TIER ONE
Tier One ideas are fully fleshed out events which offer multiple levels of engagement for characters. These submissions outline a variety of prompts and hooks for characters to pursue, and give thought to other event elements, such as descriptive settings and interactive activities. These submissions usually act as standalone events, or serve as the main focus of a monthβs TDM/event.
For examples of what weβre looking for, please refer to
AUGUSTβS SUBMISSION and
NOVEMBERβS SUBMISSION!
TIER ONE submissions are eligible for the following rewards:
1. PLAYER INVITE
If there's someone you'd like to invite to the game who otherwise wouldn't have gotten an invite, you're in luck. This works as a one-time use invitation to apply to the game, and can only be used for one player at a time. Upon requesting a player invite, we ask that you provide us the name/handle of who you plan to invite.
2. PLOT COIN
Earned plot coins can be spent to engage with the plot, or the game setting at hand, in a few different ways. By cashing in a plot coin, you can have the chance to engage with:
PLOT INTERACTION β There will be opportunities for characters to meaningfully interact with the plot at large. A spent plot coin will guarantee your characterβs involvement. This includes investigations into certain aspects of the manor, as well as interactions with NPCs during or outside of events, and collaborating with the mods to have your character impact parts of an event.
PLAYER PLOTS β Mods will be in communication to help players facilitate and run their own plots. These can be run separate from an event, or in conjunction with one, if you intend on having your characterβs actions impact an event and/or its outcome, as noted by the example above.
A PRIVATE ROOM β Can be used for a personal project, or for characters to start their own business. You can submit a write-up of those HERE.
To cash in a (non-business) plot coin, please submit them HERE, and the mods will be in contact with you. Comments are screened for player privacy.
3. A GUARANTEED TIER 1 ITEM FROM THE LIBRARY
Characters are eligible to receive items the library would otherwise not give out. Tier 1 items encompass requests for pets, weapons, powerful magical items, and vehicles. Items can be returned to characters from their homeworlds, or be of their own (or the libraryβs!) creation.
If for whatever reason the item wouldn't work in game, a mod will come to a solution with the player, whether that be nerfing the object, or coming up with something else altogether.
4. LIFE MECHANIC
The counterpart of Saltburnt's
DEATH MECHANIC, characters can be rewarded with the new
LIFE MECHANIC. Without the need for death and all of its accompanying symptoms, players can now request minor IC power gains for their characters.
Think of the Life Mechanic as the "good twin" — rather than grappling with the ill effects of transformation, power gains will be rewarding and/or pleasant for characters in some way. Players will be asked to select one of the supernatural types available on the Death Mechanic page, and suggest an ability that corresponds with the creature in question. For example, a witch might learn to levitate small objects; a vampire might gain powers of minor compulsion, and a changeling could become a novice shapeshifter.
Additionally, the Life Mechanic can also be used to
undo your Death Mechanic. In that case, your character won't gain any perks, but will lose the side effects of their death.
If you're interested in requesting a power via the Life Mechanic, please cash in your reward
HERE. These submissions will still require mod approval, and if a certain ability can't work within the gameβs framework, we will offer compromises or other solutions to help fit your vision. (EX: If you say you want your character to control the weather, we might nerf it to say they can occasionally make it rain, instead.)