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{ dream notes: #03 - november 01, 2021 }

DREAM NOTES #03: November 1, 2021

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! We are now getting into the holiday season and knowing how busy this time of year can be for many players ~~have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG—~~, we'll keep things light for November and December. Good thing November is already a down month! Let's see what stuff we get from the October event.

✵ CALENDAR ✵

Here is our current schedule for the month:

11/01: Apps open

11/03~04: Process first batch of apps

11/07: CR Meme. Apps close, process rest of the apps within the next 24 hours.

11/28-30: Activity Check

12/01: Dream Notes #04 and new Dream Board

12/??: ~Event~

12/29-31: Activity Check

DREAM TREND: This month's dream trends may involve any of the following themes: flying or falling, reflections of change, and open fields..

WEATHER: It's getting rather crisp and chilly as autumn gives way to winter. No snow yet, but a lot of leaves are falling.

OTHER NOTES: The place is experiencing a few changes as a result of last month's dreamshift so read the event section for more details.

This month will be more relaxed as we welcome new characters and explore some of the new stuff that popped up as a result of last month's event!

A quick note, the tapirs will be announcing when new residents arrive into Songerein. There's no official system yet, so they're just flying around essentially yelling, "NEW PEOPLE THERE ARE NEW PEOPLE HOORAY!!"

Another reminder that as stated in our previous announcement, our January app cycle will closed to the public and only be open for current players. We will give out details as to how samples and such will work next month, but for now players can use the current TDM to continue voice testing and future samples.

✵ ACTIVITY CHECK RESULTS ✵

Congratulations to everyone who commented on our Activity Check! The following characters were removed from the game:

Alvin |

opportunitycosts
Aya Maruyama |

wonderlandgirl
Charlie Maxwell |

animated
Elsa |

icytouch
Fret |

areminder
Julius Will Kresnik |

brotherdearest
Noé Archiviste |

archivaire
Steve Rogers |

thatskinnykid
Tsubaki Yayoi |

marchonflower
Yamato Nikaido |

dadsandals
Yoshiya (Joshua) Kiryu |

whitefeather

If anyone was swept because they missed AC, you can reapply in the next cycle. Just fair warning, we will notice if this happens more than once and we may not allow immediate reapplication the next time.

This puts our player population to 65/75, which means our new player reserve/apps slots are at a maximum 25 with the temporary increased cap.

Like last time, we highly encourage our players to place a hiatus if they suspect this month to be busy for various reasons. The only time we judge hiatuses is if someone uses them constantly, but given this is the holiday season it's more understandable. Should you still have guilt complexes and want to prove that you are not just mooching off our good graces while on hiatus, you can submit half AC (1 thread of 5 comments) at the end of the month. But it really is better both for us and players to take preemptive measures and be relieved if life does turn out to be busier than expected instead of letting the whole month slip by and scramble at the end.

✵ HELPER MOD WANTED ✵

We are officially on our third month into the game! Whoo! And I am in the market for at least one writing helper mod. Your task is simple: help me write up prompts for events, dream board, TDMs, and intro logs whenever they come around. We have a great think tank for ideas and other jobs are fulfilled, but I have been the sole writer of the actual prompts and posts for everything ha ha ha [insert sounds of Laena's soul cracking]. I will of course still assist in writing so I'm not just dumping the job on someone and running away laughing maniacally, I mean who would do that?

Should I mention that a bonus perk as a writing mod is you'd be privy to our ideas and that if you really do want to help pitch in ideas for stuff you can? That's a cool perk if you ask me— This is also a helper role, which means outside of helping pitch ideas you will have no official capacity on greater mod decisions and no one should be bugging you about things outside of your scope.

Only requirements for this role is being able to write things at the last minute if necessary and intend to stick around the game for at least several months.

Because this is just for writing and potential idea spewing, there is no official application form. Instead just PM the mod journal with the following:

Name:
Characters:
Any prior experience? (not that important really but fun to know)
Why do you want to help?

Deadline is Sunday, November 14th, though I will extend if necessary. Thanks everyone!

✵ WORLD UPDATES ✵

Several things are coming along as a result of the event so those will be mentioned in the next section. So here are a few things as a result of the Dream Board and other submissions:

NPCs:

"Hat Maker. From American McGee's Alice. An enthusiastic man that comes off larger than life when it comes to the pursuits of good tea, proper hat wear in normal and odd design, and innovation. An inventor whose creations are steampunk in nature, and whimsical and a little on the horrifying side in appearance. Striving to push society forwards in some way, and make life a little easier here and there. He also enjoys hauling people in for tea and has a lot of oddities and chemicals around the shop for both creations of various machines and hats. A very eccentric individual who will pull in people randomly for tea and will bodily throw people out of his shop if they cause a ruckus.
Madame Blackbird. More of an update! Thanks to everyone's efforts in gathering materials and the threads from the dreamshift and fulfilling the conditions, Madame Blackbird can officially open her shop and start tailoring new clothes for everyone. The time for fashion is now!! As a reward for their assistance, she will grant anyone who wants them their Halloween Costume and one complete normal outfit for free. After that she'll need the materials and any other means of payment for additional clothes, but given that there is no established currency she will be satisfied with more materials and assistance.
General population. As a result of help both around the town and in the dreamshift, the general favorability and attitude from both the fae and other townspeople is positive. Aside from the naturally hostile individuals, of course, but for the most part everyone is feeling more willing to help each other.

Beastiary:

Cotton Candy Sheep. Introduced on the recent TDM, these fluffy sheep can be found just outside the farmlands. The wool is not only delicious, but could actually be used in clothing if processed correctly. They are fast and flighty creatures, capable of hopping several tens of feet into the air and float away. The best way to lure them is to create hard candy wind chimes as they are not only attracted to the sound, but also the taste. The sweeter and crunchier, the better.

Places:

Candy Mine. Introduced in the recent TDM and appearing after the event, one of the underground caves has changed to produce rock candy crystals that can be freely mined. Some friendly underground gnomes are currently helping to supervise and have created an easy to access entrance from the cellar of one of the warehouses on the riverbank. This warehouse doubles as a place to store mined crystals.

Other:

Crystal powered appliances. Ren and Kazuma discovered kitchen appliances with crystals attached to them instead of wires, and these crystals can be powered by dream energy. Quality of life is about to become better!
Halloween Mural. Ramuda, Gentaro, and Dice made a big Halloween-themed art mural in the middle of the market area.

✵ OCTOBER EVENT RESULTS ✵

So what did everyone think of our first event? It was...quite a bit, wasn't it? Fortunately not all of our events will be as "huge" and our upcoming December event will be much lighter and easier to handle. But we did get a lot of stuff done, so first thing's first—rewards as a result of the event! Thank you to everyone who submitted their threads.

Item: Regain bauble. Within the first week of the month, everyone will find a special little bauble next to their pillow with a note that reads, "Thank you for your help in that dreams! Throw this into the Wishing Well to receive a special item from home. Just imagine the item and it will appear. (watch out for the glitter)". As briefly described, this bauble is basically the game's "regain token." With this item, characters can throw it into the Wishing Well and receive the item they think about. All regains are manifestations of the item rather than the original and are affected by the game's limitations so nerfs may need to be applied.

The item must belong to the character and can be either from their original world or from the previous game world if they are CRAU. Animals and other living things are allowed, just in this case they would be the "dream self" version and follow our pet/sidekick rules. Any item that had specific abilities from the CRAU world will be removed.

The bauble does not need to be used immediately and can be used at any time. More baubles will be rewarded in the future and other uses for them will be introduced for those who have nothing to regain, so feel free to stockpile. Please comment here to officially submit for your regain!
Item: Fire Magic Talismans (5). Found within their journals are five slips of red paper talismans with a strange inscription on them. Those who investigated the goblin seals, hostile neighbors, and the strange house in the Halloween town may notice it looks similar but not identical. A note on how to use them is included. One simply has to throw it at their enemy and it will burst into flames, causing severe damage. It will only work on undead and not in dreams.
Item: Healing Talisman (5). Underneath the red talismans are golden white paper talismans with a different inscription. These talismans can be used to purify anyone afflicted with curses and can be effective in weakening noctaere. They can also be used to soothe anyone having nightmares or starting to turn into a noctaere.
Item: Candy Corn Golem Summon Talisman (2). The third set of talismans will summon a small candy corn golem that can attack a targeted foe, mostly be spewing candy goop and throwing giant candy corns. They will last until they are killed or for half an hour. Those who did the "Find the Source" bonus prompt may find the inscription similar to what they found at the house in town.
Store: Witch's Brew. The town of Reverein has a new apothecary called "Witch's Brew" and is staffed by a mix of fae and townspeople to create special herbal remedies and potions that will cure most minor ailments, hexes, and curses. They will endeavor to create medicines for more severe problems and potentially help create a proper full blown clinic. Hm, we don't have one of those do we… Expect requests from the store in the future!
Store: Various Candy Stores. For some reason there is a surplus of sugared and sweet goods so local residents have taken upon themselves to start up and open candy stores. While some are for the pure sweet delicacies, others have decided to continue the mischievous theme of Halloween and sell prank candy instead.
Creature: The Great Pumpkin. Originally summoned by Zelda and Luca within the dreamscape, the Great Pumpkin will make an appearance in Songerein proper...in the future. Who knows where it is lurking now…
Location & Creature: Located in the northern deep woods of the Wildlands, is a cave speckled with luminescent goop. Inside are ghoul worms—an underworld version of the silkworm that produces a special silk that can glow in the dark. However, harvesting them from the worms can be tricky as they need to be scared out of their wits for them to spit out a suitable amount of thread. Further in the cave are rainbow spiders that produce colorful threads, but they need to be sweetened up and charmed before they'll pass over their hard work. While the worms and spiders are harmless can even be brought out of the cave to raise in town, there are various hostile predators that dwell within the deep woods and the cave to be wary of.
???: Strange Riddle. Underneath all the talismans is a message on the page:
ʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ
ʜᴇ's sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇ
sᴏᴍᴇ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ
ᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴇsᴇᴄᴀᴋᴇ

ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɴɢᴛᴏᴏᴛʜᴇᴅ ɢʀɪɴ
ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴅʀɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ sɪɴs

Those who investigated the house during the second part will find the handwriting similar to the ones found there. Could it be a warning?

PHEW! That's quite a bit isn't it? There are still a couple of things we haven't listed yet as they will be introduced later in the game. There are also the clues and hints the groups found, but we'll let the players figure out how to get that information out to the players. The riddle as well as those hints all relate to the source of chaos that occurred within the event dreamscape. Has anyone figured out what it could have been yet~?

In case you're wondering, the rewards are all determined by the number of submitted threads we received from the event! For example, the talismans reflect the total number of threads we received from the Hostile Neighbors and Goblin Seals threads. The rest either reached a minimum threshold or determined if good things or bad things appeared.

Finally, the tapirs will have explained to the characters that what they experienced was very unusual as they have never seen such a giant spike in dream energy that pulled people into dreams before. Granted, the dreamwalkers are the first of their kind so there's still much to be discovered. They still don't know what caused it but for now they are calling the event a dreamshift and that is how they will refer to such incidents from now on.

✵ DECEMBER HEADS UP ✵

Fuller details will be posted in the December Dream Notes, but to help players figure out how to deal with their RP plans and whether to take hiatuses or not, here are a couple of heads up about what to expect for December.

The event will be another dreamscape but will be much less involved compared to what happened in October. Not much if any "plot" stuff, instead it will be more fun and games, with actual games characters would be playing. It'll be more relaxing and festive to fit the holiday.

In addition, December will have half-AC with the opportunity to gain a "free pass" bonus for submitting complete AC. The free pass is a one time thing to be used in 2022.

✵ DREAM BOARD: NOVEMBER 2021 ✵

How the Dream Board works:

This is all optional, the quests are just extra content for players and while they can sometimes relate to upcoming or current events, they're just kind of "filler" stuff. Some will be set out in Songerein proper while others may involve dreams.
The Dream Board can be found at the Plaza and quests will automatically appear on it like a bulletin board. Some will also appear in the journals. Anyone can accept them and rewards automatically generated upon completion of the task. It's a dream world, it's full of magic, it just knows.
Quests can be done as many times as a character would do them and rewards will be delivered to the character upon completion.
If you have any questions, comment to the designated subthread.

ID	QUEST	REWARD
1101	Harvest Time. Those who have taken up farming have been clearing out fields and discovering crops still alive! Help bring in the jewel sweet corn, various squash, and other such vegetables to see what sort of harvest can be had. Can also help farmers to gather seeds and further salvage goods. There are also open orchards that bear clear fruits filled with juice. Bring a variety of these and help clear out any pesky animals eating more than their fair share. Finally, they still need assistance in restoring some of the farm equipment to use for the harvest.	Can take a portion of the harvest for their use.
1102	Taste Testing Tricks. Sweet treats and tricks an interest of yours? I'd like a little help testing a few funny and tart tricks, but also welcome a slew of ideas from you fine folk. I'm hearing about dreamotion energy and was curious if any of you have the imagination and right stuff to put some real magic in to your own crafted sweet trick or treat! Best one gets a batch of popping brittle free for a month. Really knock some stockings off? Get four months and a bonus treat of your choosing from what stock I've got.	Small selection of candy and specified prize
1103	Pesky Squirrels. With winter coming, the squirrels and chipmunks are in a frenzy to get their winter stores filled. Unfortunately they are very aggressive right now and are invading homes. This is happening all over town, but those living in the treehouses are in greater trouble as the squirrels are also taking personal items and bringing them back to the burrows and nests. Or they might just try and make the tree their home. While some might be nice neighbors, most will be intrusive and inconsiderate of the current tenants. Either chase them out or help the squirrels by gathering their favorite nuts and acorns so they don't have to bother us instead!	Pecan pie
1104	Treehouse Pruning. As if dealing with the squirrels isn't bad enough, the treehouses are also preparing for winter. While the leaves of the trees won't fall, they will change color, some more vibrantly and flashy than others. The trees will also start heating themselves, but as they aren't used to having residents they don't know how to properly adjust the temperature. Finally, some treehouses have fruit and they will either fall—or explode into a fruity mess. To help the treehouses prepare for winter, residents must use dreamotion energy to calm the trees and control the internal temperatures to something more comfortable. As for the fruits, they cannot be touched—they will immediately explode (animals excluded). Instead, dreamotion abilities will need to be used somehow to get the fruits down and caught.	If sucessful, the treehouse will treat their tenants comfortably and offer a special blanket made of moss and leaves. Effectiveness may be questionable but it's the thought that counts.
1105	Mutton Murders. HELP! There's a maniac on the loose slaughtering our sheep and even injuring other butchers in town! Everyone who manages to see them all say the same thing: it's a large abomination of a man wielding a giant butcher knife with weird black ooze dripping from it. Every time it speaks it only says, "Do you know the Mutton Man?" It's creepy shit, man, is this one of those weird noctaere or some evil fae?? We don't care it's endangering the sheep and it might kill someone next time! Get rid of it!! Mod Notes: This is effectively a tough "boss" monster that cannot be defeated at this time. Those who go against it will be in for a tough fight, but they can injure it. Every time they do so, it will bleed black ink and seem to "tear up" as if made of paper before it immediately heals. Although it cannot be killed, it CAN be contained or sealed off somewhere, even driven to the Wastelands. It'll try to come back out again every now and then to allow repeated encounters, but it can at least be effectively kept away from town.	Free meat from the butchers for a month

✵ END NOTES ✵

/your head mod just lies here

If you have any questions, feel free to comment to this post!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Any specific Dream Board questions or future requests go here.

Would the healing talismans have any effect on the spooky mutton man?

It would do some small burning damage and make it stagger but only momentarily. At the very least it would have an adverse effect on the Mutton Man and won't heal it.

WOW I'M BEING BULLIED

noblegarnet - 2021-11-02 19:03 (UTC) - Expand

~~Alastor would like to file a complaint. Fanged grins are his schtick.~~

Not all that serious but that riddle reminds me of the moon from Soul Eater. Particularly the grinning and bloody teeth. Plus the man and rabbit references. Probably crazy though.

On to my question: Is it possible to reverse-engineer how the crystals can be used to power things? I'm not planning for this guy to come up with teleporters or anything like that given the materials he has to work with but he'd be curious as to how the crystals can be used as power sources to try and build things that will make life easier. Or at the very least be able to fix them when they break down.

DREAM BOARD QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS

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Q: HAT MAKER

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Two quick questions

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