Le Cirque d'Avalon DT

aether · 2017-06-13T16:58:39Z

May or may not have been inspired by The Night Circus novel... XD Hiya! Welcome to the DT. Ask me questions and/or comment if you would like to join. Here are some basic descriptions of each Major Arcana card's properties, so that you can get a sense of what they're all about. And here are some great ideas for card abilities! ;) If you are planning to create a character as option 2 (joining the circus), you can preference what card you would like your character to bond with once they join. ------ I may repeat myself a bit, but here you go... http://orig14.deviantart.net/d068/f/2017/174/0/b/circus_sb___arcana_battles_by_tinkinova-dbdsuqd.png Brief Overview The Arcana Battles are a year-round annual event made possible by the curse, and occur randomly according to the characters' organised determination. The winner of all the battles is determined at the very end of the year, and is the circus member with the most battle victories. Details The Arcana Battles do not operate in a structured time period. An Arcana Battle can take place anytime, anyplace, any how . They can happen during performances at night or during the day when the circus is closed. The characters participating in a battle must all agree to the terms of each battle. The curse is the judge, and will announce the outcome of a battle by burning the losing character's Roman card numeral onto the winners body (like a tattoo). The characters organise the battles. If a character wants to escape the circus, they need to battle the others. However, the battles don't only have to be physical ones... they can be anything. If a character is smart, they will initiate a battle that lends to their personal strengths. It can be a battle of popularity, knowledge, object hunting, stealth, discipline etc. As long as the battle form and its terms are named, and as long as the other battle contestant agrees to the battle the initiating character describes, then the curse will recognise the battle, and it can begin. Examples of battles can range from a physical fight in the Hall of Mirrors tent (this could lend itself to The Magician card), to the best display of control in a performance (perhaps between two elemental cards), to winning the heart of a desired person in a love triangle (this could lend itself to The Lovers card), to locating and stealing a particular object before the other contestant (this could lend itself to The Hermit card), to constructing the most impressive new circus attraction, to going the longest without using any card abilities whatsoever. As you can see from the examples above, the only limit to an Arcana Battle is your imagination. The characters will want to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the other cards and their owners in order to take advantage of them. The Arcana Battles occur annually, from the beginning of the year to the end. Each circus member must fight at least one Arcana Battle in order for the year's winner to claim the freedom prize, whether they want to or not. The winner of all the Arcana Battles is the character with the most 'card tattoos' on their body (a.k.a. the most battle victories) by the end of the year. Only that one person may leave the circus, while the other circus members remain trapped. The Arcana Battles are for every member of the circus. Each circus member must participate in at least one Arcana Battle before the year's end, or else the winner of all the battles is held back from leaving the circus. This means that those not wanting to escape the circus would ideally only need to fight one Arcana Battle. However, those competing seriously in the Arcana Battles will need to win as many battles as they can, and hence will likely ask non-serious circus members to battle them. Serious Battle Competitors A circus member who is serious about winning won't have to battle everyone in the circus. They will only need to battle enough circus members to win at least one more victory above all the others. Because many circus members don't feel inclined to leave the circus, the amount of victories needed to have the most won't be too high. The curse restricts that a circus member can only battle another circus member once in the year. This would mean that towards the end of the year, those serious participators would eventually want to face each other, after already battling the other non-serious members or being refused battles. Naturally, the difficulty of these battles would be much harder and more ambitious, since both battle competitors are serious about winning against the other. Meanwhile, those non-serious characters would barely have any victories, and it would take an immense amount of effort for them to get on the same level as the serious competitors, especially later on in the battle year. Curse Side-Effect The circus curse also messes with the lifespans of the circus members, meaning that the longer-enduring members of the circus could be almost a hundred years old and not look a day over fifty. The curse increases the lifespans of members, but does not make them immortal. Basically, a circus member ages twice as slow after joining. Card Abilities Due to the unlimited possibilities of an Arcana Battle, there are sure to be plenty of battles that each character will struggle with, no matter their ability. The characters will also use their abilities casually for performances and everyday life. Their card powers only exist within the circus boundaries; once they leave, their ability stays behind, making them the normal person they were before joining the circus. This consequence might add reluctance to those who are considering leaving the circus, because they are essentially choosing between magic and the real world. Someone else would be able to take a leaving character's Arcana card after they leave. However, if that leaving person were to return, the circus curse would 'analyse' which character's spirit is most similar to the card. If the card is still better fitted to the previous owner, then it will be snatched from the newer owner, who will have theirs replaced with another. If the card is better aligned with the newer owner, it will remain theirs, and the previous owner would be given another. It comes down to the spirit of individuals. The Circus The circus is like a secret bubble of magic, hidden from the real world. Its name, Le Cirque d'Avalon , is French for 'The Circus of Avalon', like the mythical Avalon island from Arthurian legend, which is also cloaked from the real world by mists. I decided to leave the setting without a description, so that everyone posting for this storybook can help build the circus out of their imagination :3 The place has a very dreamy and mystical atmosphere, with lots of secret tents and rooms with cryptic purposes. The circus' appearance takes on elements of King Arthur's legend, Avalon island, and other medieval ideas. It seems to mysteriously travel from town to town via thick mists. The mists conceal the circus during the day when it is closed, and if outsiders of the circus were to try and find it in the mists during the day, they would get lost and find themselves back where they started. The circus is almost a century old. It was created at the start of the 1800s, and the storybook is currently set in the mid-1870s. How it was created and how the curse came to be is a mystery to most people.

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:36 pm

TinkerTwaggy says... · Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:36 pm

Started workin' on it! I'm around 2/4 right now, but Life Chores demand attention. You can sue me, I'll continue workin' on that post tomorrow XD

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:52 pm

aether says... · Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:52 pm

No problems!

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 4:26 pm

TinkerTwaggy says... · Sun Jul 16, 2017 4:26 pm

Not that you would, but reminders are always needed, especially for SBs, but hey, Posts are neat so far, so it's all fine :3

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Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:32 pm

Europa says... · Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:32 pm

back early! I have a lot to catch up on, it seems.

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Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:16 am

aether says... · Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:16 am

Yay! ^^ Lovely to have you again, @Europa.

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Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:34 am

PrincessInk says... · Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:34 am

So I'll try to write a post as soon as I can (probably I'll work on it after Review Day)!

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Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:31 pm

TinkerTwaggy says... · Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:31 pm

GOSH DARN IT. DONE. FINALLY. FIRST POST. ARRRGH.

Aight, so, sorry for disappearing, I hate doing that, but I forgot I had to go to that stuttering course thingy, it took a few days to pack my things then go to Paris to take part in said course. Anyways, so, I'm done with the first post, the second one is planned.
I'll post the first one tomorrow after I'm done re-reading. Reeeeally sorry for the hold up, everyone.

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And why did I spend my life savings on sunglasses for a whale?
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Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:20 pm

TinkerTwaggy says... · Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:20 pm

I am double-posting for the sake of announcing that I HAVE POSTED. Now's the time to catch up the three or so posts that I have to read to make sure everything's fine on my side! Whew... Took way longer than expected.

@CoffeeCat If I portrayed our good Mr.Beaumont wrongly, do tell!

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Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:28 am

aether says... · Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:28 am

I've been rather preoccupied this past week so I wasn't able to read your wonderful post, @Tortwag, but I have just now! I already love Gracovitz and Limona in different ways! You did a good job with M. Beaumont ^w^ The song at the end was also a very nice touch.

Okay! How is everyone doing? Who would like to post next?

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Sat Aug 05, 2017 4:21 pm

PrincessInk says... · Sat Aug 05, 2017 4:21 pm

I'm working on a post for Celeste!

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Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:02 am

TinkerTwaggy says... · Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:02 am

@CoffeeCat I am glaaaad you found it wonderful, m'dear

It was quite a joy to write, despite not having re-read myself for the mistakes yet, lol.
And yes! I really wanted an excuse to add it, and finally, I've done it :3 *childish happiness*
Glad I got Mr.Beaumont right though, now I have more frame of reference to write the guy. Aight, Limona's next! I'll worry about that next week, as Splatoon's Splatfest is eating away my time this weekend.

@PrincessInk Yay! Good luck!

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Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:41 am

PrincessInk says... · Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:41 am

So I posted! Let me know if I should change anything.

By the way, this time's challenge hosted by the SB crew is GREAT for this SB ( I think).

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Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:28 am

aether says... · Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:28 am

Thanks for including Merlin in your post, @PrincessInk :3 Your post was so cool! I could almost feel the tension of the curse and the characters. It's making me so excited.

And I completely agree! The August challenge is perfect for this weird, symbolic and somewhat abstract storybook concept XP

When I have time, I'll write up a post for Arthur. If anyone who hasn't posted yet would like to post please go ahead

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