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November 2022 Trial Event Plotting
Trial 7 Plotting Post
Welcome to our plotting post for this month's event! This plotting page will not include any generic mingle introductions found on the live event. If you have questions about the trial, let us know down below!
November is a dazzling month. There will seem to be an excessive amount of stars in the sky and even daylight has a twinkling glimmer to it. You may even wake up with glitter on your pillows that vanishes after a few hours. The Kuma Lisa iteration of Thirteen can be seen the most throughout Folkmore during November, her hair in a high ponytail and a bounce to her step. If anyone thinks to ask what has put her in such a good mood, she will reply with: "I'm just so proud of how far some of you have come."
Feel free to use the following form for your plotting!
Content Warnings: Mild warped personalities, increased extroversion.
The sky isn't the only thing glittering in November: the Kuma Lisa Academy is shining like a jewel. A strange, magical gleam has seemed to take over the school and those who regularly attend Kuma Lisa will find themselves filled with confidence that they may usually lack. Lessons will come easier, skills learned quicker, and overall, it seems to pay off being a diligent student this month!
But worry not, Star Children, from Kuma Lisa is gracing the rest of the realm as well. Avoiding stars is paramount this month but the glitter? The glitter will likely only serve you well. Just walking outside and getting a bit of glitter on your skin will be enough to improve anyone's mood. It can increase feelings of playfulness and courage. Breathing it in may make you giddy and in some cases flirtatious.
More importantly, though, the glitter will make everyone feel like they can accomplish anything and like they have something worth showing off.
And what better way to do that than at a Talent Show? Kuma Lisa herself will be walking around throughout Folkmore during November encouraging all citizens to swing by the Kuma Lisa Academy in the evening on all weekends of November to gather for the talent shows hosted in the auditorium. Magical instruments can be provided for those who need it or any other props. It seems like any sort of talent is encouraged - even the more lewd ones or more violent ones! Kuma Lisa will sit front and center, cheering you on. Even if you aren't normally one to perform for others, the glitter's effects seem to make you abandon all worries and will make you want to shine on stage.
Boy, do you shine! Those who perform on stage will enchant those who watch. This enchantment can be completely innocuous and sheer admiration, but the enchantment may also lead to feelings of fan-like obsession. Regardless, you'll get a roaring ovation...even if you're not actually all that good at whatever talent you're presenting. After the Talent Show is over, people are encouraged to head over to the gymnasium where an Art Show is taking place. If you are more of a visual talent with paintings or sculptures or similar pieces, this is where you can shine!
People can mill about the gymnasium to admire your work and you can explain your piece or brood mysteriously in the corner. Either way, all the work displayed is primarily from students of Kuma Lisa Academy, but Kuma Lisa will encourage anyone to display their artwork regardless of your enrollment. This is a good way to get to know your peers, in her opinion, and she believes everyone has something to show off. So come show off!
The sky isn't the only thing glittering in November: the Kuma Lisa Academy is shining like a jewel. A strange, magical gleam has seemed to take over the school and those who regularly attend Kuma Lisa will find themselves filled with confidence that they may usually lack. Lessons will come easier, skills learned quicker, and overall, it seems to pay off being a diligent student this month!
But worry not, Star Children, from Kuma Lisa is gracing the rest of the realm as well. Avoiding stars is paramount this month but the glitter? The glitter will likely only serve you well. Just walking outside and getting a bit of glitter on your skin will be enough to improve anyone's mood. It can increase feelings of playfulness and courage. Breathing it in may make you giddy and in some cases flirtatious.
More importantly, though, the glitter will make everyone feel like they can accomplish anything and like they have something worth showing off.
And what better way to do that than at a Talent Show? Kuma Lisa herself will be walking around throughout Folkmore during November encouraging all citizens to swing by the Kuma Lisa Academy in the evening on all weekends of November to gather for the talent shows hosted in the auditorium. Magical instruments can be provided for those who need it or any other props. It seems like any sort of talent is encouraged - even the more lewd ones or more violent ones! Kuma Lisa will sit front and center, cheering you on. Even if you aren't normally one to perform for others, the glitter's effects seem to make you abandon all worries and will make you want to shine on stage.
Boy, do you shine! Those who perform on stage will enchant those who watch. This enchantment can be completely innocuous and sheer admiration, but the enchantment may also lead to feelings of fan-like obsession. Regardless, you'll get a roaring ovation...even if you're not actually all that good at whatever talent you're presenting. After the Talent Show is over, people are encouraged to head over to the gymnasium where an Art Show is taking place. If you are more of a visual talent with paintings or sculptures or similar pieces, this is where you can shine!
People can mill about the gymnasium to admire your work and you can explain your piece or brood mysteriously in the corner. Either way, all the work displayed is primarily from students of Kuma Lisa Academy, but Kuma Lisa will encourage anyone to display their artwork regardless of your enrollment. This is a good way to get to know your peers, in her opinion, and she believes everyone has something to show off. So come show off!
Content Warnings: Potential harm/death of cats but only if characters choose to. No explicit descriptors of said violence. Karma-style consequences from actions.
You may or may not be familiar with the concept of karma. It is considered the consequences of your actions in the future. Karma always pays out: if you were nice to a stranger, you might find a dollar on the street. If you slammed a door on someone intentionally, you might step in dog shit on the way to an interview. Karma always finds a way to keep the world balanced and in Folkmore, karma happens to take the form of a giant cat that fluctuates between having a black coat and a white coat.
This massive feline can be seen throughout November, docile and sweet to those who generally try to do good on a day-to-day basis. Being kind to the cat will result in an abundance of good karma funneled directly to you right away: you'll turn a corner and find a bag of gold! Or you'll somehow come by a free Nintendo Switch! But don't think this cat is easily fooled. If you're being sweet to it but have been especially naughty lately, the cat will rapidly darken in color and you'll regret trying to pull one over on the feline.
The cat may actively try to maim or kill those who have been nefarious and cruel - but only if they try to trick the cat. You may get away with your limbs intact, but it might be a good idea to avoid the feline...Although if you're really up to no good, this cat will be stalking you nonstop throughout the month. Sure you could kill it like you can any blood beast...But cats have nine lives and when it comes back, it will be bigger and far more violent toward you and infinitely harder to kill. You don't want to risk it, do you?
It isn't just Karma the Cat who will be stalking you this month. If you generally act selfishly, if you are cruel to others, if you have betrayed someone, or have been rude or nasty, you can expect to have a large variety of consequences for your actions. Nothing will ever seem to go your way: your hair won't sit right, you'll tear your clothes on accident, trip all over yourself, spill hot coffee in your lap...And of course, the worse you have been, the worse the consequences.
Don't worry though! If the opposite is true, or if you start to behave better to improve your overall karma, Karma the Cat will pay you out on your good deeds. You'll look stunning every day, you'll find your favorite foods in the best quality, you'll get lucky with the person you have a crush on or finally land a breakthrough on your studies...
Truly, it's up to the players what the consequences for their characters can be. Those who are genuinely good and spoil Karma the Cat with treats and snuggles will find they have a wonderful amount of karma.
Effects of karma can last for November or all the way until January. Karma is potent, after all. While you can technically "kill" the cat if it's attacking you...Karma is immortal and will simply come back again and again. The feline will be making appearances throughout Folkmore until January, although it will be increasingly rarer in sightings as the months go on.
You may or may not be familiar with the concept of karma. It is considered the consequences of your actions in the future. Karma always pays out: if you were nice to a stranger, you might find a dollar on the street. If you slammed a door on someone intentionally, you might step in dog shit on the way to an interview. Karma always finds a way to keep the world balanced and in Folkmore, karma happens to take the form of a giant cat that fluctuates between having a black coat and a white coat.
This massive feline can be seen throughout November, docile and sweet to those who generally try to do good on a day-to-day basis. Being kind to the cat will result in an abundance of good karma funneled directly to you right away: you'll turn a corner and find a bag of gold! Or you'll somehow come by a free Nintendo Switch! But don't think this cat is easily fooled. If you're being sweet to it but have been especially naughty lately, the cat will rapidly darken in color and you'll regret trying to pull one over on the feline.
The cat may actively try to maim or kill those who have been nefarious and cruel - but only if they try to trick the cat. You may get away with your limbs intact, but it might be a good idea to avoid the feline...Although if you're really up to no good, this cat will be stalking you nonstop throughout the month. Sure you could kill it like you can any blood beast...But cats have nine lives and when it comes back, it will be bigger and far more violent toward you and infinitely harder to kill. You don't want to risk it, do you?
It isn't just Karma the Cat who will be stalking you this month. If you generally act selfishly, if you are cruel to others, if you have betrayed someone, or have been rude or nasty, you can expect to have a large variety of consequences for your actions. Nothing will ever seem to go your way: your hair won't sit right, you'll tear your clothes on accident, trip all over yourself, spill hot coffee in your lap...And of course, the worse you have been, the worse the consequences.
Don't worry though! If the opposite is true, or if you start to behave better to improve your overall karma, Karma the Cat will pay you out on your good deeds. You'll look stunning every day, you'll find your favorite foods in the best quality, you'll get lucky with the person you have a crush on or finally land a breakthrough on your studies...
Truly, it's up to the players what the consequences for their characters can be. Those who are genuinely good and spoil Karma the Cat with treats and snuggles will find they have a wonderful amount of karma.
Effects of karma can last for November or all the way until January. Karma is potent, after all. While you can technically "kill" the cat if it's attacking you...Karma is immortal and will simply come back again and again. The feline will be making appearances throughout Folkmore until January, although it will be increasingly rarer in sightings as the months go on.
Content Warnings: Forced soul removal. Themes of "exorcism" but not in a creepy way. Being disembodied / being a "ghost" type entity (though without the death - although this can lead to death).
With all of the stars falling throughout Folkmore, it should be no surprise that this may tamper with the Star Children. It's becoming a bit of a running theme in the realm - these ideas of duality and versions of characters, and it seems like this month is no different! Although this month is a bit more...Involved.
If you get hit by a falling star, the real you will get jolted rather rudely out of your own body! You'll hover like a ghost nearby as something else takes over your physical body...But it's not a monster. It's just...you...
In the worst possible way! Or the best possible way. It's your Worst You or Best You and either way, it seems like they're in charge now! For some people, this might result in a rather caricature-like version of themselves evilly laughing as they wreak havoc on Folkmore. For others, it may be far more subtle. This new you may or may not have memories of your life in Folkmore, and may or may not use those to their advantage.
If you're lucky and have the "better" version of yourself, they might realize what is happening and try to get someone's attention that the REAL you...is kind of just ghosting around desperately hoping to get back into your normal body. Thankfully, it isn't completely hopeless. People who can see/control spirits or have telepathic abilities will be able to sense/communicate with the disembodied characters. Extremely strong individuals may even be able to kick out the "spirit" currently residing in your real body and put you back inside! Don't feel too bad...Whatever took over your real body isn't actually you - or anyone! It seems to just be an "echo" of a version of you that never really existed...So you're not actually killing anything or causing yourself any harm by getting rid of it...
But the downside is trying to get the body to stay still long enough to get the process through. There will be some natural resistance, even from a good version of you, and it may cause whoever is helping you to get disembodied as well. Worst case scenario? You all die! Which...is pretty bad, we'll admit! In a less terrible situation, you may just experience some rough memory loss before getting yanked back in. Best case scenario, you get your body back with no problem and the only side effects from the even will be some new star-shaped freckles on your face. These may or may not fade away with time.
This is a flexible event! If your character has any powers that may align with these concepts, feel free to go for it! Alternatively, characters can perform "rituals" read about from the Kuma Lisa Academy library about "Star Reversal" techniques that involve trapping a snatched body in a room filled with stars made from shiny materials. This is said to disorient and trap a person's stolen body and allow the disembodied soul to re-enter! The last resort option that doesn't involve any sort of ritual is admitting to yourself that you can see why you might be the problem or why you could be a better person - that is a surefire way to bring you back into your own body!
Don't have a soul? Don't worry! This is more of a conceptual thing than a literal thing. You can supplement the concept of "soul" with consciousness.
You have until January to reclaim your body. If you fail to do so, you will eventually evaporate into stardust and your physical body will too. At least you will come back to life, but you'll be rather dazed and confused for quite some time upon your return.
With all of the stars falling throughout Folkmore, it should be no surprise that this may tamper with the Star Children. It's becoming a bit of a running theme in the realm - these ideas of duality and versions of characters, and it seems like this month is no different! Although this month is a bit more...Involved.
If you get hit by a falling star, the real you will get jolted rather rudely out of your own body! You'll hover like a ghost nearby as something else takes over your physical body...But it's not a monster. It's just...you...
In the worst possible way! Or the best possible way. It's your Worst You or Best You and either way, it seems like they're in charge now! For some people, this might result in a rather caricature-like version of themselves evilly laughing as they wreak havoc on Folkmore. For others, it may be far more subtle. This new you may or may not have memories of your life in Folkmore, and may or may not use those to their advantage.
If you're lucky and have the "better" version of yourself, they might realize what is happening and try to get someone's attention that the REAL you...is kind of just ghosting around desperately hoping to get back into your normal body. Thankfully, it isn't completely hopeless. People who can see/control spirits or have telepathic abilities will be able to sense/communicate with the disembodied characters. Extremely strong individuals may even be able to kick out the "spirit" currently residing in your real body and put you back inside! Don't feel too bad...Whatever took over your real body isn't actually you - or anyone! It seems to just be an "echo" of a version of you that never really existed...So you're not actually killing anything or causing yourself any harm by getting rid of it...
But the downside is trying to get the body to stay still long enough to get the process through. There will be some natural resistance, even from a good version of you, and it may cause whoever is helping you to get disembodied as well. Worst case scenario? You all die! Which...is pretty bad, we'll admit! In a less terrible situation, you may just experience some rough memory loss before getting yanked back in. Best case scenario, you get your body back with no problem and the only side effects from the even will be some new star-shaped freckles on your face. These may or may not fade away with time.
This is a flexible event! If your character has any powers that may align with these concepts, feel free to go for it! Alternatively, characters can perform "rituals" read about from the Kuma Lisa Academy library about "Star Reversal" techniques that involve trapping a snatched body in a room filled with stars made from shiny materials. This is said to disorient and trap a person's stolen body and allow the disembodied soul to re-enter! The last resort option that doesn't involve any sort of ritual is admitting to yourself that you can see why you might be the problem or why you could be a better person - that is a surefire way to bring you back into your own body!
Don't have a soul? Don't worry! This is more of a conceptual thing than a literal thing. You can supplement the concept of "soul" with consciousness.
You have until January to reclaim your body. If you fail to do so, you will eventually evaporate into stardust and your physical body will too. At least you will come back to life, but you'll be rather dazed and confused for quite some time upon your return.
Gideon Nav | The Locked Tomb | Myth
Character Role: Myth
Current Mindset/Health: Mental health is a bit rough going. She's tackling the idea of being a zombie as her future. She's come around to being grateful for the heads up from Thirteen but not how to deal with the situation itself.
Trial Accomplishments:
Karma is a Cat ➟ Biggest trial win for Gideon because she's been consistently helping others. She'll be having some really good luck.
Bejeweled ➟ Talent Show ➟ Gideon will show off swordfighting! Fast, committed... she'd be open to sparring someone for it? Some amount of planning it in advance.
Trial Mixed Results: Anti-Hero ➟ Worst!Gideon will come out to play. This Gideon beat Harrow and bloodily at the start of Gideon the Ninth, killed Crux when he interfered, and knocked out Aiglamene. Then she climbed aboard the shuttle with the signed commission and got blown up (by Crux's bomb) in turn. Prickly spiky trust issues up the wazoo because she feels betrayed by everyone. Also horrified by herself for killing Crux. Angry sad bean. I'd love for her CR to reach out/through to her!
Wanted CR: Time Team (study team). Practice Peeps (get better for challenges back home). Bubble Bursters (convince Harrow Folkmore is real). Parental figures. Friends. Potential for some negative-CR fallout from Worst!Gideon but needs to be planned/plotted/discussed.
Unwanted CR: Negative for no reason. I'm up for negative CR and people who think they know what Gideon should do, but wanna have good communication!
Open/Closed to New CR: Open to new with some focus on touching in with current CR.
Timeline of Trials: Worst!Gideon will be late in the month, after most the other stuff.
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New to the game with Jayce from the Arcana Netflix show based on League of Legends. I only know about Gideon's canon trough osmosis, some of my friends are obsessed with The Locked Tomb, but she seems like a lot of fun, and I'd love it if her and Jayce could meet at some point.
He's going to go see what people are doing in the talent show, so he will be interested in her sword-fighting. He uses a big hammer rather than any other weapon, but Jayce is also stupidly big yet fast, so they could train one day? He needs to learn how to be better at combat, and I am all for big strong ladies kicking his ass constantly.
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I have seen Arcane, though I'm not familiar with League of Legends. She is ALWAYS looking for more people to spar with, and giant hammer is definitely fun. (Lets be real, the list of 'not fun' should it exist is very very small). Gideon is 100% down to train... and also to do it Drearburgh style (aka instead of points/dueling rules, it's until you're on the floor... and not getting up) though probably softened a LITTLE bit because you know... not wanting to seriously seriously hurt people.
Welcome to the game!!!!!
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Oh, that's nice. And also fine, I had zero idea of LOL before I watched the show myself. It was after I finished that I started to read more about the lore, it's a rich world. Lots and lots of characters.
Sparring at some point it is then, do your worse ma'am. He's going to end regretting it, most likely, but what better way to make new french than punch each other until exhaustion? (Jayce would say ANY other way is better, but eh...funsponge). They can go have a drink later, once they're both conscious.
Thank you! It's been great so far!
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Punching is good. Bruising with weapons is even better (though not actually like serious injuries, this isn't a FIGHT). But yes yes yes completely worn out. Maybe Harrow can appreciate the enrichment for her cav XD Drinks and food! FM has great food, Gideon says.
You're welcome.
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Yes, yes it is, both of those. Jayce might be a bit reluctant or holding back at first because he is somewhat hopeless at ties, and then truly put his mind to it. Kicking each other and then going somewhere to have burgers and whiskey, truly a great evening.
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Bahahaha, Gideon will goad you into more. Because come on, have fun, get better. It is an amazing evening. See cavs know how to have fun. Gideon is gonna pretend be so betrayed he's a nerd too XDDDD and then want him to make her a sword please.
This is why Gideon loves Folkmore.
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Oh he will be easily convinced, JAyce can't just say 'no' to people. He's working on it, but it's hard. Everyone always drags him into shenanigans, please. And EXCUSE U, he's a huge nerd who can kinda fight, it's called multitasking. I swear, Jayce is forever doomed to be bullied by awesome, muscular, red haired lesbians. I love it so much.
But oh yes, she can make her the coolest or biggest sword ever.
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Ooooooh, I mean, Gideon will enjoy Jayce saying yes to her, but also she is so down for helping him learn the power of NO. (It's very very simple with Gideon: if you ask, you get it easy peasy; if you demand, a snowball has a better chance in hell). Bwahaha, look awesome muscular red haired lesbians are the people to know.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It should even please Harrow! OMG.
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Ah, okay, haha. He is generally a polite guy unless he is fed up with someone, so he is always more inclined to ask than demand things unless it's a situation like the Council making him snap. These ladies truly are the best.
8D Jayce can design /draw from scratch, Guideon only needs to tell him how she would like the sword to look/the vibe she wants, and he will come up with something cool. For a man who doesn't like violence, he can make some pretty sick-looking weapons.
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Well, Council is a bunch of selfish corrupt assholes. So. The lesbians are better.
Ooooooh man, yeah something like that bone one except full on sword edge. Man, Gideon isn't gonna know where to start. There's this joke she made in canon:
“Oh, this is boring,” Gideon had said in disappointment. “I wanted one with a skull puking another, smaller skull, and other skulls flying all around. But tasteful, you know?”
XD But yes she loves her some pretty-sick looking swords.
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True statements, both of those.
'But tasteful, you know?' -- Rolfmaaao, Guideon. Goth girl know what she likes, I won't judge her. Jayce might go a bit UHMMMM if she tells him that...And then go to a local library, check all the books about anatomy/skeletons he can find and make her the most over the top but also elegant-ish sword.
Don't we all? Like Jayce has room to talk, with a Hammer-Canon taller than himself).
Also I checked pinterest and it truly delivered:
He could do something like this but instead of the yellow/fire orange edge is just a really, really sharp blade.
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Gideon's being a bit of a dick on purpose there because they were making her get a rapier instead of her two-handed standard issue broadsword. But yes, she enjoys some good ol' goth over the top.
If your weapon isn't as tall as you, what are you doing?
Lmao wow. So I stopped myself from going down a FULL rabbit hole of swords. But a nice skull pommel and skull crossguard (probably where the puking/orbiting skulls could go) along with black steel and engraved kinda like...
Except more like the examples you've shown where the engravings are bone/skeleton themed cool shit. Huzzah for cool swords!
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Boooh a rapier. Pretty swords, okay, but broadswords are so much cooler.
Exactly! Rapiers are like chopsticks.
I swear, anything with pretty fan art is bound to make me waste ours looking at it. You are stronger than me for resisting. Oh, that description is very cool, and that pic very pretty. The 'vomiting skulls 'idea will never not make me grin.
Edit: Jayce's event top level if up. So if Gideon wants to
kick his assa match, the prompt '3. Talent shows' should be good for that.no subject
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Still less late than dadYesssssssssss!!!!no subject
Assume they've connected even a little outside the memory bubbles? Fistbump friendly etc?
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Yes yes, for sure. Gideon's harder to get rid of than be friendly with.