the festival of worlds.

[acatamods]

I ▫ main IV ▫ premise       XI ▫ applications XIV ▫ activity II ▫ logs V ▫ rules VII ▫ bestiary   IX ▫ canon updates XII ▫ taken XV ▫ drop/hiatus III ▫ ooc VI ▫ faq VIII ▫ setting   X ▫ mods XIII ▫ reserves XVI ▫ players lost (and found) in space. The moment the monster is killed on the Horologium, an odd peace fills the air. You are not entirely certain whether or not you have won . . . you hear the whispers of the dead, and you certainly can feel the unease permeating through the air. But, for now, you seem to have done what was needed to escape the hellish nightmare that has been the Horologium. Whatever the hell that monster was . . . it was gone. You can have a moment of rest. However, your people are still dead. The members of the Circle who have been lost have not woken up, or been restored to their former selves. You can only pray that Astoria can fix them, bring them back, when you return to the Temple . . . Violet has been silent for some time — she has been dismissive for the entirety of your venture now. However, she seems to have something to say: she tells you that she thinks she can get you back — and that she has to get you back. She tells you that she is complicit in your suffering, and that one day, the monster will return. When it does, it will be her burden to shoulder once again. But for the meantime, the most she can do is get you away from it. So she heads to the cockpit of the ship. Within a few minutes, the alarms begin to sound, and a distress signal shakes the ground beneath you. It cuts through the haze and sorrow, and the speakers crackle. "Thanks. Take care out there." After that . . . you feel that pull in your stomach. You know Astoria has found you, through the Void, through time and space. And, just as you barely begin to prepare yourself for your departure . . . you are gone from the Horologium. Your fourth world, as the Circle, is left behind. THE TEMPLE OF BEGINNINGS. Arriving in the Temple is a bittersweet affair. On one hand, it seems to have done what you needed to do in the Horologium . . . whatever beast that existed on that ship is dead, and will not make their way to any planet, any world, anywhere, ever again. Congratulations, Travelers; you have deemed the Horologium a success. However, your dead comrades still seem to be . . . dead. At least, for an hour or two. But after that hour, those that are dead begin to come to consciousness . . . slowly. Their eyes move behind their lids, they seem to slowly begin to breathe. To those watching over them, it looks like they are trapped in a deep, deep sleep. To those who are dead? You are greeted, in your mind, by someone . . . new. Hello, Travelers. You do not know who I am, Astoria has made sure of that, but I am here. I am so sorry it has taken such violence for me to be able to reach you. I need your help. And I believe I can give you help as well. Please- look for me. Search for me. I am not far. My name is Alcina... And, just like that, the strange woman fades from your mind . . . and your eyes snap open. Welcome back, Travelers -- both from the Horologium, and from the dead. Until the next World Jump? The Temple wishes to thank you. Enjoy the festivities, and await further instructions . . . from who? Who knows, anymore. Astoria is wandering around the festivities, eager to show the Circle the newest creation she has been working on in your absence . . . maybe you can go visit her there? MOD NOTES. Okay, friends. Please bear with us, because we have a lot of notes/links in this section! ➜ Please make sure to visit our Game HMD to give us your thoughts/feelings/concerns about the game! ➜ The EMP/ATP is live! Share with your friends and encourage folks to come join the Circle. ➜ The TDM is here! Reserves are open! Apps open on April 1st . . . for real, it isn't a joke! ➜ Only those that are dead receive the message from Alcina. It is up to them to disseminate what they have found. ➜ That being said . . . feel free to ask Astoria about it -- she can be found on the TDM here! ➜ Finally, the dead will notice it takes them a bit to get back to normal. Their wounds will be healed, but it'll take about a week to get back to their full energy/normal self. You are sluggish, your muscles ache . . . you feel as if you're recovering from a particularly awful flu. Have fun with that! As always, leave any questions down below!

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MOD QUESTIONS.

[acatamods]

LOOKING FOR ALCINA | UNDER THE LAKE

[invasif]

Hello!

I am looking for a group of no more than 10 people who would like to go back down into the caves and try to learn more about what's sealed under there, in case it's Alcina. Please feel free to handwave Ilde asking/announcing this.

I asked if Astoria could recast the breathing underwater spell for this mission and the answer is YES! So this is really open to a lot of people, if they have the interest! Those with some knowledge of magic/seals/etc would be a great bonus, but they don't need to make up the whole party.

As always, Ilde herself is there more as support and can buff your abilities and attempts with her own INSPIRATION power, which is also a great light source.

As you sign up, please talk to me about what you'd like to possibly thread out or other ideas you have. Also let me know what questions you might have for the mods! I can either relay them up into the mod questions section in a batch, or you're welcome to do so yourself!

We have until April 12th before the next world jump, so I think I can safely leave these sing-ups open until March 31st and still leave enough time for us to get some stuff done.

[decisions]

raises both my hands >:)

[invasif]

Maybe she won't kick his ass this time... Maybe.

[decisions]

i came here for elegant sniping at one another and some ACTION

[shootstyles]

I'd love to do this with Izuku as he is really shook by the events that happened and is starting to loose faith in Astoria and so would definitely be interested in something along these lines. Buuuut he is also a kid/teen so I understand if that's not ideal!

[invasif]

It's definitely my preference to let people who wanna do it do it!!! :>

[juniberries]

Allura will definitely join in! She's magically inclined and was on Team Rune back in Akvos.

[unpatriarchal]

Lotor will go because (1) Astoria sucks and (2) Allura is going. He also went into the caves and found weird horse people, and would love to go almost die again, clearly.

His motivations are super simple.

Oh, he was also on Team Rune in Akvos, and has telekinesis! He has a pretty massive lexicon of ancient magical artistry in his head, and would love to experiment with that weird area in the caves that won't allow people into it.

A question for the mods: the rift in Akvos (which was created by magic) could have, theoretically, been affected by it, according to Princess Kea. Lotor has been mulling over just how versatile their magical abilities granted by Astoria are. Would dumping magic at this barrier in the caverns do anything, or is it just pointlessly lobbing rocks at it?

[valuedstrength]

Steve is in.

[hackedhistory]

Zari is in! She doesn't have an active Astoria power so she's not much use in that department but she's crafty and does have a little experience with magic from her own world.

She also has possibly talked with Alcina before and is nosy.

QUESTION: will the pockets of canon powers coming back also be applying on this adventure too?

[elegant_and_proud]

Ikaruga is magically inclined and although her power is combative, it can also serve as a light source since it's light constructs that she weaponizes. She wants to explore, so count her in!

Re: MOD QUESTIONS.

[invasif]

Some cave adventure questions!

Question 1: The rift in Akvos (which was created by magic) could have, theoretically, been affected by it, according to Princess Kea. Lotor has been mulling over just how versatile their magical abilities granted by Astoria are. Would dumping magic at this barrier in the caverns do anything, or is it just pointlessly lobbing rocks at it?

Question 2: Can the merpeople help/would they want to? Would they be more motivated if we recruited someone they liked? Do they like any of us.....

Question 3: Will the pockets of canon powers coming back also be applying on this adventure too?

Edit: Also, my signups will close on the 31st, we would super love a lil log to play around in :9

[invasif]

Notice me senpai

[invasif]

Question relayed!!

[invasif]

Welcome welcome!!!

[invasif]

Question relayed! Which u know BUT WHATEVER.

[invasif]

I like how this is a group of people she was just arguing with about how useless she thinks they are laughs.

[valuedstrength]

Thank you!!! Steve will make sure to stick with Ilde :'|

[invasif]

GOOD. HER GUILT TRIP WORKED.

[valuedstrength]

Haha he's actually concerned about the non-offensive powers. You don't have to guilt Captain America into protecting people.

[invasif]

I'm going to tell you an unsolicited story about another game laughs.

So, I played (a younger slightly different version) Ilde in a space game where everyone was telepathically connected! And Steve was part of her little like 5-person team you get put into when you join.

At first they were like trying to be friends but then she definitely casually murdered and tortured some people and he was like HMMMMMMMM and started distancing himself from her. So she disowned him for not supporting her and beat him up a little (I mean he let her because he wasn't going to hit her back.)

So she has a GREAT HISTORY with Caps.

[valuedstrength]

Yeah it's a given he frowns on casual murder and torture considering he served in a war with a lot of that happening to innocent people and then woke up to some Norse god doing it all over again..... then SHIELD trying to get him to be cool with it. Then HYDRA within SHIELD trying to recapture their glory days.

Basically all his stories make it clear why he would not be okay with that whether it's one person or a whole group haha. That's just how he rolls. It doesn't matter if it's Loki, HYDRA, or a woman he's on a team with.

[elegant_and_proud]

Organizing an information gathering mission is absolutely a good way to get senpai's attention.

[hackedhistory]

Thank you!

[acatamods]

1) The magical abilities granted to the members of the Circle do have a particular signature, because they are a part of Astoria (and, to a certain extent, the Temple itself). Pouring magic into the barrier could have a unique effect, but the members of the Circle will simply have to test it and find out.

2) By the merpeople, do you mean the Lake Dona natives, or the Akvosians?

3) Nope! Astoria-granted powers only.

And sure! That can be arranged. :) Some of it will be a little repetitive of the prior cavern exploration, but as the Circle is taking some initiative, they may find something new. We could have it ready on April 1st! . . . for real, not as a joke.

[invasif]

2) I was thinking of the Akvosians! Since we did save their lives and all. :)

And thank you! We will have some fun with it.

[acatamods]

The Akvosians would be willing to help, if only to explore more of this world. However, the natives of Lake Dona will strenuously tell them that great power lives there, and they should avoid it.

That being said, you can probably get one or two of the more adventurous merpeople to tag along, and assist! One is a former warrior of Akvos, a merwoman with features that appear to be those of a lion fish. Another is a merman -- a former warrior of Polankos, who appears to be a tiger-shark. Both are capable, neither of them get along with each other, but each seem willing to set aside their differences to assist the Circle in exploration.

CLOSED

[invasif]

Sign-ups are closed and our log is located here: https://acatalepsy-logs.dreamwidth.org/30461.html

[invasif]

Come with us little merpeople, we may need redshirts.

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[invasif]

I have made some group mingle headers and conversations for everyone to pile in on for our exploration log, we're a small group and having some EVERYBODY options seemed best for playing that out.

Please also feel free to make your own prompts/top levels to craft more focused or 1:1 scenarios.

And feel free to direct any questions to the mods!

[hackedhistory]

Sounds good! I'll have a look at them in a bit. =D