Have you been active within your community in Asgard? Have you hosted an event or built an establishment or otherwise contributed to the development of your district? Have you forged a meaningful relationship with your god? Has living in Asgard contributed to your development as a person in some way? Or has your presence in Asgard contributed to someone else's development as a person, whether it be by positive or negative means? There are many different ways to "qualify" for leveling up; the point is that we want to see true development in yourself, your god, or your world. We want to see how you are shaping Asgard, or how Asgard is shaping you. This investment is what strengthens the bond between you and your god, granting you access to greater levels of power. If you need help figuring out what this justification might look like for your character, please
contact us so we can guide you to your next level!
That said, there will be an
activity requirement and a
short written explanation of what your character has accomplished and developed here in Asgard. This doesn't need to be fancy or anything, we just really want to see your character getting something out of the game and being rewarded with some kickass new powers. As of right now, the level up requirements are as follows:
- Level Two:
- Activity Requirement: 50 comments with at least five different characters (5 comments minimum from your character per thread), each showing some type of "development" or "growth" as described above. You may use up to seven threads to meet the 50 comment requirement. All comments posted in-character on the network and log communities and IC inboxes are valid for these proofs. Threads may be from no longer than six months prior to your application. This should give you plenty of time to build upon a slow-burn development, such as projects that take a long time to complete or relationships that change over time. Show us something good or maybe even something bad happening to your character that has in some way pushed them to grow. Let us peep on some on some of your more meaningful threads!
- Written Requirement: write no less than five sentences describing your character's growth as a result of their actions or influence in Asgard. Are they happy? Are they scared? Has Asgard made them see something in a new light, or are they now focused on something drastically different than their home life? You can consider this a basic summary of what your character has done during their time in Asgard and how this may have affected them. This doesn't need to be very fancy or long, whatever you think is enough to show some small amount of development for your character.
- Level Three:
- Activity Requirements: 75 comments with at least three different characters (7 comments minimum from your character per thread), each showing a significant amount of "development" or "growth" for your character. You may use may use up to five threads to meet the 50 comment requirement. You may only reuse two of the same characters from your Level Two application, and you cannot reuse the same threads. All comments posted in-character on the network and log communities and IC inboxes are valid for these proofs. Threads may be from no longer than three months prior to your application. This is because we specifically want to see something profound happen for your character that affects them as a person in some way. Level Three is the "powerful" stage of your power, which means your bond with your god and/or your district is at its strongest. Why? What happened? What changed for them? What are they committed to now that they might not have been beforehand? What have they gained or lost that has shifted their outlook or priorities? We want to see deep character development and the threads where it all happened.
- Written Requirement: write no less than seven sentences describing the growth your character has gone through overall in Asgard. Build upon what you told us about in your Level Two application without reusing too much of the same information. Tell us about something your character influenced that has had a deep impact on either you, your god, or Asgard and Yggdrasil overall. How has your character's time in Asgard changed something on a profound level? Brag about it and let us soak in the awesomeness of your accomplishments. The major things we're looking for are 1) a major change in a character's personality or behaviour compared to them entering the game, 2) a way that your character has engaged with their Godhaus, and 3) a demonstration of their involvement with the setting in general (ie. magic, lore, major plot events, etc.)
When you're ready, copy the appropriate application below and
respond to your original comment from when you first requested your power. Put
CHARACTER NAME - LEVEL TWO/THREE APPLICATION in the title of your new comment. The mods will respond with
APPROVED/REVISIONS/REJECTED along with an explanation of our decision and additional comments. To be quite frank, we're more invested in you having fun than being super strict about this whole process, so don't be afraid of feeling like you need to meet a certain standard or anything. This is honestly just a way for you to show us that you're doing something fun in the game, and we want to reward you for that with some new magic tricks. It's really as simple as that! If you're ever uncertain, give us what you have and we'll work with you on it, and always feel free to
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Character Name: Terezi Pyrope (
Canon: Homestuck
School of Magic: Divination
Power Set Justification: Terezi's spell set is a reflection of her preferring to 'see' the world through her olfactory senses and her obsession with and search for justice. Each power should bolster her abilities as an investigator.
(Note: If possible, I would like all three powers to be "Smell" based versions rather than Sight based, fitting with little miss "always wears a blindfold" wannabe Lady Justice over here. If they need to be sight based, that's fine too. Just need to know which.)
Power Set:
Level Two: Mind Spike: She reaches into the mind of one creature she can smell within range. On a failed save, the affected creature takes mental damage and she always knows the target's location for up to an hour.
Level Three: True Smelling: (Self Only) When invoked, she gains Truesmelling for the next hour, allowing her to smell things as they truly are (and thus seeing secret doors, hidden objects and through illusions.)
ACCEPTED
❧ your god powers work as follows:
❧ what happens next.
All characters begin at Level One; see the above to learn how to level up your power. Remember that your ability to use magic is finite. You can only use your god powers a certain amount each day before your "battery" is considered drained, at which point you will feel physically weak and exhausted. Pushing yourself past this point will result in death. The amount of energy expended each time you use your power decreases as you level up.
At first level, consider yourselves capable of using your god power no more than roughly five times a day. The more you have to focus on maintaining the effects of a spell, the faster your "battery" will drain.
If you have any questions, even if you're in the middle of a thread and not sure about how to use your power, always feel free to contact a mod for help! Have fun with your new powers!
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Level 2 Update Request (Now in the right place!)
Canon: Homestuck
Level Two Power: Mind Spike (as listed here)
Activity Requirement:
Second Proof: LINK - 7/22/19 - Turgon (
Third Proof: LINK - 8/04/19 - Peter Quill (
Fourth Proof: LINK - 8/18/19 - Dave Strider (
Fifth Proof: LINK - 9/14/19 - Ivar the Boneless (
Sixth Proof: LINK - 8/23/19 - Frang (
Seventh Proof: LINK - 8/7/19 - Daenerys Targaryen (
Extra Proof: LINK - 9/18/19 - OPEN THREAD (Not using as part of the 50 post count of growth but as a 'capstone' to be explained below.
Written Requirement:
So, overall, there's been three big things going on with Terezi's development in her time in Asgard so far:
-Coping with the loss of Vriska and her other friends and seeking new associations with others. While Terezi pretty firmly has no intention of getting into a romantic entanglement anytime in the next sweep of her life thanks to the botched and horrible relationships she's had in her past, she's been gradually working through some of her issues over her and Vriska's respective deaths in canon and their difficult relationship, and has gradually opened herself up to the idea of a moirailship with Naminé. Since starting it, she's been testing the waters and finding it to be healthy, as the two are actually protecting and looking out for each other in the ways her former moirailship never really involved.
-Getting over some of her impishness: This is always going to be a bit of a work in progress, given her awful sense of humor, but she's been gradually and slowly admitting to people that she is not blind, and has been using audio and visual messages more and more to try and convey things without being confusing. While she still delights in messing with people, she's been leaning more towards open communication to minimize headaches.
-Maturing and taking an interest in the long-term fate of Asgard: This started to come to a head in the War Council, and with the most recent 'sacrifice' incident as animals appeared in the region. Terezi has been increasingly worried about the lack of laws in Asgard, its poor communication in times of defense. She's put some (but not all) of her impishness aside, taken her blindfold off and begun helping to actively build homes with Turgon and work towards some sort of stable form of city defense. But as this has progressed, she has reached the point of actively petitioning the others in town to help petition the gods for a real set of formal laws that the natives can obey, before something worse happens. The capstone to things is that last 'extra' link, where she's officially trying to start a law-oriented conversation.
Basically, it's still babysteps because she's still kind of a dumb kid even as she's gotten older, but she's trying to be more intentionally mature about her relationships with others. Trying, naturally, being the operative word.
ACCEPTED
❧ congratulations on reaching level two!
As your character continues to develop and form bonds of their own in Asgard, the more they can tap into the magic that tethers them here. This change is both gradual and instantaneous; one day, they will simply realize they are capable of more than they were beforehand.
Your god power has changed in the following ways:
- Smell Lies now lasts for up to 10 minutes.
- You are capable of using this god power roughly seven times a day.
Level Two❧ what happens next.
Remember that your ability to use magic is finite. You can only use your god powers a certain amount each day before your "battery" is considered drained, at which point you will feel physically weak and exhausted. Pushing yourself past this point will result in death. The more you have to focus on maintaining the effects of a spell, the faster your "battery" will drain. The amount of energy expended each time you use your power decreases as you level up.
If you have any questions, even if you're in the middle of a thread and not sure about how to use your power, always feel free to contact a mod for help! Have fun with your new powers!
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Level 3 Update Request
Canon: Homestuck
Level Three Power: Her Powers, Level 3 is True Smelling
Activity Requirement:
First Proof: LINK - 11/05/2019 - Asterios (
Second Proof: LINK - 12/10/2019 - Asterios (
Third Proof: LINK - 12/06/2019 - Sora (
Fourth Proof: LINK - 12/10/2019 - Chizuru Yukimira (
Fifth Proof: LINK - 10/29/2019 - Naminé (
Written Requirement:
As with the previous developments, there's been three primary angles of development related to Terezi's growth within the setting and her investment in the broader Asgard/ties to her faction and friends in town:
A) Valuing Her Own Life -
In her threads with Naminé & Chizuru, a pattern is laid out that has persisted over the last nearly six to nine months. Terezi, in canon, is fairly well known like most of the trolls for taking considerable risks and being very aggressive when provoked to anger. It makes her take foolhardy risks that ultimately lead to her engaging in fights that lead to her demise. Since she's come to Asgard, not only canon mates (Karkat Vantas and Dave Strider while present) but characters like Naminé, Chizuru and Peter Quinn have put a very distinct effort into convincing her that her life matters, and that she shouldn't take foolish risks with this. It has led her not to going quite as deep into heavy fighting as she did in the first major battle with the great dragon (riding bareback behind Ivar the Boneless and directly assaulting the thing by stabbing while between its legs), but rather to moving into more of a supporting role. In the confrontation with the frozen horde and the wraiths, she did enter the fray, but hung back as a supporting 'sniffer' to help pin-point wraiths for others to kill using her level 2 powers, rather than directly engaging or taking the insane risk of scouting deep into enemy territory as she personally wanted to. This is how she returns to Naminé in the above thread alive, but injured. It further develops in later threads, with her serving entirely in support rather than entering the main confrontation with the DmC hordes of hell, remaining back to assist in building bulwarks rather than entering a fight she couldn't properly support.
B) Intentionality in Communicating with Others/Mentoring Those In Need -
Terezi is somewhat infamous in her canon for being a demented and terrible teacher. In canon, she 'took Dave under her wing,' though the result of this was that she frequently sought out ways to get him killed, forcing him to use his time manipulation powers to avoid the death. She was occasionally helpful, but more often just a troll. Because of the goading of her moirail, Naminé, Peter and others she's attempted to turn over a new leaf, particularly with newer arrivals. While she's still tempted to try and tease and troll newbies, she's taken them more explicitly under her wing to attempt to help them settle into life in Asgard. Probably the most noteable example of this was Asterios. The berserker has next to no social skills, and would potentially be an 'easy mark' in her mind, but rather than trolling him actively, she's been taking her time to try and offer him assistance in learning battle tactics that could help him be more than a brute-force fighter when not in the middle of a battle rage, and more importantly has been helping him learn to read off and on, teaching him words (And even making sure he understands the difference between troll words and human english words) and helping to increase his vocabulary.
She's taking it upon herself at this point, when she sees a new person, to maybe poke a little fun if she's certain that they can take it, but mostly to make sure that they're on the same page as everyone else. It shows a level of development that drags her out of her violent and dangerous behavior in the past and more towards being a productive team player and a useful mentor to newer arrivals.
C) Coping with Loss/Self-Esteem improvement/Helping others cope -
In a lot of ways, this is a direct development of her previous growth listed in Tier 2. Where previously she was forced to cope with the fact that Vriska was gone and had not appeared here (meaning that the friend she had JUST made peace with in canon was now dead and she wasn't, and building survivor guilt onto someone who already struggled with depression), now she had to lose two other friends, her only ones from home that were present in Asgard, Dave and Karkat. It was in some ways a test of whether or not she had built the support network she had begun to seek in Asgard with the loss of Vriska and its sting, and whether she could handle it again, and even be supportive of others in turn.
Chizuru and Sora, along with most of her cast, have been important in this. Both Dave and Karkat disappeared to return home right around the start of December, around the same time that most of the remainder of Sora's own friends from home disappeared. This has given Terezi an opportunity to clear up and open up about her own circumstances, that any friend she loses here is a friend she will never see again even if she returns, as she's effectively dead within seconds of her return. Partings are permanent ones to her, and she's been forced to make peace with this, which has led her to actively wish to help the kingdom build itself up as much out of a sense of self preservation as any. At this point, however, she's also been seeking and counseling, helping others whose friends have disappeared (A level of empathy she isn't generally known for in canon, but which is not out of the realm of possibility for those closest to her, showing that she's been opening up to people in Asgard). She counsels Sora about the loss of his friends, and at the same time receives support from Chizuru (along with Peter and Ivar, not listed above as they're also on the previous power upgrade request and I kept that to one repeat this time.), helping her to cope both with her situation, and to continue to see herself as worth caring about, rather than falling into the depressive states that the character canonically struggles with. She has yet to collapse into inebriated stupors, as she sometimes did in canon, in large part due to the support of her CR in Asgard.
PRELIMINARY ACCEPTANCE
❧ congratulations on reaching level three!
Your character has achieved the greatest magical accomplishment currently in game, meaning they've greatly inserted themselves into the setting, while also building strong bonds with other Wanderers and the Gods.
While your application has been approved, it's now up to you to determine the next direction for your Level One power buff. We've come up with the following options for you to pick from:
If none of these ideas appeal to you, feel free to toss out your own suggestion and we can discuss the ability to include that as your final Level One spell. Your finalized Level Two and your Level Three spell will be available after we reach an agreement here and your final acceptance is given.
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Options A and B last for such durations that I think permission checking might get a wee bit complicated, whereas Option C has so many fun conversations for types of lie smells. So many weird and nifty conversations.
Love it. Thanks guys!
ACCEPTED
❧ congratulations on reaching level three!
Your god power has changed in the following ways:
Level Two
Level Three
❧ what happens next.
Nothing! You've currently reached the pinnacle of your god-given magic, at least until Asgard and its pantheon grow in strength. Practice your magic! Refine your skills, and learn to utilize them to the best of your ability. They're all you've got... for now.
Remember that your ability to use magic is finite. You can only use your god powers a certain amount each day before your "battery" is considered drained, at which point you will feel physically weak and exhausted. Pushing yourself past this point will result in death. The more you have to focus on maintaining the effects of a spell, the faster your "battery" will drain. The amount of energy expended each time you use your power decreases as you level up.
If you have any questions, even if you're in the middle of a thread and not sure about how to use your power, always feel free to contact a mod for help! Have fun with your new powers!
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SPELL BUFFS
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