Excursions & Torment Hunts

[beautifuldreamermods]

EXPLORING DREAMS

The Dream Sphere is a place full of mysteries and for Dreamers, it's theirs to explore as they see fit. Exploring the Dream Sphere, experimenting with their powers and battling it out with Torments and Nightmares is how Dreamers grow their magic after all - and come on. Admit it. It's pretty fun. Players are, of course, free to goof around in logs at their own pace but for formalized investigation and exploration of the Dream Sphere, this is the place to do it!

Dreamers can investigate the Dream Sphere in two main ways; Excursions and Torment Hunts. All Dreamers are encouraged to take part in Excursions and Torment Hunts and OOCly, the process can be rewarded with points that can go towards... well, rewards!

EXCURSIONS

Excursions are when a Dreamer explores the Dream Sphere with the specific goal of finding and investigating new locations. They may find new and interesting locales or stumble across trouble in the making and take care of it.

Currently, these new locations will disperse and become inaccessible once the Dreamer leaves it behind, but characters will unlock the option to Stablize a location in an event in the near future, so they can permanently add one to the Outlying Locations page if they so wish.

It's important to note that, like Outlying Locations, Excursions also come with an element of Risk. You're heading out into the unknown, after all! You can indicate in your comment what Risk level you would be comfortable with, which will correlate with how far into the Dream Sphere your character is choosing to go. Some of this Risk can be mitigated by going on an Excursion with multiple characters (up to three at a time) but you still might run into some trouble and should be aware that your character could end up hurt or potentially failing out of the Excursion at higher Risk. Take care out there!

To head out on an Excursion, fill out the form below and submit it in the comments. The mods will reply with the results of your Excursion and what cool things your character may have encountered. You're free to leave things there... but! If you use the results of the Excursion as the basis for a log or thread and submit it as a reply to the Excursion result, you'll receive points! As with AC bonus threads, these completed Excursion results must be AC length and you can submit two per month. On top of this, each character can head out on an Excursion twice per month - though this is an OOC limit and you're free to play out and handwave other IC explorations even if they aren't officially an Excursion.

EXCURSION FORM:

<b>Character(s):</b> (List the characters taking part in the Excursion) <b>Archetype(s):</b> (Note the Archetypes of all the characters taking part) <b>Maximum Risk:</b> (Note if you would like the potential Risk to cap out at Low, Medium, High or Very High) <b>Keywords:</b> (The fun part! Let us know what sort of thing your character is looking for – but more importantly, what sort of feelings and thoughts are on their mind as they explore. This will affect the Excursion Result!)

TORMENT HUNTS

Torment Hunts are the main method of keeping the Torment and Nightmare populations of the Dream Sphere under control. In contrast to Excursions, Torment Hunts consist of Dreamers going into known locations and hunting down any Torments that have spawned there. Without Dreamers to keep them in check, Torments would eventually form into Nightmares and so, Torment Hunts are the most proactive way of keeping peace in the Dream Sphere while getting to grips with your magic.

Like Excursions, you can complete Torment Hunts by filling out the form below and submitting it in the comments. The mods will reply with a result, taking into account things such as the Outlying Location's overall Risk factor and how many characters took place in the Torment Hunt. You're free to head out on Torment Hunt solo, or with others. Having friends along makes the whole thing safer, of course, but you don't need anyone else to join you - however, higher Risk locations will be much more difficult without the proper backup and should a Dreamer be unlucky enough to be overwhelmed while on their own, they will fail out of the Torment Hunt.

Once again, if you use the results of the Torment Hunt as the basis for a log or thread and submit it as a reply to the Torment Hunt result, you'll receive points! The above limitations on submissions also apply to Torment Hunts though you are, again, free to thread out unofficial Torment Hunts between characters just for fun.

TORMENT HUNT FORM:

<b>Character(s):</b> (List the characters taking part in the Excursion) <b>Archetype(s):</b> (Note the Archetypes of all the characters taking part) <b>Outlying Location:</b> (Where is this Torment Hunt taking place?) <b>Strategy:</b> (How exactly are the characters managing this Hunt? Are they being very precise or a little haphazard? Are they attacking on sight or taking their time? Go into detail here, as it'll affect the results!)

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Torment Hunt!

[hanamane]

Character(s): Amane (Hanako), Ruby (Soleil), Hibiki (Gungnir), and Keiwa (Tycoon)
Archetype(s): Three Strikers and.... a Novice..... (Seems like a trend this month huh--)
Outlying Location: Whispering Grotto (To tackle the Torment problem this month!!)
Strategy: Hibiki and Ruby are going to take advantage of the musical atmosphere of the Grotto (along with their own vocal talents) to get a leg up on the Torments there, while Hanako is regulated to cow-bell duty helps take care of the harder to reach creatures there via his floating + orby bois, alongside Tycoon with his shuriken and teleportation skills! along with being the Emotional Support Tanuki because that is important too They're all fairly seasoned Dreamers at this point so the chances of any of them acting rashly or going at this sloppily on their own are low (though Hanako probably WILL get a bit spooked at Hibiki's new power-up, should she use it), and since they're aiming to clear out the infestation, they'll be pretty straightforward about attacking whatever enemies they see too! (But I am also all for any silly Trick or Treat effects that come into play too, please troll this little bastard lmao)

HUNT RESULT

[beautifuldreamermods]

During their Torment Hunt, the group does not achieve their objectives...

Listen; things start off pretty well. Everyone here works together well one on one and their synergy as a big group turns out to be pretty good too! Soleil and Gungnir are correct in expecting their powers to vibe well with the Grotto's musical energy and they manage to get a pretty nice duet going! The problems unfortunately start when Hanako decides he's going to join in and almost immediately... Trick Or Treat takes effect and the gang have been Tricked!

Almost immediately, Gungnir finds her voice coming out in a frog's croak. Eek! And Soleil finds that she's been Assigned Halloween Catgirl and all her attempts at singing come out as unbearable caterwauling instead...! Then Hanako opens his mouth to contribute which can surely only end badly and...

... he comes out with a butter smooth baritone instead?! Seriously, is this some kind of sick, twisted joke?!

Unfortunately, with the effects of Trick or Treat also empowering the Torments and their synergy in shambles, the group finds themselves struggling to regain their ground. Tycoon is ejected first while protecting the other three, while Soleil and Gungnir get taken out simultaneously while trying one last desperate combo move...! Hanako lasts the longest when it becomes apparent that the Torments really vibe with his her voice, but as soon as it becomes clear he doesn't know any of the songs they want to hear... there goes Hanako as well!

Our condolences on your Hunt failure! Every member of the group will be unable to return to the Dream Sphere for three days to one week following this Excursion. In addition, our singers will find they all have a bit of a sore throat that lasts for this duration and Keiwa has some nasty pins and needles that go away after a day or two. As this was a Hunt failure, you are not eligible for any additional rewards but may still use this as the basis for a log/thread if you please and any threads that meet bonus criteria there are still eligible for submission.