifted up as if by a giant invisible hand and swiftly booted to the edge of the property. They won't be able to re-enter until one of the people in the house formally invites them back in. Right now that's just Lup and Taako, but may be more in the future!
Backfire? Nah we good.
Quest? No, they're lazy and want to just butter Mana up with some cookies instead of having to do things.

(frozen comment)

[drowningman]

Character Name: Alan Wake
Reward Cost: 16 coins - temporary monster change for 1 month (demon) - discounted 20% from 20 coins
Activity: 16 COINS FOR JULY 2023
Request: Alan's request has two parts: 1) he wants to be something that doesn't involve dying in the changes, because he's not ready to deal with All That yet, and 2) he's emotionally exhausted from the stress of everything he's been through and trying to be good, a better person, not an asshole - however you want to look at it. He'd like to not be burdened by all that and be a monster type that can just relax and take things in stride more than he's currently capable of.
Backfire? He would not ask to be a demon but that's what he's going to get, because if you're a bastard full-time then you won't care about the consequences. (Until later, of course, but that's Future Alan's problem.)
Quest? n/a...? (i'll be honest, i am a little unclear on whether this is required or not, or if people are just handwaving them b/c they're not major)

(frozen comment)

[tolduimapsycho]

Character Name: Mister Scratch
Reward Cost: 16 coins - temp monster change for 1 month (Demon) - discounted 20% from 20
Activity: COINS FROM JULY 2023
Request: After talking Alan into doing a temp monster change, Scratch figures...what the hell? Why not do one too? He simply requests the opportunity to let loose and live it up - something that'll let him reeeeeeally indulge before the rest of his transformation into a machine.

Backfire? WHOOPS - he gets turned into a Demon, just like Alan. Let the self indulgence commence. And also the identity crisis.
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[humblecowboy]

Character Name: Spike Spiegel
Reward Cost: 16 - 1 Month Discounted Temp Change
Activity: 16 COINS FOR FEB 2022
Request: He just wants to be a werewolf so he can do a fight or two.

(frozen comment)

[toaflame]

Character Name: Adrian Cinnabar
Reward Cost: Magical Pet | 60 Coins
Activity: 9 for February, leaving none left
10 for March
20 for April
3 for May
10 for June
8 for July, leaving 12 left
Request: Adrian is going to ask for something to keep Alisha (Rosso's pet) company, expecting it to be like a magic toy that moves or something similar
Backfire? Mana, noticing Adrian's Depression and need for companionship, will instead conjure up an artifact pet from Rosso's canon (with Wolfie's permission/blessing!) to match Alisha! It will function identically to the way she does as discussed here, with the magical slot being taken up by magical growth alongside Adrian. It will arrive small, like this!
Quest? N/A

Reward Cost: Item that can fit in your hand | 10 Coins
Activity: 10 for July, leaving 2 left
Request: Adrian will ask Mana for a book that helps him learn Rosso's language (Elrian)
Backfire? Mana will provide Adrian with a normal Korean language book you might find on earth (since "Elrian" is just Korean, it's not a special magical language or anything)
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[i_am_emmet]

Character Name: Emmet
Reward Cost: Pet/Creature- Joltik with the ability to lay 1 egg every two months, discussed here (also, going to make it shiny because I like the purple eyes. SHHH)
Activity: 6 COINS FOR MAY
20 COINS FOR JUNE
20 COINS FOR JULY
14 COINS FOR AUGUST (6 left over)
Request: A Joltik!
Backfire? Nope!
Quest? Naw!

(frozen comment) meant to edit not delete sorry

[goodolfashionedvillain]

Character Name: Vicious
Reward Cost: 16 (coins- Temp Monster Change - vampire -discounted 20% from 20)
Activity:
10 COINS FOR MARCH 2022
4 COINS FOR MAY 2022
3 COINS FOR JANUARY 2023

Request: To become a vampire. He's always wanted to give that a try~
Backfire?
Quest? For 24 hours after the request Vicious will experience an infected bite at his throat. This will make him slowly tangible until he is fully fleshed, but weakened and dying at the same time. By the end of the 24 hours, he can succumb to infection before awakening as a vampire, or he can find someone else to put him down for the same purpose.

(frozen comment)

[beatemall]

Character Name: Miles Morales
Reward Cost: Item from home, palm-sized — 10 coins
Activity: 10 COINS FOR JULY, 7 coins leftover
Request: Miles NEEDS his music Mana, you don't UNDERSTAND. If he's going to suffer the horrors, he MUST have access to Duckwrth and Post Malone. He would like to purchase his phone from home for the music library stored on it, charging cables and his worn in pair of headphones!
Backfire? Nope! Mana agrees that music is good for the soul(?)
Quest? Mana has no idea who Duckwrth or Post Malone is but she's happy to provide. In exchange, Miles must spend a nice evening with a tasty beverage of his choice and a few records of Mana's favorite Ryslig artists that he must acquire by his own means (it's a nice cultural exchange!) Miles must fall asleep to these records, and when he wakes up in the morning, his phone and headphones will be tucked under his pillow like toothfairy money.

(frozen comment)

[oleaeuropaea]

Character Name: Vash the Stampede
Reward Cost: Weapons, Mundane — 20 Coins
Activity: 20 Coins from August
Request: Vash will be asking for his gun, Peacebringer back! Peacebringer is just a slightly clunkier version of your average .45 Revolver. None of the fancy bells and whistles that he implements later in canon, just the gun!
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[worldisyours]

Character Name: Rindo Kanade
Reward Cost: 100 coins (80 coins for the enchantment of a preexisting Ryslig location + 20 coins for an additional spell), as discussed here.

Activity:
9 coins for March
12 coins for April
12 coins for May
10 coins for June
8 coins for July
…for a total of 51 coins, plus 49 coins from Gladion, adding up to 100.

Request:
Rindo wants a shelter so he can keep himself and his friends safe. (Note: this request was made ICly on August 13th.)
Mana enchants Rindo’s Nymph tree with two spells:
1. It instantly grows to its adult size, its trunk and branches forming a rudimentary treehouse shape in the process, and becomes highly resilient to non-monster damage.
2. It receives the ability to react with hostility to certain people, defined by the orders it's given.
Details on order giving mechanics are discussed in this thread.

Backfire? No
Quest? No

(frozen comment) god i hope i counted this correctly

[noasark]

Character Name: Noa Kaiba
Reward Cost: 120 'permanent' monster-human switching ability!
Activity: 2 REMAINING COINS FOR JUNE, 5 COINS FOR JULY, 4 COINS FOR AUGUST, 2 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 6 COINS FOR OCTOBER, 2 COINS FOR NOVEMBER, 3 COINS FOR DECEMBER, 7 COINS FOR JANUARY, 7 COINS FOR FEBRUARY, 4 COINS FOR MARCH, 9 COINS FOR APRIL, 12 COINS FOR MAY, 10 COINS FOR JUNE, 13 COINS FOR JULY, 6 COINS FOR AUGUST, 5 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 18 COINS FOR OCTOBER, 3 COINS FOR NOVEMBER, 2 COINS FOR DECEMBER (1 Remaining)
Request: Exactly what it says on the tin! HUMANIZE 'M CAP'N rip my wait-for-jan plans lol
Backfire? WELL YOU SEE...This request is forward dated, as it's being made during the event. In other words, Noa's AU self asked for this, which is the backfire in itself. In another life, he wanted this.

Now...He is stuck with it, whomp whomp.
Quest? Yes PLEASE I'm hoping to incorporate the quest in his top level haha

(frozen comment)

[dauvkind]

Character Name:Sigrud je Harkvaldsson
Reward Cost: 10 coins – Item from home that can fit into hand
Activity: 12 coins for July 2023 (2 for July remaining)
Request: mid-month AU-Sigrud is asking for the pictures – photographs – of his family, taken over a lifetime. Of his wife, his children, his grandchildren. As many as she can gather please.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[ibalsamina]

Character Name: Lusamine
Reward Cost: 16 coins - temporary monster change for one month (Pooka) - discounted 20% from 20 coins
Activity:
2 COINS FOR APRIL
7 COINS FOR MAY
7 COINS FOR JUNE (1 remaining)
Request: Partway through The Paths Not Taken event, AU Lusamine will ask for a form that can better provide comfort to her children.
Backfire? Mana will change her into a sociable Pooka that bears a striking resemblance to a Pikachu. Everybody loves Pikachu!
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[sharpiewielder]

Character Name: Hanna Falk Cross
Reward Cost: 16 - 1 Month Discounted Monster Temp
Activity: 6 COINS FOR JULY 2022
10 COINS FOR JULY 2023

Request: To be a NYMPH for Merlin's birthday!
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[missleadingquestions]

Character Name: Maya Fey
Reward Cost: 1 Month discounted temp (16c)
Activity: 4 coins for October 2022 (24 used previously)
6 coins for Dec 2022
6 Coins for Jan 2023
Request: A month as a nymph!

(frozen comment)

[pinkmoonrising]

Character Name: Susan Delgado
Reward Cost: A weapon from home - 20 coins (technically this is arguably magical, but the same guns were bought in 2017 and agreed to be a 20-coin purchase)
Activity: 12 COINS FOR AUGUST 2022 + 6 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 + 2 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022
Request: "My guns." - requested while she was in her AU era. These are the same guns as the ones Roland bought into Ryslig in 2017, but with slightly different scuffs and damage.
Backfire? N/A
Quest? N/A

(frozen comment)

[detectivision]

Character Name: Sherlock Holmes
Reward Cost: 16 coins for a one-month temp (discounted from 20)
Activity: 5 COINS FOR JUNE (0 remaining), 11 COINS FROM JULY (9 remaining)
Request: He's not even requesting anything. He's summoning Mana for a price check.
Backfire? There is a humorous aside about being bled dry. This is taken as a request for a month as a vampire.
Quest? Nah, but he'll have the itchy marks on his neck for a few days before the actual temp kicks in.

(frozen comment)

[jumpie]

Character Name: shoyo hinata
Reward Cost: 10 coins
Activity: 10 COINS FOR MAY
Request: anti-slip horse boots!
Backfire? no!
Quest? naw

(frozen comment)

[wheresmyjuul]

Character Name: Reverie
Reward Cost: 50 - A significant landmark built for your character (e.g. a castle, housing complex, massive bronze statue).
Activity: 2 COINS FOR APRIL 2022 5 used previously
3 COINS FOR MAY 2022
6 COINS FOR JULY 2022
1 COIN FOR AUGUST 2022
3 COINS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
30 COINS FOR OCTOBER 2022
1 COIN FOR DECEMBER 2022
2 COINS FOR JANUARY 2023
2 COINS FOR FEBRUARY 2023 3 remaining
Request: At the centre of the citadel Reverie once called home, a great amphitheatre once stood. It's a large, oval structure with high arched walls, an open roof and seating surrounding the centre, including a raised dais where someone like Reverie would have sat. The centre could either be used as a stage for plays or as a fighting pit, or if push came to shove, somewhere for sports to be held. Essentially, he's asking for something not unlike the Colosseum.
Backfire? n/a
Quest? n/a