Character Meet and Greet: Winter Wonderful!

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i.Main Street

Main Street has settled in for January, but there are still Christmas Decorations here and there to liven things up a little bit. Feel free to shop, mingle with the locals or explore the castle grounds.

Though after hours there are still some shadows that venture into the streets. Not everything here is as peaceful as it seems, and it’s best to defeat the corroded trespassers before they cause trouble.

ii. Cookie Overload

Do you like free cookies? Of course! Everyone does. After the Christmas Rush, there are plenty to go around, available only after the sun goes down to any hungry passerby. There are cookies of all styles and flavors. But watch out for the dreader sriracha cookie. It will make you breathe fire in three flavors and gives a bit of heartburn after, but the aftertaste will leave you craving more.


iii. The Eighth Wonder of the World
Now that the jungle has been purified, Apprentices can wander through to explore all the things the jungle has to offer. Take a (still somewhat shambly) riverboat and explore the river, or come to chat and trade with the villagers. (Shrunken heads, two for one special!) But beware. Even though the jungle is purified, it’s not a safe place. In this kingdom of animals, someone is always hungry.


iv. Pin It On Them
Some smugglers are hanging around the outskirts of New Orleans, selling dubious looking items from even more dubious looking bags. Do you buy from them? Haggle? Steal? (not recommended) Or quietly try to alert any sort of authority (good luck) The choice is yours.


v. Battle Mesa Gate
While the jungle may be purified, many other Kingdoms are still seething with corrosion. Erstwhile Apprentices will find such corrosion on the banks of the Rivers of America, right where the jungle river joins in. Fight corroded creatures on the shore and in the water and be careful, they are stronger than they look and cleverer than they seem.

Comments

III

[beancounter]

"Ahh, hello there. Were you trying to get this?"

If Obi-Wan opened his eyes, he'd see an anthropomorphic duck looking up at him with a partly-confused, partly-amused look, holding his lightsaber up to him. Fenton had no idea what the thing WAS, but it was obviously foreign to this land, and had probably fallen out of this guy's pocket.

/just realized he won't have it in-game but eh, you live, you TDM, you learn

[followedbyfools]

"Ah! Yes. Usually, I'm able to call it to me, but ... my connection to the Force is far more weak here." He accepted the saber and thumbed the power on, drawing the blade out with its customary thrum before cutting himself down and somersaulting effortlessly to the ground to land on his feet, turning the blade back off as he did so.

"Thank you very much." He put the saber back in its place at his hip and offered a grateful smile, completely undeterred by the fact that he was speaking to a duck in a suit jacket.

That's okay! You can always play a *little* fast + loose on TDMs. :3

[beancounter]

Fenton tilted his head to the side, a look of confusion momentarily crossing his face. "I'm afraid I don't know what the 'Force' is, but if it's any sort of magic you have back home, you won't have it here. Arriving in the Kingdoms sort of... negates any powers you had before."

Blinking at the sudden blade of light, he stepped back as the man neatly cut the vine and dropped back down to his feet. Wow. He made that look so effortless! Smiling back, Fenton offered his hand towards the man. "Fenton Crackshell's the name, and that was really cool! What is that ... light sword thing?" It was high-tech, whatever it was... That much was immediately obvious to him.

<3

[followedbyfools]

"That may be true, my friend, but what you call a 'Spark' here is very similar to the Force, in that it is connected to everything here that lives and breathes, and binds us all together. In that respect, they may not be exactly the same, but they're close cousins. It's why I wanted to come out here and practice: to see how far my usual talents would get me, and find any handicaps before they became problematic." Obi-Wan spoke calmly and patiently, as any teacher would, and took Fenton's offered greeting. "I'm Obi-Wan. And that ... is a lightsaber, the traditional weapon of a Jedi Knight. Once we become students of the Force, each Jedi creates their own saber as a rite of passage."

[beancounter]

Fenton perked up and smiled at being called 'friend', if even casually. It was always nice meeting such friendly people like this. He listened then nodded. "Well... sounds like the Mirror really knew what it was doing when it called you, then. If you're already familiar with this whole type of magic and everything." He shook the man's hand, then his eyes widened. "Oh, wow! Nice to meet you, Obi-Wan. You're a real life knight? But... where's your armor? Or do you not wear that until you're about to go into battle?" He pointed at the lightsaber on Obi-Wan's hip. "You MADE that? You must be very technically skilled. That looks like a really complicated piece of technology." He paused, frowning faintly, scratching the back of his head. The guy had said he was a knight, and the robes he was dressed in looked like something centuries old... but the saber was WAY beyond any tech he was familiar with (and his own suit was pretty high tech, for his time at least). It was an incongruity that befuddled Fenton, but he wasn't sure how to put it to words, or how to ask about it. Maybe that's just the way his world was...?

"Ahh... sorry if this sounds weird, but... what's your world like? That has knights and all, but also high-tech laser swords?"

[followedbyfools]

"Oh, it's quite vast." Obi-Wan gave a little shrug. "The Jedi Knights have existed for centuries, protecting the balance of the Force throughout the galaxy... the technology for light sabers is actually quite ancient. The hilts used to be made of a very particular type of wood, but as smithing evolved, well. More efficient methods were developed. Just as anything evolves, really."

He cast Fenton a patient smile. "If it is the contrast between my saber and my attire that confuses you the most, a Jedi's life is meant to be one of simplicity and humility. The lightsaber is a tool of defense, and if one is skilled enough with it, it is formidable enough that no weapon is needed."

He turned and surveyed the clearing, looking for a suitable target. The battle for the jungle had left many recently fallen trees, and a particularly large one blocked the path a little ways down. He'd been contemplating how best to surmount it, in fact, when the vines had taken advantage. He drew his saber once more and motioned for Fenton to follow him, then cut through the trunk - which was easily almost the duck's height - in two places, making a log the width of the trail to allow passage through.

"Normally, I'd be able to use the, er, Spark to move this, but I'm still learning its nuances here. But a good sized branch ought to provide enough leverage. See anything useful?"