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overclocked) wrote2011-08-23 07:29 am
overclocked) wrote2011-08-23 07:29 am
HAPPY ENDINGS
So, you've been in Aather a while! You've gotten some memories and some skills and you're thinking: now what? Luckily for you, Aather has a rainbow of options.
For information on dropping temporarily/permanently from the game without "Ending" please see this page.
Essentially this means your character has worked hard! Regained all of their memories and themselves! And can win back "alternate universe" memories that never actually happened to this.
❦ There's no formal ceremony for this. You continue playing with your team and instead of receiving memories or skills you receive alternities!
❦ It just happens to the characters sometimes. Huh!
❦ We do ask that you email the modbox [aather.mods@gmail.com]with the following:
❦ Your character has regained their memories and skills, and are given the option to stay in Aather to continue forward as a Legacy member! ICly, they are granted more "immunity" to Darkness as they are "complete" and are now participating voluntarily in games, etc.
❦ If you have not won back ALL your memories, you will receive a bracelet with the remaining so that you can take them at your leisure.
❦ You'll still be with your team, though a new member will come into the team as your "space" has opened up.
❦ Your key will grow wings and you will get your own private room in your cabin.
❦ For characters from ongoing canons who have completed their registries, but would still like to play, we will make opportunities for Legacy Heroes and Knights to get new memories every once in awhile! Just email the mods if you need to make this happen.
❦ Dropping from Legacy: Legacy characters have the option of graduating to Happy Ending or by going off with a Persona or on a "journey through Aather" much like the Happy Ended characters. They cannot be Booked or taken by Darkness. You can reapp from here or transition to Happy Ending at any time.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns or are not sure if you fit within the above guidelines, or want to do something a little different . . .
Just email us and we'll talk it out! ♥
For information on dropping temporarily/permanently from the game without "Ending" please see this page.
Ways to Win
Once you have completed your registry, you have three options:
❦ Alternities
❦ Legacy Hero/Knight
❦ Happy Ending
Once you have decided which option best suits you, please fill out the form below and email it to the the modbox [aather.mods@gmail.com]
Please wait for a response from us before proceeding with your Happy End/Legacy!
❦ Alternities
❦ Legacy Hero/Knight
❦ Happy Ending
Once you have decided which option best suits you, please fill out the form below and email it to the the modbox [aather.mods@gmail.com]
Please wait for a response from us before proceeding with your Happy End/Legacy!
Essentially this means your character has worked hard! Regained all of their memories and themselves! And can win back "alternate universe" memories that never actually happened to this.
❦ There's no formal ceremony for this. You continue playing with your team and instead of receiving memories or skills you receive alternities!
❦ It just happens to the characters sometimes. Huh!
❦ We do ask that you email the modbox [aather.mods@gmail.com]with the following:
Subject: Alternities
Character name | Team:
Length of OOC time in Aather: #months
Regained back all of/most of their canon memories?:
Does this character have a stable sense of self?: Baaasically a yes or no question, but a few sentences of explanation is encouraged. We are looking for "My character has regained enough memories that alternities will not drastically alter their personality so much as give me something interesting to play with."
Character name | Team:
Length of OOC time in Aather: #months
Regained back all of/most of their canon memories?:
Does this character have a stable sense of self?: Baaasically a yes or no question, but a few sentences of explanation is encouraged. We are looking for "My character has regained enough memories that alternities will not drastically alter their personality so much as give me something interesting to play with."
❦ Your character has regained their memories and skills, and are given the option to stay in Aather to continue forward as a Legacy member! ICly, they are granted more "immunity" to Darkness as they are "complete" and are now participating voluntarily in games, etc.
❦ If you have not won back ALL your memories, you will receive a bracelet with the remaining so that you can take them at your leisure.
❦ You'll still be with your team, though a new member will come into the team as your "space" has opened up.
❦ Your key will grow wings and you will get your own private room in your cabin.
❦ For characters from ongoing canons who have completed their registries, but would still like to play, we will make opportunities for Legacy Heroes and Knights to get new memories every once in awhile! Just email the mods if you need to make this happen.
❦ Dropping from Legacy: Legacy characters have the option of graduating to Happy Ending or by going off with a Persona or on a "journey through Aather" much like the Happy Ended characters. They cannot be Booked or taken by Darkness. You can reapp from here or transition to Happy Ending at any time.
Subject: Legacy Hero
Character name | Team:
Memory Registry link: (PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MARK OFF ALL YOUR MEMORIES GAINED)
Why do you think they're ready to become a Legacy?: Your hopes and dreams and what you are looking for with your winning, as well as how settled you feel the character is & that further memories won't impact this.
Character name | Team:
Memory Registry link: (PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MARK OFF ALL YOUR MEMORIES GAINED)
Why do you think they're ready to become a Legacy?: Your hopes and dreams and what you are looking for with your winning, as well as how settled you feel the character is & that further memories won't impact this.
Option 1: Happy End - Going Home
Congratulations! You've won Aather and now you can go home! ...Or Elsewhere!
❦ If your character is a knight they can also call in a boon from their patron. This is something you can work out with the mods, but the rule is typically that the boon cannot interrupt the flow of the world's story. AKA you cannot solve the world's problems with your wish, but some flexibility is there.
❦ If your character is a hero unfortunately they are not granted a boon for good service. However …
❦ Both knights and heroes can also re-locate to worlds not their own. This does not count as a boon for a knight and is a freebie bonus for heroes. And …
❦ A hero has the opportunity to do a task of service so they can gain a boon on their way out.
❦ Note: It is possible for special events that characters that have been returned home could visit again in Aather. So, even characters that go home have the ability to come back into play every so often. Please discuss this with a mod during your closing out process! ♥
❦ If your character is dead in their world, well, come talk to us about what you'd like to happen and we'll work something out!
Option 2: Staying in Aather, but Elsewhere
You've won Aather and now you can continue helping elsewhere in this world!
❦ Your character has technically "left play" but remains in Aather. This means your character does leave their team and also regular play in![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
aather. This option is essentially your character becoming an individual agent (possibly for one of the patrons in Aather, should you choose) and doing duties elsewhere in the world to help fix it up.
❦ Insert Super Handwave Platforming Questing Here. Generally they'll probably do some quests, solve puzzles, get stuff, and maintain care over the realms they're staying in.
❦ Your character gets to stay in any of the previous realms!
❦ You can use thelifeafterfred journal to play around in as much as you want, and with other Happy Enders.
❦ Occasionally, we will have special events where alumni will be allowed to return. But in general the character is removed from play.
Option 3: Staying in Aather... forever?!
Congratulations! You've won Aather and now it is your home.
❦ This is much the same as Option 2, except that your character now officially lives in Aather.
❦ Unlike the Enders in Option 2, your character does not have to be "working" on anything in specific, or for a specific goal—they just get to live somewhere in Aather! It is their home and world now. Bum freely.
❦ You can use thelifeafterfred journal to play around in as much as you want, and with other Happy Enders.
❦ Occasionally, we will have special events where alumni will be allowed to return. But in general the character is removed from play.
This option is super experimental, so we're happy to try to work out whatever details you think you'd like!
NOTE: All characters who Happy End, whether they leave Aather for their home world or just go elsewhere, will receive a set a magic candles that allow two-way communication with both picture and sound -- so it's not like you have to say goodbye forever. For a list of characters with candle call pages, see here
Congratulations! You've won Aather and now you can go home! ...Or Elsewhere!
❦ If your character is a knight they can also call in a boon from their patron. This is something you can work out with the mods, but the rule is typically that the boon cannot interrupt the flow of the world's story. AKA you cannot solve the world's problems with your wish, but some flexibility is there.
❦ If your character is a hero unfortunately they are not granted a boon for good service. However …
❦ Both knights and heroes can also re-locate to worlds not their own. This does not count as a boon for a knight and is a freebie bonus for heroes. And …
❦ A hero has the opportunity to do a task of service so they can gain a boon on their way out.
❦ Note: It is possible for special events that characters that have been returned home could visit again in Aather. So, even characters that go home have the ability to come back into play every so often. Please discuss this with a mod during your closing out process! ♥
❦ If your character is dead in their world, well, come talk to us about what you'd like to happen and we'll work something out!
Option 2: Staying in Aather, but Elsewhere
You've won Aather and now you can continue helping elsewhere in this world!
❦ Your character has technically "left play" but remains in Aather. This means your character does leave their team and also regular play in
aather. This option is essentially your character becoming an individual agent (possibly for one of the patrons in Aather, should you choose) and doing duties elsewhere in the world to help fix it up. ❦ Insert Super Handwave Platforming Questing Here. Generally they'll probably do some quests, solve puzzles, get stuff, and maintain care over the realms they're staying in.
❦ Your character gets to stay in any of the previous realms!
❦ You can use the
lifeafterfred journal to play around in as much as you want, and with other Happy Enders.❦ Occasionally, we will have special events where alumni will be allowed to return. But in general the character is removed from play.
Option 3: Staying in Aather... forever?!
Congratulations! You've won Aather and now it is your home.
❦ This is much the same as Option 2, except that your character now officially lives in Aather.
❦ Unlike the Enders in Option 2, your character does not have to be "working" on anything in specific, or for a specific goal—they just get to live somewhere in Aather! It is their home and world now. Bum freely.
❦ You can use the
lifeafterfred journal to play around in as much as you want, and with other Happy Enders.❦ Occasionally, we will have special events where alumni will be allowed to return. But in general the character is removed from play.
This option is super experimental, so we're happy to try to work out whatever details you think you'd like!
Subject: Happy Ending!
Character name | Team:
Length of OOC time in Aather: #months
Regained back all of/most of their canon memories?:
Staying in Aather or Going Home?:
Why do you think they're ready for their Happy Ending?: Your hopes and dreams and what you are looking for with your winning, as well as how settled you feel the character is & that there is no further development in-game that you want to do.
Character name | Team:
Length of OOC time in Aather: #months
Regained back all of/most of their canon memories?:
Staying in Aather or Going Home?:
Why do you think they're ready for their Happy Ending?: Your hopes and dreams and what you are looking for with your winning, as well as how settled you feel the character is & that there is no further development in-game that you want to do.
NOTE: All characters who Happy End, whether they leave Aather for their home world or just go elsewhere, will receive a set a magic candles that allow two-way communication with both picture and sound -- so it's not like you have to say goodbye forever. For a list of characters with candle call pages, see here
As always, if you have any questions or concerns or are not sure if you fit within the above guidelines, or want to do something a little different . . .
Just email us and we'll talk it out! ♥
How your character will be informed of their Ending on-screen
❦ Beauty would give them a choice of some of the options above, such as return somewhere, stay in Aather but outside of the current realm with the other Happy Enders in order to keep working on helping the world and teams this way, or (if Option 2 was OOCly decided on) remain here as a Legacy Hero/Knight because their strength and presence is still needed on their team and in this Realm.
❦ Your character would also receive a silver bracelet dotted with your team gem, and any remaining memories and skills would return upon wearing it, if applicable.
If going home (Option 1) or staying in the world of Aather (Option 3, 4):
❦ In the Happy End post, you will receive a bundle of team-colored candles for you to pass out to whoever you want to keep in touch with. In the bundle are 4 pairs of candles (so 8 candles total) - each pair is slightly different in shape and design from the other, with corresponding pairs able to communicate with each other. When lit, you will be able to speak through it and a grainy picture of the other person will appear over the flame. (Visuals might not work sometime! Up to you!) They last much longer than a normal candle.
❦ They will also receive a nice black leather bag of holding, with the buttons in their gem color, and can be strapped on any way comfortable. It's small, not heavy, but bigger on the inside.
If they choose to Legacy Knight/Hero-ing (Option 2):
❦ Beauty will inform them that they can no longer participate in the Games, but there are other ways of helping in this Realm with their skills and knowledge!
❦ Their key will sprout diamond wings.
❦ Whenever Legacy Heroes are in their cabin, a new door will appear inside that they can unlock which leads them to their own single-bed room.
❦ Legacy Knights get a shield and bigger room space.
Beauty can tell them on-screen, or off-screened if desired. Let us know!
Legacy Hero room
- A plain white door will appear somewhere in the team cabin (maybe somewhere different each time) with an keyhole made of your team's gem. - It only appears when the Legacy Hero is in the cabin, though they can bring anybody else inside it with them—but as soon as the Legacy Hero leaves the cabin, whoever else was in the room gets kicked right back out.
- Open it by actually using your key in the lock. Inside is your room! It has team-color walls, white ceiling, a pretty roomy bed that takes up most of the space, a wooden trunk with silver leaf patterns, a very large full-length mirror, and an unopenable window looking out onto a forest... (just trees and a bit of water, pretty boring, but a bit of a change of scenery!)
- The door has a clock on the room side of it! The default (noon) is to your Team cabin: if you change the hands at all it'll open to a blank wall...
- If you leave the cabin, the door disappears. If you leave someone inside of the room while stepping out of the cabin, the person is dumped back into the cabin proper.
- ...Not fully soundproof.