So, Smash Academy, did you enjoy that impromptu beach party? You did?
Because the campus is still covered in sand.
Guess what! Rather than force everyone to deal with the situation, the Hands have decided to just clear out the school for the time being. That's right. We're all going on an ISLAND VACATION.
For one week, from July 22nd to July 29th, the generous Headmasters will be providing both transportation to and lodging on a remote tropical island, in a quaint resort with all your amenities. Pool, 24-hour tiki bar, hammocks between palm trees, more hot tubs than you can shake a stick at, the works.
And if that's not for you, just steps away from this beach side hideaway is a tropical jungle that covers the rest of the island, full of mountain hiking trails for all you intrepid explorers.
However (and perhaps predictably), this paradise is more than what it seems. Hidden deep within the jungle are a series of ruins--crumbling temples and caves rumored to house unimaginable treasure and priceless artifacts left behind by the island's mystical inhabitants (long gone, of course--or are they?). Surrounding the temples are a series of hot springs, secluded and inviting. For those brave enough to traverse the wilderness, you might soon find that there are unfortunate consequences. It seems that, in order to protect their treasures, these natives of days past outfitted their temples with booby traps of more than one variety.
Perhaps you'll be lucky enough to escape unscathed. The not-so-fortunate might find themselves face-to-face with sandtraps, pits with spikes at the bottom, giant rolling boulders, or rooms where the walls clothes in. Others might discover a temple or artifact that specializes in transformative effects of all kinds.
And yeah, the springs are cursed too.
What does this mean for you, the player? Should your character be unfortunate enough to befall an island curse, YOU CHOOSE what horrible things happen to your characters. Age re/progression? Go for it. Genderbend? All yours. The sky is the limit here--animal transformation, memory loss, maybe you just want to play your character with green hair for a week. If you're interested but can't think of anything, the mod team will be more than happy to provide to you a roulette of misfortune (aka, a SURPRISE). Curses (as usual) will last about a week. Of course, if you'd rather not participate in that aspect of the trip, it's certainly not mandatory.
When it comes time for this event, we modlies will put up a big open log as a multi-purpose event hub. However, since the trip lasts a week, there will be a tag for the event, and logs can be made as you please!
More details will be revealed when the log goes up next Friday. In the meantime, don't hesitate to ask questions or toss ideas around here!