Rainbow Bridge RPG

[Forget about any plans you had for the following days. Whatever you had in mind, it'll all be postponed as the entire world changes. That's right, starting today and for a couple of weeks, the entire land will shift and change into something else - a deserted island.

Surrounded by the sea, and hosting a large jungle in the middle, you'll wake up to find yourselves in what's seemingly the middle of nowhere, on this empty island you'll now have to survive in. Gone are the usual comforts of hot water and easy meals, and instead you'll have to hunt and build your own shelter to survive the days and nights here.

To help you out with this task, you'll have a few things available. Scattered nearby when you wake up in this new land, you'll find knives, backpacks with a few extra clothes, some rope, buckets, and a few other utensils. Those who already owned guns or swords can keep them for the time being, although magic powers won't be working for the duration of the scenery change. If you venture into the jungle, you'll find a few abandoned huts, with some repairs needed to be usable but better than the sand outside.




It's probably a good time to team up with others, combine forces to make the best of a less than ideal situation. While there's fish to catch in the sea and in the lakes inside the island, and wild animals to catch everywhere, the night will bring out predators, and you want to be ready to protect yourselves.]

[[Survival event! Go wild, literally this time. || ¡EN ESPAÑOL! ¡Evento Survival! Go wild, literalmente esta vez.]]

[The end of the year is fast approaching, and Rainbow Bridge knows it. You'll start noticing shops and buildings putting up holiday decorations, themed music playing now and then, and cafes and restaurants offering themed treats for the season.

More importantly, there'll be a big party, and everyone's invited! Over at Tourmaline City, there'll be a massive ballroom occupied for the celebration, fully decorated and filled with delicious food and drinks for everyone to share.

Of course, it's a magical invitation - you don't really have a choice. You'll show up at the ballroom, now dressed prettily for the occasion, and won't be able to leave the building until you've spent at least a good while mingling with others.



And to help socialize with other guests, you'll find a familiar plant hanging around here and there, showing up uninvited when you least expect it. Mistletoe is back to stick people together underneath it, making the people trapped kiss, hug, even slap each other and all sorts of other things.

If you find it to be too obnoxious, well, that's what the abundance of drinks are there for!]

[[Holiday party with mistletoe! Dress up those barbies and shove them together. || EN ESPAÑOL. ¡Celebración de las fiestas con muérdago! Vistan a sus barbies y pegotéenlas juntas.]]

[Tonight, you might've been already asleep, comfortable in your own bed (or coffin - we don't judge). Or maybe you were staying up late, busy with various things or simply hanging out for a while. Either way, you'll now find yourself asleep, in a bed. A bed that might not be your own. It might be an abandoned bed in one of the many empty hotel rooms, varying in comfort levels, or even in a room at the Crimson Keep, if you're unlucky enough.



And of course, you'll have company. People will pair up in beds across the world, to wake up next to friends and strangers alike. A perfect way to start up a conversation, wouldn't you say? Which you'll have to do, as the world's magic won't let either of you leave the bed until you've at least chatted for a while. It's all about interactions here, and you can't just leave your bed companion to be bored during the time spent with you. It's simple manners, okay. And to help things along, you might find that bowls with snacks appear, ready to be shared by the two people in the bed. It's like your own mini pijama party of two.]

[[Bed ninja event! Pair up and be as awkward or as flirty as you'd like. || EN ESPAÑOL. ¡Post de camas! Emparéjense y sean tan awkward o flirty como quieran.]]

[As many probably noticed, Spring has arrived! Here to annoy those used to a different hemisphere, Spring brings nice warm weather and an abundance of flowers to the land. And they're the star today!

Flowers will have bloomed everywhere, taking over every spot of green there is to find. To take advantage of the lovely scenario, there'll be picnic blankets and baskets set out for people to use! With perfectly safe picnic food to eat for free.



Of course, the problem isn't the food itself. Depending on the time of the day, the flowers will start acting up. By the morning they'll be harmless flowers, just there to decorate and look pretty. By midday, they'll start releasing pollen that might affect people in various ways - maybe make them only speak in truths or lies, cause them to feel more lovey-dovey than usual, or act irritable or jealous for no reason, and so on. By evening, the flowers will end all attempts to behave nicely and grow in size, choosing to attack the innocent picnickers who waited so long.

So either have a lovely time sharing a meal with a loved one, or beware strange behaviors, or... run for your life? How dangerous can flowers get?]

[[Spooky flowers log! Have fun with the various options. || EN ESPAÑOL. Post de flores spooky! Diviértanse con las varias opciones.]]

[After bleeding everywhere for a day, I'm sure many won't feel clean again for a long time. But that's where today can help you! You've received items for a personal spa day before, now get ready for a full spa day!

Everyone will receive a personal invitation to a luxurious, huge spa in Tourmaline City, ready to clean and destress everyone who attends. Massage tables, facials, manicures, skin care, and of course massive heated baths to soak in for a good while. There's also a lounging area where you can relax while in your spa bathrobes, have some food, chat with others.

Did you not feel like attending? You might find yourself magically transported there anyway, already changed into appropriate clothes and ready to relax, or else. You might even end up as part of the staff, having to attend to the customers' needs! So if you don't want to end up rubbing someone's feet, perhaps it's best you accept the invitation and come here on your own.]

[[Spa day! To relax after the stress of bleeding all over the place. || EN ESPAÑOL. ¡Día de spa! Para relajarse luego del estrés de sangrar por todos lados.]]

[It's June, and this, at least in certain areas of the multiverse, means it's Pride Month! To celebrate what might be an inexplicable celebration to many travelers, there'll be decorations showing up here and there in various common areas, like the reception, hotels, cafeterias, etc.

Of course, seeing rainbow parafernalia in Rainbow Bridge might not mean much to anyone, right? But there'll also be little themed flags available to purchase, as well as pronoun pins and flag badges here and there, some even in the leftover baskets from the spa day, lying around ready for anyone to grab one for themselves.



But what if you still don't understand the meanings? Well, certain people - random travelers, or some residents - will have a role assigned these days as "Pride Expert", carrying a badge with that name on their clothes as they use their expertise to clear any doubts anyone might have. You're not an expert and you got stuck with a badge still? Too bad! Try to figure out some answers as you go! You don't want to ruin Pride afterall, do you?]

[[Pride-themed log! Grab a queer flag and some decorations, or become a designated expert on the subject to be questioned about it by others. || EN ESPAÑOL. Post del Orgullo! Tomen una banderita queer y algunas decoraciones, o vuélvanse un experto asignado en el tema para que les pregunten los demás.]]

[Good news! In an attempt to make up for past disasters caused by magic, today you'll get a nice treat, courtesy of the same magic. In baskets in your rooms and lying around the different towns and cities, you'll find all sorts of pampering items - scented soaps, perfumes, bath bombs, soft towels, lotions and other such items to have a personal spa day.



Bad news! You'll likely need to take a personal day off, as throughout the day more and more people will fall sick all of a sudden. Headaches, sniffles, general aching and tiredness, all determined to keep you in bed for the day.

Hopefully you're staying with someone who's escaped the sudden colds and can help take care of you for the time being, otherwise good luck to you.]

[[Classic sickness post! With a treat-yourself twist.]]

[Effects of previous days might've vanished by now, but still, today won't be your luckiest day. Today there's an eclipse in the sky, and to those who are more used to magical worlds, it might be a more obvious sign that something will inevitably go wrong.

As the night falls, certain areas will become busier - forests and swamps where creatures crawl will see their numbers suddenly rise, and these extra animals and monsters need somewhere to go.

Even if you're in a safer area, you might run into one of them. Maybe something as harmless as a a deer, or something much more sinister waiting for you outside your house, walking into stores, in the various routes, even within lakes and the sea.

So watch out, because this will be a very long night.]

[[Invasion log! Time to test those charms for those who have them!]]

[It's Valentine's Day! And the world seems to want to make sure no one forgets it. Wherever you go today, it's likely you'll see cute red and white decorations in shops, hotels and various locations, notice a lot more flowers even outside of the most floral towns, and of course... there's the chocolate.

Chocolate fountain displays, piles of bonbons and chocolate bars, even some hot chocolate to drink, it's impossible to miss on the sweets available at each corner of the world today. More importantly, while you may buy a more customized order at shops, many of these tables set up with candy are completely free to sample!



Some of the residents which have been to other worlds like this one might remember, though, never to trust free magical food. The chocolate available will soon cause those eating it to act funny - maybe they're cuddlier than usual. Or act silly like they've drunk a bit too much. Maybe they feel like complimenting passerbys, asking them for a sudden date, or find themselves harboring deep feelings for them that weren't there before. All in the spirit of the celebration, of course! But fear not, as the effects won't last too long. Just enough to be embarrassed for a while.]

[[Valentine's log! With special choco-effects. Feel free to make up your own scenarios for the characters, as long as it matches the theme (and is funny enough).

EN ESPAÑOL. ¡Log de San Valentín con choco-efectos especiales! Siéntanse libres de inventar su propio efecto para sus personajes, mientras quede con la temática y sea gracioso.]]

[December starts, and this means... capitalism holidays! To aid with the noble goal of spending cash on silly presents, the world will link to a new area full of massive shopping mall. These will have just about anything you could need to give the perfect gift to someone special during the upcoming holidays, or to help decorate your likely rather empty homes with new garlands, snow globes and other things.

Does it feel silly to be placing snowy and winter-related items during what's clearly summer time? Welcome to southern hemisphere life!]



[These shops will not only let you find all sorts of odd items, you'll be able to trade in far more rare or weird ones as well - a shop might accept a lock of hair, for example, or even some drops of blood in exchange for a nice pile of money to spend around. Creepy, yes, but convenient, don't start with silly complaints about ethics or basic decency.]

[[A little shopping log! Go and decorate your houses or complain about the weather. || VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL. Post de compras! Vayan y decoren sus casitas o quéjense del clima.]]

[It's been a gradual progression in the spirit of the season as decorations and preparations continue to expand beyond the cities and towns - spooky little lanterns strung together across any number of outdoor paths, fake decorative spiderwebs and clusters of bats, pumpkins all grouped up together and also seen spread out along many areas in a variety of patterns and designs. It's a feeling that's been building up the more the weeks progress, more merchants and shops joining into the fray of costumes, treats, and masks as if to tell of what's to come.

When the day itself arrives, it's no ordinary start to the celebration. A mysterious main area opens up beyond the outskirts of the major towns, welcoming all travelers and residents alike, and decorated fully in intense blends of orange, black and purples. There are special vendors and banners strewn above trees along with all the previous arrangements of pumpkins and lights, although even with lights and during the day, there's still a certain feeling and a sense of the dark in the night that lingers here.



Whatever lingers when you cross the threshold in, the reason why isn't necessarily obvious: a fragment of another world has connected to a bridge and established itself here. Not just with strong connections to the Halloween festivities at large, but something beyond. Many of the people gathered here will be donning masks of all sorts, welcoming and encouraging others to come within this space between worlds, to partake in the celebration, offering candies, treats and merrymaking. Haven't chosen a costume? Don't be surprised if a masked individual casts a spell to dress you up for the day or shares a mask with you to have. Feeling wary of the decorative entrance of the main area? A silly poof of purple smoke will drop you in for the fun.

All well and good if that were all that this place brought with it to the land of seven colors. You see, certain masked individuals will be more than they appear. Spirits from beyond the worlds have taken up these masks to disguise themselves in order to steal your very own vital energy, tricking and luring some in with anything from music and dance to the deception of someone you love beneath the mask, surely if you could just get one closer look...

As the feast goes on, some spirits won't bother with gimmicks, attacking any target they deem vulnerable enough, so be careful of wandering the dark alone tonight - nothing is ever what it seems]

[[Our first Halloween event! Versión en español en cuanto pueda subirla, pero como siempre pueden taggear como mejor les acomode.]]

[If you happen to be travelling outside Sunset Village, you might've noticed this little group of a white-haired dude and his nearly equally as white-haired daughter, going back and forth from the town, carrying things over to a wooden house a little further past the train station, along the mostly empty greener areas past the Village itself.

Nothing too extraordinary, but someone clearly settling in might feel a little unusual given most people were initially told there were no permanent residents yet, and told of the fleeting nature of this world. Maybe you wonder how are they managing to purchase multiple items already. Perhaps you received your own charm, or requested to stay longer, and would like to chat to people in the same situation.

Or maybe you're just stopping by to listen to the third person involved - the bard, who doesn't seem to be helping much at all, unless you count his music lifting everyone's spirits... supposedly.]

[[Little log for the family! Feel free to poke any of them, or mingle among yourselves if you'd like. || Vers. en español. ¡Postcito para la familia! Pokeen a cualquiera de ellos, o mézclense entre ustedes si quieren.]]

[WELCOME TO RAINBOW BRIDGE!

That's the first you hear, once you walk into this world. It's easy to see the reason for the name, having just crossed a bridge lit up in all the colors of the rainbow.

Whether you're from a different magical world, or consider the concept of magic a silly thing from movies and games, you'll still receive the proper welcome, and everything that comes with it - some information about this country, a map, directions, and explanations as to how there should be a residents list, but it seems empty at the moment.

But it doesn't end there! It's not just that you're now visiting a magical country with plenty of sights to see and places to explore, with different towns and cities, long roads across swamps, dunes and a large lake, even creepy castles by some cliffs and the dangerous forests surrounding them. No, this week they're also celebrating the arrival of Spring!



While some of the areas are naturally flowery and pretty (like EverGreen Town), it'll all still be noticeably decorated for the date, with flower garlands and bouquets everywhere, flower petals falling around and the perfume of flowers in the air, while NPC travelers will have flowery-patterned clothes, flowers in their hair or hats, and so on. Carriages taking you from place to place might be decorated as well, or you might spot horses with pretty arrangements in their manes.

You'll also be able to find seasonal treats at places like the bakery and the big community kitchen at Sunset Village, or the restaurants at Tourmaline City, or find cute colorful outfits at their clothing shops.

EverGreen Town will be thriving, with big sales on herbs, all sorts of spices, wines and ingredients, and obviously flowers, plants and decorations made with them. The plaza will be full of vendors but also people playing music and dancing through the days - a rare time for those in this town to be a little louder and outgoing.

Even at places like the creepy Crimson Keeps, you might be able to find rare treasure in the form of flower-shaped gems and jewellery!


So it's definitely not a bad time to arrive here - surely that initial confusion and outrage at being separated from your home or loved ones will go away much faster while you join the celebrations, right? Who can stay mad or anxious while wearing a freshly made flower crown?]]

[[And so it begins! Remember to note down your Travelers over here! // VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL. ¡Recuerden anotar a sus viajeros aquí!]]