( TDM | #6 )

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TDMs can be used for anyone interested in the game and/or testing out a new muse.

Test Drive samples are encouraged to be used for your application sample, though they are NOT a requirement.

Feel free to use one prompt, multiple prompts or make up your own!

These threads can be considered game canon upon game opening if you so choose.

Telepathy and magic can be used at any point in time on the TDM, from Prompt A to your wildcard prompt. A specific prompt exists, however, that makes sure all characters have an equal chance to use this mechanic within the TDM. You're encouraged to have characters use telepathy and their magic accidentally or even purposefully on any TDM prompt.

If you aren't set on your character's power yet or want to try out a few, you're still able to use the test drive. Maybe your character is a late bloomer and hasn't fully unlocked their intuitive drive yet. In the case of multiple powers, only prompts that contain the power you choose for your application will count as potential game canon threads.

While only one character can be apped or reserved during a cycle, feel free to post with more than one character if you like! This is for those who are uncertain of their first choice or who would like to try out different characters within the setting.

IMPORTANT: This world is low-frequency. No canon powers or abilities are allowed! Also check out the setting information for more info about what the hub island looks like and what can be found there.

ou blink and that's all it takes. At first, the picture doesn't come in clear, like you're waiting for a screen to fully load -- more aptly, it's like you're waiting for a camera to focus so you can find image clarity. Before you happened to rapidly close your eyes and open them, your life was normal...well, normal for you, anyway. Fighting an alien, making a quesadilla, dying. And then that blurry picture suddenly takes over. There's a lot to take in here -- you feel weird, your surroundings are weird. Everything is just weird. For starters, there's that new piece of jewelery inserted in the space above your chest. That certainly wasn't there before you opened your eyes. A ▢ THus hub island is getting pretty chilly, which means the forest that contains the large, dinner-plate sized spiders is very still and quiet. No spiders are out and about to jump your characters -- but they are underground, lying in wait. Sometimes the best way for characters to get accustomed to their magic is to trigger their fight or flight response. One wrong step in the forest and they'll find their foot through a spider's brushy trapdoor or putting a little too much pressure on it for their liking. Are you ready to see what your character is made of? B ▢ The recent surge of rain has caused a few marshy areas, be it in the forest or a hilly landscape. Some swampy ground is more aggravating than treacherous, but the opposite is also true. Your character is strolling along, trying to find their way and all of a sudden SCHLUMP! Their leg is sunk into the ground up to their nether regions. Struggle, and the rest of them might fall in too...! C ▢ While your character is trying to figure out where the fuck they are, they may come across something scuttling about through the forest. Don't panic -- it's simply a scanner pod doing its due diligence and scouting for resources...oh! And it just happened upon something interesting: your character! This scanner robot is curious to investigate and record your data. Is your character going to trust them to do their job, or will they be suspicious of this looming machine?

Here's the part where they finally locate something of use: the base camp. The murky, weathered location is a little distressed, and resource gathering is making coven members sparse. However, that doesn't mean helpful answers aren't only a step away. D ▢ One thing of note is that as they get closer to the base camp, characters will feel more and more of that strong, telepathic surge. Qri's caravan is sitting in the middle of the open area, which may explain the stronger magical signals. Traveling closer to this object, in particular, will cause that unfamiliar pang of intuition to feel that much stronger -- which also explains why their own thoughts are being broadcast recklessly to everyone else on the island. E ▢ Speaking of Qri's caravan, the floating "vehicle" currently has its trap door, hammerspace portal open. It's quite large and inviting, honestly. Want to get closer to Qri? Or maybe just take shelter from the few sprinkles that are still falling from the sky? Crawl on in! Just be warned: the door will close right behind your character, and that thing gets claustrophobic after a while. F ▢ Finally, since Brie is aware that a new world is approaching, she's gotten a little more weapon-obsessed. There are an assortment of weapons just laying all over the place, from swords to spears, from slingshots to...god, what even is that thing your character has never seen before. Whether they're curious about something and like to touch things that don't belong to them or Brie is trying to outfit them with a weapon that works for them, your character is now weaponized. What do??? G ▢ Wildcard prompt. Go nuts and utilize your own creativity within the setting. This can mean striking out on your own or utilizing a certain location in a different way. The world is your oyster!

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Joshua Bright | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

[sedatedkiss]

A

[Giant spiders aren’t new to him and he’s the kind of person who is always on alert around him just due to his upbringing and training. Being speedy on his feet is a result of natural training, and well, he’s aware that his orbment is useless here so it’s not granting him the additional speed he’s used to. Still, it’s not a big deal as his intention is to just get some training in. However, with that intention, he accidentally tries to ‘tap’ into the orbment’s dormant power only, well, to find himself back in the base camp area and not in the forest.

Did… he teleport or use some weird time elemental shenanigans? He’s not sure, but it’s weird and it’s not something he’s happy about even though he should have expected a new ‘power’ of some sort…]

I guess this will take some time to get used to.

C

[Yeah, scanner pods and robots are not a thing that Joshua likes in the least. They remind him too much of archaisms back home and some of those do some weird scanning ability, too. He takes a moment to poke the scanner with one of his dual blades almost as if to test its hostility. Every archaism he’s encountered back home has been hostile so he’s pretty sure this one isn’t too much different.

Still, a different place means perhaps different rules for robots and the such.]

Are you just the kind of archaism that scans its enemy, or something entirely different?

[Maybe he’s trying to see if it will talk back, or something of the like.]

D

[Joshua’s not too keen on the strong telepathic surges at all and it almost seems like his mind is guarded and there’s hardly ever a peep from him telepathically. No accidental thoughts being transmitted or anything like that. It might seem odd or maybe one could tell that perhaps he’s had… well, a sort of run-in with things invading his mind before which is why there’s not a single telepathic peep from him. That for as often as he’s polite to others and is always smiling to everyone, he’s very mentally guarded. And he believes for good reason, especially in a new place like this.]

F

[Except the fact that weapons may make him a little more unguarded. He loves studying all sorts of weapons and seems to be familiar with a lot of them, not only by sight but also by the way he handles them. Especially things like various bombs and smoke screens, small throwing knives, and things that maybe one would think someone who’s familiar with guerilla warfare and reconnaissance would be familiar with.

Still, he takes the chance to check out everything he can, especially the more odd weapons.]

I’ve never seen anything like this. I wonder how one is supposed to wield it. [Seems like a good time to potentially learn but if he can’t get a proper handle on it, then he will put the weapon down. He’s curious, but not careless. Best to stick with weapons he’s more familiar with.]

Wildcard

[If you’ve got an idea, let me know. You can hit me up at aidios if you wish to discuss something!]

joshua!!! <3 also f!

[potentite]

[Jake peeks over, looking curious.]

If it's a gun of any sort, I can probably puzzle it out.

i'm surprised anyone recognizes him

[sedatedkiss]

[Firearms are definitely not Joshua's forte. He's seen them before, but not ones like these.]

Maybe you can. I've never really used guns before so I'm not really sure how to wield them.

[It looks like he has just your normal automatic revolver.]

a

[witchhooded]

[ now that's familiar. there's no crackle of green electricity, no sense of displacement. jade stays where she is, and finds herself a little bit jealous when joshua suddenly exists on the base camp. curiously, her ears flick to and fro, listening for any telltale signs of a first guardian's abilities... when none come, she tilts her head. ]

Wow! So that's what it's like for everyone else? Hehe. You must be a cool new guy.

[sedatedkiss]

I... wouldn't exactly call myself that.

[Joshua lets out a sigh as he sheathes his swords since it seems he's in a place without danger and there's no need to really be on guard.]

Honestly? I'm not really sure what I just did except accidentally tap into something I didn't know I had.

[He's used to powers, at least he's used to his orbment giving him powers so it's not that at all. It's the fact that whatever he used was innate that kind of freaks him out. Humans aren't supposed to be able to naturally use magic so it will take some getting used to.]

[witchhooded]

Yes! That might happen.

[ her ears flick to and fro in thought, the bucktoothed grin slipping away as she taps her chin. jade knew she couldn't teleport, couldn't resize anything, couldn't really do anything actually witchy when she arrived. it was all so strange. now, though, she's come to embrace her viney ways. ]

As far as I know, no one has been able to tap into their previous abilities, my own are still cancelled out... I didn't accidentally do anything when I first arrived but finding out what my new power was entailed a letter, anyway. It isn't something you can do on accident, I believe. You were not here just moments ago, right?

[sedatedkiss]

I wrote a lot of things off considering I'm a human with no supernatural abilities. Truth be told, I didn't think what was written was true so it did come as quite a surprise.

[He chuckles a bit. It's true he did tap into the power without meaning to, but it was out of habit due to his technology he's used to.]