Job Creation Contest

Job Title: The Spectacular Jail Break: Act One
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 10 Year
Job Type: Normal
Job Location: Wakusei Portals
Solo Word Count: 10,000 words
Group Word Count: 20,000 words
Additional Requirements: N/A
Job Description: A special prison was developed by a group of scientists and mages to be able to house the most dangerous criminals, keeping them locked away for life. It was named the Etherhedron and exists somewhere in the darkness that lurks between worlds (a dramatic name for outer space). Crafted from powerful magical and advanced scientific secrets, the Etherhedron looks like an icosahedron, slowly rotating on its vertical axis. The problem is the nature of the Etherhedron, and that is what makes it the most powerful prison. Interaction with it shows it to be a completely solid structure of indestructible quality. It is not even hollow on the inside, and thus disallows teleportation into it.

It was eventually discovered that the Etherhedron is actually a portal to an extradimensional space, which is where the actual prison is situated. When prisoners are brought to the Etherhedron, a special code is “pinged” to the polyhedron, which causes it to open a docking bay. Once within, the prisoner, who is escorted by prison staff, is teleported to the extradimensional space.

Your mission is to find your way into the Etherhedron and assassinate/rescue (completely up to the player; you can even do both) your target(s), then get out of there. After all, how will you spend your hard earned jewels if you remain trapped in there?

Act One involves your character securing passage to the Etherhedron. It can be by any means: setting oneself up to be caught or masquerading as prison staff are the two most obvious options. Other options are allowed, but must be logical (asking to sightsee will never work; the general populace is not even supposed to know it exists). Also remember that to mask as prison staff, you must find a way to access the Etherhedron codes, which are well guarded by their owners, who are normally quite security conscious. If you wish to enter as a convict, you have to perform a really heinous crime that will get the attention of any of the masterminds of the Etherhedron (otherwise you might just end up in the Rune Knights’ jail, and that is nowhere near your goal). Just be sure that whatever you do does not warrant them executing you on the spot (even if you come back as a zombie... hmmm, maybe then, they’d want to arrest you, right? Who knows?)

Enemies: This is completely up to the player. If somehow, the player manages to complete this quest without any fights, no enemies are needed.

Reward: 300,000 Jewels, and access to “The Spectacular Jail Break: Act Two”.

Job Title: The Spectacular Jail Break: Act Two
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 100 Year
Job Type: Normal
Job Location: Wakusei Portals
Solo Word Count: 11,000 words
Group Word Count: 22,000 words
Additional Requirements: Must have completed “The Spectacular Jail Break: Act One”.
Job Description: This is the more daring and epic climax of this mission. Somehow, by whatever devious means, you have obtained access to the Etherhedron. However, whatever methods you have chosen will present you with some annoying problems:

• If you chose to get arrested after incurring the attention and wrath of the Etherhedron head honchos, you will be collared with a restraining device that has the wherewithal to zap inmates, turning them to epileptic wrecks. Good luck with being sassy to your jailors. Also, there is that stupid machine that chronicles your magic as you come in (whether you like it or not), so the wardens have an idea of what you’re capable of. Thankfully, it does not go into details.
  
• If you chose to somehow take the place of Etherhedron staff, you will realize that the staff positioned on Earthland serve as transporters of criminals, and not wardens. An extended stay in the Etherhedron will be met with the utmost suspicion. They expect you to drop the baddie and get out.
  

The above problems are annoying, but they are not the worst you will face. On getting transported to the extradimension of the Etherhedron, you realize that the very space dampens magic power, making it impossible to cast high level spells or use any great “magic” abilities. Everything that is considered as “spells”, even if they are ICly technology or some other aspect, is severely weakened. Only Etherhedron technology works at full capacity (if you can exploit this somehow, well for you). What this means is that spells can be utilized for plot abilities only, provided the plot ability is not powerful. In combat, if need be, consider spells to be as effective as B rank spells, at the very best. However, there are a few “magic holes” (it’s up to the player to determine their locations, but they cannot be many; a maximum of three) wherein magic can be freely used. Nevertheless, any effect of magic that extends beyond the hole is canceled. (OOC information: holes should be situated in discreet locations, otherwise, it is expected that wardens will easily find them, and block them off). Teleportation can occur between two holes, but one cannot teleport into any part of the prison where there is no hole. Also, teleportation out of the Etherhedron, even from the safety of a magic hole, is impossible. Identification of these holes should be role played logically; one cannot get into the Etherhedron and instantly sense the presence of these holes.

The size, climate, structure and setting of the prison is up to the player. It can be a city, standard prison system, jungle biome, complex series of alien intestines, etc. The state of the prison is organized anarchy, which is carefully monitored by the wardens. Their word is law, and they can mete out any punishment they deem fit, even if it is capital (unless the chief warden thinks otherwise). Other than that, they allow the inmates here to build their hierarchies and do as they please, more or less. Inmates must stop whatever they are doing and stand still when wardens appear. Those who disobey are usually made examples of, so that the others would be wise and behave themselves when the wardens approach them. As a result of this system, inmate on inmate violence is common, and expect many snitches and sell-outs, just to curry favors from the wardens. It’s a dog eat dog world in there. Surveillance is carried out by powerful cameras set in many locations... but it seems cameras cannot oversee every dark corner now, can they? Normally, the cameras are hidden, so how you identify them (if you want to do that) is up to you.

Using your wits, resources, and luck, hopefully, accomplish your mission of assassination/rescue (or both), and get out of the Etherhedron before you are caught. Oh yes, one last problem: the Etherhedron can be opened from within, expectedly, and there are ships in the hangar bay, which can be used to flee the polyhedral prison. However, if you attempt to escape in this manner, alarms will blare out as an unauthorized exit is made (unless you can pull off authorizing your escape somehow, and that power lies with the chief warden alone). The Etherhedron will suddenly begin to move through space, pursuing your craft, and it moves faster than whatever tin can is placed in the hangar bay (yes, the spacecraft in the hangar were made to be slower than the Etherhedron for certain reasons). You must escape your pursuers, otherwise the Etherhedron will collide with your ship and assimilate it, and that will be the end of you and the ship. Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger than themselves, but trust me, this is not the way to do it.

Enemies:

Inmates:

Faction Leader:

Etherhedron Warden:

Chief Warden:

Reward: 200,000 Jewels and some badass bragging rights.

Job Title: Peace Through Tyranny
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 10-Year
Job Type: International Job
Job Location: Earthland: Enca
Solo Word Count: 10,000 words
Group Word Count: 20,000 words
Additional Requirements: Secrecy is required. There must be no living witnesses or the mission is a failure. Also, ensure that traitorous general is involved in an unfortunate, life-claiming accident. The less it looks like a murder, the better.
Job Description:
”Anyone who knows something of the geopolitical situation of Ishgar will know that Enca enjoys a… unique form of government, one that is presently best for its people, especially in the present difficult times. The Gran Almirante has been doing everything to make sure this country works, but there are those who would see all that work of love and service to country go to waste. State intelligence has received news that a band of pro-royalists, interested in restoring Enca to the decadent and wasteful time when kings ruled over it, have been mobilizing in the mountains. They have even recruited the services of a powerful mercenary, and are trying to build their strength in order to begin controlled strikes against government positions in the country, a cat-and-mouse game which we have no time for. One of the ‘higher-ups’ in the military government is complicit in this matter, which creates a rather unfortunate vulnerability for all of us. You have two major tasks: firstly, this higher-up, a traitor of the same rank as me, will be supposedly traveling to see some family members, when in reality, he is going to have a secret rendezvous with the rebels. Make sure he has a most unfortunate accident on the way. If it looks like a murder, people might get suspicious, but I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how to do your job. Secondly, proceed to the rebel camp and get rid of the revolution as swiftly as possible; make sure there are no surviving witnesses, as we don’t know to whom the traitor has leaked state secrets. Should word of this intended revolution get to the ears of the Gran Almirante, some of us ‘higher-ups’ might lose a number of presently enjoyed benefits, and being under constant surveillance isn’t quite comfortable. As such, your orders are simple: locate the revolutionaries, wipe them out, and leave no survivors. Destroy all evidence. And do it as discretely as possible. We don’t want this becoming an international event. By ‘discretely’, I simply mean nobody else, asides the both of us, should be alive to know that this happened. And while you can be sure no move will be made to silence you, we both are aware that it’s bad for business to try to use anything you learn as leverage. Information regarding the rebels’ general location is enclosed in this letter.
All the best.”

 
Enemies:
Most enemy details can be filled in by the player.

Rebel Footman x 10:

Freedom Fighter x 5:

Revolutionary Leaders x 3:

Mercenary Veteran:

Reward: 300,000 jewels OR a custom Artifact(+) weapon/armor/item - Must specify which when handing in the job.

Job Title: Sanctuary Desolation
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 100-Year
Job Type: Regular Job
Job Location: Islands: Snowfall Island
Solo Word Count: 11,000 words
Group Word Count: 22,000 words
Additional Requirements: N/A
Job Description: Snowfall Island is frozen from one end to the other, that much is certain. However, the client responsible for this job embarked recently on an investigative journey deep into the island’s interior, where he discovered a most interesting phenomenon. In a well-hidden place on the island, there is a region which seems to be quite different from the rest of the area, as far as the frigid temperatures are concerned. It’s a tropical paradise, even if rather small, and your client stumbled on it while trying to traverse the island from one end to the other. The denizens of this little paradise are a little wary of strangers, but they allowed him to rest and refill supplies for his journey, during which time, by snooping around and investigating, he was able to determine that the cause of this difference in weather is due to a strange artifact enclosed in an underground shrine located within the area. This artifact (its form and function are open to be designed) had attracted a unicorn due to its magical power, and the presence of the unicorn has made the region bloom. The denizens expelled him as soon as they discovered his interest in this artifact. Nevertheless, this fellow is undaunted, offering the services of whoever can help him steal this artifact, so that he can study it, all in the name of science. Of course, removing the artifact from its shrine may return that area to the frigid conditions that rule the rest of the island, but hey, if you cared about that sort of thing, would you be contemplating taking this job? Your mission, in few words, is to get the artifact, at any cost, and return it to the scientist. But one lovely thing about power is that you can do whatever you want, if you have it. Should you take an interest in the artifact, why waste it handing it over to some unscrupulous bookworm? You may keep it for yourself, and do what you will with it. The scientist won’t pay you if this happens, but money isn’t everything, am I right?
Enemies:

Local Populace x 20:

Sanctuary Guardians x 5:

Nature Spirits x 3:

Divine Beast:

Reward: 200,000 jewels OR a custom Artifact weapon/armor/item - Must specify which when handing in the job. The weapon/armor/item reward will be achieved if the artifact is kept for your own and not given to the scientist.

Job Title: In the Name of the King
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 100 year
Job Type: Normal Job
Job Location: Capital Crocus
Solo Word Count: N/A
Group Word Count: 22,000
Additional Requirements: Participants must be from a Dark Guild, minimum of 2 and up to a maximum of 4.
Job Description: In each of your items, a weird letter has appeared. This letter mentions a meeting of like-minded people through the Dark Guilds. The King of Fiore, like the Magic Council, is a menace. Dark Guilds as a whole would have an easier time dealing with the consequences of their acts if the King were to be replaced.

The goal is to meet up with a man named Lister and infiltrate the King of Fiore's annual competition, where he will be swapped out for a fake. Listers magic is a type of Take Over that allows him to take over the body of another person he has touched and live as that person until he is expelled. He's improved his magic to the point that it's impossible to tell if he's taken over someone. He is curiously trustworthy and has a strong feeling of responsibility as someone chosen to represent Dark Guilds. He will not flip the kingdom upside down, but he will administer it well, with some new rules that will make the crackdown on Dark Guilds less severe.
Enemies: The King is always protected by a group of Royal Guard, even as he sleeps. There is also the possibility of gaining the attention and opposition the contestants of the annual competition.

Once you are past all obstacles you will have to fight the bosses, the Kings Rebute. The Kings Rebute is a protective spell that creates a clone of those trying to harm the king. Can you and your fellow Dark Guild participants defeat yourselves, especially after possibly having spent resources on previous fights?

Reward: You will gain 200,000K Jewels or an Artifact, and favor from the new King should you need it.

Job Title: Army Rising
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 10 year
Job Type: Normal
Job Location: Capital Crocus
Solo Word Count: 10,000
Group Word Count: 20,000
Additional Requirements:
Job Description: You and potentially a few others find yourselves at your guildhall, while most of the others are now out. As the feeling of powerful magic approaches, you are rocked from whatever you are doing. For far too long, influential individuals have been injured by your guild's actions, and they have dispatched an army to demolish your hall and everybody inside. Destroy the approaching army while defending the hall.
Enemies: Enemies:


Enemy Name: Recruits (x100)
Enemy Rank: Weak
Enemy Description: Soldiers using requip magic to arm themselves. Weak but numerous.



Enemy Name: Legionnaire (x4)
Enemy Rank: Normal
Enemy Description: Caster mages who use various elemental magic; earth, wind, fire, water.



Enemy Name: Firecallers (x2)
Enemy Rank: Strong
Enemy Description: Two strong mages who use the element of Fire. Both work well together and can use Unison Raid for a powerful spell.



Enemy Name: Ashbringer
Enemy Rank: Boss
Enemy Description: A powerful mage who uses Sun Magic; a magic that allows the boss to generate and manipulate Light and Fire for offense and defense. His bloodline allows him to make his spells piecing without lowering their strength, and his magic anti piercing without lowering their protective qualities. This making him quite dangerous.

Heatwave: The boss casts a spell and streams waves of heat from the hands. Those caught in the area will find themselves drained of mana and suffering from dehydration effects.

Light Assault: The boss fires multiple spheres of concentrated light. Can target one person several times or spread out the assault. Slow but powerful.

Sunbeam: A beam of brilliant light bursts out from the hand in thin line that hits everyone caught. The spell is unnaturally fast but linnier.

Vulcans Shield: A protective shield spell that creates a wave of heat around the mage to protect from attacks. Those near the shield within a few feet find the heat unbearable taking B rank damage per post being near it.

Reward: You will gain 300,000K Jewels or an Artifact+.

Job Title: Preserve the Lands
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 10y
Job Type: Regular/Normal
Job Location: Near Morgate Town
Solo Word Count: 10,000 words
Group Word Count: 20,000 words
Additional Requirements: At least need to fight the workers and the boss.
Job Description: As everyone knows, Morgate Town had been blown to smithereens by a previous guild years ago. It is toxic and leaks radiation. That radiation leaked into the nearby lands around the town, creating new life from the toxicity of the radiation and state of the town. There are people who wish to try to fix the land around Morgate Town, and maybe even the town itself. A humble scientist does not want this. They want to study the new life that has emerged around the demolished town. They can’t do that if people try to clean it up, can they? Absolutely not. They requested for someone or a group to take care of the clean up crew at any means possible. Have fun with how you do this, but try to not hurt the land too much as well. Another thing, there may or may not be some altered animals that might want to come at beings who are around, they don’t discriminate. It’d be nice if the animals weren’t killed, but things happen and the body can be used to study. Just don’t wipe them out completely.

Enemies:

Weak Enemy:

Normal Enemy:

Strong Enemy:

Boss Enemy:

Reward: 300,000 jewels and the chance to keep coming to the toxic wasteland of Morgate Town without worry for a little while.

Job Title: Village of the Damned
Alignment: Dark
Rank: 100 Year
Job Type: Regular
Job Location: Sakuramori
Solo Word Count: 11k
Group Word Count: 22k
Additional Requirements: N/A
Job Description: A strange occurance is happening in these woods, many mages have vasnished without a trace and word has spread some sort of cult is responsible. It is unsure why but they are luring in those with magic powers with rumors of a powerful artifact hidden deep inside the woods. Your jobb is to discover what this cults goals are and what happened to the many mages that have vanished, this will be dangerous as other than the cult many powerful monsters lurk in the darkness waiting to strike. Can you find what has happened to those mages if you do the rewards are yours.
Enemies:

Weak Enemy:

Normal Enemies:

Strong Enemies:

Boss Enemy:

Reward: 300,000 Jewels or an artifact+ of users choice.