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RETAIL THERAPY.
BONUS REWARDS;
get your sweet loot here
Yep! It's finally time to cash in your XP. Here you can buy things for your characters with the bonus points you've accumulated in the months since they've arrived. There are two kinds of items they can purchase: set items (items listed below with set prices) and proposed items. Proposed items are things or abilities or whatever you can think of, which you'll tell us the details of, and we'll give you a price quote. If you're okay with the price, let us know, and you're good to go.
The purchases you'll be making are OOC; your character will not be aware of these purchases. The items will arrive in your character's room on Base, so they'll get it on the 9th. You have plenty of time to come up with a shopping list.
Mote on the 'Basic Items' category: Since listing minutely every single item it's possible to buy would be a huge pain in the ass, we're going to describe what some of the items are without getting into specifics, so you can be creative, pick items from home, or items your characters have never seen before, whatever. In your shopping lists, please feel free to go into detail. If we disagree about how you've priced the items, we'll tell you, but honestly I doubt we'll care. This is mostly for fun, anyway.
Because it's time sensitive, this post, and the opportunity to buy shit with your XP, closes on December 8th, but don't worry, the opportunity to cash in XP will come around again every few months, usually between missions.
BASIC ITEMS
- 1 XP - one outfit of basic clothing of no special protective capabilities, in any style
- 1 XP - three average sized meals of average sustenance levels with no special qualities, in any style
- 1 XP - one weapon of no special magical or technological ability that does not need to be reloaded, in any style
- 2 XP - one weapon of no special magical or technological ability that does need to be reloaded, in any style
- 1 XP - one packet of ammunition for above weapon
- extra amenities to the characters specifications
- 1 XP - one miscellaneous item, which can have some magical or technological attributes, but cannot be used for combat
- 4 XP - one weapon of great technological or magical power that your character used before they joined COST
SPECIAL ITEMS
- 3 XP - Bird repellent: A loud air horn that makes all birds in the vicinity leave you alone for a total of 5 minutes.
- 3 XP - Tarnhauser's Book Of Petty Magyks: A cursed book, about 50 pages, detailing ten spells that can be deployed at any time, but only once. What spells the book contains changes every time it's printed (that's why it's cursed), so it's kind of a gamble if you'll get anything good. The mods will let you know upon purchase.
- 3 XP - OmniKey: A key that will open any door, but only once.
- 3 XP - Base Interactive Map: A paper map that will lead you through the base, showing you not only what's in it, but where everyone is (if they have their location set to public), as well as the location of all the DACTYL droids, what showers are currently being used, and the amount of birds in a given area.
- 3 XP - HelperTron 782-54: An experimental prototype meant to replace DACTYL droids, the robot is the size of a football and half as intelligent. It can barely remember it's name and doesn't like the color yellow. It's best use is as an alarm clock, because it's really, really good at waking people up in the middle of the night. Tech-savvy characters are welcome to try to improve it.
- 4 XP - Norn Cards: An old deck of cards with faded, esoteric images on them. Some say reading them will tell the future, and certainly more cards seem to pop up at certain times than others, despite the fact that there are only one of each card in this deck of 25. If you choose to purchase this, we'll give you a rundown on the cards and how they work, and, yes, they do tell the future... in really vague ways.
BCE UPGRADES
- 1 XP - ZapChat: A fun app that lets you take pictures or short videos of yourself, adding stickers, filters, and other weird bullshit onto them. Anyone can recieve one, but only those with the app on their BCE can send them. Due to limited server space within COST, all media sent through this app will automatically delete itself after ten seconds of being opened.
- 1 XP - TrioLinguo: A language-learning application that teaches you basic vocabulary and sentence structure before testing you at least once daily, with a point system to keep you engaged. Current language packs included are: Modern English, Modern Japanese, Ancient Japanese, French, Jhachsh'ii, Aesiri, Ancient Greek, High Valyrian, Lemurian, Klingon, and Australian.
- 1 XP - Majel: A helpful AI that will do things for you. Majel, set an alarm for 4AM. Majel, delete ZapChat off my BCE. Majel, send a message to Achilles with the words 'no more dickpics'. Majel, make an appointment to catch the king's beheading. And Majel will, with a minimal amount of backtalk.
- 1 XP - Cards Against Immortality: You can probably guess.
PROPOSED PURCHASES
- The only rules for these are: it can't be sentient, it can't be something that would change the entire structure of the game, it can't be something giving time travel or dimensional travel abilities, and it can't be bigger than a house. Otherwise, go to town.
- (Note: We reserve the right to deny a proposal if even if it doesn't meet the above criteria, simply because we can't think of every way something could go horribly wrong ahead of time.)
BASIC ITEMS:
PROPOSED ITEMS:
Comments, questions, concerns?
PRICE INQUIRY
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Sort of like a wolf the size of a pony. There are some negligible biological differences between direwolves and normal wolves -- direwolves aren't just bigger, though they're clearly related. But "huge white wolf" is close enough to be getting on with.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? It can store itself! When not penned up in canon, and not hanging around Jon, Ghost tends to entertain himself for long periods of time. He's not really a pet, he's more of a wild animal who has a close bond with a single human. I mean, he's been running around off-camera since the beginning of S6 because apparently he's "expensive to animate" or something. /eyeroll
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER?
- If Ghost shows up to be helpful, he's very protective of Jon (the screenshot above is him guarding Jon's body when Jon was dead for a whole day), and he can act as a weapon in those battles in which he shows up if he ever does, though it would not always be necessarily clear from the outside that he's motivated to fight for Jon. In this setting, Ghost's protectiveness might partly extend to castmates. Ghost is pretty much cool with anyone his favorite human is cool with, and a little more openly aggressive toward people who are threats to Jon, but he can be instructed to back down and will listen. All the Stark direwolves are like this with their people.
- Jon does not know how to warg intentionally, so he can't do the stuff that Bran can do where he slips into Summer to get a look around. But he does have a subtle mental connection with Ghost, will have dreams from his POV (mostly just dreams of doing wolf things -- it's that he literally occasionally inhabits Ghost's body while he's asleep but has no control over it and is just sort of along for the ride while Ghost hunts or whatever), and in the books, will sometimes feel very hungry for bloody meat when Ghost is nearby. Ghost is also aware on some level that only one of his littermates, a sister, is still alive, and in this case, would feel like she was far away. (But that littermate bond seems to be the only sentience the direwolves have, and it's only something the Stark kids become aware of during warging or wolf dreams.)
- About the only hyper-advantageous way this stuff could all ever be used is if Ghost accidentally saw something revealing (about enemy movements or etc) while Jon was dreaming from his POV, which would be a plot device that would require mod involvement at the time anyway. It also doesn't ever have to be used that way. Otherwise, the wolf dreams are not really a good thing or a bad thing, just a thing thing.
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? I'm not sure those accidental warging things and wolf dreams are always an advantage, when you can't control them. Plus: huge wolf to take care of and feed, though Ghost generally runs off to entertain himself in the wild when told to, and Ghost's protectiveness could conceivably sometimes be a problem with other members of COST. Also, Jon has a sword that has a pommel in the shape of his dog, more or less, something that was intentional on the part of the people who helped when the pommel was remade for him. He's never going to live this down on base. He's like a guy who has a picture of his golden retriever on his lock screen.
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price question!!
WHAT DOES IT DO? It is the PASIV device!
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? On the outside it's just a silver brief case. Once unlocked, the insides are like as pictured above.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? With Arthur, normally. When on base, he'll have it tucked under his bed.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? If it's possible to use for missions, then it can help them out! If not, he'll just have it for demonstration or if fellow COST members want to dream themselves into the bahamas idk
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? Kind of a pain in the ass to keep up with, there's only so much Somnacin that comes with the case, also he can potentially get stuck in a dream (oops).
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oh no price inquiries
PROPOSED ITEM: The stuff he is wearing, but I’m price checking it because it's a lot of stuff and involves body armor (and if different parts of the getup should be priced or earned back separately, I’m cool with that also).
WHAT DOES IT DO? It’s clothes (jacket, boots, gloves, fatigues, equipment harnesses, compression shirt), but the jacket is lightly armored and he wears a chest piece underneath. The nature of it is never specified but shit like this happens to him, and he doesn’t immediately die, so even accounting for his enhanced durability, probably near-future kevlar is involved?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? All this, minus the weapons (obv) and visor.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? He’s gonna WEAR IT and then leave it home on missions, in his quarters.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? Please look at how incredibly snazzy this jacket is, also he just feels better knowing people can't shoot him as effectively.
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? I'm generally assuming he can’t take it on missions unless we end up going to a place where it’s fashion-appropriate, so it’s mostly just for him to wear around the base.
PROPOSED ITEM: Tactical visor
WHAT DOES IT DO? The tactical visor is a piece of stolen government equipment that 76 uses as an environment scanner and (legal) aimbot. After a charge period, he can use it to lock onto targets for 6 seconds and go totally wild.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? It’s this thing on his face.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? Mostly he’s gonna wear it, at least on base. Otherwise, it’s small enough to pop in a bag or shove under his bed.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? He worked real hard to steal it from the government and he’ll be glad to have it back. An environment scanner is pretty handy when you’re doing recon, and who doesn’t want six seconds of aim assist sometimes???
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? Future Tech, so obviously he can’t use it in public if he's allowed to bring it on missions and will have to be careful about when and where he does use it. The environment scanner seems to be mostly for warm bodies, making it easy to cheat if you know what you’re doing or you have the equipment (or if you’re some kind of dead, like Reaper). The aim assist only works in conjunction with his heavy pulse rifle. It’s not designed to sync up with any other weaponry.
PROPOSED ITEM: Biotic fields
WHAT DOES IT DO? It's a short-term healing device that speeds up wound recovery through the magic of nanomachines.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Like this--a canister a bit larger than a soda can.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? On his person, in a bag, shoved under his bed in his room somewhere.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? On-the-go healing for him and everyone within his immediate radius! Also, extremely portable.
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? They’re one time use only—after they emit for a few seconds, that’s it, so if he uses one on a mission, it’s one and done plus he has to carry the empty canister or figure out how to dispose of it in a way that won’t Ruin History. They’re also Future Tech, so he can’t exactly whip them out in front of people on a mission: he’d have to be very certain that the party in need of healing is unconscious or otherwise unable to notice that they’re being hit with Future Tech, and then he might have to explain why wounds are gone, so in most cases it will be unwise for him to use them at all. Again, risk of discovery.
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BUYING
1XP - Zapchat
PURCHASE TOTAL: 1XP
NEW XP TOTAL: 13XP
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Proposed item: NPC thetis
WHAT DOES IT DO? Is Achilles' mother, tells him that he's not a fuckboy and that he's perfect. When activated she will say "mama will make it better, achilles"
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? She's sexy.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? In the ocean.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? Achilles is a mama's boy.
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? Uh... she can discipline him when he's being bad.
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but YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR MOTHER, ACHILLES...
However, if you want, he can have a jar of clear water from the deepest depths of the Aegean. Leaving it in his room, or near his person, will occasionally give him the impression that someone is watching him through it, scrutinizing. Turning to look will only find a jar of seawater, though the water swirls and froths sometimes, mixed by an unseen current. The item has the possibility of evolving into another use later down the line, depending on how the game goes and how Achilles uses it, though, warning, opening the jar and pouring the water out will negate its powers, and anyone attempting to do so will feel a strong desire to put the jar back down and leave it alone. It would cost 5xp.
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Wait I have one more!
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MetaNav App (On BCE or otherwise just his phone from his home universe)
WHAT DOES IT DO? It allows entry into the collective unconscious layer below reality, existing only in cognition and storing the subliminal desires of humanity. The user enters a name to search for a hit, and then the destination in which they'd like to travel to.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? It's watching you
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? Pocket sized global catastrophe
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? We will steal Achilles' lust for dickpics
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? See above
CURRENT XP TOTAL: 7
BUYING
1xp - 3 packages of Shin Ramyun to share with friends
1xp - ZapChat with a parental filter on it
PURCHASE TOTAL: With the Meta-Nav, I'm guessing 4+2, so 6?
NEW XP TOTAL: 1xp
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WHAT DOES IT DO? Walks, runs, sleeps, eats, poops, provides eternal companionship and occasional judgmental stares.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Man's best friend.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? That's kind of one of the issues with him, since he's pretty big! Yakul isn't really one to wander, so he doesn't necessarily need to be stabled, but he will need to be taken care of and kept in places comfortable for a large elk.
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? He's Ashitaka's best friend, and he misses him... But real talk, in addition to his companionship, Yakul is a very smart creature and can comprehend and follow basic commands given to him, such as staying in one place, leaving for a while and coming back to a given location, and other similar directives. He's a capable steed, very well-trained, difficult to spook, and extremely loyal. (San also talks to him at one point, giving her information about them and their quest, so idk if that makes him too smart? He can't speak to anyone who doesn't have the... inexplicable ability to speak to animals.)
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? Yakul is big, and a red elk stands out a lot more than an animal like a horse might. So while he can provide a lot of benefit as a steed (and a friend), he is an obvious detriment if they ever need to be incognito for any reason (especially in locations and time periods where a red elk would stand out even more than normal). He also requires a decent amount of space to sleep and eats quite a lot due to his size.
(If it's okay I might propose some other purchases later, once the mods decide how much the proposed purchase above would cost?)
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time to dump a bunch of my random ideas
CRANKY-HANKY
MY LEG
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We'll price the Cranky-Hanky at 4xp, given its usefulness but lack of drain on resources.
Eren's leg is free! We aren't going to deny a man his peg leg.
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BUYING
4 xp - Norn Cards
PURCHASE TOTAL: 4 xp
NEW XP TOTAL: 0
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1xp - The casual clothes that Kairi bought her.
PURCHASE TOTAL: 1xp
NEW XP TOTAL: 3xp
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PROPOSED ITEM: A cat.
WHAT DOES IT DO? Demand food, get hair on everything, lick its own butt.
Plot to enslave humanity as all cats do.WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? A grey cat.
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? Mordred's room on base, if that's cool!
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? It looks cute and Mordred will chase it.
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? It's a cat, it'll annoy the shit out of her. Also she'll have to feed it and stuff idk.
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BUYING
1XP - TrioLinguo app
3XP - Tarnhauser's Book Of Petty Magyks (because of course)
1XP - His favoured hat
1XP - Three packs of mochi
PURCHASE TOTAL: 6XP
NEW XP TOTAL: 1XP
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BUYING
1 XP - A roll of cotton fabric. Everyone get hype for tenugui/those fabled hand towels...
PURCHASE TOTAL: 1XP
NEW XP TOTAL: 2XP
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PROPOSED ITEM: Architectural design software for the BCE
WHAT DOES IT DO? Let you design building plans and models.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Lots of... grids...?
WHERE WILL IT BE STORED? In the BCE!
HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOUR CHARACTER? He's a huge nerd who built like 20 castles in his lifetime, and he was gifted a copy of De Re Aedificatoria, so it would let him practice in a way that doesn't require any physical building. One day it might prove useful on a mission (mapping out building layouts for group tactical use?). One day...
HOW WILL IT DISADVANTAGE YOUR CHARACTER? He'll never see the light of day again. In seriousness, there's probably a steep learning curve for someone from a low tech era and it will no doubt cause many headaches. And he'd have to consider when he can use it because of the time utilising it necessitates. Don't want to look suspicious and/or slow-witted, don't want to be distracted at the wrong time...
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BUYING
4 XP - Norn cards
1 XP - A set of clothing from home, please!
PURCHASE TOTAL: 5
NEW XP TOTAL: 0
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BUYING
1 XP - CLOTHES
Specifically, this outfit minus the brigandine and gorget (which are armor -- get stabbed in the chest on one occasion and suddenly you start acting like you're married to upper body armor or something). Woolen undergarments/hose, a pair of boots, breeches, a shirt, a gambeson (long brown padded jacket thing, not sure what it's made of), leather gloves with a split cuff, a fur-trimmed velvet cloak. It's cozy warm for winter! Real Northern fashion. You can see it better here but the brigandine and gorget are still getting in the way. It's cool with me if it needs to cost a little more because it's a lot of stuff, but in cultural terms, the shirt is more or less an undergarment: it would be rare for him to walk around in it with nothing over it.
PURCHASE TOTAL: 1 XP
NEW XP TOTAL: 2
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BUYING
1XP - 3piece suit: His usual gray ensemble and accompanying accessories.
3XP - Base Interactive Map :)
PURCHASE TOTAL: 4XP
NEW XP TOTAL: 1XP
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BUYING
PRICE - PASIV case
PURCHASE TOTAL: 4xp
NEW XP TOTAL: 0!
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BUYING
2xp - 1 set of clothes from home and the body armor to accompany said clothes, described here.
1xp - BCE upgrade (TrioLinguo)
1xp - BCE upgrade (Majel)
PURCHASE TOTAL: 4xp
NEW XP TOTAL: 0xp
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