test drive meme #14

[hadrielmods]

Welcome to Hadriel's test drive, and thank you again for your interest in the game! As always, our reserves page is here, and our applications page is here! Reserves open November 24th, and apps are open December 1st. Please remember that starting in December, there is an app cap of 20 apps.

Two quick points here as well:

1. Any thread made in Hadriel's test drive will be accepted as the sole Action Log sample in the application.
2. All threads made in the test drive can be considered game canon, either through handwaving or through a shared mental experience while coming through the Door!

Test drives will be broken up into specific god mini-events, during which your characters can see how well they fare under the watchful eye of one of the gods. Choose wisely or just simply pick 'em all, and have fun!

F E A R

SCENARIO ONE: HOW SAUCY
[The Door brings in all that is chaotic and evil in the world. This may include you, may include the person next to you... and may include the monster behind you.

Watch out as you explore the streets of Hadriel, because you're not alone, and there's always something lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect chance to destroy you for your vegetarian ways. This time, the Door has brought in a large group of Killer Tomatoes, from the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes movie.

While it is not immediately clear how these odd creatures can kill you, rest assured that you should be quaking in your boots. They can bite with their weird little tomato mouths, they can roll after you surprisingly fast, and they can even explode! Truly terrifying. But if you manage to defeat some of these agents of terror and chaos, you could make some mean salsa.]

D R A G O N A G E

SCENARIO TWO: VACATION IN THEDAS
[While you're exploring the city, perhaps you'll run into another creature that's slipped through a rift and is exploring along with you - or perhaps hunting would be a better term. Yes, Hadriel is teeming with demons straight from Thedas.

Perhaps you'll run into a desire demon, who will offer you your deepest wish - in exchange for your body and soul, of course. Perhaps you'll find a pride demon, who will play upon your strengths and weaknesses until you give in to them. Or maybe it'll be a despair demon, there to crush all your hopes and dreams.

Or maybe, if you're very lucky, you'll just find a nug.

This is a mini version of our Fadeout event this month!]

C O N F U S I O N

SCENARIO THREE: SWEDISH MANUFACTURING
[You're in luck! You know that thing you've always wanted? Doesn't matter what it is - a cool weapon, a nice dress, a well-made bedstand, a rare magical invention. Whatever it is, you just managed to find it! Whoa!

Or, well, you managed to find a box with a picture of the item on it. When you open the box, you find all the necessary components for making that item, along with illustrated instructions for putting it together. There's no written instructions, just pictures, but you're smart, you can figure it out! And it'll look just like the photo on the box. You're sure of it.

Better get building! Okay, the instructions don't entirely make sense - did you screw that part in upside down? Wait, are these pages out of order? Maybe you can ask that person nearby for help, or maybe you'll just sink into the depths of confusion and despair. But keep trying! Just think of what you'll get if you succeed!]

Comments

[fulcra]

These blades are crystal-focused light and prosthetics don't hold up against them, believe me.

[ they're also one of the leading causes of prosthetics back home oops. she returns her shoto to her hip as she steps away from him, toward some stone that doesn't seem important to anything. a check back to make sure he's watching and then she flicks her mainhand back on again to cleanly slice the corner off the stone, letting the red-hot cut piece slide to the ground. ]

[transmutate]

[But he still wouldn't get hurt. He lets the matter drop in favor of examining where the blade has cut.]

Light did that?

[He doesn't reach out to touch this time, at least. It's an extremely clean cut. Fascinating.]

[fulcra]

Essentially.

[ she pauses, letting him be close enough to hear the low hum of the weapon before she powers it down with a little pop of noise. rather than immediately hanging it on her hip, she keeps it in her open palm, letting him look at the hilt encasement, long and gently curved, but largely lacking any significant ornamentation. ]

It's the same principle as any energy weapon or guiding lasers.

[transmutate]

This is the first energy weapon I've seen. [He reaches out, but stops, remembering how easily it had sliced through rock. The hilt alone doesn't seem dangerous, but he's still learned his lesson. He glances up.]

Can I see?

[fulcra]

[ it's almost a no out of habit. her lightsaber isn't something she lets off her person easily, but she doesn't have a reason not to trust this boy, when her gut tells her he's fine. curious and new, but fine. ]

Careful of the button, here. [ she points it out with her thumb, then hands the hilt over to him. ] The exciting parts of it are all internal, you're not going to see much.

[transmutate]

[Ed nods and starts examining it. He's not a good enough mechanic that he'd probably understand the internal parts anyway, but it's cool to see the outside. He holds it carefully away from his face and pushes the button.]

It hardly weighs anything at all.

[fulcra]

Lightsabers are rarely heavy. That one went through a few power supplies before I found one that balanced it out just right.

[ for all this set of lightsabers had been impromptu, instinctive things when she first constructed them, she'd taken time to refine them after the fact. she's planning on having this set with her for the rest of her life, so there's no excuse for them not to be perfect. ]

[transmutate]

[He pushes the button to turn it off and hands it back to her.] How do you make it?