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QUESTBOARD
⋆✩ quests ✩⋆
One of the core responsibilities of guild members within Bottlecap Bay is to complete quests from the Questboard. Located in the center of the city, the questboard is a physical board where Pokemon can submit requests for help, resources, exploration, and all sorts of things. Each quest rewards characters with points to not only increase their member ranking, but also raise the guild ranking, thereby having a direct effect on the direction of the game!
QUEST TYPES
LIGHT QUESTS
These quests are simpler, RNG-style quests that are far more straightforward and don't require a summary or a thread! Light quests are available every month, but during TDM months, they are the only type of quest available, meaning that nothing plot heavy or significant will be placed into the quests. They also typically reward 50 points to characters.
HEAVY QUESTS
Heavy quests are more intensive, thread-required quests that often hold bits of plot or more intrigue, and are only available every other month. They are also often more dangerous than light quests, and unlike light quests, are not guaranteed to be completed when submitting for them! Sometimes you can fail these heavy quests, and in that case, no points are rewarded. But depending on the results, these quests can reward anywhere from 100-300 points each!
PLAYER QUESTS
These are quests submitted by other players, available as players come up with them. A player may submit a quest during any month, and may even post the same quest again on a subsequent month, when it makes sense ICly to do so. They are otherwise very similar to Light Quests; more information can be found below, but as a rule, they reward 50 points to characters.
ALL QUESTS
So what do all quests have in common? They must be submitted by the deadline date on the quest itself, and each character may claim points from a given quest only once, though they may repeat the quest with other teams as many times as they like.
Mod quests in particular will have difficulty levels, determined by the filled in stars on a scale of 1-3, with three filled stars being the most difficult. Difficulty can mean anything from physical danger to intensive puzzles, depending on the quest! Mod quests of both types may also sometimes have claim limits, with the number of teams allowed listed per quest.
Lastly, players can feel free to roleplay any of the NPCs that are not listed on the Locations page under the NPC section! If it's not game breaking or contradicting anything in the information available to players, then we generally play by the "do what's most fun!" rules.
AVAILABLE QUESTS
CLAUS FOR ALARM!!
QUEST TYPE: HEAVY
QUEST GIVER: ???
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by DECEMBER 10TH 11:59 EST.
GREETINGS POKEMON! WE ARE S.I.N.T.O! WE WILL BE ARRIVING SOON…WE HOPE!!!
BUT WE HAVE FALLEN BEHIND! THERE ARE TOO MANY POKEMON!!
PLEASE EVERYONE! DELIVER THE GREATEST THING IN OUR PLACE!
PS: DON’T SAY IT WAS YOU!!
POINTS REWARDED: 300 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: ???
NOTES: This is a Secret Santa Form! Rather than a typical Heavy Quest, you may submit this form alone, in order to participate in this year’s IC Secret Santa event.
For your initial summary submission, please include what other characters would be able to glean - from observation or asking other characters - about your character’s IC likes, dislikes, preferences, and any other details. Submissions will close on the 10th of December, after which we will hand out everyone’s Secret Santa assignments!
As a final note, while there is no thread requirement for this quest, follow-up responses/gifts must be delivered by the 30th of December - anyone who fails to do so will not receive their points!
GHOSTS OF TEATIMES PAST
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Polteageist
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by DECEMBER 30TH 11:59 EST.
As we approach the end of the year, the Lum Guild is seeking more records to add to our shelves from newer additions to the community. We invite all Pokemon with stories to share to the Archives, in order to record tales of their homeland within our halls.
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: A gift from Polteageist!
HAPPY PAWLIDAYS
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Mightyena
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★★✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by DECEMBER 30TH 11:59 EST.
The tunnels of the Spire are very expansive, and every year the Oran Guild has more and more to decorate for our longest night. I am requesting as many as possible to come and help us decorate our halls.
PS - There may be wet clay, but it should not harm anyone who steps in it.
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: A gift from Mightyena!
SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Ribombee
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by DECEMBER 30TH 11:59 EST.
We have done well to clean up from the recent storm, but there is still much work to be done. I need as many Pokemon as possible to clear and salt our snow covered roadways and bridges.
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: A Gift from Ribombee!
PLAYER QUESTS
Player Quests are now open! These are quests ICly posted by your character to any of Bottlecap Bay's quest boards. They may be quests that are meant for the benefit of the city (or outlying outposts, or good relations with local Pokemon), or they may be quests for a character's personal concerns... and even joke quests are very welcome, for CR purposes!
(Just keep in mind IC reactions while devising a quest - guild leaders may choose not to reward points for "come perform a handstand for me," and there may be negative consequences for posting "assassinate my annoying guild coworker!")
Some general guidelines:
- To respond to a player quest, other players may use the same submission form as for mod quests; they do not have to provide a thread, but do have to fill out the summary.
- For all quests, quests may reward 50 points! Points track how helpful a character is overall, so they may be awarded for (reasonable, non-joke) personal quests as well!
- For quests for the benefit of Bottlecap Bay, guild leaders will generally also allow for item rewards from guild resources. These rewards should be restricted to a single item or type of item chosen by the quest-writing player, and can be one of: berries, basic stones, basic accessories (with no special effects), or small furniture items. A character may also offer handmade items that they are able to make/obtain the resources for.
- For personal quests, guild leaders will not allow for item rewards from guild resources... but a character may still offer handmade items that they are able to make/obtain the resources for!
- Characters who are ICly posting the quest obviously cannot join their own quest! However, at mod discretion, posting a quest may result in extra points in the next point tally, particularly if the quest is for the benefit of Bottlecap Bay - the guild leaders will reward someone looking out for the success of the city.
- Quests may not have limited entry slots.
- Quest-writing players will decide whether responses pass or fail. (They may choose to respond with a blurb with more flavor details, or just a note saying pass/fail.)
- Posted rewards will be fully awarded regardless of pass/fail. If a quest says the reward is 50 points and a berry, then even failing teams will get those rewards.
- It is fine for personal quests to have a biased pass/fail outcome for CR purposes, such as a designated team being pre-arranged to be the only one who succeeds. However, this must be made clear beforehand OOCly, and the above point must be followed.
- Players may decide whether their quest is worth 50 points or 0 points. We're trusting players to use their best judgement! (ICly, points are always awarded by the guild leaders, but will still be awarded for non-joke personal quests that take effort. For example: "My important item is missing, please help me search the woods" or "I want to make a feast to cheer up my friend but I don't know how to cook, please help.")
- If a player would like to have their character ICly post a problematic quest and receive consequences from their guild leader, please contact the mods on the mod contact beforehand! (This is for quests that would be viewed as actively harmful, rather than silly ones.)
- Players may not have their own characters, even their other character, submit for a quest that they posted.
SUBMISSION FORMAT
Please use the following format to set up a player quest!
If you would like, you may also use the following format when responding with quest results (but this is not required)!
QUEST SIGN-UP
To claim and sign up for a quest, simply fill out the form below and reply to the current month's thread for mod quests, or to the individual quest for player quests. All quests require at least 2 characters to complete, with no maximum unless specified. Keep in mind that for quests requiring threading, 3 is probably a good number. Multiple quests can be signed up for in one comment.
PLAYERS: Players involved.
CHARACTERS: Characters involved. (2 minimum)
QUEST: Name of the quest you're signing up for.
SUMMARY: (Optional for light, required for heavy or player quests.) How will the quest be tackled? Write a short summary of how the characters intend to succeed and include any relevant details (tensions within the team, particular skills or weaknesses, any relevant triggers to avoid, etc.)
After claiming a quest, a mod will reply with confirmation and/or more details, and may request more information on how the team tackles the quest. For quests that are limited in some way, players who manage a sign up one month will be required to wait for 24 hours after quest posting to sign up for a limited quest the following month.
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CHARACTERS: Shoka, Impmon
QUEST: When It Rains It Suds
SUMMARY:
Shoka and Impmon have never worked together before and have in fact only had one (1) contentious encounter with each other, but Shoka is determined to make the team-up work for the Siffrins' sake (and for the sake of the clinic, of course). To any onlookers, it will seem like she's mercilessly making fun of Impmon for absolutely no reason, but really she's just trying to rile him up to encourage him to put his all into this soapmaking stuff. Surprisingly, this method will actually work on Impmon, as proving a point to
the rude napkinShoka might be the exact motivation he needs to take the quest seriously.Ultimately, he'll find that he actually genuinely enjoys soapmaking. Shoka, meanwhile, held back by an instinctual fear of ruining her disguise rag during the process, won't be the best at it, so Impmon picking up the slack a bit will earn him some genuine gratitude and respect.
QUEST COMPLETE
Despite Shoka and Impmon's... combative interactions, the soap-making goes well! At one point Roserade from town comes by and, seeing Impmon's drive, provides some tips on how to use Pokemon moves to help with soap-making. If Impmon seems interested, Roserade will offer to share some less practical tips after the clinic is all set - like which scents incorporate best, or how to make multi-colored soaps. Just look him up later!
Siffrin is busy stirring several batches of soap-in-progress, but they swing by to hang out with Shoka for a bit. They may even join in on riling Impmon up, but their heart clearly isn't in it right now. Still, though they don't say it outright, or even own up to being the one to post the quest if asked, they seem grateful to both Shoka and Impmon!
Once Shoka and Impmon finish their work, they'll be awarded with 50 points each. In addition, they'll get to take back some of the fruits of their labor! If they haven't made their own side batch with a scent of their choice, they'll end up with some soap scented like Odd Incense - or unscented soap if they prefer!
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CHARACTERS: Dolly Mancer and Laios
QUEST: When it Rains it Suds
SUMMARY: It happened by coincidence that Laios and Dolly would meet up for the quest, Laios thinking it was a normal quest until told otherwise. Laios, upon learning that this was a quest from Siffrin, goes to put in all his efforts into making this quest perfect for them while Dolly joins in with helping him. Laios can only do so much with paws, so he offers electricity for boiling and burning to help while Dolly knows how to make soap thanks to being around medieval times. Sure, it's the animal fat based soap recipe, but it was the medieval times, cut Dolly some slack, she at least to know to make soap, so that's a plus. Ponyta hunting may or may not have happened in the making of this batch of soap >_>;;
QUEST COMPLETE
Dolly and Laios have chosen hard mode today. If they're using Ponyta fat rather than plant oil, not only will they have to butcher the meat and retrieve the fat themselves, they'll have to put in the work to render it into tallow, and be very thorough about straining it to keep it from going rancid later!
Still, with Dolly's guidance, the two will manage to pull it off. In fact, when some Pokemon from the clinic come by to pick up their soap, the two will overhear comments about how this batch will be particularly useful for winter! The dry air means that some clinic patients need more help moisturizing their hides.
Siffrin is busy trotting between several batches of soap, but when Laios is boiling water and burning wood, they come join for a bit to pitch in their own electricity. They make some sparkly comments, but their heart clearly isn't in it right now. Still, though they don't say it outright, or even own up to being the one to post the quest if asked, they seem grateful to both Dolly and Laios!
Once Dolly and Laios finish their work, they'll be awarded with 50 points each. In addition, they'll get to take back some of the fruits of their labor! If they haven't made their own side batch with a scent of their choice, they'll end up with some soap scented like Luck Incense - or unscented soap if they prefer!
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CHARACTERS: ABA and Catrina
QUEST: When it Rains it Suds
SUMMARY: The clinic needs soap you say!? ABA and Catrina are on it! Clearly the horrifying Chanseys deserve a soap to match their grotesque sweetness with anatomically correct skull shaped soaps! How on earth did these two manage such a feat? It's a trade secret! NO ONE SHALL KNOW THE SECRET OF SKULL SOAP.
QUEST COMPLETE
Even the Pokemon from the clinic are baffled by A.B.A and Catrina's soaps. Do they really want to be using such ominous soaps on their patients...? They're completely baffled by how the two managed it when there weren't any molds provided, too. Despite the initial reactions, though, and perhaps against all odds... the soap itself is fine, no matter the shape! So the clinic accepts it... happily...?
Siffrin is busy keeping several batches of lye boiling, but they swing by for a bit! They make some sparkly comments about the skull shapes, and how they're surprised there aren't also key shapes, but their heart clearly isn't in it right now. Still, though they don't say it outright, or even own up to being the one to post the quest if asked, they seem grateful to both A.B.A and Catrina! (They also refrain from sharing the two's secret soap-shaping methods with the clinic, if they happen to see.)
Once A.B.A and Catrina finish their work, they'll be awarded with 50 points each. In addition, they'll get to take back some of the fruits of their labor! If they haven't made their own side batch with a scent of their choice, they'll end up with some soap scented like Lax Incense - or unscented soap if they prefer!
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CHARACTERS: Kris and Anasui
QUEST: WHEN IT RAINS IT SUDS
SUMMARY: Kris will try to eat the soap. Anasui will use his psychic powers to keep the soap out of the kid's reach. It may take a bit of time for any soap to actually get made but they'll do their best. Eventually.
Anasui voice: "IT'S NOT EVEN SCENTED, WHAT PART OF IT IS APPEALING TO YOU?"
QUEST COMPLETE
Kris's attempts at culinary adventure slow soap production down, and Anasui and Kris don't end up with quite as much soap as some other quest participants. Particularly once Kris finds the leftover ingredients from other Pokemons' smaller, scented soap batches. Lots of interesting and chompable smells in those! (At least they're less dangerous than lye?)
In the end, though, Anasui's attention to detail will result in a particularly high-quality batch once the two manage to get going! The clinic will happily overlook any... suspicious tooth marks... in some of the bars. (Just a quality test, surely.)
Siffrin is busy carving large blocks of soap into more manageable pieces for the clinic, but they swing by for a bit! They play up being torn between helping Anasui or egging Kris on, and how funny they find this, but their heart clearly isn't in it right now. Still, though they don't say it outright, or even own up to being the one to post the quest if asked, they seem grateful to both Anasui and Kris!
Once Anasui and Kris finish their work, they'll be awarded with 50 points each. In addition, they'll get to take back some of the fruits of their labor! If they haven't made their own side batch with a scent of their choice, they'll end up with some soap scented like Pure Incense - or unscented soap if they prefer!
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CHARACTERS: Emporio, Archnemon
QUEST: When It Rains It Suds
SUMMARY: Emporio and Archnemon are pretty steady quest buddies, but on top of that, Archnemon's natural interests in all things spa-related have her invested in this project. On Emporio's end, he's read a lot about soap in a book and is ready to put that to use!!
QUEST COMPLETE
Emporio and Archnemon are perhaps the most straightforwardly functional team to do this quest yet! Seeing the two's interest, Roserade from town comes by to offer some compliments; originally, he wants to provide some tips on using Pokemon moves to help with soap-making, but it turns out that Emporio already knows them from the Archives!
So instead, Roserade offers some more advanced knowledge he's discovered through experimentation, like which plants around Bottlecap Bay have oils better for different soap properties. If Archnemon seems particularly invested, Roserade will also share some scent blends that he's tried and liked before!
Siffrin is busy trotting between several batches of soap, but while normally they don't go out of their way to avoid Archnemon... this specific time, while they try to act like this isn't what they're doing, they stay at a respectful distance. So "Hatenna" should be left blissfully migraine-free. Still, though Siffrin doesn't say it outright, or even own up to being the one to post the quest if asked, they seem grateful to both Emporio and Archnemon!
Once Emporio and Archnemon finish their work, they'll be awarded with 50 points each. In addition, they'll get to take back some of the fruits of their labor! If they haven't made their own side batch with a scent of their choice, they'll end up with some soap scented like Rose Incense - or unscented soap if they prefer!