( TDM | #6 )

[spellbindmods]

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!

GAME NAVIGATION

Comments

inquisitor lavellan | dragon age

[eluminate]

✵ A ) it's always giant spiders

[ it would seem that no matter what universe she was doomed to, spiders would always be there: watching, waiting, and being generally disgusting.

she has weapons with her-- whatever force had brought her here was either kind or had a horrible sense of humor (a full quiver of arrows and a bow hang on her back, both entirely useless when she only had one arm). so here she is, back against a tree, ass on the ground, as several large spiders make their approach. ]

Just my luck, really-- that this is how it ends.

[ all of what transpires next is a dumb accident-- she throws her arm forward in some attempt at defending herself when the spider lunges, the ugly spider wound on her arm begins to heal, and the wound seems to have been transferred elsewhere. not transferred anywhere useful, like to one of the many spiders inching forward, but to the poor sap who'd come to her aid to try and help her.

whoops. sorry about the ugly cut you now have on your arm, it's shallow though i promise.

(also she's definitely being mauled by the spiders at this point.) ]

✵ C ) wow how bout some personal space my guy

Stop it.

[ the lil scanner pod hovers forward, just trying to do its job (just trying to do its best!!). lavellan however seems incredibly uncomfortable with allowing it to do just that. she's got a rather long stick in hand, and whenever it lurches forward she raises her stick again and pushes it back. ]

Stop.

[ and again ]

Stop!

[ and again-- this is gonna go on forever if you let it ]

a :/

[lohengrins]

[ wow. that woman sure is being mauled by spiders.

there's a sting, and a streak of red promptly manifests on his arm — he doesn't notice until his blade has sliced through a few spiders, their guts spraying across his clothing.

gross.

he looks towards her, glancing at the wound for a moment. ]

Watch where you're stepping next time. [ he folds his arms. ] I'm not familiar with your face — ah, a newcomer. Are you in one piece?

[eluminate]

Well, I'll certainly try my best.

[ because she'd absolutely roused a hoard of angry spiders on purpose, she stands up rubbing at the scratches on her face and vaguely wondering where the one on her arm went. ]


I'm no worse for the wear but you--

[ she eyes the fresh wound on his arm ]

Huh, I had one just like that. Don't know where its gone.

c;

[splinten]

Don't worry.

[This particular teenager pats the pod, as one might affectionately pat an overinquisitive dog.]

The lil dude's just set to investigate everything on the Island. He won't hurt you.

[eluminate]

Well, it's not so much a matter of getting hurt.

[ which is to say she could totally take like ten of these?? that's what shes trying to imply. another one drifts on over to her and she pushes it back with her stick and holds it in place. the poor thing keeps trying to float forward but to no avail. ]

Do you not worry--

[ she gives the pods a wary glance before she leans in and whispers ]

--about how much they might know about you?

[splinten]

Not really. It isn't like we programmed them to gather really personal data. Once it determines that you're a member of the coven, it'll likely move on, since exploring coven members isn't really its main function.

[Also, this is the boy who built tons of robots and had an AI recording basically everything, so it isn't a thing that worries him. But he can appreciate that others might.]

c for cyber bully which is what i'm doing

[claiomhsolais]

[Out of nowhere comes a flying Akko, kicking the poor robot to the ground. Standing on top of her defeated foe, she smiles smugly. This display of strength has nothing to do with magic, and everything to do with being a stupid, reckless teenager.]

Honestly, you can only trust technology as far as you can throw it! Wait, is that how that saying goes? Well, whatever... Oh, right! I'm Atsuko Kagari! But you can just call me Akko!

croix is out there somewhere disapproving

[eluminate]

[ now there's an entrance, she leans her wait against her giant stick, a little in awe but mostly amused ]

I think that's close enough to the original phrase, yes.

[ lavellan crouches so that she's eye level with the pod beneath akko's feet. she taps on the glass portion of its surface with her stick and gasps a little when it beeps sadly. ]

Any reason you've directed so much vitriol at these creatures?

[ she says like she wasn't just picking a fight with one herself ]

good. h*ck roombas

[claiomhsolais]

No peeps out of you, mister!

[She stomps on it a lil more. Poor pod.]

Huh? Oh... well, it's weird, right? Scanning everybody like that? And it sorta reminded me of these other things too! But they kinda look more like cubes... It doesn't really matter. Whatever it is, it's definitely annoying.