( 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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[allweather]

[This isn't the time for discussions about society... he thinks this, but in truth he's relieved for something so basic to talk about to keep his mind off the mud and the mounting panic that's sure to catch up with him eventually. As long as they keep walking, please, quiz him.]

My father is an earl, so yes, although I'm not the heir... I work for a Duke.

[How's that, Arms.]

[luxuriant]

[Conversation is great. It makes it better that the sun is kind of trying to set and there's no apparent end to this forest yet, or that there's rustling from between the trees. Zelos will quiz him away while trying to figure out if there's some connection or reasoning behind who was taken and from where and why...

It probably won't be that easy, though.]

Right. I know all of the families in Tethe'alla, and there aren't any Dukes in Sylvarant... not to mention, you didn't recognize me at all, and you don't even know what a rheiard is. Have you ever heard about other worlds?

[This basic talk turned not basic, he decided to bring it up after all...]

[allweather]

[What's so recognizable about this little man with his buff shoulders?? A mystery. Reim pauses, then says slowly, like he's really not trying to be a wiseass, but he's going to sound like one anyway and this time he's at least sorry about it...]

Well, we appear to be wandering around in one.

[That aside, he's supposed to keep his mouth shut about this stuff, but circumstances being what they are both here and at home, well - whatever.] Yes, though. I'm familiar with the concept.

[luxuriant]

Oh, so you're not an idiot!

[He says that so excitedly, and it sounds a lot like he's being rude to Reim and had been assuming he was, but actually he's just used to traveling with people who are slow on the uptake.]

But if you're thinking the same thing as me, well... I wonder if there's an end to this forest at all. [No, he's just joking around... there has to be... he hopes.]

[allweather]

[damn, he should have left this chump in the mud]

Don't be ridiculous. It's a forest, not an endless mudscape.

[Look, now he's making up words? See what Zelos has done?]

[luxuriant]

Hahaha! Where's your imagination?

[Not that he wants it to be the case, anyway, but!!] Anyway, I'm just saying, I wonder how we both ended up here... Was the Duke you worked for being targeted for any reason?

[allweather]

[bad.....]

Not that I know of. [Not by people who'd kidnap him, or anything, considering how inconsequential he is in the grand scheme of things... if Duke Barma upsets their enemies too much, he supposes they'll just kill him.

So. Moving past that.] You know, there may not be such a clear-cut reason.

[luxuriant]

[Nothing, nothing, nothing to go off of. He glances up at the sky as they keep walking.]

Yeah, I guess so. [He glances back briefly now.] But that really pisses me off, you know? I've got a ton of things to do back home.

[Or the world will crumble apart for a completely different reason, just after they saved it. Ugh. He blinks a few times, then lifts a hand to shield his eyes as he peers.]

Hey, check it out! I think I see the end of the trees up there! [Forget walking, he is going to jog now!!]

[allweather]

Yes, well, I'm sure we were all in the middle of something— [He was gonna go for a giant owl ride, but apparently not anymore. Still, that sympathetic tidbit is put on hold when Zelos just - takes off ahead of him.

Even jogging is taking off. Reim does not enjoy physical activity. He thinks about it, but, no... So:] —I'll catch up!

[yeah give him a few extra min]

[luxuriant]

What's the matter? Weren't my strides too slow earlier?

[Or was it short... He can't remember. Anyway, no way, they need to stick together! So, he jogs back once he sees Reim isn't coming, reaches to grab his wrist and tugs him along.]

Keep it up! [Run with him, pencil boy]

[allweather]

[It was definitely too short, shorty. Let his pencil body move at the speed it was built for: slow.

As such,] Don't— don't pull!!

[nooo this is horrible he doesn't want to run]

[luxuriant]

Come on, those skinny legs of yours could use the exercise!

[And he doesn't even like running himself. It's just funny... So, he will pull him a little less, but he is definitely running while holding onto him. Past the trees, they can catch sight of the old estate in the distance!]

[allweather]

[This is the, like, third worst time he's ever had. He'll move more briskly, but rest assured the moment they're clear of the trees he stops short and jerks his arm away from Zelos' cursed grip.

Ugh!!!] Are you satisfied, now?

[luxuriant]

Haha, come on, don't get mad! I'm not gonna be satisfied until I find somewhere to wash these clothes. Yuck.

[At least it's just his pants and boots. Still, as he lets Reim take his arm back and takes a few steps forward himself, the rest of the little camp setup comes into view.]

Looks like there's plenty to take a look at, at least.

[allweather]

[Yuck indeed... the third worst day ever... Reim shuffles after him, anyway, critically squinting at what they can see of the camp from here.

Cool, it's a disappointment.]

This is the strangest place I've ever been, I think.