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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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It's harder for me to not take all this stuff so personally, unlike the last story I helped out fixin'... Guess that's what I get for kinda being Alice, eh?
[Weak, brief chuckle.]
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[That makes Roxas perk up a bit. Oh, he understands that feeling very well.]
I can get why you're feeling more attached than usual. I felt the same way when we were in The Little Mermaid.
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Yeah. It didn't start out that way, but it changed a little while ago, pretty much just in time to wind up here.
[He glanced up at that remark, curious now.]
I heard about the fixing of that story. How was that, for you...?
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[Roxas leans back a bit, shifting where he sits.]
I wanted to do the best I could to repair the story for her. As best as I could. I mean, she's giving me her Essence, right? And, I was worried what that might mean for me, if I had to go through the same thing she did. But, it wasn't as bad as I was worrying it might be. And even though the story ended up different than what I read, everyone did their best to restore her home.
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Everyone...]
We really are all in this together, huh.
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Yeah. We're all in this together. That's the only way to repair these stories.
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Smiling some- a real one, if a small one -he nodded.]
Yeah, you're right. Together's the only way to go.
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[It was nice, talking to Gobo like this. And it looked like he was able to at least help the Fraggle get a small smile at least.]
Has that been on your mind for a while?
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[He half-shrugged.]
I guess I got in my own way for a while, but I'm feeling better about it now. [There was gratefulness in that smile, now.] It's difficult, but I've found that a lot of the best things are. Or they surprise you in ways you didn't think of before.
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Yeah... it's funny how life is like that, huh? Hard things are hard, but somehow they work out in the end.
[He lets out a little sigh as he looks out into the forest.]
Maybe... this is my hard time, too.
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Yeah...? Anything I can help with?
[He remembered that expression that'd first brought him over. And Roxas had helped him, how could he not do the same?]
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[He turns to Gobo.]
A few really close friends of mine... they went back home. And I miss them.
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I know how you feel. A few of my friends have gone back home, too. And-and I'm glad they're back home! But I sure miss 'em here.
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And besides. Even if my friends from home are there, some... are from other worlds.
[So there's no knowing if he'll actually ever see Kotori again if he went home.]
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Then he remembered something, and he glanced up at Roxas.]
There was a time when a friend of Wembley's died, and at one point, trying to help him through it, me and him were talking. I was telling him about a small pet thimblebug I had once, who just... disappeared one day.
[He sat beside Roxas, looking off with a distant, sad smile.]
I don't know if he got lost, or ran away, or died. But he made a nest in the corner of my room, and... well, I've still got that nest. Even now, back at Fraggle Rock. It's something to remember him by. And it's nice when we've got something still here to help us remember those we love, but it doesn't have to be a thing, either. It can be a memory, maybe it's happy, maybe it's just touching or emotional. But it's still a part of them that's now a part of us.
And, just like I told him, sometimes that won't make you feel better. But- but it's okay! It's okay to not be ready to think about the happier times yet. [He looked back up at Roxas.] That doesn't change that they were an important part of your life, and that those moments happened. Sure, they're not here anymore... But that doesn't mean you and them aren't still friends.
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Yeah... you're right. they're not here anymore, but... our hearts are still connected. That's a bond that's not going to go away no matter how many worlds away you are.
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Yeah! Exactly. Once you make friends, that's a bond for life, even whole worlds away.
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[He grins at Gobo, and while there's still some sadness, there's also a gratefulness.]
Thanks, Gobo. I needed to remember that.
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