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Entry tags:
- !campaign,
- -campaign 05: a twisted wonderland,
- ana amari,
- asriel dreemur,
- atem,
- eizen,
- fuuka yamagishi,
- gobo fraggle,
- isaac "felix" gates,
- jean kirstein,
- junpei iori,
- karkat vantas,
- kazuma asougi,
- keith,
- lena sabrewing,
- luca balsa,
- magica de spell,
- makoto yuki,
- minako arisato,
- mordred,
- naomi kimishima,
- ragna the bloodedge,
- reaper,
- rosalia rossellini,
- roxas,
- ryotaro dojima,
- seto kaiba,
- soldier 76,
- steelbeak,
- sylvain jose gautier,
- wembley fraggle,
- yu narukami
Chapter 05: Act II
A TWISTED WONDERLAND: ACT II—
§ instructions.
The Second Act is underway! This is the designated log for all Main Scenes. Others are free to create their own toplevels for the Sub Quests, which are detailed below. Each Main Scene has their own unique toplevel and those cast into the roles are to thread their scene under each. All scene instructions are provided in the toplevels.
Everyone is still starting from the forest of doors and will have to go through them to their area. Essences are back to normal and bound to their respective Aspect, however those who participate in scenes will have their Essence replaced with one based on the character they're playing (ex, Alice roles will now have Alice Essence at their disposal). This is only limited to the scenes—once they're back out they will have their Essence again. There are various items scattered throughout Wonderland that act as power ups and will grant additional Wonderland character Essence abilities. Example, wearing a top hat will grant bonus Mad Hatter abilities. These power ups are only available for the sub quests.
Finally, just to be clear, characters who are in Main Scenes are not immediately dropped in to their location and will have to pass through the designated door and then return. Threading all of that isn't necessary, but it's to help give a better idea that characters can take a break between scenes or wait a bit to help with other things like the Sub Quests.
Feel free to refer to the Game Notes for more detailed info as well as ask questions or clarifications.
§ sub quests.
Everyone is free to participate in the Sub Quests. There are no specific top levels, so you're free to incorporate them however you wish in your own top level.
¶ I. Courtroom Blitz. One of the doors leads to a giant courtroom that looks more like a combat ring complete with large crowds of spectators and a "judge" presiding over the matches. However, instead of it being cutthroat fighting, most of the locals participating are cards and everyone must fight using random silly props to try to score as many points as possible or knock the opponent off from the platform. Of course, nothing here is normal, and the battle platform will shift and move, large pillars sometimes rising up and random glitter bombs dropping down. The judge may even summon a giant (rubber) gavel to try and smash the fighters. Rather than this accomplishing anything important, it seems as if these bouts are to try and help train the cards to fight the good war in Wonderland as well as bolster confidence. Give them all a good show and help teach them a thing or two about (improv) fighting!
¶ II. The Horsey Moves in an L. Another door leads to a giant chess board and everyone takes the place of a chess piece, taking either the red or white side. Here is where most of the twisted clones are, so it is up to the Aspects to try and deal with them by defeating them on the board. The problem is everyone is limited to the moveset of the piece they replaced. Pawns can only move one space a turn, knights are three and over, bishops diagonal, rooks in a straight line. There are no Kings or Queens, but their roles are completely empty so no one has to worry about protecting them. When Aspects meet an opposing piece, they must defeat them to move on. This can either be through fighting or some other method to knock them off the space. At least they have their Essence abilities to use! If Aspects end up meeting each other, they do not have to fight. In fact they can team up to try and take out a nearby blot or clone, or swap roles to continue progressing through the board.
¶ III. Mirror Clones. Not only do the Aspects have to worry about Twisted Wonderland clones, but they also have to worry about their own clones. A mirror will sometimes rise up on the board and a clone of the Aspects will appear. It will try to take the original's place, sometimes even immediately disappearing to appear somewhere else on the board near another Aspect. The only way to destroy it is by destroying the mirror, but act fast before it fools the others. It is possible to become trapped within the mirror, and in that case the clone must be taken care of first.
¶ IV. Beware the Jabberwocky and the Bandersnatch. They occasionally pop out of nowhere. When one appears, all rules are gone and everyone can rush in to deal with them. Vorpal blades and… dog treats will appear on the battlefield which Aspects can use to hack at the monsters. The Bandersnatch will be surprisingly interested in the treats, but the Jabberwocky doesn't seem to be hungry for anything but Aspect flesh. As if things weren't dangerous enough, the clones might snatch blades to wield against the monsters, the Aspects, just about anyone within snickersnacking range.
¶ V. Wildcard. Make up your own prompt!
§ instructions.
The Second Act is underway! This is the designated log for all Main Scenes. Others are free to create their own toplevels for the Sub Quests, which are detailed below. Each Main Scene has their own unique toplevel and those cast into the roles are to thread their scene under each. All scene instructions are provided in the toplevels.
Everyone is still starting from the forest of doors and will have to go through them to their area. Essences are back to normal and bound to their respective Aspect, however those who participate in scenes will have their Essence replaced with one based on the character they're playing (ex, Alice roles will now have Alice Essence at their disposal). This is only limited to the scenes—once they're back out they will have their Essence again. There are various items scattered throughout Wonderland that act as power ups and will grant additional Wonderland character Essence abilities. Example, wearing a top hat will grant bonus Mad Hatter abilities. These power ups are only available for the sub quests.
Finally, just to be clear, characters who are in Main Scenes are not immediately dropped in to their location and will have to pass through the designated door and then return. Threading all of that isn't necessary, but it's to help give a better idea that characters can take a break between scenes or wait a bit to help with other things like the Sub Quests.
Feel free to refer to the Game Notes for more detailed info as well as ask questions or clarifications.
§ sub quests.
Everyone is free to participate in the Sub Quests. There are no specific top levels, so you're free to incorporate them however you wish in your own top level.
¶ I. Courtroom Blitz. One of the doors leads to a giant courtroom that looks more like a combat ring complete with large crowds of spectators and a "judge" presiding over the matches. However, instead of it being cutthroat fighting, most of the locals participating are cards and everyone must fight using random silly props to try to score as many points as possible or knock the opponent off from the platform. Of course, nothing here is normal, and the battle platform will shift and move, large pillars sometimes rising up and random glitter bombs dropping down. The judge may even summon a giant (rubber) gavel to try and smash the fighters. Rather than this accomplishing anything important, it seems as if these bouts are to try and help train the cards to fight the good war in Wonderland as well as bolster confidence. Give them all a good show and help teach them a thing or two about (improv) fighting! ¶ II. The Horsey Moves in an L. Another door leads to a giant chess board and everyone takes the place of a chess piece, taking either the red or white side. Here is where most of the twisted clones are, so it is up to the Aspects to try and deal with them by defeating them on the board. The problem is everyone is limited to the moveset of the piece they replaced. Pawns can only move one space a turn, knights are three and over, bishops diagonal, rooks in a straight line. There are no Kings or Queens, but their roles are completely empty so no one has to worry about protecting them. When Aspects meet an opposing piece, they must defeat them to move on. This can either be through fighting or some other method to knock them off the space. At least they have their Essence abilities to use! If Aspects end up meeting each other, they do not have to fight. In fact they can team up to try and take out a nearby blot or clone, or swap roles to continue progressing through the board. ¶ III. Mirror Clones. Not only do the Aspects have to worry about Twisted Wonderland clones, but they also have to worry about their own clones. A mirror will sometimes rise up on the board and a clone of the Aspects will appear. It will try to take the original's place, sometimes even immediately disappearing to appear somewhere else on the board near another Aspect. The only way to destroy it is by destroying the mirror, but act fast before it fools the others. It is possible to become trapped within the mirror, and in that case the clone must be taken care of first. ¶ IV. Beware the Jabberwocky and the Bandersnatch. They occasionally pop out of nowhere. When one appears, all rules are gone and everyone can rush in to deal with them. Vorpal blades and… dog treats will appear on the battlefield which Aspects can use to hack at the monsters. The Bandersnatch will be surprisingly interested in the treats, but the Jabberwocky doesn't seem to be hungry for anything but Aspect flesh. As if things weren't dangerous enough, the clones might snatch blades to wield against the monsters, the Aspects, just about anyone within snickersnacking range.¶ V. Wildcard. Make up your own prompt!
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[The mirror clones have been causing all sorts of problems for those on the giant chessboard. It can really make it hard for those to differentiate who’s real and who’s a copy. Some people have taken to fighting their clones with weapons, but in this case…]
Come on, are you fucking serious here? A clone? Do you think I crawled out of a puddle of slime yesterday? I have no goddamn time for clones!
Oh, pretending to be the original, are you? A real bold attempt coming from a copy!
Do you even hear yourself right now?? If you really were me, you’d know that I’ve dealt with my past and future selves so many times that I’m practically a goddamn expert on figuring out which me I’m talking to! And unless you’re an ignorant shitsmear from the past or an egotistical fuckhead from the future, then don’t go around pretending you’re me!
Who’s to say I’m the copy? You’re probably one of my past of future selves, crawled out from some alternate timeline! You’re certainly stupid enough to be one!
Don’t even compare me to those assholes, oh my fucking lord! Now I’m insulted in more ways than one!!
[There are two Karkats standing on the chessboard, more interested in arguing with each other than with anything else on the board. Someone might need to interfere between these two to get them to actually fight, rather than rant at each other.]
Beware(?) the Bandersnatch
[The Bandersnatch is a very formidable foe, but those with sharp eyes can catch the way it’s drawn to the dog treats. And if Karkat is familiar with anything during his six sweeps of life, it’s how to take care of an ornery, belligerent beast. And while the Bandersnatch isn’t a Lusus Naturae, the instincts forged from dealing with his Custodian comes second-nature to him.]
[Those looking for the Bandersnatch will definitely find signs of the creature’s arrival; upturned rocks, damaged trees, trodden-on plants. But in the centre of that destruction is the Bandersnatch itself… only, it’s not causing a ruckus. It’s actually laying down, munching on a small pile of dog treats. And sitting down and leaning beside the beast is Karkat, who looks a little haggard but is otherwise unharmed.]
[He’s glancing through his journal, but will look up at whoever enters the new clearing, a frown on his face.]
What the hell do you want? I’m too tired to deal with anymore bullshit right now.
[The Bandersnatch behind him growls, and he silences it with a sharp elbow.]
Oh no, that goes for you, too. You shut your squawk blaster and keep shoving food down your protein chute
Wildcard
[Got an option you'd like to try with Karkat? Have at it!]
Beware(?) the Bandersnatch
How did you make it calm down...?
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[The Bandersnatch lets out a gruff rumble, but goes back to munching on the dog treats.]
I saw it's attention zero in on these treat things that appeared when it did. And if wrangling my dumbass Lusus taught me anything, it's that big, cantankerous beasts can be calmed down by being smacked around a few times before having food shoved under its cartilaginous nub.
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Aw, the poor guy was just hungry! Well, sure, anyone can get cantink- cantankro- grumpy if they're hungry enough!
[A little chuckle.]
Is Lusus your pet?
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What? No, a Lusus isn't a pet.
[But right as he says it, he pauses, considering.]
Or, well... not entirely. I mean, it's not uncommon for some trolls to end up turning their Lusus into a pet or mount of some sort... Anyway, a Lusus Naturae is a creature that raises young trolls. They hopefully make sure you're fed and not killed by some rabid animal or wandering threat, and you're supposed to look after them when you're old enough to start fending for yourself.
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So they help you, and you help them. It all goes in a circle. That sounds really good; things work that way where I'm from, too!
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Your species has Lusus Naturae too?
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[He does shrug.]
But yeah. Point is, I saw this giant thing storming around like a dumbass, and it reminded me of my Lusus. I figured if it can work on Crabdad, it should work for this asshole.
[The Bandersnatch shifts, and some fur ruffles against Karkat's hair. He blows it out of his face and brushes some of the stray fur from his hair.]
But Crabdad was never this hairy, ugh.
III. Mirror Clones
[Fuuka really couldn't get a word in edgewise with these two. She had been doing to best to not get knocked off of her spot, and thankfully hadn't encountered a clone of herself yet. But it was hard to ignore the loud arguing just a few spaces away from her.]
"I think...I mean, I don't think yelling is going to fix this?"
[Maybe if she spoke a little louder, they would hear her? Unfortunately she hadn't seen this guy before so, she wasn't sure if she'd be able to see which one was real. But maybe she could be a voice of reason. If they'd listen to her at all.]
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I'm not yelling! I'm trying to explain to this nookwhiffer why insinuating I'm a clone is absolute human horseshit!
Yeah, and I'm trying to explain that him being so obsessed with clones is scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of patheticness!
Oh, I'm pathetic, am I?
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[Wind spun around the two young men for a moment before receding. It wasn't quite a yell, but it was much louder then Fuuka usually got. Sighing, she glanced around then back at them.]
"The purpose of the clone is, probably, to upset you and make you lose focus. So...if you're...not the clone, don't listen to him. He's just taunting you!"
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Then how am I supposed to prove I'm the real me?
Yeah, I want to prove this pile of nook sludge is an imposter.
Holy wet bag of human horse shit to the face, can you shut up for like half a millisecond?!
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[Oh dear. This was difficult. She had never met this person before, so had no point of reference. She looked between the two of them.]
"I mean, if you're the real one, you know it, right? I-I unfortunately don't know you, but....um...well, I'm Fuuka. Can you...tell me your name?"
[Was this really the time for introductions? Maybe not, but Fuuka didn't want to attack either one needlessly.]
Mirror Clones
[Rosalia and her snakes look back and forth between Karkat and... Karkat, trying to figure out which one was which, but it was very confusing. It's not like her own clone was anything to worry about either - no, because the clone was also looking between the two Karkats with similar concerns.]
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Oho! Perfect! Someone who can sort this bullshit out for us! You can tell this imposter from the real thing, right?
Oh, of course she can! And when she singles you out as the fake, you can go crying back to whatever pit spawned you
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Uhm...
[Both Rosalias and their snakes look at each other, but then look back at the two Karkats. What had they gotten into? Also, they would work out the whole... duplicate thing after helping out their friend. Which ever each one was...]
We'll try our best!
There has to be a way to tell you both apart!
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Yeah, and when I show you're the fake, I can gloat in your face while you wallow in shame!
[Karkat sighs, slapping his palm to his face.]
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Hm, okay.
Where should we start?
They can both use their essence powers?
I think so. It wouldn't be a copy then, right?
Right.
[Both tilted their heads again in the other direction.]
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[The other Karkat seems to be wanting to know the same thing, crossing his arms and tapping his foot.]
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Maybe we don't have to figure this out right now.
Yeah, maybe our clones could help us out with some of the subquests.
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[One Karkat clearly looks confused by the suggestion. The other looks downright offended.]
Why the flaming fart-garglers would a clone help you out? That makes absolutely no sense! You'd have to be pan-fried to even consider such an asinine idea!
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I mean, it's a copy of us, right? Or...
... do you think yours wouldn't help?
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[The Karkat suddenly stops talking, realizing his slip-up. The other Karkat, evidently the real one, stares at him.]
...holy shit, even I'm not that stupid!
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Well, so much for that...
Awe, he tried and that's worth something.
[And while the Mirror Rosalia's snakes hissed at the Mirror Karkat for his slip-up, the real Rosalia's snakes hissed at the fake.]
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