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Test Drive: May
Welcome to
empatheias' test drive meme. This test drive is to help interested players test their characters in the game's environment. We've included a few prompts that incorporate specific elements of the game, though you'll find all of them have a lot of leeway for players to get as creative as necessary. Before diving in, here are a few things we'd like to remind everyone about the game in general:- Date reminders. Reserves open 24th of April and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on May 1st. Apps will only be open for four days!
- OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are allowed. Those interested can also use the test drive. OCs do not need to be reserved.
- Emotions are key! Empatheias' premise focuses on how anyone's emotions can affect their environment, be it big or small. While not every emotion will cause a reaction, significant ones definitely will. How much effect a character will have will ultimately be up to you, the player. Also, while we're giving a lot of leeway for the test drive, keep in mind that there will be some limits in the actual game.
- Everyone has an amulet. All characters have a unique amulet that is specialized for them. It will contain all of their emotion drops and it serves as the network device. Remember, communication is telepathic. Otherwise, it works basically the same.
- Assume the character is already in the game. Because "OMG WHERE AM I IS THIS REAL LIFE" threads aren't going to be very helpful in this test drive! Plus, those are going to happen in-game, anyway. So to make things easier, just assume that they've been around at least a week or so. Still learning the ropes, but not a complete "first day" experience.
- First or third person allowed. Your threads can be in either first or third, but we'd advise being flexible about it. Remember, these threads can also be used in your application for samples! Reminder: We only require one sample and it can be done in either format. We have also made a change to our sample requirements, so look over the Applications page!
- Transfer to in-game. If accepted, you can assume threads made on the Test Drive happen in-game if the scenario can reasonably fit. For new characters, these threads do not count for activity check. However, these can be supplementary threads for players already in-game.
- For your threads, put the Character Name and the Canon in the subject line to help readily identify them. You're also welcome to use more than one prompt for respondents to choose from. If you have any questions or want to brush up on the game information, refer to the Game Information entry. Otherwise, tag around and have fun!
- For any concerns or questions, head over to this top level.
Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!
• PROMPT A: How about giving the emotions a try?
• PROMPT B: Refer to the Task Board and choose a task your character may be interested in taking up. For this prompt, you could have your character ask for help, already be in the middle of the job, or react to it in some way. Perhaps they were an unfortunate victim or want to create a job countering an existing one. You could even have a prompt making a job request. Creating jobs for the purpose of the test drive is absolutely doable.
• PROMPT C: How about giving the amulets a go? Start a telepathic conversation and see how it works. Remember, the amulets are sending out the owner's thoughts so might want to be careful about how the stream of consciousness goes...
• PROMPT D: Perhaps one may have heard that Verens used to be a floating island, and it was! When the island then ended up on the surface, creatures which explorers have called "Dinosaurs" (quotation marks included) were discovered inhabiting the plains and the mountains in a far off area. It's time to go back to the jurassic world for a very important mission: gather as many Amaranthus Rubus, red pearl-shaped fruits that heal any and all wounds on one's skin. The hospital needs it! As such, one needs to prepare.
Explorers do not wish to harm the "Dinosaurs", as they are afraid the "Dinosaurs" would go extinct should any danger be placed unto them. This means that one's option when encountering volatile and aggressive "Dinosaurs" is to run away. A fun run is now being held in Verens a few days prior to the trip to the "Dinosaur" plains, where 50 sylvs and a t-shirt that says "I successfully ran away from a 'Dinosaur'!". The colour of the shirt is random, though, but there are as many as the colours of the rainbow. Maybe trade with somebody else who's finished the run if you don't like yellow so much.
• PROMPT E: Once the preparations have been made, it's time to set forth into the land of the “Dinosaurs”. As you enter their domain, it may be difficult to resist the temptation to interact with these rare and unusual creatures, and some of the “dinosaurs” are indeed tranquil and herbivorous. Go ahead and feed the long-necks leafy branches and if you're feeling daring, climb up on their backs for a ride! However, many of the “dinosaurs” are quite a bit more dangerous, and they are very territorial. If you cross paths with the a pack of raptors, prepare to run, fight, or distract. All explorers have been supplied with strips of alluring jerky to placate the beasts. Who knows, you might even make a friend! Be careful not to lose and hand, though.
The Amaranthus Rubus is thickest near the home of the most terrifying “dinosaur” of all, the "Tyrannosaur", and if you are daring enough to approach the lair of this creature to reap the fruits, you may not even have the chance to run away before the creature corners you, roars, and...wiggles his sad, little arms. It seems poor old "Tyrannosaur" just wants some kind of tool to extend his reach! Help him out and he will let you go. Or refuse, and he'll eat you. Sounds reasonable, right?
• PROMPT F: It seems like the land of the "Dinosaurs" isn't so bad after all! Perhaps "Dinosaurs" and man can co-exist, but for that to happen, much research will have to be made regarding a "Dinosaur"'s way of life. Now aboard the ship to head back to the city, researchers are talking about another excursion in the future that's solely for researching on "Dinosaurs" - various species, what they eat, their excrement, and the like.
The trip back to Verens is a little long. Perhaps you're just resting in one of the rooms when there's an explosive sound that can be heard. Oh no! It looks like the engine's running out of steam! Luckily, there's a steam generator in the ship, but steam can only be made through cooperation, anger, and sadness. The entire ship needs your help to get back to the city safely, and if you have to hold someone's hand, slap them, and yell at them to get them to manifest their emotions tangibly, then do so!
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include swords and/or stones.
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[Mairon doesn't specify whether he means that "fear of death" isn't part of his nature, or that death itself isn't.]
I will say that those animals could not harm me.
[It would take a lot more to harm him, though there are some entities that could do so. He could kill the animals of they attacked him, or possibly corrupt them, but he'd rather not. He's trying to portray himself as friendly and helpful in this world. He doesn't answer the question about killing becoming routine, but he smiles faintly. He's interested enough in this person, who seems quite distinct from others he's met here. There's more of a sense of power to him, like a Maia, although he can't define it, because it's not familiar.]
It is a misfortune to take no joy in your work. Perhaps you have another interest?
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[ Berserker is more interested in the person in front of him now. He makes a signal to the "dinosaurs" and they scatter back to where they came from. He looks the other man over, no particular emotion on his face. ]
No. There's no point in having other interests. I'm good at one thing and one thing only...It's all I know and all I need to know.
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[If he did, he would, when he hides so many other things. Here, so many different kinds of people mix, and his immortality draws less comment than it otherwise might. He doesn't advertise his nature or explain it in depth, but it's not as if he's told no one.
The only other person he knows who has done as much killing as this person seems to be suggesting is Melkor, but Melkor revels in his work, so they're not at all similar. Nonetheless, it's because of the killing that he wants to know more about Berserker's nature.]
If you mean that killing is the only thing you're good at or interested in, I imagine you'd be at a loss here. Though you did have a way with those dinosaurs. A certain charisma.
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[ So long as his Madness Enhancement isn't triggered, he's fairly reasonable, if apathetic. An articulate Berserker is rare, so the fact that his sanity is still in tact is nothing short of a miracle. ]
"Charisma" isn't the word I'd use. Animals defer to authority... [ The "Mad King" Cú Chulainn, as he could only be in this altered form. ] They recognize my power, nothing more. Their instincts tell them not to fight me, but to obey me. To fight me would mean their death and they know that.
They recognize me for what I am -- a mad beast and nothing more.
[ Berserker shrugs. ]
I will do whatever my Master orders me to. My own interests don't matter...The role of a Servant is to obey the orders of their Master, no matter how strange or pointless they might be.
[ He has no idea if his Master is here or not. It doesn't matter, he will find someone to contract with, someone who is worthy of commanding someone like himself. It's a matter of necessity. ]
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[Mairon does as well. Killing is a kind of strength, or an expression of it, and one that can be very effective.]
The charisma of authority is one that many respond to, and one that shapes worlds, so I would say the description stands. You may be a mad beast, but you are something more as well. They respect your strength.
[Although Mairon could have controlled the animals, his methods would have been different, but he doesn't see any need to touch on that topic.]
Ah.
[Despite the fact that Mairon senses Berserker is referring to a different kind of arrangement, at the mention of a Master, he nonetheless feels a rare spark of recognition and understanding, which manifests as physical sparks, electricity crackling brightly around his shoulders.]
So that is your interest. My situation is similar, in a sense. I do as my Master wills, but my Master is not here, so I will carry out my best approximation of what I believe his will would be.
[Although Mairon does still care about his own interests as well.]