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

[Bennett freezes in his tracks. Aww, man, he thought he was being stealthy, too!]

But... you aren't even doing anything with it...

[Damn, he can't believe someone beat him to the gold. Just his luck...]

Can't you at least share? I really thought I finally lucked out here.

[ Xiao opens his eyes but makes no move to really get up or point his spear. At least not yet. ]

It does not belong to you or I. Therefore it is not mine to give away nor for you to take.

[ This is truly going to be bothersome... ]

Oh... okay.

[ Bennett actually accepts Xiao's explanation easily enough, disappointed though he may sound. ]

Why are you here guarding it if it isn't yours...?

The person that left it here may yet return.

[ That... Seems like it should be obvious. He guards it so that it will be here for when its owner comes back? ]

Oh, they're a friend of yours then?

[That would make sense to him, helping a friend out and all.]

What does "friendship" have to do with standing watch over one's property?

[ He's pretty sure that he doesn't need to be friends with someone to know that their property is theirs and no one else's? ]

Well... It'd be kinda weird to guard something for somebody you don't even know without their knowledge or permission, don't you think?

[He's a little worried for Xiao's common sense here now, to be honest. Bennett's all for doing a good deed for somebody, but the person has to be at least aware...]

From a mortal boy's perspective, I suppose that it would be.

[ But not necessarily to adepti. Do they not watch over and guard without the peoples' knowledge or explicit permission? Yes, they had been tasked this by Rex Lapis, but the people themselves do not always ask for it.

That one captain might have drowned if not for Xiao's interference, after all. ]

What's that supposed to mean?

[There's no malice or ill will in his words. he's genuinely confused by the use of the words "mortal boy" here. Aren't they all mortals??]

I do not need permission or acknowledgement to do as I have always done. What would be "weird" for you is not necessarily a universal truth.

[ That's all that he means. Well that and a mortal boy has a limited perspective on some of these things. ]

No, not that. I get that.

[That part made sense. Everyone had their own creed, their own code of ethics for why they did something, far be it for Bennett to question somebody knowing full well the lengths he'll go sometimes.]

That other part. What's me being a mortal got anything to do with it?

Mortals have a different perspective on matters than we adepti. Humans are more susceptible to living in the moment or seeking immediate gratification.

[ That's all that Xiao means. Unfortunately he doesn't know if it will be taken poorly or not. A fact is a fact. ]

{ Leprechaun Madness }

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