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Event Twenty-Six.
[ 7/20 - 7/23 ]
Surely everyone knew that tree destruction was going to have consequences in time, right? Well... that time has finally come.
... Perhaps a bit more quietly than anyone might have been expecting. In the very, very, very early morning of 7/20, characters are going to be spirited away by some very angry dryads.
Now note that not every character will be spirited away -- only as many dryads as the number of trees that have been cut down by the player characters will show up to sweep people away. (Note that this isn't a hard and fast number -- if you want your character to be kidnapped, that can absolutely still happen, no matter how many characters have already been kidnapped).
Kidnapped characters will be dragged off into the deep, deep woods by the dryads, where they will have a spell cast on them -- a spell that will make them begin to turn into a tree. That process can happen differently for each character. Some might have roots take place first, and be unable to move, but still be mostly them. Some might lose their limbs in place of branches, but still be able to run and shout. Some might have their head replaced by leaves and branches but otherwise still be human. Really, knock yourself out.
It's a slow process, but nonetheless, bit by bit? They will start to turn completely, totally into trees. The nice thing is that the color of the tree, both the bark and the leaves, will be akin to your character's hex code, so at least the trees are very easy to pick out amidst the monochrome woods.
Regardless, the characters who aren't dragged away will wake up that morning to find that many of their friends, comrades and enemies have just disappeared into nothingness, just like that. There are still dryads attempting to kidnap characters away, sneakily (they aren't really much for a fight, so they'll be trying to avoid that), so enterprising characters might be able to figure out where, exactly, their comrades have been dragged off to.
But even if they find them in the woods, amidst monsters and fire-breathing animals and perils... how will they save them? The method isn't readily apparent, and they're going to have to do some major trial and error. But it turns out that the method depends on the color of the person (and coincidentally, the tree).
- Blues can be saved by being wept upon -- sincere, earnest tears, on any part of the tree.
- Yellows can be saved by having earnest laughter let loose in their presence.
- Reds can be saved by having blood spilled on their bark or leaves -- whose blood it is really doesn't matter.
Characters are going to have to put in some serious work to figure it out... but it's worth it to save your tree compatriots, right? And, of course, characters who have yet to turn into a tree fully can also try to save each other, for as long as they can still move around.
And as ever, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here. Thanks, everyone!
QUESTIONS
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Will they still have awareness of what’s around them once they turn into a tree?
What effect will damage to their tree-self have on them?
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They will still have awareness of what's going on around them yes. And damage to their tree-selves will translate to damage to their bodies as well -- it's up to you to decide if losing a branch is akin to just having a deep gash, or actually losing a finger, though!
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The transformations do not hurt, but are likely very alarming! And whether or not their clothes stay with them is entirely up to you guys as players. Go with what'll be most fun.
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(If a character is lost in the woods forever as a tree, however, it is also possible for them to undergo a "death" as per the Town's rules and return to the Town, after suffering the consequences of dying, so that they're not actually stuck out there forever.)
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I have just one more thing I'm curious about: if in cairn's case, they broke off a part of them that was turning into a tree... would the dismembered part continue to turn? or slow down the process of the rest of them getting turned into a tree in any way?
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However, it won't slow down the process of the rest of them getting turned into a tree at all.
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Re: QUESTIONS
1. Can characters understand the dryads? Can Chu Wanning since in canon he's able to understand wood element aligned creatures?
2. Would they answer questions like why they're doing this, where everyone else has gone, how to break the curse, etc. if asked? Would they do it if he wraps them up in TianWen and tries to compel the truth out of them?
3. When you say it doesn't matter whose blood it is for the reds, does that mean animal blood is okay too, or just human blood? Does it have to be blood with colour?
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2. They have absolutely zero interest in speaking with any of the characters -- even if he tries to capture them and compel them, they'll just screech and try to get away. It'd be much like cornering a feral animal in that case. The stuff he'll probably hear from them then is just a lot of inventive dryad curses.
3. All of the above is fine! Any blood works of any sort.
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So even if they're found after the event, they won't be very inclined to talking.
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So while nothing is explicitly preventing them from staying, it's a little unhealthy to stay out in the woods for too long!
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