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17 hours displayed countdown until the 2nd day for the  matches, results, commentaries about  the 3 team of players of the 2024(5rd Ed. from the 202p)year challenging the Touhou World Cup"TWC".
 
Main reference page for the official comunication channels at https://touhouworldcup.com/.

This 5th/2024 Ed. Challenge Theme. started with "survival runs on
LoLK/Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom/Touhou 15".

Started with, justly so, does not turn over the enjoyment, challenge, fun, "playbility" just to  :lives: https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Legacy_of_Lunatic_Kingdom
since May 18th had very " :cirnotan: fairily"merrily proceeded at the pace(s )of https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Great_Fairy_Wars
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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Seija Quest 4
« Last post by Branneg Xy on Today at 09:59:31 PM »
> It should be about time to "have one nice final look-over", "underscore", "bring to attention" these "more enlighting than the rest pieces of the reports", and their unreported consequential change & gain of perspective...

Quote from: Tom
link=topic=554.msg34492#msg34492 date=1713886030
> Looking through the documents something clicks and you have an epiphany.  The grave robberies are linked to mysterious disappearances and deaths!  Each grave robbery appears to have a matching disappearance/death file in which all the descriptions (height, gender) match!

> Putting two and two together you ponder why the cases were first labeled as "grave robberies"?  Graves usually contain bones and occasionally valuables depending on cultural practices, you assume it'd be rather obvious to discern between a "mysterious death" and a "grave robbery".  Unless... only skeletons were found, leading the guards to assume a grave robbery took place?
> Indeed it's looking more like the inspectors were led to believe these were grave robberies based on what they found.

> You previously looked at the map showing the placement of the crimes and the dates of the reports are at mostly uniform and regular intervals.

> You do not know of any other documents at this point or have any relevant memories to confirm your theory.  After all these are the original case files, anything else you'd find in say a newspaper or article would be speculation or theorizing.  You may need to ask those who discovered the crimes to elaborate for more information.

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Rumia's Party Games / Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Last post by Tom on Today at 09:20:25 PM »
> "It ought to grow back thicker after a good trim, at least that's how the peach trees in heaven work..."

> Ponder if there's anything else we could do to make it look nicer?  Youmu mentioned it hasn't bloomed I'm ages.  Is there anything we've learned in all our years as a Celestial that might help?
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Touhou Addict Recovery Center / Re: Touhou Fan Characters
« Last post by WitheringFlowerCrown on Today at 08:48:33 PM »
Right, I might as well put the OCs that I made for Minor Existence Quest in this. I should make something similar to that one day...
"Wow, I made a lot of characters for this quest":
"The Moth":
Name: None (Of her own choice). Usually called The Moth or The Onmyouji when in Human disguise
Species: Beast Youkai (Moth). A Shinchuu to be specific, though she doesn't exactly know that.
Gender: Female
Age: ~1200. Though her current memories only go around ~300 years back.
Current Location: Gensokyo. Living in the Great Youkai Forest.
Original Location: Enbutai (or Jambudvipa)



Physical Looks: The Moth has light-grey hair that is fashioned straight and goes down to her neck. She has moth-like attributes, Antennae and Wings. The Wings could be mistaken for a cape if the observer didn't know better.
Her normal outift is a Yukata with a White and Grey pattern reminiscent of insect scales, with no headwear.
Her Human disguise is a white kimono with a black floral print, an obi to tie it together, and a white sun hat to cover her antennae. It almost completely disguises her as human.
Occupation: An errand worker. But an Aspiring Incident Resolver the most. She mainly works in the Human Village at the moment before moving back to the Great Youkai Forest.
Personality: A woman with a strong sense of protectiveness. Works to help others while making sure she only gets paid in exposure. She's also very motherly with her companions, which helps with her disguise. She wants to make sure her and her companions become well known for their exploits.
"Spell Card/s:":

Instinct "Transverse Orientation"
Description: The Moth throws her lamp forward and summons Moth Familiars from the edges of the 'screen'. The Moths are attracted to the Lamp and the enemy has to dodge Danmaku from all angles relative to the Lamp's position, giving a swarming feeling. The Lamp moves around throughout the Spell-Card. (Required Slave: Lamp)
Additional Notes:
   This is a very offensive Spell Card, forcing the enemy to focus on dodging rather than attacking her. Good against fast moving enemies.
   "Transverse Orientation" is a name given to an ability of certain insects, such as moths, to maintain a fixed angle on a distant light source for orientation. Usually this light source is The Sun or Moon. But this also might be the reason why moths go crazy when a lamp is nearby.


Transmogrification "Bombyx Mori Cocoon"
Description: The Moth covers herself and her surroundings in a Silk Cocoon, protecting herself. Then she shoots lasers from her position. The Cocoon soon explodes, exposing her and sending Danmaku in all directions
Additional Notes:
    A defensive Spell Card, focusing on giving her space. She can also protect any nearby allies with this.
    When the Cocoon explodes, The Moth is completely exposed.
    "Bombyx Mori" is the scientific name for Silk Moths.
    This Spell Card represents a Silk Worm transforming into a Moth. What's that? She's already a Moth? Perhaps she's still in her metaphorical cocoon...
Weapon of Choice: A Lamp/Lantern powered by minor sorcery she keeps on her person. There's nothing very special about it, she just likes the light. She uses it for certain Spell Cards.
Backstory: Back in Enbutai, the continent surrounding Shumisen, The Shinchuu's job was to protect Hermits from Demons and Evil Spirits by devouring them. Every morning she would devour three-thousand demons, and every evening she would devour three-thousand more. As Shumisen was weakening due to waning knowledge of the Cosmology, less Hermits were able to enter and eventually the Shinchuu would lose her reason to exist.
The Sages considered her eligible for migrating to Gensokyo, and she would pass through the Barrier anyway without their intervention. But she would irrevocably change the power dynamic of Gensokyo in her usual form. The Sages compromised by sealing the "Shinchuu" side of her identity the moment she passed on, making the "Insect" side more prominent. She doesn't remember her reason for existing, she doesn't remember Enbutai or Shumisen. At this moment she is a Minor Existence with a large appetite purely wishing for more recognition.
Ability: Capable of Consuming anything. This surprisingly includes Misfortune. The extent of this ability is that she can eat anything and convert it into Spiritual Power to sustain herself.
She also has the ability to create Silk out of her Salivary Glands, create moth familiars, and use her aforementioned abilities through her familiars. (This comes with being an Insect Youkai)

"Black-Apple":
Name: Black-Apple
Species: Fairy
Gender: Female
Age: ~70
Current Location: "The Shrine of Life and Death" (A Treehouse in The Great Youkai Forest)
Original Location: Originally just wandering the Great Youkai Forest


Physical Looks: Black-Apple has a pair of semi-transparent wings, with a black dress that shifts to brown near the bottom, and black hair. Her Human disguise is a black kimono with a leaf print and a cloak to cover her wings.
Occupation: An Errand worker alongside The Moth. Also has aspirations of becoming an Incident Resolver, or at least the partner of one.
Personality: Headstrong and forward. Fairly street smart and knows anything about the effects of decay and entropy on objects. Is willing to admit her mistakes when confronted about them. Prone to risky, eye-catching actions
Spell Card/s: None so far. She doesn't have the skill to create any yet.
Weapon of Choice: A Bouquet of White and Red Roses. Carrying plants can sometimes strengthen a Fairy's power, so she's hoping this works.
Backstory: Black-Apple is a Fairy born from the Natural aspects of Decomposition and Entropy, but curiously not necessarily death. She mainly wandered the Great Youkai Forest and decayed anything close to dying, before finding and teaming up with Worm-in-Red, a Fairy with an ability that synergises with her's along with an ambition to become stronger and well-known. After a problem involving Nagashi-Bina Dolls, they met The Moth and subsequently became her companions.
Ability: Capable of creating and manipulating Decomposition and Entropy. This can involves slowing down the effects or speeding them up. Causing entropy also releases energy stored by the target.
"Worm-in-Red":
Name: Worm-in-Red
Species: Fairy
Gender: Female
Age: ~78
Current Location: "The Shrine of Life and Death" (A Treehouse in The Great Youkai Forest)
Original Location: Originally wandering the Great Youkai Forest near the Genbu Ravine.


Physical Looks: Worm-in-Red has a pair semi-transparent wings and wears a red dress with no discernible details other than an accessory that looks like a worm in her brown hair. Her Human disguise is a simple red kimono and a cloak to cover her wings.
Occupation: Errand worker alongside The Moth. Also has aspirations of becoming an Incident Resolver, or at least the partner of one.
Personality: Calmer and more snarky than Apple, she's the one who thinks things through (usually) before acting. Though she gets nervous when caught off-guard or when feels pressured.
Spell Card/s: Rampant Life "Overgrowth": Causes plants to go through uncontrollable growth, restricting enemy movement and spreading danmaku in the form of petals.
Weapon of Choice: An Ivy-Hydrangea Hybrid, purposefully made for her. These plants are known for growing wildly without control, enhancing the strength of Rampant Life.
Backstory: Worm-in-Red is a Fairy born of the Natural aspects of regeneration and regrowth. She wandered aronud the Great Youkai Forest, near the Genbu Ravine. Unlike other fairies, she did not gain a prankster streak due to the lack of humans to prank in the area and the Youkai being very vigilant. Instead she wanted to gain more strength to make a name for herself. She found another wandering Fairy, Black-Apple, and joined forces with her. Eventually she created the "Shrine of Life and Death", a Cherry Blossom that perpetually blooms all year due to her ability. After a problem involving Nagashi-Bina Dolls made the shrine uninhabitable for a moment, she joined forces with The Moth as thanks for Purifying the shrine and as a punishment from Hina for stealing her dolls.
Ability: She can cause growth and regeneration in living beings. From plants, to Humans, to Youkai. This doesn't "Heal" the target per se, it simply accelerates any natural processes that the target has for recovering from injuries. But more severe injuries may cause supernatural effects like limb regrowth and take a lot of energy from the target.


There's so much more. But I'm just going to leave it here for now since these are the core characters.
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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Myon Quest - Scattered Souls
« Last post by Kilgamayan on Today at 06:50:16 PM »
Myon:

> Given the presence of the mermaid, how much free space do we have left within us? (Pretend the water doesn't exist for the purpose of this assessment.)

Youmu:

> How does Waka seem to be handling her current situation?
> Does she sound any different from being inside Myon?
> "There we go indeed! I would have been horribly embarrassed if I said all that stuff and then couldn't make good on it. I must plan further strength training for myself."
> "In any case, welcome to land, Lady Wakasagi. Before we begin, is there anywhere in particular you would like to visit?"
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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Myon Quest - Scattered Souls
« Last post by Neovereign on Today at 06:36:29 PM »
Myon:

> Try walking up onto the shore again.

Youmu:

> Assist if needed.
> You try to get onshore, and have better success this time. Or rather, any success at all compared to last time.
> "There we go."
>_
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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Nitori Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Last post by Kilgamayan on Today at 04:16:06 PM »
> Did we leave anything back at the manor?
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Sara's Audio-Visual Import-Overflow Retail / Re: Touhou Visual Novels
« Last post by SeroVich on Today at 04:02:12 PM »
Sounds like a fun idea, and doesn't seem too impossible. Katawa Shoujo was made under similar circumstances after all, but here we won't have to make any new characters or anything. Where should we start though, the story or the engine?

Maybe start off learning how the system works. THEN, we can make a good story relating to Touhou.

I think it is better to use Ren'Py, as it is beginner friendly.
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> "So are we supposed to just give it a trim?"
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#Hah, yeah. That bar is just the timer for the Weather. It wasn't really relevant before, but it's going to be soon.

> Let us move on from this weather summoning. We ought to do a good job in order to impress Miss Yuyuko and win her heart have Youmu tutor us properly.

> "What do you mean by treacherous? it's just a tree right?"
> Fly over to see what she's talking about.

>"This is not a normal tree. The Saigyou Ayakashi lures people to their deaths by its beauty. There's a long story behind it, but that's all you need to know for now."
>Luring people to their death... That sounds very similar to Yuyuko's ability. That can't be relevant, right?
>You fly up to see the tree and see the absolutely massive Cherry Blossom Tree surrounded by Spirits. Some have kept their form and are just looking at it, enraptured, others seem to have completely lost their form and are just floating around it.
>And... are the roots of the tree moving?

// I saw a health bar and for a moment I thought we had somehow started a battle haha!

> Glance back at the mansion, what are our companions up to?
> How big is this tree compared to the others or the mansion?

>You look back at the mansion and realise your companions are not in Hakugyokurou. You remember them saying they would keep watch at the bottom of the stairs.
>Yuyuko is watching you with a smile though, so that's a definite morale boost!
>The tree is taller than the entire shrine and is so big that it takes up an entire section devoted to it. Frankly, you're surprised you didn't notice this tree the moment you arrived in Hakugyokurou.
>_?
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