Quests & Challenges

[center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/b4e36c1990cb6d252c47839108d6c043/a34b3f3a1cac8d6b-17/s640x960/8910b0627b2f94a6eac50ca0b4ce25d4c1188596.png[/img] [color=#852B19][size=7][font=doot]GODLOCKE[/font][/size] -- a coli-based nuzlocke challenge -- ----- [color=#852B19]Setting up some 'locke rules mainly for my own use, but if you want to give it a try then by all means do! You can change whatever you want about the rules, no need to ask permission. [b]Given that this is new and untested, it may be a biiiit unbalanced. I'll tweak things as I play (hopefully)![/b] ----- [color=#852B19][i]How long have you wandered this land? Weeks? Years? Millenia? Everything changes except yourself. You watch through weary eyes as dragons come and go. What are you, watcher? [b]Who[/b] are you? And are you content to only observe as the lives of dragons come and go... or will you interfere? Help? Hinder? It's your choice. But whatever you do, the consequences will mark history in ways even you cannot anticipate.[/i] ~ ~ ~ The godlocke is a nuzlocke challenge in which your starter dragon (usually also your POV dragon) is an immortal being. What kind of being is entirely up to you -- god, demigod, demon, spirit, vampire... whatever they are, they've been around for a while, and something has finally convinced them to take action. Will they build a clan around themself to nurture... or demand worship from? Will they watch with amusement as those around them suffer? Or will they simply try to make it in this harsh world, and find meaning in eternity? That's all up to you to decide. :D Your starter dragon cannot die. Sadly, the same cannot be said for any dragon that decides to tag along with them... ----- [color=#852B19]This challenge is intended to be a [b]moderate difficulty lorelocke[/b] with [b]no ending[/b]. Because one of your dragons cannot die, it goes on as long as you feel like playing it! The godlocke is my attempt to make an engaging nuzlocke challenge that doesn't make use of pinkerton, and gives you greater control by having certain events -- such as breedings, and dragons joining your clan -- determined by your choice rather than random events. This type of nuzlocke makes heavy use of the coliseum to drive the plot. The coliseum brings great risk, but also great reward. You track all the coli loot you acquire, and choose whether to keep it for use by your clan, OR to liquidate the items for their hoard-sell value. You can use the treasure you get from liquidation to gain new clan-members and outfit them with gear. The godlocke is designed to be compartmentalised and low-pressure. There's no need for it to have any impact on your main clan; once properly established, you won't even need to dip into your account's savings to purchase things for your dragons, because the whole 'locke will be funded by what they find in the coli. ----- [color=#852B19][b]Table of contents[/b] 1. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3159193/1#post_51930667]Basic mechanics[/url] 2. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3159193/1#post_51930669]Dragon acquisition[/url] 3. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3159193/1#post_51930670]Random events[/url] 4. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3159193/1#post_51930671]List of godlockes + resources[/url] 5. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3159193/1#post_51930672]Update tracker[/url][/center]

This challenge operates on a turn system rather than relying on actual days passing -- which means you can play multiple turns in one day, or you can not play at all for weeks and it won't matter or make a difference. Low pressure!

However, the reliance on turns does mean you need to track a lot of things independently from the site's functions: hunger, age, breeding cooldowns (though the last one shouldn't be much of a problem considering the 'locke's breeding rules, aha). You can use a thread for this, or alternately you might want to consider using a spreadsheet.

It's intended that you write one lore entry per turn that passes, but there's no lore police so just kinda do what feels right to you.

Create a tab in your lair for your godlocke and choose a dragon to be your immortal. If you can't decide, feel free to use a random number generator to choose things like breed and gender for you, then just grab one off the AH!

You only get one starter dragon. They must be level 1.

Create a thread or spreadsheet to track your progress.

That's it! You're ready to go!

One of the challenges of the godlocke is to keep your growing clan fed.

Food cannot be gathered. It must be acquired via the coli.

Each dragon needs to eat 10 food per turn (easy mode: 5 food per turn), and can survive up to three turns without food. Once a dragon reaches 30/10 hunger, it's dead. Exalt.

I recommend tracking your food stores separately from whatever food you actually have associated with your account, unless you've decided to go all-in and play the godlocke with your whole lair (which like, props to you if you do, madlad).

It's up to you whether or not your immortal eats. Either way, they can't die from starvation.

The coliseum is the core of the godlocke. It determines what resources your clan has, and can kill them as easily as it sustains them.

The basic concept is this: you track the loot you get from each battle. For each item, decide whether to keep it for the clan, or liquidate it for its hoard-sale value. Liquidation of high-value items rather than using them may make things more difficult in the short term, but can pay off in the long-term as you use your amassed wealth to buy resources and new dragons.

Unhatched eggs are valued at 50,000 treasure within the rules of the godlocke. (Of course, if you'd rather hatch, you are free to do so...).

Dragons cannot train in a venue lower than their level. However, they can grind in lower level venues in which they receive no XP.

[Optional] Each dragon has a limit of 50 battles per turn. You can maximise loot by sending out smaller teams, but that, of course, means greater risk...

If you find yourself with an excess of food, or just need a bit more treasure, you can liquidate some of your food supply for 5t per food point.

Easy: each dragon has three lives. If it faints in the coliseum for a third time, it's dead. Exalt.

Normal: if a dragon faints in the coliseum, flip a coin. On tails, it's dead. Exalt.

Normal (alt): each dragon has two lives. If it faints in the coliseum for a second time, it's dead. Exalt.

Hard: if a dragon faints in the coliseum, it's dead. Exalt.

Familiars can be given to dragons to give them an extra life -- that is, if they would die, the familiar dies in their place.

Familiars can only be obtained via the coliseum.

When a dragon with a familiar faints in the coliseum when playing on normal difficulty, you must decide BEFORE you roll for their survival whether or not their familiar will take their place. If you decide to sacrifice the familiar, it always dies. Choose carefully. c;

Once a non-immortal dragon reaches level 25, it has officially survived and retires from your godlocke. It may breed one last time as part of the clan, and may remain as part of the clan's lore. It can no longer be used in the coliseum, nor does it need to be fed (so for all intents and purposes, the dragon can no longer be killed either). Level 25s no longer count towards your dragon total (and therefore don't increase the cost of buying new dragons).

The godlocke has no solid goal except for your clan to survive and prosper. The basic goal for most godlockes is to get dragons to level 25 -- if you're like me, you'll just play to see how many you can get!

But you can choose your own victory conditions if you want! For example, you could have it so a certain amount of dragons must reach level 25 for you to win. Or you could have a lore-related goal. It's up to you!

Buying dragons is the main way you will acquire them in the godlocke. You buy dragons using funds you have gained through the liquidation of coli loot.

The price of buying a new dragon increases with the size of your clan.

Easy: +1,000t per dragon
Normal: +2,000t per dragon
Hard: +3,000t per dragon

For example, if I only have one dragon in my clan and I am playing on normal, I have to pay 2,000t out of my godlocke clan's hoard to acquire one. If I'm playing on normal and have three dragons in my clan, I have to pay 6,000t (2,000t x 3).

When buying a dragon, use a randomiser (1-19) to choose which breed it will be.

1. Aberration
2. Banescale
3. Bogsneak
4. Coatl
5. Fae
6. Gaoler
7. Guardian
8. Imperial
9. Mirror
10. Nocturne
11. Obelisk
12. Pearlcatcher
13. Ridgeback
14. Skydancer
15. Snapper
16. Spiral
17. Tundra
18. Veilspun
19. Wildclaw

All new dragons must be level 1.

[Optional] Generate a random number between 1-3. This will indicate how many genes your new dragon will have; e.g. if I get a 2, my new dragon must have two genes and one basic.

Dragons can breed only twice in their lifetimes.

They can breed once when they reach level 15, and once when they reach level 25.

Dragons don't have to breed right away once they reach a coli milestone; you can hold off breeding until you want to.

For each hatchling, flip a coin. If it's heads, the dragon will stay in the clan on reaching maturity. If tails, the dragon will decide to leave once grown (but you still must care for and feed it until it reaches adulthood).

[center][color=#852B19][size=6][font=beans]RANDOM EVENTS[/font][/size] [optional] ----- [color=#852B19][u][b]Battlestones[/b][/u][/center] [color=#852B19]When you get certain battlestones as drops, it causes events which can affect your dragons and supplies. Some are purely lore-related and can be ignored by those playing without lore; some have associated penalties that should be calculated. [b]Easy:[/b] only special elemental attack drops cause events [b]Normal:[/b] only special elemental attack and elemental bolt drops cause events [b]Hard:[/b] all elemental attack drops cause events [columns][item=enfeeble][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Enfeeble[/b] [Radiation storm] For each dragon, roll a die. On a 1 or 2, the dragon has mild radiation sickness from the Arcane energy in the air, and cannot battle for one turn. Arcane dragons are immune.[/columns] [columns][item=shroud][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Shroud[/b] [Thief in the night] Roll a random number generator between 1 and half of your treasure stockpile. The result is the amount of treasure stolen from you by a thief during a particularly dark or moonless night.[/columns] [columns][item=sear][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Sear[/b] [Wildfire] A raging fire has struck the area the clan is residing in, and they must scramble to collect as many of their belongings as they can before fleeing. Roll a random number between 1 and a third of your total item stockpile. The result is the amount of items left behind.[/columns] [columns][item=contaminate][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Contaminate[/b] [Infestation] Your food supplies have been infested by ravenous insects. For each food type, roll a number between 1 and half of your total for that food type. That is how much the pests spoiled before you could get rid of them.[/columns] [columns][item=fossilize][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Fossilize[/b] [Earthquake] A severe earthquake has struck and caused widespread destruction. If you are in a city or town, your lodgings have been destroyed (along with much of the town's infrastructure); you must leave and find shelter in the wilderness.[/columns] [columns][item=disorient][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Disorient[/b] [Lost your way] If your clan was travelling or out in the wilderness, they have become lost due to low visibility (thick fog, torrential rain, or some other weather event). Until the event is resolved, their only goal is to find a landmark (usually a town or city) from which they can get their bearings.[/columns] [columns][item=enamor][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Enamor[/b] [Revelation] A secret someone once held close to their chest has been revealed for all the clan to see. What will be the consequences of this sudden and unexpected revelation?[/columns] [columns][item=shock][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Shock[/b] [Thunderstorm] A severe storm is on the horizon. Your clan must find shelter in a town or city, or otherwise risk injury. For each dragon not indoors when the storm hits, roll a die. On a 1 or 2, they have been injured. If they are injured, roll another die. On a 1 or 2, they have died from their wounds. Exalt. Lightning dragons are immune.[/columns] [columns][item=congeal][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Congeal[/b] [Cold snap] Cold winds are rolling in, and it is increasingly hard to find fresh food. Half all your food gains from the coliseum for this turn.[/columns] [columns][item=drown][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Drown[/b] [Flash flood] A sudden wave of water has swept through the land, washing away anything in its path. As your clan flee to higher ground, they must collect as much as they can of their supplies. Roll a random number between 1 and a third of your total item stockpile. The result is the amount of items left behind.[/columns] [columns][item=envenom][nextcol][color=#852B19][b]Envenom[/b] [Hunted] Some terrible beast is stalking your clan. Choose three random dragons to confront the monster. Go to the venue correlating with the highest levelled dragon, and defeat all enemies. If any dragon faints, resolve the usual coli fainting rules. You may flee after one dragon faints, but must return next turn and repeat until successful.[/columns] [color=#852B19]If you get multiple event battlestones in a turn, only the first one counts; multiple events cannot happen in a single turn. [b]Easy:[/b] battlestone events can only happen once every three turns. [b]Normal:[/b] battlestone events can only happen once every two turns. [b]Hard:[/b] battlestone events can happen once per turn.

(Have ideas for rule tweaks or additions? Let me know!)

14/08/2022: tweaked random events to make them more likely, with different difficulty options (including easy, which uses the pre-update rules)
08/08/2022: tweaked the balance of normal mode death rules to make death slightly more likely, and added the option to liquidate food.
08/08/2022: added a new rule which allows familiars to count as extra lives.
07/08/2022: finished the first iteration of the rules! Now it just needs to be tested...

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@StarlightDragon7

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