Cosmographia Monster/Event Journal ([personal profile] stigematize) wrote in [community profile] cosmoooc2015-03-22 10:30 am
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TEST DRIVE

Maybe you've been here for a while, or maybe you just got here. Either way, you're all in the same situation - you've been turned into a magical gemstone and stranded in a foreign world! And all you've been left with is the clothes on your back, stripped of all powers except one.

Clearly, you’ll just have to make the best of it.

How this works:

☆ This is a test drive for [community profile] cosmographia, which means you should get a little familiar with the setting and premise.

☆ Otherwise, this is just meant to help you feel out how you may play and serves mainly as a chill interest gathering and get together kind of post! No app necessary, and you don't need to play in this post to apply - or vice versa.

☆ Everybody is welcome! There are no character limitations; pg au oc canon pigeon whatever. Just toss up a topcomment and/or jump any threads that pique your interest.

☆ Rules-wise: Be cool to yourself and others, and keep in mind the other game rules too.

☆ If you do apply to the game and are accepted, and you want to keep the CR, you may so long as what you did isn't setting breaking and everyone involved agrees.


YOUR OPTIONS:

☆ You find yourself in the Heart of a ruined temple. There is a large glowing gem that thrums with some kind of rhythm, and jewels scattered all over the room, kept in strange bubbles. At the very least, touching the large gem will give you a standard info-dump, but some of you might be a little cautious about touching weird luminescent gems. Good thing that there are other people there too!

☆ Or perhaps you already know everything there is to know, and are there in the Heart of the Ruined Temple to greet new arrivals. Or perhaps you simply had business there already, like storing away a corrupted gem from a monster, when someone new seemingly dropped in from no where.

☆ It's Farmer's Market day in the plaza of Waverly Bay! Perhaps you're there perusing the goods and strike up conversation, or accidentally bump into someone and get to know them that way. It's a fairly standard day.

☆ There's an event! You don't really know what else to call them - missions, perhaps? But something in the temple was triggered, and the glowy Heart gem has something new to "tell" you: If you want a new power, you should try telling other people two truths and a lie. Those who you interact with must try and divine the lie from your statements.

You have no idea how something this simple will get you a power, but hey.
4thdimensional: (oh god they found me)

[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-05-09 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Onward, then?

[Oh look! There's a door. He touches it, peeking out into...the hall of what appears to be an ancient temple. The halls are sparsely populated this time of day, but there are people---and other creatures. Most of them seem to have a gem protruding from their skin somewhere.]

...was that a horse?
thepoweroflove: (3)

[personal profile] thepoweroflove 2015-05-09 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
It... could be worse?

[That pony is still weird though. Ponies should not come in that color.]
4thdimensional: (consternated by science)

[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-05-09 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. At least they appear friendly enough.

[It's...well, it's unusual. Gems glitter everywhere.]

Like they've summoned a miniature army.
thepoweroflove: (3)

[personal profile] thepoweroflove 2015-05-11 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Jesus Christ how big is the threat here?

[Still, it was a bit of a comfort to know that they weren't alone on being in a dangerous situation. For once.]
4thdimensional: (what)

[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-05-11 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
From what I gathered, there was a war that nearly obliterated the original gems. And if that's the case, we're in grave danger.

I'll seek out any information I can find on our new condition. Then I'll have to learn how to weaponize this ability, and find yours...and alliances will be critical, of course. There isn't time to lose.

[...oh dear. It's a Doc panic tangent, but really he has no idea why he of all people is now a magical rock warrior]
thepoweroflove: (Default)

[personal profile] thepoweroflove 2015-05-12 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Gosh Doc, you sure are great at keeping calm in stressful situation.]

Doc, no offense, but I'm sure we have some time to lose. I'm pretty sure we're not under attack right now if everyone else is this calm.

[He would like to try to find his ability just to see what it is (and in case they have to fight soon), but seriously, if they're not under a strict time limit he doesn't see why they need to stress out.]
4thdimensional: (double what)

[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-05-12 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
...don't we always have time to lose.

[Terrible joke. Sorry!]

But there are many things I must learn before I can begin to stand on even footing: geology, gemology, history, strategy, everything I might need to know to succeed. And I don't know how much information that would consist of or how long it would take to learn.

[Is there a library, he sounds like he needs a library for some overzealous preparation.]