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BONUS BANK.

bonus bank

AC Bonus Bank will close on 5 December 23:59 UTC.
Coin balances will not transfer to Season 2.
Especially active players can redeem their activity for coins, which they can use to purchase rewards. Rewards can be ICly requested or sent directly from personnel resources, but in those cases no physical exchange of currency is made. Players can also use the AC bank to OOCly purchase materials or items for their character to find/purchase while on a mission. In the case of spells and abilities, characters may receive a scroll detailing how to use their new power.

The bonus AC conversions are:

0.5 COIN: 1 network or inbox comment from you
1 COIN: 1 action comment from you*
5 COINS: a network post by you
5 COINS: a log post by you
5 COINS: participation in a finished action thread
3 COINS: participation in a finished network thread
15 COINS: suggesting a world/plot
DOUBLE COINS: threads with new CR**
* action comments in character inboxes always count as 'inbox' comments, however this restriction does not apply to action comments made in the network community.
** you must list the new CR's name for recordkeeping. double coins count toward the 100 coin cap. (ex. 50 log comments with new CR = 100 coins, cap reached.) you may add finished thread bonuses with their counts undoubled.

RULES.
The rules that govern bonus coins are separate from those that govern regular activity for check-in. Please read over them carefully.

Threads must reach AC length to qualify. For example, if you want 10 coins, you can submit two 5 comment log threads, but not one 6 comment and one 4 comment network thread.
Coin cap. There is a cap of 100 bonus coins per character per month. There is no limit for coins submitted from November 1st through December 5th.
You may not submit the same thread to the bank twice. If you've already submitted a thread in April, you cannot submit it, lengthened, in May. However, if a thread is incomplete, you can simply wait until it is before submitting it.
Formatting. We ask that players use the form below when submitting bonus threads, or similar formatting that includes the relevant information.

REWARDS.
These are merely suggestions/guidelines! Feel free to create your own rewards.

25 COINS: SMALL.

★ An inanimate non-weapon object from their home world.
★ An inanimate item from the current world, which can include weapons.
★ A small item, player's choice.

50 COINS: MEDIUM.

★ A weapon or armor from their home world.
★ A pet; power caps and restrictions* apply.
★ A mod-chosen surprise!
★ Your character will be given a one-month blessing: temporary invisibility, telepathy, super strength, etc. It will expire in exactly a month and cannot be game-breaking.
★ Your character can give someone else (with player permission) a temporary curse: everything they touch turns purple, all the food they eat tastes like rotten eggs, they have to speak in rhyme, etc.

* The game has a pet policy: magical animals are allowed, but their abilities have a cost as well. Limit two pets per character (mounts included).

75 COINS: LARGE.

★ Light Armor uniform upgrade: this upgrade is ICly requested by a character, and provides them with a permanent magically-deployed set of light armor mods for their uniform. Kevlar-like, the light armor is lightweight and flexible but not suitable for heavy impacts or long bouts of combat.
★ Plot involvement: your character will be the first to discover a secret or will be guaranteed a spot in a major event. ( 0 AVAILABLE ) NOTE: These slots will be distributed via lottery assignment; if you are not chosen, you will have your coins refunded.
★ Your character will be taught a minor spell in the following categories: healing, fire, earth, wind, or water.
★ Your character's minor spell will receive an upgrade. (Can be used only once; see XL rewards.)

100 COINS: XL.

★ Your character will be taught a major spell in one of the above categories, or a minor spell that falls under another category. (Please specify what spell you would like.)
★ Your character's major spell will receive an upgrade.
★ A custom spell! This will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
★ An upgradeable bag of holding (3x3ft space inside)—each subsequent upgrade is 50 coins!
★ Your character will receive a mount of their choice no bigger than a horse; horses and rideable pets fall under this category.*

* The game has a pet policy: magical animals are allowed, but their abilities have a cost as well. Limit two pets per character (mounts included).

200+ COINS: SPECIAL.

★ This is a character-dependent category, moreso than the others, and includes very large demands. For example: revisiting a memory, shape-shifting, etc. Pitch it to us, and we'll tell you the price.

Remember: ALASTAIR's mandate is protecting timelines. They cannot revive the dead or affect permanent change in a world unless it was already ordained.

OTHER.

★ If your character wishes to ask for something that doesn't fall under these categories, we can negotiate a price!

Please create a top level for you, followed by individual subthreads for each of your characters. To cash in threads, link them, say which of the above conversions apply, and the amount of coins you will receive, followed by which AC rewards you desire for the month, if any.

Please use the following formatting (or similar) for your AC bank comments. All submissions must include the coin total.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: ## COINS

## network comments (## coins)
## log comments in a finished log (## coins)
## network comments (## coins)
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## COINS
SUB-TOTAL: (#previous month + #this month) COINS

REWARDS
???? - ## coins
???? - ## coins
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SUB-TOTAL: ## COINS

TOTAL: (#ac bank total - #cost of rewards) COINS

COIN BANK PREVIOUS TOTAL: <a href="last month's ac bank thread link">## COINS</a> <a href="url">## network comments</a> (## coins) <a href="url">## log comments in a finished log</a> (## coins) <a href="url">## network comments</a> (## coins) --------------------------------------------------------- ## COINS SUB-TOTAL: (#previous month + #this month) COINS REWARDS ???? - ## coins ???? - ## coins --------------------------------------------------------- SUB-TOTAL: ## COINS TOTAL: (#ac bank total - #cost of rewards) COINS

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 0

9 incomplete log comments (9 coins)
6 log comments in an incomplete log (6 coins)
7 complete log comments (12 coins)
5 incomplete log comments (5 coins)
5 incomplete log comments (5 coins)
10 incomplete log comments (10 coins)
8 incomplete log comments (8 coins)
15 incomplete log comments (15 coins)
8 incomplete log comments (8 coins)
15 incomplete log comments 15 coins)

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93 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: (93) COINS

REWARDS
Small dagger from home (pictured here) - 50 coins

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SUB-TOTAL: 50 COINS

TOTAL: (43) COINS

You now have 43 coins.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 43 COINS

9 incomplete log comments (9 coins)
9 completed log comments (14 coins)
18 incomplete log comments (18 coins)
5 completed log comments (10 coins)
5 completed log comments (10 coins)
13 completed log comments (18 coins)
8 incomplete log comments (8 coins)
8 incomplete log comments (8 coins)
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95 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 138 COINS

REWARDS
25 coins - food for the baby lynx he got from Koltira
50(?) - a cat bed that will grow with the lynx as she grows larger
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SUB-TOTAL: 63 COINS

TOTAL: 63 COINS

Edited (thought of a thing) 2016-10-03 20:47 (UTC)

You now have 63 coins.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 63 COINS

15 completed log comments (20 coins)
6 incomplete log comments (6 coins)
9 complete log comments (14 coins)
8 complete log comments (13 coins)
6 incomplete log comments (6 coins)
14 completed log comments (19 coins)
16 complete log comments (21 coins)
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99 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 162 COINS

REWARDS
Let's go with a surprise! - 50 coins
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SUB-TOTAL: 50 COINS

TOTAL: 112 COINS

Keith gets a cropped version of the ALASTAIR jacket, to fit with his #AESTHETIC. Similarly to the regular uniform, once it gets damaged or destroyed it will reappear in his closet in Oska, fresh and new! It will have all the properties of the uniform as well, it just won't have as much storage.

Speaking of which, inside one of its pockets is a ring, made of what appears to be titanium and inlaid with ruby. Wearing it will boost Keith's reaction time, endurance and foot speed! Not nearly enough to put him over into 'superhuman' territory, but definitely enough to notice a split-second difference in a fight. The ring has a maximum effectiveness of 30 minutes, after which it must be 'recharged' for 24h.

You now have 112 coins.

Ahhh this is so cute! Thank you, mods!

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 112 COINS

11 incomplete log comments (11 coins)
7 incomplete log comments (7 coins)
7 incomplete log comments (8 coins)
7 complete log comments (12 coins)
11 complete log comments (16 coins)
17 completed log threads (22 coins)
19 complete log comments (24 coins)
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100 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 212 COINS

REWARDS
N/A this month

TOTAL: 212 COINS

You now have 212 coins.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 212 COINS

7 completed log comments (24 coins)
18 incomplete log comments (36 coins)
6 incomplete log comments (12 coins)
12 complete log comments (34 coins)
10 complete log comments (30 coins)
6 incomplete log comments (12 coins)
`12 incomplete log comments (24 coins)
9 complete log comments (28 coins)
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200 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 412 coins

REWARDS
N/A this month!
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SUB-TOTAL: 412 COINS

TOTAL: 412 COINS

You now have 412 coins.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 412 COINS

10 comments in a completed log thread (15 coins)
11 comments in an unfinished log thread (11 coins)
9 comments in a completed log thread (14 coins)
7 comments in a completed log (12 coins)
7 comments in a completed log (12 coins)
11 comments in a completed log (16 coins)
13 comments in a completed log (18 comments)
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98 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 510 COINS

REWARDS
BASICALLY, what Keith wants to do is ask that the team get an extra piece of equipment for all of their missions from now on: armor. He'd ask that it'd be modeled after the paladin armor, albeit a lot simpler (so, minus the jetpack stuff, but with the ability to have the mask go down in full or part way).

I have no idea how much this would cost since he'd want it to be a permanent thing for all new recruits, and I'm willing to have him work toward it if his current coin count isn't enough.

Thanks!
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Unknown on this front!

After some discussion, we've added an individual 75 coin 'light armor upgrade' option you can see above; the upgrade is a magically-deployed modification to the existing uniform that protects the body from light impacts and strikes. It would have to be ICly requested by characters, but the low 75-coin price point should allow most players the flexibility to purchase it if they need it.

Would that work for you, as a compromise?

Hey!

That would definitely work. For Keith's arc and purpose, is it okay to say that he worked this out after all the battle stuff ended? I'm happy to do an IC post on it!

In addition, would having this deployed as an option cost any coins in the meantime?

He can definitely have worked out something with Lloyd or other available personnel resources agent milling around! If you'd prefer to hit up the NPC contact post, they can thread it out there, but handwaving is fine.) We won't charge you for the initial deployment, but every player who uses this upgrade in a thread will have to purchase it OOCly. ICly, it's free but needs to be asked for. The magitek is from the kitties, of course. ;)

We won't require an IC post, but you're welcome to do so.

For the record, heavy armor is available through the AC bank, and Oska now has a forge characters can bring purchased materials to.

Awesome, thank you! I might handwave it just because I'm settling in a new character, so it might just be a post or an OOC one.

Either way, this is awesome and thank you for working with me!

You're welcome! You now have 435 coins.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 435 COINS

I'm too lazy
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435 COINS
SUB-TOTAL: 435 COINS

REWARDS
Plot slot - 75 coins
Ring upgrade (ring here | upgrade to an hour - 75 coins (I think?)
Voltron pajamas (with lion slippers) in red - 25 coins
A lynx cub, so that Belore has company while Keith is on missions - 50 coins
Another bed for this lynx that grows as it grows - 50 coins
Food for both cats, new supply - 25 coins
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SUB-TOTAL: 300 COINS

TOTAL: 135 COINS

Hi! Unfortunately, you have lost the roll for the plot slot so you can keep those 75 coins. The ring upgrade and price sound fine to us, as do the rest of your rewards.

You now have 210 coins.

I reposted my comment and it disappeared. I deeply apologize if you get this three times.

COIN BANK
PREVIOUS TOTAL: 480 COINS

N/A
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SUB-TOTAL: 480 COINS

REWARDS
stun gun (knock someone out temporarily, with holster) - 25 points
smoke bomb (rechargeable every twenty four hours once the smoke clears) - 25 points
infrared glasses, with heat-sensing technology - 25 points
two micro bombs, for breaking locks and similar things (rechargeable every twenty four hours) - 50 points (25 each)
gloves and boots to help adhere to buildings - 50 (25 each pair)
camouflage spell (ability to blend in with surroundings but with severe limitations. Keith will still give off vital signs if hidden this way, and if he moves, the spell will cause a ripple, likely giving him away unless someone isn't paying attention. In addition, Keith will have to train this ability to gain longevity without tiring, etc.) - 100 points
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SUB-TOTAL: 275 COINS

That said, I am cool if things need to be doubled in cost from the top down, as I think it still puts me in at just under 480. (Doubling everything but the spell comes to a total of 450.) I will be done after this regardless!

TOTAL: Either 205 or 30 COINS

Thanks for using the bonus bank! We'll toss in a free utility belt in the event Keith wants to cosplay as Batman Lite next Halloween.

According to Tumblr, that means he'd dress up as Tim Drake.

Thanks guys!!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

BONUS BANK.

Keith

July 2016

GRANTED.

September 2016

GRANTED.

October 2016

GRANTED.

Re: GRANTED.

November 2016

GRANTED.

December 2016

GRANTED.

April 2017

NOTE.

no subject

no subject

no subject

GRANTED.

September 2017

GRANTED + NOTE.

The Final Bank

GRANTED.

Re: GRANTED.