October Monthly Post

Waking up (or at exactly midnight if you’re not sleeping), there’s a now familiar ping and then a blue panel:

Stratum 1: Emerald Grove, F4 UNLOCKED!


Once again, clicking ‘MAP’ and looking at the second floor of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth and somewhere near the back, there is an icon indicating a set of stairs going down. If you had been in that spot previously, there would have only been a dead end. Go there now and you will find a set of stairs going lower.

As you step into the third floor, you will find that the map for this area is completely blank...and you will also find new things to explore...
Quests and new labyrinth floor information below! )
Dear Players,

At this point, after much discussion with each other, we have to admit that it is no longer sustainable for us to run the game.

This isn't due to lack of apps and activity but also because of RL things that have made it hard for us to muster the energy and set aside time to keep running the game at the moment.

We will post the event and missions for November since we had stuff planned out until the end of Stratum 1 then we will be putting the game on ice for a while until a day when we can find the energy and time to try again.

Thank you for everyone who expressed interest in Labyrinthian and for everyone who put in the time to app and play here! We hope we were able to provide you with some fun while things lasted.

With this, we will not be processing AC but feel free to play around into November and beyond and hopefully we will have the chance to cross paths again.


- The Labyrinthian Mod Team
Mission #04: Deep in the Forest is the Witch's College


Notification for a new mission appears!

Some guards have discovered a mysterious cottage in an isolated corner of BF4. Upon knocking on the door an old woman in a black robe carrying a staff answers.

The guards all say that the woman will ask a riddle, answer right and you are given a treat but answer wrong…

Expedition HQ wishes for more adventurers to go to the cottage to make sure the cottage's resident won't be causing trouble for everyone later on! Don't worry you will be compensated for your troubles.


Trick
Unfortunately, your answer was incorrect and the woman smiles a crooked little smile before shaking her head at you. And your pockets feel suspiciously light all of a sudden.

Turn them out and you get handfuls of leaves. The amount seems to correspond to what you were carrying on your adventure though for some reason?

Try to make it out of the labyrinth with only the equipment you have on hand. All of your items will be returned to you on leaving the labyrinth but only if you manage to keep all those leaves!

Treat

Getting the question correct ends with the woman smiling at you before pulling out a small carved pumpkin from her basket.

She hands it to you and in a puff of smoke it turns into a weapon your class can use. It offers stat boosts a little better than what you currently have though not by much. But what is special about them is that all melee weapons have the following effect:

+100% ATTACK AGAINST BEAST TYPE ENEMIES

While all spellcasting weapons have the following effect:

+100% FIRE DAMAGE AGAINST BEAST TYPE ENEMIES

All the weapons have names that start with Wolf Slayer's _______ (Wolf Slayer's Sword, Wolf Slayer's Bow, Wolf Slayer's Trebuchet...so on and so forth).

Correctly answering the riddle a second time doesn't lead to another weapon. Instead the pumpkin turns into a random healing item.

End of Event

At the end of the month, those who managed to complete the mission get the following message:

Mission #04: Completed!

Please report to Expedition HQ to claim your reward!


Reward
Jack O'Lantern Flashbang (Blinds enemies when thrown. One time use)
Slice of Pumpkin Pie (HP +10)
Assorted Candy (HP +1 x the number you consume)
1500 gold


If you have any questions about the event, feel free to ask us here.
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September Activity Check is now closed! Please check to see if you have any revisions! The monthly mod post will go up tomorrow at 8pm! Sorry for the delay, this last month has been difficult for us but we'll do our best to be more on top of things in the future!
Don't forget that AC closes on September 30 at 9pm!

Just a quick reminder:

- Check in AC from here on in until further notice.


Here is the Google Form for Submitting AC and here is the spreadsheet for checking your AC
Since numbers remain low, we will be officially changing to a check in AC until further notice.

For apps, if we do not receive apps in October we will possibly be changing to having apps open all the time rather than do monthly cycles. We're just trying to figure out how that will affect Gladsheim arrivals and TDMs.

As for the game's future...we first want to reassure everyone that we are committed to continuing to try to get the game off the ground! Though depending on how things go from now until December, we may have to make some changes. Should our numbers remain low we may put the metaplot on hold and open the game up as a sort of sandbox until we feel there is more interest. Events and labyrinth updates will still be posted on a monthly basis and will still retain an RPG/Etrian Odyssey theming but they will be modified from what we originally planned.

Naturally, this is just a consideration at the moment and we haven't concretely made a decision on what our final decision will be.

Thank you for everyone currently playing in the game and we hope, regardless of how things turn out, we can continue to provide a fun setting and events for you to play in.


- The Labyrinthian Mods
Stealing front the dragon's nest

Mission #03: Stealing from the Dragon's Nest


Expedition HQ has discovered a key to the locked gate on the third floor! They have determined that behind the gate is a dragon's nest. All explorers have been given a copy of the key with one mission: bring back a dragon egg.

The dragon, however, is beyond strong and there's no way to win. Your only chance is to sneak in and out without being caught. Luckily, the dragon is nocturnal and can be found sleeping during the day. Still, a snapped twig underfoot or getting into a fight in the area could wake it up...and it won't be happy to be disturbed. The dragon is aligned with the BOLT element, with a special area of effect attack that allows it to rain lightning on the surrounding area.

Characters find a key in their inventory. The description reads: a copy of the key to unlock the area to the dragon's nest. Provided by Expedition HQ.


ERROR EVENT INFORMATION LOST

After stepping into the dragon's den, there's suddenly a window popping up in front of you. It's a pretty normal occurrence by now, surely, except, there's a sound like static before the following message pops up in glowing blue all over your field of vision:

ERROR: UNAUTHORIZED USERS DETECTED

COMMENCING SYSTEM CLEAN UP…STANDBY…


And then the panel disappears...only to pop up again, this time reading:

ERROR: ASSET FILES NOT FOUND


And at the same time the weapon you were holding disappears and the dragon suddenly turns towards your direction whether or not you have the egg or were in its line of sight. It's eyes are glowing a faint blue.

You don't have a lot of time to admire it though as it roars and charges towards you.

End of Event

Any weapons remain missing while in the labyrinth but upon returning to town the weapon returns to your inventory. The next time you return to the labyrinth everything is back to normal...how strange.

Apart from that, upon exiting the labyrinth, those who managed to complete the mission get the following message:

Mission #03 Completed!


Please report to Expedition HQ to claim your reward!


Reward
Handful of Sand (Recover 30 HP when consumed)
Glass Marbles (Can be thrown to deal area damage of 25 each)
1 gold (Sell for 30 gold each)


If you have any questions about the event, feel free to ask us here.
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September Monthly Post

As the day dawns, there’s something different. Waking up (or at exactly midnight if you’re not sleeping), there’s a now familiar ping and then a blue panel:

Stratum 1: Emerald Grove, F3 UNLOCKED!


Once again, clicking ‘MAP’ and looking at the second floor of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth and somewhere near the back, there is an icon indicating a set of stairs going down. If you had been in that spot previously, there would have only been a dead end. Go there now and you will find a set of stairs going lower.

As you step into the third floor, you will find that the map for this area is completely blank...and you will also find new things to explore...
Quests and new labyrinth floor information below! )
☙ Feedback Post

Hello! Here is another feedback post! We don't actually plan to do these every month but we noticed that there wasn't a lot being done with the quests besides one group playing with that and we were wondering if it would help if we did a quest post at the beginning of the month sort of like how we do a log for events so people can top level? Or would it help more to have a place for plotting OOCly?
August's Activity Check is now closed!

Normally there's be a reminder to please check for corrections but everything is fine so there's no need for that! As AC is already done being processed September's monthly mod post will go up on the 3rd! A Feedback Post will go up tomorrow!
Don't forget that AC closes on August 31 at 9pm!

Just a quick reminder:

- Characters apped this round is exempt from AC but still need to check in.
- Due to our low numbers characters from last round can also check in instead of submitting actual AC or they can submit half AC if needed.


Here is the Google Form for Submitting AC and here is the spreadsheet for checking your AC

An AC warning list will be posed two days before AC closes.
August OOC Introduction



Welcome to Labyrinthian!

Players are welcome to post in either communities after the intro log goes up on July 18th! Due to the timing of things this month, the intro log and this month's event will be combined!

New characters only have to do check in AC for this month. Due to having received fewer than 10 apps this month, anyone wishing to submit AC anyway are only required to submit half AC.

In addition we will open apps again in August as well!

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August Monthly Post

As the day dawns, there’s something different. Waking up (or at exactly midnight if you’re not sleeping), there’s a now familiar ping and then a blue panel:

Stratum 1: Emerald Grove, F2 UNLOCKED!


Opening the menu, you now find a new option unlocked: MAP

Clicking ‘MAP’ gives you a map of the first floor of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth and on it, somewhere near the back, there is an icon indicating a set of stairs going down. If you had been in that spot previously, there would have only been a dead end. Go there now and you will find a set of stairs going lower.

As you step into the second floor, you will find that the map for this area is completely blank...and you will also find new things to explore...
Quests and new labyrinth floor information below! )
July's Activity Check is now closed!

Normally there's be a reminder to please check for corrections but everything is fine so there's no need for that! As AC is already done being processed August's monthly mod post will go up on the 1st instead of the 3rd.
☙ Feedback Post

Hello! We're close to wrapping up our first month with preparations for next month underway! This seemed like a good time to do a quick feedback post in case anyone has any concerns!

Labyrinthian is this mod team's first attempt at starting a new game from scratch so we're sort of learning things as we go. Any and all concerns or suggestions are absolutely welcome!
Activity Check Warning


This is a general warning that AC is due in two days on the 31st!

Activity check should be submitted here. Remember that currently only half-AC is required and characters apped this month only need to submit check-in AC!

After submitting AC please check it here.

More specifics about AC can be found here
Hello, just a quick heads up, after taking into account player feedback, we've decided on the following changes:

- TDMs can now become game canon upon new characters apping in!
- The TDM will replace future intro logs
- While we ask players already in game refrain from toplevelling in the TDM please feel free to take the prompts and do your own things with them! Also please do tag folks in the TDM if you have the time.
- This isn't a change but is a game mechanic that was going to be introduced in the next and future intro logs but since the TDMs are replacing intro logs I will put this here as well: existing characters will receive a quest when new arrivals appear that asks them to go rescue those lost in Gladsheim. Completing this quest will net characters some small prizes as detailed in each month's TDM.


If you have any further questions feel free to bring them up here!
In preparation for the new EMP post that should be going up this Saturday, we wanted to ask if anyone had any canonmates wanted to add to our ad!

If so, please submit it below using the following form:

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