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beautifuldreamermods) wrote2024-04-30 06:12 pm
beautifuldreamermods) wrote2024-04-30 06:12 pm
World Alterations
WORLD ALTERATIONS
?What are World Alterations?
World Alterations are just that - alterations players can make to the world of dreams by spending their accumulated points. From an in-universe perspective, they are the result of characters using their powers to leave even stronger impressions on the Dream Sphere than ever before!
World Alterations currently fall under two broad categories: City Expansions and Outlying Locations.
City Expansions are additions to the Slumbering City that Dreamers can create with their magic! These can be anything you like but as they increase in size and complexity, that price tag is gonna go up...!
Outlying Locations allow you create a new location for the Dream Sphere from the ground up! While randomized Outlying Locations can and will continue to be found via Excursions, this allows a player to create an addition to the Dream Sphere that's entirely their own vision. From an IC perspective, these will still be locations characters stumble across while out on Excursions - this just allows you to do away with the randomization element and craft something entirely of your own!
World Alterations currently fall under two broad categories: City Expansions and Outlying Locations.
City Expansions are additions to the Slumbering City that Dreamers can create with their magic! These can be anything you like but as they increase in size and complexity, that price tag is gonna go up...!
Outlying Locations allow you create a new location for the Dream Sphere from the ground up! While randomized Outlying Locations can and will continue to be found via Excursions, this allows a player to create an addition to the Dream Sphere that's entirely their own vision. From an IC perspective, these will still be locations characters stumble across while out on Excursions - this just allows you to do away with the randomization element and craft something entirely of your own!
?How much will they cost me?
Because World Alterations are big, permanent changes to the game setting, their pricing reflects that! The final total of a World Alteration may vary depending on the size and complexity of the request, a handy dandy chart of some ballpark prices wouldn't hurt:
Yikes! Now that’s pricey!
Since these are big purchases, their points costs do unfortunately reflect that. However, to give as many players as possible a chance to play with this system, we do allow players to split points costs between them when purchasing World Alterations!
For every increase in size and complexity, one additional player can chip in with an equal share of the cost, if needed. For example, up to seven players would be able to contribute to the creation of a Large / Complex Alteration, but a Small / Sparse Alteration would cap out at one additional player. Be sure to include everyone's names on the request so point totals can be calculated as necessary!
| City Expansions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Small Expansion |
Medium Expansion | Large Expansion | |||
| No Furnishings | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Sparse Furnishings | 4 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Basic Furnishings | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||
| Complex Full Furnishings | 16 | 32 | 64 | |||
| Outlying Locations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Small |
Medium | Large | |||
| Sparse | 3 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Basic | 12 | 24 | 48 | |||
| Complex | 24 | 48 | 96 | |||
Yikes! Now that’s pricey!
Since these are big purchases, their points costs do unfortunately reflect that. However, to give as many players as possible a chance to play with this system, we do allow players to split points costs between them when purchasing World Alterations!
For every increase in size and complexity, one additional player can chip in with an equal share of the cost, if needed. For example, up to seven players would be able to contribute to the creation of a Large / Complex Alteration, but a Small / Sparse Alteration would cap out at one additional player. Be sure to include everyone's names on the request so point totals can be calculated as necessary!
?How do I submit a World Alteration?
Just fill out the form below and submit it in the comments for the mods to see. You may be contacted for extra details or general hammering out the kinks but once everyone's point contributions are confirmed, it'll be go time!
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Request Type: City Expansion
Alteration Name: Phantasmal Fire Lamps
Description: Exactly what it says on the tin; a series of torch-like lamp posts dotted throughout the city both as a means of lighting it up and warding it from Torments. They'll be primarily located at the edge of the city and near the Train Station but other than that, they're just background noise
like Olruggio himself. The primary energy for these are from the wishes that people will have a safe and comfortable sleep.Size & Complexity: It's not large but it is sort of complex? He's making a bunch of small lamps throughout the City to start, though it'll likely be affected by the mood of the general populace like most things in the Dream Sphere. The Lamps stand out because their base poles are a dark metal, with a design that loosely resembles the cloak that Olruggio has as a Dreamer, rather than the pastels usually decorate the Slumbering City.
Approx. Total Cost: 2024 Winter freebie!
Let me know if this is okay or not. :x I'll have Olly think up something else otherwise.
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Request Type: Outlying Location
Alteration Name: Zero Crater
Description: A large crater punched into the earth. The borders are all tall, sharp drops, but once you get over the cliffs and down safely, the land curves in a downward spiral, not too difficult to follow. Near the top, the landscape is ordinary, green grass and trees with a large waterfall of sand falling from somewhere above. Upon closer inspection, the sand is actually small pieces of glittering, colorful crystal - sort of looks like the sand in a Sandglass!
Further in, the plants become first covered in, and then entirely composed of, iridescent crystal. Eventually you enter a cave system made of black stone; this all turns to white, rainbow-tinted crystal as well when you go a little ways in. There seems to be a limit to how deep into the caves Dreamers can go - at some point, the crystals become too sharp and thick to navigate through. Maybe someone knows how to get past them?
There's a significant amount of Torment activity here. The creatures are mostly made of sharp crystalline structures, in various bright colors that correspond to their attacks: for example, red crystal Torments might breathe fire. They tend to hunt in coordinated packs, and seem focused on keeping people out of the area; if a Dreamer exits the crater, they won't pursue.
Size & Complexity: Idk, like medium basic?
Approx. Total Cost: lmao holiday freebie? is that how it works?
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Request Type: City Expansion (Slumbering City)
Alteration Name: Rat's Nest
Description: This building in the Slumbering City was almost entirely flattened during the Anniversary incident, and is still a pile of heavy, dusty debris. If you poke around a little, though, you'll find a small gap in the floor with a staircase leading down; looks like this place had a basement. If you squeeze down the damaged staircase, you'll find an area that is dusty, in disrepair, and also apparently inhabited? There's a makeshift hammock hung up here, a small pile of books, and a lot of charcoal drawings on the walls. Also...rat-sized clothing? No, it's probably for dolls?
Size & Complexity: Small, sparse
Approx. Total Cost: holiday freebie!
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