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queenofooc2013-01-15 11:01 pm
rosestolilies) wrote in queenofooc2013-01-15 11:01 pm
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The Queen has taken on an artistic mood this month, which means both art and the tools for creating art will be found throughout the Gardens in plentiful amounts. Everywhere you look you'll find easels and canvas, paints, sculpting clay, wood-carving equipment...you won't be able to throw a stick without hitting something artistic. And the Queen is quite keen to see you all make use of it - especially for crafting portraits of your fellow Garden Inhabitants. There's no reward for doing so outside of her gratitude and gushing praise, but it would be a shame to let all this go to waste, wouldn't it?
As well as the tools of the trade, the Garden is filled with finished works of art, some of them quite famous. Virtually all of them portray two people engaged in some stage of a romantic relationship, although there is a great deal of variety in what this means. Some are straightforwardly chaste, while others are still perfectly chaste but, being fine art, feature some exposed body parts. Others...well, others are less chaste. Some of them even appear to have been ripped from the covers of romance novels. Some are based on ancient myth. Some invoke the innocence of childhood. And some...well, some are simply bizarre. Any piece of you can imagine can be found here somewhere, so long as its subject is love.
(Savvy art critics may notice one difference, though: whereas most of these pieces depict love between a man and a woman, in the Garden they depict instead, naturally, love between two women. Or possibly more, depending on the piece)
Where the art tools are mundane, however, these paintings are supernatural. Step too close to one, and you may find yourself transported into the world of the painting, and cast in the roles of one of its subjects. The other role will be filled by whoever else the painting manages to capture - perhaps someone who was standing with you at the time, or perhaps another random passer-by. Regardless, once all the roles are filled, the game begins.
Every piece of art tells a story, although that story may vary depending on the viewer. To escape the world of the painting, your characters need simply play out the piece's story, with each character playing their role. Your characters will instinctively understand this upon arrival.
Suppose, however, that you get a scenario that you cannot or refuse to act out. Suppose, for instance, that you get a steamy romance novel cover with someone who is not your significant other. Fear not, because you do have an option: you can change the painting from within it, using a set of paints and copy of it which can be found less than ten feet from where you appear in the painting world. Any changes made to this canvas will be reflected in the world around you. If you want, wipe out the painting altogether and replace it with your own! The options are limitless. Just bear in mind that there's a brush for both participants; the two of you will have to come to a consensus about what the painting should be before you can play it out.
Short version:
1. The Garden is full of art supplies, and the Queen wants you to go hog wild.
2. The Garden is also full of art, generally of the romantic variety.
3. These paintings are magical and if you step too close to them at the wrong time, you can get sucked into the painting, into the world it depicts, and wind up playing the role of one of its subjects.
4. To escape, you and whoever gets stuck with you need only to play out the scenario suggested by the art.
5. If you don't want to do that, you can change the piece of art, which will alter the world around you and the scenario you need to perform in order to escape. Just make sure the two of you can agree to something.
Note: For simplicity's sake I've mostly referred to paintings here, but if you like it can apply to any work of art in any medium.
Feel free to leave any questions you may have in the comments, or coordinate with other players.
As well as the tools of the trade, the Garden is filled with finished works of art, some of them quite famous. Virtually all of them portray two people engaged in some stage of a romantic relationship, although there is a great deal of variety in what this means. Some are straightforwardly chaste, while others are still perfectly chaste but, being fine art, feature some exposed body parts. Others...well, others are less chaste. Some of them even appear to have been ripped from the covers of romance novels. Some are based on ancient myth. Some invoke the innocence of childhood. And some...well, some are simply bizarre. Any piece of you can imagine can be found here somewhere, so long as its subject is love.
(Savvy art critics may notice one difference, though: whereas most of these pieces depict love between a man and a woman, in the Garden they depict instead, naturally, love between two women. Or possibly more, depending on the piece)
Where the art tools are mundane, however, these paintings are supernatural. Step too close to one, and you may find yourself transported into the world of the painting, and cast in the roles of one of its subjects. The other role will be filled by whoever else the painting manages to capture - perhaps someone who was standing with you at the time, or perhaps another random passer-by. Regardless, once all the roles are filled, the game begins.
Every piece of art tells a story, although that story may vary depending on the viewer. To escape the world of the painting, your characters need simply play out the piece's story, with each character playing their role. Your characters will instinctively understand this upon arrival.
Suppose, however, that you get a scenario that you cannot or refuse to act out. Suppose, for instance, that you get a steamy romance novel cover with someone who is not your significant other. Fear not, because you do have an option: you can change the painting from within it, using a set of paints and copy of it which can be found less than ten feet from where you appear in the painting world. Any changes made to this canvas will be reflected in the world around you. If you want, wipe out the painting altogether and replace it with your own! The options are limitless. Just bear in mind that there's a brush for both participants; the two of you will have to come to a consensus about what the painting should be before you can play it out.
Short version:
1. The Garden is full of art supplies, and the Queen wants you to go hog wild.
2. The Garden is also full of art, generally of the romantic variety.
3. These paintings are magical and if you step too close to them at the wrong time, you can get sucked into the painting, into the world it depicts, and wind up playing the role of one of its subjects.
4. To escape, you and whoever gets stuck with you need only to play out the scenario suggested by the art.
5. If you don't want to do that, you can change the piece of art, which will alter the world around you and the scenario you need to perform in order to escape. Just make sure the two of you can agree to something.
Note: For simplicity's sake I've mostly referred to paintings here, but if you like it can apply to any work of art in any medium.
Feel free to leave any questions you may have in the comments, or coordinate with other players.