Task Board: January

[simpathis]

TASK BOARD

In addition to the standard business jobs, there are also independent jobs, or "tasks," that can be done by anyone. These jobs are posted in a large central bulletin board located in a building called The Task Center in Merchant's Square. It's overseen by a group who collects the fees, posts the listings, monitors who takes what, and gives the appropriate payment upon completion. These are more "mercenary" like in the sense that anyone can post one and anyone can take it. They range from asking for a helping hand to run an errand to gathering a hard to get item to exterminating a dangerous monster roaming too close to farms. Some jobs may even be related to the plot or an event.

For further details on how the Task Board functions and how to use it, click on the cuts to read more.

Types of Tasks

There are two categories for tasks: General and Special. They are coded "GT" and "ST" respectively. The tasks are generally ordered from "easy" to "difficult," with the more difficult/limited tasks categorized for "ST." As you can expect, General tasks are more mundane while Special ones require some higher skill or objective.

While most tasks are default set on the island, there will sometimes be some from the other cities as well out in one of the Arehtei domains. These are color coded, and the anything Arehtei related can be simple as helping restore an area or fulfilling an important objective. We also sometimes include plot related tasks.

Taking Tasks

Except for specified special tasks, there is no formal sign-up or need of proof. Players can just pick and choose at will and assume payment is received if it's successful. Unless specified, ICly characters can solo most quests and can even be handwaved. But there are some that will specify a certain number, and practically the tasks are a good way to build CR and form new teams, so we encourage players to seek out others who are interested in the same Tasks. Our CR Memes always has a section for players to post up tasks their characters may be taking.

Any tasks that have limited slots will have a separate toplevel that will be frozen once the limit has been reached.

Submitting Tasks

If you have a task idea OR if you have a character who would post up a task, submit it under the Task Submission thread! We're always open and welcome fresh new ideas. Some tasks can even lend to the plot, including yours. Alternatively, we also accept vague ideas and requests for certain types of tasks. They can be as silly, off the cuff, or s serious as you want—we take all kinds.

Forming Businesses

In addition, characters are free to create their own businesses (and subsequently their own tasks) and it will be added to the Jobs & Businesses list. You do not need mod permission—unless it might be of questionable nature. Otherwise, we'll come to you if we have questions. But you do need to have information about the business somewhere in the character's journal so others can reference it.

To have your business added, comment to the Business Registration subthread and fill out the form.

Adventure Requests

If you would like to send your character off on a rousing adventure in some distant land outside of the pre-established cities, you can make a request in the Adventure subthread. The form will ask some general preferences, such as any particular location, type of action you'd like to see, any objectives, whether it can be plot related, etc. We will then come up with a location, description, and "prompt" for you to work with. The characters will be provided with all their travel needs.

Feel free to play around with the tasks. Some can even become mini plot events with the right people, and players can create jobs in relation or as a reaction to a posted job. You don't have to feel like you need to restrict yourself to the small blurb in the description, either, so have fun with it!

QUESTIONS | TASK SUBMISSION | BUSINESS REGISTRATION | ADVENTURE REQUEST

LEGEND The box color corresponds to the following cities:
Verens	Shaarnath	Theasthai	Briarlan

TASK BOARD
GT0101	XTreme Sports	Our new models don't need fuel or steep hills for speed. All you need is HYPE and you can blast off like a rocket! We still need some test drivers, so grab a helmet and give these babies a whirl! [Note: Vehicles range from power sleds to snow mobiles. "HYPER" includes extreme amounts of joy and bravery that borderlines recklessness. The more there is, the faster the vehicle will go. But if there isn't any, it will either crawl forward or just be stopped completely. Unfortunately, in their own hype that neglected to install some kind of cap so the only limit on how fast these things can go is one's emotions.]	150 sylvs and Thrill of the Ride	Open
GT0102	Verens Cryptozoological Society	There's a creepy forest to the south of the city with reports of strange noises and stranger claims of a monster lurking within. Please explore the area and find out if these rumors are true. If possible, bring back the creature for further study. If it's not, let us know and we'll have the Guild put a bounty up for it. (OOC: There is no creature, it's actually Raiden who created said forest.).	250 sylvs	Open
GT0103	Briarlan Tech Labs Division 3A	We've heard some enterprising citizens of Verens have created their own handheld gaming systems. We've created a competing product and need test players! You'll be compensated for your time and could possibly win a unit of your very own!	50 sylvs + either a handheld console or a discount towards a future purchase	Open
GT0104	Todd Goramm	Not even Lake Niras freezing can keep us from the joy and wonder of fishing! Grab your tools and fishing poles and carve out a hole for yourself to fish to your heart's content. Bring us back your best catch, and sometimes, the fish like to go fishing too, if you know what I mean. Especially those big, nasty ones.	50 sylvs and any other fish (or junk, if you're unlucky) you catch	Open
GT0105	Nate Shovelle	Thank you for all your help with my display shelves last month, but now, with some people returning faulty merchandise or items they simply didn't like, my shelves are in an uproar! I can't put anything on them, they always drop clothes, bags and shoes all over the floor, and worse - the shelves have detached themselves from my walls and are flying around outside like they've gone on strike or something! Buy some of the items that have been returned, or coax my shelves into submission by calming them down. Use music, aromatic candles, words of affirmation...anything!	100 sylvs	Open
GT0106	Peppy Mintson	The holiday season is winding down, and we still have a surplus of peppermint candies and flavoring. We've decided to collect them in little goodie bags and distribute them to every house in Verens. Will you lend us a hand?	100 sylvs and a peppermint goodie bag	Open
GT017	Professor Waterstone	Penguins have arrived from Elios' lands, and they won't stop screeching every night. Studies have shown that certain shining, glowing rocks that exude calm, soft emotions brought to them quiet them down, but since there are a lot of penguins, we will also need...a lot of rocks. Bring back as many glowing rocks as you can; they can be found in Elios' lands!	150 sylvs	Open
GT0108	Professor Waterstone	I apologize; I greatly underestimated the penguin population, and we've discovered that the penguins screech every night due to homesickness. There are more shiny rocks to be found in the caves of the Ferril Mountains, with more potent calm, soft emotions because of the proximity to the crystals inside. Please collect these rocks for the penguins! We'll even raise the rewards.	200 sylvs	Open
GT0109	Professor Waterstone	As the Otherworlder kids say, "Well, this sucks." The penguins still aren't satisfied, but there are rumors of some glowing rocks located at the bottom of Lake Niras that have even stronger calming emotions than any others. These might finally get the penguins to quiet down. Considering the danger from the sirens lurking in the lake, the freezing water and the difficulty of retrieving them, we're willing to pay even more!	300 sylvs	Open
ST0110	Beastmaster Hunting Guild	Monsters are no respecters of holidays or weather, and are content to terrorize the people regardless of occasion. Bundle up, but also beware! Sirens of Lake Niras:The ice fishers are out in full force during the months of Boreas and it's awakened a colony of water sirens that dwell within the lake. Their bewitching song has lured a number of fishermen and ships into the lake's frozen depths. Exterminate them before they claim anyone else and remember to plug your ears to avoid falling under their spell. Grapplor: A seven armed creature has been spotted roaming the Ferril Mountains, challenging travelers and hikers to a contest of strength. After repeated complaints about people being slammed into the dirt or thrown off the mountain, it's time to take it down. Be wary though, there's been reports of it jumping off ledges onto its opponents for an aerial attack! Liboros: A flock of enchanted books released into the wild long ago have found their way back to the city, swarming and attacking passerby with all manner of spells contained within and the occasional papercut. We don't normally advocate destroying works of literature, but it's preferable to letting them continue their rampage.	Sirens | 1000 sylvs Grapplor | 550 sylvs Liboros | 600 sylvs	Open to groups of 2 or more.

( PAST TASK BOARD PROMPTS CAN BE FOUND HERE )

Comments

QUESTIONS

[simpathis]

[lightningbolt]

Just a heads up the current CR meme links to the November Task Board, not here!

[simpathis]

The new CR meme will be going up with the new player intros, a new one will be posted with a link to January's task board then.

[lightningbolt]

The current CR meme is November isn't it? ...It's November. I had a brain fart regarding the new system, pretend I'm smart please!

[lightofchaldea]

I assume the Briarlan game consoles being tested are effectively a beta version of sorts, do they have to be returned when testing is done or kept as they're not quite the finished, polished product?

[simpathis]

That assumption is correct and they must be returned!

[tenyearswaiting]

What's the vehicle for the xtreme sports task? :o

[simpathis]

This is what happens when you c/p from one draft to another—MY BAD. It's a variety from power sleds to snow mobiles (steampunk tech of course).

[tenyearswaiting]

It's the copypasta curse.

And niiiice. Time to zoom!

TASK SUBMISSIONS

[simpathis]

Have a task submission? Just fill out the following form:
INCLUDE "TASK SUBMISSION" IN THE SUBJECT LINE <b>Player:</b> Your name <b>Type:</b> General, Special, or Drask <b>Requester:</b> The name of the person handing out the quest. If it is the character, just put their name. If the character is going to use a fake name (it's allowed!), you're free to put whatever name or identifier the character would have used instead. And if it's not a character, you can just make up whatever Joe Shmoe you think of. <b>Task description:</b> A description of the task. <b>Reward:</b> How much the reward would be. <b>Open or Limited:</b> Indicate whether the task is open for anyone or has any limitations to it. <b>Questions:</b> If you have any questions, ask them here!

Do you have an idea for a task, or would like to request a certain type of quest to made? Maybe something that could involve various casts or characters? Then fill out this form:
INCLUDE "TASK IDEA/REQUEST" IN THE SUBJECT LINE <b>Player:</b> Your name <b>Type:</b> General, Special, or Drask <b>Idea:</b> Just lay it out. <b>Questions:</b> If you have any questions, ask them here!

BUSINESS REGISTRATION

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If your character has a business or organization you'd like to have listed, fill out the following form:
INCLUDE "BUSINESS REGISTRATION" IN THE SUBJECT LINE <b>Player:</b> Your name <b>Character:</b> Character(s) who own/run the business <b>Business:</b> Name of business <b>Entry:</b> <a href="ENTRYLINK">Here</a> <b>Description:</b> Description blurb <b>Questions:</b> If you have any questions, ask them here!

If you wish to have a business updated, fill out this form:
INCLUDE "BUSINESS UPDATE" IN THE SUBJECT LINE <b>Player:</b> Your name <b>Character:</b> Character(s) who own/run the business <b>Business:</b> Name of business <b>Changes:</b> What is it that you wish to have updated/changed <b>Questions:</b> If you have any other questions, ask them here!

ADVENTURE REQUEST

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Are you ready to explore the world and see what's out there? See how much of an influence your characters can really be? Then fill out the following form and we'll work with you to give you a fun adventure just for the group!
<b>Players:</b> All players involved <b>Characters:</b> All characters involved. Include the alignments for each character; example: Name (Arehtei). <b>Location:</b> If you have a particular location or area in mind, specify here. If not, we'll figure one out based on the goals. <b>Goal:</b> What is it your group is trying to accomplish? Do they wish to find something of importance? Practice restoring a part of the world? Or just have a random adventure through unknown territory? Maybe you'd like the group or a particular character in the group to have a particular effect, whether it's actually helping or causing damage to the location. The more specific you can be, the better idea we'll have in figuring out what to do, especially if there is a particular thing you'd like the group to find. <b>When:</b> General timeframe when this Adventure would take place. <b>Other/Questions:</b> Any other questions, details, thoughts, or wishes you'd like to throw in.