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inthenightmods) wrote2018-05-09 11:10 pm
inthenightmods) wrote2018-05-09 11:10 pm
item requests
ITEM REQUESTS
torches currently in use
Most of your basic supplies and necessities can be found in Beacon's shops, but maybe you're looking for something more specific. Specialty items that can't otherwise be found in the shops can be requested through Rastus, the bonfire keeper, though please keep in mind that he usually can't get specific brand items and/or items from your character's canon. You're welcome to ask, but he'll likely offer a generic alternative option instead. He may request payment or a favor in exchange for certain items, but he does his best to be fair. Any item requests that he's able to grant will arrive on the next ferry shipment on the first of the month... though don't be surprised if you receive something a little different than what you expected. Rastus is doing his best.
The "deadline" for item requests is the last day of the month, since the intro logs are always posted on the first of the month. If you submit an item request after the intro log is posted, that item request won't be fulfilled until the following intro log. We don't allow backdated item requests, sorry!
You can also request to take pieces of the bonfire via Rastus. The only light in Beacon comes from your lanterns, your tablets, and the night sky, but the town does have a finite source of fire in the form of a massive bonfire in Bonfire Square. By finite, we mean that the bonfire has "units of fire" that will be depleted as characters borrow from it.
- 1 unit of bonfire = 1 torch. A torch's worth of fire is enough to light a single room, though that torch can be split into smaller fires (candles, for example) to illuminate an entire building. For example, to light up the three buildings in Bonfire Square, characters would need to borrow 3 torches. Each character will probably want to acquire a torch to light up their living quarters, as well.
- Torches can be allocated however you like. Want to permanently light major locations? Great idea! Want to take a torch or two on an expedition? Awesome! Want to set up a line of torches along a particular path to make getting around town easier? Have at it! Bonfire requests will need to be "vetted" by Rastus (i.e. the mods), but as long as you're not planning to do something reckless, who is he to keep the flower that is you from blossoming?
- But be careful: Any torches lost will be permanently gone until they're recovered. If you lose a torch because you die on an expedition, that torch will not be re-added to the bonfire total until it is physically retrieved and returned by a player. The only exception to this is if a character drops the game after having taken torches for personal use (i.e. lighting their living quarters). Rastus will recover those torches himself.
- Good news: Torches cannot be extinguished. They can be lost, but they'll never go out, even if you yeet them into the lake (but, like, don't? someone still has to go get it). The bonfire will always exist somewhere, even if it's split into all its pieces.
- The bonfire will grow as the plot progresses and new locations are discovered. The point being that the bonfire is a finite resource, yes, but it's still a resource—don't be afraid to use what you have! Be responsible, but don't be shy about taking torches for a good cause. The bonfire will continue to burn, though maybe a little less brightly, until the number of torches hits zero.
- Be sure to let us know when you're returning a torch! All torches taken by players, even for explorations, need to be returned to the bonfire via a post here, whether it be as a new thread or an addendum to your original thread. We'll never assume that a player has returned a torch unless they've dropped the game.
- Torches taken by dropped characters will sometimes be automatically returned to the bonfire. If a dropped character's torch was used in an exploration or if it was placed inside of their residence, some helpful forest spirits will find the torch and return it. If a dropped character permanently placed a torch around town somewhere, though, that torch will be left alone, though other characters may move that torch around or return it if they'd like! Just make sure to report that to this page so we know where the torch is.
- On that note, anyone can move torches places by another character! We ask that you be respectful about this OOCly (don't go swiping torches without player permission, for example), but players are always welcome to rearrange torches, especially those placed by dropped characters.
Before putting in a special request for an item, check this list to see if you could reasonably find it in town! Note that even if what you're looking for isn't specifically listed, if it fits within the limitations listed on the sheet, go ahead and assume it's in the stores somewhere. If you're unsure, feel free to put in a specialty request, and we'll let you know if it's something we currently have in town.
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