Your Majesty

KINGDOM♔DAZE

★ FULL NAVIGATION ★

Kingdom♔Daze is a small panfandom commentspam game where your character will be exploring the eccentric labyrinths below a fallen—but hopeful!—nameless kingdom in order to be granted an amazing wish like no other by the powerful Queen who really needs your help. Inspiration draws from a quirky Japanese TRPG known as Meikyuu Kingdom, where the goal is also centralized around developing a hopeful kingdom and exploring the weird labyrinths. However, while Kingdom♔Daze's inspiration is a TRPG, it's still a standard DWRP and there's no dice/classes/stats/etc used in gameplay.

All in all, Kingdom♔Daze has a slice of life feel with the sense of so-called adventure thrown in—when characters aren't exploring labyrinths they're anticipated to take part time jobs while they stay at the town's inn, and when they are exploring they're anticipated to expect anything and everything. After all, labyrinths can be anything from games to challenges to activities to exploradoras... and anything else you can think of! To wrap this up, the steady pace of the game means that days progress slowly, labyrinths last anywhere from three days to a week, and backtagging is not only allowed, but encouraged.

Also: Kingdom♔Daze is not a team game at all (something I want to address because I've seen this confusion in more places then one, actually!) While there can be labyrinths that sort characters into temporary teams on some occasions, characters are actually all working together towards what is essentially the same goal! That said, characters might be co-workers if they have the same part time job, if that's the cause for confusion, but they still have their own rooms at the inn and whatnot.

>> MORE ON THE PREMISE

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STANDARD GAME OVERLOOK

★ WHO YOU CAN APP: Canon/AU/PG/Original Characters are all acceptable, but only one of each character will be allowed. Characters from an AU where only one or two things are changed for the purpose of making them consider coming here (like altering a single event in their life or otherwise) are allowed.

★ CHARACTER CAPS: The game-wide character cap is at 50 characters and it's currently 5 characters per player. While we might budge with the game-wide character cap should the time come, the objective of this game is to keep it on the small side.

★ PERSONAL BELONGINGS: Characters will be able to bring along any possessions they can carry when they first arrive, whether it's a rucksack or luggage or a comically-sized crate they're tugging along. Weapons are, of course, allowed, assuming they don't have the sole destructive strength to wipe out a planet. Alcohol and drugs can get past the customs, oddly enough. Pets and the like are allowed assuming they don't have enough substance to be apped separately.

★ POWERS: Characters keep their powers. However, anything that could break the world is not possible, and anything that's ridiculously overpowered is kind of toned down to reasonable levels as per your best judgement—talking specifically about magic/strength here. Like, if you app Goku and he goes to punch someone and it NORMALLY creates a crater, it won't happen to such a degree here. Meanwhile, labyrinths can have their own rules! It depends on the labyrinth, but there can be times where powers are either unusable, equal to everyone's, very taxing on the character's body, or something or other.

★ IC:OOC RATIO: Time progresses roughly 1 IC Day = 1 OOC Week, give or take depending on the circumstances. Typically the game runs on mingles that span across the entire day, with the occasional mingle covering nighttime when applicable. Backtagging is allowed and is certainly not discouraged!

★ ACTIVITY: There will be a monthly activity requirement of 20 comments across 1-3 threads. Just make sure it's kind of reasonable and not a constant of tiny threads and we're good. You won't have to comment to an activity post each month—we'll just check your character's tag! TAGGING POSTS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> RULES AND F.A.Q.

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EXPLORING THE MANY LABYRINTHS

Get the idea of a dark, dusty, monster-ridden dungeon out of your mind; "labyrinth" is the catch-all term for the events that take place in the mysterious locations that formed underground around a century ago. They can be ANYTHING, from a picturesque scene of the outdoors to your mother's ritzy bedroom. These labyrinths can have anywhere from 2-10 rooms (depending on the complexity) that can carry a strong theme or look entirely different from one another. These rooms may not necessarily require CREATIVE EXPLORING every single time, but exist to, you know, check out and deal with by any means deemed necessary. So, no, not every labyrinth is an exploradora per se, but chances are your character will technically be exploring, even if all they're doing is passing through each room and completing a clear objective. And who knows, they might be bound to the same room the whole time.

It goes like this: your character goes in, does a thing, receives a treasure, then gets out, and BAM the labyrinth has been eradicated! And once the labyrinth as been eradicated, there's a nice upgrade/unlock somewhere in the town. After all, that's what you're here for—to restore the kingdom! Oh, and the reward you get for helping. Of course.

★ Labyrinths can be anything, from a social game to a frightening challenge to a mysterious exploradora...

...to just about anything else. They can be silly or traumatizing, handled individually or as a group, require bonding or opposition, involve decisions or solutions, and so on. It really depends on the task or challenge that's at hand. There will be labyrinths that require you to simply pass through rooms, and others that will involve slightly more extensive exploration. Overall, labyrinths can be games/challenges/tasks/activities/exploradoras/etc—you name it.

★ Labyrinths are not time sensitive.

The purpose of labyrinths is to have an activity or event that engages the players without making anyone feel like they've been left out due to scheduling conflicts or time issues. We can't promise this won't happen, but we try our best to prevent this! That said, with labyrinths you're not expected to show up at a specific time or stick around for however many hours. Labyrinths start whenever you can make it, and tend to last anywhere from a few days to a week in order to give players the time they need to make their progress! And, of course, backtagging is allowed in labyrinths (at least among the characters; the runner can stick to their cut-off or continue with stragglers as they see fit.)

★ Labyrinths typically occur every 1-2 weeks.

It depends on many things! While we don't police the labyrinth runners and their decisions, we do encourage taking the cool-down time between one labyrinth and another into consideration. If it's a heavy labyrinth, such as something that traumatized many of the characters, we might gently press to have a couple weeks of cool-down before the next labyrinth. If it was a simple creative activity, we don't see any harm in running a labyrinth sooner. This also depends on the runner's preference for when they'd like to run the labyrinth, of course!

★ You're not pressured to make every labyrinth.

Labyrinths, unless otherwise noted, are light events that don't directly weave into the game's Grand Plot Story. Missing some here or there won't ruin the fun of the game. Labyrinths do however provide a little extra something for your character to do, as well as some random treasure, but even if a character didn't take part they still get to see the upgraded/unlocked part of the area anyway—sometimes there are chances to involve your characters even if you missed the labyrinth! In summary, just play in them when you think you can, when you want to.

>> MORE ON LABYRINTHS

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LIFE IN THE NAMELESS KINGDOM

LOCATION: Your character will be arriving at Port Perplex, a maritime town situated at the foot of some cliffs. It once attracted a lot of tourism, but since then it's become a little rough, to say the least. Nevertheless, for many it's still home; the townsfolk mostly mind their own business and live their lives as well as they can. There are also many things to explore in the land surrounding the town—well... there's not much that might be of interest at first, but there will come to be many things to discover with each labyrinth cleared!

>> LOCATION INFO

JOBS: Upon arriving characters will be pressed to get a job! Specifically a part-time job, like working at a flower shop, doing town patrol, assisting as a librarian, etc. Characters don't HAVE to take a job, but life's difficulty level definitely goes up for them if they don't. After all, they'll be refused a room at the inn if they don't bother to get a job at all. The way to look at it is that jobs provide hooks/excuses/etc for gameplay and a handwavy amount of spending money. On the flip side, jobs don't actually need to be played out—they can just be happening off-screen, too. There are also little benefits to jobs, like learning how to sew various things from the tailors and getting free cakes from the bakery and so on.

>> JOB INFO

RESIDENCE: Every character will be staying in their own room at the town's inn, The Dolph-Inn, assuming they take on a part-time job. It's not payment the innkeeper wants; they just don't want a "labyrinth explorin' bum moochin' offa me" as they put it. So should your character show up without a part-time job they'll just give them a box and tell them to sleep outside with the monsters. Better hope the camping life is your thing in that case. At the inn, everyone staying gets a bed, a warm bath, and other comfy necessities. Meals prepared the the innkeeper, however, are not free. On the ground floor is a cozy tavern that characters can chill at. There's also a kitchen with a magical pantry full of raw ingredients that characters are welcome to utilize for free, actually, if they want.

>> THE DOLPH-INN

MONSTERS: Monsters will come out at night (and rarely crop up as early as evening or as late as morning). Oddly enough, they are not a result of the cataclysm—these guys have always been here, so they'll continue to always be here. Some monsters are unfairly cute. Some are downright hideous. ALL OF THEM ARE RATHER AGGRESSIVE, meaning your character better get to the inn or find another safe place by the time the sun goes down. What's nice though is that each monster drops some interesting loot, so maybe you WANT to kick their asses.

>> MONSTER INFO

ANOMALIES: On occasion, the magic seeping up from the labyrinths will cause a ~status effect~ for the kingdom's resources or people (that includes you, characters) out of the blue. The kingdom itself just refers to these as "anomalies" since it's a nice broad term that defines anything really weird happening to them. We're talking things like a sudden deficit in sweets throughout the kingdom, everyone having the inability to lie or tell the truth, or maybe you've sprouted cat ears that haven't gone away the past couple of days. Things like that. "How do you make these anomalies go away?" Rumors claim that if you complete a specific task relating to the anomaly at hand, it'll go away. Otherwise, time's your healer, my friend.

>> ANOMALY INFO

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SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS, AND CONTACT

We're always open to suggestions, whether it's to better the game, an idea for a labyrinth, and so on. As well, we're always open to answering questions—communication is key in making this an enjoyable game for everyone! And speaking of communication, we do have a room on Slack (a damn good browser-based chat like IRC) for everyone to chat in, so if you'd like to join in, just do so or shoot the mod email/plurk a request for an invite!

>> SUGGESTIONS PAGE AND CONTACT PAGE

THE KINGDOM

The kingdom itself is simply known as that: The Kingdom. Its name, once known by everyone, has been lost ever since that magic cataclysm took place one hundred years ago. But more on the kingdom itself: there are a large variety of unique locations within the kingdom; it boasts plenty of beautiful sights, lots of—oh, wait, hold on, my bad. This was also before the magical cataclysm. Few of these beautiful sights remain anymore thanks to the labyrinths... but that's why you're here, right?

The royalty in charge, who happens to be the one who invited you here in the first place, is Queen Dominique Ava-Zeva Eupheme. The young godlike queen's the best sorceress around, and wields a two-handed sword like it's her bread and butter. However, despite her amazing prowess, she's unable to challenge the labyrinths for their magical properties deflect her own completely.

MAP



GENERAL

This city was once giant, self-sufficient, and the center of everything in the kingdom. Now? You only stand in a fraction of it—due to the raging dust storms—and all that remains here is what little's been left behind by the cataclysm's destruction a hundred years ago.

Terrain: The ground is coated in an ashen dust. The way it lays might remind you of packing snow: as you walk, it won't blow around, but a deliberate kick here, or a gust of wind there, and the dust flies around a bit. Patches of grass, and even small flowers, can be seen sticking out from the dust. If you brush the dust away, you'll find fertile soil.

Ruins: Scattered along the roads are ruins of buildings. At one time they were built with various colored square-shaped stones. But now, you'll never find a single building that's fully in tact. You might find one with a whole wall. Or one with all of its walls in half. Or one that just the outline of what might have once been in a Roxaboxen-like fashion. And so forth, things like that.

Day/Night: You can't see the sun at all in the bright, blue sky. No, no, it's not hiding: it's just not there at all. To add to the confusion: there's no natural, subtle shift from day -> night. One second it's bright out—the next, it's nighttime, like a sudden transformation. Daytime last for 12 hours, and nighttime lasts for 12 hours. And nighttime? Is freakin' dark. You need your lamp when it shifts to nighttime for sure. Furthermore, there are no stars out—the night sky is as blank as it is during the day.

Roads: They're wide enough to fit two standard vehicles side-by-side, and constructed from various tones of weathered, square stones. The road's stones strongly resemble the ones that the fallen buildings were constructed from. There are no lights along the roads.

Outskirts: Surrounding this part of the town is an ongoing dust storm. So, waltzing into it? A bad idea. Despite the obvious inability to see what's ahead, and the inevitable struggle to breathe that almost suffocates you, you won't make it very far—in the end, you could find yourself lightheaded and faint. When you've awoken, you'll find yourself somehow dumped back where it's safe.

Air: The quality here isn't the best. Breathing isn't difficult, but you can't help but notice how much thicker the air seems here. Wearing a cloth over your mouth/nose would probably help a little bit, but you can get by without. If you have allergies, they won't be set off unless someone actually kicks up the dust... but that'd make anyone sneeze or cough, really.

Climate: It's a pinch colder than room temperature, as though someone forgot to turn the heater on. There are occasionally strong gusts of wind that send dust flying about.

Anomalies: There are a couple things to watch out for while you're here, caused by the effects of the labyrinths down below. Thankfully, it's nothing life-threatening...?

• Mirages: In the corner of your eye you might catch sight of something familiar to you. A vision of something heartwarming, like family or friends? A vision from your deepest fears, such as your enemy or the dead? It could even be the illusion of another explorer, trying to usher you in for help or advice. Or a giant pile of money and beer. The possibilities are endless, and sometimes other people will see the same mirage as you. But, go towards this illusion, and while you might get some brief interaction (or whatever else would entail,) in the very end it'll glitch and fall apart into dust.

• Whirlwinds: Whether it's windy or not, you might be suddenly sucked up by a tiny tornado and spit out somewhere else. Sometimes you see them—other times, you don't. It's pretty damn inconvenient. After being spit out, you'll wind up dizzy, and fall to a place that you'd least expect. There's a small chance you won't even remember what you were doing before...

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AREAS OF INTEREST

Base Camp

What it says on the tin: a clearing set-up for the explorers to stay at for the time being.

• Tents are set-up along the edge; the middle area is just empty space.

• Everyone has a tent that looks like this. However, if you know your character is likely to be sharing their tent with someone(s), feel free to just roll with them doing so instead of having extra tents.

• Each tent includes a hurricane lamp (that never needs filled) and a sleeping bag. If you're sharing a tent, there's likely to be enough sleeping bags for everyone. There's also enough room off to the side in the tent to set your stuff up, such as belongings, rations, etc. The front does zip up, allowing for any much needed privacy.

• There's no lighting in this area. Not a big deal during the day, but at night... that might pose a problem.

• If you're unlucky, your tent might occasionally... roll away. You'll have to periodically check to make sure that it's still attached firmly to the ground from time to time.

Scout HQ

The Scouts took over the ruins of the giant archives building and converted it into their local headquarters. There's no roof; only the front wall of the building's first story stands, and the front door is just a doorway. Every other wall is halved or missing.

• Tents (for the Scouts) are set up within the Roxaboxen-like frame. In every corner are tables holding mysterious devices, and makeshift bookshelves holding binders. Someone always seems to be tinkering with said devices, or reading something, and they'll never let you get TOO close to these goods.

• One of the tents is a bit larger and has a flag at the tip-top—this is where the Scout Leader stays. Inside her tent is a desk, chair, and bookshelf. It'd look like a decent office if it weren't for her sleeping bag off to the side. She seems busy, but she's usually available! If you wanted, you could use her to get in contact with The Queen.

Junk Hill

A mountain of junk. It's like someone took the smaller things that were left behind a hundred years ago and put it all into a giant, towering pile.

• You can find almost ANYTHING here, whether you're looking for it or not. The vast majority of this junk is non-perishable (though the unlucky ones could certainly come across a banana peel or empty cup of ramen.)

• Most of what you'll find is in bad shape, rusted, or needs fixed. Not to say you can't be lucky! It's just very hit or miss.

• You can find technology. A busted cellphone? A radio that needs a new antenna, a typewriter with some buttons missing, tangled headphones, a dead laptop of all damn things?! Surely they'll be useful someday, and surely someone will be able to fix what's broken.

• The only thing your character won't find is magical things. Things that summon fire, things that change your height, a lamp that grants wishes... things of that nature. You know. Magic doodads. Not gonna see them in this junk pile.

• Needs ideas for the random stuff your character can find? Try this or that randomizer! Or just pull stuff off the top of your head.

• It's possible to cause an avalanche! Moreso for chaotic comedy reasons than Actual Murder reasons. So, don't get trapped under a bunch of random crap, okay? At least the pile seems to clean/reset itself by the next day, so any avalanche you caused will be taken care of by the next morning.

Temple Ruins

Also known as "The Ruined Temple," this is the only building that seems to be standing... It has doors, a damaged roof, busted windows, and worn walls.

• It consists of one room that looks like a church. There are many stone benches, in various states of array, set up in rows. In the center aisle is a long, holey rug leading towards a pulpit in the back of the room.

• Behind the pulpit is a large boulder. It's been shaped, with intriguing edges and engravings, implying that it was placed there with a purpose.

• Inside are unlit candles, set atop pedestals and mounted to the walls. The day is bright enough for you to get by without lighting them, but if you intend to stay here around nightfall, you better have a match.

Applicant

Name: Marie
Contact: bid.you.adieu at gmail | entrepreromance at plurk
Timezone/Availability: CST

Character

Name: Echo
Age: 16
Canon/AU/PG/Original: Pandora Hearts AU where things just turn out sliiiightly differently for Echo...

Personality/Background:

• Echo plays the role of Vincent Nightray's ~mindless~ servant, but deep down inside she's always hated him and questioned his morally questionable orders
  
  
• She shares a body with Zwei/Noise, the True body owner, who is violent and unhinged. Doldee, the manipulative bondage monster, is also there.
  
  
• Eventually Oz, the protagonist, makes Echo realize that she doesn't like letting all sorts of terrible things happen in her presence, leading her to try helping people even when she has no real reason to
  
  
• She decides that she isn't just "an echo," she is Echo and she will stand up and protect what she needs to protect!! Especially Noise's mind!!
  
  
• BUT IN THIS AU, after kicking Doldee's ass to protect Noise, an unanticipated thing happens: Noise winds up dying along with Doldee.
  
  
• And Echo is left living with the guilt of this action; she wanted to PROTECT!!1 Noise by taking care of Doldee once and for all, but instead her actions wound up killing Noise, too.

Echo is a (seemingly) emotionless servant who speaks in third person only half the time. It's not that she doesn't have emotions, but moreso that she struggles to feel or understand them, though she's made a lot of progress. It's gotten to the point that occasionally her flat voice and deadpan visage give way to expressing herself properly. Feelings and stuff aside, Echo's very perceptive and logical, thinking things through as carefully as she can. She might not be the brightest, but she always attempts to tackle things with what she considers to be a well-thought approach.

While Echo's not opposed to socializing, she just doesn't have much experience with people, instead preferring to watch them from afar. People watching is a hobby of hers, after all. Despite her social awkwardness and her curt comments that can inadvertently cause more harm than good, she knows how to be GENERALLY polite and MOSTLY respectful—just as long as the person isn't getting in her way or on her nerves (which isn't too hard to do with Echo here.) In addition, she's a bad liar who happens to be pretty good at containing her heavily judgmental thoughts... assuming she hasn't already shared them.

Sample:

1) Who would you really like to tell off? Why?

If what you mean is "reprimand" ... and this is being kept secret... The answer is obvious: Master Vincent. His childish behavior of tearing dolls to pieces. His habit of falling asleep everywhere. His treatment of people who are not his brother. It was annoying to deal with that kind of person. However... Echo could never tell him off. It is not appropriate.

2) What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A world where nothing bad happened to anyone. Hm? You are silent. Is this agreement? Is this... confusion? It is a struggle to identify your reaction. Please clarify so I know where to begin addressing this.

3) What do you consider your special talent?

Slicing and cutting with two knives. That is right. A knife in each hand. It's more effective that way.

4) On what occasions do you lie?

Wh—... What are you talking about? Um... I do not lie. To assume I lie, that is offensive. Don't waste your time. A person only lies to hide something, but Echo—Echo never has to hide anything...

5) What do you think other people think of you? What do you want them to think of you?

It does not matter what they think of Echo. Echo is probably thought of as nothing more than a servant. But to a person like Oz... I hope that he thinks I am reliable.

Game

What possessions are they bringing along? Her diary and a pair of huge knives she keeps tucked away in each sleeve.

What do they want in return for helping? Echo will want to revive Noise since, in this AU, her death was the direct consequence of Echo's actions. With how much Echo regrets this, she'd naturally take the opportunity to fix it since it's being offered.

MOD CONTACT

Your dazed mod is Marie (entrepreromance.) That personal plurk is just for reference so you know who I am; there are two far more practical methods for you to reach the game's mod directly about Kingdom♔Daze stuff:

• Shoot an email to kingdoms.dazed.mods at gmail

or

• PM the game's plurk account, kingdomdaze!

Either method is perfectly acceptable. I'll do my best to respond to you as soon as possible!

SURVEY QUESTIONS

• What do you want from life?
• What do you think other people think of you? What do you want them to think of you?
• What do you consider your special talent?
• Would you kill someone? If so, what would it take?
• What is your idea of perfect happiness?
• What are you most proud of about your life?
• What's the worst thing you've ever done? Why?
• What kind of trait you admire in others?
• What one word best describes you? Why?
• How do you like to spend your free time?
• Who would you really like to tell off? Why?
• What’s your greatest source of frustration?
• If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
• What is your greatest regret?
• On what occasions do you lie?

Applications are currently OPEN.

Your application will be processed within 1-3 days.

HOW TO APPLY

Forms are at the bottom of the page; to apply, just comment to this post with one filled out. All comments are screened.

To reapp a character: just comment with a link to your former application and indicate in the subject that you're reapping! However, if anything's changed (such as your contact information or anything else), please indicate that.

General

★ You are allowed to app up to 5 characters.

★ For a general example, here's a sample application. I'm sorry it's Echo, I don't know what else you expect of me.

★ Remember: whoever you app is willing to be here, even if you have to take them from a different point in canon or a slightly altered universe.

★ Dead characters are okay to app! The Queen has the equivalent of a Master's in Necromancy; she addressed said character spiritually and brought them back to life in order to help her cause.

★ Yes, the Queen would ask an "average" character, such as a student, to help with her cause. The Queen can see the potential in EVERYONE!

★ You can app an animal/creature/etc character, but please know that, OOCly speaking, labyrinths are made with humanoid characters in mind. That said, still knowing this you do have the option of keeping them as an animal—and alternatively you also have the option of humanizing them. However, if you go about this route, we ask that you make it an AU, such as "they've always been human" or "something back home inexplicably caused them to become human" and go about it this way.

★ You can app a child character, but we ask you this: if this child were in the Pokemon universe where most 10 year-old children pick up a Pokemon and start a journey across the land, would they be able to handle this in some capacity? If so, you can app that child. BUT NO JUST BE REASONABLE HERE! Apping a child who needs babysat to a place where they're expected to traverse labyrinths and care for themself is not a good idea. The Queen wouldn't ask them to help in the first place!

Canon/AU/PG/Original

★ Characters from alternate universes or previous games are allowed, as are original characters. Fandom originals are allowed on the basis that they have no relation to the cast. Just make sure to specify which of these things your character is on the app.

★ There can only be one of each character, no matter how much they vary due to AU or PG differences. While the Queen is asking for help from people of many worlds and universes, she doesn't happen to be asking the "same person" twice, so to speak.

★ Note: characters from an AU where only one or two things are changed for the purpose of making them consider coming here (like altering a single event in their life or otherwise) are allowed.

Personality/Background

★ Pretend we only have five more minutes until we leave for our full-time jobs as balloon inflaters at Billy-Bob's Traveling Circus, and it might be WEEKS until we can look at your app again. In other words, tell us what you think we really need to know about this character in order to grasp who they are.

★ This shouldn't be too wordy; close to 300 words is what we're looking for, but as long as you're not waaay under or waaay over we're not counting. We mostly just want to grasp that you grasp your character, and we feel that being able to summarize them is one of the many ways to demonstrate this. Focus more on the personality, and only mention the background that directly affects your character. We don't care that your character is the oldest of 4 UNLESS that happens to explain why your character is instinctively protective.

★ You can format this section however you'd like: a bulleted list, standard paragraphs, or a combination of the two. If you want to incorporate gifs/charts/graphics/etc then all the more power to you, just as long as it doesn't make it harder to understand! Feel free to have ~fun~ with this.

Sample

For the sample you're to pick one of these three options:

1) Link one 20 comment thread; 10 of the comments are your character's.
2) A prose/monologue no shorter than 200 words.
3) Pick five questions from this page and have your character ICly answer them like a live interview.

What possessions are they bringing along?

★ Your character arrives on a ship, and is allowed to bring along anything of theirs they can carry—their luggage can be a rucksack, or a cardboard box, or a couple suitcases, or maybe they're somehow tugging along a crate, or whatever other creative means of luggage you want to imagine. Just remember that their room at the inn isn't a big one!

★ Pets and the like are allowed, assuming they don't have enough substance to be apped. However! Weapons of mass destruction (to put it simply) will NOT get through the kingdom's customs (even though things like booze and drugs occasionally do). If we're concerned about something your character is trying to bring with them, we'll gently nudge you during the application process.

★ At this current time, the kingdom is behind on its technological advancements due to the labyrinths. That is, your character CAN bring along technology of their own, but it might not be a bright idea. A laptop won't have electrical outlets to charge with and definitely no internet connection, a cell phone won't get service, a fancy futuristic gun will run out of suitable bullets, robots won't get the most apt repairs if they break, and so on.

What do they want in return for helping?

★ IT CAN BE ANYTHING!!

★ OR EVERYTHING!!

★ This reward doesn't have to be set in stone; after all, characters can change and grow during gameplay. They don't even have to know what they want yet. Still, if you'd like you can elaborate on why your character wants this as their reward.

★ Keep in mind that the character WILL have the knowledge that they won't get their reward until after the labyrinth situation has been fully taken care of.

FORM

<b style="font-size:30px;padding-right:3px;font-family:Arial;color:#e50065;">Applicant</b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Timezone/Availability:</b> <b style="font-size:30px;padding-right:3px;font-family:Arial;color:#e50065;">Character</b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> <b>Canon/AU/PG/Original:</b> <b>Personality/Background:</b> <b>Sample:</b> <b style="font-size:30px;padding-right:3px;font-family:Arial;color:#e50065;">Game</b> <b>What possessions are they bringing along?</b> <b>What do they want in return for helping?</b>

RULES

1.YOUR CHARACTER IS WILLING TO BE HERE

More of a consideration than a rule; remember that your character is here of their own volition. Each character will have the knowledge that they can leave if they want, and they'll know that they won't receive the Grand Prize Reward until after everything's settled, ie game end.

2.THE GOLDEN RULE

Please treat others the way you'd like to be treated. We hope that any issues can be resolved between the players themselves or put aside for the sake of RP, but if a problem continues or worsens it's not an inconvenience to bring it to the game mod to try and work towards a reasonable resolution.

3.IC ≠ OOC

The standard "IC is not OOC, and OOC is not IC" rule. On top of that, infomodding is incredibly frowned upon.

And on a vaaaaguely similar note, be mindful of the things you delve into with your character. IC actions should bear IC consequences. It's not in good spirit to ICly cause a mess and flounce your character out of all the trouble they'd otherwise wind up in. It can cause stress on the players involved by making gameplay difficult!

4.ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT

Each month we'll check your character's tag for one of the following:

a) a collective sum of 20 comments spanning across 1-3 threads
b) a post ran by your character (co-running is acceptable.)

Just as long as you're taking part and playing, you're good.

5.TAG YOUR POSTS

Because activity is handled by checking your tag over the course of the month, we ask that everyone tags whatever community post their character has been played in!

6.MATURE CONTENT

Any time things start getting explicitly R-rated in a thread, please continue it in a journal entry or fade to black. This applies to both sexual and violent material. We're trusting you to use your best judgement!

ANOMALIES

Anomalies are the IC term for status effects that are caused by the weird magic seeping up from the labyrinths. They're effects that (wait for it) affect the daily lives of anyone and anything within the kingdom. For instance, one can be the sudden inability for many characters to lie, or a sweets deficit throughout the entire kingdom, or suddenly you have a brutally honest description of yourself taped to your back and you can't get it off until you can somehow figure out what it says.

You can utilize anomalies as you see fit in your posts and threads! Want to toss up a mingle where almost everyone who walks into town finds themself unable to lie? What if there's a day or two where almost everyone sprouts animal ears? Or maybe you just want to deage your character in your thread, independently from everyone else, or perhaps you're a loving sadist who briefly erases their memories for a day.

Anomalies can go away on their own in due time, and others can have immediate solutions! Maybe the solution to the animal ear anomaly is to let someone pat you on the head. Weird, but hey, maybe the only other option was to deal with it for a few days!

THE KINGDOM

The kingdom itself is simply known as that: The Kingdom. Its name, once known by everyone, has been lost ever since that magic cataclysm took place one hundred years ago. But more on the kingdom itself: there are a large variety of unique locations within the kingdom; it boasts plenty of beautiful sights, lots of—oh, wait, hold on, my bad. This was also before the magical cataclysm. Few of these beautiful sights remain anymore thanks to the labyrinths... but that's why you're here, right?

The royalty in charge, who happens to be the one who invited you here in the first place, is Queen Dominique Ava-Zeva Eupheme. The young godlike queen's the best sorceress around, and wields a two-handed sword like it's her bread and butter. However, despite her amazing prowess, she's unable to challenge the labyrinths for their magical properties deflect her own completely.

MAP



GENERAL

This city was once giant, self-sufficient, and the center of everything in the kingdom. Now? You only stand in a fraction of it—due to the raging dust storms—and all that remains here is what little's been left behind by the cataclysm's destruction a hundred years ago.

Terrain: The ground is coated in an ashen dust. The way it lays might remind you of packing snow: as you walk, it won't blow around, but a deliberate kick here, or a gust of wind there, and the dust flies around a bit. Patches of grass, and even small flowers, can be seen sticking out from the dust. If you brush the dust away, you'll find fertile soil.

Ruins: Scattered along the roads are ruins of buildings. At one time they were built with various colored square-shaped stones. But now, you'll never find a single building that's fully in tact. You might find one with a whole wall. Or one with all of its walls in half. Or one that just the outline of what might have once been in a Roxaboxen-like fashion. And so forth, things like that.

Day/Night: You can't see the sun at all in the bright, blue sky. No, no, it's not hiding: it's just not there at all. To add to the confusion: there's no natural, subtle shift from day -> night. One second it's bright out—the next, it's nighttime, like a sudden transformation. Daytime last for 12 hours, and nighttime lasts for 12 hours. And nighttime? Is freakin' dark. You need your lamp when it shifts to nighttime for sure. Furthermore, there are no stars out—the night sky is as blank as it is during the day.

Roads: They're wide enough to fit two standard vehicles side-by-side, and constructed from various tones of weathered, square stones. The road's stones strongly resemble the ones that the fallen buildings were constructed from. There are no lights along the roads.

Outskirts: Surrounding this part of the town is an ongoing dust storm. So, waltzing into it? A bad idea. Despite the obvious inability to see what's ahead, and the inevitable struggle to breathe that almost suffocates you, you won't make it very far—in the end, you could find yourself lightheaded and faint. When you've awoken, you'll find yourself somehow dumped back where it's safe.

Air: The quality here isn't the best. Breathing isn't difficult, but you can't help but notice how much thicker the air seems here. Wearing a cloth over your mouth/nose would probably help a little bit, but you can get by without. If you have allergies, they won't be set off unless someone actually kicks up the dust... but that'd make anyone sneeze or cough, really.

Climate: It's a pinch colder than room temperature, as though someone forgot to turn the heater on. There are occasionally strong gusts of wind that send dust flying about.

Anomalies: There are a couple things to watch out for while you're here, caused by the effects of the labyrinths down below. Thankfully, it's nothing life-threatening...?

• Mirages: In the corner of your eye you might catch sight of something familiar to you. A vision of something heartwarming, like family or friends? A vision from your deepest fears, such as your enemy or the dead? It could even be the illusion of another explorer, trying to usher you in for help or advice. Or a giant pile of money and beer. The possibilities are endless, and sometimes other people will see the same mirage as you. But, go towards this illusion, and while you might get some brief interaction (or whatever else would entail,) in the very end it'll glitch and fall apart into dust.

• Whirlwinds: Whether it's windy or not, you might be suddenly sucked up by a tiny tornado and spit out somewhere else. Sometimes you see them—other times, you don't. It's pretty damn inconvenient. After being spit out, you'll wind up dizzy, and fall to a place that you'd least expect. There's a small chance you won't even remember what you were doing before...

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AREAS OF INTEREST

Base Camp

What it says on the tin: a clearing set-up for the explorers to stay at for the time being.

• Tents are set-up along the edge; the middle area is just empty space.

• Everyone has a tent that looks like this. However, if you know your character is likely to be sharing their tent with someone(s), feel free to just roll with them doing so instead of having extra tents.

• Each tent includes a hurricane lamp (that never needs filled) and a sleeping bag. If you're sharing a tent, there's likely to be enough sleeping bags for everyone. There's also enough room off to the side in the tent to set your stuff up, such as belongings, rations, etc. The front does zip up, allowing for any much needed privacy.

• There's no lighting in this area. Not a big deal during the day, but at night... that might pose a problem.

• If you're unlucky, your tent might occasionally... roll away. You'll have to periodically check to make sure that it's still attached firmly to the ground from time to time.

Scout HQ

The Scouts took over the ruins of the giant archives building and converted it into their local headquarters. There's no roof; only the front wall of the building's first story stands, and the front door is just a doorway. Every other wall is halved or missing.

• Tents (for the Scouts) are set up within the Roxaboxen-like frame. In every corner are tables holding mysterious devices, and makeshift bookshelves holding binders. Someone always seems to be tinkering with said devices, or reading something, and they'll never let you get TOO close to these goods.

• One of the tents is a bit larger and has a flag at the tip-top—this is where the Scout Leader stays. Inside her tent is a desk, chair, and bookshelf. It'd look like a decent office if it weren't for her sleeping bag off to the side. She seems busy, but she's usually available! If you wanted, you could use her to get in contact with The Queen.

Junk Hill

A mountain of junk. It's like someone took the smaller things that were left behind a hundred years ago and put it all into a giant, towering pile.

• You can find almost ANYTHING here, whether you're looking for it or not. The vast majority of this junk is non-perishable (though the unlucky ones could certainly come across a banana peel or empty cup of ramen.)

• Most of what you'll find is in bad shape, rusted, or needs fixed. Not to say you can't be lucky! It's just very hit or miss.

• You can find technology. A busted cellphone? A radio that needs a new antenna, a typewriter with some buttons missing, tangled headphones, a dead laptop of all damn things?! Surely they'll be useful someday, and surely someone will be able to fix what's broken.

• The only thing your character won't find is magical things. Things that summon fire, things that change your height, a lamp that grants wishes... things of that nature. You know. Magic doodads. Not gonna see them in this junk pile.

• Needs ideas for the random stuff your character can find? Try this or that randomizer! Or just pull stuff off the top of your head.

• It's possible to cause an avalanche! Moreso for chaotic comedy reasons than Actual Murder reasons. So, don't get trapped under a bunch of random crap, okay? At least the pile seems to clean/reset itself by the next day, so any avalanche you caused will be taken care of by the next morning.

Temple Ruins

Also known as "The Ruined Temple," this is the only building that seems to be standing... It has doors, a damaged roof, busted windows, and worn walls.

• It consists of one room that looks like a church. There are many stone benches, in various states of array, set up in rows. In the center aisle is a long, holey rug leading towards a pulpit in the back of the room.

• Behind the pulpit is a large boulder. It's been shaped, with intriguing edges and engravings, implying that it was placed there with a purpose.

• Inside are unlit candles, set atop pedestals and mounted to the walls. The day is bright enough for you to get by without lighting them, but if you intend to stay here around nightfall, you better have a match.