The Heart of Titania
When winter sorrows descend,
and people starve in bed.
When famine strikes fields,
and maggots crawl in meals.
The avatar of gluttony grows,
as the holy bells toll.
Titania, they cry, stay far away,
Exile of High March, the Orphans' Matriarch!
"But it's not sin to need
Nor do parents' love constitute greed.
Why should the lost suffer,
whilst noble blood prosper?"
Her oath once made, now has lead her astray.
For Dissonance decays kind goods, swallows bright souls.
And from wasteland rides the grand beast,
Seeking within Astorea plumper feasts.
"It's not sin to feed,
For justice is in my needs!
Come, one and all,
And dive happily in my maw!"
What catastrophe would arrive
What calamity should deprive
If not for those brave lights
This tale of five, guided by stars bright!
[ENTER STAGE RIGHT, THE PARTY]
OOC
- @Chrys @Moonsong @Kamala Graham @Celestine @Magi Heart
- 500 word limit, excluding code, because I know the pain of long codes. Anything above that is ignored and your turn forfeited.
- 24 hour post cycles, optimally. May likely post later, owing to vacation shenanigans.
- This round is fundamentally the preparation and character introduction round, where you hype yourselves up for the audience's benefit and maybe even get some flowers tossed at you.
- If you have any questions, ping me in the discord thread for this challenge.
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- Map navigation, from left to right, goes from 1 to 18. From top to bottom, goes from A to H. Note that once you go to G and H, you are off the stage amongst the audience.
- Movement in this stage is triple its base (so you would be able to move six squares). Dynamicism passives that take this into account are reduced to one-third.
- Melee attacks can strike from one square away. Support and Protect actions can affect from two squares away. Magic and Ranged attacks can strike from 4 squares away. With the Extension passive, one can affect any target from anywhere in the map.
- Multiple characters cannot occupy the same space. If possible, try not to line up vertically either, or you'll be blocking the audience's view.
- In this cycle, your character can appear in any square with a horizontal orientation of 16 to 18.
<< SP: 500/500 >>
<< HYPE: 000 >>
Hype counts upwards for damage dealt to Titania. Every 1000 damage dealt increases the value of the Universal Loot at the end, as well as offering up extra boons from the audience during combat.<< Props and Bonus Actions >>
Stagecraft is an art in and of itself, and in this case, using such devices could grant plenty of opportunity for dramatic mobility that would otherwise not be possible! And of course, if you wanted to lean in on the art of theatrics as well to further excite the audience, that would be great too! Just to note, though: everything here costs a Bonus Action.- Flying Systems: Grab onto near-invisible handles or step onto glass-swingsets, and be swung up into the air by the capable stagehands, who will transport you to set destinations around the stage. Move yourself to one of the four corners of the stage (A1, A18, F1, F18).
- Lift Systems: Tap the ground a specific way, and be dropped down beneath the stage dramatically, only to reappear elsewhere in a true display of switcheroo madness. +4 to Movement, and remove one status effect from yourself.
- Drive Systems: Using agreed-upon hand-signals, work with the stagehands to alter the terrain features of the stage with your heroic strength and sorcery. Remove a terrain feature from the map.
- Invoke Dramatics: Can only be used once per Challenge. Drop your catchphrase or reveal a juicy character detail and hype the ever-loving heck out of the audience! Grant a +50 modifier to your Action.
- Audience Participation: Utilize an Expertise roll to encourage active participation from the audience for a creative bonus to your battle efforts, as decided by the DM. Overuse will tire the audience out.
DRAMATIS PERSONA
The Starlight Troupe has provided catchphrases for you to use at opportune times, as well as offered up some cues for pre-established plotting to get some extra juice out of this melodramatic epic. Though you're not obligated to only read your own notes, sometimes, genuine surprise is more fun than one's acting alone.
"All you need is guts and effort!"
The Hero is stalwart and big-voiced, as if always speaking with exclamation marks or All Caps. Once, they were Titania's childhood friend, who harbored unrequited feelings of love towards her. In the climax of the story, engage her in close combat and finish her off, then join her in death as the curtains collapse!
The Hero is stalwart and big-voiced, as if always speaking with exclamation marks or All Caps. Once, they were Titania's childhood friend, who harbored unrequited feelings of love towards her. In the climax of the story, engage her in close combat and finish her off, then join her in death as the curtains collapse!
"A job is a job, and I need a drink."
The Lancer has endured great loss over their illustrious life, and seeks a death that has meaning...yet can't shake off the fact that the Redeemed resembles the soulmate that they've lost once. In the middle portion of the story, close in on Titania and unleash a Twiced Critical Attack on her! If successful, make it epic! If unsuccessful, make it tragic!
The Lancer has endured great loss over their illustrious life, and seeks a death that has meaning...yet can't shake off the fact that the Redeemed resembles the soulmate that they've lost once. In the middle portion of the story, close in on Titania and unleash a Twiced Critical Attack on her! If successful, make it epic! If unsuccessful, make it tragic!
"I never miss."
The Savage is the coolest, hottest, buffest of them all, and has the swagger to match, but has a weakspot for the Lancer as well, having made an oath to fill the gaps in their heart after the battle ends. Make use of the Stage Props the best you can, to show off just how stylish the Savage is~!
The Savage is the coolest, hottest, buffest of them all, and has the swagger to match, but has a weakspot for the Lancer as well, having made an oath to fill the gaps in their heart after the battle ends. Make use of the Stage Props the best you can, to show off just how stylish the Savage is~!
"Ah, how fleeting, the dispassion of ennui!"
The Songstress is the aristocrat who first supported the Hero's ambitions, and wishes for nothing more than to see them survive at the end, but after the terrible journey to reach the Heart of Titania, has begun to feel as if maybe they would be fine if only the Savage survived this. Make sure to speak using the biggest and most obscure words you can find!
The Songstress is the aristocrat who first supported the Hero's ambitions, and wishes for nothing more than to see them survive at the end, but after the terrible journey to reach the Heart of Titania, has begun to feel as if maybe they would be fine if only the Savage survived this. Make sure to speak using the biggest and most obscure words you can find!
"All will burn by my hand!"
The Redeemed seethes with a manic rage that they can only barely suppress, and that rage is fed by a jealousy that they hold towards everyone else and their multi-pronged romantic interests. All they want is the Hero's attention though, the Hero who saved them once from the corrupting influences of their magic! In the climax of the story, unleash a Surged Reckless attack on any target of your choosing, as it all boils over!
The Redeemed seethes with a manic rage that they can only barely suppress, and that rage is fed by a jealousy that they hold towards everyone else and their multi-pronged romantic interests. All they want is the Hero's attention though, the Hero who saved them once from the corrupting influences of their magic! In the climax of the story, unleash a Surged Reckless attack on any target of your choosing, as it all boils over!
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