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empatheias_ooc2015-05-18 12:36 am
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TEST DRIVE: JUNE
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 Monday, May 25th and Applications open Monday, June 1st.
- 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.
- IMPORTANT! We have 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? The following emotions will have more effect than usual: hope, despair, fear, and bravery.
• 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.
• 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 latest entry in the hot 'Forgefires' series is about to come out, and lines in front of bookstores are blocking the streets! How will you get to your destination when your path is full of frenzied cosplayers who don't dare move lest they lose their spot in line? You might want to be careful, too—some fans are getting into heated arguments about their favorite characters so things might start literally flying if left unchecked!
• Prompt E: Things have been getting a little gloomy lately, so a group of youths have designed the first ever Verens Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament. Somehow you've won through the lower ranks, and are now a finalist. The state of the city is riding on you (or so they claim), so face your opponent and somehow manage to make this farce exciting enough to lift the moods of the spectators (mostly kids). Just be careful. If you do poorly, you might find a tomato or two thrown at you.
• Prompt F: Welcome to FEAR FACTOR! An exciting new brand of entertainment where contestants participate in various challenges that touch home to the most innate fears humans share. Lying in a pit of creepy crawlies; climb up high, precarious structures; go one-on-one with wild animals—can you handle it? Are you brave enough to go for the 1 million sylv prize? Or will fear cripple you and leave you with nothing!? Only one way to find out! Oh, and one more thing—your emotions will definitely effect everything, so if you're climbing up that rusty, half broken steel tower and it starts shaking, that's probably because you're scared out of your wits. Don't let it crumble!
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include giant cheese wheels and/or bucket of nails.
• 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.
• 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 latest entry in the hot 'Forgefires' series is about to come out, and lines in front of bookstores are blocking the streets! How will you get to your destination when your path is full of frenzied cosplayers who don't dare move lest they lose their spot in line? You might want to be careful, too—some fans are getting into heated arguments about their favorite characters so things might start literally flying if left unchecked!
• Prompt E: Things have been getting a little gloomy lately, so a group of youths have designed the first ever Verens Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament. Somehow you've won through the lower ranks, and are now a finalist. The state of the city is riding on you (or so they claim), so face your opponent and somehow manage to make this farce exciting enough to lift the moods of the spectators (mostly kids). Just be careful. If you do poorly, you might find a tomato or two thrown at you.
• Prompt F: Welcome to FEAR FACTOR! An exciting new brand of entertainment where contestants participate in various challenges that touch home to the most innate fears humans share. Lying in a pit of creepy crawlies; climb up high, precarious structures; go one-on-one with wild animals—can you handle it? Are you brave enough to go for the 1 million sylv prize? Or will fear cripple you and leave you with nothing!? Only one way to find out! Oh, and one more thing—your emotions will definitely effect everything, so if you're climbing up that rusty, half broken steel tower and it starts shaking, that's probably because you're scared out of your wits. Don't let it crumble!
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include giant cheese wheels and/or bucket of nails.
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!
D - Ahhhh MIKASA <3
[A voice from behind the two of them growls. Surprise, surprise. It's Eren. He knows Mikasa well enough to understand that she can take care of herself and fight her own battles, but this guy's rudeness is really starting to tick him off!]
And all for what? Some dumb book?
[Oops-! "dumb" might have been the wrong thing to say because as soon as the words leave his mouth, a hush falls over the crowd. Now it's not just one disgruntled Forgefires fan glaring at them - it's the entire line. Even for someone who fights Titans for a profession, the looks these fans are giving them are rather intimidating.]
H-HELLO ♥ ooops i scared my cats by screaming at seeing you in my inbox
Seriously, you wouldn't survive even half a minute under an attack.
[Titan attack, obviously. Not like they're going to experience it here, but you know, when dumb people start blocking things like streets, things come to mind...
Mikasa looks as calm as ever. Thank you for calling it dumb, Eren, and she just makes it worse by making it sound like they're going to attack?? At least sounds like they're mad about that now too.]
Ah, we'll just go through here and you can continue this whatever you're doing.
[Nope, those people are still not moving.]
HEHE sorry i'm being such a slow tagger right now. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE A MIKASA THO OMG
[Eren scowls. He doesn't have his gear or blades with him, but that doesn't mean he's not ready to get physical. Several of the cosplaying members of the crowd ready their foam and plaster weapons - a few are die-hard fans enough to bring real weapons though, and that's unsettling on a completely different level.]
We'll have to force our way through!
[He's just about to make his move when a few faces in the crowd catch his eye - there's a group of kids near the back of the line - no older than ten at most. Unlike the cranky, line-protecting adults in front of them, the kids just seem genuinely happy and excited to be here. ...Eren can't bring himself to ruin it for them.
Forcing himself to calm down, he takes a step back.]
...Really though, what's so special about it?
haha, never worry about tagging speed with me
If we're doing that, you just let me --
[His sudden change in behavior makes the girl tilt her head. What? She takes a look around while they (yes, literally more than one) start gushing to them about the series. Seeing the kids, she realizes what's going on. That's... cute. And a little worrying for the kids because this line might blow up anytime as those people are about to start a shipping war again.]
Do you think their parents are anywhere nearby? [Telepathy is useful sometimes meaning that yes, fine, she'll play along because following him is what she always does.]