Szeth_Pancakes Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 (edited) Long Game 97: Midnight Whimsy The one thing nobody expected of the Tree of Dreams was the pervasive smell of rot. As an Upper Roots native, it didn’t bother Cochalis as he climbed, calloused hands and feet finding holds in the worn, rust-brown bark. He had the confident, practiced gait of a native: he had nothing to prove by climbing fast. He made the Climb twice a day, once up and once down (though never as high as today); he took every chance he could to minimize his chances of falling. He’d read the statistics. Ten people a day plummeted to their deaths and rotted at the base of the Tree, their precious nitrogen fueling the Tree’s growth. Of course, most of them were pilgrims, usually drunk, trying to prove their Whimsy to the heavens, and many of the rest were Gardeners, taking in Investiture by trimming branches that couldn’t hold them. But accidents happened, and Cochalise preferred to be careful. He’d had enough close calls to know that he was far from infallible. The smell slowly faded as he traversed towards the apex of the Tree. After half an hour of climbing, he reached his destination, a nondescript door carved into the Tree above a particularly large branch. (He didn’t make the mistake of looking down, but if he did, he wouldn’t have been able to see the ground through the clouds.) Carved into the door was a small carnation, painted pink. Cochalis took a deep breath before knocking, watching the green light, filtered through the leaves of the Tree, dance across the door. The door opened immediately, and a woman with a bored expression and raven-black hair greeted him, her robes and the pink flower tattooed on her left cheek making her as a scion of House Carnation. “Your business,” she said flatly. “Scion Cochalis of House Rose, ma’am. Your Floral sent for me.” She looked him up and down, silently judging his lesser status, then stepped aside, inviting him in. The soil covering the floor of the House was warm under his bare feet as he took in his surroundings. Carnations climbed out of the soil on the sides of the lobby. Incandescent bulbs hung from the tall, arched ceiling, lighting the room a sickly, menacing yellow. “This way,” the aloof scion said, leading him through a door at the side of the room and through a curved hallway, pink and purple stained glass windows bringing in ethereal light from the outside. The two of them entered another chamber at the end of the hallway, filled with wooden tables rising out of the soil. Only one of them, closest to the door, was occupied. A slender, smiling man sat there, intricate embroidery covering his robes and flowers weaved through his long brown hair. The Carnation Floral, of course. Cochalis gulped. This man was one of the most powerful people in the world, with a direct line to Whimsy Themself. At his whim, Cochalis could be thrown out of his house, disgraced. Or worse. The Floral beckoned him towards the table, his long, manicured fingernails catching the incandescent light. Cochalis walked towards the table and sat in the seat across from him. The Floral smiled, apparently trying to put him at ease, but in the yellow light, his grin looked predatory; malicious. “Shivi, prepare us some tea, dear,” he said to his scion, his voice light and melodious. She bowed and left the room. He fixed his gaze on Cochalis, the Floral’s ice-blue eyes peeling away his flesh and bones and staring directly into his soul. “I’ve heard many things about you,” he said. After a second of silence, Cochalis realized he wasn’t going to elaborate. “What have you heard, your Floral?” Cochalis’s throat was dry. “Many things. Is it true that you’re one of the greatest Mages alive? On par with, say, Scion Alavar?” Cochalis took a moment to place the name as Carnation’s head mage. “I wouldn’t say–” The Floral cut him off. “Then why are you working for a House like Rose?” He wrinkled his nose in disgust. Cochalis knew he had to choose his next words carefully. “I find I enjoy helping those who… need it more.” “Hm.” The Floral cupped Cochalis’s chin in his hand, licking his lips. Cochalis’s heart pumped harder in his chest. “I have a… business proposal for you.” *** Report Office of the Upper Roots Coroner Name: Unidentified Time of death (est.): 4.16.135, 00:31 Cause: Broken neck, crushed skull from probable climbing fall Description: House Rose scion. Dark brown hair, hazel eyes, medium-brown skin Notes: Rose Floral contacted. Body likely not important enough for retrieval. ------------- On the Shardworld of Ira, in the Tree of Dreams, the nexus of Whimsy’s power, a dark force is gathering. A corruption of Whimsy’s Intent, perhaps. And those affected manifest powers that no mortal should have… [OOC: This is a blackout game. Beware, for nothing is as it seems… Due to the nature of the game, I will not be taking any questions.] Welcome to LG##! Your IM is @Elandera. RP-ful, story-driven play is highly encouraged The game with begin at 5:30 PM PDT on Saturday, October 7. Rules General Spoiler The game is split into 48-hour Day turns and 24-hour Night turns (alternating.) Every Day turn, there is an execution, decided by popular vote in the thread. To vote, put names in red, the color of the blood spilled by your decision. If a vote is tied, one of the top candidates will be selected randomly. (There is no vote minimum.) You may lodge a complaint against other players in your GM PM. Players with three complaints will be removed from the game. Each player has one complaint at the start of the game and gains another one every two cycles. PMs are open. Each player has one action per turn. Factions Spoiler Affected - ???. One of them can use an action to kill another player every Night turn. They win when they can’t possibly be defeated. Non-Affected - You win when all of the Affected have been defeated. Roles Spoiler Mage – Your powers require massive amounts of magical energy to use. You may use an action on any Turn to tend the Tree of Dreams and gain one charge of Whimsical Investiture. These charges can be passed to a player of their choice. Mages are split into three categories: Mindmage – You may change one player’s vote to the player of your choice during a Day turn. (cost: 2 charges) Fighter – You may attack a player of your choice during any turn. You injure the target for the next turn, rendering them unable to take an action. (cost: 3 charges) Protector – On a Night turn, you may either protect one player from being killed (cost: 2 charges) or you can protect all players on your team from being killed (cost: 5 charges). Non-Mages can also gain Investiture by tending the Tree. Any player may use an action to pass one Investiture charge per turn to any other player. ------------- Participants Spoiler Player List Spoiler @The Known Novel - Cain Abbel @Experience @Matrim's Dice @Araris Valerian - Whamsy, who ran into a wall really hard one day, “WHAM!” and now thinks he’s a shard. @Aeoryi - AMBITION, who ran into a wall really hard one day and now believes she is a shard. @DeTess @Devotary of Spontaneity -Calephor, a Mage of House Azalea. @Archer - Aschu the Blessed @JNV - Jellin @Mark IV - Mark @Frustration @STINK Pinch-Hitters Spoiler Spectators Spoiler 1. @Labyrinth Quicklinks Spoiler Day One: You Got Tired of My Scheming (For the Last Time) Night One: What If I Told You I'm a Mastermind? Day Two: Fastening Myself to You with a Stitch Night Two: Pierced Through the Heart (But Never Killed) Day Three: All That You Ever Wanted From Me Was Sweet Nothing Day Three: All That You Ever Wanted From Me Was Sweet Nothing [2] Day Three: All That You Ever Wanted From Me Was Sweet Nothing [3] Night Three: I Think There's Been a Glitch Day Four: Bloodshed, Crimson Clover Aftermath: Meet Me at Midnight [meet me at midnight.] Edited November 3 by Elandera 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Bald Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 I'll sign up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Shadowed Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Another blackout. Wow. I'm in. Some clarifications (not questions ) Does lodging a complaint take an action? To tend the tree and to pass the one investiture, it would take two turns as they are both separate actions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOokla929 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Spec doc please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Destined Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 I don’t want to play another blackout tbh but I will if the next qf is blackout I might not play xD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Resolute Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 i'm rather afraid of getting lodged a complaint against, and I'm not sure how SE RP works so imma take the spec doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Shadowed Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Just now, Aeoryi said: i'm rather afraid of getting lodged a complaint against, and I'm not sure how SE RP works so imma take the spec doc. You could always...just not RP... It's better than not being able to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie the Pookla Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 4 minutes ago, Aeoryi said: i'm rather afraid of getting lodged a complaint against, and I'm not sure how SE RP works so imma take the spec doc. A part of me says the proper response to this is to lodge a complaint against your for not signing up I’m in as Whamsy. One day he ran into a wall really hard, “WHAM!” And now he thinks he’s a shard. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Resolute Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 5 minutes ago, Experience said: You could always...just not RP... It's better than not being able to play Hm. But as much as I like it when szeth gms - er blackout- Just now, Araris Valerian said: A part of me says the proper response to this is to lodge a complaint against your for not signing up I’m in as Whamsy. One day he ran into a wall really hard, “WHAM!” And now he thinks he’s a shard. okay fine... but am i allowed sign up instead? (or is that illegal) @Szeth_Pancakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie the Pookla Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 3 minutes ago, Aeoryi said: okay fine... but am i allowed sign up instead? (or is that illegal) @Szeth_Pancakes You mean as yourself? That's definitely allowed. Araris is one of my most-used (and most-killed ) characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Resolute Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, Araris Valerian said: You mean as yourself? That's definitely allowed. Araris is one of my most-used (and most-killed ) characters. okay. I'm going to sign up as AMBITION, who ran into a wall really hard on day and now believes she is a shard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasimir Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, Araris Valerian said: You mean as yourself? That's definitely allowed. Araris is one of my most-used (and most-killed ) characters. One day, I will run a Codex Alera game and make Araris Valerian a character just to watch the confusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie the Pookla Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, Kasimir said: One day, I will run a Codex Alera game and make Araris Valerian a character just to watch the confusion Codex Alera > Confusion. I’m in all the way. Thanks for the reminder that I should cook up a rule set for an Alera game. 1 hour ago, Aeoryi said: okay. I'm going to sign up as AMBITION, who ran into a wall really hard on day and now believes she is a shard. I’m a bit concerned she didn’t believe she was a shard before hitting the wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted September 30 Author Report Share Posted September 30 6 hours ago, Experience said: Does lodging a complaint take an action? To tend the tree and to pass the one investiture, it would take two turns as they are both separate actions? No. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Reborn Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Is the complaint system meant to be a gameplay element? Are there direct interactions in the rules for roleplay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeTess Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 Sure, I'll play another blackout game I'm not really familiar with this setting though... Is this something original, or did I just walk into some secrets project #4 spoilers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotary of Spontaneity Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 I'll sign up as Calephor, a Mage of House Azalea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Bald Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 6 hours ago, DeTess said: Sure, I'll play another blackout game I'm not really familiar with this setting though... Is this something original, or did I just walk into some secrets project #4 spoilers? Original by my guess. My roleplay character will come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted October 1 Author Report Share Posted October 1 41 minutes ago, The Known Novel said: Original by my guess. Your guess is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Paradigm Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 In as Aschu The Blessed. The game starts during my Thanksgiving weekend so I'm going to be nearly non existent during D1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbringer Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 I will pinch-hit, if able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted October 2 Author Report Share Posted October 2 10 hours ago, Ashbringer said: I will pinch-hit, if able. You are most definitely able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Bald Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 2 hours ago, Szeth_Pancakes said: You are most definitely able. But what if Ash is Cain? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNV Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 Hi Ill play as Jelin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Bald Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 You know what, I'll sign up as Cain Abbel, a man that wants nothing more than to escape a mistake he made in his youth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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