TEST DRIVE

[stigematize]

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 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.

Comments

[virtuallyroyalty]

Trust me, a bunch of us have thought of that. Pretty sure that whatever hole got us here was the portal.

[alittlemystery]

You mean the creepy irresistible hole that was made for me in my shape?

[virtuallyroyalty]

Yep.

That one.

That is now mysteriously gone.

[alittlemystery]

...my family is going to be so mad.

[virtuallyroyalty]

At least you'll eventually go back with awesome super powers?

[alittlemystery]

I can't go home with super powers.

My sister will get so jealous.

[virtuallyroyalty]

I don't see the problem here.

[alittlemystery]

Of course you don't.

Ugh, this is the worst time for this too.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Wanna talk about it? My name's Kazuki by the way.

[alittlemystery]

Dipper Pines.

And I dunno. Things just got like. Super stressful with my family and it's all really dumb.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Sounds tough. No wonder you're all wound up.

Want me to show you around, at least? I'll buy you some chips. Food makes everything better for a while.

[alittlemystery]

You know what?

Yes. I will eat my feelings at your expense.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Jeez! If you're gonna be like that, maybe I won't be so nice next time.

[ He says that in a fond way though, already warm on Dipper. And hey, is it just you, or is he starting to look a little better too? ]

C'mon, I gotta show you how the door works.

[alittlemystery]

[perks up]

Is it magic?

[virtuallyroyalty]

Of course it's magic. Almost everything here is magic! It's pretty cool!

[ Anddd he's sauntering up to the door! He seems to pause in front of it, and there's a glowing from his chest-- the door glows in response and suddenly opens up to.... a cave located at the end of a b3autiful beach. ]

Tada!

[alittlemystery]

Whooooaaaa!

Hey do. Do you have a rock thing too?

[virtuallyroyalty]

Basically everyone here does! Except the people living in town, and they don't know too much. Apparently they're linked to some kind of war that was going on a couple've years ago?

[ Annnd he's stepping through the door! And indicates Dipper to follow. ]

[alittlemystery]

[following after]

So it's....kind a mystery?

[virtuallyroyalty]

You got it. The big glowy floaty gem in the room we were just in, too? If we touch us, it... kind of tells us things? It's weird!

[alittlemystery]

I'm gonna try that later!

[virtuallyroyalty]

Sure! It won't hurt you. Probably the best way to know what's going on, to be honest. I think it's kind of... attuned to us? And the temple!

[alittlemystery]

Cool...

Soooo you said I'll have powers?

[virtuallyroyalty]

Yeah, that's part of what the gem tells you? Like. Sometimes, one of us discovers something, or beats a monster, and the gem will react to that sorta event - and then it's like we have to complete a quest for it, and when it's satisfied, bam! Powers!

[alittlemystery]

I hope I get eye lasers.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Oh man! That would be awesome!

[ Also, as they make their way down the beach, a little seaside tow comes into view! ]