[ this project will be moved to @gen-lore when i bother to set up that account -- was gonna share on @starrlux but i JUST shared the tierlist over there so ] hi the 4 exploration cats from earlier this month got an accessory keepsake except not really because itll eventually be given away haha [ rules shared for both accessories ] - IF YOU DIE YOU MUST TELL ME. you HAVE to tell me your replacement too PLEASE if you cannot do that then i fear you will be banned from holding it - ghosts cannot wear these accessories. they do not carry into death. - upon death or before death, a holder can pick a new replacement holder. they should tell me this replacement. - holders can request to be kept anonymous on this project but please please please make sure to keep me updated when you find a replacement - replacement holder must have roleplayed with the original holder at least once. - the flower and grasshopper have no effect on each other. - if the holder refuses to choose a replacement, or is inactive from scratch for 3 weeks, the other holder may choose a replacement instead. - i will handle it if both holders refuse to choose replacements/go inactive - these have no effect on mechanics. - do not pester holders for the accessory. you will be banned from obtaining it. - if youre uncomfortable by the other holder but theyre not breaking rules llllet me know i'll see if there's anything we can do but we'd have to see [ unity cereus special rules ] - based loosely on the night-blooming cereus - gradually blooms and unblooms based on how far the two holders are apart from each other. - the exact distance the two holders have to be for the flower to take effect can be decided by the two holders, because i don't really care LOL, as long as it stays consistent throughout the entire time those two holders have those accessories. [ harmony grasshopper special rules ] - the grasshoppers song changes based on the relationship between the two holders. if they are rivals, fighting, otherwise dont like each other, etc. the song will be discordant and annoying. if they are friends, lovers, close family, otherwise get along, etc. the song will be pleasant. a neutral relationship results in silence. in close proximity to each other the grasshoppers will combine their melodies together. - it is based on the holders relationship. so if one cat hates the other, its their grasshopper thats discordant, but if the other thinks theyre friends, its their grasshopper that sings nicely and pleasantly or whatnot. this is just to prevent mind reading or stuff LOL - holders can name the grasshopper if they want but the names have no obligation to stay and can be renamed by the next holder - exact situations can be decided oorp by the holders because i dont want to answer a bunch of questions with "if one cat felt this way and the other felt like this then what would happen" just try ur best
inrp context on an exploration, four explorers got separated into two groups of two after the loss of the fifth explorer. an odd cat met up separately with the two groups and talked to them for a bit, before leaving these strange accessories with them. oorp context basically @fallenferns (bo) reached out to me with a unique idea and said "hey i want to do this lore thing that involves going to this area with this group,, and i've been working really hard to organize this, is there anything here that you can tell me about the lore?" and i said "hmm well that's kind of a blank area but tell you what i really need explorations i want to show people how fun they can be in terms of relationship building and since you're putting so much work into this and this sounds similar,, how about this: if you make this an exploration i can give you a little lore blurb" and i did and i was like "an accessory keepsake for the explorers could fit in really well tbh" so here we are -- and just as a note i obviously cant do something like this with every lore idea ever it just so happened bo was arranging this really unique plot i hadnt seen in gens before,, and was really interested in engaging with the lore, while i needed explorations desperately so it worked out and gave the community a little bit of lore to enjoy while also showing the community how cool this more or less pushed aside mechanic can be when some love and care is put into it as a reminder since this is under utilized i think only one person excluding rabbitstar has done this to date but maplestar (only, due to being the leader after delphine) can ask to roleplay with delphine and all urchinclan leaders can ask to talk to dustbunny, ok? thanks im hesitant to remind because i am quite busy but i think its important to cause i feel like not many are aware (did i even tell maplestar...? i thought i did. hi maplestar. if i did not tell you youre able to contact delphine i am so sorry. if i did then pawesome.......) unfortunately flurryclan has nobody atm sorry flurryclan 0 pressure to said leaders i am quite busy all the time but as long as its not excessive or anything please feel free to ask to roleplay WHEN IT MAKES SENSE INLORE please dont ask to roleplay just because lol sorry i feel the need to clarify because i'd hate for people to see this as something like favoritism this is just an optional lore blurb that happened it does not feed into or hint at any of the bigger events that are happening soon any small event that has a lasting impact is usually done via exp in some format such as dustbunny-chosen urchinclan leader candidates being selected by total exp
