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TEST DRIVE: OCTOBER
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 Saturday, September 24 and Applications (Canon | OC) open Saturday, October 1st.
- OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are currently 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!
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: The increased exposure to Shaarnathian culture has prompted many in Verens to attempt to pick up on the discipline of Dunamis. The interest has become something of a popular trend, resulting in small businesses focusing around teaching the skill to those who are interested. Unfortunately, this doesn’t often go well for those who have lived on Empatheias for most of their life and relied so heavily on technology instead. In the seedier and more dubious schools this sometimes winds up disastrous, or outrageous in weird and interesting ways.
One particularly seedy school seems to take to the hands off approach, leaving their students alone to practice in an outside arena full of gourds of all sorts and sizes. Some also seem like they’ve gone quite rotten, resulting in a strange pungent odor. This goes about as well as expected when a particularly … enthusiastic … and poorly trained student manages to implode every last one into a glorious mess that rockets high into the sky.
Now half the shopping district is covered in various states of rotting gourd, and absolutely no one is happy about it. Nothing is spared, shops, stalls, and worst of all, the shoppers. Perhaps you’re one of the unfortunate victims of this mess, or you’re ready to help start the stinky cleanup.
• Prompt E: Someone is setting up a maze in the cornfield for kids and has run into an infestation that needs to be taken care of, but the bugs must be tackled in pairs because they're tricky bastards. They're a new species that not only releases a type of gas that makes one feel sluggish and apathetic, but they also "feed" off emotions. They're otherwise harmless, but it does make capture difficult. Since the use of pesticide is prohibited, the current tactic is for one person to act as "bait" while the other is armed with a special gun that shoots out a special paralyzing webbing. However, the shooter must stay hidden, and keep their emotions unnoticeable, or the bug will catch wind and will flee. After capture, they're thrown off the island. They're like roaches, no one wants them. In fact they also look like roaches. Still unwanted. Other tactics could be employed, but keep in mind that the farmers would like their crop to come out unharmed. Any damage incurred will come out of your pocket.
• Prompt F: A new acting troupe have established themselves in Verens, with a few new aspiring actors from Shaarnath. Through the use of Dunamis, the plays have become more lively and interactive. Most have welcomed them, but there are some groups who adhere to the "classic" way of acting, which can cause some tension.
Feel free to combine the scenarios and add whatever you'd like.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include peanut butter and/or jelly.
• 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: The increased exposure to Shaarnathian culture has prompted many in Verens to attempt to pick up on the discipline of Dunamis. The interest has become something of a popular trend, resulting in small businesses focusing around teaching the skill to those who are interested. Unfortunately, this doesn’t often go well for those who have lived on Empatheias for most of their life and relied so heavily on technology instead. In the seedier and more dubious schools this sometimes winds up disastrous, or outrageous in weird and interesting ways.
One particularly seedy school seems to take to the hands off approach, leaving their students alone to practice in an outside arena full of gourds of all sorts and sizes. Some also seem like they’ve gone quite rotten, resulting in a strange pungent odor. This goes about as well as expected when a particularly … enthusiastic … and poorly trained student manages to implode every last one into a glorious mess that rockets high into the sky.
Now half the shopping district is covered in various states of rotting gourd, and absolutely no one is happy about it. Nothing is spared, shops, stalls, and worst of all, the shoppers. Perhaps you’re one of the unfortunate victims of this mess, or you’re ready to help start the stinky cleanup.
• Prompt E: Someone is setting up a maze in the cornfield for kids and has run into an infestation that needs to be taken care of, but the bugs must be tackled in pairs because they're tricky bastards. They're a new species that not only releases a type of gas that makes one feel sluggish and apathetic, but they also "feed" off emotions. They're otherwise harmless, but it does make capture difficult. Since the use of pesticide is prohibited, the current tactic is for one person to act as "bait" while the other is armed with a special gun that shoots out a special paralyzing webbing. However, the shooter must stay hidden, and keep their emotions unnoticeable, or the bug will catch wind and will flee. After capture, they're thrown off the island. They're like roaches, no one wants them. In fact they also look like roaches. Still unwanted. Other tactics could be employed, but keep in mind that the farmers would like their crop to come out unharmed. Any damage incurred will come out of your pocket.
• Prompt F: A new acting troupe have established themselves in Verens, with a few new aspiring actors from Shaarnath. Through the use of Dunamis, the plays have become more lively and interactive. Most have welcomed them, but there are some groups who adhere to the "classic" way of acting, which can cause some tension.
- The troupe are advertising themselves on various street corners and parks, all dressed in bright, colorful clothing! But instead of a regular play, they are beckoning others to join them in various impromptu acts. Action, comedy, romance, tragedy—anything goes! So what do you say, care to join? You can even pull in or shove the person next to you forward instead. Remember to put some feeling into it! Bonus: The scene may require some dunamis for prop work. Try it out!
- Perhaps you're one of the people siding with the classic actors. Or maybe you just don't like plays in general. There's a bucket of tomatoes just waiting to be thrown. Even better, the angrier you are, the more rotten and sour the fruit will be.
Feel free to combine the scenarios and add whatever you'd like.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include peanut butter and/or jelly.
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!
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[seriously look at half the people he interacts with and tell me any of them are going to find love
just imagine zagi getting a significant other, how crazy would that be??????]
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Then they're just not trying hard enough. [ huff. ] And if they're not interested in it, then they're boring and total dumb-dumbs. They don't understand what makes love so good.
[ ...given that there is an undercurrent of irritation there she obviously has experience with this, WOW!! why don't any of her associates get it. ]
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[i finally have a character who will say it i'm so happy]
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I wouldn't call it "working with," but it's totally the absolute worst anyway! [ THE ABSOLUTE WORST!!!!! ] They say it's because they have other interests, but like, you can have other interests and have an interest in love!
[ but your interest in love should always be greater than your interest in anything else. ]
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[once upon a time that stuff was kind of important?? but now it's not!! make war, not love!!!]
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Hopefully there's more than just me. I mean, there's totally that Elios guy, right? The Arehtei or whatever? [ some love and hate shit, GUESS WHICH ONE IS THE ONLY ONE SHE'S PAID ATTENTION TO AT ALL!!!! ] He'sh totally gotta be into this as much as I am! And all his aligned totally have to be, too, otherwise they totally, definitely wouldn't be aligned to him!
[ i mean that's not how that works at all but you do you, aligula ]
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Oh, ja, love and hatred... It certainly would be interesting to see all of the lovebirds aligned with him!
[hahaha get it he's a bird i only just realized that and i kind of hate everything]
Though those aligned to him for the opposite side sound interesting as well... I certainly wouldn't consider that a good thing!
[it'd be cool though, let the hatred flow]
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Hatred's boring. [ she is so dismissive of this. the most dismissive. ] Liiiiiiiiiiiiike, what's totally the point of living if you're just gonna hate stuff? It won't ever be any fun then! Whoever's aligned for that's totally guaranteed to be a stick in the mud.
[ yeah. ]
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I would have said "dangerous" before "a stick in the mud" but you're certainly not wrong! Basing your entire existence on hatred sound awfully dull.
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[ (but you can love and not care at the same time)
(LOOK SHUT UP) ]
Love's totally dangerous too, actually! People who'll do anything for their beloved... Even totally pull apart the city to find them... Dan-ger-ous!
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[Except the love one. Probably. It's not like Gauche and Droite are gonna have Issues when he dies or anything!!!! Definitely not!!!!!]
But I suppose the real danger is with anyone who can't control their emotions well enough here.
[l m a o not like that's a problem for him!!]
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(imagine arbiters in emp. right now.) ]
Oooh, totally. I guess we probably don't have a lot of loose cannons here considering the island's all like... floaty and junk. Not crashed, I mean. [ KINDA DISAPPOINTING TBH. ] Think it'll ever have a fall from grace?
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I've actually been concerned about that for quite some time. It doesn't seem very stable. A world suspended like this seems very dangerous...
[man good thing he's not from abyss right]
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I think it's totally fun. I mean, as long as we like, don't all totally die from it? [ and even if they die they'll all come back!!!! LET'S CRASH THE ISLAND. ] Buuut maybe I'm totally biased, because the city I was last in is sooooort of the same way~! And it was pretty entertaining when it started falling again.
Well, zombies aside. Those were totally freaky.
[ ...i swear i find some new way to explain the shitshow that is bbb and its finale and it never stops being a cluster of "what the fuck, aligula" ]
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Well, it sounds like you were never bored back home! How do the zombies come into play, exactly?
[okay no, explain this shit this sounds hilarious]
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They were there for our entertainment, ooooor something like that. They just kinda came out of nowhere? But considering Femt's the one who explained that they were supposed to be part of the show we got to watch—which is totally what the collapse was—he probably had something to do with iiiiit?
He totally better have. [ hmph. ] Otherwise, all he contributed to that was a bunch of hot air! Because he's totally full of it!
[ HER BEST FRIEND, FEMT, ]
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[this is what you do, you rag on your friends ruthlessly when they're not around!!]
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Of a kiiiiiiind. Like, to an extent, I guess all the kings are? We're more like... people who hang out with each other because no one else can stand us~! Or that's totally how it seems for some of them~ [ ...aligula is obviously not part of that crowd!! (she so is.) ] Friends like to do things for each other out of the goodness of their hearts, riiiiiight? We only do stuff for each other if we're promised something, like a good time... or something like, more material than that.
You know?
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[...because pretty much everyone wants him dead!!]
But it sounds like you've certainly got an interesting group of people! Did you call them "kings"?
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probably so many. ] But we sort of run the city! Well, more like some of us try to give the city a run for its money.
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leisureinfluence, man. ]I'm the Queen of Monomania! And Femt is the King of Depravity! There's the King of Heresy too—he's totally freaky, I'm not surprised no one's jumped his wings—and the Queen of Hypersensitivity—she is a treasure—and... there's like, thirteen of us, soooo...
[ ...so no she is not going to list everyone?? ]
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[s i g h
still no emotion going through the crystal though.]
So how did you all meet? I'm assuming this wasn't some sort of standard hiring process, ja?
[...how the fuck do guilds hire, now i have to sit here and seriously think about this. where does yeager get a bunch of really weird almost non-human looking guys and why are they all the same height?? it is 2 in the morning and i did this to me]
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ehhh. Ehhhhhhhh. she's here for bursts, not for literally anything else; being flight and shallow and not entirely here for the feelings tango except under the right circumstances is great. ]
Hmmm... Dunno? I can't remember. [ HOW DID THEY MEET i'm crying, @bbb please tell me how this clusterfuck came to be. i need to know. ] I guess we just all kinda... came together...? Birdfiends of a feather flock and murder the city together, as they say!
[ that. is. not even remotely close to what they say? ]
It's totally not important though. Liiiike, who really cares, right? What matters is that we're together now! Little details like "how" and "why" and "where" only matter when it comes to love.
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You certainly are dedicated! It really is admirable; most people aren't that dedicated to anything. It's terrible, really.
But anyway! I'm sure you'll find ways to entertain yourself here even without your friends, ja?
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Oh, totally! I'll just think of this as a nice little vacation to help me plan for when I get back. [ ...even if she won't remember it LMAOOO WHATEVER!!! ] You got anything you're super crazy to get back to, buddy?
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[well that's. one way to put it.]
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