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lifeaftr_mods) wrote2017-06-28 11:46 am
lifeaftr_mods) wrote2017-06-28 11:46 am
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Item Requests
Item Requests
Should your character require an object, specific or general, the Storyteller may be willing to listen to your request and oblige accordingly. However, there are some stipulations to said requests - partially due to the Storyteller's own limitations, and partially due to their own...fickle nature.
Not sure how many stories you character has? Check our Accruals Page!
When considering and items request, please keep the following limitations in mind:
I) TECHNOLOGYAt this current point in time, requesting facilities is not available.
LifeAftr does not support the vast majority of technology without a form of protection, bestowed and maintained exclusively by the Storyteller. The ability to both retrieve and maintain an object that advanced is somewhat beyond their grasp at the moment. Unless said object is necessary to your character's continued existence (in which case, it will have come through to LifeAftr with them, initially), the cost of repairing and sustaining anything sufficiently advanced that maintains itself electronically will be higher than something that does not.
II) SIZE
The Storyteller cannot retrieve objects of immense breadth and height, as those strain the limits of their abilities. At the moment, they cannot retrieve anything larger than your average armchair.
III) SPECIFICITY
A specific object from the character's home of deep sentimental value (such as a character's treasured family heirloom) will have a different worth than supplies of a more general nature (such as a package of seeds for crops), and will require more effort on the Storyteller's part, and therefore a greater offering. As per the FAQ, only two companions, including pokemon, may be brought in at any time. Please only make a request if this two companion limit has not been reached. Any requested companions will be subject to nerfing prior to being accepted.
IV) RELEVANCE
While in theory, characters are able to request anything that they can think of, there may be instances where a limitation will be imposed to prevent excessive loopholing of nerfs.
In cases like these, the mods will look for the relativity of the request to the character: if they are a non-magical being requesting a magical item from another world, for example, it's unlikely that their wish will be granted. On the flipside, a character who is magical and asks for an item with powers outside of their current abilities may be able to acquire it, but at a higher favor cost. In-universe, this will be explained as the Storyteller being unable to significantly alter the natural progression of a character's story.
Generally, this will be handled on a case-by-case basis; always feel free to contact a mod if you're unsure about what the specifics might be!
Bear in mind that the Storyteller will not exercise their power to bring in basic resources that already exist on the archipelago, or anything that characters cannot conceivably make or build on their own. If you have any concerns about what this might entail, don't hesitate to ask - or check our Resources Page to make sure that what you're requesting isn't already there.
A good question. The Storyteller does not perform favors for free. This is where non-compulsory AC comes into play! Offerings of juicy stories and tantalizing pieces of your character's personal narrative may be enough to satiate the Storyteller's curiosity and power their efforts to retrieve your requested item. In general, however, bear in mind that you will get what you give: a story that's more lies and omissions than truth may yield a lackluster item or something slightly off-brand, while an offering of great narrative import may allow your character to pay it forward, if you will, or net them a little something extra.
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Character name: Agent Maine
Character journal:
Item(s) requested: A book on basic carpentry. Something along the lines of Carpentry for Dummies. Basically, he wants to fix and build stuff without messing it up.
Offering: Maine tells the Storyteller (in his usual stoic, taciturn manner) that he woke up as someone else. Unlike so many others, it wasn't his body that had changed: it was his mind. He was someone called the Meta, and the Meta was broken and hollow. Above all else, the Meta wanted to be whole. It's evident that Maine doesn't quite understand this desire, as he appears confused (and perhaps even troubled) by it. But then he shrugs, states that he wants to fix things, and makes his request.
(If this offering wouldn't suffice, please let me know and I'll modify it!)
REQUEST GRANTED
The morning after Maine makes his request, he will discover a hefty tome among his belongings. It doesn't seem to align with any conventionally published title and, in fact, doesn't appear to have a title at all. The cover itself is heavily worn, to the point where no title or author or any words at all are visible in the slightest.
Its contents, however, are exactly what Maine has asked for. It's a very complete "manual," so to speak, detailing the how-tos of woodworking, carpentry, and building, with an emphasis on how to make do with very few resources. Despite the wear and tear on the cover, the pages are of reasonable quality, and perfectly legible...with the exception of any mentions of the author. Strange, maybe, but what's that matter? You got what you asked for!