EMERALD

[dramatispersonae]

[After the requisite amount of time, a blinding flash fills your vision. When it clears again, you find yourself standing (or sitting, for the less balanced among you) on the beach … except you’re a hell of a lot smaller. And the sand dunes are a hell of a lot bigger.

You and your knights are each approximately an inch tall, with exceptions made for the lucky dragons and other large non-humanoids, who are the correct size, proportionally. A large flat stretch of sand is on one side of you, with a fresh mound of easily moldable sand next to that. Not that there’s any shortage of sand on the beach. In addition to that, you will find a box full of tools that you can use to craft your sandcastles, including shovels in all shapes and sizes, buckets, cups, and other basic sand stuff. There is also a box labeled SPECIAL SUPPLIES, which has the following items in it:

+ One flag (in team colors)
+ One collapsible drawbridge (push the button to make it life-size)
+ One collapsible portcullis (same as the drawbridge)
+ One cute plastic dragon (person-height)
+ One packet of “instant moat” (just add water!)

You will find that all the tools work at amazing speeds with very little effort. Constructing an epic multi-story castle is very doable even within this short time frame.]

Comments

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[forthefonofit]

[idk about you two, but adventure sounds vastly more interesting]

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

[not at all surprised, somehow]

Re: DISCUSSION

[forthefonofit]

[looks over and raises his eyebrows]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondingspirits]

[wobbly, ow my vision]

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Are you all right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondingspirits]

I'm alright--

[pause]

[looking around]

[oh boy]

Re: DISCUSSION

[forthefonofit]

[supports from behind with an arm and presses a hand over his eyes]

Relax. [FAR FAR CLOSER THAN HE SHOULD BE]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondingspirits]

[SUDDENLY STIFFENS]






















[UM]

Re: DISCUSSION

[heroinhisowntime]

[Shows up late! And a little disoriented]

Woah...

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

[blinks]

Re: DISCUSSION

[heroinhisowntime]

...Oh, hey again.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondingspirits]

Oh, hello again.

BUILD

[dramatispersonae]

Re: BUILD

[bondingspirits]

Where should we begin...

Re: BUILD

[fraternalorders]

What kind of castle do you want to build?

Re: BUILD

[bondingspirits]

I guess something . . . maybe Emerald would like?

Re: BUILD

[heroinhisowntime]

[a bit later!]

Ah, hey there... need any help?

Re: BUILD

[forthefonofit]

[dropping off a box full of pretty Emerald tiles]

Ding dong!

Re: BUILD

[heroinhisowntime]

Oh, hey. What'd you find?

[taking a look]

EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

Re: EXPLORE

[forthefonofit]

[LET'S GO EXPLORING good thing I brought my spear]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[Something glints in the distance. You can see the vague outline of something boxlike. Alternately, this path has something big and green and leafy grows over here, with several greenish orbs hanging down towards the ground. They each look to be bigger around than you are.

Which way?]

SUBMIT

[dramatispersonae]

[Final sandcastle descriptions go here! Make sure to note how many outside pieces you found and put in yours.]

Re: SUBMIT

[heroinhisowntime]

Emerald's castle is not so much a castle as a large, elaborately sculpted bottle, with handles on each side. It reads EMERALD LION GIN in large letters mosaicked out of emerald-green tiles, above a carved rendition of a lion skull with a green gemstone in its mouth. The mouth of the bottle is ringed by a ring with more green gemstones along the sides. On top of that, the bottle's stopper is shaped like a swan boat. The moat is deployed around the bottle, and has a piece of grapefruit floating in it.

[Outside pieces: 4 (tiles, ring, gem, grapefruit?)]