[OOC] Lunacy of Love: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

[Majoraa]

Uh, when should I post Scout's intro post, @Ariamis?

[Ariamis]

@Majoras End
I recommend doing so as soon as possible, as the next event will REALLY shake things up for the RP.

[Shifter_Master]

@Ariamis Ominous statement is ominous...

[Temporary]

Wow, I'm impressed. Good job on giving us a subtle warning that everything we know and love is about to be destroyed.

[Temporary]

So this is a formal announcement that from the 19th of August to the 5th of September I will be unavailable. I have a wedding to attend on the 19th, and on the 21st I'm flying out for a holiday. I'll be doing my best to write over that period, but I make no promises.

[Ariamis]

@Vocab

Thanks for letting me know. In other news: 666 OOC posts!

[Flamelord]

Ariamis confirmed GRRM level GM

[twave]

Updated the 0th post for the characters.

[DarkwolfX37]

I've finally got the novel of a first post done. Let me know what if anything needs to be changed. Really all this does is bring the two to Penrose and show off one of them, but still.

[Temporary]

@DarkwolfX37 WHY ARE YOU LIKING MY OLD POSTS I DONT UNDERSTAND!

[BrokenPromise]

@Flamelord@Ariamis I'm kind of curious what the rules are with auto-hits in this RP. I'm not complaining or anything, Elroy would have gotten hit by those arrows anyway. I was just a little surprised I didn't get a notification first.

[Flamelord]

Yeah that's my bad. I just hit the wrong side between not wanting to take agency but also wanting to seem concrete and not dance around whether it worked or not and fill the post with hypotheticals. Sorry.

[BrokenPromise]

Not a problem. I really was just curious.

Though if you want to do something like that in the future, you can hit me up with a pm or something. Then I can tell you the type of effect such an attack would have and you can include it in your post. That's what I did when Elroy tried to ensnare Caroline with re bar.

[Ariamis]

@BrokenPromise
The general rule is that the two parties agree in what attacks hit or not. In case that's impossible, then the higher Agility takes priority.

[Flamelord]

Man,that Ebon Mint post was interesting. Though you have to wonder, if it was that easy to get out of debt to the Mint while still having access to the awesome power then why isn't everyone doing it?

[DarkwolfX37]

@DarkwolfX37 WHY ARE YOU LIKING MY OLD POSTS I DONT UNDERSTAND!

@Vocab

BECAUSE THE WERE GOOD POSTS AND I READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE IC IN TWO DAYS

Man,that Ebon Mint post was interesting. Though you have to wonder, if it was that easy to get out of debt to the Mint while still having access to the awesome power then why isn't everyone doing it?

@Flamelord

I... I didn't really think it sounded easy... But to be fair, I might have forgotten to include something since I rewrote it from memory days later. Using the coin is a totally different debt than having the coin, like the CYOA says. I sort of added the idea that having the coin put you in debt since that seemed logical, the coin is a physical manifestation of mana, right? It just made sense to me that even just having it would be worth something in the minds of people like the CYOA describes the Mint as being full of. Plus, what percentage of magical things can go between worlds other than the Overcity anyway, and how many people who payed off a coin would get rid of it?

[twave]

Possessing a coin means nothing as far as debt given how I read it. It is a gift and can be taken by others not contacted by the Ebon Mint. Using the coin is where the debt comes in.

What do you think @Ariamis?

[Flamelord]

I... I didn't really think it sounded easy... But to be fair, I might have forgotten to include something since I rewrote it from memory days later.

@DarkwolfX37

The solution is basically 'drop and trade coins a couple times, then hold an auction with a single person and the debt is paid off'. Which is a fairly simple thing that somehow only a handful of people know about.

[DarkwolfX37]

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The solution is basically 'drop and trade coins a couple times, then hold an auction with a single person and the debt is paid off'. Which is a fairly simple thing that somehow only a handful of people know about.

@Flamelord

I mean... yeah, but that takes a second coin that's already payed off. Which is why I didn't think it was easy. It's just that Makoto's now in debt rather than Shion, since she has the coin.

Possessing a coin means nothing as far as debt given how I read it. It is a gift and can be taken by others not contacted by the Ebon Mint. Using the coin is where the debt comes in.

What do you think @Ariamis?

@t2wave

While I'll obviously go with whatever you and Ariamis decide, I'd like to make my case quickly.

My Case

While the "debt" drawback implies that simply having the coin doesn't put someone in debt, the rest of the information of the Ebon Mint sort of does, even if it's a bit of a stretch to apply it to the coin itself. Specifically this part:
"The black coin is a pseudo-coin. Yes, a package of magic and power, but also likely a conduit back to whatever power is behind the Ebon Mint. You can spend it immediately or hand onto it for later. Unlike the other coins, the Black Coin does not reduce in effect once your transformation ends. It can be held onto indefinitely, a card up your sleeve for the perfect moment. Or maybe you're the self-sacrificing sort - hoping to keep the coin out of the hands of those who are less principled than yourself. Either way, it will remain in your possession until you spend it or give it away."
That highly implies that it can't be stolen, at least not by anyone who doesn't know the secrets of the coin, ie someone directly from the Ebon Mint. Combined with it being a coin at all, currency in the magical world, even if not like a normal one, it can be implied that it has intrinsic value even before being spent. The "Debt" drawback also directly states it's a loan, and the overall "Drawbacks" portion of the Ebon Mint implies that as long as you were chosen to get a coin at all, they're going to consider you in their debt via blackmail and small requests. I just sort of bundled all that together into "the coin puts you in debt that is normally impossible to actually pay off."

[Flamelord]

It also implies that you can't just drop it for anyone else to pick up, you have to deliberately give it away to someone. Which kinda derails the plan you presented in your post because there is no 'in transit' state