songerein | { Leprechaun Madness }

MINI EVENT: LEPRECHAUN MADNESS

PROMPTS

A. Pranks and misfortune. April Fool's is coming in a little early with one group of leprechauns with yellow caps running around causing pranks all over. From minor "shoelaces suddenly tied" to "paint falling from scaffolding," anything goes with them. In doing so, they are spreading some bad luck which can be countered a few ways. Those who participate in the pranking will be seen as an ally to this group and won't be pranked on. In addition, those who wear any amount of green on them will be spared from more severe pranks.

Finding good luck. Are you one of the unlucky souls who has been pranked? Try to find some ways to get rid of the bad luck that goes along with it by finding four leaf clovers, finding some rabbits that are willing to let you rub their feet, doing some good deeds around town, etc. As long as you believe it’ll help with the luck, it should work. But you have to actually believe that it will work.
Pranking around. Or perhaps you’re one of the ones doing the pranking in the first place! The yellow caps won’t stop you if you decide to join them in pranking people. The more pranking, the merrier!
Prank war.. For some, the best part of being pranked is retaliation. There’s nothing stopping people from escalating this into a full-on prank war. Counter pranking is welcomed and encouraged–just be aware that the leprechauns will escalate in their pranks as well.

B. Shoemakers. Another group of leprechauns sporting blue hats are hoping to start their own business in town, specifically in the shoe making and repair business. They are quite skilled in their work and will happily take custom orders so long as materials are provided as they start preparing more general stock for the ever growing populace. However some freshly are recruited apprentices are a bit too zealous in their work.

New shoes. New shoes are all the rage this month, and everyone is managing to snag a pair without even trying! How lucky! Or perhaps not so lucky. With or without permission, shoes are being redesigned and altered to a "flashy, fresh" new look, and while some are earnest in their endeavors to match the style to the owner, some take their artistic liberties to the extreme. To make matters more complicated, some even try to add some magic to give an extra "lift" to one's step. As in, making them fly or run fast. Some yellow caps are also interfering by casting bad luck on the shoes, making them more prone to trip, step on things, or making them feel too heavy to lift.
Stolen shoes. No craft is without its fans. And where there are fans, there are superfans who will go to any lengths to acquire a collection of trinkets to show off. These shoe superfans are grabbing shoes wherever they can find them: people’s homes, store fronts, right off of people’s feet. Whether a victim, someone trying to return the shoes, or trying to convince the over zealous fans to stop, it's chaos. To make matters worse, somehow this "superfan zeal" is contagious and if someone isn't careful, they might end up trying to join in the craze and take some shoes for themselves.

C. Pot-O-Gold. The green clad bearded men are well known for their greed, with legends telling of their gold kept in special pots that appear at the end of the rainbow. And what luck that rainbows are appearing all over the place with the weather! However, keeping their gold in special pots has its problems, especially when the rainbows they were hidden under decide to move around. Should favor be gained by these leprechaun, they may consider sharing their gold.

Catch the rainbow. The leprechauns are out looking for their pots of gold and are being quite aggressive about it, shouting at anyone who happens to have a rainbow above their homes or is playing in the colorful rainbows. Some rainbows are actually floating away with that pot of gold attached to it. How does one wrangle a rainbow? Hint, they like to stay in sunny, warm places.
Found a pot, now what? Should anyone stumble upon the pot, it's better to leave it alone or immense misfortune will fall upon them like a curse. What kind of curse will vary (ie, up to the player). Securing and helping the distressed leprechaun, on the other hand, will bring about immense wealth and will improve relations with this group. So what choice will the finder make? Just beware…being around the gold for too long might make them start feeling a little greedy.
Protect the gold! Alternatively, you can gain favor with the leprechauns by preventing other would-be treasure hoarders from carrying the gold away themselves. According to the leprechauns, the gold should be protected by any means necessary. Stop those thieves, or risk becoming one!!

D. Red Cones v. Red Caps. There is a smaller contingent of leprechauns who don special red coned shaped hats that can actually be used as a weapon. They prefer to live out on the edges of the Wildlands near the Cliffs, however the Redcaps have been bothering them and so they seek to recruit any who wish to help aid them in a glorious battle between the small men.

Recruiting fighters. In the name of wanting to be left the hell alone, the Red Cones are recruiting strong fighters who are willing to stand up to the Redcaps and convince them to stop their pestering once and for all. Taller fighters are especially in demand, all the better to tower over their enemies menacingly and whatnot.
Way of the Coned Hat. A select few fighters for the Red Cones will be trained in the secrets of their hat weapons. With the proper infusion of magical (read: dreamotion) energy and the proper incantation, they can be launched at enemies like tiny red rockets. The incantation varies from hat to hat depending on its owner, so players are encouraged to be creative with the magic words needed to set these projectiles flying.

[Mod Note: Details on this mini event can be found here and we request all thread submissions to be made here. The leprechauns from the mini event will last throughout the entire month, with their appearances spaced out to suit whatever time best fits the players.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ She's since cleaned up since her last encounter with the leprechauns (and they seem to have backed off, upon realizing her hair really is green), but Sana's not about to just hope things will calm down on her own. She's admittedly also worried about the person who has bad luck normally and--

Oh, there he is. ]

... Bennett-san? How long have you been out here?

[Bennett looks up upon hearing his name called out.]

Huh? Oh, hi Sana. Uhh... Judging by the position of the sun, a few hours now, I guess?

[A few hours of just digging for clovers. Nobody could say he wasn't persistent...]

A few...

[ Hours?? Bennett???? ]

A-are you okay? You're not feeling dizzy or dehydrated or anything??

Huh? No, I'm fine. Why do you ask?

[At least, until he stands up, that is.]

... I mean, if you've... been out here for hours and haven't moved, that's not good for you...

Oh, no, I'm fine. Really!

[ he goes to stand up now. ]

See, I'm used to stuff like th--

[ and then he feels his legs get wobbly underneath, as they suddenly go numb. ]

Wh-whoa...

Bennett-san!!

[ She's honestly just going to.

Reach out to catch his shoulders to steady him and hold him up. ]

[thanks to Sana, Bennett remains standing. He stays in high spirits. ]

See, I'm fine. Just a little wobbly, that's all.

[ And she lets go once she's sure he's properly balanced, quietly frowning. ]

I'm not sure you should push yourself any further than this... until you've eaten something, at least.

But...

[He sounds a bit disappointed that he's being ordered to take care of himself here.]

I heard there's a way to undo my bad luck here, so I really don't wanna give up until I find it...

You don't have to...

I'll help you look.

Huh?

[Bennett's surprised to get such a generous offer of assistance.]

O-oh, you don't have to, really! I'd hate for something to happen to you just because you're trying to help me with this.

Well, it'd be helping me too... I think the more four-leaf clovers we can find, the better for everyone. So maybe it's a little selfish of me, but...

[ Well. She wants to be useful, too. ]

[Bennett can sympathize with that, that desire to be useful.]

I wanna help you, Sana. So... you can help me, if you let me help you.

[He gives her a thumbs up.]

Then it's not so selfish, right?

...

[ t-tentative thumbs up in return. ]

All right. I'll accept that.

[ At least he's not flat-out refusing, so it still feels like a victory! ]

Great. Then welcome to the team!

[Has Sana been forcefully conscripted? Maybe. But it's fine.]

So, where do you wanna start?

I can look in a different area...

[ She has no idea she was conscripted wow. ]

You still need to rest, right?

I'll be fine. I'm an Adventurer, after all!

[He puts his hands on his hips, looking determined.]

I'm here to see a job through to its completion, so breaks can come later.

But I think part of a job is taking breaks?

{ Leprechaun Madness }

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