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beta testing 0.1: tutorial & dungeon
beta testing 0.1
BETA NOTE: This log is being used for Duocaeli’s Tutorial & Dungeon Beta Testing. Please note that some game features are limited and will be noted in this format on pages, and an invitation is still required to play. Thank you and have fun!
"On" Tutorial
It’s pitch black. Is the darkness an old friend or a source of anxiety for you? Who’s to say what you were doing before, but right now there’s only one thing before your eyes: an ominous word over a slowly generating bar.
All at once - you’re plunged into color.
> A1. TUTORIAL START
If you’re lucky, the first sights that greet you are lush greenery, dancing street performers, and a grand statue of an elephant with assorted birds nesting nearby. Welcome to Avisle’s Town Square.After a quick once-over, you’ll find that everything that you had on you before arriving is accounted for–so if you were barefoot and in your pajamas, you might not have much–with one notable addition: a glowing crystal in your pocket. The roughly cut gem fits in your palm and is already fastened on a chain for you. Convenient!
Soon after finding it, the crystal will begin to project information in front of you that is remarkably legible, even if you’ve never seen these particular runes before. It reads: New Worldwalker’s Checklist. Below, a series of tick boxes await you. You may need to start asking around or exploring. Seems like you’ve got things to do!
If you’re less fortunate, it seems you’ve landed just a bit outside the maintained grounds of the city itself. Somehow you’ve spawned in the middle of a pack of wolves. Huh! Well. You can see the city not too far from here, so maybe if you’re quick… Time to learn on your feet!
Whenever you do get to safety and complete the same inventory of your person, the crystal will respond to you just the same. Apparently you just decided to play on Hard Mode.
> A2. THE BUSTLING GUILD TOWN
☑️ Join a Guild
Avis Isle is a deeply uncharted place, welcoming explorers and curious adventurers. The Guilds do their best to provide structure for the city proper and for those getting a grasp of their magic; the Interguild Alliance (IGA) oversees the Guild Hub where quests are posted and dungeon crawls are organized. While there are all sorts of Guilds around, there are five main wings for each of the Grand 5.
Why not get to know them better? NPCs will call you over and try to encourage you to join them, some with challenging jeers and others with sincere, kind invitations–don’t you know that the very first guild that you join is free? Choose wisely! The guild’s mascot animal, some type of Avian, sits upon a very nice and color-coded throne in their respective wing awaiting your choice. Once you’ve made your selection, it will croon (or honk) at you, and your membership is complete. While you can’t actually hear the words, you have a feeling you’ve been told something like, “Now get to work, fresh meat!”
—Though if you're dallying, guilds aren't without mischief. A stray bird (though never The Throned Mascot Bird) may suddenly run by, webbed feet slapping on tile, and steal one of your items before ducking into the respective wing of their guild. The same goes for those that try to leave without joining a guild. Theft is a great marketing strategy, right?
> A3. BEGINNER’S QUEST: DUNGEON CRAWL
For all new worldwalkers, there is one quest that you must complete upon joining the server. Some call it fun-datory, some call it hazing. Don’t worry about it! Your crystal will blink at you before providing the details of the quest:
☑️ Dungeon Mission:
Retrieve the Hiccuping Hifloon
Retrieve the Hiccuping Hifloon
Though should there come a moment that you find yourself low on energy, whether it be from simple exhaustion or magic use, your communication crystal will flash. A new understanding will come to you: it is possible to transfer mana to one another via gestures of affection, borrowing from your traveling partner’s own energy. Why don’t you go and try it now? Holding a hand might just make you feel better, and not just emotionally!
> A4. TUTORIAL END
And with that, you’ve wrapped up the Duocaeli tutorial! Congratulations!! That said, while it's understandable to get off-track—if you outright ignore the prompts from your to-do list, you’ll find yourself respawning in front of the goal you need to accomplish! Come on, work with us a little here. Or don’t? You can be trapped in a loop if you really want.
Now you’re free to explore the rest of town. While there are some land masses in the distance, out past the wolves, it seems they're not quite open to you at the moment. Attempts to wander closer will lead to you getting turned right back around, and some glitchy text coming from your Communication Crystal that reads SERVER TRAFFIC.
If you poke around the options on your Communication Crystal, or just spend long enough logged on confused, you will eventually find it prompting you through the steps of Logging Out. Seems like there’s more still that awaits you.
"OFF" Tutorial
> B1. HOME SWEET HOME
When you awaken in the OFF world, the pressure on the front of your face is a little more apparent. Taking off the digital visor is easy—and it can turn compact right in your hand! Getting it to snap back into your cell phone just right might be a pain, thank goodness it’s durable—oh right, did we mention you have a cell phone? Whether you’re familiar with the device or not, it’s right there in your palm, the same color as your Duocaeli crystal. A closer examination of your clothes will also reveal that while your threads are familiar, they’re not exactly what you had in Duocaeli. Ever heard of a department store? They’re a little more like what you’d find there! Finally, your phone will suddenly beep and provide you with a new checklist, starting with:☑️ Locate Domus Hosus Room
Seems like the first one is to find your room… But as you take a closer look around you, you might finally notice it—the way that the tiles on the floor seem to be shuddering in excitement at your awakening, the opening and closing of windows and cabinets to get your attention and say hi. Not only is the house alive, it seems to be happy to see you! Make your request—maybe a passing soul tells you that the house likes to be called Dodo, rather than the formal Domus Hosus—and see if it can be answered! Dodo so wants you to be comfortable here.
…and perhaps be a little mischievous? As you try to find your room, designated by your name on a plaque, you might be in for a surprise. Maybe the stairs suddenly turn into a slide, prompting you to tumble into another person. Perhaps the doors flicker and switch at the last second, prompting you to find an unfamiliar neighbor instead of your own lodgings. Is this what they call… a meet cute?
> B2. SURVIVE THE INTERNET
☑️ Post on DUONET
You have some questions, right? Don’t worry, whether for the inquisitive mind or the petty complaint, there’s always the internet! Through your cell phone, you’ll be prompted and guided through the steps of posting on DUONET, which is available to your fellow Worldwalkers. Don’t forget there’s also an Anonymous function, though it’s not without its own hiccups!
> B3. HELLO, MY NAME IS
At some point in your exploration, you’ll be interrupted by a neat little beep beep! On the screen of your phone:
☑️ Go to Dodo's Welcome Mingle
Or It'll Be Sad It Worked Really Hard On It :(
Or It'll Be Sad It Worked Really Hard On It :(
O-Oh. No reason not to drop in for a little while at least, right? Heading down to the Lobby of the Dodo House will reveal that it's been spruced up for all the new arrivals—sweet little string lights and dinky party streamers probably look a little silly against the grand art nouveau architecture, but don't you see how the lights surge happily at your arrival? It's the thought that counts!
All arrivals to the party will also find themselves with a name tag that lists one fact about them, regardless of whether it's a closely guarded secret or an actual fun fact! Those are impossible to think of when you're put on the spot—isn't it nice to have one thought of for you?
> B4. THE GOOD FORTUNE CITY
Once you're done partying, you and your newfound friends are free to hit the town. There are an unusual amount of signs that read CLOSED FOR PRIDE PARADE PREP, but you'll at least find that the local convenience stores and basic modern amenities are open.
Perhaps you should focus on the way other people here treat you so familiarly, as though you’ve been here all your life. Maybe some of it is jogging your memory, maybe not. Regardless, it seems that, for now, you’re here to stay. The question is how, or whether, you’ll make the best of it.
OOC Notes
During Beta Testing, we'd like to remind players that we're accepting any and all feedback that could help us improve the game before official start!
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weeps i'm done
Congratulations, you've gotten me to ignore you.
[ha! that'll teach him!!!! (no)]
(1/2) oh my god i'm crying LMAOOO
if you're ignoring me, why are you still responding?
(2/2)
you read the link, didn't you? does that mean you agree with me?
no subject
[anyways he's leaving Tartaglia on read. I, however, do not want this thread to end just yet, so they should meet up in person somewhere--]
sorry about this
Unfortunately for Wanderer, he'll find that Tartaglia's existence simply does not cease to exist just because he left him on read over the internet. The Eleventh Harbinger happens to be an infamous influencer who gets talked about quite often. He might happen upon a group of girls fawning over the latest Tiktok to go viral, their excited voices talking about just how hot Tartaglia is.
Or he might even see a small crowd gathered around one (1) very bewildered and confused ginger, his laughter cutting through the noise. ]
Sorry— what were you saying?
[ Well. Whatever they're about to tell him goes in one ear and out the other, because he spots the very same guy who ignored him online (he doesn't know this) and decides right there and then to use him as an excuse to get away from this mess. He shimmies his way out of the crowd and stands real close to Wanderer before whispering under his breath. ]
Just go along with it, alright? [ And then loudly: ] My friend's already here, so we're gonna go now. Don't follow us!
[ Cue him pointedly dragging Wanderer with him. ]
he deserves it
[but Wanderer has never been that lucky. it's natural, then, that his first real romp around this foreign city would bring him right in the line of sight of the one person he didn't want to see. btw, he's dressed more modernly-- a cardigan (opened, white shirt underneath), simple brown shorts, run-of-the-mill sneakers, and his vision, reduced to the size of a pendant, hanging around his neck]
[he finds himself tensing when he feels that presence next to him, his own battle instincts kicking into high gear as he lifts both fists for a fight. but before he can react (WHY IS IT THIS GUY) or do anything (HE WOULD LOVE TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE, JUST FOR SATISFACTION), he's being dragged unceremoniously away]
[for. . . some reason? to get away from this group of gaggling women??? what is happening??]
[fortunately for Tartaglia, Wanderer knows better than to give up the game immediately. so what he says next is hissed in a low voice, for the other Harbinger's ears only]
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't punch you right here, right now.
they both do
Most feared him for his battle prowess, because he wouldn't hesitate to cut anyone down if they get in his way, but this kind of focus on him where they won't stop telling him how cute he looks, or how hot his most recent viral Tiktok was — well. Let's just he's relieved it doesn't look like they're being followed anymore.
That leaves him to deal with the fiesty bundle of energy he's dragging along with him. ]
Probably because you'll get in trouble. Apparently, I'm really famous around here.
[ If only he was famous for his fighting skills rather than whatever it is he's famous for on Tiktok — ]
Just put up with it until we get to that corner, alright?
[ IT'S PRETTY FAR? When did sidewalk get so long??? ]
no subject
[heeee's walking but he's cracking his knuckles now]
[threateningly]
no subject
Since after [REDACTED], Tartaglia wouldn't know... who he... is...???? genshin is confusing ]
Huh? How should I know? [ Well, whatever. He's letting Wanderer go either way. ] Anyway, thanks— you can punch me in the face if you want, but I won't go easy on you either.
[ JUST SAYING ]
1/2
no subject
[stupid?? idiot??? he's so dumb. he feels a sense of irritation. but also re. . . lief? what are his emotions doing right now, he sure doesn't know]
[with an exasperated noise, he jerks away from Childe once he is released and smooths out his cardigan]
. . . forget it. From the wrong angle, you looked like someone I knew.
[and then he turns swiftly on his heel, hand raised, as though to leave]
Are we done here?
no subject
He reaches for that raised hand, grabbing Wanderer by the wrist. ]
Hang on. You sure I'm not someone you know?
[ That murderous intent couldn't be directed towards another person... It felt personal, almost. ]
no subject
I'm sure.
Let me go.
[unless you want to get hurt goes unsaid]