test drive meme

[chims]

the test drive meme

It's a new day in The World, and a special quest is abound. But wait, the players cry! The game isn't open yet! Shush you, the GMs warned. This is only a test drive meme. The game is simple. You've woken up in a lush field of grass, soft to the touch and a little damp with dew. Spring has reached The World, and there's a randomized checklist in your hand. Your goal is to catch five of the Lucky Animals bounding about, and it's perfectly fine to work together. In fact, we encourage it! Collect them all and deposit them in a pen where the GMs await. There's plenty for everyone, but they will be watching closely for cheaters. Any items won in this pre-game minigame will carry over once holyrelic opens, so get your limited edition item set today! Magnificent prizes await you, so go forth! Just beware; some of the Lucky Animals aren't really so lucky and have their own side effects. (All participants who apply will receive a mochi hat of the player's choosing. They can be either small (think mini tophats) or large (like a harvest cleric's hat) and any of the three colors, with any variety of accessories. All participants who finish the quest will earn a spring-themed beginner item set! It will include one weapon and a bonus item set with five restoratives, five randomized buff spells, and five randomized food items.)

Comments

[inhearts]

[ Glances back at it... Well, she's seen worse Personas. ]

Do you think it'll attack us? [ She remembered Kurama Tengu, but some Tengus were malevolent, right--? ]

[greatcleavage]

So far, most of these haven't. Let's hope our luck holds.

[inhearts]

Okay, ready!

[greatcleavage]

I'm not sure I want to touch it...

[Sighing, Roy splits up from her, already confident enough in their tactics and her performance thus far. Circle around, circle around...]

[inhearts]

[ And since Roy is reluctant, Minako ends up catching it on purpose! ]

Got it!

[greatcleavage]

This quest isn't so hard!

[He grins, which wavers as the Tengu gets closer to him in her arms.]

[inhearts]

[ Holding it sliiiightly towards him. ]

Not cute?

[greatcleavage]

Hey, cut it out. [No, it isn't cute, but Roy gets a good-natured laugh out of her teasing even as he holds up his hands and looks away.]

[inhearts]

[ You are hurting the Tengu's feelings!! ...if it has feelings.

But she'll stop it. ]

One more left to go, right?

[greatcleavage]

[Somehow he won't cry himself to sleep over that.]

Yes! Which probably means it will be the most challenging one of the bunch to recover. We've been pretty lucky in avoiding conflict, so we'd better prepare for one, just in case.

[inhearts]

[ She nods. ] Let's go to the pen together!

[greatcleavage]

...I hope we don't get there only to find the quest boss has stolen all the ones we collected, and we have to fight him.

[A bit wary, Roy makes a point of taking the lead on their trip back, ready to draw his sword at a moment's notice.]

[inhearts]

...Then we'll just have to beat him up. [ SERIOUS. ]

[greatcleavage]

Sure. [That's so obvious he'd just assumed it...] I just hope it doesn't happen.

[But as they head back to the pen, it looks like all is well, to Roy's relief.]

[inhearts]

[ Looking around for sneaky final bosses of any sort! ...but the only thing that attacked them was... A little doubtfully, ] Could the cat have been the quest boss?

[greatcleavage]

If so, whatever force is assigning these encounters really needs to read the CR and EL sections of the rules again.