Fusion Meme!

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As requested, a monster fusion meme to help people plot and plan for the new feature arriving on the 8th!

What is fusion?
Fusion is a new mechanic getting introduced to the game. The assorted problems and magic concentrations at the next location (an old Steel Warden fortress) will have an affect on Drifters. Namely, they will be able to fuse their monster forms together.

This will typically happen when encountering threats and dangers, and is similar to a moon warp with forcing changes... It's just that this time around, characters can fuse each other's monster forms together.

Can you give us a little sneak peek of the event?
Sure! As currently written, here's some highlights:

An element saturation isn’t the only strange thing in the fortress. Anyone who makes contact with the fortress stones will find themselves building a resonance with a fellow Drifter. This grows stronger the more time they spend in the fortress.

Until finally the bond solidifies on the next change the Drifters go through and hits a fever pitch. The next threat they encounter WILL force a transformation. When that happens, their next change fuses their two monster forms together into something new.

Their fusion form is a combination of two Drifter’s traits. It is also twice the size it would normally be, and is well suited to taking on any giant sized monsters. It can even give Drifters a brief insight into the memories of their partner, as the fusion takes place.

When this happens, both Drifters can switch control over their merged form. Those with greater synchronism will have more control, while those who squabble and fight will find that their monster form becomes more feral and savage. This fusion lasts until the threat abates: when that happens, the fusion breaks apart, and Drifters return to their prior state.

Is this basically the Ouroboros Form from Xenoblade 3?
Yep, pretty much!

Wait I'm not in the game yet, can I still use this and comment here?
Also yep! This is going to be in the TDM, it's getting posted to the meme comm, potential applicants can absolutely use all of this!

Cool, can we get one of those text box forms to start plotting?
Absolutely! Feel free to use this:

<u>INFO!</u> <b>Player Name:</b> Alias you’d like to go by! <b>Character Name:</b> Your character name! <b>Canon:</b> Their canon! <b>Currently In Game:</b> A quick yes or no <u>FUSION STUFF!</u> <b>Monster Form:</b> Base monster form you are bringing in! <b>Traits:</b> Traits that are currently active or inactive. <b>Fusion Ideas:</b> Forms your fusion might take! Memories you might share! How chaotic is this fusion going to be, and all that fun stuff! <b>Extra:</b> Other plans/ideas you have! Car shenanigans, character stuff, gifs, etc!

NAVIGATION || RESERVES || APPLICATIONS

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[sugaronthecream]

INFO!
Player Name: Kippie
Character Name: Alastor
Canon: Hazbin Hotel
Currently In Game: Yes!

FUSION STUFF!
Monster Form: Kitsune
Traits: 9 tails, fox transformation, swift reflexes, the yokai spirit marble (kiss kiss!), teeth and claws, and a massive craving for livers

(Applied but not approved yet: blade tail (kamaitachi), foxfire, illusions)

Fusion Ideas: I love... konkon.... foxes and kitsune especially are my favorite so all kinds of "what kind of fucked up fox monster can we make" are going to be my jam. Alastor is PAINFULLY red and his powers tend to be green, he has a Trademark grin that seems to be permanent on his face, he sometimes looks stitched together... lots of really fun weird elements to add "spooky motherfucker" vibes!

Extra: An element I am REALLY excited for is not just the sicc as hell monster action but ALSO... the memshare potential. People getting a peek inside this guy's head. THING IS, because he is such a fucking Mess and tries to be a mystery, I definitely wanna hash out what all he and your character should share, how much or how little, etc. He's got some fine memories of living in New Orleans and being a radio host, some innocuous stuff like lunch dates in Cannibal Town or working at a hotel for Sinners... but he also has a lot of "fond" memories of tearing people apart, living out his power fantasies of killing people that disrespect him, etc. And memories that are very NOT fun, particularly the moment of his first death and the two near-deaths we've witnessed in the canon. Definitely lmk what kind of flavors you wanna work with on those fronts!

EXTRA extra: Lookit this cool art I made

[thetatters]

hello your spooky kitsune art rules, it's so perfectly in the deviantart spirit of the canon

Let me present my boy, John Doe! He's a powerful eldritch god who's easy to manipulate, the haver of a very unconvincing human name, and deeply upset by cannibalism (he was once trapped in a looping memory of eating a man raw, and now associates it with terrible shame). He hates a whimsical schemer with a red motif and eerie grin. He's even from the 1930s and spent most of his time listening to the radio! Truly this is setup for some kind of wild CR.

Also he's got black shadow tentacles. The fucked up fox monster just designs itself.

[sugaronthecream]

Oh, John honey, this man is your worst nightmare! ♥ We'll have to mix these two up - possibly in the heat of a fight and make them suffer the consequences of the fallout, LOL.

[thetatters]

Absolutely! More fun facts: John came in from his canon's Hell, where he declared himself king and ruled from a citadel of golden fire and human bones. But mostly he moped around being depressed for millennia. (He has been keeping all of this a shameful secret.) He struck a deal with [chaotic asshole with a suit and a grin] to return to life, awoke in the jamjar, and has been on-edge ever since.

Please enjoy jumpscaring him, he's extremely easy to rile up.

[sugaronthecream]

A depressed yellow-coded leader of Hell easily grossed out by the antics of cannibal sinners?

DEJA VU - new teasing target spotted.

[thetatters]

If only his canonpoint were later, he'd also get really sappy about ducks!

Get his ass.

[thetatters]

John now has a toplevel here!

[saisdoesmatter]

I haven't actually looked at any of the actual plotting stuff because I haven't had time to read everything or plot yet but I just had to tag here going THAT ART IS SO COOL HOLY SHIT

[sugaronthecream]

THANK YOU I am VERY pleased with it, captures Al's ratchet rancid vibe perfectly, SO fun to draw