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lifeaftr_mods) wrote2017-06-28 12:17 pm
lifeaftr_mods) wrote2017-06-28 12:17 pm
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Search Requests
Search Requests
As a central element to the game, Search Requests may seem very daunting at first. Never fear! Below is a table of contents for this page that may help answer your questions, giving you the confidence to venture forth into the great unknown.
[ ♆ ] What Are Search Requests?
[ ♆ ] What Impacts a Search Request?
[ ♆ ] How Many Search Requests Can I Make?
[ ♆ ] Why are Searches Limited?
[ ♆ ] Islands Available
[ ♆ ] Search Request Form
The contents of many islands that make up the archipelago of LifeAftr require player exploration and participation to uncover and chart, as everything from the potential dangers, obstructions, and resources are randomized. Alongside adding weight to the potential dangers characters may face, it also gives you the potential to influence the game as much as possible.
Upon arrival to a new island, a blank map of the island's general shape will be provided with a grid, parsing the island into square sections for the purposes of exploration. Each of these squares are a base size of one mile by one mile in terms of width and breadth, unless otherwise noted. Each square is also labeled for player convenience. Characters who have access to boats or another means of traversing the ocean waters can perform search requests on surrounding waters.
Search Requests are intended to be used as a prompt for IC interactions. While not all search results will hold something of particular interest, such as finding new seeds or fruit, but in circumstances where enemies or information has been located, we encourage ICly threading out these results, or using them to foster new CR.
As of July 2018, there are new factors to take into account when submitting a Search Request:
[ ♆ ] GROUP SIZE limits the timeframe in which a search request can be completed. While a single mile may not seem so far to walk, thoroughly investigating a square mile is a different matter altogether. Depending on the size of a group, characters may choose to push on into an additional square at the cost of spending the night in the wilderness, potentially exposing themselves to other dangers - or in groups of four or more, split the group to cover the additional ground. Search Requests are currently limited to two squares maximum at a time, regardless of group size.
[ ♆ ] DIFFICULT TERRAIN such as mountainous regions, thickly wooded areas, or those under the sway of severe weather conditions may severely hamper a group in covering new ground. Due to this, search requests may be limited on occasion to one square per search, regardless of the group size. This restriction will be announced when relevant.
[ ♆ ] POTENTIAL RISKS can and will hinder characters set on searching more than one square. If searching an area thoroughly, it is assumed that your character is both taking their time, and covering as much of the ground in that square as possible. Obstructions, predators and catastrophes should be predominantly unavoidable due to this.
Beyond submitting a search, characters may also band together with others for an additional two search requests, but these requests must be submitted by another character.
Additionally, Search Requests may only be forward-dated up to two days ahead of the current date. As LifeAftr may sometimes see events suddenly beginning, forward-dating is limited to avoid the need to retcon.
In some circumstances, such as when an island is due to disappear - potentially for good! - we may lift these restrictions to allow those who'd like to further explore islands to go wild.
The following island(s) are currently available for exploration:
NASTRANDIR
The following island(s) are not currently available, but have individual locations pages for player perusal:
CAHYPDO
CHOL
IO
MAATI
MONSUN
NUIDAN
UMUI
ZIZIPHUS
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Character name: Lup
Character journal:
Character(s) accompanying: the Knight, Erika, Kravitz, Shion, Shepard
Area searched: Maati, G2 and F2
Date of search: Nov 29, they'll split up and with Kravitz' portalling they should be able to make good time
Additional notes: Lup and gang are looking for more hints on what Maati's deal is and how long this dang canyon goes on for!
MAATI - G2 | ѱ PREY
G2 is little more than a narrow strip of canyon almost entirely enclosed by cliffs. It tapers into a thin crevice overshadowed by the cliffs that swoop upward at a sheer, extreme angle. There's not much ground to cover here, it seems like...though there is something set into the rock.
It's a door. While it must have once been proud and gleaming, the iron and wood has since become so aged that it is almost indistinguishable from the surrounding stone. Almost.
If it weren't for the sigil engraved into it, glowing a deep blue.
It doesn't matter what you do in an attempt to open it, whether strength or magic; the door will not budge.
Due to the cliff faces, F2 is not currently accessible. You may search elsewhere if you like, or attempt to scale the cliffs and explore F2 anyway. Without proper climbing equipment, you will need to roll a 16 or higher on a d20.
Atop those cliffs, a group of creatures that very much resemble goats are having no trouble at all moving along the crags and sheer slopes. It's those hooved feet that lend them a wonderful sense of balance, ideal for the rocky terrain. It's no surprise why they've settled here.
You'd be forgiven for presuming them to be goats from a distance. But they're not...exactly that.
It's another group of Spanish Plated Goats - a type of chimera originating in Eastern Spain, and their name is highly indicative as to their physical appearance. With three-toed, cloven feet, these creatures are both furred and plated. Scales often run down the lengths of their backs and down their chest. Due to their shaggy coats and hooves, Spanish Plated Goats can last in colder temperatures and high altitudes, just like their less scaly counterparts. In addition, they are also graced with a magnificent lung capacity - which is to say, they breathe fire, both when elated and when feeling aggressed. One of their favorite pastimes, in fact, is to char the ground and darken their coats in the ashes and snowmelt. As they grow, they tend to develop thick manes reminiscent of those of lions, befitting their "chimera" species.
The most notable thing about these little beasts is their capacity to breathe fire if they feel threatened, but their meat is edible, if rather gamey. Additionally, their hides can be tanned into a peculiar but nonetheless robust sort of leather.
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They're Helping.
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so per kravitz' extensive nerfs, he still got to keep his telekenesis, though with a 30 foot radius and 1000 pound limit. Could he use this to just lift the party up the cliff? Even if this takes him out of commission for the rest of the search, we have enough to keep going to the adjacent square. With a hasty add-up I don't think the entire party weighs a thousand, since Knight is teeny and I'm pretty sure the other 5 are each under 200 pounds. Would this be kosher? I'm also good with "well he can toss like two up there" and we'll vote on who goes forward, since he can also presumably get them down to go home.
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Bear in mind that overuse of his telekinesis could be rather taxing, however. Try not to pass out, Kravitz.
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